President issues ordinance related to citizenship

The office of the President informed in its statement issued on Sunday that the ordinance was issued as per Article 114 (1) of the Constitution upon the recommendation of the government.

Opposition parties collect signatures of HoR members, to file writ petition at SC

Dr. Shashank Koirala, general secretary of the Nepali Congress, said that the signatures of the HoR members were collected to submit at the Supreme Court as the President had invalidated the claim to form a new government by a majority of HoR members.

7,598 new cases of COVID-19, 7,664 recoveries, 193 fatalities in 24 hours

In 18,965 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 7,598 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson at the Health Ministry in the regular press briefing.

Local levels doing their best to contain pandemic

Local governments across the country are playing a commendable role in getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control as well as in treating the patients.

Kapurkot farmers rear pigs commercially

At present, Bhakta Bahadur Gharti earns more than Rs. 1.2 million annually from selling pigs and piglets. According to him, a young piglet costs Rs. 5,000. Pigs are reared commercially in Ward Nos 2 and 3 of Kapurkot Rural Municipality.

I paved the way for alternative govt: PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has clarified that he had paved the way for the formation of another government in accordance with Article 76 (5) of the Constitution, as there was not much time to present policies, programmes and budget.

House of Representatives dissolved, mid-term election on November 12, 19

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) of the Federal Parliament on the recommendation of the government.

President Bhandari rejects claim submitted by Oli, Deuba

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the claims submitted by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba separately for the formation of a new majority government were insufficient to appoint a new Prime Minister.

China provides medical supplies as assistance to Nepal including 30,000 liters of liquid oxygen

Earlier, on Wednesday, medical supplies donated by Sichuan Provincial People's Government of the People's Republic of China were flown to Kathmandu.

NATTA asks govt. to create environment for foreign nationals to return home

Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has demanded that the government create environment for foreign nationals arrived here for Nepal visit to return home.

'Tough days to meet oxygen demand in the Valley'

Aid of liquid oxygen by India and cylinders by China, has relaxed the dire situation. However, the new variant is likely exhaust the hospital resources of the valley.

'High infection rate on all age group: nature of new variant'

According to Dr Richa Nepal, Consultant Physician at the Department of Internal Medicine of Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, the new variant is more infectious and is affecting all the age-groups, so it invites many challenges than the first wave.

'New variant is more complex and fatal than the previous ones'

The new variant is complex and fatal than the coronavirus strains that prevailed around us before. This variant is highly infectious and a huge number of people have already contracted it.

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal 

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicenter of the earthquake that occurred at 5.42 this morning was nearby Bhulbhule of Lamjung.  

New, highly infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2 also detected in Nepal

"In the gene sequencing done in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO) by collecting 35 swab samples from various parts of the nation last week, a new B.1.617.2 variant was detected in 97 per cent of the samples," informed the Health Ministry.

Intensify PCR testing to map out actual COVID-19 scenario of country: Health Experts

42.47 percent tested positive for the virus on May 17, 37 percent on May 16, 44 percent on May 15, 40 percent on May 14, 45 percent on both May 13 and 12, according to MoHP.

JSP to not join Govt, Thakur and Yadav jointly issue statement

Chairmen duo of the JSP, Mahanth Thakur and Upendra Yadav, jointly issued an 8-point statement on Tuesday to make it clear that the party would perform its responsibility by remaining in the opposition and that the party will not participate in the government.

Weather to be generally to completely cloudy due to cyclone 'Tauktae’   

The impact of Westerly low pressure system and the severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ emerged from the Arabian Sea is seen in the weather system in the country presently.   

Finance Ministry allocates Rs 4.31b to contain COVID-19

The Ministry has allocated over Rs 2.95 billion for 26 central hospitals and nine provincial hospitals for managing oxygen plants, ventilators among other necessary medical supplies.

PM Oli directs to remove legal obstacles to save lives of citizens

At a special meeting of the CCMC on Sunday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, directed the ministry and bodies concerned to make necessary preparations since the clauses of the Infectious Disease Act 2020 were not enough to control this pandemic.