APF border outposts set up at two places in Bardia   

The Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal has set up border outposts at two places in the district. The APF's border outposts have been inaugurated at Shankarpur of Rajapur Municipality-7 and at Jhapti, ward number 10 of the same municipality.    

One more dies of COVID-19 in Banke  

A person infected of coronavirus died here last night. The 50-year old man breathed his last during treatment at Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj.    

Former PM Dr. Bhattarai and his spouse Hisila test positive for COVID-19

"We both, Hisila and me, have tested positive for COVID-19, report of our swabs' PCR test received on Saturday showed that we tested positive for the virus," Dr. Bhattarai said in the social media.

NC opposes govt decision to end virus test, treatment

Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has demanded that the government should provide COVID-19 test and treatment to the citizens free of cost, without putting forth any condition and without being biased. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Deuba accused the government of taking undemocratic and unconstitutional decisions by telling the people to bear the costs of Polymerase Change Reaction (PCR) test and treatment on their own.

Int’l Lead Poisoning Prevention Week from Oct. 26

Environmental health and child health advocates, governments, and paint industries are uniting this week (October 26-31) to observe International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW). Calling for the protection of the children, they have urged the governments to adopt and effectively implement legislation to protect the children’s health. In Nepal, the Centre for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) with the support from National Health Education, Information and Communication...

Nepal among 10 most polluted countries

Air pollution was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide in 2019, exceeded only by high blood pressure, tobacco use, and poor diet, said a global study report on "State of Global Air 2020" (SOGA 2020). The report was released by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) on Thursday. The report highlighted that air pollution is the largest risk factor for death among all health risks, which is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of air pollution’s global impact on newborns.  The...

Fulpati received in Dashain Ghar

Fulpati, an assortment of flowers, leaves and fruits of different plants considered auspicious, is anointed at the Dashain Ghar on the seventh day of the Bada Dashain festival.

No confidence motion against CM Shahi rejected

The NCP's State Assembly party meeting held on Friday under the chairmanship of chief whip Sita Nepali dismissed the no trust motion against the Chief Minister by a majority vote.

Coronavirus infection confirmed in 42 more people in Gandaki    

Forty-two additional people have tested positive for coronavirus in Gandaki province this morning.   

Two die of COVID-19 in Biratnagar   

The casualties include a man and a woman from Morang and Sunsari districts. They died this morning while under treatment at the Nobel Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar.

Dispute over alignment a roadblock to speedy construction of Mid-hills Highway   

Dispute on the alignment of the road at various sections of the Midhills (Pushpalal) Highway has emerged as an impediment to the timely construction of this national pride project.    

Army personnel dies due to short circuit   

An Army personnel died due to electrocution at Aathrai Rural Municipality in the district last night. He is identified as 26-year old Rajan Baraili of Aathrai Rural Municipality-5 Hoda.  

NHRC offices to remain open during Dashain

The central and state level offices of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) shall remain open during Dashain holidays. The NHRC said that its offices would remain open from 12 pm to 2 pm during the holidays to let people register their complaints about human rights violation. Similarly, the commission would continue its media monitoring and would carry out monitoring in the serious human rights violation cases as per the requirement. A provision has been arranged to open the NHRC offices...

Jhijhiya adds festive colour to Dashain in central Terai

With the arrival of Dashain and Navaratri, children and young girls have started celebrating Jhijhiya in central parts of Terai. Jhijhiya is a cultural dance performed for by women and adolescent girls by placing earthen pots with lit butter lamps on their heads. They also go around people’s houses singing folk songs like “Khaibe ta kho daini kotra machariya na khaibe kotra chibaibe apan bhatara” and “Chalchal gay dania kadam ta, taura betake khevau brahm tar,” which are insults to witches...

District Hospital in Dolpa receives first ever ventilator

Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Nanda Singh Buda and Minister for Social Development Dal Rawal had taken the lead to provide the essential equipment to the District Hospital at the time when COVID-19 patients were risking their lives across the country in lack of ventilators in the treatment facilities.

COVID-19 patients to get treatment for free in Sudurpaschim State

Social Development Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Krishna Raj Subedi has said that the Provincial Government was continuing free of cost treatment services to the coronavirus patients.

Kathmandu Valley logs 1,552 new cases of COVID-19

In 15,255 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done across the nation in the last 24 hours, as many as 1,552 persons were found with the novel coronavirus infection in the Valley itself, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Only 600,000 people exit valley for Dashain (Photo Feature)

With the starting of the Dashain festival, a total of 152,638 public vehicles have exited the Kathmandu Valley from September 17 to October 20, the data of Traffic Police revealed.

   Parbat district hospital starts producing oxygen

The District Hospital, Parbat, has started producing oxygen, which is used during major surgeries. In the past, the hospital had to refer patients to elsewhere for want of oxygen.    

COVID-19 patient dies in BPKHS   

A coronavirus infected person died in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKHS) early this morning.The BPKHS said that the 83-year-old man from Inaruwa in Sunsari district passed away at 2:10 am in course of treatment.