Directive to close educational institutions in Dolakha   

A meeting of the District COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre has ordered the educational institutions to close completely. The Centre's directive comes after coronavirus infection cases were found in the district.    

NAC’s domestic pilots draw more salary than foreign counterparts  

National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has said that Nepali pilots are paid higher than their foreign counterparts in the company.

     One more coronavirus infected person dies in BPKIHS 

A coronavirus infected person died in course of undergoing treatment at Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of health Sciences on Wednesday night.    

     Nepal and Israel sign agreement on labour, agriculture 

Nepal and Israel have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish Agricultural Center of Excellence in Nepal. As per the agreement such centre would be established in each seven state in the country.    

Two Belauri-based banks close for a week 

Branches of two banks based in Belauri municipality-4, Belauri Bazaar have been closed down for a week from today after a bank staff diagnosed with coronavirus infection     

Number of active cases on decreasing trend   

Number of active infection cases is decreasing in the district of late. As of Wednesday, 952 out of total 1,085 infected have recovered and returned home in Doti district.    

     Research on to control fall armyworm   

The National Maize Research Programme based in Rampur of Chitwan has embarked on undertaking a research for the prevention and control of fall armyworm – a type of agricultural pest which has posed a serious threat to their grain outputs.    

Public vehicles disregarding safety protocol

While the risk of coronavirus infection remains high, it has become riskier to travel by public vehicles these days. Some passengers travelling by public vehicles said the virus infection risk is always there as they have neither sanitizers, nor do they maintain proper distancing and follow mandatory provision of boarding only 50 per cent passengers of their total seat capacity. Only vehicle fares have been increased, passengers complained.

Man behind kidnapping Nepalis in Malaysia arrested

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested an individual involved in kidnapping Nepalis in Malaysia for ransom from Kathmandu on Tuesday. Issuing a press-statement on Wednesday, CIB made public the arrested individual as 44-year-old Durga Bahadur Shrestha aka David. David operates a Nepal corner canteen at Top Glove Company in Malaysia. David, with the help of his wife Dhan Maya Shrestha, a Bhutanese citizen, and driver Shyam Nepali had kidnapped Madhma Raidas, a resident from Dang who...

Monsoon to stay around one week more

"It will take one week for the monsoon which has started to dissipate from the western parts of the country to reach to the eastern parts," he said, adding that the exit of the monsoon starts from the western part and concludes from the east.

PCR test approval of hospitals, laboratories charging higher fee to be revoked

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has warned that the approval to conduct Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test given to eight laboratories in the valley would be revoked if they continue charging a higher amount for PCR test than that prescribed by the government.

Campaigners, victims elated with the ordinances relating to acid attack

The amendment to the existing legislation relating to acid attack through ordinances to increase the severity of punishment against perpetrators has been welcomed by acid attack victims and social activists.

Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 498 with seven fatalities

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday confirmed seven COVID-19 related deaths. Seven persons, two females and five males, succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, revealed the daily report released by the MoHP today.

902 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Kathmandu Valley

In 12,205 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 902 persons, 373 females and 529 males, were found with the novel coronavirus infection in the Valley itself, revealed the daily report released by the MoHP today.

Foreign Employment Office suspends service after an official tested positive for COVID-19

The services of the Foreign Employment Office in Tahachal has been halted after an official tested positive for COVID-19.

Two COVID-19 infected dead in Rupandehi and Kapilvastu

A coronavirus infected person has died at the Butwal-based Corona Special Hospital this morning.     Corona Focal Person at the Hospital, Dr Sudarshan Thapa said the 55-year-old male from Devdaha Municipality-11 died at 10 am today in course of treatment. 

Construction of International Convention Centre 70 per cent complete

Seventy per cent of construction of an international convention centre with seating capacity for three thousand people has been completed.   

     DDA-produced sanitizer in high demand   

The sanitizer produced by the Department of Drugs Administration – a government undertaking has been in high demand in the market.    

     Preparation of armed post setup in Limi comes to a final stage 

Preparation for the setup of armed police post in Namkha rural municipality, Limi has come to a final stage. The armed police post is to be established at Takchi Valley of Namkha-6, Limi Lapcha which is 25-km away from Nepal-China 12 no. border pillar.     

Dr Poudel appointed as registrar of Madhyapaschim University   

Associate Professor Dr Narayan Prasad Poudel has been appointed as the registrar of the Madhyapschim University (MU). The University had solicited open application on July 6 to recruit the post of registrar.