Biratnagar calm with lockdown

Only vehicles carrying essentials and those belonging to hospitals, security bodies and media houses were seen plying. 

We will provide full banking services: Bankers' Association

A meeting of the Bankers' Association held online this morning has decided to provide full service by opening the essential branches of the banks so as to facilitate the complete utilisation of the earnings of members of the general public at times of natural disaster

Govt ready to supply daily essentials at convenient places: Minister Bhatta 

The government has intensified its preparation to supply daily essential goods to the people from the convenient places.    

52 locked in container for disobeying lockdown

The Parsa police arrested them last night and locked them up in the same container for 10 hours.

Nepalgunj folks getting accustomed to lockdown   

The people in Nepalgunj are gradually getting accustomed to the lockdown order the government had announced two days back to stay away from the COVID-19 pandemic.  

300 vehicles under control for breaching lockdown 

Police today have impounded as many as 300 vehicles operated by breaching lockdown order enforced by the government to prevent the COVID-19 spread.   

Curfew continues in Palpa 

District Administration Office (DAO), Palpa has continued curfew enforcement following violations of government-declared nationwide lockdown.    

Ring up, we will come to treat you at home'

Health Office while making public contact numbers of ambulances of concerned rural municipalities and municipalities as a measure to contain outbreak of widespread COVID-19. 

Parents find it hard to keep kids home

Rima Sharma, mother of two children, is tense these days as she has to manage them during lockdown. Although the government asked people to stay home to remain safe from the coronavirus, Sharma said she was finding it difficult to retain her son and daughter within home because they always wanted to go out to play with other children.

Nepal tests 610 COVID-19 samples

The number tested COVID-19 cases in Nepal reached 610, according to the Situation Report (SitRep) of Tuesday evening issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) within the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Entry allowed to those Nepalis stranded at Nepal-India border

Entry allowed to those Nepalis stranded at Nepal-India border for today only

Sudurpashchim State government allocates Rs 15 m to stop COVID-19 outbreak

An emergency cabinet meeting of the state government today took this decision.

State 1 establishes "people's security fund", Itahari prepares 200-bed quarantine

The allocation was made by an emergency state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister (CM) Sherdhan Rai at provincial capital Biratnagar.

Ghodejatra festival cancelled  

The Nepali Army has cancelled all programmes related to Ghodejatra celebration amid fear of coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. Though the preparations were carried out for the Ghodejatra Festival celebration till Monday, it was called off after the government’s announcement for nationwide lockdown from Tuesday morning.    

Gokarneshwor makes 27-bed isolation wards 

Gokarneshwor Municipality has managed an isolation ward of 27 beds as a part of its preparations against COVID-19.     Mayor of the municipality Santosh Chalise said that a 15-bed private hospital located at Jorpati Chowk was rented for three months to fight the

Battle against COVID-19: Tanahun local levels set up isolation wards

Isolation wards in Vyas, Shukla Gandaki municipalities, Myagde and Bandipur rural municipalities are developed to carry out treatment if any patient of COVID-19 were reported.

Two killed, one injured in Chitwan road accidents

Two pedestrians died in separate road accidents in Chitwan district. The deceased have been identified as 42-year-old Buddhi Raj Sapkota of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-7 and Sajan Tamang, 40, of Dhading district, currently living at Bharatpur-10, according to the district police office, Chitwan.    

  NA vice-chair Dahal contributes one-month salary to coronavirus prevention fund 

National Assembly vice-chair Shashikala Dahal has contributed one-month salary to the 'Coronavirus Infection Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund' set up by the government.

Arghakhanchi district to be locked down from midnight

The all-side meeting chaired by Chief District Officer of the district Bijayaraj Poudel today took the decision to this effect. All vehicles-private and public, except for those carrying essential supplies, will be barred from entering the district.

Brief rain forecast

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, tonight light rain or thunder and lightning is likely to take place at one or two places eastern and central hilly region. There will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions and mainly fair in the rest of the country. The local wind activates amidst the pre-monsoon period triggering the possibility of brief rain, according to meteorologist Nirajan Sapkota.