Govt postpones all examinations till 12 April

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokharel said that the government had decided to postpone all examinations, including SEE.

SEE postponed

The government has decided to postpone secondary education examination (SEE) which was scheduled to start from tomorrow, March 19.

One held with one million unit of facemasks

A security squad from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division today arrested Yuba Raj Neupane from Gorkha in possession of 100 thousand units of facemasks.

Ministry appoints focal person in each State to coordinate with local levels on COVID-19

Ministry's Local and Coordination Section Chief Baburam Adhikari said, the government's under-secretary has been deputed as the focal person in each state who will play a coordinating role in creating awareness against the coronavirus (COVID-19), in its prevention and containment and addressing issues facing the local levels.

Death of five persons in Mahottari frightens entire village 

Death of five persons in a span of three days at the then Manara village of Manarasiswa municipality-1 in the district has intimidated the entire settlements.     The persons died from excessive alcohol consumption, doctors confirmed. However, the local people suspected doctor's findings, saying they might have died from other causes.

Call to check black marketing 

Former Industry Minister and Member of Parliament Mahesh Basnet has urged the local administration to check black marketing in the district. The urge was made in response to widespread public complaints about artificial shortage created by traders.    

COVID-19 help desk in Sarlahi

A help desk has been established at the District Administration Office here in order to carry out medical examination concerning the Coronavirus. The help desk was established by the Bagmati Sewa Samaj Nepal.   

Doctors say washing hands best way to prevent virus

Health experts have suggested people wash hands frequently and maintain hygiene to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus.

Devotees donating to buy golden Jalahari for Lord Pashupatinath

As per a call made to participate in a donation drive to make a golden Jalahari to offer to Pashupatinath temple, devotees are actively donating money through five different banks.

70-bed special hospital for COVID-19 infection being built in Bharatpur

A decision to this effect was taken at an all-party, all-stakeholder meeting held in the initiation of Bharatpur Metropolitan City (BMC) on Tuesday morning.

Kathmandu metropolis to immunise children against rubella- measles in three phases

The rubella-measles vaccine is administered to children from nine months to below five years of age. This immunisation campaign remains in the government's regular calendar and it is implemented under the government National Immunisation Programme.

Nutrient-rich diet to pregnant women : child delivery at home reduces to zero  

Sita Tharu, a folk of Shivaraj municiplaity-1, Karahiya, was pregnant seven months ago. The ward office provided her with a crate of eggs as well as training on health care and safety.    

Biometric fingerprint attendance machine may pose public health risk

The biometric fingerprint attendance machine was no short of a revolution for employee timekeeping when it was first introduced. It digitised the attendance system, reduced the chances of manipulation and made oversight a lot easier.

State 2 government declares Rs 300 thousand each to families of toxic alcohol victims

Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut this morning visited Ramdaiya of Kshireshwornath municipality with the highest death toll from the drinking of toxic alcohol on the occasion of Holi festival on March 10 and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, promising to provide Rs 300 thousand each to the bereaved families.    

Biratnagar-Pokhara flight comes to a halt over COVID-19 fears

The first inter-state direct flight between State 1 and Gandaki State has come to a halt since March.

Police confiscates 1.1 Million masks in three days

The police informed that 849,600 masks were seized from Chandragiri Municipality-10, Bishnudevi.

Isolation ward set up at GP Koirala treatment centre   

The GP Koirala National Respiratory Treatment Centre at Shuklagandaki municiplaity-5, Belchautari in Tanahun has set up an isolation ward for the treatment of coronavirus suspects.    

Teaching hospital service from Muglin highway hospital   

he Muglin Highway Hospital based in Icchakamana rural municiplaity-5, Muglin Bazaar is providing health service of Maharajgunj-based Teaching Hospital being operated by Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine.  

Death toll from bootleg intake reaches 17

The latest victims have been identified as Jitedra Sada of Musahari, Janakpurdham sub-metropolis and Bishwanath Yadav of Laxminiya rural municipality-5. They died early this morning. Till Saturday, the death toll was 15.

As dry season begins, people in Chure area suffer lack of drinking water

Some 40 to 50 households are therefore bound to visit the neighbouring districts to fetch drinking water.