KATHMANDU, July 11: Inaugurating the new surgical building of Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has maintained that the majority of the population of Nepal will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2021.

Vaccines from US to reach Nepal on Monday

Published On: July 11, 2021 08:35 AM NPT By: Republica

WASHINGTON DC, July 11: The 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be provided by the US government under the COVAX facility are to reach Nepal on Monday morning. The vaccines are being delivered from Brussels by the Johnson & Johnson company of the USA.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Minister for Health and Population Krishna Gopal Shrestha on Saturday inspected the COVID-19 Unified Central Hospital (Bir Hospital) in the capital.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepal recorded 2,169 new cases, 1,432 recoveries and 22 deaths due to COVID-19 on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, July 10: The 1.5 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that the US is providing under the COVAX facility is set to arrive in Nepal on Monday morning.

Three caught with brown sugar

Published On: July 10, 2021 02:58 PM NPT By: Republica

MORANG, July 10: Police have arrested three people from Belbari of Morang in possession of brown sugar (an adulterated form of heroin). According to the police office of Biratnagar in Province 1, police nabbed two females and one male with the illegal drug on Thursday.

Weather today: Rain, thundershower predicted

Published On: July 10, 2021 02:51 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, July 10: There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunderstorms in some parts of the country as the influence of monsoon wind remains active across the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Roadway to Rasuwagadhi blocked by landslides

Published On: July 10, 2021 01:44 PM NPT By: Republica

RASUWA, July 10: The roadway leading to the Rasuwagadi checkpoint has been blocked by debris due to continuous rainfall and landslides in the region. The road has been blocked by landslide debris in the Syafru-Rasuwagadhi road section. The debris on the road has closed off all the movement of vehicles along the roadway since early morning.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has arrived in Helambu Rural Municipality for onsite observation of the flood and landslide-ravaged Helambu and Melamchi area.

Detainee escapes from police custody in Lahan

Published On: July 10, 2021 12:20 PM NPT By: Republica

LAHAN, July 10: A person who was in police custody in Lahan Municipality for the possession of illegal drugs has escaped from the detention center on Saturday morning. According to Tapan Dahal, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), 34-year-old Pashupati Yadav of Navarajpur Rural Municipality-1 escaped after breaking the window of the detention cell.