KATHMANDU, April 13: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said the New Year 2077 Bikram Sambat (BS) will provide inspiration to all the Nepalis to demonstrate unprecedented national unity in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

China's Xi'an municipality donates medical supplies to Nepal

Published On: April 13, 2020 02:07 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 13: Xi'an municipality of China's Shaanxi Provincehas provided medical supplies to Nepal in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

KATHMANDU, April 13: Himalaya Airlines, the private sector airlines company, has contributed Rs 10 million to the COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund established by the government.

KATHMANDU, April 13: The Prabhu Pay has launched a new mobile wallet facility targeting non-smart phone users.

KATHMANDU, April 13: Spokesperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is also the member of National Assembly, has pledged to donate his one-year salary to the corona prevention and control fund set up by the government and relief package.

IN PICS: Swayambhunath premises during lockdown

Published On: April 13, 2020 12:35 PM NPT By: Keshab Thoker

KATHMANDU, April 13: Swayambhunath area, one of the world heritage sites in Kathmandu valley would have been crowded with a large number of visitors on this day if the situation had been normal. However, not only Nepal but the whole world has been hit hard by the pandemic of COVID-19.

14 Nepalis die, 665 infected by COVID-19 abroad

Published On: April 13, 2020 09:19 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 13: So far, 14 Nepalis have died from the global pandemic of coronavirus while 665 have tested positive for the virus across the world.

KATHMANDU, April 13: The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) Nepal has provided a £802,000 grant to help strengthen Nepal's preparedness and response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the DFID Nepal said in a statement on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, April 13: People around the country have sung national anthem from their homes at 8 am today.

KATHMANDU, April 13: After India suspended the budget allocated to be spent under members of parliament for two years, Nepal has also started deliberations on diverting the budget allocated for the local infrastructure development partnership program to Covid-19 response activities.