Global COVID-19 death toll of Nepali people surpasses 1000 mark

Published On: October 18, 2020 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: With one more COVID-19 related death of a Nepali national recorded in Israel last week, the number of Nepali nationals dying of COVID-19 outside of Nepal  has reached 1,010.

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The federal government of Canada has quietly settled a lawsuit filed by survivors and family members in the wake of a suicide bombing outside the Canadian embassy in Kabul four years ago that killed 15 Nepali Gurkhas and Indian private security contractors, CBC News reported.

NRNs’ recovery rate from COVID-19 is 92 percent

Published On: October 4, 2020 11:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: About 92 percent of the Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs) who contracted the coronavirus have recovered and returned to their normal lives.

21 Nepalis succumbed to COVID-19 in foreign countries in past week

Published On: September 27, 2020 12:03 PM NPT By: Republica

The global COVID-19 case tally of Nepalis reaches 110,060 and death toll hits 732

Anjan is making Nepal visible in Israel

Published On: September 23, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Republica

When she heard of her appointment as Nepal’s ambassador to Israel two years ago, Dr Anjan Shakya was not elated. She preferred some other country. Moreover, she feared Israel might not have been entirely free of the conflict; she grew up hearing about the war between Israel and Palestine. On February 9, she reached the 'holy land' (The land of Israel is considered pious because of its connection with the birth, crucifiction and resurrection of Jesus Christ) as Nepal’s ambassador to Israel.

244 Nepalis die of COVID-19 abroad

Published On: September 20, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Republica

100,831 Nepalis are infected by COVID-19 globally as of Sunday morning

IOM assists 63 Nepali migrants with voluntary return from Cyprus

Published On: September 19, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nepal and Cyprus, with support from the Government of Cyprus and in coordination with Nepali authorities, organized the voluntary return of 63 Nepali nationals. The migrants landed at the Tribhuvan International airport on Saturday.

43 Nepali nationals succumbed to COVID-19 in foreign lands last week

Published On: September 13, 2020 12:23 PM NPT By: Republica

Nepal’s global COVID-19 death toll hits 579 and COVID-19 tcase ally stands at 90,767

18 Nepali workers in South Korea test positive for COVID-19

Published On: September 4, 2020 07:43 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: At least 18 Nepali nationals living in South Korea have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Railway service in Britain to be named after VC Tul Bahadur Pun

Published On: September 3, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU,Sept 3: Great Western Railway, a railway service of the United Kingdom, is to name one of its rail services after the late Tul Bahadur Pun, a Victoria Cross laureate.