KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Parliamentarians belonging to the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have decided not to receive Dashain allowances this year and deposit the money in the government’s fund established to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Nepal on Monday witnessed as many as 3,790 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Govt refutes curfew and state of emergency rumors

Published On: October 19, 2020 04:05 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The government has refuted the news published in different online media about the government preparing to clamp curfew and announce a state of emergency.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Three separate complaints have been registered against Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the ambassador designate of Nepal to the United States, at the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.

LONDON, Oct 19: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the planet has passed 40 million.

PSC again puts off scheduled exams owing to COVID-19 fears

Published On: October 19, 2020 03:25 PM NPT By: Republica

Citing COVID-19 infection among its staffers, PCS has postponed exams scheduled for October 31 onwards

Youth commits suicide at KMC Hospital

Published On: October 19, 2020 01:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: A youth, who jumped off the third floor of the Sinamangal-based KMC Hospital earlier on Monday, died while undergoing treatment.

Fugitive arrested after six years

Published On: October 19, 2020 12:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Police on Sunday arrested a kidnapping and murder convict who had been absconding for the nearly past six years. He was convicted by Jhapa District Court on the charge of kidnapping and murder, and was slapped a jail-term of 17 years.

Sunsari records four more deaths linked with COVID-19

Published On: October 19, 2020 12:40 PM NPT By: Republica

DHARAN, Oct 19: Sunsari recorded four more deaths linked with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past one day.

Coronavirus death toll in Gandaki Province soars to 51

Published On: October 19, 2020 12:33 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, Oct 19: The coronavirus-related death toll in Gandaki Province has risen to 51 as a 48-year-old woman from Baglung Municipality-13 succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday morning.