SURKHET, July 18: A coronavirus-infected man who was beaten severely by a police officer in Surkhet has been taken to a hospital five days after the incident, and his medical reports show that the patient has severe injuries in his right hand and has to undergo a surgery.

KATHMANDU, July 18: An overwhelming majority of Nepali migrant workers in Gulf countries, Malaysia and India have expressed their desire to return home and engage in self employment in the agriculture or non-agriculture sector.

Why Nepal needs to localize SDGs

Published On: July 18, 2020 06:05 PM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

Nepal was one of the countries putting forward its latest update, the second so far, in its quest for the SDGs. Branded as Voluntary National Review, this reporting was envisioned as a tool to keep all state signatories of the Agenda 2030 from which the SDGs stem accountable.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Accusing the Ministry of Health and Population of making no significant efforts to bring reforms in the ways to fight the pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaigners have started Satyagraha (relay hunger strike) from Saturday afternoon on the Basantapur Durbar Square premises.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepal has reported as many as 57 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours. With this, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 17,502.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepali Congress (NC) partly welcomed the Monetary Policy 2020/21, stressing the need for simplifying the procedure of refinancing and making it more transparent to enable the targeted group receive maximum benefit.

Siddhartha Highway blocked following landslides

Published On: July 18, 2020 02:27 PM NPT By: Mukti Prasad Nyaupane

PALPA, July 18: The Tansen-Butwal road section of the Siddhartha Highway has been blocked following rain-triggered landslides in the Gaudepul area in Tansen Municipality-8 since Thursday night.

KATHMANDU, July 18: After being freed on bail, Prithvi Raj Malla,21, whose drunken drive hit and killed Lila Devkota last year at Budhanilkantha of Kathmandu is reportedly preparing to leave the country for the USA. Malla or his family members were not available for comment on the issue. On the other hand, the decision of the Supreme Court has drawn wide criticism.

SUNSARI, July 18: Two including a policeman were injured in the Ghuski area of Sunsari district when police fired shots on a group of smugglers to seize smuggled goods in their possession on Friday night.

RASUWA, July 18: A road connecting the Rasuwagadhi border point has been obstructed since this morning following landslides in the Tatopanidada area along the Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road.