Pakistani foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

Published On: July 4, 2020 12:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, July 4: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, days after holding high-profile meetings including one with U.S. special representative on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad.

BAITADI, July 4: As many as 17 houses were swept by a landslide triggered by incessant rain at Mallesh in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality in Bajhang district at 1:15 am on Saturday.

Two die, five injured in Tehrathum tractor accident

Published On: July 4, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Giriraj Baskota

PANCHTHAR, July 4: Two persons died and five others sustained injuries in a road accident in Athrai Rural Municipality in Tehrathum district on Friday night.

Naxal-based Kathmandu Marriott Hotel has already lost Rs 150 million during the lockdown

NCP Standing Committee meeting postponed for Monday

Published On: July 4, 2020 11:28 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed.

Why NCP must not split

Published On: July 4, 2020 10:20 AM NPT By: Devendra Gautam

NCP should learn bitter lessons from the past, keep its house in order and focus on ending corruption and ensuring good governance.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The government’s decision to prorogue the house session has sparked a fresh debate - whether Prime Minister KP Oli will split the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). There are also discussions at different platforms about what the political dispensation would be like if such a situation occurs.

Qatar returnee dies of COVID-19 in Gorkha

Published On: July 4, 2020 08:50 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, July 4: A male patient, who was undergoing treatment at the Gorkha Hospital, has succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

KATHMANDU, July 4: Sahadev Humagain, coordinator of the government-formed Locusts Prevention and Management Taskforce said that there is a slim chance for the new locust swarm to enter Nepal unless the direction and speed of the wind change dramatically.

KATHMANDU,July 3: Since the onset of the pandemic-driven slump from the first week of March, Nepal’s equity market has lost over 25 percent of its capitalization. The rout persisted for weeks ahead and amidst the lockdown, bringing the index close to its multi-year low. However, with the government relaxing restrictions on movements, the Nepal Stock Exchange restarted trading on June 29.