Police officer found dead in Kathmandu

Published On: May 24, 2020 12:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 24: A police officer was found dead in Kathmandu on Sunday morning.

KABUL, May 24: The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and the country’s president said the government would reciprocate.

LONDON, May 24: As many as 117 Nepali nationals living in different parts of the world have died as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection as of Saturday evening.

Govt plans a big budget despite pressure on finances

Published On: May 24, 2020 06:50 AM NPT By: Sagar Ghimire

KATHMANDU, May 23: Despite pressure on finances, the government is preparing a bigger budget for the next fiscal year 2020/21 compared to that of the last year.

Almost 5,000 tourists still stranded in Nepal

Published On: May 23, 2020 02:07 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU: While different countries have been operating chartered flights to repatriate their citizens from Nepal, there are more than 5,000 foreign tourists still stranded in the country, according to an official at the Department of Immigration (DoI).

NEPALGUNJ, May 23: Twenty-one COVID-19 patients of Banke district including the first infected returned home on Friday after recovering from this deadly disease. A 60-year-old man and a seven-year-old girl child were among those who were admitted to Khajura-based Sushil Koirala Prakhar Cancer Hospital some three weeks ago.

KATHMANDU, May 23:  The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed 32 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday morning.

PHOTOS: Kathmandu after 60 days of lockdown

Published On: May 23, 2020 09:50 AM NPT By: Dipesh Shrestha

KATHMANDU, May 23:  The country has already witnessed two months of nationwide lockdown enforced on March 24 earlier this year in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. Except emergencies, all other services and business activities have come to a grinding halt.

Nine more contract COVID-19, national tally hits 516

Published On: May 22, 2020 08:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22: Nepal reported nine more cases of coronavirus disease on Friday evening, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

Plane crashes in Pakistan with 99 on board, many feared dead

Published On: May 22, 2020 07:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

KARACHI, Pakistan, May 22: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area of the city of Karachi on Friday, with many feared dead, officials said.