KATHMANDU, May 16: The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Sajha Party has asked the government to open only specific border points between Nepal and India and erect barbed wire fences along the rest of the border without putting the cross-border movement of people living in the bordering areas in any difficulty.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) today launched a signature campaign across the globe against the encroachment of Nepal's territories by neighbouring India. The campaign aims to protest against the construction of roads in Nepal's territory of Lipulekh by India and put pressure on India in this regard, said NRNA.

36 COVID-19 patients have recovered so far

Published On: May 15, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 15: One more patient of COVID-19 recovered on Friday and returned home from the hospital, a Health and Population Ministry official said during a regular press briefing Friday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The government presented its annual policies and programs in the federal parliament on Friday.

High-level committee preparing to change lockdown modality

Published On: May 15, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 15: The high-level government committee formed to prevent and contain the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is preparing to change the modality of the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

KATHMANDU, May 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday presented the government's annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 in a joint meeting of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.

NAC operating three chartered flights to Japan

Published On: May 15, 2020 01:54 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 15: The national flag-carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is operating a chartered flight to Narita International Airport of Japan today.  The flight will be made by NAC's A-330 wide-body plane. The plane will fly to Japan carrying some Japanese citizens stranded in Nepal due to the lockdown and the Nepali workers and students who had come home on holiday.

Nine more contract COVID-19, taking national tally to 258

Published On: May 15, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 14: Ministry of Health and Population confirmed nine more cases of novel coronavirus on Friday morning.

#FLASH: Nine new COVID-19 cases identified on Friday morning, taking the number of coronavirus infections in Nepal to 258.