Lightning kills two in Rolpa

Published On: May 7, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, May 7: A lightning strike killed two persons in Rolpa on Thursday.

VIDEO: MoHP media briefing on COVID-19

Published On: May 7, 2020 04:13 PM NPT By: Republica

Live: MoHP media briefing on COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 7: Just a day before the budget session of the federal parliament begins, sample tests of all the lawmakers of both the houses for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being carried out on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) Middle-east Committee has suggested to the government to bring home the Nepali citizens stranded in foreign lands on a priority basis.

All transit points closed in Kavrepalanchowk

Published On: May 7, 2020 01:25 PM NPT By: RSS

KAVRE, May 7: All the transit points to Kavrepalanchowk district have been closed from today in view of the growing risk of the coronavirus pandemic.

Buddha Jayanti today

Published On: May 7, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 7: The 2564th Buddha Jayanti is being observed today, recalling the contribution of Siddhartha Gautam to the establishment of world peace. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Baishakh of the Lunar calendar every year.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said the path of righteousness shown by the pioneer of truth, non-violence, and good conduct, Gautam Buddha, is always worthy of emulation and internalization by us all.

KATHMANDU, May 7: A Nepal Airlines charter flight is arriving in Kathmandu today, carrying medical supplies from Beijing.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The government has decided to continue with the development construction works although it has extended the lockdown till May 18 to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON, May 7: The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence, speeding up intra-Afghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said on Wednesday.