KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal Shipping Office, which was established on February 14, 2019, with the aim of studying and exploring on inland waterways in Nepal, is purchasing an expensive SUV. This comes at a time when the government is asking all agencies to cut back on non-essential expenses.

Photos: Kathmandu’s sewage system being repaired

Published On: May 6, 2020 11:00 AM NPT By: Dipesh Shrestha

KATHMANDU, May 6: Amid ongoing nationwide lockdown, construction works in Kathmandu are going on.

One more Nepali dies due to coronavirus in Britain

Published On: May 5, 2020 08:40 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 5: One more Nepali died of coronavirus infection in Britain on Monday, taking the death toll of Nepalis to 35 so far. The deceased is Narayan Konme Gurung, a philanthropist.

Six more COVID-19 patients recover

Published On: May 5, 2020 08:37 PM NPT By: Binod Subedi

BIRATNAGAR, May 5: Six COVID-19 patients who are undergoing treatment at the Biratnagar-based Koshi Hospital have recovered from the disease.

KATHMANDU, May 5: Police arrested Anil Sharma 'Birahi', a politburo member of the underground Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) on Tuesday morning.

Locals, police clash at Nepalgunj’s Tribeni Mode

Published On: May 5, 2020 01:52 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, May 5: A clash between the local people and police has erupted at Tribeni Mode of Nepalgunj on Tuesday. When the police tried to disperse the crowd defying the lockdown order in the city, the clash broke out, according to eyewitnesses.

SRINAGAR, India, May 5: Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nepal has reached 82, as seven more patients from Nepalgunj, Banke were tested positive as of Tuesday morning.

Photos: Stunning Kathmandu during lockdown

Published On: May 5, 2020 11:57 AM NPT By: Keshab Thoker

KATHMANDU, May 5: The nationwide lockdown enforced to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease in the country has already crossed a month.

KATHMANDU, May 4: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has instructed the educational institutions not to announce admissions for any level until further notice.