Nepal’s COVID-19 tally hits 275,829

Published On: March 20, 2021 07:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: As many as 275,829 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal as of Saturday afternoon.

Nepal ‘happiest’ country in South Asia

Published On: March 20, 2021 06:00 PM NPT By: Kamal Subedi

Despite political crisis and COVID-19-haunted economy, Nepal climbs five notches up as compared to last year’s WHR

COVID-19 Crisis Management Center is ‘nonfunctional’

Published On: March 20, 2021 06:30 AM NPT By: Ashim Neupane

The CCMC sat for a meeting after a gap of three months on Thursday

KATHMANDU, March 18: Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Amnesty International, as prisons have faced systemic challenges to prevent the spread of the virus, with control measures leading to serious human rights violations. The organization is calling for the millions of people languishing in overcrowded cells to be included in national vaccination roll-outs.

KATHMANDU, March 18: The Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) has recommended to the Council of Ministers to resume cross-border transportation between Nepal and India.

PHOTOS: Fire breaks out at army headquarters

Published On: March 18, 2021 02:04 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 18: A fire broke out at the Nepal Army Headquarters in Sundhara, Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal has postponed the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for the time being as the vaccine maker has failed to deliver the vaccines on time. The Family Welfare Division of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has stated that the program has been postponed for some time as no additional vaccine has been received after the 1 million doses from India.

56-year-old man lands in jail for raping granddaughter

Published On: March 18, 2021 09:38 AM NPT By: RSS

UDAYAPUR, March 18: The District Court, Udayapur, has sent a 56-year-old man to jail for raping his eight-year-old granddaughter. The District Court on Wednesday gave life imprisonment to the rape convict.

KATHMANDU, March 18: Child marriage spiked in humanitarian crises triggered by the COVID-19 in a number of South Asian countries, mainly in Nepal and Bangladesh, says a report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP).

Nepali woman shot dead in India

Published On: March 17, 2021 05:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: A Nepali woman was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the Indian capital New Delhi on Wednesday morning.