KATHMANDU, July 7: Following a 12-point agreement with the government, Pukar Bam and ‘Iih’ of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign have broken their hunger strike after 12 days.

One dies in motorbike accident

Published On: July 7, 2020 09:50 AM NPT By: BHAGWATI  LAMA

NUWAKOT, July 7: A person died and another sustained injuries in a motorcycle accident at Gangate of Bidur Municipality-5 in Nuwakot on Monday night.

KATHMANDU, July 7: At a time when the cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) are increasing at an alarming rate, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has directed local administrations across the country to take action against those who do not wear masks outside their homes.

DANG, July 7: Uma Oli had a small cottage on a piece of public land in Bangalachuli Rural Municipality-5. This was where she had been living for decades. Owning a house on her own land was her biggest dream. The local government in 2018 promised her a new house. Under the ‘model village development project’, the government was building 30 two-room houses in the rural municipality. Oli, a laborer, felt on cloud nine. The government then told her that she needs to dismantle her old house as the new one would be erected on the same land and she did not hesitate to follow the suggestion.

KATHMANDU, July 6: A Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) 2020 launched on Monday said that the disruption to supply chains, lack of access to health and nutrition service and overwhelmed social protection system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased food and nutrition insecurity in South Asia.

Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 35

Published On: July 6, 2020 07:42 PM NPT By: Santosh Ghimire

KATHMANDU, July 6: Nepal's COVID-19 death toll has reached 35, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed on Monday.

JANAKPUR, July 6: Police have arrested an Indian national for allegedly raping and murdering a minor, Kanchan Panjiyar.

India builds four-story school building in Ilam district

Published On: July 6, 2020 07:06 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Shree Saptmai Gurukul Sanskrit Vidyalaya in Barbote Rural Municipality in Ilam was formally inaugurated via video-conferencing by the representatives of the rural municipality, School Management Committee and Embassy of India, Kathmandu, on Monday.

KATHMANDU, July 6: As many as 180 new cases of coronavirus were recorded while 264 COVID-19  patients returned home after recovery in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Monday afternoon.

Private schools call off protest programs

Published On: July 6, 2020 02:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Private school operators have cancelled their protest programs, saying that the government is positive about fulfilling their demands.