KATHMANDU, March 31: The coronavirus test reports of the two patients who passed away amidst the isolation care at Bir hospital have turned out negative, the hospital sources said today.

30 injured in Ramechhap jeep accident

Published On: March 31, 2020 10:49 AM NPT By: MANJU UPRETI

RAMECHHAP, March 31: At least 30 people sustained injuries in a Bolero jeep accident in Ramechhap district on Tuesday morning.

Those spreading fake news about COVID-19 to face legal action

Published On: March 31, 2020 10:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 31: At a time when the market is rife with fake news and rumors about COVID-19, the government on Monday said that those creating and circulating misinformation will face legal action as per the existing law.

Kathmandu breathes relaxed as lockdown improves air-quality

Published On: March 31, 2020 09:13 AM NPT By: Aditi Baral

KATHMAMNDU, March 31: Nearly a week after the government imposed a temporary lockdown across the nation to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Kathmandu Valley and other major cities have started to witness a significant improvement in their Air Quality Index (AQI). On Monday, Kathmandu's AQI was measured to be 85, which is considered as moderate.

SC orders govt to provide food to the poor

Published On: March 31, 2020 09:06 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 31: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the authorities — the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Home Affairs — to provide relief packages to the needy who are the hardest hit by the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal.

Returnees are under our watch: Rasuwa CDO

Published On: March 31, 2020 09:02 AM NPT By: HIMNATH DEVKOTA

RASUWA, March 31: A young girl returned to her home in Kalika Rural Municipality of Rasuwa district from Dubai on March 16. As usual, she started meeting her friends and visiting market areas. So far, she looks fine. But, on Saturday, her brother had a fever. This alarmed everyone at her home. Her brother also recovered but the girl is now placed in self-quarantine at her home. The family has managed to keep her in isolation.

KATHMANDU, March 31: The Omni Group which was awarded the contract to supply various medical equipment and logistics to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) by the government at exorbitantly higher prices is found to have been involved in similar controversial procurement deals with the Election Commission (EC) when the Group supplied faulty printing machines to the EC at higher prices.

Nepali migrant workers stuck on Indian border denied entry

Published On: March 31, 2020 06:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 31: Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India are stranded in Dharchula on the Indian side of the Nepal-India border since the last few days after the Darchula district administration barred them from entering Nepal citing the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.

'The society made me infected, I was not'

Published On: March 31, 2020 05:25 AM NPT By: Devendra Basnet

DANG, March 31: After a girl who returned from France to Nepal recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the government sought the whereabouts and conditions of others who came in the same flight. This included a young woman from Dang, Laxmi Oli. As the name was also revealed, she soon became a target in her own town in Dang. According to her, everything has changed for her since then. And this continues, even when she has already tested negative for COVID-19.

8,500 lockdown flouters faced action in a week

Published On: March 31, 2020 04:05 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, March 31: Police briefly detained as many as 8,500 individuals for wandering outside their homes against the government order during the first week of nationwide lockdown.