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Pokhara hotels serving as quarantines for returnees from different countries

Published On: June 30, 2020 08:10 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 30: A total of 86 Nepalis who returned recently from different countries have quarantined themselves in different hotels in Pokhara. They chose to stay in hotels instead of the government-run quarantine centers for better services. However, those unwilling or unable to bear such expenses have been staying at the 11 quarantines managed by Pokhara Metropolis. According to the Paschimanchal Hotel Association, these 86 people came from 12 different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives, Korea, Australia, Qatar, Malaysia and India.

Kathmandu Valley sees 12 new COVID-19 cases

Published On: June 30, 2020 06:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Over 350 cabs taken under control as they stage protest against lockdown

Published On: June 30, 2020 03:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Traffic police have taken control of more than 350 cabs from the Kathmandu Valley as taxi drivers staged protests in different places of the capital by parking taxis on the roadside.

Himalaya Airlines, Huawei Cloud sign MoU for strategic cooperation

Published On: June 30, 2020 03:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud, a Chinese multinational technology company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation on Sunday.

‘Enough is Enough’ campaigner participating in Satyagraha admitted to hospital

Published On: June 30, 2020 01:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 30: Sudan Gurung, a 35 years old man participating in the Satyagraha being organized by the campaigners of Enough is Enough was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday.

Nepal families face hunger, skip meals as pandemic hits remittances

Published On: June 30, 2020 12:26 PM NPT By: Gopal Sharma/Reuters

KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu grimaced as she recalled how she went hungry in order to feed her five-year-old daughter after the coronavirus pandemic cost her husband his job as a mason in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Rolpa’s Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality to hire teachers on its own

Published On: June 30, 2020 10:50 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, June 30: Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality in the eastern Rolpa has proposed a new plan to address the issue to privately paid teachers in the community schools.

Mother and son die, three others injured in Chitwan accident

Published On: June 30, 2020 09:55 AM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

MUGLING, June 30: Two persons died and three others sustained injuries in a road accident at Bharatpur-29, Chitwan on Monday evening.

Chaurjahari installing PCR machine

Published On: June 30, 2020 09:37 AM NPT By: RSS

RUKUM (WEST), June 30: Chaurjahari Municipality here has purchased an RTPCR machine for conducting coronavirus tests. The municipality bought the machine on its own reasoning that it took a long time to receive reports of the swab sent to other districts such as Surkhet, Jumla and Dang for testing.

Two individuals including an Indian arrested on charge of illegal Hundi business

Published On: June 29, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 29: Police on Monday arrested two persons including an Indian national in Kathmandu for their alleged involvement in the illegal Hundi business (money transfer through illegal channels).