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Isolation ward set up at GP Koirala treatment center

Published On: March 16, 2020 11:28 AM NPT By: RSS

DAMAULI, March 16: The GP Koirala National Respiratory Treatment Centre at Shuklagandaki municipality-5, Belchautari in Tanahun has set up an isolation ward for the treatment of coronavirus suspects.

22 Baglung students deprived of SEE

Published On: March 15, 2020 09:15 PM NPT By: RSS

BAGLUNG, March 15: Twenty-two students from a school in Baglung district have been deprived of taking the secondary education examination (SEE) scheduled for March 19-30 due to various reasons including failure to reach minimum attendance limit.

CIEDP team in Rolpa to investigate into war-time cases

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

ROLPA, March 15: The Commission for Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) has arrived in Rolpa to begin investigation process on the persons disappeared forcefully during the armed conflict.

As dry season begins, people in Chure area suffer lack of drinking water

Published On: March 15, 2020 03:24 PM NPT By: RSS

SARLAHI, March 15: With the onset of the dry season, the settlements in the Chure area here have witnessed a shortage of drinking water. The locals here are increasingly worried over the drinking water after the well and rivulets began drying up.

Jhapa reports one suspected case of coronavirus

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: RSS

BHADRAPUR, March 15: Jhapa has one suspected case of coronavirus, and the suspect has been sent to Kathamandu for further medical checkup and confirmation.

Jhapa's touristic sites unusually calm amid coronavirus global threat

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:33 PM NPT By: RSS

BHADRAPUR, March 15: Tourist areas in Jhapa, the district in Province 1, are exuding dismal look these days. It has been over 15 days that religious and historic sites in the district such as Kichakbadha, Krishna Thumki, Arjundhara Jaleshwordham, Shibasatakshidham, Domukha, Jamunkhadhi, Bansbari, and Kalika wetland site have seen no arrival of internal and foreign tourists as the coronavirus ( COVID-19) poses a global health threat.

Hailstorm kills child in Arghakhanchi

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:14 PM NPT By: RSS

ARGHAKHANCHI, March 15: A child died after being hit by the hailstorm apparently at Shitganga municipality in Arghakhanchi last night. The District Police Office Arghakhanchi identified the victim as 10-year-old Bikash Nepali of Ratiya Ratamata from Shitganga municipality-12.

Hailstones damage crop

Published On: March 15, 2020 01:31 PM NPT By: RSS

TANAHUN, March 15: Hailstones coupled with rain have damaged wheat crop, vegetables and fruit farms here Saturday. The Budhiganga, Badimalika municipality and other local-level units in the lower part of the district experienced hailstorm for more than an hour, leading to significant damage to crops, said the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Bajura.

Govt health facilities fail to draw patients, more deliveries at private hospitals

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:47 PM NPT By: RSS

RANJA, March 15: Although the government health facilities are well equipped to conduct delivery, the number of patients for this is very low as compared to those visiting the private hospitals for the health service. Free health service is provided under the 'Safe Motherhood Programme,' but people's attraction toward it is least here.

Mobile blood donation bus

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:29 PM NPT By: RSS

POKHARA, MARCH 15: The Nepal Red Cross Society has introduced a bus designed to organise mobile blood donation camp. The NRCS Kaski chapter has brought the bus into operation on Saturday.

Lightning kills two in Myagdi

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:04 PM NPT By: RSS

MYAGDI, March 15: Two persons have died after being struck by a lightning on Saturday.

Nepali Congress leaders, cadres vandalize border pillar along Nepal-India border

Published On: March 15, 2020 11:52 AM NPT By: RSS

BHIMDUTTANAGAR, March 15: Nepali Congress leaders and cadres have vandalized a Nepal-India border pillar allegedly erected on the Nepali territory on Saturday.

Oli-Dahal meet; Dahal briefs PM about current affairs

Published On: March 14, 2020 07:12 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 14: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has enquired about the health status of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Supplies of LP gas upped

Published On: March 14, 2020 06:41 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 14: In order to contain the artificial shortage of daily essentials in the market in the wake of coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, the government has made the monitoring of market more effective.

Butwal-Palpa road to remain closed for eight hours a day

Published On: March 14, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: RSS

RUPANDEHI, March 14: Vehicular movement on the Butwal-Palpa road section along the Siddhartha Highway will remain closed for eight hours a day as works have commenced upgrading the highway.

Minister Bhatta warns of action against hoarders

Published On: March 14, 2020 04:35 PM NPT By: RSS

KASKI, March 14: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Lekhraj Bhatta, has warned of action to the hoarders.

Toxic alcohol death toll hits 11

Published On: March 14, 2020 01:14 PM NPT By: RSS

JANAKPUR, March 14: The number of people succumbing to the intake of toxic alcohol at Ramadaiya of Kshireshwornath municipality in Dhanusha has reached 11.

PAC directs Ministry to scrap purchasing security printing press

Published On: March 13, 2020 10:00 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 13: The Public Account Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has directed the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to scrap the process initiated to purchase a security printing press.

COVID-19 fallout: Mountaineering sector losing Rs 600 million this spring season

Published On: March 13, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 13: The spring season is the time when maximum mountaineering activities take place in the country. However, the fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has directly hit the mountaineering right at the outset of the main season in which the government earned millions of rupees from mountaineering royalty.