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PM Oli’s personal physician contracts coronavirus

Published On: September 26, 2020 03:49 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sep 26: Dr Dibya Singh Shah, the personal physician of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has contracted coronavirus.

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Police arrest 17 supporters of Dr KC for mocking PM Oli [with photos]

Published On: September 26, 2020 02:07 PM NPT By: Republica

Those arrested have been kept at Nepal Police Health Club

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Second fatality linked to COVID-19 reported in Nepal Army

Published On: September 26, 2020 01:57 PM NPT By: Republica

So far 2,197 Nepal Army Personnel have contracted the virus

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76,967 Nepali nationals have returned home so far

Published On: September 26, 2020 12:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: A total of 76,967 Nepali people stranded in different countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic have returned home so far.

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Republica Morning Brief: Sept 26

Published On: September 26, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica

​The government has introduced a much-awaited ordinance in an apparent bid to punish acid attackers and discourage such incidents

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“There is no alternative to Nijgadh Int’l Airport”

Published On: September 25, 2020 09:01 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has said that there is no alternative to the Nijgadh International Airport in Bara as the capacity of the only international airport in the country – the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) – is sure to get saturated in the near future.

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VIDEO: Risk of COVID-19 spread grows as people ignore social distancing rule

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Streets and marketplaces in the Kathmandu Valley look crowded after the government decided to ease the prohibitory orders on September 9.

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New law requires acid sellers to acquire license

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: As per a new ordinance introduced by the government, the sale and distribution of acid has been made tougher. A Cabinet meeting held on Thursday passed the ordinance amending the Criminal Offenses and Criminal Procedure Act related to acid attack. One of the provisions of the ordinance states that shops selling and distributing acid will have to get a license after receiving permission from the district administration. The license must also be renewed annually.

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Aviation mafia conspiring to strip NAC off its ground handling job: Employees union

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The Nepal Airlines Corporation Employees Union has alleged that the self-ground handling permit to Himalaya Airlines is a conspiracy to strip NAC off the job.

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Lalitpur, Godawari mayors contract coronavirus

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The mayor of Lalitpur Metropolis, Chiribabu Maharjan was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday.

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UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern over some provisions of Nepal’s Citizenship Bill

Published On: September 25, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Expressing concerns over some of the provisions of the Citizenship Bill which is currently under-discussion in parliament, the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity together with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, have written to the government of Nepal recently.

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With 1,313 fresh cases in past 24 hours, Nepal’s coronavirus case tally surpasses 70,000 mark

Published On: September 25, 2020 04:56 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Nepal witnessed 1,313 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide coronavirus case tally to 70,614.

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NHRC requests govt to save Dr KC’s life

Published On: September 25, 2020 04:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sep 25: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested the government to save the life of senior orthopedic surgeon and anti-corruption crusader Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging hunger strikes demanding reforms in the country’s health sector.

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Acid attackers to face jail term of upto 20 years and fine of Rs 1 million

Published On: September 25, 2020 04:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The government has introduced a much-awaited ordinance in an apparent bid to punish acid attackers and discourage such incidents.

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645 new COVID-19 cases in Valley

Published On: September 25, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: As many as 645 more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in the Kathmandu Valley in the past 24 hours.

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“No one remains hungry, and no one dies of hunger,” reiterates PM Oli

Published On: September 25, 2020 02:09 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sep 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reiterated that the government is committed to ensuring that “no one remains hungry, and no one dies of hunger”.

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Locals in Jajarkot still using tuin to cross river for years

Published On: September 25, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Locals in Shiwalaya Rural Municipality in the western part of Jajarkot district have no other choices except for making a perilous journey in tuin (rope bridge) over the Chedgada River to travel to nearby village Karki Gaun at Chedgaad Municipality in the district for years.

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Daily Commentary: Nepse closes week on a positive note

Published On: September 25, 2020 01:25 PM NPT By: Republica

Benchmark index goes up 5.74 points

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One killed, six injured in bus accident caused by landslide

Published On: September 25, 2020 12:59 PM NPT By: Republica

NAWALPARASI, September 25: A person was killed while six others were injured after a bus fell off a hill due to landslide in Nawalparasi. The incident occurred in Binayi Triveni Rural Municipality-7 where the bus fell off the road above Bishwakarma Temple in Daunne village.

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Nepal urges SAARC member states to explore all viable options to hold 19th summit

Published On: September 25, 2020 12:58 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Nepal, the present chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), has urged all SAARC member states to explore all viable options to hold the 19th SAARC Summit at an early date so as to generate a new momentum and dynamism in the regional body.

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