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Health workers asked to stay in quarantine only if they develop COVID-19 symptoms or test positive

Kathmandu / Oct 16: Health workers involved in COVID-19 treatment have been asked to stay in quarantine or isolation facilities only if they develop symptoms related to COVID-19 infection or test positive for the virus. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has made a decision to this effect in order to manage the manpower […]


COVID-19 update: 3,749 new cases, 3,564 recoveries, 19 deaths in 24 hours

Kathmandu, Oct. 15: With 3,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Wednesday, the national COVID-19 caseload has surged to 121,745. “In 16,598 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 3,749 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson […]


SC orders PSC to allow COVID-19 patients to attend examinations

Kathmandu / Oct 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order not to deprive COVID-19 infected candidates of the opportunity to sit for the examinations to be conducted by Public Service Commission (PSC). After the government decision to allow conducting examinations postponed earlier due to COVID-19 pandemic, the PSC had announced to conduct […]


NHRC releases 268 rights violators (with full report)

Kathmandu / Oct 15: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday unveiled a list of 268 human rights violators. The chairman of the commission, Anupraj Sharma unveiled the report including the list of the violators based on the progress report of the recommendation made by the NHRC in the past 20 years. Those names […]


Cabinet reshuffling: Paudel appointed as Finance Minister, Gurung as Communication Minister

Kathmandu / Oct. 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded and reshuffled the Council of Ministers. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, a leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has been appointed as Minister for Finance while Parbat Gurung has been appointed as Minister for Communication and Information Technology. Lilanath Shrestha has been appointed as […]


COVID-19 update: 2,638 new cases, 2,174 recoveries, tally surges to 117,996

Kathmandu / Oct. 14: With 2,638 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Wednesday, the national COVID-19 caseload has surged to 117,996. In 13,947 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 2,638 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, […]


Two-year project launched in Karnali and Province 2 to tackle gender-based violence

Kathmandu / Oct 14: A two-year project has been launched in Province 2 and Karnali Province to help minimize the instances of gender-based violence in the provinces. The project has been jointly launched by the Delegation of European Union to Nepal, the United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, […]


COVID-19 update: 3,556 new cases, 1,503 recoveries, tally spikes to 115,358

Kathmandu / Oct. 13: With 3,556 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Tuesday, the national COVID-19 caseload has surged to 115,358. “In 15,577 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 3,556 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, […]


Government to book business people if bottled water sold in high price

Kathmandu / Oct. 13: The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Management has held talks with the business people after the latter hiked the price of bottled-water. As per the dicussisons with the business people, an agreement has been made not to hike the price of bottled-water for now. The Department said that the […]


CIAA launches probe into irregularity at COVID-19 hospital of BPKIHS, Dharan

Dharan / Oct 13: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has launched a probe into an irregularity at the designated COVID-19 unit of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). The anti-graft body began its investigation in suspicion of corruption as the newly-purchased ventilators started malfunctioning one after another in less […]




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