Kathmandu, June 12: Following the announcement of bid proposal by National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) for interested private laboratories to conduct PCR test of COVID-19, about 20 private firms, laboratories and hospitals, have expressed willingness to run the PCR test. Dr. Runa Jha, director of the NPHL, informed that nine laboratories which had PCR machine […]
Kathmandu, June 11: The government has decided to operate all government and private offices in two shifts from June 15 onwards. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held Wednesday evening took the decision to this effect. Speaking at a press conference organised to make the Cabinet decisions public on Thursday, Minister for Communication and […]
Kathmandu / June 11: The total nationwide count of coronavirus infection stands at 4,614 with 250 new cases reported today by the Ministry of Health and Population. Of the newly infected, 230 are males and 20 females. In total, 4,285 males and 329 females have been recorded to have contracted the disease, so far. As […]
Kathmandu / June 11: Nepal has retained its 170th position in the FIFA rankings published on Thursday. Nepal was ranked 170th in FIFA’s ranking last year as well. In the new ranking India and Maldives are ahead of Nepal among the SAARC nations in 108th and 155th ranking respectively. Nepal is in third position among […]
Kathmandu / June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has suggested that the lawmakers should worry more about COVID-19 prevention rather than on the expenses on the prevention, control and treatment of coronavirus. He said this while responding to lawmakers’ questions on topics related to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, […]
Kathmandu, June 10: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 279 cases of virus today. As many as 279 persons, including 257 males and 22 females were identified with COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry. The new COVID-19 cases were detected in Morang, Jhapa, Chitwan, […]
Kathmandu / June 10: A session of the House of Representatives (HoR) today endorsed the Appropriation Bill-2077 BS. Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota presented the Bill before the meeting for a decision and it was endorsed by a majority. Prior to this, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada tabled a proposal, seeking the passage of the Bill. […]
Kathmandu / June 9: House of Representatives unanimously on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to consider the constitution amendment bill to pave way for replacing Nepal’s map in the national emblem with the country’s new political and administrative map which includes Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura. Apart from the ruling Nepal Communist Party, the main opposition […]
Kathmandu / June 9: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 323 new cases of COVID-19 today. In the last 24 hours, 323 persons including 292 males and 31 females tested positive for the virus, informed Dr Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry. The new cases of virus infection were detected in Illam, Nawalpur, […]
Kathmandu / June 9: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel has said school learning will be continued from Asar 1 (June 15), so as to not let the academic session go unproductive during the coronavirus pandemic. In his replies, in a meeting of the House of Representatives today, to queries raised during […]
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