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Nepal declares lockdown from Tuesday to control Covid-19 pendamic

Kathmandy / Mar. 23: Nepal goes into coronavirus lockdown three days after the government took some drastic measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Government of Nepal has decided to impose a lockdown, which will come into force on Tuesday, at 6:00 am, in a bid to avert unpleasant outcome at the […]


19-year-old Nepali student tested positive for coronavirus; undergoing treatment in Teku

Kathmandu / Mar. 23: A Nepali student who recently returned to Nepal from France has tested positive for coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said today. Organizing a press meet at his office, Minister for Health Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said that the 19-year-old girl has tested COVID-19 positive. She came to Nepal from France via Qatar […]


Pandey appointed new ambassador to China; Nepali Embassy issues travel advisory to Nepali nationals

Kathmandu / Mar. 23: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously confirmed former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey for Nepal’s Ambassador to China. There was no complaint lodged against Pandey at the parliamentary panel. A few days ago, the Cabinet decided to nominate Pandey as Nepal’s envoy to the northern neighbour. Cabinet’s nomination followed Prime […]


Medical human resources to be mobilized for fighting COVID-19; Every state to establish quarantines to host at least 2,000 persons

Kathmandu / Mar. 22: The federal government has asked the medical officers, senior physicians and medical students in all the states to get mobilized against the possible outbreak of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and Population called for deploying the medical human resources working under the states for prevention and control of the coronavirus pneumonia […]


Energy Minister Pun makes onsite visit of Upper Tamakoshi

Ramesh Lamsal / Kathmandu: Making onsite visit of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project on Sunday, Minister for Energy Barsha Man Pun has vowed to generate power from the project by the end of the current fiscal year. Minister Pun along with the top officials of the Ministry and Nepal Electricity Authority reached the site to […]


Ward offices instructed to keep records, monitor overseas returnees and send data to Federal Affairs Ministry

Kathmandu / Mar. 22: All the ward offices of the local levels across the country have been instructed to update records of those who have returned home from abroad and submit updated data on daily basis to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Issuing a circular in its website to Chief Administrative Officer […]


NA readies 5,000 health workers to fight against COVID-19

Kathmandu / Mar. 21: The Nepal Army (NA) in cahoots with the state government is charting out a plan to reign in the risks of COVID-19. The national army also said that it would extend necessary support to the state government to prevent risks stemming from the global pandemic of coronavirus. In this connection, the […]


Hotel rooms to be made available as quarantine facilities: Hotel Professional federation

Kathmandu / Mar. 21: A decision to provide hotel rooms for quarantine facilities was made today. In a meeting organised by the Hotel Professional Federation Nepal in Kathmandu, a decision to provide guest houses to be used as quarantine facilities was made in the wake of the coronavirus infection threat. THT online quoted, Hiradhoj Shah, […]


KMC urges to dial 1180 in case of COVID-19 suspicion

Kathmandu / Mar. 21: The Kathmandu metropolis has urged the public to dial 1180, a toll-free number in case the coronavirus (COVID-19) is noticed. In a press statement today, Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya called on the public to take the help of the toll-free number 1180 operated by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office and 102 […]


No international flights from Mar. 22-30, long-route public vehicles barred from Mar. 23: PM Oli

Kathmandu / Mar. 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has accorded utmost priority to the health of the people. In his address to the nation delivered Friday, PM Oli highlighted that battle against pandemic of the scale of COVID-19 could be won through support and patience of all. The PM’s […]




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