Nepal has banned all foreign nationals from using Nepal as a transit point en route to third countries following a sharp spike of a new variant of coronavirus infection in the country

United Nations special rapporteurs have urged Nepal government to rectify the appointments in the National Human Rights Commission saying it has shown ‘unwarranted haste’ in ‘avoiding’ crucial processes such as parliamentary hearing, Kathmandu Post reported

Authorities in Nepal have recommended the extension of prohibitory orders in the three districts of Kathmandu Valley, reported The Himalayan Times

As Nepali’s capital Kathmandu  continued to record a surge in the Covid-19 cases, the district administration has decided to restrict the movement of people and vehicle starting from Thursday this week, reported The Himalayan Times

The Nepal government has ruled out any immediate nationwide lockdown saying such measures cannot ultimately solve issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, The Himalayan Times reported

Authorities in Nepal are planning to procure 20,000 oxygen cylinders amid the prospect of worsening the COVID-19 situation in the country, The Himalayan Times said. The move came a day after the government held a meeting with the country’s oxygen suppliers association

The scenes of Indian hospitals putting out SOS messages for oxygen have already put Nepali officials on alert mode. As the country saw a surge in cases, authorities in Nepal have started assessing the situation in case they face a similar crisis like in India

Two climbers, a Norwegian and another Indian, were evacuated from Everest base camp in Nepal after they complained of altitude sickness. The duo later tested positive for the COVID-19, reported The Himalayan Times

The establishment of an “inclusive, resilient, and prosperous society” in a safe and secured environment is the topmost priority of the Nepal government, said the country’s Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa

Nepal needs around $274 million for vaccine procurement, the country’s ministry of health estimated, according to The Himalayan Times

Nepal PM  and Communist Party of Nepal –Unified Marxist Leninist chairman KP Sharma Oli has formed a 19-member standing committee, without including any member from the party’s Madhav Kumar Nepal faction

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 infections in Kathmandu valley in Nepal, the revered Pashupatinath temple will remain closed for people starting Friday, The Himalayan Times said

Following the disastrous earthquake of 2015, the Nepali government has prepared a recovery road map in 2016 for the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure

Amidst the global pandemic, many countries still have tight border control policies in place, including the requirement of negative RT-PCR reports for the COVID-19 tests

Nepal has come up with a quota system setting the maximum number of climbers that will be permitted to scale the Everest in a desperate bid to prevent overcrowding on the world’s tallest peak, Kathmandu Post reported