Portugal has set up an emergency relief fund to assist the Nepali diaspora amid the covid-19 crisis
Power-surplus Nepal hopes to earn $100 million from electricity exports to India
From Thursday this week, Nepal started selling electricity, around 37 MW to Indian buyers, Nepal Electricity Corporation spokesperson Suresh Bhattarai confirmed to The Kathmandu Post. More bids are invited to sell 200 MW in India’s power exchange market on a long-term basis.
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Flight suspension extended till April 30
The government today decided to extend suspension of international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport till April 30
PM Oli draws flak for brushing aside crucial issues
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the nation in the wake of extension of the lockdown till April 15 to fight the spread of COVID-19, but critics termed it a ‘formality that failed to instil hope or answer crucial questions being raised about governance’
Operation of international flights to be halted till end of April
The government has decided to halt the operation of international flights till the end of April as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19
PM Oli’s address to the nation
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the nation today to share the current updates on national situation of COVID-19 and steps taken by the government to contain its spread
Nationwide lockdown extends till April 15
The Nepalese government has decided to take the two-week long lockdown to its third week
Around 800 tourists evacuated on four flights from Kathmandu
Around 800 more tourists were evacuated today to their respective countries in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board
First local transmission of COVID-19
The first case of local transmission of COVID-19 has been reported in Nepal. With this, the total number of confirmed cases has reached nine across the country, of which four are from Sudurpaschim Province
First locally transmitted case confirmed in Nepal
Teh first case of local transmission of the coronavirus infection has been confirmed in Nepal. The Ministry of Health and Population today shared the information of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which two persons recently returned to Nepal from India while one contracted the contagion from a previously infected person
Industries allowed to resume in Nepal with residential workers
The Nepalese government has decided to allow the resumption of operations of industrial establishments manufacturing essential products if they met certain conditions
NAC flight brings back medical kits from China
A chartered Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) flight — Airbus (A330-200) — which had flown to Guangzhou, China to bring medical kits returned home Friday
Nepal’s sixth confirmed case
One more person has tested positive for Covid-19, making it the sixth case of coronavirus infection in Nepal
Nine participants of religious congregation in India quarantined
Rajbiraj (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE): Nine persons from Rajbiraj, Saptari, who had participated in a Muslim congregation in India and returned home after secretly crossing the border have been placed in quarantine
COVID-19 sample tests begin from all seven Nepal provinces
All seven provinces of Nepal have started COVID-19 sample testing after receiving Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines on Tuesday
400 Nepalis stuck at Nepal-India border
Bhairahawa (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE): More than 400 Nepali migrant workers have been stranded at the Nepal-India border in Rupandehi district for the last four days after the government closed border points with India to halt the spread of coronavirus in Nepal
