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NCP MPs to forgo one month’s salary

The parliamentary party of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) today decided not to take salary for the month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November) and deposit the same in the government’s COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund

People preparing for low-key festivity in Nepal

The festival season has already knocked on the doors and the greatest festival, Dashain, has begun

Handicraft shipments predicted to plunge as virus smashes Nepal's export market

Nepal's handicraft exports are expected to plunge by 70 percent next year as only a few orders are trickling in with Covid-19 ravaging the world economy, handicraft entrepreneurs said

Oli administration’s decision on Covid tests and treatment breaches social contract

A day after Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said that people themselves need to pay for Covid-19 tests and treatment costs if they are infected, Nepalis on Monday took to social media to chide the administration, wondering why citizens should pay tax to the government if it cannot ensure their fundamental right

Bishnu Poudel as Nepal's finance minister is the wrong man at the wrong place at the wrong time, observers say

When Bishnu Poudel became finance minister back in October 2015, he was facing an economy badly affected by the earthquakes and the Indian trade blockade

Public Service Commission halts all written exams in Nepal until further notice

The Public Service Commission of Nepal has decided to postpone all scheduled written examinations until further notice citing the ongoing coronavirus crisis

Nepal’s COVID-19 infection tally reaches 132,246 with 2,942 new cases; 12 more fatalities to take the death toll to 739

Nepal on Sunday reported 12 COVID-19-related fatalities taking the death toll to 739. The country’s infection tally climbed to 132,246, with 2,942 new cases reported in the past 24 hours

NCP MPs condemn govt for Dashain allowance

Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Bhim Rawal and Janardan Sharma — and Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress in the House of Representatives Bal Krishna Khand have opposed the distribution of Dashain allowance among federal lawmakers

Nepal government decides not to foot cost of COVID test, treatment

The Nepal government has decided not to bear test and treatment expenses of coronavirus patients. An individual will have to bear those costs from now onwards

Serious COVID-19 patients are not getting hospital beds in Nepal

At least three COVID-19 patients who were suffering from breathing complications were unable to get beds at the Dhapasi based Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu on Sunday, even after waiting for more than 12hours

Dashain allowance for Nepal House members draws flak

At a time when Nepal’s economy is facing the devastating impact of COVID-19, federal lawmakers received Dashain allowance equal to one month’s salary

Between a rock and a hard place: Former PM Dahal has a choice to make between siding with Oli or Nepal

Pushpa Kamal Dahal is in a fix. He owes one to former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal. But he will have to return the favour without upsetting present Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Nepal government’s indecision over exams worries thousands of grade 12 students

Two weeks have passed since the government decided to allow all test administrators in the country to conduct their respective exams. But the National Examination Board’s indecision over the grade 12 exams has left thousands of students worried

Government’s mission to end poverty: Nepal PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the mission of the present government is to put an end to poverty and establish prosperity in the country

Nepal government's bid to control COVID ineffective: Opposition Nepali Congress

Nepali Congress COVID-19 Monitoring Committee today issued a press release saying that the government had failed miserably in its efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic