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Reported daily COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 for the first time in Nepal

As many as 1,016 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been reported on Tuesday, taking the nationwide COVID-19 count to 28,257

Kathmandu has highest number of coronavirus cases in Nepal

The Nepal Health Ministry on Monday confirmed that 168 cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in the three districts of Kathmandu valley

Nepal PM Oli plans cabinet reshuffle as part of larger deal with Dahal

After weeks of wrangling, ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal appear to have reached a tactical understanding, and to manage the ongoing conflict a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as part of a “package deal”

Nepal COVID-19 toll reaches 102

Nepal has registered a total of 102 deaths from the novel coronavirus so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Population

Stakeholders slam Nepal government for not resuming regular flights

Stakeholders have criticised the Nepalese government for neither resuming regular flights nor continuing chartered flights

Oli, Modi hold telephonic conversation

Four months after their last telephonic conversation, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation on Saturday

44 feared dead in Sindhupalchowk landslide in Nepal

Forty-four people are feared dead after a landslide swept away 37 houses in Lidi in Jugal Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchowk, this morning

Himalaya Airlines unveils fifth-phase repatriation flights details

The Himalaya Airlines, an aviation company authorised by the Government of Nepal to bring back home Nepalis stranded in different countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, has shared the details of the flights it has planned to operate from August 16 to 30 in the fifth phase of repatriation

Nepal Supreme Court cuts down workload amidst COVID pandemic

The Supreme Court of Nepal has decided to close its non-urgent court proceedings till August 31 due to spike in coronavirus cases

Nepal's ruling party forms six-member task force for dispute resolution

The ruling Nepal Communist Party has decided to form a six-member task force “to resolve” disputes in the party

Rescuers retrieve five bodies from Sindhupalchok landslide site, 38 still missing

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five people, who were missing in a landslide at Jugal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchok district on Friday morning

Dozens feared buried as early morning landslide sweeps 13 houses in Sindhupalchok

An early morning landslide in Sindhupalchok district has swept at least 13 houses in Lidi of Jugal Rural Municipality-2

MCC aid flow has stopped as government is still on the fence regarding the programme’s House ratification

Nepal received only five percent of the fund pledged by the United States under its Millennium Challenge Corporation Nepal Compact last fiscal year, as Parliament could not ratify the programme amid opposition from some sections within the ruling Nepal Communist Party

Oli, Dahal meet in Baluwatar after over a week-long hiatus

Ruling Nepal Communist Party  (NCP) co-chairs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held talks today after over a week-long hiatus at the former’s official residence in Baluwatar

No entry into or exit from Kathmandu valley until further notice

The District Administration Office of Kathmandu has decided to completely restrict entry into and exit from the Kathmandu valley until the issuance of another notice