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Odd-even rule for vehicular movement re-imposed in Kathmandu valley; no movement from 9 pm to 5 am

Keeping in mind the rising cases of COVID-19 within Kathmandu valley and many districts outside, the Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered restrictions in vehicular movement

Prohibitory order in 15 Nepalese districts to curb COVID

Fifteen district administration offices have imposed prohibitory order to break the chain of COVID transmission across the country

61 percent of industries shut during the lockdown

Sixty-one percent of industries across the country remained completely shut during almost four-month-long lockdown imposed by the government from March 24 to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as per a study report on impact of COVID-19 released by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today

Health Ministry sends proposal to impose semi-lockdown in Kathmandu Valley

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has sent a proposal to the cabinet for a “semi-lockdown" in Kathmandu Valley

Nepal may see 28.7 percent contraction in remittance in 2020, ADB says

Nepal appears on the top list of the countries that may face most losses in remittances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new report

August 17 resumption of domestic flights in doubt

The initial excitement among Nepal's domestic airline operators over resumption of flights after nearly a five-month hiatus has begun to dampen

Reimpose lockdown, issue curfew order if necessary, to contain pandemic: Experts to PM Oli

At a meeting called to discuss the government’s further steps to contain the spread of COVID-19, experts suggested that the government should reimpose lockdown to ensure that the pandemic is checked

Deuba demands fair probe into alleged corruption in COVID-19 response

The main opposition party has demanded an investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption in the procurement of medical kits and protective gear

Nepal's political deadlock continues

Co-chairs of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli held talks today in an attempt to break the current impasse in the party, but failed to reconcile their differences

Education ministry plans to revise calendar, curricula for new school year

As the government rolls out plans for school to resume, the Ministry of Education is preparing to reduce prescribed study hours for the new academic year, which is yet to begin due to the COVID-19 pandemic, by around a third

Steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu valley, 51 infections reported today

As many as 51 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been reported in Kathmandu valley on Monday, as per the information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its daily media briefing

Nepal airlines seek permission to resume flights

The government’s decision to resume domestic and international flights from August 17 has prompted airline companies to start submitting their proposals to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, seeking permission for flight operations

Nepal PM refuses to heed party calls to step down

Nepalese Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli has once again refused to step down from either post - party chairman or prime minister

Call to grant rights to reopen schools to local levels

The Nepalese government has been advised to come up with a procedure to pass on the right to reopen schools that have remained closed due to the COVID-19, to respective local governments and schools

Nepal agro imports at all-time high

A typical urban Nepali kitchen is globalised these days: there is rice grown in India, soybeans from the United States, the garlic is from China, the chilies are Vietnamese