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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

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Nepal records highest single-day surge with 1,228 new coronavirus infections

Nepal recorded another highest daily coronavirus cases on Thursday with 1,228 new infections

Experts paint a bleak picture of Nepal's economy as the pandemic hits harder

In normal times, Nepal's commercial banks would be busy issuing loans right and left at the start of every new fiscal year

Academic session to be completed, says Nepal's education minister

Nepal's Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokharel said the work schedule would be prepared without compromising the academic session at any level

Mannequins do proxy for corona-hit traffic cops in Nepal capital

The Metropolitan Traffic Division Office has installed mannequins dressed as traffic police at various locations of Nepal's capital Kathmandu to make road users aware of proposed hikes in fines after dozens of personnel tested positive for coronavirus

International flights resume in Nepal after five months

Regular international flights will resume from tomorrow after being suspended for more than five months as part of the government’s bid to curb the spread of the COVID pandemic in Nepal

PM Oli holds telephonic conversation with Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a telephonic conversation on Tuesday

Nepal preparing to give formal education status to remote and virtual classes

It has been five months since 11-year-old Sandeep Poudel has been cut off from teaching-learning activities

Authorities’ confused response to Covid-19 continues as infection cases rise by the day in Nepal

The rising number of coronavirus cases has thrown Nepal government authorities into a tizzy

Nepal’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 40k

Nepal's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 1069 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. Nepal’s COVID-19 tally as such stands at 40,529

Nepali victims in Afghanistan and Iraq seek compensation, justice

Kamala Thapa, of Bakrang, Gorkha District, was married and a mother by age 19. As her baby daughter was tottering around their village home and speaking her first words, tragic events halfway around the world changed both mother and daughter’s lives forever

More people prone to mental health issues due to COVID fear

Psychiatrists in Nepal have warned that the country might see an unaccounted rise in the number of people suffering from psychological stress and other mental health issues due to the increasing fear of COVID-19 spread and months-long lockdown imposed in a bid to subdue the virus

Nepal partially reopens foreign employment hit by pandemic

Nepal’s foreign employment sector is finally reopening after the government decided to allow aspirant workers to go abroad months after it stopped issuing permits

Nepal reports record high single-day COVID-19 cases, deaths

Nepal has reported a record-high increase in the number of single-day coronavirus cases and deaths, according to the Health Ministry

Two-thirds of Nepal school kids deprived of distance learning

Two-thirds of school children in Nepal are deprived of distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Child and Family Tracker report conducted by the Unicef

Nepal COVID-19 fatalities double in two weeks

Nepal has reported over 200 coronavirus deaths as the fatalities from the pandemic doubled in just two weeks, the Ministry of Health and Population said