The Nepalese government has decided not to resume long-haul bus services and domestic flights until September 16
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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Despite growing evidence, Nepal says no community transmission yet
Over the last two weeks, the number of people from Kathmandu Valley seeking COVID-19 tests at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital has suddenly risen, and consequently, according to doctors, the Valley is reporting more and more coronavirus cases
New protocol for arrival, departure effective from September 1 in Nepal
As a precautionary measure against the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, the Department of Immigration (DoI) has issued a directive to its office at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to regularise arrival and departure facilities with effect from September 1
Nepal's defence, home ministers in self-quarantine
The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) postponed its Secretariat meeting scheduled for tomorrow till September 3, as two of the Secretariat members had to go into self-quarantine
Police halt home delivery service, arrest staff
Nepal Police arrested several e-commerce entrepreneurs, including more than 20 delivery persons, yesterday, stating that home delivery services were against prohibitory orders issued by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, on August 26
Yet another Dalit death spotlights culture of torture in police custody
On August 16, police arrested Bijay Mahara, 19, at his home in Garuda Municipality-8, Rautahat, along with 10 others over their alleged involvement in a murder that took place a day earlier.
Lightning kills 500 sheep in western Nepal
A massive thunderbolt in Nepal’s remote Jumla district on Sunday killed at least 500 sheep grazing in pastures high in the mountains, according to belated reports from the remote mountain region of northwestern Nepal
Nepal reports record high single-day COVID-19 cases
Nepal reported 1,100 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, a record-high number of single-day infections in the Himalayan country
Billionaire businessman, parliamentarian Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus
Nepal’s billionaire industrialist and a Member of Parliament Binod Chaudhary has tested positive for coronavirus infection
In Nepal Communist Party, the two chairs are the party
The dust has finally settled in the ruling party–or at least it appears so
6,000 more beds for COVID patients in the valley
The Nepal government has decided to set up 6,000 beds in Kathmandu valley to isolate asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, but health experts say that the number is inadequate, as the number of COVID-19 cases was rising sharply in the valley
‘Nepal’s foreign relations witness robust growth’
The country’s external relations witnessed robust growth in multiple sectors with important initiatives taken and notable achievements made in the past one year, states the annual report released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week
Despite technology in place, lightning continues to be a major killer in Nepal
Excluding this year, the number of deaths across the country from lightning every year generally exceeds that from landslides
Opposition parties find fault with Nepal government’s response to pandemic
Opposition parties Nepali Congress and Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal have flayed the government for failing to check the rise in the number of cases of the coronavirus pandemic
Nepal Foreign Ministry working to revise and reactivate diplomatic code of conduct
Amid criticism for its failure to monitor the frequent meetings between the political leadership and foreign diplomats, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is once again working to revise and reactivate its diplomatic code of conduct
