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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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32 new cases take COVID-19 nationwide tally to 548

Thirty-two new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded which takes the nationwide count of the infection to 548, stated the Ministry of Health and Population

Nepali migrant worker sentenced to death in Qatar

Qatar has sentenced a Nepali migrant worker named Anil Chaudhary from Mahottari district to death

Government still unprepared to bring back Nepalis

After the government imposed the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, Nepal Airlines Corporation has conducted several chartered flights to repatriate stranded foreign nationals from Kathmandu to various destinations

Kathmandu sealed to prevent COVID-19 spread

The Nepali government has decided to seal off all the entry points to capital Kathmandu, in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the densely-populated city, officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs said

Nepal’s COVID-19 count crosses 500

The total cases of COVID-19 in the country has crossed 500 with 20 new cases detected this afternoon, in addition to 30 cases identified today morning by the Ministry of Health and Population

3 Nepali mothers still die daily at childbirth

It should not be surprising that Nepal’s first COVID-19 death was a new mother

30 new COVID-19 cases identified on Friday

Thirty new cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified today, confirmed Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population. This took the national tally to 487

Nine new cases of coronavirus transmission listed, total cases stand at 453

Nepal's Health Ministry confirmed that nine new cases of coronavirus-infection have been recorded, in addition to the 17 cases reported earlier, on Thursday

Child marriages up in Nepal during lockdown

Nepal’s high dropout rate for female students had prompted campaigns to keep girls in school

Flight suspension extended till June 14

All international and domestic flights have been suspended till mid of June with the increasing impact of COVID-19 transmission in the country

Nepal’s COVID-19 count at 444

Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, today. This has taken the nationwide tally to 444

25 cases confirmed on Wednesday, COVID-19 tally climbs to 427

Nepal's Health Ministry in its daily media briefing confirmed that 25 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. With the latest addition, the total number of cases of transmission has climbed from 402 to 427

Government's relief packages to be sustainable, realistic

Amid the business community criticising the government for not introducing concrete relief packages for businesses affected by the COVID-19, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that necessary relief packages based on availability of resources would be brought after detailed assessment of the impact of the pandemic on businesses

Health Ministry confirms 27 new cases, COVID-19 tally hits 402

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population confirmed 27 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, taking the nationwide tally to 402

Nepal's COVID-19 tally goes up to 375

As many as 18 cases of coronavirus-infection have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, taking Nepal’s tally to 375 on Monday