The Non-Residents Nepalis Association (NRNA) has urged the government to rescue the Nepalis living without valid documents including those in student VISA in various countries around the world. Stating that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every country in the world, the NRNA has appealed to the government to rescue

The 360th week of the Bagmati cleaning mega campaign was affected as a result of the nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. The river cleaning event was held every Saturday morning since the mega campaign began in the month of Jetha, 2070 B.S. Some campaigners

The government has decided to carry out rapid tests for possible COVID-19 infection, in wake of new cases of infection being reported in the districts. It may be noted that three news infections including a local transmission was reported in Kailali and Kanchanpur today. The decision was taken by the

Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has urged the government to massively expand the tests for COVID-19, seriously taking up the recent transmission of coronavirus infection to a woman from an infected person in Kailali. The Nepali Congress has said the country has entered into the second stage of transmission with

– Sharad Sharma With the confirmation of transmission of coronavirus from an imported infected person to member of the family, the COVID-19 disease has entered into the second phase in the country. This means that more challenges are likely for the prevention and control of the deadly coronavirus pneumonia. An

The government has urged doctors and health workers to make proper use of personal protective equipment kits. The directive was issued in view of the limited number of PPE kits available, said Dr Bikash Devkota, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, at a regular press conference organised on

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Bahrain to express concern about the state of Nepalis there. A large number of Nepalis, especially migrant workers, are working in Bahrain. "As part of my conversation with the Heads of Government of countries having a

Three more people have been tested positive for COVID-19, taking the confirmed cases to nine so far in the country. Those confirmed to have contracted the virus are a 21-year-old male (from Kailali) who recently returned from Mumbai, India; the second is a 41 -year-old male (from Kanchanpur) and he

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokhrel has directed education secretary Mahesh Prasad Dahal to take stock of Nepali students in Australia. The Minister’s instruction came in the wake of the Australian government’s urge for them (Nepali students) to return home if they were finding hard times there amidst

Dr Rajib Jha has said there is no better option than lockdown to contain coronavirus. Sharing the Chinese experience, Dr Jha, who is also the Chairman of China-Nepal Medical Research Centre, reminded that Chinese people maintained such discipline that fully cooperated with government move to cope up the crisis. Jha,