Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has again drawn the government’s attention towards economic impact on multiple classes and sectors caused by the lockdown against the coronavirus, urging the government to take immediate steps towards that end. ”Daily wage earners have been hardest hit by the lockdown,” he said urging

The Nepal Trade Union, Congress has demanded the government come up with an immediate relief package for those workers in the informal economy during the COVID-19 crisis. A delegation from the Union on Thursday met with Bishnu Rimal, the chief political advisor to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and on

Chairperson of National Innovation Centre Mahabir Pun is to freely provide personal protective equipment (PPE) required for health workers during treatment of coronavirus patients. Pun, who started manufacturing PPE since last Thursday, said he would hand over the safety equipments the government and hospitals free of cost. He further said

The Qatar Airway’s wide-body aircraft took off from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) today carrying French nationals who were earlier rescued from Pokhara, Lukla and other touristic sites when the country is observing a weeklong lockdown against the coronavirus global pandemic. TIA, country’s sole international airport, confirmed the departure of the

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had been admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH)’s Manmohan Cardiovascular and Transplant Centre last night, is going to return home today. He was admitted to the Centre after encountering problem related to increased heart beat. According to the Prime Minister’s press advisor

Nepali Congress Mahasamiti (general committee) member Gajendra Kumar Lama died on Thursday. He was the mahasamiti member from Kathmandu election constituency number 3. Nepali Congress Bagmati State Assembly member, Tshering Dorje Lama said that he passed away at Medanta Hospital in India in course of treatment after undergoing kidney transplant.

Nepal’s one-day cricket match series in Namibia has been postponed. The tri-series under the ICC world cricket league II has been postponed owing to the coronavirus. The series also involving Scotland was scheduled to start on April 20. Another tri-series between Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the UAE scheduled to

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said the security bodies’ role is more important in the present days of crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. While giving direction to the newly promoted police officials- Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police (AIG)-on Thursday, Minister Thapa reminded their effective and efficient roles

Over 700 suspected people that came in contact have been tested negative for coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. The information was shared at a press conference organised by the Ministry here. Of the three people tested positive for the virus earlier, one has been completely cured

Business persons have committed to solving the problems faced especially by the common people in terms of providing daily essentials in view of the lockdown called to stay away for COVID-19. At a meeting held Thursday at the office of Minister of State for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Moti Lal