Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s foreign affairs advisor Dr Rajan Bhattarai has undergone primary angioplasty in a coronary artery today. He was taken to the Bansbari-based Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center after he complained of problem since last night, according to Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa. His condition is

Nepal Democratic Lawyers’ Association has urged everyone to foster unity so that it would be easy to brave the COVID-19 pandemic. Issuing a press statement today, Association’s general secretary Laxmi Devi Dahal said cooperation from the people belonging to different sectors is imperative at this hour of need. As the

The Non Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) Korea has provided medical supplies, including 4,000 units of coronavirus test kits, to Nepal. The supplies also includes 500 units of high-sensitive COVID-19 kits. NRNA Korea sent the medical goods by chartering a Korean Airlines aircraft, it is stated. The goods arrived here on

Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has stated that expansion of agriculture sector was the best alternative to salvage the economy hit hard by COVID-19. Interacting with the experts through social networking sites here today, leader Poudel argued development of agriculture sector could only lift the economy because other

Sumi Pharmaceuticals has donated 10 thousand litres of sanitizer to the government. The pharmaceuticals proprietor and House of Representatives member Karma Ghale handed over the medical stuff to the Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal at the Ministry on Friday. After receiving the stuff, Minister Dhakal shared that 3,000

The Supreme Court has drawn the attention of government to adopt appropriate measures to increase productivity for preventing the country’s situation from going bad to worse in the wake of COVID-19. The division bench of Justice Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada and Hari Prasad Phuyal on Thursday called for government’s attention towards

A high level committee has been formed to monitor the human rights in the adverse situation caused by the COVID-19 in the country. The committee chaired by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Govinda Sharma Poudel comprises NHRC secretary Bed Bhattarai, Nepal Bar Association chair Chandeshwar Shrestha, general secretary Leela

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said that students should be made habitual to an e-learning system to continue study while coping up with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Saying that e-learning is useful for Nepal’s whole education sector, Minister Pokharel argued that it should however be

Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has said the adverse situation emerged with the COVID-19 at present is the biggest humanitarian and financial crisis of the twenty-first century. "The crises in the past were either human or financial and occurred over times. But the present crisis is both the human and

The Ministry of Health and Population has stated that no new case of COVID-19 infection has reported on Friday and the health condition of infected ones was also normal. At a regular media briefing at the Ministry, Ministry spokesperson Dr Bikas Devkota said a total of 3,524 samples have been