President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have held discussions on the contemporary issues of the country as well as about the measures taken to prevent pandemic COVID-19. In a regular meeting held at the office of the President in Shital Niwas today, PM Oli appraised President

Ramesh Lamsal Making onsite visit of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project on Sunday, Minister for Energy Barsha Man Pun has vowed to generate power from the project by the end of the current fiscal year. Minister Pun along with the top officials of the Ministry and Nepal Electricity Authority reached

The federal government has asked the medical officers, senior physicians and medical students in all the states to get mobilized against the outbreak of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and Population called for deploying the medical human resources working under the states for prevention and control of the coronavirus pneumonia

It has been decided to show a red flag to all international flights in the country from this midnight till the next nine days bearing in mind a global pandemic of COVID-19. The regulatory body Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday issued an urgent notice deciding to close the entire international

Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), Pulchowk, Lalitpur has closed its all financial transactions until April 3 over coronavirus fear. It is to be effective from today. The EPF’s decision in this regard aims to reduce the infection risks, said Rameshwor Shrestha, representative of the EPF’s Pulchowk branch, adding that it however

All transit points Siraha district share with India except two have been shut down this morning over the coronavirus menace. All transits except Mad and Madi have been closed in view of people’s influx to Nepal from India and increasing risks of the infection, said Chief District Officer Saroj Guragain.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Binay Mohan Kwatra, paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa today. They discussed the bilateral relations, cooperation and mutual assistance. On the occasion, Minister Thapa extended best wishes to the Indian envoy and believed that Nepal-India relations would reach a new height during

Kakarvitta, the major transit point in the eastern belt of Nepal, remained completely clam today due to the influence of people’s curfew observed throughout India in its bid to contain the spread of coronavirus infection in the southern neighbour. Nepal’s transit point to India remained eerie while short-route transport service

Speakers at a discussion in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today stressed the need of right and timely information in times of crisis. As the entire world is braving coronavirus, effective role of media is sought in Nepal too. The state-owned and private media houses have been praised

At a time when the government has taken sweeping measures to avoid COVID-19 in the country, a person returned to Bhadrapur of Jhapa from Thailand has adopted self-quarantine. Hailing his decision, the Public Health Office has provided technical assistance to him. The man of 37-year had arrived here via Biratnagar