The Single Women Group has said it was ready to provide Chhahari houses capable to accommodate 365 persons for quarantine purpose. Information to this was shared before Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel by Group’s founding chair Lily Thapa and chair Kunda Sharma. They met DPM and coordinator of the high

A hydropower project is to be constructed in Gorkha at joint investment of Non-Resident Nepalis and local partners. Bikas Hydropower Company is going to construct the hydel project at Upper Machhakhola Hydropower Project at Machha rivulet in Gorkha. Non-resident Nepalis residing in Malaysia since long are investing on the hydel

Amid coronavirus fear, the number of people leaving Kathmandu for their homes outside is increasing. Approximately 300,000 people have left the central capital in the past three days, said the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division. Over infection fear, the government recently shut down educational institutions, cinema halls, pubs, gyms, museums, party

Trekking permit for foreign national(s) has been temporarily halted in a bid to prevent possible spread of the COVID-19 in the country. The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has informed about the closure of distribution of trekking information management system (TIMS) cards until a further notice though a press statement today

The sanitation at country’s all airports, including Tribhuvan International Airport, is going to be of the international standard. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai said the condition of sanitation at all the domestic airports in the country would be improved rapidly to meet the international standard.

Air Service Operating Companies have demanded the bodies concerned to waive the interest on loan of at least one year taken from banks and financial institutions. A meeting of Airlines Operators Association of Nepal, an umbrella organisation of Air Service Operators’ Companies, held on Thursday urged the banks and financial

The government has directed all hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley to close OPD and surgery services till April 12. A ministerial-level meeting held under Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal today directed hospitals having 50 beds or more than this to instantly close all non-emergency and surgery services till

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is to address the nation today evening. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the nation from the PM Residence at Baluwatar at 6.0pm today, the Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa said. It is learnt that the Prime Minister’s address to the nation will

The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) has launched a special precautionary campaign to be safe from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. MTPD chief, Senior Superintendent Bhim Prasad Dhakal said the Traffic Police personnel have been mobilised at the main bus parks and at places where there are usually large crowds in the

The entire court proceedings except for the habeas corpus are to be closed for the next two weeks beginning from tomorrow. A full meeting of Supreme Court judges including Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana agreed to suspend all court proceedings except the habeas corpus until April 3, citing the