WORLD, Coronavirus
Caught in India's lockdown, 23 migrants die in truck crash going home
Caught in India's lockdown, 23 migrants die in truck crash g...
LUCKNOW, India, May 16: A truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 23 and injuring 35.
May 16, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India's coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion slowing
India's coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion...
NEW DELHI, May 16: India’s total novel corornavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday, taking it past China, where the pandemic originated last year, though a strict lockdown enforced since late March has reduced the rate of contagion.
May 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Three more test positive for COVID-19, taking national tally to 276
Three more test positive for COVID-19, taking national tally...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 today taking the national tally to 276.
May 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Health ministry confirms six new COVID-19 cases, taking national tally to 273
Health ministry confirms six new COVID-19 cases, taking nati...
KATHMANDU, May 16: The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
May 16, 2020
POLITICS
Govt’s first priority in the upcoming fiscal year is to make Nepal free from COVID-19: Pre...
Govt’s first priority in the upcoming fiscal year is to make...
KATHMANDU, May 16: President Bidya Bhandari has said that the priority of the government in the upcoming fiscal year would be to minimize the threats of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and make the country free from this global pandemic.
May 16, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Sajha Party demands govt erect barbed wire fences along Indo-Nepal border
Sajha Party demands govt erect barbed wire fences along Indo...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Sajha Party has asked the government to open only specific border points between Nepal and India and erect barbed wire fences along the rest of the border without putting the cross-border movement of people living in the bordering areas in any difficulty.
May 16, 2020
POLITICS
Govt to issue new political map incorporating Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura: Prez Bh...
Govt to issue new political map incorporating Kalapani, Lipu...
KATHMANDU, May 16: President Bidya Bhandari has said that the government will immediately issue a new political map incorporating Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura encroached upon by India.
May 16, 2020
POLITICS
Indian Army chief's controversial remark on Lipu Lekh faces sharp criticism in Nepal
Indian Army chief's controversial remark on Lipu Lekh faces...
KATHMANDU, May 15: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday accused Nepal of raising the Lipu Lekh issue at the behest of someone else.
May 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Bring stranded Nepalis back home: NC
Bring stranded Nepalis back home: NC
KATHMANDU, May 15: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded that the government facilitate the Nepalis stranded in the border areas to enter Nepal without any risk of COVID-19.
May 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nine more contract COVID-19, Dang reports for the first time
Nine more contract COVID-19, Dang reports for the first time
KATHMANDU, May 15: The Ministry of Health and Population on Friday evening confirmed nine more positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The ministry, earlier in the morning, had reported nine cases - a total of 18 cases confirmed in a single day.
May 15, 2020