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Despite accuracy concerns, Nepal to procure 100,000 RDT kits
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has signed an agreement to purchase additional COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits. The Department of Health Services under the Ministry on…
Health
Yoga classes for Nepali migrant workers staying in India’s quarantine
UTTAR PRADESH: Nepali migrant workers staying at a shelter home in Dhaurhara in Lakhimpur district of India are now attending Yoga classes and motivational lectures to help them overcome depressio…
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NRB directs BFIs to provide 2% discount on interest
KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has directed the banks and financial institutions to provide a two percent discount on the interest rate to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on borrower…
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Bollywood actor Irfan Khan passes away
MUMBAI: Bollywood popular actor Irfan Khan has passed away at a hospital in Mumbai today. A versatile actor regarded highly successful in Bollywood, Irfan has also acted in British films and H…
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Still some days before weather improves
Kathmandu – The influence of the weather system that has remained stable in the country since last some days will stay for few days more, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said. Senior met…
Health
Over 10,400 PCR tests conducted so far
Kathmandu – A total 53 thousand 534 people have been tested for coronavirus infection so far. Among them, 10 thousand 471 have been tested employing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method whil…
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Lockdown to be enlisted as public holiday
KATHMANDU: The government has decided to announce a public holiday for the lockdown period. A gazette issued by Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Maheshwar Neupane reads that the public …
Health
Nepal allows private labs to perform COVID-19 tests
KATHMANDU: The government has allowed private labs to perform COVID-19 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. Speaking a regular press briefing on Monday, Spokesperson at the Mini…
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Agricultural products expected to increase with timely rainfall, availability of workforce
Kathmandu – Agricultural products are bound to boost this year with timely rainfall and availability of human resources. Many people have left city areas for their home during nationwide lockdown …
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Supreme Court rejects government’s petition on transitional justice
Kathmandu – The Supreme Court has rejected the government’s petition seeking review of an earlier decision of the apex court related to the transitional justice. A full bench comprising Justices…
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Lockdown-stranded Nepalis neglected across border in India
Kathmandu - Buses after buses are being send from here to bring home people stranded in Kathmandu after the extension of the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. However, no decision …
Health
Collection of swabs intensified in State-2 for coronavirus test
JANAKPURDHAM: State 2 has intensified collection of swabs for test for coronavirus to make the prevention and control of coronavirus more effective. Meanwhile, the federal government has mobiliz…
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Ruling NCP leaders to ‘seek’ PM Oli’s alternative
KATHMANDU: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is lately caught is a mess as senior party leaders are discontented with Prime Minister KP Oli’s working style. NCP leaders have come to a concl…
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EIGHT TYPES OF STUPAS
1. The Lotus Blossom Stupa of the Buddha’s Birth (Wyl. sku bltams mchod rten) The Lotus Blossom Stupa symbolizes the birth of Siddhartha, the man who would later be known as the Buddha. He was bor…
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SEE to take place after situation gets normal: Education Ministry
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is currently working to run the postponed secondary education exam (SEE) in a normal situation once the lockdown imposed by the governm…
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Four more COVID-19 patients recover in Nepal
KATHMANDU: With four more COVID-19 infected patients being discharged from hospitals after recovery, the total number of recovered persons has reached 16 in Nepal. On Sunday, a 19-year-old youth…
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Rainfall Likely For Next Three Days
Kathmandu, April 26 : Westerly winds active in Nepal since the past few days and the impact of local winds could lead to rainfall throughout the country. The westerly and local winds coupled with …
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NCCC suggests extension of lockdown
Kathmandu – The National Concern and Coordination Committee of the National Assembly has suggested the government to extend the nationwise lockdown in view of COVID-19 infection. The Committee has…
Health
73 suspects test negative for COVID-19 in Udayapur
Kathmandu – A total of 73 people tested negative for coronavirus out of 78 suspects from Chaudandi Municipality and Triyuga Municipality in Udayapur district. However, report of five others is awa…
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Quarantined people diagnosed with malaria: Health Ministry
KATHMANDU: As many as 7,956 people are staying in quarantine in Province-5. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Saturday, Dr. Bikash Devkota, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Popul…
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20 thousand houses remain to be rebuilt in Dhading
DHANDING: Five years have passed since the devastating earthquake that rattled the country on April 25, 2015 and the beginning of the post-quake reconstruction campaign. Dhading district is amon…
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COVID-19: Nepal performs over 9,900 PCR tests
KATHMANDU: Nepal has carried out over 9,900 COVID-19 tests through the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. As per the update made public by the Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday …
Health
Swab collection intensified in Saptari
SAPTARI: Swab collection for the COVID-19 test has begun at three suspected zones in the district today. Test bid is begun after the Ministry of Health and Population sent VTM and technical huma…
Health
Baglung woman returns home after recovering from COVID-19
Baglung, April 25 : – Nineteen years old Anshu Sapkota of Baglung municipality-4, who was being treated for coronavirus infection at Dhawalagiri Hospital, has recovered and returned home after trea…
Business
Nepal Bank Limited (NBL) gets ‘A Class’ rating
Kathmandu, April 25 :- Nepal Bank Limited (NBL), the first bank of the country, has been rated as the ‘A Class Bank’ by ICRA Nepal Limited, NBL spokesman Prakash Kumar Adhikari stated in a press r…
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Buddhist Flags : History and Meaning
Buddhist flags flutter around temples and monuments throughout the world today. And banners and flags have always waved above important Buddhist monuments. Early texts describe pilgrims donating c…
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Five years of post-quake reconstruction and 20 thousand houses remain to be rebuilt
Kathmandu – Dhading district is among the 31 districts hardest hit by the devastating earthquake that rattled the country on April 25, 2015. Five years have passed since the disaster and the begin…
Health
State-1 reports coronavirus infection in 29 persons so far
Kathmandu - Coronavirus infection has been found in 29 persons in State-1 so far, the Information Desk under the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers here said. The Desk stated t…
Health
Three more Nepalis die of COVID-19 in Britain
London, April 24 :- Three more Nepalis have succumbed to the novel corona virus pandemic in Britain. Those dying from the disease are 72-year-old Gopal Gurung, Bima Nachhiring Rai and 65-year…
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