KATHMANDU : The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has listed 22 districts as the ‘Red Zone’ for COVID-19 in the country. The districts categorized as the ‘Red Zone’ have been severely hit by the new variant of COVID-19, according to the MoHP. The ministry has enlisted Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Parsa, Bara, […]
KATHMANDU : The Teku-based Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital has run out of COVID-19 beds at the emergency ward. According to Dr Sagar Rajbhandari, director of Nepal’s only infectious disease hospital, all 22 beds in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 32 out of the 33 beds available in the isolation ward are occupied. […]
KATHMANDU : Three political parties which earlier registered a no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister of the Gandaki Province, Prithivi Subba Gurung, have demanded security. Issuing a joint press release on Thursday, Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and Janata Samajbadi Party demanded security for the Speaker of the Province Assembly and the lawmakers supporting the […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that there will not be a shortage of fuel in the Kathmandu Valley despite the prohibitory orders that are in place since Thursday morning. Issuing a press release, NOC has said that its Thankot depot will remain open as usual throughout the restriction period. In the successive two […]
KATHMANDU : Former Queen Komal Shah, who was infected with coronavirus, has been shifted to ICU. Norvic International Hospital, in a statement, has said that she has been kept in the ICU for treatment as her oxygen level is low. “She was rushed to the ICU because of respiratory problems and the lack of oxygen. […]
KATHMANDU : Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) will remain open in the Kathmandu Valley during the prohibitory orders imposed from Thursday. Issuing a press release, Nepal Bankers’ Association said that all branches of the banks and financial institutions will remain open during the period of prohibition. Although the branches of banks and financial institutions are […]
JHAPA : Three journalists and one Province Assembly Member from Jhapa have tested positive for coronavirus. Chairman of Federation of Nepali Journalists Jhapa Yekraj Giri confirmed that journalists Pushpa Baral, Narendra Dhakal and Bir Bahadur Darnal are infected with the virus. Likewise, Province Assembly Member Gopal Chandra Budhathoki also tested positive for the virus. All […]
BIRGUNJ : Two coronavirus-infected people died in course of treatment at Narayani Hospital, Birgunj, early Wednesday morning. Suffering from pneumonia and respiratory problem, a 43-year-old man from Dangaha-4 in Sarlahi district and a woman, 43, of Shrawan Municipality-7 in Bara district died of the coronavirus, said COVID Coordinator at the Hospital, Dr Saroj Roshan Das. […]
MORANG : Two people from Jhapa and Morang, who were infected with the COVID-19, died on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment in Biratnagar. According to Nobel Teaching Hospital, patients from Katahari Rural Municipality of Morang and Jhapa Rural Municipality of Jhapa died on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. A 45-year-old man of […]
KATHMANDU: The CPN (Maoist Center) has announced new provisions to ensure representation of at least 35 percent women members in all the committees of the party including the central committee. A meeting of the party’s Standing Committe held on Tuesday endorsed an interim party statute that makes it mandatory to ensure 35 percent women, 20 […]