Govts in South Asia must take urgent action to combat COVID-19 surge across region: Amnesty Intl

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 13:  Governments across South Asia must immediately address healthcare shortages and urgently strengthen their healthcare systems to respond to the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the region,...

Remdesivir medicine available from Aayan Healthcare

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 13: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged the needy ones to receive Remdesivir medicines required for the treatment of COVID-19 patients from the designated persons.  ...

China-made vaccine inoculation to resume resume May 16

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 12: Vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease, which was put off citing large crowds at the vaccine centers, is all set to resume effective from May 16.  ...

Hospitals in Bhaktapur grappling without oxygen

3 years ago

  BHAKTAPUR, May 12: Various hospitals in Bhaktapur district are struggling to save lives of Covid-19 patients without oxygen. In many cases, Covid-19 patients need oxygen support in treatment...

FNCMEA provides filled oxygen cylinders to Dhading hospital

3 years ago

DHADING, May 12: The Federation of Nepalese Crusher and Mines Entrepreneurs’ Association (FNCMEA) have jointly provided 47 filled oxygen cylindered to be returned later to the temporary Covid-19 hospital...

Two killed in road accident

3 years ago

BAGLUNG, May 12: Two persons were killed and one other was injured when a Dhorpatan-bound taxi (Dha 1 Ja 528) met with an accident at Pyangkhola in Dhorpatan Municipality-5...

NBSM donates oxygen cylinders

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 12: The Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology (NBSM) has donated filled oxygen cylinders to Birendra Military Hospital in Chhauni and Balaju oxygen industry (three to hospital,...

CAAN asks not to charge high fare in name of emergency flight

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 11: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said that its serious attention was drawn towards the news disseminated by different media outlets regarding the high...

Prohibitory order imposed in Rasuwa for a week

3 years ago

RASUWA, May 11: A prohibitory order has been imposed in Rasuwa district to prevent the further spread of corona virus infection.  Issuing a notice, the District Administration Office...

Nepali Embassy in Japan forms Covid-19 Response Committee

3 years ago

  GANESH KHANIYA (TOKYO), May 11: The Nepali Embassy in Japan has formed a Covid-19 Response Committee to provide support to Nepal in its effort to prevent and control...

Chandragiri Municipality to run 100-bed isolation centre from May 15

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 11: The Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu district is going to run an isolation centre from May 15 at a community hospital in its ward no 8. ...

Valley DAOs preparing to extend prohibitory orders by 15 days

3 years ago

Valley districts have 39,463 active corona cases KATHMANDU, May 11: Local administrations of the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley --- Kathmandu, B ...

Oxygen bank established in Pokhara

3 years ago

KASKI, May 10: An oxygen bank has been established in Pokhara to cope with the potential crisis of life-saving gas here amidst the rising cases of Covid-19.  Pokhara-based...

Installation of oxygen plant delayed

3 years ago

JAJARKOT, May 10: An oxygen plant that was brought by the Health Service Office, Dolpa two weeks ago is yet to be installed.  Office officiating Chief Amar Singh...

SEE, grade 12 board exams postponed sine die

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 10: The National Examination Board (NEB) has decided to postpone the board examinations of grade 10 -- Secondary Education Examination-- and grade 12.   A ...