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SC orders govt to suspend flights from COVID-19 affected countries

2 March 2020. Kathmandu Supreme Court issued an interim order to the government to suspend flights to and from the corona virus-affected countries, including China, South Korea, Japan among others

Vice president Pun visits Baluwatar, wishes PM good health

2 March 2020, Kathmandu Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun visited Prime Minister Oli at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Monday. Vice president Pun visited Baluwatar in order to

Probe committee formed to investigate the incident involving shoe attack on Dahal

2 March 2020, Kathmandu A probe committee has been formed in order to investigate the incident involving the shoe attack aimed at the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chairman Pushpa

Indian PM Modi wishes PM Oli for successful surgery

2 March 2020, Kathmandu India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished his counterpart Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. PM Oli is undergoing his second kidney

Samiksha Sangraula of Jhapa donating kidney to PM Oli

2 March 2020, Kathmandu Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is undergoing a second kidney transplantation on Wednesday. PM oli is getting admitted to TUTH (Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital) at Maharajgunj

All 18 crew members involved in evacuation from Wuhan tested negative

1 March 2020, Kathmandu The second test results of the 18 crew members of the Nepal Airlines involved in the evacuation of 175 Nepali nationals from Wuhan of China have

Two Nepalis returning from China, South Korea kept for quarantine

1 March 2020, Kathmandu Two Nepalis have been quarantined in an isolation ward returning from China and South Korea. They are kept at the Teku-based Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease.

Lawmaker demands end to social anomalies

1 March 2020, Kathmandu Lawmaker Binda Pandey has demanded the government to make strict measures by launching a campaign that would fight against malpractices such as acid attack, witchcraft, dowry, and

SP lawmaker urges govt to withdraw infrastructure development tax

1 March 2020, Kathmandu Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker urges government to withdraw infrastructure development tax. SP lawmaker Sarita Giri has warned that her party would obstruct the House of Representatives

Official guidelines for Tootle, Pathao service still awaited

1 March 2020, Kathmandu Official guidelines for the operation of transport service run by the private sector are yet to be issued. The users of Tootle and Pathao’s ride-sharing service