The government has announced to provide Rs 1 million as compensation to the families of six Dalit youths who were killed in an incident of caste-based violence in Chaurjahari Municipality-8, Soti of Rukum (West). Along with the death of six Dalit youths, several others were left severely injured in the incident. Monday’s meeting of the […]
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 473,179 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 10,481 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 24,432 Recovery: 16,728 Death: 91 Read Post »
NAIROBI/GAROWE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Somalia’s parliament has sparked outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting child and forced marriage. The east African nation has high rates of child marriage and violence against women, including rape and female genital mutilation (FGM). The United Nations says
Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages Read Post »
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people. President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine
Germany says Russian COVID-19 vaccine has not been sufficiently tested Read Post »
Residents of Ajaytodki village in Ward 2 of Gaumul Rural Municipality in Bajura are left without food and shelter as the village has been cut-off from the rest of the country for the past two days. A total 20 families comprising 90 people reside in the village. Road network to the district headquarters Martadi has
Bajura village cut off from rest of Nepal as swollen river sweeps away bailey bridge Read Post »
The Kaski District Court has remanded SSP Rajendra Prasad Adhikari of Armed Police Force to judicial custody on the charge of rape. A single bench of district judge Dipak Kumar Kharel issued the remand order on Tuesday after hearing on the case on Sunday and Monday. The district attorney’s office has registered a charge sheet
SSP Adhikari remanded to judicial custody on rape charge Read Post »
WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first COVID-19 cases in more than three months were imported by freight, as the country plunged back into lockdown on Wednesday. The discovery of four infected family members in Auckland led Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to swiftly reimpose tight restrictions on
New Zealand records first virus case in 102 days, enforces lockdown again Read Post »
Nestled amid the Himalayas is a quaint locale for travelers to flock to. World renowned for its tea and for the iconic ‘toy train,’ it is also termed the Queen of Hills. Darjeeling is a brand in itself and one would typically associate it with magnificent vistas and crisp mountain air. Yet, this peaceful town
Darjeeling: The Untold Truth Read Post »
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 462,698 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 10,462 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 23,948 Recovery: 16,664 Death: 83 Read Post »
With an alarming surge in cases of coronavirus infection in Nepal, frontline health workers are at high risk of contracting the disease. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), the number of coronavirus-infected health workers has reached 260 as of Monday. According to Krishna Raj Pandey, statistics officer at EDCD, there might be
As COVID-19 spreads among frontline health workers, they are deprived of risk allowance Read Post »
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