October 2020

COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 132,246 Recovery: 92,166 Death: 739

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: 1,283,354 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 14,875 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj, […]

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China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases

SHANGHAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – China’s top legislative body passed a new biosecurity law aimed at preventing and managing infectious diseases, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Saturday. The National People’s Congress Standing Committee voted to adopt the law on Saturday, according to Xinhua, and it would come into effect on April 15, 2021.

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When PM said “no one will be hungry and no one will die of hunger”, maybe he meant only his aides

With the national economy taking a hit due to COVID-19, federal lawmakers have received Dashain allowance equal to one month’s salary i.e. Rs 64,070. The government also decided to provide festival allowance to members of office bearers’ private secretariat and also lawmakers’ private aides who have served for six months. The government, meanwhile, has barred

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Five dead, three injured in Udayapur jeep accident

As many as five people died and three others injured in an accident at Bhadaure along the Katari-Ghurmi road section in Udayapur district on Saturday night. The accident occurred when a passenger jeep en route to Manebhanjyang in Okhaldhunga district from Bhairahawa skidded off the road and fell about one kilometre downhill. The passengers had

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 126,137 Recovery: 88,040 Death: 715

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: 1,254,167 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 16,531 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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Dalit community stages protest against scathing violence towards the community

Protesting against the increasing cases of violence and murder against Dalit community members, the Dalit community of Saptari staged a demonstration in the district headquarters Rajbiraj yesterday. The initiative of the Joint Dalit Struggle Committee, Saptari was supported by hundreds of Dalit community leaders and members from even far-flung villages. The participants of the demonstration

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As Supreme Court issues order after order to protect fundamental human rights, government clearly doesn’t care

The world is reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought numerous otherwise overlooked issues to surface. The government of any country is expected to make extra efforts in easing people’s daily lives during times of crisis. Smooth coordination and communication is one of the key signs of a successful and efficient leadership. Though scores

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NHRC lists 268 human rights violators, including some bigwigs

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday published a list of 268 people who violated human rights. The report includes the list of violators based on the progress report of the recommendation made by NHRC in the past 20 years. According to Bed Bhattarai, spokesperson for the human rights body, those names were included

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China defends Tibet labour program, urges against overdoing religion

LHASA, China, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Top officials in Chinese-administered Tibet on Thursday defended a vocational training program that some critics have called coercive, and urged Tibetans not to “overdo” religion, during a briefing with foreign journalists on a rare visit to the region. The transfer program, which involves government-set quotas for labourers and includes

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 121,745 Recovery: 84,518 Death: 694

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: 1,237,636 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 16,598 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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