Nepal confirms three new COVID-19 cases

Kathmandu/IBNS: At a time when the world is witnessing a surge in the number of Coronavirus incidents, Nepal on Saturday confirmed three new COVID-19 cases.

Fight against COVID-19: Nepal Govt now says won't use rapid test kits purchased from China

Kathmandu/IBNS: Stating that the results obtained from them are unreliable, the Nepal government has said it would not use rapid test kits purchased from China to fight against COVID-19.

Nepal: Chinese defy COVID-19 lockdown, clash with locals in Lamjung

Lamjung/IBNS: Several Chinese construction workers in Nepal, who broke lockdown norms implemented by the government due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Himalayan nation, on Tuesday clashed with locals in Lamjung district after they were asked not to break rules bringing construction materials to the village, media reports said.

Nepal confirms 2nd positive case of COVID-19

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI:  After around two months when the first positive case of coronavirus was registered in Nepal, the country on Monday confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in a teenager.

Nepali gov't suspends visa-on arrivals for nationals of all countries

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The Nepali government has taken a number of measures including temporarily stopping all on-arrival-tourist visas and putting an end to all the spring mountaineering expeditions including that of Mount Qomolangma, a senior Nepali government official said.

71 Chinese workers who returned to Nepal quarantined at Pokhara Airport construction site

Pokhara/IBNS: Instead of showing health consciousness over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, China has sent 71 workers to the Pokhara Airport construction site in Nepal. All the workers have been quarantined.

Coronavirus: Nepali citizens evacuated from China, sent to quarantine at Bhaktapur

Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in the neighbouring nation, the Nepal government has evacuated 175 Nepalis people from Hubei Province of China, media reports said on Sunday.

Nepal govt likely to quarantine its evacuated citizens from China in Bhaktapur

Kathmandu/IBNS: The Nepal government on Wednesday said it might quarantine all those Nepali nationals who will be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan province of China to Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre in Bhaktapur, media reports said.

Nepal: Eight Indians found dead

Kathmandu/UNI: Eight Indians, including four children, died in Nepal on Tuesday.

7 remain missing as over 150 rescued following avalanche in Nepal

Kathmandu/Xinhua: Four South Koreans and three Nepalis remained missing since Friday following an avalanche in western Kaski district, as over 150 foreign tourists and Nepalis were rescued on Saturday from around the area, local officials and trekking agencies said.

Chinese envoy in Nepal asks people to follow and promote her on Twitter in lieu of movie tickets

Beijing/IBNS: In an unheard of social media diplomacy, the Chinese envoy in Nepal has offered people of the Himalayan nation to follow her on Twitter and retweet her posts  in exchange for movie tickets.

Nepal: Bus mishap leaves 30 hurt

Kathmandu/IBNS: A bus mishap in Nepal's Nawalparasi district has left 30 people hurt, media reports said on Saturday.

Nepal: Brazilian national arrested with cocaine from Tribhuvan International Airport

Kathmandu/IBNS:  The Narcotics Control Bureau with the support of Airport Customs Office in Nepal arrested a Brazilian national with 2.1 kilograms cocaine from capital city Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh President leaves for four-day official Nepal visit

Kathmandu/IBNS/UNI: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid will reach Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day official visit during which he will meet his Nepal counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari.

At Least 15 People Dead, 50 Injured as Bus Falls Into River in Nepal say reports

Moscow/Sputnik: A bus fell on Sunday in a river in central Nepal, leaving at least 15 people dead, 50 injured and three more missing, according to media reports.