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Kathmandu: The nationwide lock-down due to Covid-19 has crossed 71 days. And the international flights are suspended for the last 75 days. Most of the stranded tourists in Nepal have been evacuated and flown back to their respective countries via special chartered planes during lock-down period. However, few tourists are…

Kathmandu:  The Construction of International Buddhist Meditation Center has resumed after it was halted for a some time amid Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said the construction works were resumed by adopting essential precautionary measures. The International Buddhist Meditation Center underway at Lord Buddha’s birth…

Kathmandu:The world witnessed Covid-19 induced deaths up to 378,359  and infected cases as many as 6.3 million with 2.9 million recoveries as of now according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil continues to report the second highest infected cases followed by Russia and UK. The death toll in the US due…

Kathmandu:Nepal has witnessed a sudden spark of Covid-19 cases despite over 60 days lock-down imposed across the nation. The number of active cases of Coronavirus soared to as many as 2099 on Tuesday and surpassed the mark of 2000 after 288 new cases were confirmed from across the country according…

-Narayan Neupane Kathmandu: The government has formulated a 26-point special action plan to ease the Nepali nationals who want to return home due to critical situation stemming from the global pandemic of coronavirus. The Council of Ministers meeting on 25 May had approved the action plan. The action plan contains…

Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has made three chartered flights to Hong Kong on Monday night. A total of 582 passengers returned Hong Kong through two narrow body and one wide-body aircrafts of NAC. Of them, some are Hong Kong citizens and most of them are Nepali people residing there.…

Kami Rita Sherpa Kathmandu: For almost three months I have confined myself to my home. Few days ago, our settlement area of Tenzing Chwok of Kapan in Kathmandu was sealed after coronavirus case was found here. Some people have now started to move here and there during the lockdown. But…

Kathmandu: As of now the worldwide virus deaths has jumped to 374,452  and infected cases as many as 6.2 million with 2.8 million recoveries according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil continues to report the second highest infected cases followed by Russia and UK. The death toll in the US due…

Kathmandu: Covid-19 cases in Nepal shows an increasing trend with 239 new cases detected on Monday afternoon and total confirmed cases amounting to 1811 according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Those infected persons include 41 from Dailekh, 40 from Kapilvastu, 38 from Sarlahi, 19 from Jumla, 18 from…

C.B. Adhikari Kathmandu: The only Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in the country is ready to make flights by maintaining social distance.TIA was closed for two months after Covid -19 posed a risk. TIA’s runway has been extended by 300 meters to operate domestic and international flights by maintaining social distance…