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All lawmakers being tested for COVID-19 today (with photos)
All lawmakers being tested for COVID-19 today (with photos)
KATHMANDU, May 7: Just a day before the budget session of the federal parliament begins, sample tests of all the lawmakers of both the houses for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being carried out on Thursday.
May 07, 2020
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NRNA urges government to form mechanism to rescue Nepalis stranded abroad
NRNA urges government to form mechanism to rescue Nepalis st...
KATHMANDU, May 7: The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) Middle-east Committee has suggested to the government to bring home the Nepali citizens stranded in foreign lands on a priority basis.
May 07, 2020
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All transit points closed in Kavrepalanchowk
All transit points closed in Kavrepalanchowk
KAVRE, May 7: All the transit points to Kavrepalanchowk district have been closed from today in view of the growing risk of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 07, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Britain's COVID-19 death toll rises to 30,076
Britain's COVID-19 death toll rises to 30,076
LONDON, May 7: Britain’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by 649 to 30,076, according to figures announced on Wednesday by government minister Robert Jenrick.
May 07, 2020
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PM Oli calls for lighting lamps today (with video)
PM Oli calls for lighting lamps today (with video)
KATHMANDU, May 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appealed to all to light lamps today evening on the occasion of the 2564th Buddha Jayanti or the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautam, the apostle of world peace.
May 07, 2020
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Buddha Jayanti today
Buddha Jayanti today
KATHMANDU, May 7: The 2564th Buddha Jayanti is being observed today, recalling the contribution of Siddhartha Gautam to the establishment of world peace. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Baishakh of the Lunar calendar every year.
May 07, 2020
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The path shown by Buddha is worth emulating by all: Vice President
The path shown by Buddha is worth emulating by all: Vice Pre...
KATHMANDU, May 7: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said the path of righteousness shown by the pioneer of truth, non-violence, and good conduct, Gautam Buddha, is always worthy of emulation and internalization by us all.
May 07, 2020
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Nepal Airlines flight bringing medical supplies from China today
Nepal Airlines flight bringing medical supplies from China t...
KATHMANDU, May 7: A Nepal Airlines charter flight is arriving in Kathmandu today, carrying medical supplies from Beijing.
May 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
The government decides to move ahead with development works despite lockdown
The government decides to move ahead with development works...
KATHMANDU, May 7: The government has decided to continue with the development construction works although it has extended the lockdown till May 18 to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
May 07, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
United States' Khalilzad to meet Taliban in Qatar, visit India, Pakistan
United States' Khalilzad to meet Taliban in Qatar, visit Ind...
WASHINGTON, May 7: The U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan is on a mission to press Taliban negotiators in Doha and officials in India and Pakistan to support reduced violence, speeding up intra-Afghan peace talks and cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said on Wednesday.
May 07, 2020