Newly elected President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chandra Prasad Dhakal, has assumed office at the FNCCI central office in Teku, Kathmandu today. After assuming office, President Dhakal pledged to work for the welfare of small businesspersons.
Chitwan reports a death from COVID-19 on Saturday. According to the Health Office Chitwan, the deceased is a 64-year-old male of Bharatpur metropolis-10. Office Chief Durga Chapagain said he was under medical treatment for pneumonia and was found infected with COVID-19 on April 13.
Domestic flights have been generally affected due to adverse weather. Flights to Pokhara, Bharatpur, Tumlingtar among the destinations were hampered due to poor visibility, the Tribhuvan International Airport Office said.
Air pollution has swelled throughout the country due to the wildfires taking place at various places since some days. The Department of Environment said atmospheric pollution has increased across the country including in the Kathmandu Valley due to the bush fires, leading to unhealthy air in Nepal since some days.
A 73-year-old woman from Kanchanpur who was infected with corona virus died during treatment at the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi.
People's representatives of Ambukhaireni rural municipality have started enrolling their children in public schools. The municipal executive decided that the children of the people's representatives should be educated in public schools from the new academic session.
A member of the royal family of Qatar, Sheikha Asma Al Thani, has successfully climbed mountain Annapurna I. She reached the summit of the 8,091 meters high Annapurna I at 4:00 pm on Saturday.
A youth from Kalagaon in Dogdakedar rural municipality-8 has been found murdered. Basudev Joshi,37, was found murdered near his house at 8:00 pm on Saturday, Baitadi Police Spokesperson Police Inspector Yogesh Khatri said.
Various tourism promotion programs have been organized in the Ne-Pemachal valley near the base camp of the Jugal mountain.
The Mahadev Secondary School building located in Raghuganga Rural Municipality-1 of Myagdi has been reconstructed. The school building had become dilapidated following the 2015 earthquake.
The federal parliament secretariat has decided to study the action taken against lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha by his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Nepali Congress (NC) central member Dr Shekhar Koirala called for all leaders and cadres of the party to remain united in the current situation.
Bode area of Madhyapurthimi Municipality in Bhaktapur district was crowded with people to see the Bisket Jatra, which is observed every year on Baisakh 2.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and top leaders of the ruling alliance held a discussion on Cabinet expansion on Saturday.
64 new cases (RT-PCR and antigen tests combined) of COVID-19 have been confirmed on Saturday while 45 people recovered from the disease.