- Wednesday, 8 April 2026
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299 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours
In 1,670 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 180 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Saturday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in 119 people in 2,667 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
Fake health workers' terror in Kapilvastu
Bikash Bala has been operating a medical shop in Thunhiya, Shivaraj Municipality-11, Kaplivastu for a decade as a health worker despite being underqualified for it.
No politics in social organization: NA Chairman Timilsina
The NA Chairman viewed that social, and community organisations such as the Bihadi Sewa Samaj are meant for strengthening emotional unity among people from different walks of life. Therefore, party politics should be avoided in such organization as it could affect unity.
Gandaki Province govt. allocates Rs 34.6 million for 9th National Games
Gandaki Province government has allocated Rs 34.6 million budget for the ninth National Games scheduled to be held in Gandaki Province from October 14-20.
President Bhandari inquires about Giri's health
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today took stock of the health condition of Nepali Congress leader Pradeep Giri, who is undergoing treatment at Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur. The President reached the hospital at 11:00 am today.
Sports infrastructure still a matter of concern
Preparations for the 9th national games scheduled to be held from coming October 14 to 20 are underway. However, infrastructure for some of the events is still a matter of concern more than three years since the tournament was decided to be held in Gandaki province.
Ten dead in Somali hotel attack - reports
Security officials say 10 people have been killed after al-Shabab militants stormed a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel before entering the building and opening fire.
Senior NC leader Paudel pledges development of Tanahun
Senior leader of Nepali Congress Ramchandra Paudel has pledged to work for the development of his home district, Tanahun.
Father and son electrocuted in an accident
Parshuram Kalwar, 40, and his 25-year-old son Bablu Kalwar, residents of sub-metropolitan city-17, died in an accident that happened while charging an e-rickshaw, according to District Police Office, Banke.
Ending Ambiguity In Foreign Policy
The thymotic drive of Nepal, a drive for national independence and kernel of its sovereign identity in the world of nations, has given it strong resilience in a disorderly world of dynamic complexity. The paragon of its national pride has separated it from colonial traits of tutelage to any alliance and allowed scope for national-self-determination in the tradition set by Prithvi Narayan Shah and followed by Jung Bahadur Rana, King Mahendra and B.P. Koirala. They represented different points in time but adopted realism in foreign policy by maximising the state power, utilised all the available soft power of the society to defend it, managed the geopolitical spoilers and pursued the strategy of justice, progress and social peace.
Promote Public Toilets Nationwide
The history of public toilets in Nepal dates back to the period of King Pratap Malla when the first toilet was built at Hanumandhoka. After that, it took about 400 years for every household in Kathmandu to have a simple bathroom. From the beginning of civilisation, people started using a toilet to maintain health and hygiene, and protect themselves from various communicable diseases and foul smell. Toilets are regarded as the best tools in the public health management system.
42 buildings of health institutions constructed in five years
Altogether 42 buildings of health institutions have been constructed in four districts of the then Rapti zone in the last five years. These buildings were constructed under the integrated health infrastructure programme. After the construction of the buildings, it has been easier to provide efficient and quality health services to the public. The programme was implemented in Dang, Pyuthan, Rolpa and East Rukum districts from the fiscal year 2017/18.
Musahar family living in abject poverty
Musahar family living in Musahar Tole in Pachharwa, Shaheed Municipality-5, in Dhanusha, is facing a hard time due to abject poverty. Satrudhan Sada, 35, who is the head of the family, has failed to provide for his family because he is disabled by birth. Unable to build a house due to dire economic condition, the family has been living in a hut surrounded by plastics for the past seven years, locals said. “Living in a tent will be hard during the rainy season and cold waves. Rainwater leaks everywhere, and during winter, it’s unbearably cold,” Sada said.
Persistent drought leaves Terai farmers worried
A long period of drought has left farmers in Terai districts, including Sarlahi, worried about the bleak harvests. Due to the lack of irrigation, the rice plants have started drying up. As there is no rainfall, the farmers are irrigating their lands using diesel-powered pump sets, buying the fuel at a whopping cost. Rajendra Sah, a farmer of Chandranagar Rural Municipality-2, Babarganj, complained that he had to irrigate his paddy field by spending Rs. 173.50 per litre of diesel.
Tourists visiting Khumbu even in ‘off-season’
There has been an increase in the number of foreign tourists coming to the Everest region this ‘off-season.’ According to the office of the Sagarmatha National Park, more foreigners have come to the Khumbu area this year in the post-tourism month of August than previous years. Up until last year, the park would hardly see a couple of tourists a day this month. This year though, it has seeing around 14. Dwarika Achhami, chief of the Lukla office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), informed that the increase in the number of visitors had boosted air travel too. “Three flights are taking place every day,” Achhami said. “More than two dozen helicopter flights also take place daily.”
