Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, led a team to the quake site to guide the rescue and relief efforts.
Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has said the government has a plan of upgrading the Sahid Dashrath Health Science Academy as the centre of medical education.
A water bird census was conducted at Aalital lake and its vicinity in Aalital Rural Municipality-3, Dadeldhura.
The earthquake measuring with its epicentre at Dinggye County of Xizang Autonomous Region, China also shook the eastern region of Nepal including the federal capital, Kathmandu. The 6.8-magnitude-earthquake occurred at 6.50 am today.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has made the possible efforts to upgrade the sports sector.
The central committee meeting of the ruling party CPN (UML) is underway.
This year, fewer aquatic birds and species have been recorded in the wetlands around the Narayani and Rapti rivers along the Chitwan National Park (CNP).
Works on extension of the petroleum pipeline from Amlekhgunj of Bara up to Lothar of Chitwan would be pursued soon.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has presented prizes to medal winning players, coaches and managers of the SAFF Women Football Championship, Asian Karate Championship and CAVA Beach Volleyball Championship.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has raided a call centre at Satdobato in Lalitpur and arrested 53 persons including two Indian nationals on the charge of operating online gambling.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silber Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 152, 000(11.66 grams) in the domestic market today.
The government agencies in Solukhumbu district have been mobilized for collecting information on impact of the earthquake in the district.
he water birds, Red-wattled lapwings (Chakhewa) and Common Teal (Jalewa) have been spotted at the Narayani River flowing through Nawalpur and Chitwan. The waterbird census started on January 7 this year in Chitwan.
The number of people that died in an earthquake measuring 7.0 in Richter scale with its epicentre at Dinggye County of Tibet, China, that occurred at 6:50 am have reached 36.
Srong tremors have been felt in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality area and district of Solukhumbu due to the earthquake measuring 7.0 in the Richter scale with its epicenter at Dinggye County of Tibet, China, that occurred at 6:50 AM on Tuesday.