Dashain festivities begin in Kathmandu (Photos)
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October 2020
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 148,509 Recovery: 102,820 Death: 812
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,350,152 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 15,255 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
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367 rape cases in last six months in Nepal, 77 percent of survivors are minors
Nepal recorded as many as 1,673 gender based violence perpetrated on women and children in the past six months, according to a report published by Women’s Rehabilitation Center, Nepal (WOREC). Gender based violence comprise of domestic violence, social violence, rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, murder, suicide, and human trafficking, among other things. As per a
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Record number of COVID-19 infections, deaths logged in a single day
On Wednesday, Nepal recorded the highest rate of COVID-19 infection at 28.54 percent and the highest number of single-day deaths i.e. 31. Though the Health Ministry reported 26 COVID deaths during the daytime, an additional five people had lost their lives to the virus by midnight Wednesday. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division
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NEB publishes Grade XII exam schedule
The National Examination Board (NEB), after getting a go-ahead from the government to conduct examinations of Grade XII, has finally published the schedule for the test to be held from November 24 to December 1. According to the improvised protocol of NEB, examinees are allowed to take the test in their home centers (respective colleges).
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Magar community fears extinction of mother tongue
Gopimaya Magar, 81, is the eldest family member with six sons and two daughters at a village called Majhuwa of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality, Dhankuta. Having survived to see her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, octogenarian Magar is happy with her life. The only thing she regrets is the loss of mother tongue in her family.
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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 144,872 Recovery: 99,605 Death: 791
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,334,897 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 20,118 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
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Preparation underway to conduct Grade XII exam after Chhat festival
The National Examination Board (NEB) has decided to conduct Grade XII examination in home centers (respective colleges) across the country, where students will have to be physically present to take the test, after Chhat festival. Member Secretary of NEB, Durga Prasad Aryal, informed that the approval of improvised written examination and publishing the examination schedule
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Chand-led CPN outfit unveils protest programs against government
The Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal, which the government has termed an illegal outfit, today made public its protest programs against the government. Stating that the government had decided to make the citizens pay for their COVID-19 tests and treatments, blatantly ignored public health concerns, and indulged in corruption through abuse of
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National Human Rights Commission calls on govt to ensure citizens’ right to healthcare
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nepal Government to protect its citizens’ right to life and healthcare. Taking a serious note of the government’s decision to deny free medical treatment to COVID-19 patients and make concerned families responsible for managing the dead bodies of their members who succumbed to the virus, the
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