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Nepal not to charge any fee on tourist visa

Nepal's Department of Immigration (DoI) has decided not to charge any late fee or visa renewal fee while extending tourist visas

Israel provides medical supplies to Nepal

Ambassador of Israel to Nepal Benny Omer today handed over medical supplies to the Minister of Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal to support Nepal’s fight to contain COVID-19

Government offices resume service in two shifts

Nepal's government offices have started operating in two shifts from today in line with the June 10 decision of the Council of Ministers

Nepal runs out of excuses to address war crimes

On 27 April, a major roadblock impeding the overdue delivery of transitional justice was cleared as five justices of the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a government petition to recommend amnesty for those accused of war crimes during the 1996-2006 conflict

Nepal parliament unanimously endorses second amendment incorporating disputed territory

Nepal's House of Representatives (HoR) has unanimously passed the government’s Constitution (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2077

Nepal sees highest single day spike on Monday as coronavirus tally speeds past 6,000

The Ministry of Health and Population has reported 451 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Monday. With this, the nationwide tally of COVID-19 stands at 6,211

Civil Aviation Authority suspends domestic, international flights further

The Nepalese government has further extended the suspension period for all domestic and international flights

Nepal extends flight suspension till July 5

Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said the suspension period of all domestic and international commercial passenger flights has been extended till July 5

Police fire tear gas, shots to control quarantined people in Nepal town

Police fired 14 rounds of tear gas and two rounds of bullets in the air this afternoon after quarantined people attacked police for preventing them to meet their kin in Rautahat’s Rajpur Municipality

Over 10,000 people repatriated during lockdown

More than 10,000 people stranded in the country due to travel restrictions have been repatriated during the lockdown

The high cost of returning to Nepal

Fourteen of the 324 Nepali women who were repatriated by air from Kuwait on Thursday were forced off the bus because they did not have the cash to pay the Rs1,000 fare from their holding centre in Bhaktapur to Province 1

Anti-government protests spread

Around 200 young people gathered at Pushpalal Park in Butwal on Friday as Nepal’s youth-led anti-government protests spread to cities outside the capital

Highest single day cases recorded on Friday, Covid-19 tally shoots past 5,000

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has reported 448 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Friday. With this, the nationwide tally of COVID-19 stands at 5,062

Nepal reports high COVID-19 cases among younger age groups

The Nepal government has reported a substantially high number of COVID-19 cases among people aged between 21 and 30 years, according to official data

Nepal relaxes lockdown for most economic activities

The Nepal government has decided to relax the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in a phase-wise manner, allowing most of the economic activities to operate by following certain health protocol including social distancing measures, a Minister said