KATHMANDU, April 7 | Amid concerns over Prime Minister K P Oli's silence over the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, he is scheduled to address the nation at 11 am on Tuesday. Surya Thapa, his press advisor, said that PM Oli is scheduled to address at 11 am through state-owned Nepal Television. Prime Minister Oli also informed about his plan to address the nation at the cabinet meeting on Monday. According to sources, the prime minister is expected to announce relief packages for the people most affected by the lockdown and inform about the government's efforts at थप यता
KATHMANDU, April 6 | The government has appointed Maha Prasad Adhikari as the 17th governor of Nepal Rastra Bank. A meeting of the cabinet on Monday decided to appoint Adhikari to the top central bank job. He is currently serving as the chief executive officer of Nepal Investment Board. His term was expiring in June 22 this year. Before joining the IBN, he served as the deputy governor of NRB. The incumbent deputy governor Chinta Mani Siwakoti and former former secretary Keshav Bhattarai were also in the fray to become the NRB थप यता
KATHMANDU, April 6 | The government has decided to extend nationwide lockdown until midnight April 15. A cabinet meeting held on Monday afternoon made the decision to this effect to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. This the second time the government extended the lockdown. The government had first enforced the week-long lockdown order from March 24. Amid rising coronavirus cases, the government on March 29 decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by another week, until April 7. As of Friday, the country has witnessed nine COVID-19 confirmed cases. Of them, 1 had recovered थप यता
KATHMANDU, April 6 | The nationwide lockdown will be extended at least by another week until midnight April 14, sources said. A cabinet meeting has been called at 2 PM today to make a decision to this effect to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. The government is extending the lockdown for a second time. "As per the recommendations made by High-Level Task Force and the Ministry of Health, the lockdown will be extended by another week," a source close to the Prime Minister told Republica Online. The source informed that the Sudur Paschim province government has also suggested थप यता
April 06, Kathmandu | The government has deployed 14-member teams of health professionals to conduct rapid laboratory tests in three districts — Kailali, Kanchanpur and Baglung. The team that underwent training on how to safely conduct rapid tests, will reach their destinations tomorrow evening and start conducting tests at quarantine centres tomorrow itself, said sources at the Ministry of Health and Population. Khem Bahadur Karki, adviser to the minister of health and population, told THT that test kits bought by Omni Group from China recently could also be used for rapid tests, along थप यता
