Nepal’s Health Insurance Board has temporarily removed co-payment and capping requirements in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading to ease access to treatment after severe flood damage.
The government has amended its concessional interest-subsidy procedure to provide subsidised self-employment loans to families of Gen-Z movement martyrs and people injured in the movement.
The government and the Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Against Farmers and Workers Movement Nepal have reached a seven-point agreement aimed at addressing borrower grievances, debt-related disputes and alleged abusive recovery practices.
Nepal’s Home Ministry has urged authorities and the public to remain on high alert from September 30 to October 2 as forecasts indicate heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of the country.
A proposed amendment to three Nepal laws would establish special rules for managing disaster victims’ remains, providing relief to families of missing persons and registering deaths when victims cannot be found.
The newly established Department of Drug Administration under the Ministry of Home Affairs has started operating from Singhadurbar, taking over functions previously handled by the ministry’s Drug Control Section.
Eligible Nepali IT professionals have been invited to apply for the Executive Director post at the Software Development and Operation Center, with applicants required to have a master’s degree and extensive senior-level experience.