गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Special ∕ Alertness at Birgunj check point after Covid menace in neighbouring country Special Alertness at Birgunj check point after Covid menace in neighbouring country KathmanduPati June 03, 2025 KATHMANDU – The Birgunj check point is under close watch after the increasing cases of Covid infection in the neighbouring country, India. The people entering Nepal have been kept in surveillance. Brief health check up is conducted among the passengers of train entering Nepal. The meeting of Parsa district health crisis management committee held on May 29 had decided to make effective the health check up at border area in a bid to prevent spread of disease. Mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City, Rajesh Man Singh, inspected the health desk set up at border and directed the concerned officials to maintain further alertness. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal expands taxes across seven key economic sectors Heavy rain threat looms across Nepal amid monsoon Education, sports sector in government’s top priority: Education Minister Pokharel Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Foreign Minister Khanal Leaves for Four-Day Official Visit to China MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Public Relations for a Soldier Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court