गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Government to provide Rs 200,000 per each quake dead as immediate relief Nepal Government to provide Rs 200,000 per each quake dead as immediate relief KathmanduPati November 05, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – The government has made a decision to provide Rs 200,000 per person who died due to the earthquake that struck Jajarkot on Friday night. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Singha Durbar this morning took a decision to this effect, said government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma. She said this assistance is the first phase immediate relief. Similarly, she said the Cabinet paid tribute to the deceased persons and decided to expedite the rescue and relief works and to provide free medical treatment to those injured in the earthquake. One hundred and fifty-seven people lost their lives in Jajarkot and Rukum West districts as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Jajarkot hit the districts. Write your comments RELATED NEWS All will be brought on board to conduct NC general… Twelve houses gutted in fire in Nawalparasi Dissemination of misleading contents doesn’t serve FoE spirit: Minister Timilsina RSP to hold district convention from April 28 Home Ministry issues nine-point directive for administrative reforms Government focuses on good governance, prosperity: Minister Khanal Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested3 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident4 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights5 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election6 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case