गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ NC President Deuba urges to observe New Year in safe manner Politics NC President Deuba urges to observe New Year in safe manner KathmanduPati April 13, 2021 KATHMANDU – Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has appealed to all Nepalis at home and abroad to celebrate the New Year by maintaining health safety precautions given the growing risks of COVID-19. In a message issued here today, Deuba wished for health, happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepalis and urged to maintain physical distancing, wear masks compulsorily, wash hand and use sanitizers. Furthermore, the former Prime Minister has expressed his concern over the growing cases of coronavirus infection among the Nepalis at home and abroad and the increasing number of fatalities. He said the NC, as the major opposition party, had helped the government face the daunting challenge in Covid-19 response efforts in the first wave of pandemic. The country is witnessing second wave of Covid-19 pandemic with a new variant of coronavirus which is more contagious. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Huawei ICT Awards 2020 Grand Finale Concluded Former PM Bhattarai felicitates Indian taekwondo head coach Jaigadi