गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ NC international branch provides Rs 2.1 million to COVID-19 infected people Politics NC international branch provides Rs 2.1 million to COVID-19 infected people KathmanduPati June 01, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Nepali Congress, Central Policy, Research and Training Academy’s international branch has started collecting relief and distributing it in aid of the coronavirus infected people in the needy districts in the country. It is decided that the assistance would be provided to the needy people in Dhanusha, Baglung and Dadeldhura districts through the NC Central Office. Branch’s Japan coordinator Dr Balaram Shrestha said the information on the type of assistance to be distributed in these districts and its modality would be given soon. According to him, Rs 210 thousand collected in japan has already been remitted to these districts. More assistance worth Rs 200 thousand has been pledged from Japan. Shrestha said Rs 1.8 million has been collected from the Academy’s branches in other countries. So, the total assistance on behalf of the Academy’s international branch would be Rs 2.1 million so far. Each of the three districts would be given Rs 700 thousand. The assistance would be used in purchasing the medical goods needed by the COVID-19 patients in critical condition in the three districts, it is stated. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Trump republicans face tough midterms with 100 days left International rights bodies warn Nepal against political interference in Supreme… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING 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 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun