गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Three close advisors of PM Oli test positive for coronavirus Nepal Three close advisors of PM Oli test positive for coronavirus Chief political advisor Bishnu Rimal, foreign affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai, press advisor Surya Thapa and personal aide Indra Bhandari infected with coronavirus KathmanduPati October 03, 2020 KATHMANDU : Three closest advisors as well as a personal aide of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Oli’s chief political advisor Bishnu Rimal, press advisor Surya Thapa, foreign affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai the Rajan Bhattarai and personal aide Indra Bhandari have contracted coronavirus. In their separate Facebook posts today, they have announced that they tested positive for Covid-19. While they have come publicly to announce about the infection, more members at the Prime Minister’s official residence Baluwatar have also reportedly tested positive. All of these are considered to be close and remain around the Prime Minister. However, it is not immediately clear whether PM Oli has undergone a test for coronavirus after his close advisors contracted Covid-19. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Foreign currencies amounting to Rs 250 million confiscated Newly-appointed IGP assumes office One held with more than Rs 200 million from Jhor… Partial impact of westerly wind in country’s weather Efforts on to douse fire at Gorakhnath community forest in… Five hydel projects agree to address local people’s demands Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Five hand sanitizers manufacturers using hazardous chemical to face action Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 Interview with Nepal’s first female paragliding pilot on World Tourism Day Education in crisis