KATHMANDU, Feb. 28 -- The government has declared the local units hit by the earthquake on November 3, 2023 as crisis-affected zones. The quake has its epicenter in Jajarkot district.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday took a decision to declare the quake-battered sites as the crisis-affected zone, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma shared on Tuesday by organizing a news conference at the ministry.

Likewise, the Cabinet meeting decided to provide Rs 1 million in financial assistance to the family of Jay Shankar Sah of Barhathawa Municipality-6 in Sarlahi district. Sah was killed in police firing following a demonstration over the upgradation of primary health center to the province hosp...