ECONOMY

Veg prices escalate in Bhaktapur amid lockdown

Veg prices escalate in Bhaktapur amid lockdown

BHAKTAPUR, March 30: Retailers of Bhaktapur have been found charging an exorbitant price for fresh vegetables amid lockd...

BHAKTAPUR, March 30: Retailers of Bhaktapur have been found charging an exorbitant price for fresh vegetables amid lockd...

Mar 30, 2020

SOCIETY

After Dharan, other cities too to begin coronavirus testing

After Dharan, other cities too to begin coronavirus testing

KATHMANDU, March 30: Lab tests for the coronavirus are to begin in the provinces too. A day after BP Koirala Institute o...

KATHMANDU, March 30: Lab tests for the coronavirus are to begin in the provinces too. A day after BP Koirala Institute o...

Mar 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Medical suppliers accuse Health Ministry of bypassing competitive bidding process to favor certain business group

Medical suppliers accuse Health Ministry of bypassing competitive bidding process to favor certain business group

KATHMANDU, March 30: Although officials at Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) claimed that they decided to procure...

KATHMANDU, March 30: Although officials at Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) claimed that they decided to procure...

Mar 30, 2020

Editorial

Smells fishy

Smells fishy

Every country around the world is struggling to provide medical tools to health professionals to treat patients infected...

Every country around the world is struggling to provide medical tools to health professionals to treat patients infected...

Mar 30, 2020

OPINION

Waging War on COVID-19

Waging War on COVID-19

HONG KONG – The world is at war. The enemy is resilient, ruthless, and unpredictable, with no regard for race, nationali...

HONG KONG – The world is at war. The enemy is resilient, ruthless, and unpredictable, with no regard for race, nationali...

Mar 30, 2020

OPINION

COVID-19 and New World Order

COVID-19 and New World Order

My maternal grandfather who is 96 never misses to talk about the Second World War whenever I go and visit him. Elaborate...

My maternal grandfather who is 96 never misses to talk about the Second World War whenever I go and visit him. Elaborate...

Mar 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Govt to take strict action against hospitals not attending to patients

Govt to take strict action against hospitals not attending to patients

KATHMANDU, March 30: After several news reports emerged that patients with coronavirus-like symptoms were not attended b...

KATHMANDU, March 30: After several news reports emerged that patients with coronavirus-like symptoms were not attended b...

Mar 30, 2020

ECONOMY

Govt announces economic relief measures to support poor, businesses hit by Covid-19

Govt announces economic relief measures to support poor, businesses hit by Covid-19

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has come up with a relief measures that aims to extend support to poor and vulnerabl...

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has come up with a relief measures that aims to extend support to poor and vulnerabl...

Mar 30, 2020

WORLD

New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

NEW YORK, March 30: New York state’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a mo...

NEW YORK, March 30: New York state’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a mo...

Mar 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Govt extends lockdown by a week, borders to remain sealed

Govt extends lockdown by a week, borders to remain sealed

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown for the second week until next Tuesday...

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown for the second week until next Tuesday...

Mar 30, 2020