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Jumla villagers show exemplary unity against COVID-19
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:46 AM NPT By: Republica
JUMLA, April 4: Seven people who had gone to Dhipu village of Tila Rural Municipality – 9 to buy fodder for their cattle two days ago returned empty-handed. The locals did not allow them to enter the village. As the novel coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc in the whole world, everyone is alarmed, according to Sarki Bahadur Bohora, a civil society leader in the village.
SC orders govt to submit details of medical institutions ignoring Covid-19 care
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government authorities to submit the details of the medical institutions refusing medical services to suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Govt urges public to fill correct info in COVID-19 app
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:33 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday urged the public to fill correct information about themselves in a newly-launched mobile application on COVID-19, after finding that the information – addresses, phone numbers, names – entered by many people were incorrect.
Under fire over expressway consultancy process, Army changes letter's subject
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:14 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: In what appears to be an admission of a mistake in the process of picking a South Korean joint venture firm as consultant for the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track (Expressway) project, the Nepal Army has corrected its previous letter to the firm as 'Letter of Information'. The letter sent earlier to the firm was a "Letter of Intent'.
Panic spikes as PM's IT guru Ali has access to people's private data
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:10 AM NPT By: Sunil Sapkota
KATHMANDU, April 4: ExtensoData, the prime minister's IT consultant Asgar Ali's data company, has many senior government officials worried over 'possible misuse of government data'. ExtensoData, established in 2018, is one of many subsidiaries of F1Soft International, where Ali is vice president. It has been previously reported in media that Ali has been accessing people's vital data since long back.The recent incident of his alleged involvement in the unauthorized removal of a news story from Kathmandupress.com has raised eyebrows.
Govt does U-turn to let INGOs hand out medical supplies, food, cash directly
Published On: April 4, 2020 08:00 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, April 4: After International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs) working in Nepal snubbed a call for financial contributions to its COVID-19 pandemic response fund, the government has decided to allow them to distribute relief materials or medical equipment directly-- a move that goes against its own earlier decision.
AI-Nepal urges govt to protect migrant workers and marginalized
Published On: April 4, 2020 06:15 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: Amnesty International Nepal has urged the government to ensure that basic needs of migrant workers, daily wagers, refugees and people living in poverty are ensured while implementing measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Govt decision to let army procure medical supplies stirs controversy
Published On: April 4, 2020 06:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: Nepal Army (NA) has been dragged into a controversy again. It is not because of the national army's own doings, though.
Police rescue 21 Indonesians after protests amid COVID-19 fears
Published On: April 4, 2020 05:13 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 4: Police have rescued 21 Indonesian Muslim pilgrims after locals protested over suspicions of coronavirus infection wherever they were taken for food and shelter.
Australian PM Morrison advises foreign students to leave his country, thousands of Nepali students likely to be affected
Published On: April 3, 2020 10:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 3: Thousands of Nepali students in Australia are likely to be affected as the country's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday suggested the internationals students to go back to their home countries if they are unable to stay there owing to the worsening situation amid novel coronavirus outbreak.
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