POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Lockdown may be extended by a week
Lockdown may be extended by a week
KATHMANDU, March 28: After a fourth COVID-19 positive patient was diagnosed in Nepal on Friday the government is planning to extend the nationwide lockdown for another week, according to top government sources.
Mar 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
20% discount on electricity bill in offing
20% discount on electricity bill in offing
KATHMANDU, March 28: The government has set to provide 20% discount on the electricity bill to 3.8 million consumers who use less than 150 units of electricity per month.
Mar 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Induction stove an alternative for people during lockdown
Induction stove an alternative for people during lockdown
KATHMANDU, March 28: The Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL) has witnessed a surge in buyers for induction stoves as consumers face shortage of cooking gas in the market.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
307 foreigners flown out of Nepal
307 foreigners flown out of Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 28: A total of 307 foreigners nationals left here on a Qatar Airways aircraft on Friday.
Mar 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Drop in supply shoots up vegetable prices in the Valley
Drop in supply shoots up vegetable prices in the Valley
KATHMANDU, March 28: The prices of vegetables in the Kathmandu Valley have skyrocketed in the past few days, in the pretext of decreased supply with the ongoing nationwide lockdown.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
WASHINGTON, March 28: President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening...
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
People defying quarantine rules in Sudur Paschim
People defying quarantine rules in Sudur Paschim
DHANGADHI, March 28: Sudur Paschim Province is at a very high risk of a novel coronavirus outbreak since thousands of people who came back home from different parts of India in the last few weeks have largely defied the government order to stay at home quarantine. Due to the lack of proper monitorin...
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
'Medics at some private hospitals working without PPE'
'Medics at some private hospitals working without PPE'
KATHMANDU, March 28: Though private hospitals in Kathmandu have set up fever clinics to test suspected COVID-19 cases as directed by the government, medics are collecting swab samples and keeping the suspected cases in isolation without wearing personal protection equipment (PPE).
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Fourth COVID-19 case reported in Nepal
Fourth COVID-19 case reported in Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 27: COVID-19 cases climbed to 4 in Nepal after a person from Dhangadhi tested positive for coronavirus today, the Ministry of Health confirmed.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
25 hospitals designated as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19
25 hospitals designated as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19
Kathmandu, March 27: The government has designated 25 hospitals across the country (six in the Kathmandu Valley and 19 outside) as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19.
Mar 27, 2020