ECONOMY
Govt issues licenses to import 55,000 vials of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
Govt issues licenses to import 55,000 vials of Remdesivir to...
KATHMANDU, May 1: The government has permitted four companies to import 55,000 vials of Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
May 01, 2021
WORLD
Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for U.S. troop withdrawa...
DUBAI, May 1: Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present under President Joe Biden's orders, beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in 2020 with the Trump administration.
May 01, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal records highest single-day COVID-19 case spike of 5,763
Nepal records highest single-day COVID-19 case spike of 5,76...
KATHMANDU, May 1:Officials confirmed a total of 5,763 new coronavirus cases on Saturday. Of the cases confirmed, 5,706 were detected through 12,403 RT-PCR tests while 57 others through 566 antigen tests.
May 01, 2021
POLITICS
NC President Deuba demands COVID-19 relief for workers
NC President Deuba demands COVID-19 relief for workers
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepali Congress President (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has demanded that the government announce relief packages for the workers and small traders hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 01, 2021
POLITICS
US announces additional $8.5 million funding support to Nepal to fight against COVID-19 pa...
US announces additional $8.5 million funding support to Nepa...
KATHMANDU, May 1: The US government has announced to provide an additional $8.5 million in emergency response funding support to Nepal to combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 01, 2021
SOCIETY
Rem Bishwakarma elected general secretary of newly-formed International Dalit Journalists...
Rem Bishwakarma elected general secretary of newly-formed In...
KATHMANDU, APRIL 30: A virtual gathering of Dalit journalists from all over the world has formed a 21-member executive committee of International Dalit Journalists Network (IDJN) led by Mallepalli Laxmaian of India. The gathering has elected founding general secretary of Jagaran Media Centre, Rem Bi...
May 01, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Bibeksheel Shaja Party concerned over govt’s statement that it is difficult to manage bed...
Bibeksheel Shaja Party concerned over govt’s statement that...
KATHMANDU, May 1: The Bibeksheel Shaja Party has expressed concern over the government’s statement that it is being difficult to manage beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the country.
May 01, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Daily wage earners continue their day despite restrictions (photo feature)
Daily wage earners continue their day despite restrictions (...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Daily wage workers on Saturday continued their daily work despite the prohibitory orders placed in Kathmandu starting Thursday.
May 01, 2021
SOCIETY
Tokha Municipality to set up 80-bed isolation facility with oxygen supply system
Tokha Municipality to set up 80-bed isolation facility with...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu is to establish a COVID-19 isolation facility. According to Mayor Prakash Adhikari, the local government is preparing to establish the isolation center which will be equipped with the oxygen therapy system at the Radha Swami Bhawan (building) located...
May 01, 2021
SOCIETY
One dies of COVID-19 at Dhulikhel Hospital
One dies of COVID-19 at Dhulikhel Hospital
DHULIKHEL, May 1: A COVID-19 patient died this morning while undergoing treatment at Dhulikhel Hospital. A 37-year-old male from Kubinde of Sindhupalchowk was admitted to the hospital last Friday after he complained of health complications.
May 01, 2021