SOCIETY, Coronavirus
District Administration Office orders not to raise money voluntarily for COVID-19
District Administration Office orders not to raise money vol...
TAPLEJUNG, May 23: The District Administration Office of Taplejung has issued an order not to collect funds in the name of the control, treatment and prevention of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
May 23, 2021
WORLD
Cold weather in China kills 21 in ultramarathon, sparks outrage
Cold weather in China kills 21 in ultramarathon, sparks outr...
CHINA, May 23: Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon on Saturday in rugged Gansu province in northwestern China, state media reported on Sunday, sparking public outrage over the lack of contingency planning.
May 23, 2021
POLITICS
Opposition parties preparing to file case against HoR dissolution at SC
Opposition parties preparing to file case against HoR dissol...
KATHMANDU, May 23: Opposition parties are preparing to file a case against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) at the Supreme Court (SC).
May 23, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Ncell donates 150 units of oxygen concentrators
Ncell donates 150 units of oxygen concentrators
KATHMANDU, May 23: Chief Executive Officer of Ncell Axiata Limited, Andy Chong has handed over 150 units of oxygen concentrators to Chief Specialist Mahendra Prasad Shrestha of the Ministry of Health and Population to ease the treatment of patients in district hospitals.
May 23, 2021
OPINION
Legally strong e-commerce?
Legally strong e-commerce?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated in its press briefings and guidelines that overcrowding is the main reason for the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, and it is well known that most countries around the world have used e-commerce as a major weapon in the fight against COVID...
May 23, 2021
POLITICS
House dissolution and announcement of midterm election amid COVID-19 pandemic is inhuman c...
House dissolution and announcement of midterm election amid...
KATHMANDU, May 23: Bibeksheel Sajha Party has maintained that dissolving parliament and announcing midterm elections when the country is severely hit by the second wave of COVID-19 is ‘inhuman cruelty’.
May 23, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal’s COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 44 percent as over 3,000 die since start of sec...
Nepal’s COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 44 percent as ove...
KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal’s COVID-19 positivity was 44 percent as of Saturday.
May 23, 2021
POLITICS
EC suggests to govt to conduct midterm election in one go
EC suggests to govt to conduct midterm election in one go
KATHMANDU, May 23: The Election Commission (EC) has suggested to the government to conduct the midterm elections announced for November 12 and November 19 in a single phase.
May 23, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19 case growth rate remains constant in capital but growing elsewhere
COVID-19 case growth rate remains constant in capital but gr...
KATHMANDU, May 23: The growth rate of new COVID-19 cases in the Kathmandu Valley has remained constant for around a week. The Kathmandu Valley has been witnessing around 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 daily on average for the past one week, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
May 23, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Two COVID shots effective against India variant
Two COVID shots effective against India variant
LONDON, May 23: A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain’s dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday.
May 23, 2021