SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two more bodies recovered from Annapurna region
Two more bodies recovered from Annapurna region
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal Army recovered two more bodies - one of a South Korean trekker and the other of a Nepali tourist guide - from the Annapurna region on Saturday.
May 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
How Helambu is coping up with the global pandemic (with photos)
How Helambu is coping up with the global pandemic (with phot...
MELAMCHI GHYANG, Helambu, May 2: While the entire globe is battling against the COVID-19 pandemic, people in the upper belt of Helambu are busy gathering fodders and food supplies for the coming monsoon. Some are busy mending houses and others in the fields and with their cattle. Life is normal.
May 02, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Rolpa mourns tragic death of four minors killed in bomb blast (with photos)
Rolpa mourns tragic death of four minors killed in bomb blas...
ROLPA, May 2: Lal Bahadur Khatri, a brick kiln worker in Kathmandu, reached his home in Rolpa in the afternoon on April 30 after spending 14 days at a quarantine facility amid coronavirus outbreak fears.
May 02, 2020
OPINION
Help the farmers or brace for massive protests
Help the farmers or brace for massive protests
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed our vulnerabilities. During these difficult times, we have been threatened in many ways. One mighty question that many people have on their mind is: Who are the most resilient people? The answer is obviously farmers in rural areas. Their life is always in a presc...
May 02, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India makes government tracing app mandatory for all workers
India makes government tracing app mandatory for all workers
NEW DELHI, May 2: India has mandated that all public and private sector employees use a government-backed Bluetooth tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as New Delhi begins easing some of its lockdown measures in lower-risk areas.
May 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
3,000 PCR Test kits donated by Germany arrive Nepal in French repatriation flight
3,000 PCR Test kits donated by Germany arrive Nepal in Frenc...
KATHMANDU, May 2: A total of 3000 PCR-Test kits, made in Germany, arrived Saturday in Nepal as cargo in the French repatriation flight. This is part of ongoing bilateral cooperation between Germany and Nepal to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic, according to the Embassy of Germany in Kathmandu.
May 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Seven houses gutted in massive fire in Taplejung’s Phungling (with photos)
Seven houses gutted in massive fire in Taplejung’s Phungling...
TAPLEJUNG, May 2: Seven houses in Taplejung district headquarters, Phungling, have been completely destroyed by a fire which broke out on Friday evening.
May 02, 2020
WORLD
N Korea’s Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors (with photos)
N Korea’s Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors (...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, May 2: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill.
May 02, 2020
Coronavirus
JICA Alumni Association of Nepal hosts online seminar on COVID-19 and its impact on Nepal
JICA Alumni Association of Nepal hosts online seminar on COV...
KATHMANDU, May 2: JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (JAAN) on Friday hosted an online seminar on the impact of COVID-19 and measures to tackle it.
May 02, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India extends nationwide lockdown, allows relaxations in lower-risk zones
India extends nationwide lockdown, allows relaxations in low...
MUMBAI, May 1: India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide lockdown for another two weeks after May 4, but would allow “considerable relaxations” in lower-risk districts marked as green and orange zones under the government’s plan to fight the novel coronavirus.
May 01, 2020