Coronavirus
India's disaster management authority seeks lockdown extension to May 31
India's disaster management authority seeks lockdown extensi...
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, May 17: India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) asked the government on Sunday to extend a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus to May 31, as cases exceeded 90,000 and further clashes erupted between police and stranded migrants.
May 17, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
High-level committee recommends to govt to tighten lockdown
High-level committee recommends to govt to tighten lockdown
KATHMANDU, May 17: The high-level government committee formed to prevent and contain the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has recommended to the government to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown with even stricter rules.
May 17, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Lawmakers demand govt bring home Nepalis abroad at the earliest
Lawmakers demand govt bring home Nepalis abroad at the earli...
KATHMANDU, May 17: Lawmakers have said that the government could not introduce concrete plans for the repatriation of Nepalis who have been left stranded in various parts of the world. They further blamed the government for being indifferent to taking any initiative to bring those Nepalis back to th...
May 17, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal reports second COVID-19 death (with video)
Nepal reports second COVID-19 death (with video)
KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepal has reported the second COVID-19 death on Sunday.
May 17, 2020
Coronavirus
#BREAKING: Nepal reports second coronavirus death
#BREAKING: Nepal reports second coronavirus death
KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepal has reported second coronavirus death on Sunday. A 25-year-old youth from Banke died of coronavirus today morning, the Health Ministry confirmed.
May 17, 2020
Coronavirus
Number of NRNs to die of coronavirus reaches 96
Number of NRNs to die of coronavirus reaches 96
KATHMANDU, May 17: Altogether 96 non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) have died of coronavirus as of Saturday, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) said on Sunday.
May 17, 2020
POLITICS
Govt’s policies and programs like an imagination of a multi-year plan: Deuba
Govt’s policies and programs like an imagination of a multi-...
KATHMANDU, May 17: Parliamentary Party leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government’s policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year lack proper assessment on the damages to be caused by COVID-19.
May 17, 2020
OPINION
It’s time to reform the UN
It’s time to reform the UN
DOHA – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many institutional weaknesses, but above all, it has shown that the United Nations is in urgent need of reform. In particular, the response of the World Health Organization – the UN’s global health agency – to the virus has revealed obvious shortcomings, whic...
May 17, 2020
My City, Entertainment
TV actor Manmeet Grewal commits suicide
TV actor Manmeet Grewal commits suicide
TV actor Manmeet Grewal, who worked on shows like "Aadat Se Majboor" and "Kuldeepak", committed suicide after struggling with dwindling finances amid lockdown
May 17, 2020
OPINION
Is COVID-19 killing democracy?
Is COVID-19 killing democracy?
BRUSSELS – The economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis occupy almost everyone’s thoughts and conversations. And for good reason: the European Union, for one, is headed toward the worst recession in its history, with the economy expected to shrink by 7-12% this year. But far less is being said a...
May 17, 2020