WORLD, Coronavirus
Trump says pandemic clouds U.S.-China trade deal
Trump says pandemic clouds U.S.-China trade deal
WASHINGTON, May 14: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was very disappointed in China over its failure to contain the novel coronavirus, saying the worldwide pandemic cast a pall over his trade deal with Beijing.
May 14, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Three more cases confirmed Thursday evening, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally reaches 249
Three more cases confirmed Thursday evening, Nepal’s COVID-1...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Nepal reported three more cases of novel coronavirus on Thursday evening.
May 14, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
4000 children may die in Nepal in next six months due to lockdown, UNICEF warns
4000 children may die in Nepal in next six months due to loc...
KATHMANDU, May 13: As many as 4000 children may die in Nepal over the next six months due to the lockdown enforced to curb the spread of coronavirus, a UN agency has warned.
May 14, 2020
SOCIETY
Kunwar appointed brand ambassador for Agricultural Development Bank
Kunwar appointed brand ambassador for Agricultural Developme...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Ashra Kunwar has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Agricultural Development Bank Limited (ADBL).
May 14, 2020
OPINION
A COVID Challenge for Nepal Army
A COVID Challenge for Nepal Army
It breaks our hearts to see the plight of thousands of our Nepali compatriots stranded just across our southern border desperately trying to return to their motherland but prevented from doing so, not by any alien power but by their own government.
May 14, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
PHOTOS: COVID-19 tests at the capital’s Kalimati vegetable market
PHOTOS: COVID-19 tests at the capital’s Kalimati vegetable m...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Tests for the confirmation of COVID-19 infection among the people at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market (KFVM), Kathmandu, are being carried out on Thursday.
May 14, 2020
OPINION
Out of this, a better world
Out of this, a better world
Over the last month we are seeing how a crisis like the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is bringing again the best out of the people. I am saying again because it has been the same during the emergency following the earthquakes that hit the country.
May 14, 2020
SOCIETY
Indian man announces a bounty of INRs 20,000 to find eight Nepali workers
Indian man announces a bounty of INRs 20,000 to find eight N...
KATHMANDU, May 14: An Indian man has announced a bounty of INRs 20,000 to find the whereabouts of eight Nepali migrant workers who have ‘absconded’ from a hotel based in Chanspa, Ladakh, earlier this week.
May 14, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Strong typhoon slams into the pandemic-hit Philippines
Strong typhoon slams into the pandemic-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, May 14: A strong typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Thursday after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency shelters.
May 14, 2020
OPINION
Remembering Nepal Earthquakes while living through Covid-19 crisis in Italy
Remembering Nepal Earthquakes while living through Covid-19...
Two weeks have passed since 25 April: the date that has stayed in Nepalis’ memory as one of the darkest days in our history. These past couple of weeks, I cannot help but be emotional thinking back to what we suffered five years ago. The unexpected earthquakes stuck Nepal killing over 9,000 people,...
May 14, 2020