SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Activists running food distribution campaign in Valley amid lockdown
Activists running food distribution campaign in Valley amid...
KATHMANDU, April 27: A group of social activists has provided food and relief materials to people hit hard by the ongoing nationwide lockdown.
Apr 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Former secy Upadhyay’s arrest shows govt hell-bent on silencing critics
Former secy Upadhyay’s arrest shows govt hell-bent on silenc...
KATHMANDU, April 27: The recent arrest of former secretary Bhim Upadhyay by the police on the charge of cybercrime has been largely perceived as the government's deliberate attempt to stifle critical voices.
Apr 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Berger Paint Nepal providing financial help to its painters
Berger Paint Nepal providing financial help to its painters
KATHMANDU, April 27: Berger Paint Nepal has started providing monetary support to painters associated with the company amid the lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Apr 27, 2020
OPINION
Go digital on diplomacy
Go digital on diplomacy
The outbreak of COVID-19 has badly hit diplomacy. Several international diplomatic conclaves, conferences, and high-level diplomatic trips are on pause. Diplomats are being asked to stay at home. Meeting rooms in the Foreign Ministries and Embassies see no human presence. Most of the international o...
Apr 27, 2020
OPINION
What COVID-19 reveals about the US and China
What COVID-19 reveals about the US and China
HONG KONG – There is nothing like a pandemic to expose systemic differences. For China and the United States, which were locked in an ideologically driven competition even before the COVID-19 crisis, those differences are stark. But the two countries have at least one thing in common: when this is a...
Apr 27, 2020
WORLD
South Korean officials call for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim is ill
South Korean officials call for caution amid reports that No...
SEOUL, April 27: South Korean officials are calling for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus concerns, emphasising that they have detected no unusual movements in North Korea.
Apr 27, 2020
My City, Entertainment
There have been misunderstandings, misinformation: Kanika Kapoor on COVID-19 battle
There have been misunderstandings, misinformation: Kanika Ka...
More than a month after testing positive for the coronavirus, singer Kanika Kapoor on Sunday said there have been several "wrong exchanges of information" regarding her travel timeline and battle with the disease.
Apr 27, 2020
My City, Entertainment
When Kate Winslet was recognised as Rose from Titanic' in Himalayas
When Kate Winslet was recognised as Rose from Titanic' in Hi...
Hollywood star Kate Winslet says she was overwhelmed when an old man in the Himalayas recognized her as Rose from Titanic during her trip to India.
Apr 27, 2020
POLITICS
SC rejects govt’s request to review verdict on transitional justice
SC rejects govt’s request to review verdict on transitional...
KATHMANDU, April 27: The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday trashed the government’s request to review its verdict on a case of transitional justice.
Apr 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
49 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide, around 2000 infected as of Sunday
49 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide, around 2000 infected a...
KATHMANDU, April 27: As of Sunday, 49 Nepalis living in 24 different countries have lost their lives due to the coronavirus.
Apr 27, 2020