WORLD, Coronavirus
Mortality rates drop sharply in parts of India, bucking coronavirus trend
Mortality rates drop sharply in parts of India, bucking coro...
MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD, India, April 23: Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in the number of deaths at a time when funeral parlors were bracing for a surge amid the coronavirus crisis.
Apr 24, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Deuba asks govt to introduce new relief package to workers, students, unemployed and small...
Deuba asks govt to introduce new relief package to workers,...
KATHMANDU, April 24: While ‘cautioning’ the government not to make controversial decisions that vitiate an environment of consensus amid national effort to fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), has thanked Prime Minister K P Oli for withdrawing th...
Apr 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Ignoring coronavirus, people are braving long journey back home
Ignoring coronavirus, people are braving long journey back h...
KOHALPUR, April 24: Janakala Malla of Gamgadhi-1, Mugu had come to Nepalgunj for treatment a month ago. Before she was treated, the government announced nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of novel coronavirus disease in the country. Consequently, she was forced to spend a month without treatment...
Apr 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt conducts throat swab tests in Kathmandu’s mosques (with video)
Govt conducts throat swab tests in Kathmandu’s mosques (with...
KATHMANDU, April 24: The Ministry of Health and Population has conducted throat swab tests of Muslim leaders and staffers affiliated to various mosques inside Kathmandu.
Apr 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
The 48th COVID-19 patient traveled far and wide
The 48th COVID-19 patient traveled far and wide
BHOJPUR, April 24: The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the 48th COVID-19 case in the country on Thursday evening.
Apr 24, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Prez Bhandari repeals controversial ordinances
Prez Bhandari repeals controversial ordinances
KATHMANDU, April 24: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday repealed two ordinances relating to the Constitutional Council and the Political Party Act at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
Apr 24, 2020
OPINION
Controlling COVID-19
Controlling COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the lives of millions of people globally. In December 2019, Chinese public health authorities reported several cases of acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan. The disease is now called COVID-19, and the causative virus is named severe acute respiratory syndrome co...
Apr 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Five years after the 2015 earthquake, Gorkha stands strong
Five years after the 2015 earthquake, Gorkha stands strong
GORKHA, April 24: Five years have shot by since a major earthquake hit Nepal. Gorkha -- the epicenter of the earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale -- was almost completely destroyed by that earthquake in April 2015. Five years since that day, Gorkha now wears a different look.
Apr 24, 2020
OPINION
Ensuring learning during the lockdown
Ensuring learning during the lockdown
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across Nepal have been closed since March 19 and it is not clear when they will open. They could remain closed for many more days. The major challenge at this point is to ensure that all children have access to education. Many experts have expressed their opinio...
Apr 24, 2020
OPINION
China leads
China leads
While hundreds of millions of people are put under strict quarantine measures across the world, China, which was the epicenter of the initial outbreak, is gradually lifting inter-cities travel bans and revamping mobility in the streets. The “Chinese model” of applying strict measures to contain viru...
Apr 24, 2020