WORLD, Coronavirus
Indian PM Modi extends lockdown to May 3 as coronavirus cases cross 10,000
Indian PM Modi extends lockdown to May 3 as coronavirus case...
NEW DELHI, April 14: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown.
Apr 14, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
IMF announces debt relief to 25 countries including Nepal to deal with coronavirus pandemi...
IMF announces debt relief to 25 countries including Nepal to...
WASHINGTON, April 14: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries including Nepal under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more financial resources on fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 14, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
68 gas bullets waiting to be unloaded
68 gas bullets waiting to be unloaded
DHADING, April 14: Liquefied petroleum (LP) gas bullets that have reached bottling plants have not been able to unload gas as plants are not getting back cylinders from consumers for refilling.
Apr 14, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Lack of workers and construction materials affect work at Chilime Trishuli
Lack of workers and construction materials affect work at Ch...
RASUWA, April 14: The nationwide lockdown has affected the construction works at Chilime Trishuli 220 KV transmission line due to the lack of workers and construction materials. The project had not been able to import construction materials after the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.
Apr 14, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Upper house chair, vice chair, committee chiefs hold informal virtual meeting
Upper house chair, vice chair, committee chiefs hold informa...
KATHMANDU, April 14: Refusing the proposal to hold virtual meetings of the various house committees, the federal parliament on Monday held an informal virtual meeting among the upper house chairperson, political party leaders and chairpersons of the upper house committees.
Apr 14, 2020
OPINION
Quest for cure
Quest for cure
The world is in a moment of absolute silence and mourning since the outbreak of COVID-19. Unexpected morbidity and mortality have challenged the world’s preparedness for disaster. Myriads of questions have evolved in each individual’s brain. It has become a challenge for humankind even in the modern...
Apr 14, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 23,000
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 23,000
NEW YORK, April 14: U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as officials said the worst may be over and the outbreak could reach its peak this week.
Apr 14, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Local government delivers medicines for chronic patients at their doorstep
Local government delivers medicines for chronic patients at...
POKHARA, April 14: Rewati Subedi, who suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes, was extremely worried over the ongoing lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. The medicines which she needed to take daily were running out of stock and all of a sudden e...
Apr 14, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal waiting to 'take a cue' from India to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
Nepal waiting to 'take a cue' from India to tackle COVID-19...
KATHMANDU, April 14: As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on Tuesday morning to announce new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), officials in Nepal are eagerly looking to hear the address to take a cue to form appropriate strategies in Nepal...
Apr 14, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?
Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?
For years, financial inequality has widened in the United States and elsewhere as wealth and income have become increasingly concentrated among the most affluent while millions struggle to get by. Now, the coronavirus outbreak has laid bare the human cost of that inequality, making it more visible a...
Apr 14, 2020