ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Poultry sector bears loss from lockdown
Poultry sector bears loss from lockdown
TANAHUN, April 11: Poultry entrepreneurs of Tanahun district are facing a crisis due to the lockdown enforced by the government to minimize the spread of COVID-19. According to poultry farmers, lack of grains for the poultry sector has affected production and the lockdown has affected sales of poult...
Apr 11, 2020
OPINION
America’s nightmare moment
America’s nightmare moment
America has lived through many pandemics most of which have had economic and political ramifications. The current COVID- 19 pandemic has had additional psychological dimensions to it. It has evolved to be extremely devastating for America. The public health crisis has surpassed the worst nightmares...
Apr 11, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Oli, Modi discuss cooperation over lockdown
Oli, Modi discuss cooperation over lockdown
KATHMANDU, April 11: Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held telephone conversation on Friday to address the problems that have surfaced due to the nationwide lockdowns both the countries have enforced to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Apr 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Locals return rotten rice distributed as lockdown relief
Locals return rotten rice distributed as lockdown relief
BIRENDRANAGAR, April 11: Stating that the rice distributed by the local government is not edible, some locals in Birendranagar have returned it. Birendranagar Municipality – 10 had recently distributed rice, salt, oil and pulses to over a dozen families in Manikapur block of the ward. According to t...
Apr 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt says lack of data on poor snagging distribution of relief
Govt says lack of data on poor snagging distribution of reli...
KATHMANDU, April 11: The government's much-talked-about identity card distribution for the poor was stuck in limbo for over eight years and now they are without proper grass-roots data for distributing edibles as relief to the needy.
Apr 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
5,000 RDT kits sent to each province: Govt
5,000 RDT kits sent to each province: Govt
KATHMANDU, April 11: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has sent 5,000 units of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits each to the seven provinces of the country.
Apr 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
First retweet blunder, then fake news from PM's office
First retweet blunder, then fake news from PM's office
KATHMANDU, April 11: When the Modi government in India was struggling to calm down the country's Muslim population over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) bill late in December last year, Prime Minister KP Oli's twitter handle (@PM_Nepal) “accidentally” retwe...
Apr 11, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nine Nepali ambassadors contribute a month salary to govt's COVID-19 fund
Nine Nepali ambassadors contribute a month salary to govt's...
KATHMANDU, April 10: Nine Nepali ambassadors on Friday decided to contribute their one month's salary to COVID-19 fund established by the government to prevent and contain the novel coronavirus.
Apr 10, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Tatopani border point opened one way for imports of medical logistics, daily essentials: C...
Tatopani border point opened one way for imports of medical...
KATHMANDU, April 10: Chinese Embassy in Nepal on Friday said that Tatopani border point has been opened one-way for the imports of medical logistics and daily essentials from China to Nepal.
Apr 10, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
India lifts ban on export of Hydroxychloroquine to immediate neighborhood including Nepal
India lifts ban on export of Hydroxychloroquine to immediate...
KATHMANDU, April 10: Amid coronavirus outbreak in South Asia, India has decided to lift ban on export of Hydroxychloroquine to its neighboring countries including Nepal.
Apr 10, 2020