Editorial
Reason to worry
Reason to worry
We have almost completed two weeks of nation-wide lockdown. These two weeks have been largely successful in that people have complied with the government’s orders and they have refrained from coming out of the home. Since the country went on lockdown, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has inc...
Apr 06, 2020
Coronavirus
Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK, April 6: A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Apr 06, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus sympto...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalised for tests after...
LONDON, April 6: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt starts fresh process to procure medical supplies from China
Govt starts fresh process to procure medical supplies from C...
KATHMANDU, April 6: After cancelling the previous deal with the controversial Omni Group, the government has initiated the process of a commercial demand with the Chinese government to procure necessary medical equipment and other logistics through the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing.
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt preparing to conduct rapid mass testing in three districts
Govt preparing to conduct rapid mass testing in three distri...
KATHMANDU, April 6: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is preparing to conduct rapid mass testing for Covid-19 in three districts – Kailali, Kanchanpur and Baglung.
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Four-day walk from KTM to Sindhuli: Laborers have to travel long
Four-day walk from KTM to Sindhuli: Laborers have to travel...
SINDHULI, April 6: Pappu Mandal who was spotted at Shantinagar, Sindhuli, along the BP Highway on Saturday evening, looked clearly tired. Yet he was walking at a slow pace. A local of Hanuman Nagar of Saptari district, Mandal said that he has been walking for the past four days and has to continue w...
Apr 06, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC leaders draw criticism over statements on change of government
NC leaders draw criticism over statements on change of gover...
KATHMANDU, April 6: Leaders of the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) have drawn criticism over their statements demanding change in government at a time when the country is focusing on tackling the crisis of Covid-19 pandemic.
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Civil society leaders urge govt to protect agriculture sector
Civil society leaders urge govt to protect agriculture secto...
KATHMANDU, April 6: A group of civil society leaders have urged the government to take necessary initiatives to save the farmlands, empower farmers and enhance agriculture in the country as this sector remains one of the neglected but hard-hit sectors as a result of weeks-long nationwide lockdown to...
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt mulls extending lockdown by at least one week
Govt mulls extending lockdown by at least one week
KATHMANDU, April 6: The government is preparing to extend the lockdown by at least a week after new cases of coronavirus including one locally-transmitted case were reported in far-western Nepal. A highly placed government official told Republica that the lockdown which in place since March 24 will...
Apr 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
1,807 people face action for violating lockdown in capital
1,807 people face action for violating lockdown in capital
KATHMANDU, April 5: Actions against 1,807 people including 452 women were taken for violating lockdown in Kathmandu Valley on Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Office, Ranipokhari.
Apr 05, 2020