Mar 31, 2020

SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

Bhaktapur municipality introduces stricter rules to control people's movement during lockd...

Bhaktapur municipality introduces stricter rules to control...

BHAKATAPUR, March 31: Bhaktapur municipal office has introduced stricter rules in an attempt to control people’s mobility during the lockdown order enforced by the government.

BHAKATAPUR, March 31: Bhaktapur municipal office has introduced stricter rules in an attempt to control people’s mobility during the lockdown order enforced by the government.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

SOCIETY, Coronavirus

Lab reports of two patients suspected of coronavirus infection at Bir hospital turn out ne...

Lab reports of two patients suspected of coronavirus infecti...

KATHMANDU, March 31: The coronavirus test reports of the two patients who passed away amidst the isolation care at Bir hospital have turned out negative, the hospital sources said today.

KATHMANDU, March 31: The coronavirus test reports of the two patients who passed away amidst the isolation care at Bir hospital have turned out negative, the hospital sources said today.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

My City, Gen-Next, Slammed

World, an open laboratory

World, an open laboratory

With an exclamation! Only yesterday I felt millions of lights dazzling as I saw them Elevated heights

With an exclamation! Only yesterday I felt millions of lights dazzling as I saw them Elevated heights

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

WORLD, Coronavirus

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire

BEIJING, March 31:  Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media reported Tuesday.

BEIJING, March 31:  Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media reported Tuesday.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

SOCIETY, Latest Updates

30 injured in Ramechhap jeep accident

30 injured in Ramechhap jeep accident

RAMECHHAP, March 31: At least 30 people sustained injuries in a Bolero jeep accident in Ramechhap district on Tuesday morning.

RAMECHHAP, March 31: At least 30 people sustained injuries in a Bolero jeep accident in Ramechhap district on Tuesday morning.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

WORLD, Coronavirus

Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia - WHO official

Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia - WHO official

BEIJING, March 31: The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and the current measures to curb the spread of the virus are merely buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale community transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

BEIJING, March 31: The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and the current measures to curb the spread of the virus are merely buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale community transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

SOCIETY, Latest Updates

Those spreading fake news about COVID-19 to face legal action

Those spreading fake news about COVID-19 to face legal actio...

KATHMANDU, March 31: At a time when the market is rife with fake news and rumors about COVID-19, the government on Monday said that those creating and circulating misinformation will face legal action as per the existing law.

KATHMANDU, March 31: At a time when the market is rife with fake news and rumors about COVID-19, the government on Monday said that those creating and circulating misinformation will face legal action as per the existing law.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

OPINION

COVID-19 and vulnerable workers

COVID-19 and vulnerable workers

The human dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future—economic, social and developmental—will be affected. Our response must be urgent, coordinated and on a global scale, and should immediately deliver help to those most in need.

The human dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future—economic, social and developmental—will be affected. Our response must be urgent, coordinated and on a global scale, and should immediately deliver help to those most in need.

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

OPINION

Costs of pandemic

Costs of pandemic

These are rather peculiar times that we find ourselves in. As the dark clouds of fear and uncertainty hover above, the world desperately lies in wait for that elusive fresh beginning. This is not the first time that a crisis has befallen our planet. As a matter of fact, in all these years of human e...

These are rather peculiar times that we find ourselves in. As the dark clouds of fear and uncertainty hover above, the world desperately lies in wait for that elusive fresh beginning. This is not the first time that a crisis has befallen our planet. As a matter of fact, in all these years of human e...

Mar 31, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

Editorial

We need a commander

We need a commander

As the nationwide lockdown enters its second week, people are desperately looking for a reassuring leader at the helm of our government. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is recovering from a kidney transplant and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel is technically in charge of the coronavirus response...

As the nationwide lockdown enters its second week, people are desperately looking for a reassuring leader at the helm of our government. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is recovering from a kidney transplant and Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel is technically in charge of the coronavirus response...

Mar 31, 2020