SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Sobhraj's name among list of inmates to be freed
Sobhraj's name among list of inmates to be freed
KATHMANDU, March 29: Government authorities have listed the name of international serial killer Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj among the inmates to be freed under the government's arrangement to protect vulnerable inmates from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nepal's prisons.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
32 tourists rescued from Manaslu
32 tourists rescued from Manaslu
GORKHA, March 29: The local administration has rescued 32 tourists from Manaslu trekking route in the last three days. The tourists who trekked to the popular destination were stranded due to lockdown imposed in the country over the risk of novel coronavirus. According to Harka Rokka, an official at...
Mar 29, 2020
Editorial
Think about food
Think about food
Five days into a complete lockdown to stem the threat of coronavirus pandemic, people across the country have largely obeyed the government’s ruling. In the last five days, Kathmandu Valley has stood still: There have been no vehicles and movement of people, barring sporadic incidents. This is large...
Mar 29, 2020
OPINION
A greater depression?
A greater depression?
NEW YORK – The shock to the global economy from COVID-19 has been both faster and more severe than the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) and even the Great Depression. In those two previous episodes, stock markets collapsed by 50 percent or more, credit markets froze up, massive bankruptcies follow...
Mar 29, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Italy coronavirus death toll surges past 10,000; lockdown extension likely
Italy coronavirus death toll surges past 10,000; lockdown ex...
MILAN, March 29: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy barrelled past 10,000 on Saturday, a figure that made an extension of a national lockdown almost certain.
Mar 29, 2020
WORLD
North Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak
North Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus o...
SEOUL, March 29: North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 29, 2020
OPINION
Together we can beat the pandemic
Together we can beat the pandemic
I have a pollen allergy. Even a slight exposure to it greatly agitates multiple organs of my body and often causes debilitating headaches and intermittent fevers. Every spring, I still venture out to nature walk like a warrior donning facemasks and respirators to take on the pollen head-on. For I lo...
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Infected in Dhangadi traveled to many places, contacted many
Infected in Dhangadi traveled to many places, contacted many
DHANGADHI, March 29: The novel coronavirus infected man from Dhangadi who is undergoing treatment at Seti Regional Hospital has been found to have met dozens of people after coming to Nepal from Dubai. Talking to Republica, he said that a friend from Biratnagar was in the same Delhi – Kathmandu flig...
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt to supply much-needed medical kits to provinces via choppers
Govt to supply much-needed medical kits to provinces via cho...
KATHMANDU, March 29: The government has been bringing 30 tons of medical kits including the much-needed swab testing kits for the laboratories and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for doctors from China on a chartered flight of the national flag career.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
900 German, French and EU nationals flown back home from Nepal
900 German, French and EU nationals flown back home from Nep...
KATHMANDU, March 29: A total of 600 foreign nationals including Germans and citizens of other European Union (EU) nations stranded in Nepal as a result of the government's decision to enforce nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were flown back to their home count...
Mar 29, 2020