OPINION
Your ‘rightful’ place
Your ‘rightful’ place
Division along ideological lines is one of the important markers in contemporary Nepali society. People often box each other under various groups based on party, caste, ethnic, regional and gender lines. Along with these, people are also categorized under professional categories such as the generic...
Mar 19, 2020
OPINION
Silent hero of coronavirus crisis
Silent hero of coronavirus crisis
NEW HAVEN – Not to diminish the superhuman efforts of nurses, doctors, and health-care workers worldwide, but sometimes, no matter how hard one tries, and no matter how selflessly one sacrifices, one stands no chance against a more powerful enemy. The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has proved to be such...
Mar 19, 2020
OPINION
Rely on soaps
Rely on soaps
In the wake of COVID-19 epidemic with several thousand infections and thousands of deaths, sanitation alert, particularly hand washing awareness, has sharply increased. Hand-sanitizers have become the buzz words as it’s believed to be one of the crucial defence mechanisms against coronavirus. In Nep...
Mar 19, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion
Useful shoe hacks you need to know
Useful shoe hacks you need to know
Use tea bags in shoes to remove bad smell. Put unused tea bags in your shoes, as they’re absolutely great at absorbing unpleasant scents.
Mar 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Speaker, upper house chair at odds over parliament gen secy
Speaker, upper house chair at odds over parliament gen secy
KATHMANDU, March 19: Serious dispute between Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and Chairperson of the National Assembly (NA) Ganesh Prasad Timilsina has surfaced after the latter declining to turn at a meeting summoned by the former on Wednesday.
Mar 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Coronavirus prevention and control measures weak at border point
Coronavirus prevention and control measures weak at border p...
TIKAPUR, March 19: The Nepal-India border point at Khakraula in Tikapur Municipality – 9 remains crowded all the time. It is estimated that over 2,000 people cross this border point on a daily basis. However, the health desk set up there is no sufficient to check the health condition of the traveler...
Mar 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
'Corona special hospital' in Bharatpur within 72 hrs
'Corona special hospital' in Bharatpur within 72 hrs
CHITWAN, March 19: Bharatpur metropolis has announced to build a special 70-bed hospital in just three days for treatment of possible coronavirus infected patients. Even though Nepal does not have any reported cases of coronavirus currently, all the provincial and federal governments have been alarm...
Mar 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
This year’s Ghodejatra to be low key
This year’s Ghodejatra to be low key
KATHMANDU, March 19: At a time when the government has urged the general public not to organize public functions and mass gatherings as a precaution against COVID-19, the Nepal Army has said that it is gearing up to celebrate the annual Ghodejatra festival with limited number of guests at the Army P...
Mar 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt postpones SEE exams to avert COVID-19 menace
Govt postpones SEE exams to avert COVID-19 menace
KATHMANDU, March 19: Faced with the risks of a possible COVID-19 outbreak, the government on Wednesday decided to postpone the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) – scheduled to be conducted from Thursday – until further notice.
Mar 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rising food prices push up inflation to 6.87 percent
Rising food prices push up inflation to 6.87 percent
KATHMANDU, March 19: The inflation has climbed up to 6.87 percent in the seventh month of the current fiscal year 2019/20 as prices of food and beverages rose significantly during the review period.
Mar 19, 2020