SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Live: MoHP media briefing on COVID-19
Live: MoHP media briefing on COVID-19
Live: MoHP media briefing on COVID-19
May 03, 2020
OPINION
Let there be food
Let there be food
Although the COVID-2019 epidemic is primarily a public health crisis, its impact on other sectors including the agriculture supply chain has started to be visible. The outbreak has already caused significant economic disruption around the world and is likely to continue to do so for some length of t...
May 03, 2020
POLITICS
President summons budget session of federal parliament for coming Friday
President summons budget session of federal parliament for c...
KATHMANDU, May 3: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday summoned the budget session of the federal parliament for coming Friday.
May 03, 2020
WORLD
Spain reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in nearly seven weeks
Spain reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in nearly...
MADRID, May 3:Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 164 to 25,264 on Sunday, health ministry data showed, marking the lowest one-day increase since March 18.
May 03, 2020
OPINION
Forgotten folks
Forgotten folks
Crises have a differential impact depending on pre-existing vulnerabilities. The Covid-19 pandemic-triggered lockdown in Nepal has hit daily wage workers or informal workers the hardest. It is instructive to understand the pre-existing vulnerabilities that have caused this extreme impact on informal...
May 03, 2020
OPINION
Managing sibling rivalry
Managing sibling rivalry
I can imagine a household full of children, without the option of going out during this current state of lockdown. Schools, colleges, offices and everything else is closed, and everyone is home. I am sure the first few days were very chaotic, till the establishment of routines, and everyone found th...
May 03, 2020
POLITICS
Cabinet recommends to president to call Budget Session from May 8
Cabinet recommends to president to call Budget Session from...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The Cabinet has recommended to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call the budget session of the Federal Parliament from May 8.
May 03, 2020
OPINION
In quarantine, in America
In quarantine, in America
Too much freedom spoils a country and its characters. I have evolved as an unstable character since I started working from home beginning mid-March because of stay-at-home orders owing to the coronavirus pandemic. My workspace keeps changing from couch to study table to dining table to the kitchen i...
May 03, 2020
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
73 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide as of Saturday: NRNA
73 Nepalis die of COVID-19 worldwide as of Saturday: NRNA
KATHMANDU, April 27: As of Saturday evening, 73 Nepalis living in various countries around the world have lost their lives due to the coronavirus, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA), said.
May 03, 2020
WORLD
S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
SEOUL, South Korea, May 3: North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post.
May 03, 2020