Editorial
Feel some shame
Feel some shame
Actually, this should be the time when health authorities are expending all their energies for testing the suspected cases and administer treatment. This is the time for the public health authorities to receive praise from the people because of all the good works they are doing. And the ministry of...
Apr 02, 2020
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F1 Soft’s president Dhakal and PM’s IT consultant Ali in hot water after pressuring to ill...
F1 Soft’s president Dhakal and PM’s IT consultant Ali in hot...
KATHMANDU, April 2: A software company owned by Asgar Ali, the IT Consultant to the Prime Minister, has landed into controversy after it was found to have secretly removed a news content by hacking into Kathmandupress.com, a Kathmandu-based online news portal.
Apr 02, 2020
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Army rushes to pick consultant for Expressway as nation combats coronavirus
Army rushes to pick consultant for Expressway as nation comb...
KATHMANDU, April 2: At a time when the entire country has been under a total lockdown to combat COVID-19, Nepal Army has rushed to select a bid for awarding the consultancy service worth millions of dollars for Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track (Expressway), flouting the public procurement rules.
Apr 02, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
After gathering dust for 4 years, induction stoves gifted by China flying off the shelves
After gathering dust for 4 years, induction stoves gifted by...
KATHMANDU, April 2: After gathering dust for more than four years, induction stoves gifted by the Chinese government are flying off the shelves of Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL).
Apr 02, 2020
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First flush of green tea goes to waste due to lockdown
First flush of green tea goes to waste due to lockdown
ILAM, April 2: The tea industry in Ilam district is facing losses of millions of Rupees as the farmers have not been able to pick green tea from the tea gardens due to the lockdown. The lockdown came into effect as the farmers were preparing to pluck quality tea leaves. The tea leaves are outgrowing...
Apr 02, 2020
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Over 1,000 laborers stranded at border
Over 1,000 laborers stranded at border
DHANGADI / BAITADI, April 2: As thousands of people have come home from India in recent days without their health conditions being tested and they are also not undergoing home quarantine as instructed by the government , the far western region appears to be at very high risk of a Covid-19 outbreak....
Apr 02, 2020
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Under flak for irregularities, govt scraps huge medical procurement deal
Under flak for irregularities, govt scraps huge medical proc...
KATHMANDU, April 2: Amid widespread criticism, the Ministry of Health and Population has scrapped a controversial procurement deal that it had signed with the Omni Group for supplying essential medical equipment needed for containing any spread of the COVID-19 in Nepal.
Apr 02, 2020
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Support working families to reduce impact of COVID-19: UN agencies to govt
Support working families to reduce impact of COVID-19: UN ag...
KATHMANDU, April 2: Three different United Nations (UN) agencies including the UNICEF, ILO, and the UN Women have urged the government for greater support to working families to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on children, laborers, and women.
Apr 02, 2020
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SC writ sought to bring Nepalis stranded in Dharchula
SC writ sought to bring Nepalis stranded in Dharchula
KATHMANDU, April 2: A writ petition was filed on Wednesday demanding the apex court's order to bring Nepali citizens currently stranded in Dharchula, an Indian border town across the Mahakali River in Darchula district.
Apr 02, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
History of April fool’s day tradition
History of April fool’s day tradition
It is believed that English pranksters started popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day on the 1st of April of the year 1700. They generally celebrated it by playing practical jokes on each other. However, this is just one of many beliefs of how the tradition first started and its exact...
Apr 01, 2020