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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Kathmandu breathes relaxed as lockdown improves air-quality
Kathmandu breathes relaxed as lockdown improves air-quality
KATHMAMNDU, March 31: Nearly a week after the government imposed a temporary lockdown across the nation to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Kathmandu Valley and other major cities have started to witness a significant improvement in their Air Quality Index (AQI). On Monday, Kath...
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
SC orders govt to provide food to the poor
SC orders govt to provide food to the poor
KATHMANDU, March 31: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the authorities — the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Home Affairs — to provide relief packages to the needy who are the hardest hit by the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal.
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Returnees are under our watch: Rasuwa CDO
Returnees are under our watch: Rasuwa CDO
RASUWA, March 31: A young girl returned to her home in Kalika Rural Municipality of Rasuwa district from Dubai on March 16. As usual, she started meeting her friends and visiting market areas. So far, she looks fine. But, on Saturday, her brother had a fever. This alarmed everyone at her home. Her b...
Mar 31, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on the deadliest day
U.S. coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on the deadlies...
NEW YORK, March 31: The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country’s mounting crisis, while New York cheered the arrival of a gleaming 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship as a sign of hope in the city’s desperate fight.
Mar 31, 2020