ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Rs 207 million collected in corona control fund
Rs 207 million collected in corona control fund
KATHMANDU, March 31: A total of Rs 207.31 million has been collected in a fund set up by the government to combat the spread of COVID-19
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepali migrant workers stuck on Indian border denied entry
Nepali migrant workers stuck on Indian border denied entry
KATHMANDU, March 31: Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers returning home from India are stranded in Dharchula on the Indian side of the Nepal-India border since the last few days after the Darchula district administration barred them from entering Nepal citing the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
'The society made me infected, I was not'
'The society made me infected, I was not'
DANG, March 31: After a girl who returned from France to Nepal recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the government sought the whereabouts and conditions of others who came in the same flight. This included a young woman from Dang, Laxmi Oli. As the name was also revealed, she soon bec...
Mar 31, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt bans imports of high-end cars, expensive edibles
Govt bans imports of high-end cars, expensive edibles
KATHMANDU, March 31: The government has barred import of luxury vehicles and a number of expensive edibles to avoid possible fall in foreign currency reserve of the country as economic activities come to a halt due to COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
8,500 lockdown flouters faced action in a week
8,500 lockdown flouters faced action in a week
KATHMANDU, March 31: Police briefly detained as many as 8,500 individuals for wandering outside their homes against the government order during the first week of nationwide lockdown.
Mar 31, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
ISPs say can't provide 25% off on Internet service sans subsidy
ISPs say can't provide 25% off on Internet service sans subs...
KATHMANDU, March 31: Internet service providers have said that they cannot provide 25% discount on Internet service as announced by the government unless they receive subsidy or any other support from the government.
Mar 31, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NTB stops rescue operation with the rescue of 1,331 stranded tourists
NTB stops rescue operation with the rescue of 1,331 stranded...
KATHMANDU, March 31: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has stopped rescue operation of stranded tourists after bringing 1,331 foreigners from different places of Nepal to Kathmandu in five days. The national tourism promotion organization had started rescue operation since Thursday.
Mar 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Amid extended lockdown, large number of Nepali migrant workers enter home from India
Amid extended lockdown, large number of Nepali migrant worke...
BIRATNAGAR, March 30: Although the government has suspended land border crossings with India to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Nepali nationals mostly migrant workers have been defying this restriction and entering the eastern districts of Nepal.
Mar 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal Press Union urges govt to bring special economic package for media houses, journalis...
Nepal Press Union urges govt to bring special economic packa...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Press Union has urged the government to bring immediate special economic relief package for media houses and journalists.
Mar 30, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Developing nations need $2.5 trillion coronavirus package: U.N
Developing nations need $2.5 trillion coronavirus package: U...
GENEVA, March 30: Developing countries will need a $2.5 trillion support package this year to face the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a U.N. report said on Monday.
Mar 30, 2020