WORLD, Coronavirus
G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy in fight against coronavirus
G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy in fig...
RIYADH/WASHINGTON, March 27: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion) into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and “do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic.”
Mar 27, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Department stores start home delivery of groceries
Department stores start home delivery of groceries
KATHMANDU, March 27: Most of the department stores remained closed on Thursday even though the government had said that it would allow such stores to open for few hours in a day to ensure smooth supply of daily essentials during the lockdown.
Mar 27, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt prepares Rs 1b subsidy to promote use of induction stove
Govt prepares Rs 1b subsidy to promote use of induction stov...
KATHMANDU, March 27: The government is preparing to implement a subsidy plan worth around Rs 1 billion to promote use of induction stoves.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Lockdown alone not enough to contain virus spread
Lockdown alone not enough to contain virus spread
Kathmandu, March 27:A massive swab testing campaign including the establishment of drive-thru test centers and mobile booths across the the country is hailed as one of the major successes of South Korea to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The second country to cope up with the virus outbre...
Mar 27, 2020
POLITICS, Interview, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
The govt is not sleeping: Foreign Minister Gyawali
The govt is not sleeping: Foreign Minister Gyawali
While reports claim that individuals with the symptoms are not being entertained by private hospitals triggering a riskier and chaotic situation, the government's coordination is seen not very effective to handle the national crisis. Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali spoke to Republica's Anjali Subed...
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
How private individuals are doing their bit amid coronavirus pandemic
How private individuals are doing their bit amid coronavirus...
KATHMANDU, March 27: While the trepidation of COVID-19 has already forced several businesses to shut, compelling people to spend their savings to buy essentials, some businesses and even ordinary people are offering a helping hand to the needy at the time of the global pandemic.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Rules to be followed in self-quarantine
Rules to be followed in self-quarantine
Rules to be followed while in self-quarantine
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Gas bottlers asked to sell half-filled cooking gas cylinders
Gas bottlers asked to sell half-filled cooking gas cylinders
KATHMANDU, March 27: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), in a bid to ease the supply of cooking gas, has directed the gas bottling companies to sell half-filled cylinders to the customers.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Foreign embassies start evacuating their stranded citizens
Foreign embassies start evacuating their stranded citizens
KATHMANDU, March 27: A day after the High-Level Coordination Committee formed to prevent and control the spread of coronavirus decided to facilitate concerned countries to rescue their nationals stranded in Nepal, a few foreign countries have started evacuating their citizens from various trekking t...
Mar 27, 2020
WORLD
Ten of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus crisis
Ten of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus c...
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, March 27: Global job losses from the coronavirus crisis could far exceed the 25 million estimated just days ago, U.N. officials said on Thursday, as U.S. jobless claims surged to record levels, starkly showing the scale of the economic disaster.
Mar 27, 2020