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Pay electricity bills online: Energy ministry

Published On: March 24, 2020 10:18 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 24: The government has appealed people to make online electricity bill payments until the risk of spread of COVID-19 subsides.

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Itahari hotels to remain closed for 10 days

Published On: March 24, 2020 10:16 AM NPT By: Republica

ITAHARI, March 24: Hoteliers of Itahari have decided to close all hotels and lodges in the city for 10 days.

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Stay home, stay home, and stay home

Published On: March 24, 2020 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 24: With a second case of COVID-19 recorded in Nepal this week, a bigger question is lurking: Is the public responding sufficiently to meet the virus's lethal trajectory? Or is it too small a number to signal a larger catastrophe? Opinions are divided among experts and officials.

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Trade deficit declines but at a slower pace

Published On: March 24, 2020 10:09 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 24: Nepal's trade deficit in the first eight months of the current fiscal year reached Rs 849.33 billion, a decline of 4.34% compared to the same period in the last fiscal year.

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Threat to resist

Published On: March 24, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

First it was about what prevents people from contracting coronavirus: Take a little bit of alcoholic drinks, eat garlic and turmeric, take some cow urine, even dung.  Then it shifted to what causes the infection: the person who lives and comes from the country affected by the virus.  So there was racial attack on people who looked like Asian, Chinese to be particular, and they were insulted and even blamed to be the carriers of the disease.  In three months since the outbreak of coronavirus, which later took pandemic proportion, and which is ravaging the whole world at the moment, disinformation, misinformation and wrong information about the source of the virus, its infection rate and remedies have become the subject of deep worry for the countries which are struggling to combat the disease as well as the countries which are struggling to prevent its outbreak.  Nepal has not been the exception to this trend.

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19-year-old France returnee female student tested positive

Published On: March 24, 2020 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 24: A 19-year-old France returnee Nepali student tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday evening, confirmed the Minster for Health and Population.

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Two Nepali nationals who had tested positive for coronavirus in United Arab Emirates have been cured

Published On: March 23, 2020 10:27 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Two Nepali nationals who had tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month in the United Arab of Emirates have been cured.

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These 8 decisions will be implemented from 6 AM tomorrow

Published On: March 23, 2020 08:59 PM NPT By: Republica

These 8 decisions will be implemented from 6AM tomorrow

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Govt decides to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown from tomorrow morning

Published On: March 23, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Government on Monday has decided to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown to be effective from 6 am on Tuesday.

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Go For a National Lockdown Immediately

Published On: March 23, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Republica

These are extraordinary times and require extraordinary measures from the government including declaration of a nationwide lockdown. A 19-year-old Nepali woman has tested positive for COVID-19. She traveled to Nepal from France via a Qatar Airways flight on March 17. This case should raise alarm bells for us all. We should urgently take a bold decision to implement a nation-wide lockdown.

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Govt panel set to make major announcements shortly to tackle deadly virus

Published On: March 23, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: A meeting of the high-level government committee formed to prevent and contain the coronavirus is currently underway at Singha Durbar.

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Songs on 'Corona' featuring multi-stars in the videos

Published On: March 23, 2020 05:19 PM NPT By: Republica

Amid the fear of COVID-19, Nepali artists are being active to spread awareness to take safety measures through music videos too.

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Anushka Shrestha self-quarantines after returning from abroad

Published On: March 23, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Republica

Miss world Nepal 2019 Anushka Shrestha who returned homeland after attending a program in overseas, has decided to self-quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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MP Thapa proposes to contribute one-month salary of lawmakers to govt’s COVID-19 fund

Published On: March 23, 2020 02:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Lawmaker and leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress Gagan Kumar Thapa has proposed to contribute one-month salary of each of the lawmaker to the ‘coronavirus fund’ set up by the government.

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Norvic Hospital, Basanta Chaudhary to contribute Rs 10 million to govt’s COVID fund

Published On: March 23, 2020 11:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Kathmandu based Norvic Hospital and Basanta Chaudhary Foundation have jointly offered to contribute Rs. 10 million to the ‘coronavirus fund’ set up by the government.

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More measures

Published On: March 23, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Republica

By all means, we are living through the most dangerous times in history since the World War II. Countries are being ravaged by the disease, economies are falling apart, people are dying.  Even the countries with supposedly the best health systems—America, Germany, France, UK, for example— are failing to save their citizens. Italy alone lost over 700 people on Sunday. The world is in panic. In Nepal, we do not have resources needed to put things in place.  Despite this, the government has taken some of the measures to keep the country and people safe from the contagion of the pandemic.

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Banks to remain open during isolation period

Published On: March 23, 2020 10:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Issuing a circular on Sunday, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), has asked all types of banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to continue with the banking services with necessary precautions. “As the government has defined banking business under the very essential services, the central bank has sought the BFIs to carry on with their services as usual,” said Gunakar Bhatta, spokesperson of the NRB.

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Upper Tamakoshi to start generation from mid-June

Published On: March 23, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Electric Project (UTHEP) will start electricity generation from mid-June. The mega project has achieved 99% work progress.

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Stock market to remain closed for five days

Published On: March 23, 2020 09:59 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: The Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has instructed Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) to shut stocks transaction from Monday.

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Domestic airlines to provide up to 36% discounts on airfare

Published On: March 23, 2020 09:51 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 23: Domestic airlines have decided to provide up to 36% discount on airfare to the passengers traveling to destinations other than Simara, Bharatpur and Janakpur from Monday.

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