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Indian PM Modi proposes COVID-19 Emergency Fund to combat coronavirus in South Asia

Published On: March 15, 2020 10:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed to setup a COVID-19 Emergency Fund to combat deadly virus in South Asia.

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Video conference among SAARC leaders held to chalk out common strategy against COVID-19

Published On: March 15, 2020 10:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: A video conference among the leaders of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on tackling the coronavirus outbreak has taken place today evening.

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LIVE: SAARC video conference on tackling COVID-19

Published On: March 15, 2020 06:40 PM NPT By: Republica

LIVE: SAARC video conference on tackling COVID-19

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Miss Nepal 2000 Usha Khadgi going to divorce GP Timilsina

Published On: March 15, 2020 04:55 PM NPT By: Republica

Former Miss Nepal 2000 Usha Khadgi updated her facebook status on Saturday informing about not to continue her conjugal life with Media personality GP Timilsina. She is going to end her 17 years of marriage.

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Kavya and Yunish, Junior Model World 2020

Published On: March 15, 2020 04:41 PM NPT By: Republica

Yunish earned Handsome and Photogenic award while Kavya earned the awards titled Miss Beautiful and Best Dress.

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NOC says there won't be LP gas shortage

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that there would not be a shortage of LP gas as 100,00 cylinders are being supplied in the market every day.

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Coronavirus affects construction work at Tanahun Hydropower project

Published On: March 15, 2020 10:14 AM NPT By: Republica

TANAHUN, March 15: The widespread outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected the construction work at Tanahun Hydropower Project. According to the project officials, the construction of the tunnel has been affected as Chinese workers who had gone back home to celebrate the Chinese New Year are not able to return to Nepal.

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Beware of myths

Published On: March 15, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

As coronavirus is spreading across the world, with rising number of infections and fatalities in European countries as well, and as it is wrecking havoc on global economy, it has posed challenges on several fronts—economy, public health and even livelihood. A new form of challenge has also emerged: That of myths and misinformation on how people contract COVID-19 and what they should do to avoid it.  People have created such myths out of fear and panic.  Such myths are good only so long as they encourage people to adopt preventive measures but can also drive the people to take measures that could potentially harm their own health. One such myth circulating in social media recently is about cow urine. Recently, an Indian lawmaker reportedly recommended that people should consume cow urine and dung to avoid infection. In Nepal too, including in Kathmandu Valley, such myths are making rounds.

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Cooking gas not in short supply, says NOC

Published On: March 15, 2020 09:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the import of cooking gas citing short supply after panic buyers rushed to purchase cooking gas in large quantities.

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Domestic airlines cut fare by 50%

Published On: March 15, 2020 09:18 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: The domestic airlines have decided to cut the airfare by 50% in line with the slowed down passenger flow due to the impact of the coronavirus.

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Valley Pollution Index for March 14, 2020

Published On: March 15, 2020 09:09 AM NPT By: Republica

Valley Pollution Index for March 14, 2020

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Life hacks for women

Published On: March 15, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

Life hacks for women

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Dahal group resumes lobbying to make Gautam upper house member

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:46 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's return to Baluwatar after his second kidney transplant, a section of the ruling Nepal Communist Party leaders has resumed their internal lobby to appoint Bam Dev Gautam as an upper house member. They want to exert pressure on PM Oli for the same once his health improves.

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Police arrest black marketeers, confiscate 75,000 face masks

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: At a time when there has been an acute shortage of medical masks in the market, police on Saturday arrested eight individuals for their alleged involvement in the black marketing of face masks from Kathmandu Metropolis-15.

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Tips to make your hair grow thicker

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

Tips to make your hair grow thicker

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PM Oli to join video conference of SAARC leaders to combat COVID-19

Published On: March 15, 2020 07:39 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, despite recuperating from kidney transplant surgery, is taking part in a meeting of SAARC leaders via video conferencing on Sunday.

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Scant chance of Nepalis benefiting from global oil price plunge

Published On: March 15, 2020 07:21 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepali consumers continue to pay  high prices for  petroleum products as the authorities are  reluctant to factor in the plunge in   the international price. The country’s petroleum products monopoly is likely to cite various types of taxes or the possibility of smuggling to India for keeping the price structure largely unchanged.

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Oxford University establishes two prizes in the name of Professor Subedi

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:33 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 14: University of Oxford has established two academic prizes in the name of Professor Surya Prasad Subedi to honour outstanding performance by its law students.

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7 held including moonshine supplier

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:20 AM NPT By: Republica

DHANUSA, March 14: Police on Saturday arrested seven persons in connection with the incident of death of eight men after consuming domestic alcohol in Kshireshwornath municipality in the district.

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Indian PM Modi to lead SAARC video conference against COVID-19 tomorrow: MEA

Published On: March 14, 2020 11:57 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 14: Indian PM Narendra Modi will be leading a video conference of all SAARC member countries Sunday (tomorrow) to chalk out a strong common strategy to fight COVID-19 in South Asia, the spokesman at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced today.

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