WORLD

COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

INDIA, May 6: India reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a s...

INDIA, May 6: India reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a s...

May 06, 2021

POLITICS

UML Standing Committee discusses upper house bypolls

UML Standing Committee discusses upper house bypolls

KATHMANDU, May 6: A Standing Committee meeting of the ruling CPN-UML was held at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official...

KATHMANDU, May 6: A Standing Committee meeting of the ruling CPN-UML was held at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official...

May 06, 2021

SOCIETY

TUTH adds 140 dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients

TUTH adds 140 dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients

KATHMANDU, May 6: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has added 140 dedicated beds in its new building for the...

KATHMANDU, May 6: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has added 140 dedicated beds in its new building for the...

May 06, 2021

SOCIETY

Health ministry vows action against private hospitals charging exorbitant fees

Health ministry vows action against private hospitals charging exorbitant fees

KATHMANDU, May 6: The Ministry of Health and Population has vowed to take action against the private hospitals if they a...

KATHMANDU, May 6: The Ministry of Health and Population has vowed to take action against the private hospitals if they a...

May 06, 2021

Republica Watch

Hukam increased price of vaccine by 50%, just 12 days after SII communication

Hukam increased price of vaccine by 50%, just 12 days after SII communication

KATHMANDU, May 6: The government’s failure to purchase Covishield vaccine on time has resulted in the loss of countless...

KATHMANDU, May 6: The government’s failure to purchase Covishield vaccine on time has resulted in the loss of countless...

May 06, 2021

WORLD

As COVID-19 rages in India, scientist warns further waves ‘inevitable’

As COVID-19 rages in India, scientist warns further waves ‘inevitable’

INDIA, May 6: A top scientific adviser to the Indian government warned on Wednesday the country would inevitably face fu...

INDIA, May 6: A top scientific adviser to the Indian government warned on Wednesday the country would inevitably face fu...

May 06, 2021

ECONOMY

How Hukam derailed Nepal’s vaccine procurement: a story of power, greed and commission

How Hukam derailed Nepal’s vaccine procurement: a story of power, greed and commission

Minister Tripathi had indicated the middlemen as ‘powerful ghosts’

Minister Tripathi had indicated the middlemen as ‘powerful ghosts’

May 06, 2021

SOCIETY

Covid-19’s known unknowns

Covid-19’s known unknowns

The more certain someone is about covid-19, the less you should trust them In 2019, the medical historian Mark Honigsba...

The more certain someone is about covid-19, the less you should trust them In 2019, the medical historian Mark Honigsba...

May 06, 2021

WORLD

U.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents

U.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents

WASHINGTON DC, May 6: President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for...

WASHINGTON DC, May 6: President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for...

May 06, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepse extends sideways movement, hydro stocks rally

Nepse extends sideways movement, hydro stocks rally

KATHMANDU, May 5: After opening 20 points higher in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell below the o...

KATHMANDU, May 5: After opening 20 points higher in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell below the o...

May 05, 2021