SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Test for COVID-19 slows down in Sudur Paschim Province for lack of test kits
Test for COVID-19 slows down in Sudur Paschim Province for l...
DHANGADHI, April 17: Tests for coronavirus have slowed in Sudur Paschim Province due to the lack of test kits.
Apr 17, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Management Association of Nepal urges govt to chalk out proper strategies to tackle COVID-...
Management Association of Nepal urges govt to chalk out prop...
KATHMANDU, April: Management Association of Nepal on Thursday presented its various suggestions to the government to tackle the novel coronavirus.
Apr 17, 2020
SOCIETY, DIASPORA, Coronavirus
Fifth Nepali dies of coronavirus in New York
Fifth Nepali dies of coronavirus in New York
UNITED STATES, April 17: Another Nepali citizen living in New York has died of coronavirus on Friday.
Apr 17, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Two NAC planes bring medical supplies from China
Two NAC planes bring medical supplies from China
KATHMANDU, April 17: Two Nepal Airlines wide-body aircraft carrying medical supplies and equipment from Guangzhou, China landed at Tribhuvan International Airport Friday morning.
Apr 17, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
COVID-19 test to be conducted on health workers
COVID-19 test to be conducted on health workers
KATHMANDU, April 17: The Ministry of Health and Population will conduct the COVID-19 test on the health workers working in prevention and control of the deadly infection as well in the treatment of the infected ones.
Apr 17, 2020
WORLD
Duterte threatens martial law-like enforcement
Duterte threatens martial law-like enforcement
BANGKOK, April 17: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened martial law-style enforcement of a monthlong lockdown in the main northern region of the country as violations of the quarantine soared.
Apr 17, 2020
OPINION
Community is the key
Community is the key
Despite only claiming less than 0.1 percent of the earth’s landmass, Nepal is filled with lessons when it comes to conservation. With 45 percent of Nepal covered under green canopies, we’ve risen well above the global average forest coverage, which was at 30 percent in 2018. And while only 11.6 perc...
Apr 17, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK extends lockdown measures for at least three more weeks
UK extends lockdown measures for at least three more weeks
LONDON, April 17: - Britain extended its nationwide lockdown on Thursday as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home for at least another three weeks to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed over 138,000 lives globally.
Apr 17, 2020
POLITICS, Republica Watch, Coronavirus
Senior officials at PMO blocking blacklisting of Omni
Senior officials at PMO blocking blacklisting of Omni
KATHMANDU, April 17: Although the government had decided to blacklist the Omni Business Corporate International Private Limited, officials have been dilly-dallying to implement the decision amid alleged pressure from “people” at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM).
Apr 17, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Migrants illegally expelled from Qatar amid COVID-19 pandemic: Amnesty International
Migrants illegally expelled from Qatar amid COVID-19 pandemi...
KATHMANDU, April 16: The Amnesty International has said the authorities in Qatar rounded up and expelled dozens of Nepali migrant workers after telling them they were being taken to be tested for COVID-19.
Apr 16, 2020