SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Ward Chairperson in Rautahat dies of suspected COVID-19
Ward Chairperson in Rautahat dies of suspected COVID-19
RAUTAHAT, Aug 3: The Ward Chairperson of Ishanath Municipality-5, Devendra Thakur in Rautahat district passed away on Monday morning. He displayed COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, coughs, and breathing difficulties.
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Curfew clamped in Banke after COVID-19 cases seen at community level
Curfew clamped in Banke after COVID-19 cases seen at communi...
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 3: Local administration in Banke has enforced curfew in the district on Sunday after cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were found spread at community level.
Aug 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Who will save livelihood?
Who will save livelihood?
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The lockdown had just started.
That afternoon, a raggedly old man with a heavy load of corn stacks approached me on a desolate road in our neighbourhood, with his face—and perhaps his whole body—running a sweat.
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rainwater and landslides damage infrastructures worth over Rs 3 billion
Rainwater and landslides damage infrastructures worth over R...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Floods and landslides during this monsoon season are estimated to have damaged infrastructure worth Rs 3.33 billion.
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Tourism minister forms task force to study Pashupati area master plan
Tourism minister forms task force to study Pashupati area ma...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has formed a three-member task force to study the proposed master plan of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) in detail and prepare a final report based on the opinions and suggestions of the local stakeh...
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Kathmandu Valley ‘could become' next hotspot for COVID-19 outbreak
Kathmandu Valley ‘could become' next hotspot for COVID-19 ou...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: In the last few days, the number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing at an alarming rate in the Kathmandu Valley. More than 75 cases have been detected in the last few days among police personnel at the Nepal Police Headquarters. Likewise, some civil servants, bankers, among othe...
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt urges children below 12 and elderly above 60 not to come out of home
Govt urges children below 12 and elderly above 60 not to com...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged the elderly above 60 years of age and children below 12 not to come out of their houses in view of the growing risk of novel coronavirus in recent days.
Aug 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse falls 42 points on renewed pandemic fear
Nepse falls 42 points on renewed pandemic fear
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: After seeing a month of upbeat trading as lockdown eased, the stock market made a significant recovery reaching as high as 1,560 points on intraday level in mid-July. Following some retracement from that point, the index accelerated losses on the first trading day of August as the...
Aug 03, 2020
POLITICS, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt capable of conducting 18,000 PCR tests a day; new strategies to contain COVID-19 spre...
Govt capable of conducting 18,000 PCR tests a day; new strat...
‘People’s indifference to following precautionary measures against COVID-19 poses challenge in controlling infection rate’
Aug 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
First convalescent plasma therapy for corona patient in Nepal
First convalescent plasma therapy for corona patient in Nepa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: In the first such case in Nepal, a COVID-19 patient has been treated through convalescent plasma therapy at the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).
Aug 02, 2020