WORLD, Coronavirus
WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns
WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients...
GENEVA , May 26: The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
May 26, 2020
SOCIETY
India evacuates three Nepali nationals from Australia and one from Indonesia along with In...
India evacuates three Nepali nationals from Australia and on...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Indian government has evacuated three Nepali nationals from Australia and one from Indonesia along with other Indian nationals.
May 25, 2020
ECONOMY
Dairy entrepreneurs want relief package in upcoming budget
Dairy entrepreneurs want relief package in upcoming budget
KATHMANDU, May 25: Dairy entrepreneurs are seeking relief packages from the government through the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2020/21.
May 25, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
From finding new hobbies to becoming productive, COVID-19 lockdown has been quite fruitful...
From finding new hobbies to becoming productive, COVID-19 lo...
KATHMANMDU, May 25: Aakriti Khanal remembers how before the COVID-19 lockdown she used to be a different individual as compared to now. “I was a book-worm who was almost a nerd, always reading books,” she recalls. However, the period after the lockdown has been quite eccentric for her. In a bid to c...
May 25, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli vows to expand scope of COVID-19 testing to at least two percent of country’s popul...
PM Oli vows to expand scope of COVID-19 testing to at least...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to expand the scope of COVID-19 testing to at least two percent of the country’s population.
May 25, 2020
POLITICS, AUDIO/VIDEO
VIDEO: PM Oli addresses the nation
VIDEO: PM Oli addresses the nation
KATHMANDU, May 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's address to the nation is dwelling on the efforts made by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) including the nationwide lockdown measures.
May 25, 2020
SOCIETY
Six new patients test positive for COVID-19: Health ministry
Six new patients test positive for COVID-19: Health ministry
KATHMANDU, May 25: The COVID-19 infection toll in Nepal has reached 682 as six new patients tested positive for the deadly virus, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed.
May 25, 2020
SOCIETY
Japan extends one billion grant assistance to Nepal
Japan extends one billion grant assistance to Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 25: Japan has extended grant assistance of up to one billion, one hundred and seventy million Japanese Yen (¥1,170,000,000), equivalent to 1,319.9 million Nepali rupees to Nepal for the Development of Digital Elevation Model and Orthophoto.
May 25, 2020
Coronavirus
Nepal reports fourth COVID-19 death
Nepal reports fourth COVID-19 death
KATHMANDU, May 25: The COVID-19 death toll in Nepal has reached four after the swab samples of a pneumonia patient, who died at the National Medical College in Birgunj on May 17, tested positive for COVID-19.
May 25, 2020
OPINION
How to deal with Nepal? India may take a leaf out of British Raj
How to deal with Nepal? India may take a leaf out of British...
Indians often pursue the legacy of the British Raj while executing their foreign policy. The maritime security has become a matter of concern to India very recently and thus Indians have less to learn from its colonial history in this regard. However, its engagement with immediate neighbors includin...
May 25, 2020