OPINION
Local solutions for education
Local solutions for education
According to UNESCO, globally about 1.6 billion children, which account for 91 percent of all learners, are currently affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nepal’s over 7 million school-going children and additional university students have also been severely affected by the closure of educational inst...
Apr 30, 2020
POLITICS, Coronavirus
NC wants govt to scrap Constituency Development Fund and divert money to tackle COVID-19 p...
NC wants govt to scrap Constituency Development Fund and div...
KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepali Congress, the main opposition party, has demanded that the government scrap the Constituency Development Fund and divert the money to the ongoing efforts to tackle the coronavirus.
Apr 30, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise
India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no expone...
NEW DELHI, April 30: India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections.
Apr 30, 2020
SOCIETY
Some 2,000 Nepalis stranded in India returning home
Some 2,000 Nepalis stranded in India returning home
BAITADI, April 30: Nepali migrant workers, who were stranded in various border towns in India due to the lockdown, are returning home today after one month.
Apr 30, 2020
SOCIETY
Fire in Bhutanese refugee camp
Fire in Bhutanese refugee camp
BANIYANI, April 30: Four houses have been gutted in a fire occurred in the Bhutanese refugee camp of Beldangi, Jhapa. The fire broke out from hut no 260 belonging to Tikaram Chapagian this morning, said spokesperson at District Police Office, Mahendra Kumar Shrestha.
Apr 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Journalist Pathak arrested on charge of defaming NCP chairman Dahal
Journalist Pathak arrested on charge of defaming NCP chairma...
KATHMANDU, April 30: Journalist Deepak Pathak has been arrested on the charge of defaming Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal through social media.
Apr 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Chinese religious organizations donate masks to Nepal to combat coronavirus
Chinese religious organizations donate masks to Nepal to co...
KATHMANDU, April 30: The Buddhist Association of Hainan Province, China, Hongfa Temple in Shenzhen city, and Chinese temple in Lumbini, Nepal on Thursday donated medical supplies to the Nepal government to combat the coronavirus.
Apr 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 recovery must deliver universal health insurance, safety nets and affordable inte...
COVID-19 recovery must deliver universal health insurance, s...
KATHMANDU, April 30 : The United Nations has urged governments around the world to dramatically overhaul policies and invest in public health, economic stimulus, social safety nets and affordable internet access to help their countries recover faster from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020
WORLD
Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
WASHINGTON, April 30: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.
Apr 30, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Shraddha Kapoor donates to help feed stray animals during lockdown
Shraddha Kapoor donates to help feed stray animals during lo...
Actor Shraddha Kapoor has donated to an NGO to help them feed stray animals during the lockdown period.
Apr 30, 2020