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Patients made to pay illegally for vital self-dialysis fluid
Patients made to pay illegally for vital self-dialysis fluid
KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Despite a government decision of 2016 to provide free dialysis for those with chronic kidney disease, it has been found that patients are forced to pay a certain amount themselves to meet the cost of peritoneal dialysis.
Oct 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
3 years on, language commission in limbo for lack of full shape
3 years on, language commission in limbo for lack of full sh...
KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Three years into its five-year term, the Language Commission, a constitutional body tasked with recommending languages to the federal and provincial governments as the medium for carrying out their official business, has yet to get full shape.
Oct 31, 2019
Editorial
Gear up for VNY 2020
Gear up for VNY 2020
Nepal will officially welcome the Visit Nepal Year 2020 in less than 60 days. The government has announced a goal to welcome at least two million tourists in the year 2020.
Oct 31, 2019
OPINION
China adjusts to new world order
China adjusts to new world order
HONG KONG – On October 1, the People’s Republic of China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding with impressive military and civilian parades meant to showcase the extraordinary progress the country has made under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Formidable challenges lie ahe...
Oct 31, 2019
OPINION
We must be bold to end TB by 2030
We must be bold to end TB by 2030
The World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis Report, released on October 17, outlines several positive trends in the battle against the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
Oct 31, 2019
OPINION
Limits of monetized fiscal deficits
Limits of monetized fiscal deficits
NEW YORK – A cloud of gloom hovered over the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting this month.
Oct 31, 2019
Infographic
High winds fan California wildfires
High winds fan California wildfires
Thousands of people are being forced to evacuate their homes due to massive wildfires burning across California that have left millions without power.
Oct 31, 2019
WORLD
Britain gives Argentina back Madonna statue taken from Falklands
Britain gives Argentina back Madonna statue taken from Falkl...
VATICAN CITY, Oct 30: Thirty-seven years after the Falklands war, a tiny statue of the Madonna taken at the end of the conflict and held in Britain ever since is going home to Argentina in a gesture of reconciliation blessed by Pope Francis.
Oct 30, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Long-lost Italian Renaissance painting sells for 24 million euros
Long-lost Italian Renaissance painting sells for 24 million...
A long-lost painting by 13th century Italian master Cimabue that was found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman was sold for 24 million euros ($26.6 million), more than four times the pre-auction estimate, auction Acteon house said on Sunday.
Oct 30, 2019
WORLD
Divide and conquer: PM Johnson launches high-risk election strategy
Divide and conquer: PM Johnson launches high-risk election s...
LONDON, Oct 30: The phoney war is over. After months of rehearsing his election strategy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to run a high-risk campaign designed to exploit divisions over Brexit despite his public appeals for national unity.
Oct 30, 2019