Aug 24, 2020

WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

India's coronavirus cases surge to 3.1 million

India's coronavirus cases surge to 3.1 million

MUMBAI, Aug 24: India reported 61,408 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its total caseload past 3.1 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.

MUMBAI, Aug 24: India reported 61,408 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its total caseload past 3.1 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

OPINION, Latest Updates

Financial repression revisited?

Financial repression revisited?

WASHINGTON, DC – The US federal debt-to-GDP ratio rose sharply during the 2008-09 Great Recession and continued rising thereafter, going from 62 percent in 2007 to 90 percent in 2010. By 2019, it had reached 106 percent, and the Congressional Budget Office was warning that the trust funds for Social...

WASHINGTON, DC – The US federal debt-to-GDP ratio rose sharply during the 2008-09 Great Recession and continued rising thereafter, going from 62 percent in 2007 to 90 percent in 2010. By 2019, it had reached 106 percent, and the Congressional Budget Office was warning that the trust funds for Social...

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

New Zealand to extend lockdown of largest city

New Zealand to extend lockdown of largest city

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 24: New Zealand’s prime minister says the lockdown of Auckland will last an extra four days as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the coronavirus.

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 24: New Zealand’s prime minister says the lockdown of Auckland will last an extra four days as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the coronavirus.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

INFOGRAPHICS: 48 districts have partial or complete lockdown

INFOGRAPHICS: 48 districts have partial or complete lockdown

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Amid the rising number of novel coronavirus cases (COVID-19), most districts across the country have enforced lockdown.

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Amid the rising number of novel coronavirus cases (COVID-19), most districts across the country have enforced lockdown.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases

South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 24: South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide.

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 24: South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

OPINION, Latest Updates

Reimagining social work

Reimagining social work

In times of an emergency like the one we are currently experiencing I am wondering about the role social work as a profession can play and how it can better contribute to the inclusive development of Nepal. There is a common understanding that social work as such is not much of value and it is easil...

In times of an emergency like the one we are currently experiencing I am wondering about the role social work as a profession can play and how it can better contribute to the inclusive development of Nepal. There is a common understanding that social work as such is not much of value and it is easil...

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

COVID-19 death toll in Biratnagar rises to eight

COVID-19 death toll in Biratnagar rises to eight

MORANG, Aug 24: With one more COVID-19 related death on Sunday night, the COVID-19 death toll in Biratnagar Metropolitan City has risen to eight.

MORANG, Aug 24: With one more COVID-19 related death on Sunday night, the COVID-19 death toll in Biratnagar Metropolitan City has risen to eight.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

First COVID-19 patient to receive Plasma Therapy at BPKIHS dies

First COVID-19 patient to receive Plasma Therapy at BPKIHS d...

DHARAN, Aug 24: The first COVID-19 patient,  who received plasma therapy at BP Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan, succumbed to COVID-19.

DHARAN, Aug 24: The first COVID-19 patient,  who received plasma therapy at BP Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan, succumbed to COVID-19.

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

OPINION, Latest Updates

Do you remember it?

Do you remember it?

During Covid-19 induced curfew, shutdown and lockdown, people have the time to interact, reminiscence, and remember the past, talk about it, and improve family relations. Frequent communication with the family helps keep a person from becoming lonely. Often staying home for long period of time can h...

During Covid-19 induced curfew, shutdown and lockdown, people have the time to interact, reminiscence, and remember the past, talk about it, and improve family relations. Frequent communication with the family helps keep a person from becoming lonely. Often staying home for long period of time can h...

Aug 24, 2020

Aug 24, 2020

WORLD, Latest Updates

More than a dozen killed in Peru nightclub crush as police raid clandestine party

More than a dozen killed in Peru nightclub crush as police r...

LIMA, Aug 24: More than a dozen people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as partygoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub after it was raided by police for hosting a party in violation of coronavirus restrictions.

LIMA, Aug 24: More than a dozen people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as partygoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub after it was raided by police for hosting a party in violation of coronavirus restrictions.

Aug 24, 2020