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Communicating public health and social justice
Communicating public health and social justice
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KIGALI – As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, communication is a double-edged sword. It is one of the most powerful tools for changing behaviors. It can create awareness of—and compassion for—the plight of vulnerable groups, which suffer disproportionately during crises. When paired with a strong equ...
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
58 percent of total COVID-19 patients in Nepal hail from Province 2
58 percent of total COVID-19 patients in Nepal hail from Pro...
LAHAN, Aug 20: With 392 more cases of COVID-19 detected on Wednesday, COVID-19 tally in Province 2 has reached 7,892. This accounts for 58 percent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded in Nepal.
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt announcement of lockdown leads to panic buying, taking vegetable prices in Valley sky...
Govt announcement of lockdown leads to panic buying, taking...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: People of the Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday rushed to stock the essentials after the government announced a week-long lockdown starting Wednesday midnight.
Aug 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt’s plan to make hotel quarantine mandatory could put many migrant returnees into troub...
Govt’s plan to make hotel quarantine mandatory could put man...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The government’s plan to make hotel quarantine mandatory for the migrant workers returning home through repatriation flights could possibly put many Nepali migrant workers into trouble.
Aug 20, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Dalit lives matter
Dalit lives matter
Caste system is deeply rooted in the Nepali society and has been in practice since ancient times. The caste system has been divided into pure and impure domains based on the life practices. The Tagadharis (thread wearing people) and Matawalis (liquor drinking people) are placed under pure and Dalits...
Aug 20, 2020
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10 killed and 11 others missing in landslides and floods in Sudurpaschim Province
10 killed and 11 others missing in landslides and floods in...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: As many as 10 people were killed and 11 others are missing in the incidents of landslides and floods in various places in Sudurpaschim Province on Tuesday.
Aug 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks pull back sharply ahead of a week-long lockdown
Stocks pull back sharply ahead of a week-long lockdown
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Local stocks maintained negative bias throughout Wednesday’s trading session to close the day firmly in red. After tanking sharply in the opening minutes, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index tried to gain ground in the first trading hour. Nonetheless, sellers prevaile...
Aug 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Banks asked to provide basic banking services during lockdown imposed by local administrat...
Banks asked to provide basic banking services during lockdow...
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has instructed bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to provide minimum banking services during the lockdown imposed by local administrations.
Aug 19, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Economic woes may lead to a political disaster
Economic woes may lead to a political disaster
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The economic impact of the Covid-19 is having a global effect. We are dependent on a host of external factors and therefore, the implications are already being seen.
Aug 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll hits 120
Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll hits 120
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: With six more COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 120 on Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2020