SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal Ventilator Bank is providing ventilator machines in the midst of the pandemic
Nepal Ventilator Bank is providing ventilator machines in th...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: When the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, Nepal had only 600 life-saving ventilator machines – a crucial medical equipment for keeping critical coronavirus patients alive. Of the 600 machines, 25 percent of the machines were defunct.
Aug 18, 2020
OPINION, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Forget remdesivir, GS-441524 presents a unique opportunity for Nepal
Forget remdesivir, GS-441524 presents a unique opportunity f...
SARS-CoV-2 has emerged as a worldwide public health crisis and embattled not only the countries that are at the frontiers of medicine and research, but also developing countries like Nepal. With no effective vaccine against the virus developed to date, experts expect the toll of the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bankers’ Association urges public to avoid visiting banks
Bankers’ Association urges public to avoid visiting banks
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA) has appealed the public to avoid visiting bank branches except for urgent cases.
Aug 18, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
How to combat internalized racism?
How to combat internalized racism?
In today’s social climate, discussions on the topic of discrimination are becoming more and more common as we examine ourselves and the world we live in more closely. Discrimination between different groups of people is a popular focus, but oftentimes discrimination within marginalized groups is ove...
Aug 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Stocks trim previous day losses
Daily Commentary: Stocks trim previous day losses
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: After opening slightly higher in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index pulled back towards the red to trade over 6 points lower at mid-day. However, the latter trading hours saw the index make a steady recovery to hover flat in the afternoon. A last hour surge finall...
Aug 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Young doctors working at government hospitals outside Kathmandu sense a doomsday scenario
Young doctors working at government hospitals outside Kathma...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Jharana Gurung is an ophthalmology student who is not yet a frontline professional to handle the COVID-19 cases. She will soon be joining on the frontlines of our battle against the virus, and she is nervous. She says she cannot even imagine wearing personal protective equipment (...
Aug 18, 2020
OPINION, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
How my teacher abused me, and how I got out of the depression that followed
How my teacher abused me, and how I got out of the depressio...
This incident traumatized her, and affected EVERY part of her life. She started showing signs of clinical depression. It did not help when her best friend judged her for playing the victim. That was the last straw for her. She decided that no one could be trusted and she needed to keep shut.
Aug 18, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Explainer: How the coronavirus changed U.S. political conventions, perhaps forever
Explainer: How the coronavirus changed U.S. political conven...
WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The U.S. political convention, a presidential campaign ritual dating to the 1830s, is being reinvented on the fly after being short-circuited by the coronavirus pandemic - much like the campaign itself.
Aug 17, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
One more dies of COVID-19 in Morang district
One more dies of COVID-19 in Morang district
BIRATNAGAR, Aug 17: One more person succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Morang district on Monday.
Aug 17, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Farmers wait for chemical fertilizers weeks after rice plantation is over
Farmers wait for chemical fertilizers weeks after rice plant...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has pledged yet another time that it will avail the urea fertilizer to the farmers in the next one week. The assurance comes at a time when farmers have almost completed rice plantation, and are at the stage of top dres...
Aug 17, 2020