BLOG, Blog
Change thyself
Change thyself
Nepal has approximately 30 million people with a median age of 24.6 years. Of this approximately half of the working age people are either working or studying abroad. A country with citizens who proudly claim to be the daughters and sons of brave Gurkha took more than four decades to print a map wit...
Jun 22, 2020
OPINION
Desperate informal sector
Desperate informal sector
Those in the informal sector have already been disproportionately harmed by the pandemic. They are the ones the governments struggle most to reach with targeted policies and relief.
Jun 22, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases
WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases
GENEVA, June 22: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.
Jun 22, 2020
Republica Watch, Coronavirus
PM Oli keeps on bragging about Nepalis’ immune system; govt data tells a very different st...
PM Oli keeps on bragging about Nepalis’ immune system; govt...
KATHMANDU, June 22: While the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli keeps saying that Nepalis have “strong immune systems” and suggests consuming turmeric to tackle the COVID-19 infection, the government data shows two in three deaths in Nepal are related to chronic diseases.
Jun 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Coronavirus
Hotel quarantines underused amid govt’s decision to let abroad returnees be home quarantin...
Hotel quarantines underused amid govt’s decision to let abro...
KATHMANDU, June 22: The hotel quarantines set by the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) have remained underused amid the government’s decision to let abroad returnees be home quarantined.
Jun 22, 2020
Coronavirus
China reports 18 new coronavirus cases, nine in Beijing
China reports 18 new coronavirus cases, nine in Beijing
BEIJING, June 22: China reported 18 new coronavirus cases for June 21, 9 of which were in the capital Beijing, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
Jun 22, 2020
WORLD
Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens
Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22: Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cases, rising political instability and a crippled economy.
Jun 22, 2020
ECONOMY
Turmeric import grows fourfold in 10th month of current fiscal year
Turmeric import grows fourfold in 10th month of current fisc...
KATHMANDU, June 22: The import of turmeric, a spice widely used also as a homeopathic medicine, escalated by almost four-fold during the one-month period from mid-April to mid-May amid widespread threat of the coronavirus in the country.
Jun 22, 2020
ECONOMY
Gold price hits historic high of Rs 90,600 per tola
Gold price hits historic high of Rs 90,600 per tola
KATHMANDU, June 22: The price of gold reached a historic high of Rs 90,600 per tola (11.664 grams) on Sunday.
Jun 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Elderly who traveled to Mustang from Bauddha tests positive for Covid-19
Elderly who traveled to Mustang from Bauddha tests positive...
POKHARA, June 22: An elderly man has tested positive for Covid-19 in Mustang. According to the Gandaki Province Health Directorate, an 83-year-old male from Gharapjhong Rural Municipality tested positive for the virus. Previously, this himalayan district had no record of the Covid-19 infection. Howe...
Jun 22, 2020