SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
3 recovered patients contract COVID-19 again (with video)
3 recovered patients contract COVID-19 again (with video)
KATHMANDU, May 6: Three patients who had earlier recovered from the novel coronavirus have contracted the virus again.
May 06, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With 17 new cases today, the total COVID-19 cases in Nepal climb to 99 (with video)
With 17 new cases today, the total COVID-19 cases in Nepal c...
KATHMANDU, May 6: Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nepal have reached 99 as 17 more patients have been diagnosed with this deadly disease on Wednesday.
May 06, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India hikes taxes on petrol, diesel; says consumers will be unaffected
India hikes taxes on petrol, diesel; says consumers will be...
NEW DELHI, May 6: India late on Tuesday increased its taxes and duties on petrol and diesel instead of passing on the benefit of lower crude oil prices to consumers, as the government moves to raise revenues in an economy that ground to a halt in the coronavirus crisis.
May 06, 2020
Coronavirus
Government extends nationwide lockdown till May 18
Government extends nationwide lockdown till May 18
KATHMANDU, May 6: Government has decided to extend nationwide lockdown till May 18.
May 06, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
NC’s ‘economy-focused special committee’ to study impacts of COVID-19 on economy
NC’s ‘economy-focused special committee’ to study impacts of...
KATHMANDU, May 6: Main opposition party Nepali Congress on Wednesday has formed an ‘economy focused special committee’ to study and analyse the impacts of COVID-19 in various sectors inside the country, and set a necessary vision of the party in this regard.
May 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal Shipping Office to purchase vehicle worth Rs 14.4 million
Nepal Shipping Office to purchase vehicle worth Rs 14.4 mill...
KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal Shipping Office, which was established on February 14, 2019, with the aim of studying and exploring on inland waterways in Nepal, is purchasing an expensive SUV. This comes at a time when the government is asking all agencies to cut back on non-essential expenses.
May 06, 2020
POLITICS
NCP's Central Secretariat meeting today at 3 pm
NCP's Central Secretariat meeting today at 3 pm
KATHMANDU, May 6: A meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party's Central Secretariat is taking place on Wednesday afternoon.
May 06, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Struggles in India, Brazil, US show virus fight far from won
Struggles in India, Brazil, US show virus fight far from won
BANGKOK, May 6: Even as countries moved forward Wednesday with easing their coronavirus restrictions and restarting their economies, a large cluster of infections linked to a market in India and the first lockdown of a major Brazilian city highlighted that the battle against the pandemic was far fro...
May 06, 2020
OPINION
A better new normal !
A better new normal !
In these times of COVID-19, the big challenge for most of us is to find ways to protect ourselves and our families from the virus and to hold on to our jobs. For policymakers that translates into beating the pandemic without doing irreversible damage to the economy in the process.
May 06, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson-starrer 'The High Note' going straight to video on-deman...
Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson-starrer 'The High Note' go...
"The High Note", featuring Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson, is the latest film to head straight to video on-demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 06, 2020