ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Dairy products worth Rs 5b lying unsold due to lockdown
Dairy products worth Rs 5b lying unsold due to lockdown
KATHMANDU, April 15: Dairy producers have dairy products worth nearly Rs 5 billion in stock due to lack of demand amid nationwide lockdown enforced by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus
Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus, global death toll mounts
Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus, global death toll m...
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY, April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll continued to mount.
Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight...
Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has been near them and encourage those people to stay home until it is clear they are not sick.
Apr 15, 2020
OPINION
How lockdown is impacting power sector
How lockdown is impacting power sector
Coronavirus pandemic is crushing lives around the world. And with countries imposing lockdowns urging citizens to stay home and halting non-essential businesses and industries in order to contain the spread of COVID-19, the electricity utilities, in particular, are increasingly finding themselves in...
Apr 15, 2020
SOCIETY
Government to provide e-passes for vehicles and personal use
Government to provide e-passes for vehicles and personal use
KATHMANDU, April 15: The government has decided to provide e-passes for vehicles and personal use from Tuesday.
Apr 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Panthera Tigris spotted in Dadeldhura at 2,500 meters; Experts term it as rare occurrence...
Panthera Tigris spotted in Dadeldhura at 2,500 meters; Exper...
DADHELDHURA/ DHANGADI, April 14: Panthera Tigris has been spotted in the forest located along the Mahabharat Range in Dadedhdura, far western Nepal, at an altitude of 2,500 meters on Monday, authorities said.
Apr 15, 2020
OPINION
COVID-19 and manufacturing
COVID-19 and manufacturing
MUNICH – As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, the risks inherent in global supply chains are more apparent than ever. Rather than await a return to business as usual, with manufacturing activities concentrated in countries where labor is cheap and plentiful, advanced-economy companies are shifting th...
Apr 15, 2020
OPINION
Teaching during pandemic
Teaching during pandemic
The government postponed Secondary Education Examinations (SEE), board exams of grade XI and XII and all university examinations as the nation enforced lockdown to ensure the safety of citizens amid COVID-19 pandemic. The students who were preparing for the examinations are now locked up in their ow...
Apr 15, 2020
Editorial
Speed up testing
Speed up testing
Two of the three patients who were admitted to Patan Hospital on Monday have been tested positive for the coronavirus. They were from the same family. They had returned home from the United Kingdom a month ago and were staying at an apartment in Pepsicola. They are said to have been tested as per th...
Apr 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
SC summons authorities over petition over lockdown stranded
SC summons authorities over petition over lockdown stranded
KATHMANDU, April 15: Acting on a writ petition, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to the government authorities to clarify why have the individuals stranded in Kathmandu Valley due to the COVID-19 lockdown been barred from returning to their home districts.
Apr 15, 2020