SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Hacking of news website tantamount to pre-censorship: Experts
Hacking of news website tantamount to pre-censorship: Expert...
KATHMANDU, April 3: The act of Asgar Ali, an information technology advisor to Prime Minister KP Oli, to make unauthorized access to and delete a news report by Kathmandupress.com, a capital-based online news portal, is tantamount to crime against the media, experts have said.
Apr 03, 2020
The Week, Latest Updates
How do you stay motivated while working from home?
How do you stay motivated while working from home?
Now that the whole world has gone on lockdown and self-isolation mode, many of us have started working from home. But working from home, as comfortable and enticing as it sounds, isn’t always easy. There are so many things that can distract and demotivate you. Here, some people tell us how they keep...
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Editors demand probe into news removal by PM's aides
Editors demand probe into news removal by PM's aides
KATHMANDU, April 3: While taking strong exception to the move of deleting a news report published on a news website with the direct involvement of the prime minister's aides, a group of 21 editors of major print and online media has demanded a probe into the incident and action against the guilty.
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Health workers at quarantine facilities themselves at risk
Health workers at quarantine facilities themselves at risk
TIKAPUR, April 3: Health workers deployed at several quarantine facilities set up by the government in the western region have complained of the lack of minimum protective equipment. As they have to handle even people potentially infected with the novel coronavirus, which is highly contagious, the l...
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Army to bring COVID-19 medical supplies from China under G2G process
Army to bring COVID-19 medical supplies from China under G2G...
KATHMANDU, April 3: Following allegation of irregularities in procurement of medical kits from China through a private company, the government has decided to entrust the Nepal Army for the supply of essential medical equipment at a time when the country is facing threat from the coronavirus pandemic...
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, The Week, Latest Updates
What's keeping you sane?
What's keeping you sane?
Once upon a time, there was so much we wanted to do but not enough time to do it all. Now most of us are in a quandary as to what to do with all the free time on our hands. Life went from one extreme to another. When she first heard the news about the nationwide lockdown, Shrija Shres- tha was horri...
Apr 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Concerns over safety of public money, data after F1Soft's intrusion in news website
Concerns over safety of public money, data after F1Soft's in...
As eSewa has over 2.1 million customers who park their billions of rupees in the digital wallet, its founder and owner's alleged involvement in unethical 'hacking' of the news website has many people worried about their sensitive data and cash parked in the platform.
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Concerns over safety of public money, data after F1Soft's intrusion in news website
Concerns over safety of public money, data after F1Soft's in...
KATHMANDU, April 3: The alleged involvement of Asgar Ali, the founder of F1Soft International which owns eSewa, in unauthorized infiltration and removal of a news content from a news website, www.kathmandupress.com, has raised concerns over the safety of money as well as sensitive private data of th...
Apr 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Of 6 COVID-19 patients, 3 shared same flight
Of 6 COVID-19 patients, 3 shared same flight
KATHMANDU, April 2: Coronavirus infections in Nepal have climbed to six today after a woman tested positive for COVID-19.
Apr 03, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NAC's aircraft brings second batch of medical supplies from China
NAC's aircraft brings second batch of medical supplies from...
KATHMANDU, April 3: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) operated a chartered flight on Thursday to bring C from Guangzhou, China.
Apr 03, 2020