August 25, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (RSS): The recovery rate of coronavirus infection is found to be decreasing gradually in Nepal. The COVID-19 recovery rate is less by around 10 per cent in Nepal as compared to th...
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (RSS): A total of 743 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country on Monday. In a regular press briefing, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Jageshw...
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (RSS): Eighteen local levels in the Kathmandu valley decided to postpone their service delivery except the essential ones until August 31. The Valley Municipality Forum made such...
The government must ensure that fruit and vegetable imports are free of hazardous pesticide residues. When it comes to food safety in Nepal, two realities are pretty well established: The fruits a...
A view of Pokhara city. (File photo) KASKI: The Pokhara Metropolitan City in Kaski district is preparing to use private hotels here as a paid isolation facility with the rise in the COVID-19 cases...
BHAKTAPUR: The Health Office, Bhaktapur, has drawn a conclusion that coronavirus has spread in the community-level in Bhaktapur district. Chief at the Health Office, Krishna Bahadur Mijar, said th...
KATHMANDU: Against the growth of 16.5 percent in the fiscal year 2018/19, the remittance inflow in the country saw negative growth in the fiscal year 2019/20, the central bank said. The remittance...
A lab technician processes RT-PCR Covid-19 tests at Prenetics Ltd.'s laboratory in Hong Kong, China. (Photo: Bloomberg) KATHMANDU: Hong Kong scientists have documented the first case of reinfectio...
History shows that disasters and their tragic consequences can be a catalyst for large-scale social change. In 2017, I was a candidate to become the next Director-General of the World Health Organ...
The way the government functions is a reflection on Nepali society. Pouring frustration over how the government functions has become commonplace of life in Nepal. Not criticising the government, g...
Although envisaged to fast-track foreign investment, the bureaucracy throttles the process and the new Act will delay projects further, experts say. At first glance, the numbers are impressive. I...
Image for Representation LONDON: Chairman of Sherpa Association, UK Sana Sherpa has died from coronavirus. Originally from Bhojpur, an eastern district of Nepal, 51-year-old Sherpa breathed his l...
District Hospitals in Arghakhanchi and Nawalparasi (West) have closed all services, except emergency units, and sent their Covid-infected health workers in isolation. Health services at two distri...
Rescue workers removes the debris as they look for survivors after a five-story building collapsed in the western state of Maharashtra, India. (Photo: Reuters) NEW DELHI: At least 100 people are f...
Local governments say geographical remoteness and human resources shortage have hindered them from running effective virus containment measures. Geographical remoteness and shortage of human resou...
The pandemic, lack of preparations at all levels, and dispute within the party leadership make implementing the recommendation a challenge. The six-member task force formed to draft a proposal to ...
It tells the leadership to ask for amendments and modifications into the $500 million pact but at best supplementary agreement may only be possible, insiders say. The future of the Millennium Chal...
Nepal received Rs 100.16 billion in remittance, an all-time high during mid-June to mid-July—the last month of the last fiscal year—that boosted the overall earnings. Remittance inflows dropped by...
As officials only provide airfare to those with valid labour permits, a large number of workers, who overstayed or migrated through informal routes, remain deprived of government assistance to retu...
The state-owned company racked up losses totalling Rs 50 million in the last fiscal year. Hetauda Cement Industries' losses jumped fivefold year-on-year as Covid-19 stalled construction activities...
Things are about to get worse for the art business, anticipates Saroj Mahato, founder and curator of Bikalpa Art Center. The world outside is yet again silent with movement restrictions reimposed ...
The price of gold reached an all-time high of $2,000 per ounce in early August. And while mainstream economists have treated gold as a sideshow since the world abandoned the gold standard in 1971, ...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Traders charged for evading re...
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong...
KATHMANDU: At a time when there have been reports of inhuman behaviors being meted out to the coronavirus-infected by their neighbors, locals have ostracized grieving family members in Kavre distri...
Journalist Ratan Singh was shot dead in UP's Ballia district (Photo/India Today) LUCKNOW: A journalist in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) was shot dead last night. A journalist working wit...
Mortuary van (Image for Representation) DAMAULI: The Damauli Chamber of Commerce and Industry has handed over a mortuary van to Byas municipality. The Damauli Chamber has been operating the mortu...
Bharatpur Coronavirus Hospital (File Photo) BHARATPUR: A coronavirus patient has absconded from an isolation ward at the Bharatpur Hospital on Tuesday. A 19-year-old male from Bharatpur-12 fled f...
CPN Chairmen KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have started discussion on the report submitted by the party's task force has has started at Baluwatar Tuesday morning. The meeting was originally...
Kathmandu Valley (File photo) KATHMANDU: District Administration Offices of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are holding a meeting today (Tuesday) to review the current situation of coronavirus c...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: A person has died after a landslide buried her house at Arnakot in Baglung district on Tuesday morning. The deceased is a 19-year-old Puja Pariyar of Dhorpata...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: A coronavirus patient has died in the course of treatment at Bhim Hospital in Rupandehi district. According to Dr Sumit Prajapati, the coordinator of coronavi...
The United Nations chief says the tourist industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and over 120 million jobs at ...
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