August 2020

COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 25,551 Recovery: 17,077 Death: 99

By Nishant Singh Gurung A group of students, guardians, and teachers protested outside the Lainchaur-based British Council in Kathmandu this afternoon airing their dissatisfaction against the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) result that was announced earlier this week. Students have shown their dissatisfaction on how they were graded by CAIE calling the results unjustified, and […]

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Students, guardians, teachers protest outside British Council Nepal against CAIE result (with photos)

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Police round up restaurant owners neglecting safety protocol in Kathmandu

Nepal Police has taken action against restaurants that are still allowing public gathering in defiance of the latest directive issued by the government on Thursday. Owners and operators of several restaurants around Naxal area, that were operating regular business without following the health safety protocol, were rounded up by Nepal Police. Around 15 people were

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Landslides claim six lives in Kalikot, bury 13 houses in Sindhupalchowk

A landslide claimed six lives in Naku of Mahawai Rural Municipality-3, Kalikot at around midnight Friday. The landslide buried the house of a ward member, Raj Bahadur Bista, killing his sons – 13-year-old Pushpa Bista and 11-year-old Prabin Bista as well as daughters — 18-year-old Sabina Bista and 15-year-old Asha Bista. Similarly, 19-year-old Shanti Bista

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Nearly a quarter of Nepal’s workers lose jobs due to coronavirus – central bank

KATHMANDU, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Nepali businesses have laid off 22.5% of their workers as measures to contain the novel coronavirus hit tourism and other activities, a senior central bank official said on Thursday, citing a study of the economic impact of the outbreak. The study of nearly 700 enterprises in 52 of the Himalayan

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TU Teaching Hospital, Mechi AMDA Hospital, Kapilvastu Hospital, Bharatpur Hospital halt services as health workers test positive for COVID-19

The emergency ward of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has been sealed as two doctors posted at the ward and six nurses tested positive for COVID-19. The emergency ward will remain sealed off until further notice, as per the hospital authorities. As swab samples of other staffers have been collected for PCR tests, resumption of

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 24,957 Recovery: 16,837 Death: 95

Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 483,028 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 9,859 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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Puku Luku – digitizing Nepali language; or at least a few important aspects of it

According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, between 1950 and 2010, 230 languages became extinct. Of the 230, one language (Dura) was from Nepal. A further 7 languages are listed as ‘critically endangered’ in Nepal with ‘Tilung’ a regional language from Khotang District comprising of only 10 speakers. While to say

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Remdesivir to be used for coronavirus treatment in Nepal

Remdesivir, an antiviral injection, being used by different countries for the treatment of coronavirus is all set to have a ‘clinical trial’ in Nepal. Physicians in Nepal have long been advocating the use of this drug for patients rendered weak due to the COVID-19 infection, are admitted to ICUs and kept in ventilators. The Department

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Airlines Association threatens protest if flights not resumed from Sept 1

The Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has warned of resorting to protest if the government does not resume flights even on September 1. After the national lockdown came to an official end, Nepal government had announced that domestic and international flights would resume services from August 17. However, the Cabinet meeting on Monday decided

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