Nepal’s Covid-19 crisis: Ground reality belies government’s claim of sufficient beds for patients

Ashim Neupane

Kathmandu: Covid-19 patients across the country are struggling to get hospital beds, oxygen, and ventilator support,

Editorial: Forgetting people, fighting for power

NL Today

It is the hour of doom and gloom in Nepal, in many ways. The exponential

The Ghosts in the Hills: First English novel on Nepal’s Maoist war
Dr Meena Poudel

Reading a recently published novel The Ghosts in the Hills by Dr. Krishna Upadhyaya, a

Bidhya Devi Bhandari: Country’s president or a party’s patron?
Nishan Khatiwada

Kathmandu: Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari gathers controversies time and again due to her interest

Nepal reports yet another record daily spike with 9,196 Covid-19 cases; over 42,000 cases recorded in five days
NL Today

Kathmandu: The country has recorded an additional 9,196 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24

Supreme Court orders to release ex-CIAA Chief Basnyat on Rs 500,000 bail bond
NL Today

Kathmandu: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered to release former Chief Commissioner of the

No immediate possibility of procuring five million vaccines, says Health Ministry
NL Today

Kathmandu: The government has stated that there is no possibility of procuring additional Covid-19 vaccines

Pandemic, lockdowns and economic crises piled on existing barriers South Asian journalists already faced: Report
NL Today

Kathmandu: Journalists in South Asia continued telling stories with professional integrity, compassion, and deep humanity

Home Minister Thapa, Devkota file candidacies for National Assembly by-election
NL Today

Kathmandu: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa alias Badal and Khimlal Devkota on Friday filed their

Educate people, amend laws, provide relief if we are to be safe
Jivesh Jha

It’s getting late to spread the Covid awareness message in Madhesh, in the language they

Petition to ‘get Covid vaccines to Nepal and prevent a humanitarian disaster’
NL Today

Kathmandu: Dozens of political and civil leaders, writers, editors, activists, artists, and journalists among others

Nepal records highest daily surge of 9,070 new Covid-19 cases; hotspot Valley sees 18,951 cases in last five days
NL Today

Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday recorded 9,070 fresh coronavirus cases in yet another highest single-day spike.

Nepse index sheds 12.47 points on last trading day of the week; turnover of Rs 6.8 billion recorded
NL Today

Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index went down by 12.47 points on Thursday, the

Veteran singer and musician Prem Dhoj Pradhan passes away
NL Today

Kathmandu: Veteran singer and musician Prem Dhoj Pradhan passed away on Thursday. He was 83.