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Milk worth Rs118 million wasted due to supply disruptions, farmers say Kathmandu Post Chitwan, June 26 -- Disruptions in the supply chain caused by the second wave of the coronavirus have resulted in thousands of tonnes of fresh milk valued at Rs118 million being wasted in just one and a half months, dairy farmers in Chitwan said on Friday. Schools, restaurants, hotels and universities were ordered closed to prevent the virus from spreading, and this wiped out much of the food s...

Nepal, June 26 -- KP Oli's tendencies are wholly and growingly anti-democratic. He seems to hold no conception that an MP's power to vote in parliament is derived from the trust from the sovereign people, and not from the party's chairman.The offices of the President and the Prime Minister have begun challenging the pending petitions at the Supreme Court, particularly the case of Sher Bahadur Deuba, whose demand is that the parliamentary...

Bangladesh, June 25 -- South Korea conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and economic growth will be held virtually on Sunday to discuss ways to further deepen Korean companies' engagement with local communities.The South Korean Embassy in Dhaka and the CSR Centre in partnership with Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Dhaka office are jointly organizing the "Korea-Bangladesh CSR Conference 2021: CSR for Human Resource...

Nepal vaccine uncertainty aggravated by political mishandling, say experts

Covid-19: 1.5-month-old in Kushtia gets infected Bangladesh, June 23 -- old child on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19 in Kushtia. Kushtia General Hospital (KGH) doctors say this was the first Covid-19 case in the district found in such a young body. The child was brought to the hospital by his parents with a cold and fever. Hospital Superintendent Dr MA Momen said the child was admitted to the hospitals childrens ward on Monday with a cold and fever. The on-duty doctors suspected Covid-19 s...

Nepal, June 14 -- Four years since the public voted to elect the three tiers of government in hopes of political stability and democratisation following a bloody 'people's war' and hiccups over the writing of the constitution, politicians are once again embroiled in power games. Even as the pandemic rages on, the country has been taken hostage after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the House of Representatives twice in six months,...

Kathmandu, June 14 -- For Nepali authorities, maintaining the status quo is the name of the game.Even after 50 days of lockdown, which they have been calling "prohibitory orders", imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they are yet to devise any modality on how to loosen or lift it. Nor is there any planning yet.On Sunday, Kathmandu Valley authorities announced that the ongoing lockdown would continue for one more week. By that time, the...

Nepal, June 14 -- A quack is a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledge. The term is a shortened form of the old Dutch quacksalver, which originally meant a person who cures with home remedies, and then came to mean one using false cures or knowledge. Their unique selling proposition was not only their reasonable cure but also their showmanship, often complemented by clowns and other performers. They often impersonated...

Nepal, June 14 -- For the second time in six years Novak Djokovic is halfway to a calendar year sweep of all four Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open for a second time on Sunday.The 34-year-old dug deep into his reserves of resilience to hit back from two sets down against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 and increase his Grand Slam tally to 19.That takes him only one behind the men's record 20 held by Rafa...

Kathmandu, June 13 -- Amid uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nepali Congress has proposed to hold its 14th general convention on September 1-4, nine days after the previously announced dates.As per the constitutional obligation, the party has to organise its general assembly by mid-September. The convention is expected to elect new leadership from the central to local levels.The Nepali Congress held its 13th general convention in...