चाेखाे माया डट कम: जन्मभूमि नेपाल र नेपालीहरूमा समर्पित

The government of Nepal has announced another round of lockdown -- this time it's called prohibitory orders -- to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  This comes amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Nepal. The prohibitory orders should give us some solace as the government appears to be doing something other than bragging that it is doing better than the lone global superpower in its fight against the pandemic. This sounds quite silly, given the superpower’s poor performance on the virus control front.   Government appears to be doing something other than bragging that it is doing better than the superpower in its fight against the pandemic Here, it will be contextual to present the status of the global pandemic in brief.   As of early August 22, the number of PCR tests conducted in Nepal stands at 5,79,819, number of RDT tests at 3,12,402, PCR negative cases at 5,49,416, PCR positive cases at 30,483. Altogether 12,234 people ...

  The Bravo Delta show is courting controversy right after its launch.  As it turns out, the name of the show is not at all befitting. For further details, I request the audience to surf the internet or check the dictionary.  If the veteran show host and the big media house that airs the show wanted this kind of publicity, then they have already achieved it. If not, they have suffered a serious setback.  Anyway, it's a Nepali talk show and they could have given a nice Nepali name to it. What prompted them to opt for an offensive word for the nascent show? They know better.  So much for the show.  There are other big-ticket shows, talks shows that can do well with a nice Nepali name.  When the host of the Bravo Delta show was with Fireside, I had commented on its YouTube Channel: How about naming the show Riverside and Hillside during the summer?  Apparently, when I hear the word Fireside, a different imagery comes to my mind.  I imagine the h...

Let me start with the cliched line: The worst is yet to come. Allow me to present a brief overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, taken from the Ministry of Health and Population website, as of August 09, 2020, to set the context for this piece:   Now, let’s compare these numbers with that of the neighbouring India (taken from mygov.in/covid-19 on August 09), with which we share a border that’s very very open on our side, a border through which people can sneak into Nepal with relative ease, even in this pandemic situation.   These reports from India should ring alarm bells for Nepal. Worryingly, they have not, it appears. Reports in the Nepali media suggest that districts bordering India are witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Part of a report published in myrepublica.com on August 09 reads: With 17 new cases on Sunday, the number of COVID-19 cases has reached 857. In recent days, Kapilvastu has witnessed a daily surge of cases at the community level. Following the dail...