The Lurid Orientalism of Western Media

When reporting on any mass tragedy, a basic rule of journalism is to be sensitive to the victims and those who are grieving. Western media, which double as the international media, usually observe this rule at home but discard it when reporting on disasters in non-Western societies. The coverage of India’s devastating second wave of COVID-19 […]

Parties registering candidacies for by-election in Bagmati Pradesh today

KATHMANDU: Parties are registering their candidacies for the by-election of the National Assembly of the Bagmati Pradesh on Friday. According to the Election Commission (EC), the nominations can be filed from 10 am to 4 pm at the election office in Provincial capital Hetauda. The post of a National Assembly member remained vacant after CPN […]

COVID-19: Number of districts under prohibitory orders climbs to 60

Full prohibitory orders in 47 and partial in 13 districts

KATHMANDU: With the increasing cases of COVID-19, the government has imposed prohibitory orders in as many as 60 districts so far. Of them, full prohibitory orders have been imposed in 47 districts while partial orders have been clamped in 13 districts, said Janak Raj Dahal, the spokesperson at the Home Ministry. As the government enforced […]