PM Dahal asks secretaries to improve service delivery Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has issued 30-point instructions to government secretaries telling them to make service delivery faster to bring an end to long queues seen in offices issuing passports and licences, land revenue offices, and survey offices within a month. The PM said if responsible officers failed to address service seekers’ woes, they would be penalised. Nepal 04 Jan, 2023
More kids are repeating a grade: Is it good for them? As Braylon Price remembers it, he struggled with pretty much everything the first full school year of the pandemic. With minimal guidance and frequent disruptions, he had trouble staying on top of assignments and finishing homework on time. Opinion 12 Sep, 2022
Staff shortage hits service delivery in government offices Lack of staffers has affected service delivery at various government offices across Saptari. Nepal 17 Feb, 2022
Australian PM says his government was "too optimistic" before Omicron surge Australia's prime minister faced up to criticism of his leadership on Tuesday, saying his government had been too optimistic about the impact of coronavirus vaccinations leading to disappointment and exhaustion when the Omicron variant hit. World 01 Feb, 2022
Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country's health system creaks under the pandemic's strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead. World 19 Jan, 2022
Staff crunch hits DAO Saptari Staff crunch has affected regular service delivery at District Administration Office in Saptari for quite some time now. Nepal 13 Jan, 2022
"A hurricane:" Virus storm sends test-makers into overdrive "A hurricane:" Virus storm sends test-makers into overdrive World 07 Jan, 2022
France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate, an extraordinary stopgap measure aimed at easing staff shortages at hospitals and other facilities caused by an unprecedented explosion in cases. World 06 Jan, 2022
US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. World 06 Jan, 2022
US reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record The United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally of any country in the world and nearly double the previous U.S. peak set a week ago as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant showed no signs of slowing. World 05 Jan, 2022
UK sets new record for COVID cases as Omicron sweeps London Britain reported another day of record COVID-19 cases on Friday, with new estimates showing swathes of London's population are carrying the virus, underlining the relentless advance of the Omicron variant. World 25 Dec, 2021
Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe Santa won't be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year. The ceremonial head of Carnival celebrations in Germany's Cologne had to bow out because he tested positive for COVID-19. And Austria is planning a lockdown on unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions. World 13 Nov, 2021
