ECONOMY
Nepal Army awards contract of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track construction to two Chinese compa...
Nepal Army awards contract of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track con...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal Army (NA) has contracted two Chinese companies to construct the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track despite the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s direction to stop the process on suspicion of irregularities, mainly in the second phase construction.
May 16, 2021
ECONOMY
New budget won’t be brought through ordinance: PM Oli
New budget won’t be brought through ordinance: PM Oli
KATHMANDU, May 16: Prime Minister KP Oli on Sunday said that the annual budget 2021/22 will be introduced through the due parliamentary process amid growing concerns if the new fiscal year’s budget will come through an ordinance.
May 16, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Fresh pizza vending machine prompts curiosity and horror in Rome
Fresh pizza vending machine prompts curiosity and horror in...
Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.
May 16, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Russia picks cast for movie to be shot in space
Russia picks cast for movie to be shot in space
Russia has picked four people to serve as nonprofessional crew members and actors in what is planned to be the first movie to be shot in outer space, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Thursday.
May 16, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Janet Jackson’s ensembles from “Scream” video sold for $125K
Janet Jackson’s ensembles from “Scream” video sold for $125K
Janet Jackson’s ensembles she wore in the “Scream” music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction.
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal records 7,368 new cases, 6,648 recoveries and 145 deaths on Sunday
Nepal records 7,368 new cases, 6,648 recoveries and 145 deat...
Kathmandu Valley recorded 2,609 new cases in past 24 hours
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY
Senior Gastroenterologist Dr IL Acharya passes away
Senior Gastroenterologist Dr IL Acharya passes away
KATHMANDU, May 16: Senior Gastroenterologist Dr Ishwor Lal Acharya passed away on Sunday morning at Star Hospital in Kathmandu.
May 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
UML row: 10-member task force formed to settle party disputes
UML row: 10-member task force formed to settle party dispute...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Ruling CPN-UML Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and senior leader of the party Madhav Kumar Nepal have agreed to form a ten-member task force to settle the disputes in the party.
May 16, 2021
WORLD, Latest Updates
Israel air strikes kill 26 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
Israel air strikes kill 26 Palestinians, rockets fired from...
ISRAEL, May 16: Israeli air strikes killed 26 Palestinians, including eight children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said, and rockets were fired into Israel as hostilities stretched into a seventh day.
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
B&C Hospital requests COVID-19 patients needing ventilators, ICU, beds for admission
B&C Hospital requests COVID-19 patients needing ventilators,...
KATHMANDU, May 16: The recovery rate of patients infected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at B&C Hospital in Birtamod, Jhapa, is higher than many hospitals inside the country
May 16, 2021