SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two arrested with counterfeit notes
Two arrested with counterfeit notes
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Police have arrested two persons from Puincha in Belauri municipality-8 in possession of fake Nepali currency. The arrest was made by the Armed Police Force on Saturday evening.
Jan 31, 2021
WORLD
Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
WASHINGTON, Jan 31: Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Jan 31, 2021
OPINION
Does pandemic debt relief work?
Does pandemic debt relief work?
Rather than pursue more debt relief to help the developing world weather the COVID-19 crisis, rich countries should provide pandemic-related necessities directly. Debt relief is so imprecise a mechanism that it is as likely to benefit private-sector creditors as it is to help the poor.
Jan 31, 2021
WORLD
UAE adopts amendments to grant citizenship to investors and other professionals
UAE adopts amendments to grant citizenship to investors and...
DUBAI, Jan 31: The United Arab Emirates has adopted amendments that would allow the Gulf state to grant citizenship to investors and other professionals including scientists, doctors and their families, the government said on Saturday.
Jan 31, 2021
WORLD
India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger strike
India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin...
SINGHU, India, Jan 31: India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundreds injured.
Jan 31, 2021
OPINION
Eliminating leprosy and its stigma
Eliminating leprosy and its stigma
People who are suffering from any kind of disability from leprosy should be provided with employment to help them live an independent life.
Jan 31, 2021
ECONOMY
India agrees to sell additional 100 MW electricity to Nepal
India agrees to sell additional 100 MW electricity to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: India has agreed to sell an additional 100 MW of electricity to Nepal. With the new provision, Nepal can now import up to 800 MW of electricity from its southern neighbor.
Jan 31, 2021
Coronavirus
WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital
WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospit...
WUHAN, CHINA, Jan 30: The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited a hospital on Saturday in the central city of Wuhan that treated early coronavirus patients.
Jan 30, 2021
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Kathmandu air witnesses continued deterioration even on public holiday
Kathmandu air witnesses continued deterioration even on publ...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The air quality of the Kathmandu Valley deteriorated even on Saturday as the highest fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) reading was measured at 194.69 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³) in the morning between 8 and 9.
Jan 30, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ministers Rayamajhi, Gurung ask party cadres to focus on ‘upcoming polls’
Ministers Rayamajhi, Gurung ask party cadres to focus on ‘up...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, and a key leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has directed the party cadres to focus on the upcoming election to the House of Representatives (HoR).
Jan 30, 2021