SOCIETY, Latest Updates
43-year-old man held on charge of raping seven-year-old girl in Kathmandu
43-year-old man held on charge of raping seven-year-old girl...
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Police have arrested a man on the charge of raping a girl in Kathmandu.
Oct 08, 2020
ECONOMY, WORLD
South Asia faces worst ever recession, tipping millions into poverty - World Bank
South Asia faces worst ever recession, tipping millions into...
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.
Oct 08, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
How long can the coronavirus survive on hands or human skin?
How long can the coronavirus survive on hands or human skin?
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: A recent study carried out in Japan has shown that the coronavirus can survive on human skin for as long as nine hours.
Oct 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Driven into poverty by lockdown, a family makes cave its home
Driven into poverty by lockdown, a family makes cave its hom...
TANAHU, Oct 8: A family in Tanahu district has been compelled to live in a cave due to poverty.
Oct 08, 2020
SOCIETY
Real estate agent beaten to death by clients
Real estate agent beaten to death by clients
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: A real estate agent has been beaten to death in Bhaktapur district on Wednesday evening.
Oct 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
446 people sign for eye donation
446 people sign for eye donation
CHITWAN, Oct 8: A large number of philanthropic-minded people have decided to donate their eyes after death in the district.
Oct 08, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air?
Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air?
Research indicates it can, but it’s not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases.
Oct 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Province 1’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 89
Province 1’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 89
MORANG, Oct 8: Two more COVID-19 related death cases were recorded in Province 1 on Thursday morning, taking the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 89.
Oct 08, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepal’s economic growth projected to slump to 0.6 percent
Nepal’s economic growth projected to slump to 0.6 percent
The World Bank predicts worst-ever recession in South Asia
Oct 08, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Trump says catching COVID-19 was 'blessing from God'
Trump says catching COVID-19 was 'blessing from God'
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: U.S. President Donald Trump declared that catching the coronavirus was a “blessing from God” that exposed him to experimental treatments he vowed would become free for all Americans, in a video address released on Wednesday.
Oct 08, 2020