WORLD, Latest Updates
Floods kill 23 in Pakistan financial hub amid house collapses, power cuts
Floods kill 23 in Pakistan financial hub amid house collapse...
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 29: Pakistan’s flooded financial capital of Karachi was plunged into chaos on Friday with power cuts, streets under water and cellphone outages caused by heavy rain as authorities said at least 23 people had been killed in downpours the previous day.
Aug 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Over 20 COVID-19 patients receive plasma therapy in Nepal so far
Over 20 COVID-19 patients receive plasma therapy in Nepal so...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: More than 20 COVID-19 patients have been treated through convalescent plasma therapy in Nepal so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 29, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP's Secretariat meeting deferred for next week as Defense Minister Pokharel and Home Min...
NCP's Secretariat meeting deferred for next week as Defense...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: A Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled for Saturday has been deferred for next week as Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokharel and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa are in home isolation after a staff at Covid-19 Crisis Managemen...
Aug 29, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak
Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit n...
MUMBAI, Aug 29: Hundreds of masked protesters demonstrated in major Indian cities on Friday against a government plan to hold exams for millions of students during the coronavirus pandemic, as the daily tally of infections hit a record.
Aug 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
At least two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren unable to access remote learning during scho...
At least two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren unable to acce...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: More than two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren are deprived of distance learning during their school closures, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated in a report on Friday.
Aug 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Seventy-one media persons test positive for COVID-19 across the country as of Friday: FNJ
Seventy-one media persons test positive for COVID-19 across...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Seventy-one media persons tested positive for coronavirus across the country as of Friday, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) said.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's coronavirus death toll climbs to 195 with 12 more fatalities in past 24 hours
Nepal's coronavirus death toll climbs to 195 with 12 more fa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal recorded 12 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Friday afternoon.
Aug 28, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Death toll of Mauritius dolphins is now 38: government official
Death toll of Mauritius dolphins is now 38: government offic...
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28: The number of dolphins washed up dead near a Mauritius oil spill site increased to 38 on Friday, a government official told Reuters.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 36,000-mark as 927 new cases recorded in past 24 hours
Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 36,000-mark as 927 new case...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpassed the 36,000-mark on Friday with 927 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Korean Tourism Organization promotes Korean destinations for Nepali travelers
Korean Tourism Organization promotes Korean destinations for...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), an organization commissioned to promote the country’s tourism, in association with TravTalk, has conducted a webinar to promote its tourist destinations among Nepali travelers.
Aug 28, 2020