SOCIETY, Latest Updates
12 more diagnosed with COVID-19, including 2 nurses at BPKIHS
12 more diagnosed with COVID-19, including 2 nurses at BPKIH...
DHARAN, Aug 10: Twelve more people including two staff nurses at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday.
Aug 20, 2020
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WEATHER ALERT: Heavy rain expected in Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudur Paschim province...
WEATHER ALERT: Heavy rain expected in Bagmati, Gandaki, Karn...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The Meteorological Forecasting Division has forecast light to heavy rainfall with thunder and lightning in most parts of the country on Thursday.
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
INLS establishes National Poet Madhav Ghimire Award
INLS establishes National Poet Madhav Ghimire Award
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The International Nepali Literary Society (INLS) has instituted the ‘National Poet Madhav Ghimire Award’. A meeting of the INLS Board of Trustees on August 19 decided to set up the award in memory of national poet Ghimire.
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Public holiday in Karnali Province today to observe Province Establishment and Martyr’s Da...
Public holiday in Karnali Province today to observe Province...
SURKHET, Aug 20: The Province Establishment and Martyr's Day is being observed in Karnali Province on Thursday.
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
IN PICS: Few more glimpses of the Kathmandu Valley on the first day of lockdown
IN PICS: Few more glimpses of the Kathmandu Valley on the fi...
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, are currently under lockdown orders enforced by the district administrations from Wednesday midnight.
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Priest shot dead in Rautahat
Priest shot dead in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT, Aug 20: A priest was shot dead at Khesariya in Madhav Narayan Municipality on Wednesday evening.
Aug 20, 2020
WORLD
Kamala Harris accepts historic vice presidential nod
Kamala Harris accepts historic vice presidential nod
WASHINGTON, Aug 20: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, imploring Americans to elect Joe Biden in November and accusing President Donald Trump of failed leadership that had cost lives and livelihoods during a pandemic.
Aug 20, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Has the coronavirus mutated in any significant way?
Has the coronavirus mutated in any significant way?
It doesn’t seem to have changed in a way that makes people less or more sick. There’s some evidence that a specific mutation called D614G may have made it easier for the virus to be transmitted between people. But not all scientists are convinced, and it’s hard to say how strong any such effect migh...
Aug 20, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
IN PICS: First day of week-long lockdown in Kathmandu Valley
IN PICS: First day of week-long lockdown in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Following daily spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the three district administrations have enforced a week-long lockdown in Kathmandu Valley from Wednesday midnight.
Aug 20, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India reports record daily jump of 69,652 in coronavirus infections
India reports record daily jump of 69,652 in coronavirus inf...
BENGALURU, Aug 20: India reported a record daily jump of 69,652 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 2.84 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.
Aug 20, 2020