POLITICS
Oli is an obstacle to party unity: Nepal
Oli is an obstacle to party unity: Nepal
KATHMANDU, August 25: Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who has formed a new party, the CPN (United Socialist), after splitting from the CPN-UML, has claimed that KP Sharma Oli is the reason behind the party split.
Aug 25, 2021
SOCIETY
663 houses in Tanahun at risk of being swept away by flood
663 houses in Tanahun at risk of being swept away by flood
TANAHUN, August 25: As many as 663 houses at Patan in Byas Municipality-5 in Tanahun district have been exposed to risks of being swept away by the local Madi river.
Aug 25, 2021
SPORTS
Six new players picked for Nepal’s National Women Football Team
Six new players picked for Nepal’s National Women Football T...
KATHMANDU, August 25: Nepali national women's football team has been announced for the AFC Women's Asian Cup-2022 qualifiers to be held in Uzbekistan.
Aug 25, 2021
SOCIETY
SC asks govt to submit files related to Ghising’s appointment as NEA Managing Director wit...
SC asks govt to submit files related to Ghising’s appointmen...
KATHMANDU, August 25: The Supreme Court has asked the government to submit the original file including the decision regarding the appointment of Kulman Ghising as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
Aug 25, 2021
SOCIETY
Woman held on charge of murdering newborn baby
Woman held on charge of murdering newborn baby
BAITADI, August 25: The police have arrested a woman accused of strangling her newborn baby to death. The arrested person has been identified as Madhavi Karki, 35, of Dilashaini Rural Municipality in Baitadi district.
Aug 25, 2021
WORLD
'Don't panic and get back to work', Taliban order former officials
'Don't panic and get back to work', Taliban order former off...
August 25: Ashraf Haidari, an economist at the Aghan finance ministry, was waiting anxiously at home when a call came from the Taliban: a commander ordered him back to work so he could help run the country once the "crazy foreigners" had left.
Aug 25, 2021
POLITICS
Nepal and Thakur visiting EC today for verification of leaders, lawmakers
Nepal and Thakur visiting EC today for verification of leade...
KATHMANDU, August 25: The Chairman of the proposed CPN (Unified Democratic), Madhav Kumar Nepal and the Chairman of Democratic Socialist Party, Mahantha Thakur are scheduled to visit the Election Commission later today for verification of their leaders and lawmakers.
Aug 25, 2021
Coronavirus
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
AUGUST 25: It means Pfizer’s shot for people 16 and older has now undergone the same rigorous testing and regulatory review as dozens of other long-established vaccines.
Aug 25, 2021
ECONOMY
NOC increases fuel prices breaching auto-pricing mechanism
NOC increases fuel prices breaching auto-pricing mechanism
KATHMANDU, August 25: “Oil posts biggest week of losses in nine months as Delta variant spreads,” reported Reuters on Saturday.
Aug 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse under pressure as trading begins for the week
Nepse under pressure as trading begins for the week
KATHMANDU, August 24: The equity market remained under pressure since the opening of Tuesday’s session. After dipping around 13 points initially, the index made a recovery to trade briefly in green. However, relentless selling pressure in most of the composite sectors kept the index on a steady decl...
Aug 24, 2021