Coronavirus
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
NEW DELHI, July 21: India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country.
Jul 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks end marginally lower erasing prior day gains
Stocks end marginally lower erasing prior day gains
KATHMANDU, July 20: Stocks opened Tuesday’s session in green with the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index trading briefly above 3,000 mark in the morning. The market saw some volatility in the first half of the session gyrating between 2,980 and 3,000 mark but a correction towards the closi...
Jul 20, 2021
POLITICS
PM Deuba announces to bear treatment cost of former PM Khanal from state coffers
PM Deuba announces to bear treatment cost of former PM Khana...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government would bear all costs of treatment of former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who is currently undergoing treatment in New Delhi, India.
Jul 20, 2021
SOCIETY
PM Deuba at Dahal's residence, inquires health condition of Dahal's spouse
PM Deuba at Dahal's residence, inquires health condition of...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reached CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda's residence at Khumaltar earlier today.
Jul 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Commercial banks’ lending swelled more than 28 percent in FY 2020/21
Commercial banks’ lending swelled more than 28 percent in FY...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Amid the existing threat of the coronavirus, Nepal’s commercial banks increased their businesses by 28.07 percent last fiscal year through issuing additional loans of Rs 815.44 billion to their customers during mid-July 2020 and mid-July 2021.
Jul 20, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal records 3,108 new cases, 1,595 recoveries and 25 deaths on Tuesday
Nepal records 3,108 new cases, 1,595 recoveries and 25 death...
The Kathmandu Valley recorded 719 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday - 531 in Kathmandu, 147 in Lalitpur and 41 in Bhaktapur districts.
Jul 20, 2021
SOCIETY
Public transport to remain shut in Dhading, entrepreneurs demand increase in fares
Public transport to remain shut in Dhading, entrepreneurs de...
DHADING, July 20: Transport entrepreneurs in Dhading have stopped providing public transport services after they were fined by the administration for increasing the fare by 28 percent. Although the central government had increased the fares of long distance public transport from one province to anot...
Jul 20, 2021
ECONOMY
IFC’s new Regional Director Gomez Ang announces to focus on COVID and climate finance to h...
IFC’s new Regional Director Gomez Ang announces to focus on...
KATHMANDU, July 20— International Finance Corporation (IFC) has appointed Hector Gomez Ang as the Regional Director for South Asia. Based in New Delhi, he will play a critical role in boosting IFC’s investments in the region as it looks to recover from the severe impacts of COVID-19.
Jul 20, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Second AALP International Conference concluded virtually
Second AALP International Conference concluded virtually
Asian Association of Law Professors (AALP) is a not-for-profit consortium of legal institutions and individuals from worldwide connected to Asia. AALP concluded its second International Conference through a virtual medium on July 9 and 10, 2021.
Jul 20, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
JSP endorses parliamentary party statute unanimously
JSP endorses parliamentary party statute unanimously
KATHMANDU, July 20: Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has endorsed the statute of its parliamentary party unanimously.
Jul 20, 2021