SPORTS
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
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TOKYO, July 18: Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
HoR meeting for the first time today following its reinstatement on July 12
HoR meeting for the first time today following its reinstate...
KATHMANDU, July 18: A meeting of the House of Representatives is scheduled for today after the Supreme Court reinstated it. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the government, has called the parliamentary session for 4.00 PM today at the parliament building in New Baneshwor.
Jul 18, 2021
SOCIETY
Jajarkot teachers deprived of salary
Jajarkot teachers deprived of salary
JAJARKOT, July 18: The Dolpo Buddha rural municipality has been facing difficulty in paying school teachers. Likewise, those involved in the Chief Minister Employment Program have also not been paid.
Jul 18, 2021
WORLD
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, July 18: The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 170 on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and ripped up roads and power lines.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party to join Deuba cabinet
Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party to join Deuba cabinet
KATHMANDU, July 18: Janata Samajbadi Party-led by Upendra Yadav has decided to join the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government.
Jul 18, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt could spend only 65 pc of capital expenditure in 2020/21, around 25 percent spent in...
Govt could spend only 65 pc of capital expenditure in 2020/2...
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government’s spending under capital expenditure appeared dismal yet again in the fiscal year 2020/21 that ended on Thursday with the government utilizing only 64.69 percent of the funds allocated under the heading.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
Implementation of apex court’s verdict has further strengthened democracy: Nepal Family Pa...
Implementation of apex court’s verdict has further strengthe...
KATHMANDU, July 17: Nepal Family Party has stated that the peaceful transfer of power made by the Chairman of the CPN-UML and the outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as per the Supreme Court’s order has further strengthened Nepal's democracy.
Jul 17, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal records 1,875 new cases, 2,164 recoveries and 21 deaths on Saturday
Nepal records 1,875 new cases, 2,164 recoveries and 21 death...
KATHMANDU, July 16: Nepal recorded 1,875 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday along with 2,164 recoveries and 21 deaths.
Jul 17, 2021
ECONOMY
Minimum wage for private workers reaches Rs 15,000 per month
Minimum wage for private workers reaches Rs 15,000 per month
KATHMANDU, July 17: The provision about the new minimum wage for private sector workers has come into effect from the current fiscal year. Earlier the government had decided to increase the minimum wages for private sector workers beginning from Saun 1 (July 16) which marks the commencement of the n...
Jul 17, 2021
POLITICS
Six lawmakers close to Mahanta Thakur shift their loyalty to Upendra Yadav-led faction of...
Six lawmakers close to Mahanta Thakur shift their loyalty to...
Yadav-led faction is now in a clear majority both in Central Committee and Parliamentary Party of JSP
Jul 17, 2021