ECONOMY
Coca-Cola Foundation supports CREASION to set up an oxygen generating unit in Nepal
Coca-Cola Foundation supports CREASION to set up an oxygen g...
KATHMANDU, June 3: The Coca-Cola Foundation is supporting CREASION to set up an oxygen generating unit in Nepal to help the country overcome the worsening health crisis due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Upper Dolpa folks complain of COVID-19-like symptoms, health posts lack testing kits
Upper Dolpa folks complain of COVID-19-like symptoms, healt...
DOLPA, June 4: Each house in Upper Dolpa has patients having the symptoms of COVID-19. According to local health workers, patients showing the symptoms similar to COVID-19 have been found in Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality.
Jun 04, 2021
POLITICS
E-Business Association criticizes latest restrictions imposed on e-commerce and home deliv...
E-Business Association criticizes latest restrictions impose...
KATHMANDU, June 4: The E-Business Association of Nepal (EBAN) has said that the fresh prohibitory orders enforced by the district administration offices (DAOs) in the Kathmandu Valley have failed to sufficiently address provisions concerning easing of home delivery services despite multiple rounds o...
Jun 04, 2021
WORLD
Australian media fined $840,000 for gag order breach in Pell sex assault case
Australian media fined $840,000 for gag order breach in Pell...
AUSTRALIA, June 4: An Australian court on Friday ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of A$1.1 million ($842,000) in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting the conviction, since overturned, of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sexual assault.
Jun 04, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Constitutional Bench formed to hear writ petitions against Citizenship Ordinance
Constitutional Bench formed to hear writ petitions against C...
KATHMANDU, June 4: A Constitutional Bench has been formed to hear the writ petitions filed against the Citizenship Ordinance introduced by the government.
Jun 04, 2021
OPINION
Making The Net 2030 Truly Real
Making The Net 2030 Truly Real
Before the second wave of COVID-19, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) had unveiled a bold vision document. Now we need a new sense of purpose and a new type of leadership to make it a reality.
Jun 04, 2021
SOCIETY
SOS Nepal adopting 500 children whose parents died of COVID-19
SOS Nepal adopting 500 children whose parents died of COVID-...
KATHMANDU, June 4: As of Thursday, as many as 7,630 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Nepal. Among them, many were parents. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only killed people but has orphaned thousands. Thousands of children have lost their parents and parental care.
Jun 04, 2021
My City, Entertainment
COVID-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set
COVID-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set
Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested positive for coronavirus.
Jun 04, 2021
ECONOMY
Gold price drops by Rs 1,500 per tola
Gold price drops by Rs 1,500 per tola
KATHMANDU, June 4: The price of gold has seen a drop of Rs 1,500 per tola on Friday.
Jun 04, 2021
SOCIETY, DIASPORA
Govt requests Daily Mail to correct baseless news report on ‘origin of new COVID mutant in...
Govt requests Daily Mail to correct baseless news report on...
KATHMANDU, June 4: The Embassy of Nepal in London said it sent a letter to the UK-based Daily Mail newspaper regarding a baseless claim about the origin of a mutant strain of SARS-Cov-2 in Nepal.
Jun 04, 2021