POLITICS, Latest Updates
UML leader Nepal calls on President Bhandari after holding a meeting with NC President Deu...
UML leader Nepal calls on President Bhandari after holding a...
KATHMANDU, May 6: A senior leader of the CPN-UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal has called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
May 06, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV
Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV
The Netflix series “Zero,” which premiered globally last month, is the first Italian TV production to feature a predominantly Black cast, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak Italian television landscape where the persistent use of racist language and imagery is sparking new protests.
May 06, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths
COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infect...
NEW DELHI, May 6: Hopes that India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19 was about to peak were swept away on Thursday as it posted record daily infections and deaths and as the virus spread from cities to villages across the world’s second-most populous nation.
May 06, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Nepal: Not only infection number, but also recovery number is on the rise
COVID-19 in Nepal: Not only infection number, but also recov...
KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal has been witnessing a massive surge in new coronavirus cases as the second wave of the infectious disease started ravaging the Himalayan country since mid-April.
May 06, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks cap week with a 12 point drop
Stocks cap week with a 12 point drop
KATHMANDU, May 6: Stocks opened Thursday’s session in green but gave up early gains quickly as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 18 points in the morning. A recovery pushed the index close to the opening mark, but the market failed to climb towards positive territory. Stocks came un...
May 06, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt to suspend issuing new work permits for foreign employment from Friday
Govt to suspend issuing new work permits for foreign employm...
KATHMANDU, May 6: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has decided to suspend issuing work permits to foreign job seekers with effect from Friday.
May 06, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19: Nepal reports record-high of 9,070 new cases, 54 deaths on Thursday
COVID-19: Nepal reports record-high of 9,070 new cases, 54 d...
KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal confirmed the highest single-day count of coronavirus cases on Thursday. According to the health ministry, 9,070 more people were found to have caught the virus in the past 24 hours. It accounts for 42.90 percent of the 21,142 tests carried out during the period.
May 06, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Art & Culture
Comic strip artists band together for a silly and good cause
Comic strip artists band together for a silly and good cause
Fans of newspaper comics will instantly notice something missing in many of the strips this Friday — pants. More than 25 cartoonists behind strips from “Blondie” to “Zippy the Pinhead” are celebrating the quirky holiday No Pants Day in a way that helps charities get clothing to those in need.
May 06, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Health
Embracing hope during the time of crisis
Embracing hope during the time of crisis
Despite the current adverse situation, youngsters on social media are using the digital platforms as a bridge to fill the gap between those who are in need during this crisis and those who can help fulfill their needs. Then, there are some initiatives to flow the information regarding the needed ser...
May 06, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Music
Veteran singer Prem Dhoj Pradhan passes away
Veteran singer Prem Dhoj Pradhan passes away
Veteran Singer/Composer Prem Dhoj Pradhan has passed away. He died at the Kathmandu Neuro and General Hospital in Sundhara on Thursday. He was in his 80’s.
May 06, 2021