ECONOMY
Turnover drops as Nepse ends Tuesday flat
Turnover drops as Nepse ends Tuesday flat
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) opened Tuesday’s trading on a flat note. However, a dip in the first few minutes of trading saw the benchmark fall more than 20 points. The market recouped its morning losses at mid-day and traded in green in the afternoon. A small correction toward...
Jan 06, 2021
WORLD
India readies roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines for 300 million people
India readies roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines for 300 million...
NEW DELHI, Jan 6: India is set to roll out a COVID-19 vaccination programme by next week, aiming to cover 300 million people by July, its top health official said in what would be one of the world’s largest inoculation drives against the coronavirus.
Jan 06, 2021
WORLD
China steps up COVID measures near Beijing as local infections rise
China steps up COVID measures near Beijing as local infectio...
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 6: Chinese authorities shut sections of highways running through Hebei province that surrounds Beijing on Wednesday and closed a key long distance bus terminal in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang in efforts to stave off another coronavirus wave.
Jan 06, 2021
OPINION
Democracy is the defense of Nepali sovereignty
Democracy is the defense of Nepali sovereignty
While Nepali politicians remain motivated by personal gain, they have kept the great powers off balance. Nepal’s political uncertainties, and the record of multiple leaders shifting their priorities and relationships, have created difficulties for either great power to establish firm linkages with K...
Jan 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With positivity rate above 10 percent, COVID-19 risk is still high in Nepal
With positivity rate above 10 percent, COVID-19 risk is stil...
The COVID-19 positivity rate between December 26, 2020 to January 4, 2021 stood at 13.91 percent in the country. Public health experts predict that there will be a rise in the number of cases with political protests erupting across the country.
Jan 06, 2021
OPINION
All eyes on the Supreme Court
All eyes on the Supreme Court
The role of the Supreme Court now is to provide a fair interpretation which must protect the spirit of the current constitution.
Jan 06, 2021
BLOG, Blog
Let federalism function
Let federalism function
How well a federal system functions depends on how well the leaders manage the system.
Jan 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Tokha Municipality to conduct 3,000 antigen tests for free next week
Tokha Municipality to conduct 3,000 antigen tests for free n...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Tokha Municipality is to conduct 3,000 antigen tests for free of cost next week.
Jan 05, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal: 522 new cases, 587 recoveries, seven fatalities and 4,551 PCR tests in past 24 hour...
Nepal: 522 new cases, 587 recoveries, seven fatalities and 4...
Of the 522 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, 232 are from the Kathmandu Valley
Jan 05, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Health emergency looms as air quality worsens in Kathmandu
PHOTOS: Health emergency looms as air quality worsens in Kat...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Over the past few days , air quality has been sharply worsening in the Kathmandu Valley where lies the country’s federal capital.
Jan 05, 2021