WORLD, Coronavirus
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
LONDON, Jan 19: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid a revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Jan 19, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Lalitpur DAO suspends all but essential services
Lalitpur DAO suspends all but essential services
LALITPUR, Jan 19: The District Administration Office in Lalitpur has decided to temporarily shut down its regular services except for the essential ones for the service-seekers from coming Thursday in view of the growing risk of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Jan 19, 2022
ECONOMY
Unscrupulous traders start black marketeering of medical supplies amid soaring cases of co...
Unscrupulous traders start black marketeering of medical sup...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepal Police arrested operators of two pharmacies from Hetauda on the charge of taking high prices for facemasks.
Jan 19, 2022
WORLD
Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognize Afghan government
Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognize Afghan gove...
KABUL, Jan 19: The Taliban's prime minister called Wednesday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognize the Afghan government that seized power in August. "I call on Muslim countries to take the lead and recognize us officially. Then I hope we will be able to develop quickly," Mohamma...
Jan 19, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
36 health workers of Makwanpur catch COVID-19
36 health workers of Makwanpur catch COVID-19
BAGMATI, Jan 19: As many as 36 doctors and health workers of a government hospital in Makwanpur have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Jan 19, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
India reports over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 15.13 pc
India reports over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positi...
NEW DELHI, Jan 19: India reported 2,82,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 15.13 percent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
Jan 19, 2022
WORLD
France reports record of over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases
France reports record of over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases
PARIS, Jan 18: The COVID-19 situation continues to worsen in France, with 464,769 new cases detected in the past 24 hours, it was announced by the country's public health agency on Tuesday. This broke the previous daily record of 368,149 cases.
Jan 19, 2022
POLITICS, Coronavirus
NC General Secretary Sharma catches COVID-19
NC General Secretary Sharma catches COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepali Congress General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma has tested positive for coronavirus infection.
Jan 19, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
9 Weirdest mushrooms from around the world that you need to know about
9 Weirdest mushrooms from around the world that you need to...
When we talk about pizza or pasta, one common ingredient that is widely used is mushroom. While many of us only know about button, oyster, shiitake, enoki, porcini and a couple of more varieties, there exists a different and weirdest world of mushrooms that look and grow differently, and have unique...
Jan 19, 2022
POLITICS
Politics is service, it’s not for minting money: RPP Chair Lingden
Politics is service, it’s not for minting money: RPP Chair L...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has said that politics should be taken as public service and not as a means of making money.
Jan 19, 2022