NEPAL, POLITICS
PM Deuba tests negative to COVID-19
PM Deuba tests negative to COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has tested negative to coronavirus.
Jan 11, 2022
SOCIETY
President Bhandari extends tribute on 300th Prithivi Jayanti
President Bhandari extends tribute on 300th Prithivi Jayanti
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that we all were responsible to usher our country in the path of progress, which was built due to the sacrifice of our brave ancestors.
Jan 11, 2022
NEPAL, SOCIETY
Prithivi Jayanti being observed today
Prithivi Jayanti being observed today
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: The 300th birth anniversary of King Prithvinarayan Shah is being celebrated across the country today by organizing a variety of programs. The event is celebrated every year on Poush 27 of the lunar calendar.
Jan 11, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
Million Indians get COVID vaccine boosters, hospitalisation low
Million Indians get COVID vaccine boosters, hospitalisation...
NEW DELHI, Jan 11: More than 1 million Indians received their third COVID-19 vaccine dose on Monday as the country rolled out boosters for frontline workers and vulnerable elderly, with the Omicron variant fuelling an eight-fold rise in infections in 10 days.
Jan 11, 2022
WORLD
EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on record
EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on rec...
BRUSSELS, Jan 11: Last year was the world's fifth hottest on record, while levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, European Union scientists said.
Jan 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Increasing deposits collection provides banks with cushion amid ongoing liquidity crisis
Increasing deposits collection provides banks with cushion a...
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Commercial banks were able to collect additional deposits of Rs 59 billion over the past one week, which has given the banks some cushion at a time when they have been facing a liquidity shortfall.
Jan 11, 2022
OPINION
Down Syndrome: An Understanding through Prenatal Screening Tests
Down Syndrome: An Understanding through Prenatal Screening T...
Prevention of Down Syndrome depends upon offering a prenatal diagnosis to high-risk pregnancies via amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Amniocentesis and CVS are quite reliable but provide the risk of a miscarriage of between 0.5 to 1%.
Jan 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse crosses 2,800 in intraday trading
Nepse crosses 2,800 in intraday trading
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The Nepal Stock Exchange opened higher but saw a brief correction in the morning. The benchmark index fell around 10 points in the morning but staged a recovery in the afternoon and traded mostly in positive territory. The bourse fell below the opening level second time in late af...
Jan 10, 2022
ECONOMY
NPEL inks an agreement with Indian company to sell electricity produced by Nepali private...
NPEL inks an agreement with Indian company to sell electrici...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Nepal Power Exchange Limited (NPEL), subsidiary of Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN), has signed an agreement with Manikaran Power Limited, India to carry out cross border electricity trade.
Jan 10, 2022
ECONOMY
Banks only looking at securing more profits, ignoring their responsibilities in times of c...
Banks only looking at securing more profits, ignoring their...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has accused the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) of focusing on increasing their profits even at a time when the country is reeling under economic problems arising from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jan 10, 2022