ECONOMY
Nepse snaps four-week losing run
Nepse snaps four-week losing run
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Stocks opened week on a feeble note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 18 points on Monday. However, the short correction ended with Nepse rallying almost 57 points on Tuesday. Further strength ensued with the benchmark rallying 92 points on Wednesday followed by...
Jan 08, 2022
POLITICS
There will be no coalition in the upcoming elections: Dr Koirala
There will be no coalition in the upcoming elections: Dr Koi...
INARUWA, Jan 8: Rival faction leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Dr Shekhar Koirala has said that the party will not form a coalition with any other political parties in the upcoming election.
Jan 08, 2022
ECONOMY
2.5 million households are receiving electricity free of cost: Energy Minister Bhusal
2.5 million households are receiving electricity free of cos...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal has said that free electricity has been provided to 13 million people living in 2.5 million households consuming less than 20 units of electricity.
Jan 08, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Govt forms a panel to probe Batas Group’s involvement in running high priced hotels in Pas...
Govt forms a panel to probe Batas Group’s involvement in run...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government has formed a probe panel to investigate the Batas Group’s unlawful involvement in running hotels in the state-owned Pashupati Dharmashala, a religious rest house targeted for the visitors of Pashupati Temple—one of the biggest Hindu pilgrimage sites.
Jan 08, 2022
BLOG
Do we really need to depend on medicines all the time?
Do we really need to depend on medicines all the time?
It is common for an average person to take paracetamol when he/she is having a fever, bothering the busy schedule ahead. How many times do we take sinex or disprin when we are having a cold or headache? I have also seen many girls take painkillers such as aspirin to relieve their pain during the men...
Jan 08, 2022
Coronavirus
Nepal records 944 new cases, 297 recoveries and no death on Saturday
Nepal records 944 new cases, 297 recoveries and no death on...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Nepal recorded 944 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday along with 297 recoveries and zero deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jan 08, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt decides to administer third dose of vaccine to frontline workers and senior citizen l...
Govt decides to administer third dose of vaccine to frontlin...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to provide a third dose (additional dose) of COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and senior citizens above 60 years of age beginning the third week of January.
Jan 08, 2022
SOCIETY
World's supposedly second longest and highest sky-cycling resumes operation in Kushma
World's supposedly second longest and highest sky-cycling re...
BALEWA, Jan 8: The world's supposedly second longest and highest sky-cycling in the premises of the Cliff Resort in Kushma of Parbat district has come into operation.
Jan 08, 2022
SOCIETY
Parsa tightens border security, expands scope of COVID-19 tests over Omicron risk
Parsa tightens border security, expands scope of COVID-19 te...
BIRGUNJ, Jan 8: The scope of COVID-19 tests in all major border entry points with India in Parsa district have been expanded amid growing risk of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Jan 08, 2022
WORLD
Fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands camp along Thai border river
Fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands camp along Thai borde...
THAI-MYANMAR BORDER, Jan 8: Thousands of Myanmar villagers are living under makeshift tents alongside a river that borders Thailand, fearful of returning to homes which they said had been bombarded by military air strikes but reluctant to seek refuge across the frontier.
Jan 08, 2022