SOCIETY
Construction of temporary housing for flood-affected begins
Construction of temporary housing for flood-affected begins
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 21: Construction of temporary housing for flood survivors of Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district has begun.
Jul 21, 2021
WORLD
Haiti appoints new prime minister in wake of president's assassination
Haiti appoints new prime minister in wake of president's ass...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 21: Haiti's government on Tuesday formally appointed Ariel Henry as prime minister, nearly two weeks after President Jovenel Moise was gunned down in a murder plot that likely extends far beyond the Caribbean country's borders.
Jul 21, 2021
SOCIETY
Muslim community’s second biggest festival-Eid-Ul-Ad being observed today
Muslim community’s second biggest festival-Eid-Ul-Ad being o...
KATHMANDU, July 21: The second biggest festival of the Muslim community, Eid-Ul-Ad is being observed today.
Jul 21, 2021
SOCIETY
NAC flying to China to bring vaccine today
NAC flying to China to bring vaccine today
KATHMANDU, July 21: A NAC’s aircraft is preparing to leave for China today to get more vaccines procured earlier by the government.
Jul 21, 2021
Coronavirus
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
NEW DELHI, July 21: India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country.
Jul 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks end marginally lower erasing prior day gains
Stocks end marginally lower erasing prior day gains
KATHMANDU, July 20: Stocks opened Tuesday’s session in green with the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index trading briefly above 3,000 mark in the morning. The market saw some volatility in the first half of the session gyrating between 2,980 and 3,000 mark but a correction towards the closi...
Jul 20, 2021
POLITICS
PM Deuba announces to bear treatment cost of former PM Khanal from state coffers
PM Deuba announces to bear treatment cost of former PM Khana...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government would bear all costs of treatment of former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who is currently undergoing treatment in New Delhi, India.
Jul 20, 2021
SOCIETY
PM Deuba at Dahal's residence, inquires health condition of Dahal's spouse
PM Deuba at Dahal's residence, inquires health condition of...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reached CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda's residence at Khumaltar earlier today.
Jul 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Commercial banks’ lending swelled more than 28 percent in FY 2020/21
Commercial banks’ lending swelled more than 28 percent in FY...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Amid the existing threat of the coronavirus, Nepal’s commercial banks increased their businesses by 28.07 percent last fiscal year through issuing additional loans of Rs 815.44 billion to their customers during mid-July 2020 and mid-July 2021.
Jul 20, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal records 3,108 new cases, 1,595 recoveries and 25 deaths on Tuesday
Nepal records 3,108 new cases, 1,595 recoveries and 25 death...
The Kathmandu Valley recorded 719 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday - 531 in Kathmandu, 147 in Lalitpur and 41 in Bhaktapur districts.
Jul 20, 2021