WORLD
Some 150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school –parent, administrator
Some 150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school...
BAUCHI/KADUNA, July 6: About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel.
Jul 06, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks register further dip as volume shrinks
Stocks register further dip as volume shrinks
KATHMANDU, July 5: Stocks remained under pressure throughout the session despite a higher open on Monday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell more than 10 points in the morning before clawing its way back towards the opening level at mid-day. However, with modest buying interest seen in almo...
Jul 05, 2021
ECONOMY
Much-awaited Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Project formally starts production from Monday
Much-awaited Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Project formally starts p...
KATHMANDU, July 5: Electricity produced by the long-awaited Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project has been connected to the national grid from Monday.
Jul 05, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 2,622 new cases through 11,527 tests on Monday
Nepal records 2,622 new cases through 11,527 tests on Monday
KATHMANDU, July 5: Nepal recorded 2,622 new cases, 2,211 recoveries and 23 deaths on Monday.
Jul 05, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Arjun Kapoor: I don’t have a dream role
Arjun Kapoor: I don’t have a dream role
Actor Arjun Kapoor doesn’t have a dream role because he feels the perception towards roles evolves with time and age. “I don’t really have a dream role as such because it evolves with age, with time it keeps changing, the way you look at things, the way you look at roles, the way you look at life, e...
Jul 05, 2021
POLITICS
Hearing on parliament dissolution case over, verdict likely on July 12
Hearing on parliament dissolution case over, verdict likely...
KATHMANDU, July 5: Hearing on the writ petitions over the House dissolution case concluded on Monday.
Jul 05, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture
Picasso kept in Maine house closet for 50 years is sold
Picasso kept in Maine house closet for 50 years is sold
A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine. John McInnis Auctioneers, based in Massachusetts, confirmed that the painting entitled “Le Tricorne” sold on Saturday, the Boston Globe reported.
Jul 05, 2021
POLITICS
Election Commission unveils calendar of events for November ‘mid-term polls’
Election Commission unveils calendar of events for November...
KATHMANDU, July 5: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday unveiled the calendar of events for the upcoming midterm polls for the lower house of federal parliament.
Jul 05, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal Army provides 300 sets of weapons to Nepal Police
Nepal Army provides 300 sets of weapons to Nepal Police
KATHMANDU, July 5: The Nepal Army has provided 300 units of weapons to Nepal Police today. The weapons were handed over by Chief of Army Staff, Purna Chandra Thapa to the Inspector General of Police Sailesh Thapa amidst a special event held at the Nepal Army Headquarters in Kathmandu.
Jul 05, 2021
POLITICS
Debate by plaintiffs, defendants over, amicus curiae to present their opinion
Debate by plaintiffs, defendants over, amicus curiae to pres...
KATHMANDU, July 5: The ongoing hearing on the parliament dissolution case is drawing closer to the conclusion as legal practitioners representing the writ petitioners concluded their counter debate on Monday.
Jul 05, 2021