SOCIETY, Latest Updates
COP26 president-designate Alok Sharma meets president, ministers
COP26 president-designate Alok Sharma meets president, minis...
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) president-designate Alok Sharma, who is currently visiting Nepal, held a meeting with President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter's office on Thursday afternoon.
Feb 18, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Thai artist tackles taboos with 'lese majeste' exhibition
Thai artist tackles taboos with 'lese majeste' exhibition
A Thai political street artist who goes by the name “Headache Stencil” is exhibiting some of his riskiest work yet, with a collection of paintings that touch on a strict law that has seen dozens of people imprisoned for insulting the monarchy.
Feb 18, 2021
WORLD
Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing
Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test f...
SYDNEY, Feb 18: Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the future of online publishing worldwide.
Feb 18, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NEB cancels exams of a student who made a TikTok video during exams and uploaded it on soc...
NEB cancels exams of a student who made a TikTok video durin...
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The National Examination Board (NEB) has cancelled the examination of a student who had made a TikTok video during the board examination of Grade 12 held earlier in November.
Feb 18, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Work begins for reconstruction of Shree Kanti Bhairab Secondary School in Kathmandu
Work begins for reconstruction of Shree Kanti Bhairab Second...
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: A groundbreaking ceremony was organized for the reconstruction of Shree Kanti Bhairab Secondary School at Kageshwari Municipality in Kathmandu, on Thursday.
Feb 18, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
IN PICS: NCP (Dahal-Nepal faction) students protest against petro price hike
IN PICS: NCP (Dahal-Nepal faction) students protest against...
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Students affiliated to All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), the student wing of the Nepal Communist Party (Dahal-Nepal faction), chant slogans against the hike in the prices of petroleum products during a sit-in protest in front of Nepal Oil Corporation office at Babar...
Feb 18, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father
A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn’t call for help, police said.
Feb 18, 2021
ECONOMY
Finance ministry starts working on budget for FY 2021/22
Finance ministry starts working on budget for FY 2021/22
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The Ministry of Finance seeks suggestions from former finance secretaries to focus on post-COVID-19 economic recovery
Feb 18, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal grants conditional emergency approval for Chinese vaccine
Nepal grants conditional emergency approval for Chinese vacc...
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Nepal has granted a conditional emergency approval for Sinopharm, the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by China's Beijing Institute of Biological Products.
Feb 18, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Over 2,300 online media registered in Nepal as of today
Over 2,300 online media registered in Nepal as of today
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The number of online media registered in Nepal has increased lately.
Feb 18, 2021