SOCIETY
Snowfall affects normal life in Bajura, farmers happy
Snowfall affects normal life in Bajura, farmers happy
BAJURA, Feb 5: The district has witnessed snowfall since last night. With heavy rainfall, chilling cold has badly affected normal life of people across the district.
Feb 05, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Snowfall cripples normal life in Dolpa as the district receives its first snow this winter
Snowfall cripples normal life in Dolpa as the district recei...
DOLPA, Feb 5: Dolpa, a mountainous district in Karnali Province, has witnessed heavy snowfall since Thursday evening.
Feb 05, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP’s Oli-led faction staging a mass gathering in the capital today
NCP’s Oli-led faction staging a mass gathering in the capita...
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli–led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is holding a mass gathering in Kathmandu to show its strength today.
Feb 05, 2021
WORLD
Hong Kong unveils national security guidelines for children aged six and above
Hong Kong unveils national security guidelines for children...
HONG KONG, Feb 5: Hong Kong has unveiled controversial guidelines for schools in the Chinese-ruled city that include teaching students as young as six about foreign interference and subversion as part of a new national security curriculum.
Feb 05, 2021
WORLD
Resistance to coup grows despite Myanmar’s block of Facebook
Resistance to coup grows despite Myanmar’s block of Facebook
YANGON, Feb 5: Myanmar’s new military government blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected government and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Feb 05, 2021
OPINION
Healing political hopelessness in Nepal
Healing political hopelessness in Nepal
Healing the mass pessimism requires political forces to adopt policies that provide sustainable solutions to everyday problems of people.
Feb 05, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission
Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission
NEW YORK, Feb 5: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows a hint that it may reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.
Feb 05, 2021
WORLD
U.N. Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Biden tells generals to go
U.N. Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi...
MYANMAR, Feb 5: The United Nations Security Council called for the release of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military and stressed the need to uphold democracy, but stopped short of condemning this week’s coup.
Feb 05, 2021
ECONOMY
The ongoing political chaos may leave serious negative impacts on the country’s economy
The ongoing political chaos may leave serious negative impac...
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The Nepal Bandha called by the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Thursday has once again crippled the country’s economy at a time when the economic activities have slowly started to gain pace.
Feb 05, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse up marginally as investors look past political unrest
Nepse up marginally as investors look past political unrest
KATHMANDU, Feb 4: A sharp sell off early in the morning pushed the local benchmark more than 20 points lower within the first 15 minutes of Thursday’s session. A recovery ensued as the index recouped all of its morning losses by mid-day. The Nepse index plateaued thereafter but managed to close in g...
Feb 04, 2021