SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Biplav-led outfit is using the Maoist-era playbook to sow chaos, but the government is slo...
Biplav-led outfit is using the Maoist-era playbook to sow ch...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: On December 8, a teacher was killed by the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal in Morang district. The outfit took the responsibility of brutal killing of 54-year-old Rajendra Shrestha, claiming the teacher was killed in ‘retaliation’.
Dec 18, 2020
WORLD
Vaccine 'hesitancy' rises among Indians as virus cases fall - survey
Vaccine 'hesitancy' rises among Indians as virus cases fall...
MUMBAI, Dec 18: Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects here, according to a survey of 18,000 people released on Thursday.
Dec 18, 2020
WORLD
Supreme Court declines calls to ban farmers' protest
Supreme Court declines calls to ban farmers' protest
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India’s Supreme Court on Friday declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to help form a committee of experts to mediate between them.
Dec 18, 2020
Coronavirus
Asia Pacific Region might get COVID-19 vaccines after a year: WHO
Asia Pacific Region might get COVID-19 vaccines after a year...
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: It may take more than a year to get COVID-19 vaccines in the Asia Pacific Region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 18, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Shree Ram Sugar Mill to begin paying farmers from today
Shree Ram Sugar Mill to begin paying farmers from today
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Amid continuing protests and demonstrations, one of the sugar mills that owes millions of rupees to the agitating sugarcane farmers has announced to clear their outstanding dues from Friday.
Dec 18, 2020
OPINION
Climate cliff hanger
Climate cliff hanger
Why we need sustainable action to tackle the climate crisis and speed the green recovery from COVID-19.
Dec 18, 2020
OPINION
A tale of acupuncture cure
A tale of acupuncture cure
In Nepal, acupuncture cure system is in rather disorganized state. Lack of proper regulation has encouraged quackery and created more fear and mistrust.
Dec 18, 2020
OPINION
Supply chains and demand
Supply chains and demand
The COVID-19 crisis has revealed that interconnectedness brings benefits as well as risks to us all. In order to address some of these risks, supply chains will need to be rethought, with more emphasis put on supplier diversification, domestic production, and stockpiling.
Dec 18, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates
VIDEO STORY: Plight of sugarcane farmers: Mill owners can’t be traced, govt can’t be trust...
VIDEO STORY: Plight of sugarcane farmers: Mill owners can’t...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: After having been deceived time and again by sugar mills and even by the government, sugarcane farmers from the southern plains of the country have continued their protest in Kathmandu for the second consecutive year.
Dec 17, 2020
ECONOMY
House panel asks govt to clear cane farmers’ dues within a week
House panel asks govt to clear cane farmers’ dues within a w...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee of the federal parliament on Thursday asked the government to make the sugar mill operators clear all past dues of the sugarcane farmers within a week.
Dec 17, 2020