WORLD
Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensi...
MONTREAL/SYDNEY, Dec 4: Aviation industry opposition to requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigger a debate over their role in air travel.
Dec 04, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Finance Ministry tells Beema Samiti to provide Covid-19 insurance payment within 3 days
Finance Ministry tells Beema Samiti to provide Covid-19 insu...
Finance Ministry says its earlier instructions on claim settlements were not implemented effectively by Beema Samiti
Dec 04, 2020
OPINION
What COVID is costing women
What COVID is costing women
The gender dimension of the pandemic has received far less attention than its racial and socioeconomic aspects. Whenever we do shift our focus to the post-pandemic recovery, we must use that occasion to enact changes that will improve women’s lives.
Dec 04, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Ho, ho — Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance
Ho, ho — Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance
Brad Six becomes Santa Claus, pulling his black boots over his red pants in the office of a Miami outdoor supply company. It’s hot, so he forgoes the traditional heavy jacket for a lightweight vest and grabs his Santa hat.
Dec 04, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Make a pizza Margherita like an Italian. Here’s how.
Make a pizza Margherita like an Italian. Here’s how.
The Margherita is the undisputed heavyweight champion of pizza. It’s the pizza that any pizza chef would order to get the measure of a new pizzeria because there is nothing to hide behind; no snazzy flavors to mask the quality of your ingredients, dough and skill with the oven. Here is Thom Elliot a...
Dec 04, 2020
OPINION
Why nations fail: Lessons for Nepal
Why nations fail: Lessons for Nepal
The lesson for Nepal is to continue making political and economic institutions inclusive. And also to develop a strong central government that can maintain law and order.
Dec 04, 2020
WORLD
Trump reshaped U.S. immigration system, Biden wants to reverse course
Trump reshaped U.S. immigration system, Biden wants to rever...
UNITED STATES, Dec 4: President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on illegal immigration and overhaul the legal immigration system was at the heart of the Republican’s 2016 campaign and remained at the forefront of his White House agenda.
Dec 04, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
India and Nepal have decided to move ahead, says Indian External Affairs Minister
India and Nepal have decided to move ahead, says Indian Exte...
KATHMANDU, Dec 3: India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday argued that India and Nepal have decided "to move ahead" although the relationship between the two countries reached its lowest point throughout the year particularly over boundary issues.
Dec 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 death toll in Banke climbs to 39
COVID-19 death toll in Banke climbs to 39
BANKE, Dec 3: The number of people dying of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Banke district rose to 39 after a 75-year-old man succumbed to the virus on Thursday.
Dec 03, 2020
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
“Let us work!”
“Let us work!”
KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Businesspersons at Thamel area on Thursday staged a protest demanding resumption of nightlife in the famous tourist hub in the capital city Kathmandu.
Dec 03, 2020