SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Devotees offer argha to rising sun, Chhath festival concludes (with photos)
Devotees offer argha to rising sun, Chhath festival conclude...
Devotees wish for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worship the Sun god to conclude the Chhath festival
Nov 21, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines
WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines
GENEVA, Nov 21: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries, after issuing guidance against its use in hospitalised COVID-19 patie...
Nov 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Jhapa's coronavirus-related death toll rises to 92
Jhapa's coronavirus-related death toll rises to 92
JHAPA, Nov 21: Two more fatalities linked with the novel coronavirus disease were recorded in Jhapa on Friday.
Nov 21, 2020
POLITICS
Rights bodies accuse Nepal of stalling justice for conflict-era crimes
Rights bodies accuse Nepal of stalling justice for conflict-...
Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum say that failure to prosecute those responsible for conflict-era crimes is enabling fresh abuses in Nepal
Nov 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19 death tally in Bagmati Province reaches 631
COVID-19 death tally in Bagmati Province reaches 631
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Bagmati Province has recorded 631 fatalities due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Friday, the Ministry of Social Development of the province said.
Nov 21, 2020
WORLD
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest
KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 20: The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the election early next year.
Nov 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
India wants air bubble arrangement with Nepal for operation of special int’l passenger fli...
India wants air bubble arrangement with Nepal for operation...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: India is exploring the possibility of an air bubble arrangement with Nepal for the operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries.
Nov 20, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP General Secretary Poudel stresses Oli-Dahal joint political document to save the rulin...
NCP General Secretary Poudel stresses Oli-Dahal joint politi...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Bishnu Poudel, the general secretary of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has urged the party’s Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to withdraw his political document and present a joint document prepared by both Oli and Dahal at the party's next Secretariat meeting which has been sc...
Nov 20, 2020
WORLD
U.N. plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
U.N. plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
GENEVA, Nov 20: U.N. agencies are planning for the possible arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan fleeing violence in Ethiopia over a six-month period, U.N officials said on Friday, with one voicing fears that the burden could “unravel” its neighbour.
Nov 20, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
Pfizer to submit U.S. emergency use application for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer to submit U.S. emergency use application for COVID-19...
NEW YORK, Nov 20: Pfizer Inc said it will apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first such application in a major step toward providing protection against the new coronavirus.
Nov 20, 2020