Latest Updates, Coronavirus
21 deaths from COVID-19 in Sudurpaschim Province
21 deaths from COVID-19 in Sudurpaschim Province
DHANGADHI, Oct 24: Sudurpaschim Province has recorded 21 deaths from COVID-19 so far.
Oct 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Maha Astami, eighth day of Bada Dashain, being observed across the country today
Maha Astami, eighth day of Bada Dashain, being observed acro...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Nepali Hindus are observing Maha Ashtami, the eighth day of the ten-day-long Bada Dashain festival, on Saturday, by worshipping goddess Durga Bhawani.
Oct 24, 2020
WORLD
Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
BOISE, Idaho, Oct 24: The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
Oct 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Coronavirus-related death toll in Banke rises to 31
Coronavirus-related death toll in Banke rises to 31
BANKE, Oct 24: The coronavirus-related death toll in Banke has jumped to 31 as a 50-year-old man from Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city-1, Dhamboji, died of coronavirus on Friday night.
Oct 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Ex-PM Babraum Bhattarai, his spouse Hisila Yami test positive for coronavirus
Ex-PM Babraum Bhattarai, his spouse Hisila Yami test positiv...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai and his spouse Hisila Yami have tested positive for coronavirus.
Oct 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Government employee dies of coronavirus in Dang
Government employee dies of coronavirus in Dang
DANG, Oct 24: A government employee has died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dang.
Oct 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
President Bhandari not to offer tika to general public this Dashain
President Bhandari not to offer tika to general public this...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has decided not to offer tika to the general public on Bijaya Dashami, the tenth day of Dashain, this year.
Oct 24, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Don't give up on COVID-19 plasma, experts say, after study finds no benefit
Don't give up on COVID-19 plasma, experts say, after study f...
LONDON, Oct 23: Researchers called on Friday for more research into using blood from recovered COVID-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment, after a small trial of hospitalised patients in India found it was of no benefit.
Oct 23, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Clean feed policy being implemented from Friday midnight, govt calls decision historic
Clean feed policy being implemented from Friday midnight, go...
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The much-anticipated clean feed policy in television systems in Nepal will be implemented from midnight, Oct 23.
Oct 23, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Explainer: What happens if the U.S. election is contested?
Explainer: What happens if the U.S. election is contested?
LONDON, Oct 23: President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that unprecendented numbers of mail-in ballots will lead to widespread fraud by Democrats in the Nov. 3 presidential election. The president has also repeatedly refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if the vote counts in...
Oct 23, 2020