WORLD
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghan...
SYDNEY, Nov 19: Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat, a four year investigation found.
Nov 19, 2020
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Three-year-old baby girl murdered in Makawanpur
Three-year-old baby girl murdered in Makawanpur
MAKAWANPUR, Nov 19: A three-year-old baby girl has been brutally murdered in Makawanpur.
Nov 19, 2020
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'Hello student program' to be launched in Province 1 to teach students via telephone
'Hello student program' to be launched in Province 1 to teac...
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: 'Hello Student Program' is going to be launched in Province 1. The Provincial Ministry of Social Development has been making preparations to launch the program in order to teach the students by telephone as the situation is not conducive for in-person learning at schools.
Nov 19, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Chris...
NEW YORK, Nov 19: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said on Wednesday.
Nov 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
South Asia reaches 10 million COVID-19 cases: Reuters tally
South Asia reaches 10 million COVID-19 cases: Reuters tally
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: The South Asia sub-region surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, led by India where officials have been concerned Diwali celebrations could derail a recent fall in infections.
Nov 19, 2020
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PM Oli congratulates Myanmar State Counsellor Suu Kyi on her party’s landslide victory in...
PM Oli congratulates Myanmar State Counsellor Suu Kyi on her...
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has sent a message of congratulations to State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the landslide victory of National League for Democracy (NLD) in the recent general elections.
Nov 19, 2020
SOCIETY
Academic institutions in Humla closed again, inter-rural municipality movement restricted
Academic institutions in Humla closed again, inter-rural mun...
HUMLA, Nov 19: A meeting of the District COVID-19 Crisis Management Committee in Jumla on Wednesday decided to close all academic institutions and restrict inter-rural municipality movement within the district.
Nov 19, 2020
WORLD, Lifestyle
Salman Khan isolates himself at home after testing positive for COVID-19
Salman Khan isolates himself at home after testing positive...
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Indian actor Salman Khan has gone into home isolation after his driver and two personal staff members tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.
Nov 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
U.S. COVID deaths top 250,000 as New York City schools halt in-person classes
U.S. COVID deaths top 250,000 as New York City schools halt...
NEW YORK, Nov 19: The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost on Wednesday, as New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, called a halt to in-classroom instruction, citing a jump in coronavirus infection rates.
Nov 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Amid growing intra-party rift within ruling NCP, Chairperson Oli to table separate politic...
Amid growing intra-party rift within ruling NCP, Chairperson...
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Amid growing intra-party rift in the ruling Nepal Communist Party due to faction feud, Chairperson of the NCP and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Wednesday that he will present a separate political document during a meeting of the party’s Secretariat scheduled for November 28...
Nov 19, 2020