SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 175 with 11 fatalities in past 24 hours
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 175 with 11 fatalities...
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The COVID-19 death toll in Nepal has risen to 175 on Wednesday, with 11 fatalities in various parts of the country in the past 24 hours.
Aug 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Health Ministry records 885 new cases of coronavirus in past 24 hours, taking country's CO...
Health Ministry records 885 new cases of coronavirus in past...
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has said that 885 persons tested positive for coronavirus across the country in the past 24 hours.
Aug 26, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Over 1,500 human bones found at Osaka historical grave site
Over 1,500 human bones found at Osaka historical grave site
TOKYO, Aug 26: An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1,500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years, city officials have said.
Aug 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Kathmandu Valley records highest single day spike of 301 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Kathmandu Valley records highest single day spike of 301 COV...
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Kathmandu Valley has recorded the highest single day spike of 301 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Banke reports one more coronavirus-related death
Banke reports one more coronavirus-related death
BANKE, Aug 26: Banke district reported one more coronavirus-related death on Wednesday.
Aug 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Kavre records yet another coronavirus-related death
Kavre records yet another coronavirus-related death
KAVRE, Aug 26: Kavre district recorded yet another coronavirus-related death on Wednesday.
Aug 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Dharan extends lockdown until September 2 owing to surge in cases of coronavirus
Dharan extends lockdown until September 2 owing to surge in...
DHARAN, Aug 26: The Dharan Sub-metropolitan City has decided to extend ongoing lockdown for another week owing to a surge in cases of coronavirus in recent days.
Aug 26, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Is the almighty dollar slipping?
Is the almighty dollar slipping?
NEW YORK – The recent sharp depreciation of the US dollar has led to concerns that it may lose its role as the main global reserve currency. After all, in addition to the US Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary easing—which threatens to debase the world’s key fiat currency even further—gold prices...
Aug 26, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Rice import doubled to Rs 2.66 billion in the first month of current fiscal year
Rice import doubled to Rs 2.66 billion in the first month of...
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Import of rice more than doubled in the first month of the current fiscal year, despite the government's repeated commitment to make the country self-reliant in a number of agricultural products, including the staple food.
Aug 26, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Save education
Save education
Almost nine million school goers are at home today for more than five months. Sudden announcement of closure of schools on March 18 seems to have impacted the school goers badly. If the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) had been dynamic enough, almost all school goers would have...
Aug 26, 2020