POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
NC asks govt to mobilize foreign employment fund to bring Nepali workers home for free
NC asks govt to mobilize foreign employment fund to bring Ne...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has asked the government to rescue and repatriate Nepali migrant workers, who lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, free of cost.
Aug 22, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
South Korea, China hold highest-level talks since COVID-19 outbreak
South Korea, China hold highest-level talks since COVID-19 o...
SEOUL, Aug 22: South Korea said on Saturday it held talks with China’s top diplomat over trade, denuclearisation and the coronavirus response, in the first visit by a high-level Beijing official since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted late last year.
Aug 22, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks post weekly losses as valley faces a week-long lockdown
Stocks post weekly losses as valley faces a week-long lockdo...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The local bourse opened the review period on a weak note as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell over 17 points on Sunday. Nonetheless, Nepse erased early-week losses mid-week with Monday and Tuesday witnessing gains of 10.75 points and 5.68 points, respectively....
Aug 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
414 killed in road accidents in five years in Dhading
414 killed in road accidents in five years in Dhading
‘Huge traffic, narrow roads and haphazard driving are major factors causing accidents’
Aug 22, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP taskforce submits its report to PM Oli, Chairman Dahal
NCP taskforce submits its report to PM Oli, Chairman Dahal
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The taskforce formed earlier by the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to recommend ways to settle the intra-party differences has submitted its report to Prime Minister K P Oli and the party's chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Aug 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's coronavirus death toll reaches 146 as nine more succumb to COVID-19 in the past 24...
Nepal's coronavirus death toll reaches 146 as nine more succ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: At least nine people succumbed to novel coronavirus disease in various parts of the country in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Saturday afternoon.
Aug 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Kathmandu Valley reports highest single-day spike of 216 COVID-19 cases; 2,521 cases repor...
Kathmandu Valley reports highest single-day spike of 216 COV...
1,302 cases reported this week
Aug 22, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villages
Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villag...
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug 22: Suspected Islamist militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo, the army and a village chief said, the latest in a spate of attacks the United Nations says may constitute war crimes.
Aug 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With 634 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 31,...
With 634 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Nepa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed 634 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking Nepal's coronavirus tally to 31,117.
Aug 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Second COVID-19 patient who underwent plasma therapy dies at BPKIHS
Second COVID-19 patient who underwent plasma therapy dies at...
DHARAN, Aug 22: A patient who was undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday.
Aug 22, 2020