SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Local governments take strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus
Local governments take strict measures to contain the spread...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: As COVID-19 ravages villages and cities, the federal and provincial governments are taking strict measures to curb the spread of the virus. All the seven provinces have imposed a lockdown of some sort in their respective places. Earlier, the government had eased 120-day lockdown o...
Aug 11, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
BEIRUT, Aug 11: Lebanon’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
Aug 11, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Are financial markets none the wiser?
Are financial markets none the wiser?
LONDON – In an April commentary about the wild gyrations in financial markets during the February-March phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, I noted that the behavior of equity markets had been as bewildering, complex, and fascinating as ever. Still, I suspected that a weird logic was at work, and argued...
Aug 11, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Flights, long-distance bus services suspended until August 31
Flights, long-distance bus services suspended until August 3...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The government has decided to close aviation service and long-distance public transport until August 31 in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Aug 11, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Iran nuclear deal at risk as U.N. council prepares to vote on arms embargo
Iran nuclear deal at risk as U.N. council prepares to vote o...
NEW YORK, Aug 11:The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk.
Aug 11, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Cooperatives pressed under too many laws, but with little scope for effective implementati...
Cooperatives pressed under too many laws, but with little sc...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The government has come up with yet another directive for the monitoring and regulation of savings and credit cooperatives at a time when the oversight agencies have been struggling to enforce the provisions made in similar other laws for the sector.
Aug 11, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NBA urges JC to train 'incompetent judges'
NBA urges JC to train 'incompetent judges'
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: President of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), Chandeshwor Shrestha, has urged the Judicial Council (JC) to immediately launch training programs for 'incompetent judges.'
Aug 11, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Follow the laws
Follow the laws
It's an undeniable fact that no country, however powerful or developed, has been able to develop total protection mechanism against disasters. The natural calamities like earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, epidemic, flood, or snowfall have been claiming the lives across the world. Still, a...
Aug 11, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Market extends gains with heavy trading volume
Market extends gains with heavy trading volume
Nepse benchmark index jumps 38 points
Aug 10, 2020
Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Infographics: Nepal's COVID-19 updates
Infographics: Nepal's COVID-19 updates
Although a majority of the districts have coronavirus cases, deaths have been recorded in only 32 districts.
Aug 10, 2020