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New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 9: New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.
Aug 09, 2020
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Two die in Janakpur, PCR results awaited
Two die in Janakpur, PCR results awaited
LAHAN, Aug 9: Two people with symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) died at separate hospitals in Janakpurdham on Sunday morning.
Aug 09, 2020
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Afghan assembly approves release of 400 'hard-core' Taliban prisoners: resolution
Afghan assembly approves release of 400 'hard-core' Taliban...
KABUL, Aug 9: An Afghan grand assembly, known as the Loya Jirga, on Sunday approved the release of 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, a resolution said, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks in the war-torn country.
Aug 09, 2020
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Indian Army gifts ten ICU ventilators to Nepal Army
Indian Army gifts ten ICU ventilators to Nepal Army
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Indian Army has gifted ten ICU ventilators to the Nepal Army on Sunday in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 09, 2020
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Youth activist Iih ends his 23-day hunger strike
Youth activist Iih ends his 23-day hunger strike
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: After the government agreed to address the demands of hunger strikers, Iih, the initiator of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign, has ended his 23- day hunger strike Sunday morning.
Aug 09, 2020
ECONOMY, Infographic, Latest Updates
BFIs opened 1,030 new branches in last fiscal year, thanks to banking sector’s aggressive...
BFIs opened 1,030 new branches in last fiscal year, thanks t...
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have added 1,030 new branch offices across the country in 11 months of the last fiscal year 2019/20, reflecting an aggressive expansion drive of the banking industry to provide financial intermediary services.
Aug 09, 2020
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Headless body found inside a suitcase in capital
Headless body found inside a suitcase in capital
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: A headless body has been recovered from a suitcase at Gongabu in the capital, confirmed Metropolitan Police Sector, Gongabu.
Aug 09, 2020
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Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
TOKYO, Aug 9 : The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
Aug 09, 2020
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COVID-19 renders one-fourth private sector workers jobless, NRB survey finds
COVID-19 renders one-fourth private sector workers jobless,...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Businesses and industries have cut one fourth of jobs during the lockdown imposed by the government to combat the spread of coronavirus, a survey by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has found.
Aug 09, 2020
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Govt asks industrialists to settle dues of electricity use through dedicated feeders for 2...
Govt asks industrialists to settle dues of electricity use t...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The government has waived the charge for the use of electricity through dedicated feeders and trunk lines of eight and a half months out of the total dues under the heading that the industrialists have been denying to pay for a long time.
Aug 09, 2020