POLITICS, Latest Updates
Oli, Dahal to meet again on Tuesday as they differ whether to call Secretariat or Standing...
Oli, Dahal to meet again on Tuesday as they differ whether t...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Intra-party dispute in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has shown no sign of coming closer to an end even on Monday as Prime Minister K P Oli and Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal differ whether to call the party’s Secretariat meeting or the Standing Committee meeting to resolve th...
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Janai Purnima festival being observed today
PHOTOS: Janai Purnima festival being observed today
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepali Hindus are observing Janai Purnima festival across the country today. It falls on Shrawan Shukla Purnima every year.
Aug 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
U.S. election will be Nov. 3 as planned, Trump advisers say
U.S. election will be Nov. 3 as planned, Trump advisers say
WASHINGTON, Aug 3: The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov. 3.
Aug 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Islamic State attack on Afghan prison, killing 21, rages on
Islamic State attack on Afghan prison, killing 21, rages on
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 3: An Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing at least 21 people in fighting overnight, a local official said.
Aug 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Economic costs of national security
Economic costs of national security
HONG KONG – By disrupting the world’s interconnected economic, social, and geopolitical spheres, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed just how fragile and inequitable the institutions that govern them really are. It has also highlighted how difficult it is to address systemic fragility and inequity amid...
Aug 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Philippine capital returning to lockdown as virus surges
Philippine capital returning to lockdown as virus surges
MANILA, Philippines, Aug 3: The Philippine president has agreed to place the capital and outlying provinces back under a lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections.
Aug 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India reports 52,972 new coronavirus infections
India reports 52,972 new coronavirus infections
BENGALURU, Aug 3: India reported 52,972 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1.8 million, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Monday.
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ten people killed in separate landslides in Sindhupalchowk
Ten people killed in separate landslides in Sindhupalchowk
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Aug 3: Ten people were killed in two separate incidents of landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Sindhupalchowk on Sunday night. One person injured severely in the incident was rescued alive Monday morning.
Aug 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Worst times may be coming
Worst times may be coming
The Covid-19 has affected the whole world. Even the most developed countries seem to be struggling to reduce its impact. The situation is worse in underdeveloped countries like Nepal. In Nepal, Covid-19 has affected all sectors—bank, tourism, trade, industry, education and aviation. The supply chain...
Aug 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NBA calls media, public to respect judiciary; refrain from unnecessary criticisms
NBA calls media, public to respect judiciary; refrain from u...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has urged the media and ordinary public to respect judiciary amid public criticisms against judiciary for not being able to uphold justice.
Aug 03, 2020