SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Committee concerned about implementation status of safe motherhood rights
Committee concerned about implementation status of safe moth...
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Women and Social Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has directed different ministries for the effective implementation of 'The Right to Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act, 2018.'
Jul 26, 2020
WORLD
Hurricane Hanna batters COVID-hit Texas coast
Hurricane Hanna batters COVID-hit Texas coast
TEXAS, July 26: Hurricane Hanna battered the south Texas coast with blistering winds and crashing waves into the early hours of Sunday, leaving a large area already badly hit by COVID-19 bracing for torrential downpours and potential flash floods.
Jul 26, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Hundreds of firefighters battle central Portugal blaze
Hundreds of firefighters battle central Portugal blaze
LISBON, July 26: More than 700 firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire sweeping across a part of central Portugal, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze.
Jul 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With 130 new cases witnessed in the past 24 hours, Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 18,613
With 130 new cases witnessed in the past 24 hours, Nepal's C...
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported 130 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Five-step solution to disaster risk management
Five-step solution to disaster risk management
"As many as 112 people died while 49 are missing due to flood and landslide in various parts of the country in last three months," reported National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority on July 18.
Jul 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Indian national dies at Narayani COVID-19 Hospital
Indian national dies at Narayani COVID-19 Hospital
Birgunj, July 26: An Indian national died while undergoing treatment at Narayani COVID-19 Hospital on Sunday morning.
Jul 26, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths
Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths
MELBOURNE, July 26: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 459 cases of the new coronavirus, the second-highest daily total and up from 357 cases the previous day, the state’s leader said on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Decoding monetary policy
Decoding monetary policy
The Nepal Rastra Bank recently released the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2020/21. This is the 19th in the series after the Nepal Rastra Bank started to introduce the annual monetary policy in 2002 in line with a provision of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act (2002).
Jul 26, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspected COVID-19 case reported
North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspe...
SEOUL, July 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee's complaint
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee...
NEW DELHI, July 26: An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.
Jul 26, 2020