POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP Standing Committee meeting postponed for Monday
NCP Standing Committee meeting postponed for Monday
KATHMANDU, July 4: The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed.
Jul 04, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Why NCP must not split
Why NCP must not split
NCP should learn bitter lessons from the past, keep its house in order and focus on ending corruption and ensuring good governance.
Jul 04, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19: 80 percent infected of Karnali recover
COVID-19: 80 percent infected of Karnali recover
SURKHET, July 4: The number of people recovering from coronavirus in Karnali Province has surpassed the number of infected in Karnali Province. On Friday alone, 51 infected including two women returned home after recovery.
Jul 04, 2020
POLITICS, Infographic, Latest Updates
Numerical strength of parties in parliament and likely coalition govts if NCP splits
Numerical strength of parties in parliament and likely coali...
KATHMANDU, July 4: The government’s decision to prorogue the house session has sparked a fresh debate - whether Prime Minister KP Oli will split the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). There are also discussions at different platforms about what the political dispensation would be like if such a sit...
Jul 04, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Qatar returnee dies of COVID-19 in Gorkha
Qatar returnee dies of COVID-19 in Gorkha
GORKHA, July 4: A male patient, who was undergoing treatment at the Gorkha Hospital, has succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Jul 04, 2020
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
130 Nepalis die of COVID-19 abroad; 26,000 plus infected
130 Nepalis die of COVID-19 abroad; 26,000 plus infected
KATHMANDU, July 4: A total of 130 Nepali nations have succumbed to global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the foreign land. According to the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA), those losing their life as a result of COVID-19 infection lived in 13 different countries.
Jul 04, 2020
SPORTS
Morata double helps Atletico to 3-0 win over Mallorca
Morata double helps Atletico to 3-0 win over Mallorca
MADRID, July 4: Atletico Madrid stayed firmly on course to secure Champions League football next season after two goals by Alvaro Morata and a late strike from Koke gave them a 3-0 home win over struggling Mallorca in La Liga on Friday.
Jul 04, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 11 million
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 11 million
WASHINGTON, July 4: Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.
Jul 04, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
“Unless dramatic change in wind direction, new locust swarm unlikely to enter Nepal”
“Unless dramatic change in wind direction, new locust swarm...
KATHMANDU, July 4: Sahadev Humagain, coordinator of the government-formed Locusts Prevention and Management Taskforce said that there is a slim chance for the new locust swarm to enter Nepal unless the direction and speed of the wind change dramatically.
Jul 04, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Weekly Commentary: Nepse up 54 points in the first week on resumption of stocks trading
Weekly Commentary: Nepse up 54 points in the first week on r...
KATHMANDU,July 3: Since the onset of the pandemic-driven slump from the first week of March, Nepal’s equity market has lost over 25 percent of its capitalization. The rout persisted for weeks ahead and amidst the lockdown, bringing the index close to its multi-year low. However, with the government...
Jul 03, 2020