OPINION, Latest Updates
Chronicles of memory
Chronicles of memory
Satish Prabasi, a Nepali scholar and development professional, has written a fascinating memoir entitled: “Fragments of Memory: A Nepali National’s Reminiscences”. The book chronicles the situation of Nepal in the 1950s and 60s through the life experiences of a village boy who grew up to be an inter...
Aug 10, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NEA will cut power supply to consumers not paying electricity bills for two months
NEA will cut power supply to consumers not paying electricit...
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will disconnect the electricity supply, without issuing any prior notice, to those customers who fail to clear their electricity bills for two consecutive months.
Aug 10, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
CCMC decides to ask govt to postpone plan to resume aviation service, long-distance public...
CCMC decides to ask govt to postpone plan to resume aviation...
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has decided to recommend to the government not to immediately resume aviation services and long-distance public transport as announced earlier. The government on July 21 had decided to resume these services from August 17.
Aug 10, 2020
WORLD
6 French citizens, 2 guides killed by gunmen at giraffe park
6 French citizens, 2 guides killed by gunmen at giraffe park
NIAMEY, Niger, Aug 10: Unidentified gunmen killed six French aid workers and two Nigerien guides who were visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s capital early Sunday, authorities from both countries said.NIAMEY, Niger, Aug 10: Unidentified gunmen killed six French aid workers and two Nigerien guid...
Aug 10, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
India says Gautam Buddha was undoubtedly born in Lumbini, Nepal
India says Gautam Buddha was undoubtedly born in Lumbini, Ne...
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Ministry of External Affairs of India has stated that Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal.
Aug 10, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Late afternoon surge pushes stocks higher
Daily Commentary: Late afternoon surge pushes stocks higher
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Stocks saw weakness in the early hours of Sunday’s trading. Despite closing flat on Thursday, the local bourse experienced elevated selling pressure in the first hour. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell as low as 1,362 points in the morning. However, with investo...
Aug 09, 2020
WORLD
Officials resign in Lebanon in wake of deadly blast
Officials resign in Lebanon in wake of deadly blast
BEIRUT, Aug 9: Lebanon’s information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels.
Aug 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
63 NCP lawmakers in signature campaign to exert pressure on top leadership to save party u...
63 NCP lawmakers in signature campaign to exert pressure on...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have started a signature campaign to ‘exert pressure’ on the party’s top leadership not to push the party toward a split.
Aug 09, 2020
WORLD
Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down
Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congr...
BEDMINSTER, N.J. , Aug 9: President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, as the United States marked a grim milestone of 5 million cases.
Aug 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Lumbini as the birth place of Gautam Buddha is not even a subject of debate: Nepal
Lumbini as the birth place of Gautam Buddha is not even a su...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Reacting to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's claim that Lord Buddha was Indian, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Sunday that it is a well-established and undeniable fact proven by historical and archaeological evidences that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumb...
Aug 09, 2020