ECONOMY, Coronavirus
Repatriation of migrant workers’ dead bodies from Gulf starts, 23 bodies brought on the fi...
Repatriation of migrant workers’ dead bodies from Gulf start...
KATHMANDU, June 19: The process of bringing back Nepali migrant workers’ dead bodies from abroad has started from Friday. A total of 23 dead bodies from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar were brought to Nepal on charter flights carried out as a part of the evacuation operation on the first day.
Jun 19, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
South Asian COVID-19 patients in UK hospitals 20% more likely to die - study
South Asian COVID-19 patients in UK hospitals 20% more likel...
LONDON, June 19: Hospitalised COVID-19 patients of South Asian ethnicity in Britain are 20% more likely to die from the disease than white people, a large-scale study said on Friday, the latest evidence that minority groups are disproportionately hit by the virus.
Jun 19, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as Chennai locks down
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as Chennai lo...
CHENNAI, India/NEW DELHI, June 19: India reported a record daily jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday as Chennai locked down following fresh outbreaks there.
Jun 19, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Music
Kelly Clarkson, Zac Efron to get stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kelly Clarkson, Zac Efron to get stars on Hollywood Walk of...
“American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson, actor Zac Efron and British star Benedict Cumberbatch are among celebrities who will be getting a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 2021.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Frontline journalists provided with relief materials
Frontline journalists provided with relief materials
KATHMANDU, June 19: More than 70 journalists reporting from the frontline of the efforts to combat COVID-19 were provided relief materials as a support to combat the pandemic on Friday.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
48 more test positive for COVID-19 in Gulmi
48 more test positive for COVID-19 in Gulmi
GULMI, June 19: Forty-eight more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Gulmi on Friday.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records highest single-day recovery of 216 COVID-19 patients in last 24 hours
Nepal records highest single-day recovery of 216 COVID-19 pa...
KATHMANDU, June 19: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has reported the recovery of 216 cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
Jun 19, 2020
My City, Entertainment
New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released
New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released
A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has arrived on Juneteenth.
Jun 19, 2020
OPINION
As India and China fight, Nepal should stand neutral
As India and China fight, Nepal should stand neutral
Two nuclear-armed countries with second and third highest military spending encountering an eyeball to eyeball faceoff at the disputed border at Galwan Valley in Aksai Chin Ladakh area of the western Himalayas is not only shocking but concerning to the world. It is reported that the Indian side suff...
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
EGBOSA provides medical supplies to Bir Hospital, Trauma Center
EGBOSA provides medical supplies to Bir Hospital, Trauma Cen...
KATHMANDU, June 19: Ex-Gandaki Boarding Students’ Association (EGBOSA), Kathmandu, has provided medical supplies to Bir Hospital and National Trauma Center for the prevention of COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 19, 2020