Five killed, three injured in a road accident in Udayapur

Published On: October 18, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 18:  As many as five individuals have been killed while three others have sustained severe injuries in a road accident in Udayapur district on Saturday night.

Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000

Published On: October 18, 2020 07:09 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 18: Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak.

Like during previous shocks, the pandemic once again renews the call to build a ‘self-reliant’ economy. But will the government listen and act, or miss the opportunity once again like it did in the aftermath of the earthquakes and the unofficial Indian embargo in 2015?

Foundation stone laid for 40-MW Upper Chameliya project

Published On: October 17, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

DARCHULA, Oct 17: The foundation stone of the Upper Chameliya project has been laid on Saturday. Chairman of Marma Rural Municipality Jaman Singh Dhami and Api Power Company proprietor Indramani Trital jointly laid the foundation stone of the project to be set up in Ward Number 2 of Marma Rural Municipality in the district.

Government starts preparations to extract iron from Dhaubadi mine

Published On: October 17, 2020 08:25 PM NPT By: Republica

NAWALPARASI, Oct 17: The sample of the iron ore extracted from the Dhaubadi iron mine at Nawalparasi has been found to be of good quality. The government has moved ahead with the iron mine as an important venture. The quality of the ore was found of high quality after carrying out a test in Chengdu of China.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: "Navaratri Parva" or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, a great festival of the Hindus of Nepal, commenced on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday confirmed over 3,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

"I am originally from Calcutta. I got married to a Nepali when I was 21 and then Nepal became my second home. Kathmandu as a city, where my husband lived and later I lived along with him captivated me," she said.

Nepse benchmark index falls 27.18 points to close the week at 1,562.46 points

Lumbini govt spokesperson diagnosed with COVID-19

Published On: October 17, 2020 02:04 PM NPT By: Republica

BUTWAL, Oct 17: Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Lumbini Province,  Baijanath Chaudhary has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).