Pakistani students back in school after more than six months

Published On: September 15, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

KARACHI, Sept 14: Millions of students in Pakistan returned to classes on Tuesday after a break of six months, as schools and colleges began to reopen for the first time since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Sept 14: With 676 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the past 24 hours, Kathmandu Valley’s COVID-19 tally jumped to 12,924 on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Ministry of Health and Population said that 1,459 persons were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s national coronavirus case tally to 56,788.

KATHMANDU,   Sept 15: As scientists around the world are struggling to find medicine to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),  a group of scientists in the US have achieved a major breakthrough, which could potentially prove an effective treatment for this virus

Growth projection lowered citing longer than anticipated period to contain coronavirus

Indian govt gifts 2,000 vials of Remdesivir to Nepal

Published On: September 15, 2020 03:26 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Indian government has handed over 2,000 vials of Remdesivir, an antiviral medicine, on Tuesday.

Three arrested on charge of gang-rape in Okhaldhunga

Published On: September 15, 2020 03:23 PM NPT By: Republica

OKHALDHUNGA, Sept 15: Police on Monday arrested three boys on the charge of gang-raping a girl in Okhaldhunga.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The decision of the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Nabin Kumar Ghimire, to give a clean chit to those involved in the multi-billion rupees scam involving the procurement of land for Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) despite adequate evidence has brought the anti-graft body under serious public scrutiny.

Rautahat sees 23 fresh cases of coronavirus

Published On: September 15, 2020 02:28 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Sept 15: Rautahat district witnessed 23 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.

Kathmandu Marriott Hotel bags ‘Best Luxury Hotel Nepal’ award

Published On: September 15, 2020 02:21 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Kathmandu Marriott Hotel has won the ‘Best Luxury Hotel Nepal’ award from the International Hotel Awards for 2020-2021. Issuing a statement, the hotel said that it recently bagged the acclaimed industry award by International Hotel Awards from the Asia Pacific region.