China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border

Published On: September 11, 2020 12:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/NEW DELHI, Sept 11: China and India said on Friday they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore “peace and tranquillity” following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow.

19 years of 9/11

Published On: September 11, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Narayan Adhikari

September 11, 2001. That was the black day of terror for the world. Today, 19 years later, we still feel its reverberations. The 9/11 attack was the deadliest attack on the US soil since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

Building back better on food and agriculture

Published On: September 11, 2020 11:45 AM NPT By: QU Dongyu

As the impacts of COVID-19 take their toll on human health and well-being around the world, the imperative of producing and ensuring access to healthy food for each and every one of us must not be overlooked. The food systems that must give daily sustenance to all humans on this planet are under threat by the pandemic. If we want to avoid what could be the worst food crisis in modern history, we need robust and strategic international cooperation at an extraordinary scale.

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Sugar mills are yet to clear dues worth more than Rs 500 million of the sugarcane farmers despite their earlier commitment to settle all the outstanding dues after selling the products.

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The government is preparing to give permission to operate additional flights from countries where regular international flights have resumed.

Daily Commentary: Nepse closes week on a positive note

Published On: September 11, 2020 08:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The stock market started the day on a green note.  However, the trading halted due to some technical issues on mid-day. Later on the market resumed its trading and continued to maintain a positive stance in the latter trading hours. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 12.49 points to settle at 1,520.69 points.

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Nepal has ranked 109th out of 162 countries and territories in the ‘Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report’.

Education and livelihood support for acid attack survivors: PM

Published On: September 10, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that a new law would be introduced through an ordinance in order to punish those involved in the inhumane and heinous crime of acid attack.

Most deaths witnessed in Province 2

BIRATNAGAR, Sept 10: A private hospital in Morang district has begun providing treatment to COVID-19 patients for free.