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Committee concerned about implementation status of safe motherhood rights

Published On: July 26, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Women and Social Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has directed different ministries for the effective implementation of 'The Right to Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act, 2018.'

Hundreds of firefighters battle central Portugal blaze

Published On: July 26, 2020 05:18 PM NPT By: Reuters

LISBON, July 26: More than 700 firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire sweeping across a part of central Portugal, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze.

With 130 new cases witnessed in the past 24 hours, Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 18,613

Published On: July 26, 2020 04:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported 130 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal on Sunday.

Five-step solution to disaster risk management

Published On: July 26, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Krishna Devkota and Ghanshyam Khanal

"As many as 112 people died while 49 are missing due to flood and landslide in various parts of the country in last three months," reported National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority on July 18.

Indian national dies at Narayani COVID-19 Hospital

Published On: July 26, 2020 02:55 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

Birgunj, July 26: An Indian national died while undergoing treatment at Narayani COVID-19 Hospital on Sunday morning.

Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths

Published On: July 26, 2020 02:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

MELBOURNE, July 26: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 459 cases of the new coronavirus, the second-highest daily total and up from 357 cases the previous day, the state’s leader said on Sunday.

Decoding monetary policy

Published On: July 26, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Nara Bahadur Thapa

The Nepal Rastra Bank recently released the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2020/21. This is the 19th in the series after the Nepal Rastra Bank started to introduce the annual monetary policy in 2002 in line with a provision of the Nepal Rastra Bank Act (2002).

North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspected COVID-19 case reported

Published On: July 26, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, July 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday.

Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee's complaint

Published On: July 26, 2020 01:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, July 26: An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.

206 Nepalis die of coronavirus across the globe as of Saturday evening

Published On: July 26, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: Santosh Ghimire

KATHMANDU, July 26: As of Saturday evening, 206 Nepalis living in various countries around the world including Nepal have lost their lives due to coronavirus, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA), said.