ADDIS ABABA, July 5: The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional security official told Reuters on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 5: Police have arrested an absconding individual on the charge of banking fraud worth almost Rs 50 million.

Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19

Published On: July 5, 2020 08:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

IRAN, July 5: Iran recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, official health ministry figures showed on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 5: Police arrested Jagdish Baidya, the owner of Pashupati Ashram (inn) on the charge of rape on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 5: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has yet again called on vehicle owners to get embossed number plates for their vehicles. The distribution of embossed number plates drew a number of controversies in the past.

No Grade 11 exams this year

Published On: July 5, 2020 06:17 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 5: After halting the national board exams of Grade 11 due to the spread of Covid-19 pandemic for three months now, the government has decided not to conduct the exams this year. Instead, the certificates will be issued on the basis of internal evaluations carried out by the respective colleges.

Eight micro buses gutted by fire in capital

Published On: July 5, 2020 04:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 5: Eight micro buses reduced to cinder when a massive fire broke out at a garage in Gongabu area in the capital on Sunday morning.

Oli, Dahal agree to meet again for agreement

Published On: July 5, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 5: Chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have agreed not to widen their gap in the party.

PHOTOS: Bauddhanath  reopens after more than two months

Published On: July 5, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Monika Malla

KATHMANDU, July 5: The Baudhanath Stupa Area, which had remained shut for more than two months since the country went into a nationwide lockdown on March 24 to contain the spread of the global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease, reopened a few days ago.

Oli-Dahal meeting ends

Published On: July 5, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 5: A meeting between the two chairmen of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)  KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ended a while ago.