SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Road to Rasuwagadhi border point obstructed for past five days
Road to Rasuwagadhi border point obstructed for past five da...
RASUWA, July 27: A key trade route to China, the Syaphru-Rasuwagadhi road has been blocked for the past five days due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall.
Jul 27, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases
Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases
ASUNCION/SANTIAGO, July 27: Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a Reuters tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.
Jul 27, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Stock market opens week on an upbeat note
Daily Commentary: Stock market opens week on an upbeat note
KATHMANDU, July 26: Stocks traded in green since the beginning of Sunday’s trading. After climbing over 12 points higher in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index pulled back to its opening level. Nonetheless, stocks saw considerable strength after mid-day as most of the traded sectors...
Jul 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Five of same family in Kathmandu found COVID-19 positive
Five of same family in Kathmandu found COVID-19 positive
KATHMANDU, July 27: Five members of a family have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the capital.
Jul 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
‘CIAA should be allowed to investigate corruption in private sector’
‘CIAA should be allowed to investigate corruption in private...
KATHMANDU, July 27: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has said that it should be allowed to probe into the corruption cases of the private sector.
Jul 27, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Spain's COVID-19 death toll could be 60% higher than official count, says El Pais
Spain's COVID-19 death toll could be 60% higher than officia...
MADRID, July 26: Spain’s COVID-19 death toll could be nearly 60% higher than the official figure of 28,432, according to an investigation by El Pais newspaper published on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020
DIASPORA, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
One more Nepali dies of COVID-19 in UK, Nepalis’ death tally abroad reaches 161
One more Nepali dies of COVID-19 in UK, Nepalis’ death tally...
KATHMANDU, July 26: One more Nepali succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) abroad this week.
Jul 26, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Chief Justice Rana’s verdict on former APF DIG Koirala to be reviewed
Chief Justice Rana’s verdict on former APF DIG Koirala to be...
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Supreme Court has decided to review its earlier verdict to waive jail sentence of former Armed Police Force (APF) DIG Ranjan Koirala.
Jul 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
WEATHER ALERT: Monsoon to become active again starting Monday
WEATHER ALERT: Monsoon to become active again starting Monda...
KATHMANDU, July 26: Monsoon is to become active again from Monday. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, monsoon trough is coming closer to Nepal's southern plains from Monday night, further triggering the monsoon effect.
Jul 26, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gold price escalates to new record of Rs 96,300 per tola on worsening US-China row
Gold price escalates to new record of Rs 96,300 per tola on...
KATHMANDU, July 26: Gold price hit a fresh record of Rs 96,300 per tola (11.664 grams) with the soaring price in the international market as a worsening US-China row added to fears over the hit to a global economy already reeling through the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul 26, 2020