WORLD
Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights
Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights
USA, Jan 15: Airlines and airports say they are stepping up security before next week’s presidential inauguration, with Delta and other major airlines saying they will prohibit passengers flying to the Washington area from putting guns in checked bags.
Jan 15, 2021
WORLD
Strong quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least seven, injures hundreds
Strong quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least seven, i...
JAKARTA, Jan 15: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas.
Jan 15, 2021
OPINION
Can America lead again?
Can America lead again?
If the US is to reclaim the leadership position that will enable it to compete constructively with China the Biden administration must tackle inequality and the costs that globalization has brought.
Jan 15, 2021
WORLD
2020 sets yet another global temperature record
2020 sets yet another global temperature record
NEW YORK, Jan 15: Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday.
Jan 15, 2021
WORLD
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy
WILMINGTON, Del. Jan 15: Saying the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering,” President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the prolonged economic fall...
Jan 15, 2021
ECONOMY
NRB enforces stringent policy for companies receiving loan from abroad
NRB enforces stringent policy for companies receiving loan f...
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has put a curb on the firms receiving loan in foreign currency from lending institutions abroad.
Jan 15, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt misses revenue collection target for first half of current FY by 11 percent
Govt misses revenue collection target for first half of curr...
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Revenue collection in the first half of the current fiscal year has fallen around 11 percent short of the target, imposing pressure on the government to manage its financial resources.
Jan 15, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Guidelines being prepared to mobilize volunteers in disaster management
Guidelines being prepared to mobilize volunteers in disaster...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The government is to mobilize volunteers for mitigating the damage caused by disasters.
Jan 14, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
‘At 6 p.m., life stops’: Europe uses curfews to fight virus
‘At 6 p.m., life stops’: Europe uses curfews to fight virus
As the wan winter sun sets over France’s Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in. Laborers stop pruning the vines as the light fades at about 4:30 p.m., leaving them 90 minutes to come in from the cold, change out of their work clothes, hop in their cars and zoom home before a 6 p.m. coronavi...
Jan 14, 2021
POLITICS
PM Oli directs leaders close to him to expedite election campaign at village level
PM Oli directs leaders close to him to expedite election cam...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Prime Minister K P Oli-led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has concluded that their faction had the overwhelming support of people at the grass-root level.
Jan 14, 2021