POLITICS
Beijing sending Vice Minister Guo Yezhou to Kathmandu as ruling NCP sees a vertical split
Beijing sending Vice Minister Guo Yezhou to Kathmandu as rul...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Amid the ongoing row within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which saw a vertical split last week, China is sending a high-level delegation led by Vice Minister of International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Guo Yezhou to Kathmandu.
Dec 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Dramatic rise in COVID-19 related deaths in Sudur Paschim; 23 deaths in just a month
Dramatic rise in COVID-19 related deaths in Sudur Paschim; 2...
DHANGADI, Dec 19: A shocking picture of COVID19 related deaths has come to the fore in Sudur Paschim Province. Just in the Nepali month of Mangsir (mid Nov to mid Dec), 23 people lost their lives to COVID19 related complications. It is the maximum number of deaths within a month in the province whic...
Dec 26, 2020
WORLD
George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98
George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Br...
LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 26: George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliated the intelligence establishment when it was discovered at the height of the Cold War.
Dec 26, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is surprise celebrity guest in Harry Styles' new music video
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is surprise celebrity guest in Harry St...
British singer Harry Styles has roped in "Fleabag" star Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a special guest for his upcoming music video.
Dec 26, 2020
POLITICS
NC leadership unanimous that PM's move is unconstitutional and undemocratic: Deuba
NC leadership unanimous that PM's move is unconstitutional a...
Deuba appeals to party rank and file to join mass protests against parliament dissolution on Monday
Dec 26, 2020
WORLD
India detains 75 in Kashmir after local election
India detains 75 in Kashmir after local election
SRINAGAR, INDIA, Dec 26: India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official said on Saturday.
Dec 26, 2020
ECONOMY
Commission for brokerage service reduced by up to 60 percent
Commission for brokerage service reduced by up to 60 percent
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has revised the commission rate of stock brokers by up to 60 percent, attributing to a reduction in the operation costs of the brokerage companies due to an increasing use of online transactions.
Dec 26, 2020
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
“Stop Oligarchy!”
“Stop Oligarchy!”
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Civil rights activists on Saturday staged a demonstration at Maitighar, Kathmandu against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).
Dec 26, 2020
SPORTS
Bereaved India paceman Siraj savours emotional test debut
Bereaved India paceman Siraj savours emotional test debut
MELBOURNE, Dec 26: India paceman Mohammed Siraj was urged by his captain Virat Kohli and his mother to stay in Australia and push for selection in the test side rather than head home to grieve with his family following the death of his father last month.
Dec 26, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally nears 250,000 as 500 new cases detected on Saturday
Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally nears 250,000 as 500 new cas...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: As many as 249,132 people who were earlier diagnosed with COVID-19 have so far got over the disease in Nepal. This accounts for 96.7 percent of the total cases confirmed in the country.
Dec 26, 2020