WORLD
Nearly 40 killed in violent day of protests against Myanmar coup, U.N. envoy says
Nearly 40 killed in violent day of protests against Myanmar...
MYANMAR, Mar 4: Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month’s military coup first broke out.
Mar 04, 2021
OPINION
Resisting the rightward drift
Resisting the rightward drift
State’s rightward shift poses a risk of pushing us into the abyss of status-quo and, more worryingly, regression.
Mar 04, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt providing conditional grant of Rs 1.08 billion to construct primary health care servi...
Govt providing conditional grant of Rs 1.08 billion to const...
KATHMANDU, March 4: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is providing a conditional grant of Rs 1.08 billion to 113 local governments to fund the health service centers that are under-construction.
Mar 04, 2021
POLITICS
Former Chief Election Commissioners urge EC to take a decision on NCP’s authenticity row a...
Former Chief Election Commissioners urge EC to take a decisi...
KATHMANDU, March 3: Four former Chief Election Commissioners have urged the Election Commission (EC) to take the decision on the authenticity row of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at the earliest.
Mar 03, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse recovers intraday losses but close 39 points lower
Nepse recovers intraday losses but close 39 points lower
KATHMANDU, March 3: The stock market saw weakness since the beginning of Wednesday’s trading. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index pulled back sharply lower within the half an hour of trading. Nonetheless, the benchmark tried to recover its losses, but failed and continued to remain in the negativ...
Mar 03, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Urmila offers a glimpse into her 'precious mangalsutra moment' on fifth anniversary
Urmila offers a glimpse into her 'precious mangalsutra momen...
Actor and politician Urmila Matondkar took to Twitter to share a throwback picture from her wedding to Kashmir-based businessman and model, Mohsin Akhtar Mir. She spoke of her special 'mangalsutra' moment.
Mar 03, 2021
POLITICS
NC President Deuba assures of freeing murder accused Aftab Alam
NC President Deuba assures of freeing murder accused Aftab A...
RAUTAHAT, March 3: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur has said he has been making efforts to free suspended member of parliament, Mohammad Aftab Alam even as his case is sub judice.
Mar 03, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Hours after their first formal dialogue, government and Chand-led CPN hold second round of...
Hours after their first formal dialogue, government and Chan...
KATHMANDU, March 3: Hours after their first ever formal dialogue, the government and the underground outfit, Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), held a second round of meeting on Thursday.
Mar 03, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Nepali youth speak out to stop violence against women and girls
Nepali youth speak out to stop violence against women and gi...
Wall of Hope Campaign in partnership with Human Rights Film Focus Nepal and Palincha Nepal organized a campaign Youth Speak Out, launched on December 10, 2020 and is going to conclude on March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Mar 03, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
PPE, reproductive health kits handed over to Nepal government
PPE, reproductive health kits handed over to Nepal governmen...
KATHMANDU, March 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday received 6,048 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 50,000 pairs of examination gloves, 50,000 pieces of surgical mask and 27 sets of Inter-Agency Reproductive Health (IARH) kits that will augment the government’s...
Mar 03, 2021