SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Health ministry warns of Scrub typhus which has symptoms similar to COVID-19
Health ministry warns of Scrub typhus which has symptoms sim...
KATHMANDU, September 4: The Ministry of Health and Population has urged one and all to remain alert of scrub typhus which has symptoms similar to those of COVID-19. The ministry said quite a few cases of scrub typhus have been reported in the country in recent times.
Sep 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Two held with over 4kg gold from Nepalgunj Airport
Two held with over 4kg gold from Nepalgunj Airport
NEPALGUNJ, September 4: Police recovered over 4 kilograms of gold from Nepalgunj Airport on Friday. They have arrested two people in connection with the incident.
Sep 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Janardan Baral is new SEJON president
Janardan Baral is new SEJON president
KATHMANDU, September 4: Janardan Baral has been elected the new president of the Society of Economic Journalists Nepal (SEJON).
Sep 04, 2021
POLITICS
CPN-UML Chair Oli falls ill
CPN-UML Chair Oli falls ill
KATHMANDU, September 4: According to Oli’s press advisor Ram Sharan Bajgain, the party’s leader has fallen ill since Friday after meeting with various party members following the party split.
Sep 04, 2021
POLITICS
Home Minister Khand visits flood-hit areas in Melamchi
Home Minister Khand visits flood-hit areas in Melamchi
MELAMCHI, September 4: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand this morning inspected the flood-affected areas of Helambu and Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk. Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on June 15 and 30 had caused extensive damage in the two locations.
Sep 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Rape-accused Minister Shahi levels multiple allegations against victim’s husband
Rape-accused Minister Shahi levels multiple allegations agai...
SURKHET, September 4: Alleged rapist Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Karnali Province, Kumar Raj Shahi has accused the female victim of publicizing a two-year-old video after he failed to pay the demanded sum of Rs 50 million.
Sep 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Census of Dolphins underway in Kailali
Census of Dolphins underway in Kailali
BHAJANI (KAILALI), SEPTEMBER 4: A census of Dolphins has started from Friday in the Dolphin conservation area of Tikapur Municipality and Bhajani Municipality in the southeastern part of Kailali district.
Sep 04, 2021
WORLD
Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails -source
Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emai...
WASHINGTON, September 3: Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners.
Sep 04, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal writes to the US to clarify ‘controversial’ provisions of MCC agreement
Nepal writes to the US to clarify ‘controversial’ provisions...
KATHMANDU, September 4: Amid criticisms over some of the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement, Nepal has requested the United States to clarify the provisions deemed controversial in Nepal.
Sep 04, 2021
OPINION
Taliban’s return to Kabul: Implications for South Asia and beyond
Taliban’s return to Kabul: Implications for South Asia and b...
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban carries enormous consequences for South Asia and beyond. Destabilization could start from there with Afghanistan once again becoming a safe haven for extremists working with their counterparts across the border in Pakistan. Developments in Afghanistan could sig...
Sep 04, 2021