POLITICS, Latest Updates
Writ seeking re-swearing in of PM Oli filed at Supreme Court
Writ seeking re-swearing in of PM Oli filed at Supreme Court
Petitioners also seek dismissal of seven newly-appointed ministers on constitutional ground
May 17, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Adanchuli Municipality in Humala suspends all services for a week
Adanchuli Municipality in Humala suspends all services for a...
SIMKOT, May 17: Adanchuli Rural Municipality of Humla district has decided to suspend all its services for a week following a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.
May 17, 2021
BLOG, Blog
Let’s learn to filter out the news from the noise
Let’s learn to filter out the news from the noise
The coronavirus is not the only epidemic ravaging the nation, the epidemic of misinformation has also peaked, and is getting stronger. We have become more outraged, narcissistic, polarized and misinformed.
May 17, 2021
WORLD
Israel stages new round of heavy airstrikes on Gaza City
Israel stages new round of heavy airstrikes on Gaza City
GAZA CITY, May 17: Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza’s Hamas rulers would rage on.
May 17, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
How resource-poor Nepal is grappling with second wave of COVID-19
How resource-poor Nepal is grappling with second wave of COV...
Just a year ago, on May 16, 2020, Nepal recorded its first COVID-19 death case and on Sunday, Nepal’s COVID-19 death cases surpassed the 5,000 mark.
May 17, 2021
Coronavirus
India promises more vaccines as daily COVID-19 deaths stay above 4,000
India promises more vaccines as daily COVID-19 deaths stay a...
NEW DELHI, May 16; Some Indian states said on Sunday they would extend COVID-19 lockdowns to help contain the pandemic, which has killed more than 270,000 people in the country, as the federal government pledged to bolster vaccine supplies.
May 16, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Nepal: Daily recoveries on the rise, infection numbers falling
COVID-19 in Nepal: Daily recoveries on the rise, infection n...
Recovery numbers are on the rise, the data released by the health ministry shows. On Sunday, 6,648 corona patients gained recovery while the number on Saturday was 5,455. The number of recoveries on Thursday (5,055) rose to 6,135 on Friday, sending some signs of hope amidst the gloomy situation crea...
May 16, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal Army awards contract of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track construction to two Chinese compa...
Nepal Army awards contract of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track con...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal Army (NA) has contracted two Chinese companies to construct the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track despite the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s direction to stop the process on suspicion of irregularities, mainly in the second phase construction.
May 16, 2021
ECONOMY
New budget won’t be brought through ordinance: PM Oli
New budget won’t be brought through ordinance: PM Oli
KATHMANDU, May 16: Prime Minister KP Oli on Sunday said that the annual budget 2021/22 will be introduced through the due parliamentary process amid growing concerns if the new fiscal year’s budget will come through an ordinance.
May 16, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Fresh pizza vending machine prompts curiosity and horror in Rome
Fresh pizza vending machine prompts curiosity and horror in...
Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.
May 16, 2021