SOCIETY
KMC forms a seven-member committee to run COVID-19 Special Hospital
KMC forms a seven-member committee to run COVID-19 Special H...
KATHMANDU, May 4: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has formed a seven-member committee to submit a proposal to build a well-equipped hospital with isolation facility to contain further spread of COVID-19 in Kathmandu district.
May 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Govt to provide cash grants to families hit by monsoon-induced disasters
Govt to provide cash grants to families hit by monsoon-induc...
KATHMANDU, May 4: In the first-of-its-kind practice, the government is all set to provide cash grants to the families affected by the monsoon-induced disasters for their rehabilitation.
May 04, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
India's tally of coronavirus infections crosses 20 million
India's tally of coronavirus infections crosses 20 million
NEW DELHI, May 4: India's tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, boosted by 357,229 new cases over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose 3,449 for a toll of 222,408, health ministry data showed.
May 04, 2021
SPORTS
IPL's COVID bubble bursts as two players test positive
IPL's COVID bubble bursts as two players test positive
NEW DELHI, May 3: The Indian Premier League's attempt to ride out India's coronavirus crisis suffered a blow on Monday after two players tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt over whether the world's richest cricket tournament can continue.
May 04, 2021
SOCIETY, DIASPORA, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepali migrant workers returning home without tests from India
Nepali migrant workers returning home without tests from Ind...
DHANGADHI, May 4: Nepalis are returning home from different parts of India after the second wave of COVID-19 infection spread widely in India. Every day, more than a thousand people are entering Sudurpaschim Province from Gauriphanta in Kailali and Gaddachauki in Kanchanpur. But they have been allow...
May 04, 2021
WORLD
Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources say
Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Fas...
BURKINA FASO, May 4: Armed assailants killed around 30 people in an attack on a village in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, four security sources said.
May 04, 2021
ECONOMY
Sebon permits five companies to establish and mobilize specialized investment fund
Sebon permits five companies to establish and mobilize speci...
KATHMANDU, May 4: The Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has permitted five companies to establish and mobilize the specialized investment fund, opening a gateway to attract necessary capital for long term growth of businesses including start-ups.
May 04, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Trainee Indian doctors pulled from exams to fight world’s biggest COVID surge
Trainee Indian doctors pulled from exams to fight world’s bi...
INDIA, May 4: India postponed exams for trainee doctors and nurses on Monday, freeing them up to fight the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, as the health system crumbles under the weight of new cases and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.
May 04, 2021
WORLD
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE, May 4: Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.
May 04, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks give up morning gains to end Monday’s session slightly in red
Stocks give up morning gains to end Monday’s session slightl...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The buying interest from prior trading session extended to Monday’s trading as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded around 20 points higher in the beginning trading hour. However, a wave of selling pressure pushed the index towards negative territory where Nepse fell as mu...
May 03, 2021