POLITICS, SOCIETY
Newly-appointed SC justices Chudal, Subedi take oath of office (with photos)
Newly-appointed SC justices Chudal, Subedi take oath of offi...
KATHMANDU, April 21: Kumar Chudal and Nahakul Subedi who were appointed as justices of the Supreme Court (SC) took the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.
Apr 21, 2021
SOCIETY
Police bust a racket involved in producing fake PCR reports
Police bust a racket involved in producing fake PCR reports
KATHMANDU, April 21: Police have busted a group of people active in producing negative PCR reports without collecting swab samples from people.
Apr 21, 2021
WORLD
Jury’s swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty
Jury’s swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty
MINNEAPOLIS, April 21: After three weeks of testimony, the trial of the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd ended swiftly: barely more than a day of jury deliberations, then just minutes for the verdicts to be read — guilty, guilty and guilty — and Derek Chauvin was handcuffed an...
Apr 21, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
“COVID-19 infection rate will get further worse if public health standards are not followe...
“COVID-19 infection rate will get further worse if public he...
KATHMANDU, April 21: Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi has said that Nepal will also face serious impact from the corona infection if everyone does not strictly follow the public health protocols.
Apr 21, 2021
WORLD
Indian capital running out of medical oxygen as pandemic surges
Indian capital running out of medical oxygen as pandemic sur...
INDIA, April 21: Authorities said hospitals in the Indian capital of Delhi would start running out of medical oxygen by Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country faced a coronavirus "storm" overwhelming its health system.
Apr 21, 2021
OPINION
Will China Be the Middle East’s Next Hegemon?
Will China Be the Middle East’s Next Hegemon?
TEL AVIV – US President Joe Biden has announced that he will withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, finally ending his country’s longest war ever. The move was indicative of a broader shift by the United States away from the Middle East – one that has been a long time coming. Wil...
Apr 21, 2021
WORLD
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
NEW DELHI, April 21: Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours as it tried unsuccessfully to find an open bed at six hospitals in India’s sprawling capital. By the time she was admitted, it was too late, and the 51-year-old died hours later.
Apr 21, 2021
BLOG, Blog
Social Media: An ocean of self-doubt
Social Media: An ocean of self-doubt
Does it bother you when you look at the pictures of your friends on your phone? Do you wonder how their lives have become so perfect, how they look so happy and beautiful in their pictures and you don’t in yours? Does it make you anxious when you scroll through the pictures your friends posted from...
Apr 21, 2021
OPINION
Need of Disaster Preparedness for Responding to Possible Eventualities
Need of Disaster Preparedness for Responding to Possible Eve...
The massive quake of 2015 and its aftermath gave us a very important and essential lesson, that is, the importance of preparedness and awareness. However, we are neither prepared nor aware. So quickly have we utterly forgotten our country’s long history of destructive disasters.
Apr 21, 2021
ECONOMY
India positive about selling chemical fertilizers to Nepal under G2G model: Ministry
India positive about selling chemical fertilizers to Nepal u...
KATHMANDU, April 21: India has expressed interest in selling chemical fertilizers to Nepal under the government-to-government (G2G) model.
Apr 21, 2021