ECONOMY
Nepse inches higher while sectors end mixed
Nepse inches higher while sectors end mixed
KATHMANDU, April 8: The equity index climbed over 17 points higher in the morning before reverting towards the opening level at mid-session. Stocks witnessed choppy session thereafter and traded between 2,670 to 2,680 mark in the final hours. At the close, Nepse ended Thursday’s trading 2.74 points...
Apr 08, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 UPDATE: Nepal confirms 332 new cases
COVID-19 UPDATE: Nepal confirms 332 new cases
KATHMANDU, April 8: The country witnessed a total of 332 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Altogether 4,006 RT-PCR tests were carried out in the past 24 hours.
Apr 08, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna diagnosed with dementia
Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna diagnosed with dementia
Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said. In a news release Wednesday, his family added that it’s believed he now has Alzheimer’s disease that has quickly progressed in the last few months.
Apr 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal mobilized official development assistance worth $2 billion in 2019/20: MoF
Nepal mobilized official development assistance worth $2 bil...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Nepal mobilized official development assistance (ODA) worth US $ 2 billion in 2019/20. This is 21.2 percent more than the amount Nepal mobilized in the fiscal year 2018/19.
Apr 08, 2021
POLITICS
NC Prez calls three-party meeting for Friday to discuss formation of new govt
NC Prez calls three-party meeting for Friday to discuss form...
KATHMANDU, April 7: The main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has called a meeting of three political parties represented in the parliament for Friday to discuss about the formation of new government.
Apr 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Home Ministry transfers 26 senior officials including eight CDOs (with full list)
Home Ministry transfers 26 senior officials including eight...
KATHMANDU, April 8: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle within the ministry, the Home Ministry on Thursday transferred 26 Under Secretaries and Joint Secretaries.
Apr 08, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
If you don’t have potato, use malanga root. If you can’t find zucchini, replace it with cucumber. Can’t find the ingredients you want? No problem: Yuliet Colón will help you whip up a dessert using the eggs you ran across, swap pork for the ground chicken in that recipe, even peanuts for beans in yo...
Apr 08, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
‘Our lungs have turned into a vacuum cleaner’
‘Our lungs have turned into a vacuum cleaner’
The participants of the symbolic protests drew attention of the government to immediately implement the Kathmandu Valley Air Quality Management Action Plan-2020
Apr 08, 2021
WORLD
Asia's rising coronavirus cases a worry as vaccine doubts cloud campaigns
Asia's rising coronavirus cases a worry as vaccine doubts cl...
SINGAPORE, April 8: India, South Korea and Thailand faced mounting coronavirus infections on Thursday, undermining cautious hopes that Asia might be emerging from the worst of the pandemic as worries about safety threatened to delay vaccination drives.
Apr 08, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal Trust issues final warning to evacuate Kathmandu Plaza by April 13
Nepal Trust issues final warning to evacuate Kathmandu Plaza...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Nepal Trust has issued a final warning to evacuate the Kathmandu Plaza building by April 13.
Apr 08, 2021