WORLD, Coronavirus
Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day, piling pressure on Bolsonaro
Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day, pilin...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 26: Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro.
Mar 26, 2021
WORLD
China sanctions UK entities, individuals for Xinjiang 'lies'
China sanctions UK entities, individuals for Xinjiang 'lies'
CHINA, March 26: China sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom on Friday over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, days after Britain imposed sanctions for human rights abuses in the western Chinese region.
Mar 26, 2021
SOCIETY
Bhagarathi murder case: DNA of accused matched
Bhagarathi murder case: DNA of accused matched
BAITADI, March 25: The DNA of the vaginal swab of Bhagarathi Bhatta who was raped and murdered in Baitadi district in early February has matched that of the accused.
Mar 25, 2021
POLITICS
Senior leader Nepal submits a 13-point clarification to Chairman Oli
Senior leader Nepal submits a 13-point clarification to Chai...
KATHMANDU, March 25: Senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has submitted his clarification to the party Chairman K P Oli.
Mar 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Jha couple, missing for a month, found buried beneath the under-construction road
Jha couple, missing for a month, found buried beneath the un...
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LAHAN, March 25: A couple who had gone missing some one month ago was found buried beneath the under-construction road some three kilometers away from their residence on Thursday afternoon.
Mar 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse caps off week with 20 point’s loss
Nepse caps off week with 20 point’s loss
KATHMANDU, March 25: Stocks opened Thursday’s session in green but gave up gains in the latter hours. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) traded flat in the afternoon before the selling pressure dragged the benchmark lower. A decline in the closing half of the session pulled the benchmark 21.29 points...
Mar 25, 2021
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Nepal, Kyrgyzstan play goalless draw in Three Nations Cup
Nepal, Kyrgyzstan play goalless draw in Three Nations Cup
KATHMANDU, March 25: Nepal and Kyrgyzstan played a goalless draw in a match held on Thursday under the ongoing Three Nations Cup at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu.
Mar 25, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt directs against holding mass gatherings at educational institutions
Govt directs against holding mass gatherings at educational...
KATHMANDU, March 25: The government has directed the educational institutions to abide by the COVID-19 protocols amid fears of a second wave of the viral infection in Nepal.
Mar 25, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Egyptian Messi lookalike thrills soccer-loving orphans
Egyptian Messi lookalike thrills soccer-loving orphans
They may not be meeting the real Lionel Messi, but Islam Battah’s resemblance to the Barcelona footballer is so uncanny, that the children at an orphanage in the Egyptian city of Zagazig swarm around him in delight anyway
Mar 25, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
No plan to enforce lockdown despite increasing risk of second wave of coronavirus: Finance...
No plan to enforce lockdown despite increasing risk of secon...
KATHMANDU, March 25: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Thursday ruled out the possibility of the government enforcing another phase of lockdown and closure of Nepal-India borders in wake of the increasing risk of COVID-19.
Mar 25, 2021