Mar 22, 2021

WORLD, Latest Updates

A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in COVID-19 in months

A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in C...

NEW DELHI, March 22: India reported its most COVID-19 cases and deaths in months on Monday, on the first anniversary of the start of a chaotic nationwide lockdown that left many people jobless and shrank the economy.

NEW DELHI, March 22: India reported its most COVID-19 cases and deaths in months on Monday, on the first anniversary of the start of a chaotic nationwide lockdown that left many people jobless and shrank the economy.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

ECONOMY

Govt waives electricity demand charges for hotels to help them recover losses during peak...

Govt waives electricity demand charges for hotels to help th...

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has decided to waive the electricity demand charges of the lockdown period for the hotel and restaurant industry that are hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. A cabinet meeting held recently took a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has decided to waive the electricity demand charges of the lockdown period for the hotel and restaurant industry that are hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. A cabinet meeting held recently took a decision to this effect.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

SOCIETY

Six injured in cooking gas explosion in Bhaktapur

Six injured in cooking gas explosion in Bhaktapur

BHAKTAPUR, March 22: Six people were severely injured when a cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) exploded in Bhimeshwor Mo:Mo and Chicken House at Suryabinayak Municipality-5 of Bhaktapur on Sunday.

BHAKTAPUR, March 22: Six people were severely injured when a cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) exploded in Bhimeshwor Mo:Mo and Chicken House at Suryabinayak Municipality-5 of Bhaktapur on Sunday.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot

Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot

TAIPEI, March 22: Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning a campaign that won’t use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of the vaccines globally.

TAIPEI, March 22: Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning a campaign that won’t use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of the vaccines globally.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

POLITICS, SOCIETY

Prez Bhandari lands in Dhaka

Prez Bhandari lands in Dhaka

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached Dhaka this morning in connection with a two-day State Visit to Bangladesh at the cordial invitation of her Bangladeshi counterpart Md. Abdul Hamid.

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached Dhaka this morning in connection with a two-day State Visit to Bangladesh at the cordial invitation of her Bangladeshi counterpart Md. Abdul Hamid.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD, Coronavirus

Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown

Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockd...

NEW DELHI, Mar 22: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, which could send the country’s overall cases to a multi-month high when national data is released later on Monday.

NEW DELHI, Mar 22: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, which could send the country’s overall cases to a multi-month high when national data is released later on Monday.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

MYANMAR, March 22: Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through intersections honking horns with occupants raising three-finger anti-coup salutes despite reports of security forces killing more people at the weekend.

MYANMAR, March 22: Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through intersections honking horns with occupants raising three-finger anti-coup salutes despite reports of security forces killing more people at the weekend.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepal imports goods worth Rs 1.25 billion in single month as economic activities start reb...

Nepal imports goods worth Rs 1.25 billion in single month as...

KATHMANDU, March 22: Imports have risen as economic activities, which slowed down due to COVID-19, have resumed in the country. The import has increased as the consumption has increased in the country.

KATHMANDU, March 22: Imports have risen as economic activities, which slowed down due to COVID-19, have resumed in the country. The import has increased as the consumption has increased in the country.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

POLITICS, SOCIETY

Prez Bhandari leaves for Bangladesh on a two-day state visit

Prez Bhandari leaves for Bangladesh on a two-day state visit

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari flew to Bangladesh for her two-day state visit on Monday morning.

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari flew to Bangladesh for her two-day state visit on Monday morning.

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods...

SYDNEY, March 22: Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with another day of drenching rain expected.

SYDNEY, March 22: Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with another day of drenching rain expected.

Mar 22, 2021