WORLD
Pakistan PM Khan tests COVID-19 positive: health minister
Pakistan PM Khan tests COVID-19 positive: health minister
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, two days after the premier got his vaccination.
Mar 20, 2021
POLITICS
Nepali man released on bail after 40 years in Indian prison
Nepali man released on bail after 40 years in Indian prison
ILAM, March 20: A Nepali national Dipak Jaishi a.k.a. Durga Prasad Timsina, who was languishing in a correction home in India for the past 40 years without any trials, has been released on Saturday.
Mar 20, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CPN-UML’s PP statute endorsed
CPN-UML’s PP statute endorsed
KATHMANDU, March 20: A parliamentary party (PP) meeting of the ruling CPN-UML has endorsed the party’s PP statute amid decision of lawmakers close to Madhav Kumar Nepal to boycott the meeting.
Mar 20, 2021
DIASPORA, Latest Updates
Baraili declares candidacy for the post of NRNA-USA's Board of Directors
Baraili declares candidacy for the post of NRNA-USA's Board...
KATHMANDU, March 20: Purna Singh Baraili has announced his candidacy for the post of Board of Directors of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association-America (NRNA-USA).
Mar 20, 2021
POLITICS
CPN-UML PP meeting underway
CPN-UML PP meeting underway
Senior leader Bam Dev Gautam also attends the meeting
Mar 20, 2021
POLITICS
CPN-UML holding PP and CC meetings today
CPN-UML holding PP and CC meetings today
KATHMANDU, Mar 20: The CPN-UML is holding a parliamentary party (PP) meeting and the central committee (CC) meeting on Saturday.
Mar 20, 2021
NEPAL, WORLD, Coronavirus
Nepal becomes third country to give emergency nod to Indian vaccine COVAXIN
Nepal becomes third country to give emergency nod to Indian...
KATHMANDU, Mar 20: Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India’s COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute.
Mar 20, 2021
OPINION
Tackling the global learning crisis
Tackling the global learning crisis
The long-term costs of the current education gap are too large to ignore. So, what can be done?
Mar 20, 2021
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
COVID-19 Crisis Management Center is ‘nonfunctional’
COVID-19 Crisis Management Center is ‘nonfunctional’
The CCMC sat for a meeting after a gap of three months on Thursday
Mar 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Rural Electrification Project worth Rs 4 billion to start in Province 2
Rural Electrification Project worth Rs 4 billion to start in...
KATHMANDU, March 19: A contract agreement has been signed to improve the electricity transmission and distribution system of eight districts in Province 2. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Tata Project Limited on Wednesday signed a contract worth around Rs 4 billion for the implementation o...
Mar 19, 2021