SOCIETY
19 injured on first day of Bisket Jatra
19 injured on first day of Bisket Jatra
BHAKTAPUR, April 11: Altogether 19 persons were injured in the Bisket jatra, a chariot pulling festival that began in Bhaktapur on Saturday. Some were injured after falling off the chariot while others were injured in clashes that took place among the revelers.
Apr 11, 2021
POLITICS
NC holding office-bearers’ meeting today
NC holding office-bearers’ meeting today
KATHMANDU, April 11: Nepali Congress is holding its office-bearers’ meeting in the capital on Sunday.
Apr 11, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
South Asia surpasses grim milestone of 15 million COVID-19 cases
South Asia surpasses grim milestone of 15 million COVID-19 c...
INDIA, April 11: Coronavirus infections in the South Asia sub-region surpassed the grim milestone of 15 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally shows, led by India’s record daily infections and vaccine shortages.
Apr 11, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters - monitoring group
Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 pro...
MYANMAR, April 11: Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said.
Apr 11, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films
Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films
Netflix further beefed up its film catalog on Thursday in a multi-year deal that will make it the new streaming home to Sony Pictures’ top releases in the U.S.
Apr 11, 2021
WORLD
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Is...
JERUSALEM, April 11: The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed.
Apr 11, 2021
NEPAL, SOCIETY
Ghode Jatra being celebrated today
Ghode Jatra being celebrated today
KATHMANDU, April 11: Ghode Jatra, also known as Horse Racing Day, is being celebrated in Kathmandu today. The government has granted a public holiday on the occasion within the Valley.
Apr 11, 2021
SOCIETY
Gold shop owner shot dead in Siraha
Gold shop owner shot dead in Siraha
LAHAN, April 11: A gold shop owner was shot dead in Siraha last night. Pradip Kumar Biswakarma, 40, a resident of Lahan Municipality-22, was shot dead by looters who had come to loot his shop.
Apr 11, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kalikot residents have not been receiving electricity for 10 months
Kalikot residents have not been receiving electricity for 10...
MANMA, April 11: It has been over ten months since the residents of Kalikot have been spending nights in the dark, due to disruption in power supply. The power supply was disrupted after the Santighat Small Hydro Power Project in Triveni Rural Municipality became dysfunctional.
Apr 11, 2021
WORLD
21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident - China Daily
21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident - China...
CHINA, April 11: Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, state-backed newspaper China Daily reported on Sunday citing local authorities.
Apr 11, 2021