SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Couple found dead in Lalitpur
Couple found dead in Lalitpur
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: A couple was found dead in their rented room at Changathali in Mahalaxmi Municipality-7 on Monday evening.
Jan 19, 2021
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Air pollution level drops to 68 µg/m3 between 4 and 5AM with highest reading of 198 µg/m3...
Air pollution level drops to 68 µg/m3 between 4 and 5AM wit...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Though the air pollution level on Tuesday dropped to 68 µg/m3 early in the morning between 4 and 5, the dust particles began filling the air in Kathmandu, the federal capital city of the country, from 9AM as people started their normal activities. The highest PM 2.5 reading was me...
Jan 19, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse falls slightly snapping 8-day winning run
Nepse falls slightly snapping 8-day winning run
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The local stock market’s benchmark opened the day in positive territory. However, profit booking in the early trading hour pulled the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index towards red at mid-day where the index fell around 30 points. A recovery in the latter hours saw the index recou...
Jan 19, 2021
POLITICS, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
NSU activists shave their heads to protest against House dissolution
NSU activists shave their heads to protest against House dis...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: In a continuation of a series of protests against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) by Prime Minister Oli, students affiliated to the Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student wing of Nepali Congress, on Tuesday took to streets to protest uniquely by shaving thei...
Jan 19, 2021
WORLD
Explainer: Trump's legacy - Big policy changes that often got lost amid the din and scanda...
Explainer: Trump's legacy - Big policy changes that often go...
WASHINGTON, Jan 19: President Donald Trump may be best remembered for his use of Twitter as a bully pulpit to stoke controversy or browbeat opponents, but the noise his tweets generated often distracted from the big policy changes he made over his four-year term.
Jan 19, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS, Latest Updates
'I will pay attention to appropriate allocation of budget, increasing expenditure capacity...
'I will pay attention to appropriate allocation of budget, i...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Special Economic Advisor to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Motilal Dugar, has said that economic activities would be made dynamic by making financial institutions effective.
Jan 19, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NAC is making first-ever chartered flight to Macao today midnight to bring 147 Nepali work...
NAC is making first-ever chartered flight to Macao today mid...
POKHARA, Jan 19: A chartered flight of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is leaving Kathmandu for the Macao Special Administrative Region of China on Tuesday midnight, to bring back home 147 Nepali workers who lost their jobs there due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan 19, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
“We don’t need concrete-made Kamalpokhari”
“We don’t need concrete-made Kamalpokhari”
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Activists have staged a protest demonstration in front of the Kathmandu Metropolitan CIty (KMC) Office at Sundhara, demanding the conservation of Kamalpokhari, a historical pond in Kathmandu.
Jan 19, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
India vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot
India vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot
DELHI, Jan 19: India’s homegrown vaccine developer Bharat Biotech has warned people with weaker immunity and other medical conditions that include allergies, fever, or a bleeding disorder to consult a doctor before getting the shot — and if possible avoid the vaccine.
Jan 19, 2021
ECONOMY
NTB, tourism entrepreneurs suggest resumption of visa-on-arrival service for tourists
NTB, tourism entrepreneurs suggest resumption of visa-on-arr...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and tourism-related organizations have suggested to the government to resume the visa-on-arrival service for tourists.
Jan 19, 2021