ECONOMY
Stocks witness modest correction after Sunday’s rally
Stocks witness modest correction after Sunday’s rally
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The local equity market opened Monday’s session firmly higher with most of the companies extending previous day gains. However, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gave up some of its earlier advance within the first trading hour. Though the index traded in positive te...
Jan 05, 2021
ECONOMY
Estimated cost of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project crosses Rs 52 billion due to delay in...
Estimated cost of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project crosses...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The estimated cost of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHP) has been projected to increase by an additional Rs 3 billion this year due to delays in the completion of the 456 MW hydropower project caused by the impact of lockdown and coronavirus, timely availability of relat...
Jan 04, 2021
POLITICS
Dahal-Nepal faction dismisses Pokharel and Gurung as provincial in-charge
Dahal-Nepal faction dismisses Pokharel and Gurung as provinc...
The meeting held under the chairmanship of senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal also took a decision to appoint Devendra Paudel as the In-Charge of Gandaki Province and Yubaraj Gyawali as the In-Charge of Lumbini Province.
Jan 04, 2021
WORLD
Iran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid growing tensions with US
Iran says it resumes 20% enrichment at Fordow amid growing t...
DUBAI, Jan 4: Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact with major powers and possibly complicating efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.
Jan 04, 2021
SOCIETY
Two arrested with explosive substances
Two arrested with explosive substances
MANMA, Jan 2: The District Police Office Kalikot has arrested two people along with explosive substances.
Jan 04, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID surge
UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID...
LONDON, Jan 4: Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot on Monday in a world first, racing to give protection to the elderly and vulnerable as a new surge of cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals.
Jan 04, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Snowfall cripples normal life in Humla (with photos)
Snowfall cripples normal life in Humla (with photos)
HUMLA, Jan 4: Snowfall in different parts of Humla has crippled normal life in the district. Various villages in the northern belt in the district have witnessed snowfall since Sunday midnight, affecting people’s movement and their daily activities.
Jan 04, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture, Exhibitions
‘A Single Brushstroke’ on display
‘A Single Brushstroke’ on display
Siddhartha Art Gallery at Babermahal Revisited, which was closed for the last nine months due to the pandemic, has reopened with the exhibition "A Single Brushstroke: Chan Mind Spiritual Painting" by Jerome Edou.
Jan 04, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal has highest COVID-19 recovery rate among SAARC countries
Nepal has highest COVID-19 recovery rate among SAARC countri...
594 people recovered from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours
Jan 04, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Qatar Airways to launch four weekly flights to Seattle from Jan 29 to March 15
Qatar Airways to launch four weekly flights to Seattle from...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Qatar Airways on Monday announced that it will bring forward the launch of its four weekly flights to Seattle from January 29 to March 15, 2021.
Jan 04, 2021