WORLD
Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall
Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal inciden...
WASHINGTON, Jan 2: The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said on Friday.
Jan 02, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Search committee formed to appoint new VC at KU
Search committee formed to appoint new VC at KU
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: A search committee has been formed to appoint a new vice-chancellor (VC) at Kathmandu University.
Jan 02, 2021
SOCIETY
Apathy delays justice
Apathy delays justice
Nirmala's mother, who had filed a case against Dilip Bista after watching him confessing to the crime in videos and observing his behavior, wonders if justice is even taken seriously in Nepal. "Initially I was also in confusion. I was told many things that turned out to be rather false. But even aft...
Jan 02, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Kathmandu expected to get Melamchi drinking water from mid-April
Kathmandu expected to get Melamchi drinking water from mid-A...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: With the completion of 99 percent works of Melamchi Drinking Water Project, Kathmandu Valley, where the federal capital city is located, is expected to get access to clean drinking water from the Melamchi River starting mid-April, 2021.
Jan 02, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
USA, Jan 2: U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 20 million mark on Friday as officials seek to speed up vaccinations and a more infectious variant surfaces in Colorado, California and Florida.
Jan 02, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Oli led-faction of NCP organizing mass gathering in Kathmandu today
Oli led-faction of NCP organizing mass gathering in Kathmand...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: In a show of its strength, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli led-faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is organizing a mass gathering of its cadres in Kathmandu today.
Jan 02, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Literature
Murakami urges politicians to speak sincerely about virus
Murakami urges politicians to speak sincerely about virus
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami says politicians need to help reduce public uncertainty and fear over the coronavirus and gain people’s support by speaking sincerely about the pandemic.
Jan 02, 2021
WORLD
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
KABUL, Jan 2: An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed in the country in two months, officials said on Saturday.
Jan 02, 2021
SOCIETY, WORLD
UK reactivates emergency COVID-19 hospitals, closes London primary schools
UK reactivates emergency COVID-19 hospitals, closes London p...
LONDON, Jan 2: Britain reactivated emergency hospitals built at the start of the pandemic and shut primary schools in London on Friday to counter the rapid spread of a much more infectious variant of the coronavirus.
Jan 02, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Glenda Jackson returns to screen with ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’
Glenda Jackson returns to screen with ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’
Only one project lured two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson back to the screen after an absence of 25 years: “Elizabeth Is Missing.”
Jan 02, 2021