SOCIETY
Dev Kumar Sunuwar appointed advisor to UN General Secretary on UN Voluntary Fund for Indig...
Dev Kumar Sunuwar appointed advisor to UN General Secretary...
KATHMANDU, December 24: United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has appointed Indigenous Television's Chairperson Dev Kumar Sunuwar as a member of the Advisory Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, as per General Assembly resolution 40/131.
Dec 24, 2020
TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef's page for COVID-19 conspiracies
Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef's page for COVID-...
SYDNEY, Dec 24: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, the tech giant’s latest move to police false content about the pandemic.
Dec 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Dense fog due to influence of Westerly wind
Dense fog due to influence of Westerly wind
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: A thick fog has covered most parts of the country due to the influence of the Westerly wind, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2020
ECONOMY
Govt to deposit Rs 15.50 billion in ‘Business Continuity Loan Repayment Account’
Govt to deposit Rs 15.50 billion in ‘Business Continuity Loa...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The government has decided to deposit Rs 15.50 billion in the Business Continuity Loan Repayment Account.
Dec 24, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
After split, NCP rival factions holding separate central committee meetings for a second t...
After split, NCP rival factions holding separate central com...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The two rival factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which suffered a split recently, are holding parallel central committee meetings on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2020
ECONOMY
Crusher and sand processing plants found operating against criteria
Crusher and sand processing plants found operating against c...
MAKWANPUR, Dec 24: Most of the crusher and sand processing plants being operated in Makawanpur district in Bagmati Province have been found operating against the stipulated criteria and standards.
Dec 24, 2020
ECONOMY
Gandaki Province floats 60 plans for tourism development in Baglung
Gandaki Province floats 60 plans for tourism development in...
GALKOT, Dec 24: As many as 60 plans are coming into implementation for tourism development and expansion in Baglung district this year.
Dec 24, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Two days after NCP split, Chinese ambassador meets Chairman Dahal
Two days after NCP split, Chinese ambassador meets Chairman...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Two days after the ruling Nepal Communist Party suffered a split, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi held a meeting with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the chairperson of the rival faction of the party, on Thursday morning.
Dec 24, 2020
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Civil activists declare mass movement against parliament dissolution
Civil activists declare mass movement against parliament dis...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: A group of civil society activists has announced a mass civil movement considering the impending constitutional crisis that the country may face after the dissolution of parliament by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Dec 24, 2020
WORLD
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
WASHINGTON, Dec 24: For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, his son-in-law’s father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’...
Dec 24, 2020