ECONOMY
Department of Customs installs central monitoring system at 14 major customs offices
Department of Customs installs central monitoring system at...
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Department of Customs (DoC) has launched a central monitoring system in 14 customs offices in a bid to check anomalies at the main gateways of the goods transacted internationally.
Dec 31, 2020
WORLD
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States.
Dec 31, 2020
WORLD
Explainer-How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?
Explainer-How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer...
ZURICH, Dec 31: Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy-to-manage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief.
Dec 31, 2020
Editorial
Is load shedding back? What is the NEA doing?
Is load shedding back? What is the NEA doing?
We refuse to believe that NEA that provided uninterrupted power supply for the last four years under the leadership of Kul Man Ghising cannot do so now.
Dec 31, 2020
OPINION
Living and dying in America in 2021
Living and dying in America in 2021
Even if vaccines are widely distributed by mid-2021, there could be several hundred thousand more pandemic-related deaths in the US.
Dec 31, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
WHO, marking year since COVID-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
WHO, marking year since COVID-19 began, urges fair vaccine d...
GENEVA, Dec 30: The head of the World Health Organization, marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries on Wednesday to ensure that vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations.
Dec 30, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Preparation of Dahal-Nepal faction to oust him from power and impeach president forced him...
Preparation of Dahal-Nepal faction to oust him from power an...
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chairperson of a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, accused Pushpa Kamal Dahal of breaching various agreements reached between them on multiple occasions to keep the party unity intact.
Dec 30, 2020
ECONOMY
Asian Development Bank is providing Rs 18.25 billion in loan to improve electricity grid s...
Asian Development Bank is providing Rs 18.25 billion in loan...
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a loan amount worth Rs 18.25 billion (156 million US dollar) for upgrading the electricity grid system in Nepal.
Dec 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal: Over 50 percent active cases of COVID-19 are recorded in Kathmandu Valley
Nepal: Over 50 percent active cases of COVID-19 are recorded...
Nepal recorded 511 new cases, 600 recoveries and seven fatalities linked with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours
Dec 30, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Seven steps for making your New Year’s resolutions stick
Seven steps for making your New Year’s resolutions stick
Chances are at some time in your life, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution — and then broken it. This year, stop the cycle of resolving to make change and then not following through. If your resolution is to take better care of yourself and get healthy, you will have a much better year if your resol...
Dec 30, 2020