ECONOMY
XcelTrip to give cash back on Dashain bookings
XcelTrip to give cash back on Dashain bookings
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: XcelTrip is giving cash back on the bookings of hotels, flight tickets carried out through the platform on the occasion of Dashain.
Oct 06, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
GENEVA, Oct 6: The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency’s “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead.
Oct 06, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC issues whip to its lawmakers to vote against proposal to name Province 5 as Lumbini and...
NC issues whip to its lawmakers to vote against proposal to...
BUTWAL, Oct 6: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has issued a whip to its provincial lawmakers to vote against the proposal to name Province 5 as Lumbini and fix Deukhuri as its capital.
Oct 06, 2020
Coronavirus
Two more COVID-19 related deaths recorded in Morang district
Two more COVID-19 related deaths recorded in Morang district
MORANG, Oct 6: Two more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Morang district on Tuesday. Both the patients were undergoing treatment at the Nobel Medical College in Biratnagar.
Oct 06, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India's coronavirus infections rise to 6.69 million
India's coronavirus infections rise to 6.69 million
BENGALURU, Oct 6: India’s total coronavirus cases rose by 61,267 in the last 24 hours to 6.69 million on Tuesday morning, data from the health ministry showed.
Oct 06, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
US President Donald Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
US President Donald Trump, still infectious, back at White H...
WASHINGTON, Oct 6: President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the...
Oct 06, 2020
ECONOMY
Tatopani trade point between Nepal and China comes into operation nearly after three month...
Tatopani trade point between Nepal and China comes into oper...
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The Tatopani trade point-- one of two major trading points between Nepal and China -- has come into operation on Monday after nearly three months of closure.
Oct 06, 2020
Coronavirus
A 64-year old man dies of COVID-19 at BPKIHS
A 64-year old man dies of COVID-19 at BPKIHS
DHARAN, Oct 6: A 64-year old man has died of COVID-19 at BP Koirala Institute of Health Science (BPKIHS) in Dharan on Tuesday.
Oct 06, 2020
OPINION
How to end the pandemic this year
How to end the pandemic this year
Increasing the production of tests and implementing a universal testing strategy could end the pandemic by year’s end, while also creating the infrastructure needed to ward off future pandemics.
Oct 06, 2020
SOCIETY
101-year-old grandmother defeats COVID-19
101-year-old grandmother defeats COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A centenarian from Bhaktapur, Ganeshmaya Prajapati, has defeated coronavirus infection. A native of Thimi, Prajapati was tested positive for the virus on September 18. Given her age, everyone in her family and community was worried but she tested negative for the virus on October...
Oct 06, 2020