SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu Valley reach closer to 14000-mark as death toll hits 90
COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu Valley reach closer to 14000-mar...
737 new cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Bill Gates remembers his father
Bill Gates remembers his father
My dad passed away peacefully at home yesterday, surrounded by his family.
We will miss him more than we can express right now. We are feeling grief but also gratitude. My dad’s passing was not unexpected—he was 94 years old and his health had been declining—so we have all had a long time to reflec...
Sep 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rape victim in Saptari commits suicide after villagers stop her from filing a case with po...
Rape victim in Saptari commits suicide after villagers stop...
SAPTARI, Sept 16: An adolescent rape victim in Saptari district committed suicide on Tuesday after failing to get justice. The victim has been identified as a 17-year old girl from Dakneswori Municipality-7 in the district.
Sep 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
At least 31 people died of coronavirus in past one week in Kathmandu Valley
At least 31 people died of coronavirus in past one week in K...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: At least 31 more people succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kathmandu Valley in the past one week, taking the Valley’s coronavirus death toll to 88.
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Indian govt’s decision to ban export fuels black marketing of dried onions in Kathmandu Va...
Indian govt’s decision to ban export fuels black marketing o...
Short supply triggers single day hike in wholesale price by Rs 44 per kg
Sep 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Health condition of NC General Secretary Koirala stable: hospital
Health condition of NC General Secretary Koirala stable: hos...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The health condition of Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala remained stable, the hospital said on Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Construction of four TIA projects completed
Construction of four TIA projects completed
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The construction of four projects of Tribhuvan International Airport deemed important has been completed even in the face of COVID-19 epidemic.
Sep 16, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
The V-shaped recovery marches on
The V-shaped recovery marches on
LONDON – Large swaths of the global economy are exhibiting traditional signs of a V-shaped recovery from the pandemic-induced collapse this spring. The monthly indicators for many countries show vigorous rebounds in June and July, with 10-15 percent projected growth in real (inflation-adjusted) GDP...
Sep 16, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Keeping judiciary independent
Keeping judiciary independent
Judicial independence is an essential feature of liberal democracy.The United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary provide that it is the duty of all governmental and other institutions to respect and observe the independence of the judiciary.
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Insurance companies are cheating the people, and destroying their own credibility during p...
Insurance companies are cheating the people, and destroying...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Nepal’s insurance companies have long been accused of defrauding the people. Even after life and non-life insurance schemes mature, the companies refuse to make payments as per the agreements, and delay in the name of processing paper works. People rushed to insure when insurance...
Sep 16, 2020