SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
One dies, 26 others test positive for COVID-19 in Dharan
One dies, 26 others test positive for COVID-19 in Dharan
Six Nepal Police personnel and seven Nepal Army personnel are among 26 people tested positive for the virus
Sep 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
NC General Secretary Dr Koirala admitted to Om Hospital after experiencing high fever
NC General Secretary Dr Koirala admitted to Om Hospital aft...
Dr Koirala was tested positive for COVID-19 last week
Sep 16, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Literature
6 emerging women writers receive $30,000 Rona Jaffe Awards
6 emerging women writers receive $30,000 Rona Jaffe Awards
Fiction writers Mari Christmas and Yalitza Ferreras and poets Elisa Gonzalez and Charleen McClure are among six winners of Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards, $30,000 prizes for emerging women authors.
Sep 16, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Unleash the ducks! Thai drought worries threaten farming tradition
Unleash the ducks! Thai drought worries threaten farming tra...
After harvesting the rice crop in this part of central Thailand, a flock of around 10,000 ducks is released from a pen and instinctively stream towards the flooded fields to devour pests such as snails hiding in the rice stubble.
Sep 16, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself
Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself
Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that Madonna will direct and co-write with “Juno” scribe Diablo Cody. Madonna said she wants the film to convey “the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer...
Sep 16, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Japan's Suga to formally take up PM job, announce cabinet
Japan's Suga to formally take up PM job, announce cabinet
TOKYO, Sept 16: Japanese ruling party president Yoshihide Suga was poised to become the nation’s next prime minister on Wednesday, pulling together a “continuity” cabinet, about half of which will not change from the current makeup, local media reported.
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt allows hotels and restaurants to resume their operations from Thursday
Govt allows hotels and restaurants to resume their operation...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16 : The government has decided to allow hotels and restaurants to resume their businesses starting Thursday.
Sep 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Powerful earthquake rattles Kathmandu Valley, most parts of central and eastern Nepal
Powerful earthquake rattles Kathmandu Valley, most parts of...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: A powerful earthquake rattled various parts of the country including Kathmandu Valley early morning Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Nepse edges lower snapping 5-day winning run
Daily Commentary: Nepse edges lower snapping 5-day winning r...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index hovered slightly in green in the opening hours after Tuesday’s trading session. However, extended profit booking pulled the index sharply lower in the afternoon where the index fell as much as 10 points. The index found some footin...
Sep 16, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates
Video Story: Is Fewa Lake dying a slow death?
Video Story: Is Fewa Lake dying a slow death?
Will the Supreme Court verdict on Fewa Lake be ever implemented?
Sep 16, 2020