SOCIETY, Latest Updates
How an organization is planting seeds of empowerment in rural Chepang villages of Makwanpu...
How an organization is planting seeds of empowerment in rura...
For years, Praja’s village with a majority of Chepang community has lived with dry and dreary surroundings. An ethnic minority, Chepangs are a group of people mainly inhabiting the rocky ridges of the Himalayan range in central Nepal.
Aug 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt urges shopping malls, restaurants and hotels to test their staff for COVID-19 at thei...
Govt urges shopping malls, restaurants and hotels to test th...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: As COVID-19 cases are increasing 'massively' in densely-populated cities in Nepal, the government has urged several businesses to conduct the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests of their staffers on their own dime.
Aug 13, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Gold price up by Rs 2,400 per tola in local market
Gold price up by Rs 2,400 per tola in local market
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: With a sharp fall of Rs 6,200 on Wednesday, the price of fine gold per tola (11.66 grammes) increased by Rs 2,400 in the local market on Thursday.
Aug 13, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nearly a quarter of Nepal's workers lost jobs due to coronavirus - central bank
Nearly a quarter of Nepal's workers lost jobs due to coronav...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Nepali businesses have laid off 22.5% of their workers as measures to contain the novel coronavirus hit tourism and other activities, a senior central bank official said on Thursday, citing a study of the economic impact of the outbreak.
Aug 13, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Philippines reports 4,002 more coronavirus infections, 23 deaths
Philippines reports 4,002 more coronavirus infections, 23 de...
MANILA, Aug 13: The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday reported 4,002 more novel coronavirus infections and 23 additional deaths in the country.
Aug 13, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
TOKYO, Aug 13: Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million Japanese war dead are scattered throughout Asia, where the legacy of Japanese aggression still hampers recovery efforts.
Aug 13, 2020
WORLD
Democrat Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden
Democrat Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail deb...
WILMINGTON, Aug 13: Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.
Aug 13, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal, Oli hold meeting after a hiatus of seven days
Dahal, Oli hold meeting after a hiatus of seven days
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: After a hiatus of seven days, executive chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and another chairperson of the party and prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a meeting at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday morning.
Aug 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ratamate-Batase-Kavre road obstructed for past two weeks
Ratamate-Batase-Kavre road obstructed for past two weeks
LALITPUR, The Ratamate-Batase-Kavre road section in western part of the district is still obstructed due to landslides. The road section at Mahankal Rural Municipality is obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall on July 20 and 21.
Aug 13, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.
Aug 13, 2020