SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
110 Nepali nationals die in UAE in the last five months
110 Nepali nationals die in UAE in the last five months
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: As many as 110 Nepali nationals died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as other diseases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the past five months.
Aug 13, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
SC forms a panel to study possibility of introducing automated system to assign cases to j...
SC forms a panel to study possibility of introducing automat...
KATHMANDU, August 13: The Supreme Court on Wednesday formed a panel to conduct a study on the possibility of launching an automated system of allocating cases to justices.
Aug 13, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Nepse closes on a meager increment
Daily Commentary: Nepse closes on a meager increment
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Stocks began Wednesday’s trading on a negative note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dropped 10 points in the initial trading hours. Later on, the market tried to recoup its losses but it failed to sustain its quick recovery.
Aug 13, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Glimpses of the 50s, 60s and 90s
Glimpses of the 50s, 60s and 90s
Yog Prasad Upadhyay’s My Life &Time: An Autobiography came out on February 26, his 94th birthday. Upadhyay is a person of several envious strands though known more as a political figure during at least three periods of recent political history of Nepal. These include 1951 democratic political moveme...
Aug 13, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Why legalize marijuana?
Why legalize marijuana?
As per the existing Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act 1976, production, sale, and consumption of marijuana is banned in Nepal. Marijuana is defined as psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowers of the Cannabis plant. Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Cannabaceae. The...
Aug 13, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Home Ministry directs all District Administration Offices to suspend distribution of vehic...
Home Ministry directs all District Administration Offices to...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) has directed all 77 District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the country to suspend issuing ‘vehicle pass’ being distributed so far for inter-district travel.
Aug 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
650,000 individuals insured against COVID-19
650,000 individuals insured against COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: With an increasing threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), people have rushed to get insured against the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic?
Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic?
The main way that the virus spreads is through droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze. That means the best way to reduce the spread of infection on public transit and elsewhere is to wear and mask and stay 6 feet from others, experts say.
Aug 12, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
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BEIRUT, Aug 12: When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where 3-year-old Abed Itani was playing with his Lego blocks. He suffered a head injury and cuts on his tiny arms and feet, and he was taken to the emergency room, where he sat amid other bleed...
Aug 12, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
The other global power shift
The other global power shift
CAMBRIDGE – Since 2017, America’s National Security Strategy has focused on great power competition, and today much of Washington is busy portraying our relationship with China as a new cold war. Obviously, great power competition remains a crucial aspect of foreign policy, but we must not let it ob...
Aug 12, 2020