SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt decides to enforce odd-even rule for vehicles as COVID-19 cases see sharp rise
Govt decides to enforce odd-even rule for vehicles as COVID-...
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Amid the rising number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the country, the government has decided to enforce odd and even rules for both public and private vehicles starting Thursday. The odd and even scheme, however, will not be applicable to the vehicles belonging to essentia...
Aug 06, 2020
WORLD
Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back...
TOKYO, Aug 6: Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the novel coronavirus and the mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.
Aug 06, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Nepal
Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Three more Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths have been recorded in Nepal on Wednesday.
Aug 05, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks give up Monday’s gain as pandemic fear heighten
Stocks give up Monday’s gain as pandemic fear heighten
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The local bourse witnessed a delayed start on Wednesday due to technical error in the trading system. After opening 45 minutes late, stocks remained under pressure throughout Wednesday’s session. Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell around 22 points initially in the op...
Aug 05, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
All Nepali nationals safe in Beirut blast: Ambassador Aryal
All Nepali nationals safe in Beirut blast: Ambassador Aryal
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: All Nepali nationals living in Beirut are safe in the massive explosion in the Lebanese capital city that left at least 100 people killed and 4,000 others injured.
Aug 05, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
After blast, Lebanon has less than a month's grain reserves
After blast, Lebanon has less than a month's grain reserves
BEIRUT/DUBAI, Aug 5: Lebanon’s main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a blast, leaving the nation with less than a month’s reserves of the grain but enough flour to avoid a crisis, the economy minister said on Wednesday.
Aug 05, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Can you get the coronavirus twice?
Can you get the coronavirus twice?
Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity against a repeat infection. But they don’t know how much protection or how long it would last.
Aug 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Take home ration distributed to school children in Sudur Paschim and Karnai Provinces
Take home ration distributed to school children in Sudur Pas...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Fortified rice, lentils and vegetable oil, totalling to nearly 1,500 MT, donated by the United States have been distributed by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Nepal to school children (from Grade 1-8) in rural areas, according to the WFP.
Aug 05, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
With 381 new cases in the past 24 hours, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally reaches 21,390
With 381 new cases in the past 24 hours, Nepal’s COVID-19 ta...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Nepal has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ncell converts itself into public company
Ncell converts itself into public company
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Ncell has converted itself into a public company from a private limited company, indicating a plan of the mobile service provider to issue its share to the general public.
Aug 05, 2020