ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal urges AIIB to be flexible on concessional financing to low-income countries
Nepal urges AIIB to be flexible on concessional financing to...
KATHMANDU, July 29: Nepal has urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to be more flexible on concessional finance to low income countries like Nepal.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NRSC working committee dissolved, 33-member ad hoc committee formed under Dr. Timisina
NRSC working committee dissolved, 33-member ad hoc committee...
KATHMANDU, July 29: The government has formed a 33-member ad hoc committee of Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), dissolving the existing Working Committee-led by Sanjeeb Thapa.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest five 'Enough is Enough' campaigners
Police arrest five 'Enough is Enough' campaigners
KATHMANDU, July 29: Police have arrested five 'Enough is Enough' campaigners, who were on their way to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) to seek information by filing a Right to Information (RTI) petition.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Advocate Thakuri files writ petition demanding safe return of Nepalis from abroad
Advocate Thakuri files writ petition demanding safe return o...
KATHMANDU, July 29: Advocate Ram Thakuri has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding that the government be ordered to ensure safe return of Nepalis who are stranded in various countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal asks Indian authorities not to bar Nepalis from entering Gunji, Kalapani and Limpiya...
Nepal asks Indian authorities not to bar Nepalis from enteri...
KATHMANDU, July 29: Nepal has asked Dharchula local administration of India not to bar the Nepali authorities from entering Gunji, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura.
Jul 29, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
China reports 101 new coronavirus cases for July 28, highest since mid-April
China reports 101 new coronavirus cases for July 28, highest...
SHANGHAI, July 29: China reported 101 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 28, the highest in over three and a half months, the health commission said on Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
UPDATE: Death toll in Kalikot landslides rises to nine
UPDATE: Death toll in Kalikot landslides rises to nine
KALIKOT, July 29: Death toll in two separate incidents of landslides in Kalikot district has risen to nine.
Jul 29, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Six U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard in California
Six U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard...
UNITED STATES, July 29: A half-dozen U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases.
Jul 29, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete
The selections for the 77th edition, which launches Sept. 2 on the Venice Lido, are more global and less packed with star-studded Hollywood features than in years past as a result of the ongoing virus outbreak, festival director Alberto Barbera acknowledged.
Jul 29, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
UK sets up $647 million emergency insurance fund for film and TV
UK sets up $647 million emergency insurance fund for film an...
Britain has announced a 500 million-pound ($647 million) fund to help television and film companies restart productions after companies complained they were unable to get insurance because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul 29, 2020