OPINION, Latest Updates
Monsoon is changing, but we have not
Monsoon is changing, but we have not
Just between June and July this year, 89 people died and 278 families were affected by landslides around the country; 17 lost their lives after being hit by thunderbolt and 77 families were affected. Similarly, three died and 93 families were affected by floods. Just this week, 59 people died by lan...
Jul 25, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
South Korea reports 113 new coronavirus cases, most since March
South Korea reports 113 new coronavirus cases, most since Ma...
SEOUL, July 25: South Korea reported 113 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, the largest one day increase since March, bring the country’s total to 14,092.
Jul 25, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Arsenal defender Mustafi ruled out of FA Cup final against Chelsea
Arsenal defender Mustafi ruled out of FA Cup final against C...
LONDON, July 25: Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Aug. 1 because of a hamstring injury, the Premier League club said.
Jul 25, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
India and China agree to speed border troop pull back, says New Delhi
India and China agree to speed border troop pull back, says...
NEW DELHI, July 25: Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pull back of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash last month, the Indian government said.
Jul 25, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rajesh Memorial Cancer Relief Foundation established
Rajesh Memorial Cancer Relief Foundation established
KATHMANDU, July 25: The Rajesh Memorial Cancer Relief Foundation has been established in Nepal.
Jul 25, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
At least 300 bighas of paddy farm inundated in Kapilvastu due to India's unilateral dam co...
At least 300 bighas of paddy farm inundated in Kapilvastu du...
KAPILVASTU, July 25: At least 300 bighas of paddy farm has been inundated at Mayadevi Rural Municipality-4 in Kapivastu district.
Jul 25, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Double whammy: COVID-19 and natural disasters
Double whammy: COVID-19 and natural disasters
As the festive season starts in our country, a very serious humanitarian crisis stares us all in our faces. And as always, we the people and the state are ill-prepared to deal with it.
Jul 25, 2020
WORLD
Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says
Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack,...
JERUSALEM, July 25: The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Jul 25, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Threat of party split not over yet; CPN-UML registered at the behest of PM Oli: Chairman D...
Threat of party split not over yet; CPN-UML registered at th...
KATHMANDU, July 25: Stating that the possibility of the split of his party is not over yet, chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has alleged that a group of people registered the CPN-UML at the Election Commission (EC) at the behest of the party’s another chairman an...
Jul 25, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
FNCCI election postponed yet again amid COVID-19 fear
FNCCI election postponed yet again amid COVID-19 fear
KATHMANDU, July 25: The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has decided to defer its general assembly yet again, citing the containment measures enforced by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Jul 25, 2020