SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Landslides hit Khurkot-Ghurmi road, Mid-Hill Highway disrupted
Landslides hit Khurkot-Ghurmi road, Mid-Hill Highway disrupt...
SINDHULI, July 21: Vehicular movement has been disrupted on the Mid-hill Highway due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall on Tuesday.
Jul 21, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
37,000 new cases in India as more testing urged
37,000 new cases in India as more testing urged
NEW DELHI, July 21: A surge of 37,140 new cases in the past 24 hours has taken India’s number of coronavirus infections to 1,155,191.
Jul 21, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP’s Standing Committee meeting postponed till 1 pm today
NCP’s Standing Committee meeting postponed till 1 pm today
KATHMANDU, July 21: The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been postponed till 1 am Tuesday.
Jul 21, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Two more Brazil ministers test positive for coronavirus
Two more Brazil ministers test positive for coronavirus
BRASILIA, July 21: Two more Brazilian government ministers said on Monday they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, underscoring a struggle to limit the world’s second-worst outbreak even among the political elite.
Jul 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Landslide kills three of a family in Dhading
Landslide kills three of a family in Dhading
DHADING, July 21: A landslide triggered by incessant rainfall for the past two days killed three people of the same family in Dhading on Tuesday morning.
Jul 21, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates
ICC postpones T20 World Cup in Australia due to COVID-19
ICC postpones T20 World Cup in Australia due to COVID-19
DUBAI, July 21: This year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia became a high-profile casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday after the sport’s governing International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the tournament scheduled for October-November.
Jul 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Child marriage is killing dreams of Rolpa’s young girls
Child marriage is killing dreams of Rolpa’s young girls
ROLPA, July 21: Over 80 girls below the age of 20 gave birth in Rolpa District Hospital in the last fiscal year. Among those, 12 had to go for surgery due to health complications. According to the hospital officials, a significant number of underage women seek abortion service. Women’s health in Rol...
Jul 21, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Wave of promising study results raise hopes for coronavirus vaccines
Wave of promising study results raise hopes for coronavirus...
CHICAGO, July 21: Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects.
Jul 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Nepse snaps 7 day winning run with a modest correction
Daily Commentary: Nepse snaps 7 day winning run with a modes...
KATHMANDU, July 20: Despite opening the day almost 4 percent higher after pre-opening session, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index failed to sustain the early gain towards the closing hours. The index hit the first upper circuit limit of 4 percent within a couple of minutes of trading,...
Jul 21, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt decides to resume domestic and int'l flights from August 17
Govt decides to resume domestic and int'l flights from Augus...
KATHMANDU, July 21: The government has decided to resume both domestic and international flight services starting August 17.
Jul 21, 2020