WORLD, Coronavirus
India confirms first Omicron-related death as COVID-19 cases jump
India confirms first Omicron-related death as COVID-19 cases...
NEW DELHI, Jan 6: A diabetic man who died in the western state of Rajasthan was India's first fatality from the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the health ministry said on Wednesday, adding that overall infections had doubled to 58,097 over the past four days.
Jan 06, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Effective implementation of law needed to check rampant selling of alcoholic beverages
Effective implementation of law needed to check rampant sell...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Nepal has failed to implement fully the regulations to minimize the negative impacts of a rampant selling of alcoholic beverages despite the country abiding by the 2010 resolution of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jan 06, 2022
OPINION
Is Landlockedness a Boon or a Curse for Nepal? Changing the Grand Narrative
Is Landlockedness a Boon or a Curse for Nepal? Changing the...
Nepal’s landlockedness should be viewed from an agathokakological sense, not just as an ill-fate. Nepal can just give a damn over several ‘economic headaches’ as we are proudly landlocked. The terrorism risk index turns bleak for Nepal, as we are landlocked.
Jan 06, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse down 30 points after 4 days in green
Nepse down 30 points after 4 days in green
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index touched 2,700 mark briefly in the morning but could not cross the psychological level. Profit booking in majority of the sectors in the afternoon pulled the index towards negative territory. At the close, Nepse registered a loss of 30.77 point...
Jan 05, 2022
ECONOMY
140 MW Tanahu Hydropower Project sees 25 percent work progress
140 MW Tanahu Hydropower Project sees 25 percent work progre...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The 140 MW Tanahu Hydropower Project, one of the biggest reservoir-type projects in the country, has paid Rs 1.30 billion in land compensation.
Jan 05, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal imports 367 MW of electricity from India, despite govt claim of energy surplus in th...
Nepal imports 367 MW of electricity from India, despite govt...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Nepal on Wednesday imported 367 MW of electricity from India to meet its domestic demand, at a time when the government is pushing the households to increase electricity consumption on the pretext of having sufficient electricity production.
Jan 05, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt preparing to operate train kept under veil
Govt preparing to operate train kept under veil
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The government is preparing to operate the train with Nepali national flag which remains covered for the last 15 months. The train was procured to operate it on the Janakpur-Jayanagar route.
Jan 05, 2022
SOCIETY
Woman escapes tiger attack
Woman escapes tiger attack
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Durga Tharu, 30, a resident of Sonari Rural Municipality-4 of Rapti district has managed to save herself from a tiger attack on Wednesday morning. Although Tharu was able to save her life, she did not escape unscathed.
Jan 05, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, 435 new cases recorded on Wednesday alone
Nepal sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, 435 new cases reco...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Nepal recorded 435 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 239 recoveries and zero deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jan 05, 2022
POLITICS
Coalition to continue in future: Chairman Nepal
Coalition to continue in future: Chairman Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal has assured that the coalition between the Nepali Congress and his party will get continuity in other elections in the future as well.
Jan 05, 2022