WORLD, Coronavirus
WHO advises against Gilead's remdesivir for all hospitalised COVID-19 patients
WHO advises against Gilead's remdesivir for all hospitalised...
LONDON, Nov 20: Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday.
Nov 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
ADB approves $150 million in loans to Nepal to improve TIA, Gautam Buddha Airport
ADB approves $150 million in loans to Nepal to improve TIA,...
Loan to support the construction of a parallel taxiway extension and hangar aprons at TIA, and a new international terminal building at GBA to increase capacity
Nov 20, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Sale and distribution of products of six hand sanitizer companies banned
Sale and distribution of products of six hand sanitizer comp...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The Department of Drug Administration has banned the sale and distribution of hand sanitizers produced by six companies.
Nov 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Finance ministry guarantees health ministry Rs 58 billion to build 396 primary hospitals i...
Finance ministry guarantees health ministry Rs 58 billion to...
Hospital construction to be carried out on multi-year contract basis
Nov 20, 2020
SOCIETY
Sanskrit-Nepali e-dictionary launched
Sanskrit-Nepali e-dictionary launched
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Swami Keshabananda Giri has prepared and made public the world’s biggest Sanskrit-Nepali e-dictionary. The users can get word meaning of Sanskrit, Nepali, Hindi and English languages with the application of the e-dictionary which contains the meaning of 400,000 words of four diffe...
Nov 20, 2020
WORLD
Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan military killings
Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan...
SYDNEY, Nov 20: Australian military personnel who spoke out against alleged war crimes in Afghanistan said on Friday they felt vindicated by an inquiry which called for possible prosecution of troops, as the country reacted with shame and anger at the findings’ severity.
Nov 20, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Trump, Xi to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spat endures
Trump, Xi to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spa...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20: U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the meeting.
Nov 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Hotelier, HAN’s immediate past president Shakya passes away due to COVID-19 complications
Hotelier, HAN’s immediate past president Shakya passes away...
Amar Man Shakya, the immediate past president of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), has passed away. HAN said he died of COVID-19 complications.
Nov 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Chhath festival being observed today
Chhath festival being observed today
JANAKPURDHAM, Nov 19: The festival of purity, goodwill and faith, Chhath is being observed with high regard and much fanfare on Friday.
Nov 20, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Province 2 CM Raut extends Chhath greetings, two-day holiday in the province
Province 2 CM Raut extends Chhath greetings, two-day holiday...
JANAKPUR, Nov 20: Chief minister of Province 2, Lalbabu Raut has extended his best wishes to all Hindu religious people and residents of the province for their peace, happiness, progress and prosperity on the occasion of the grand folk festival, Chhath.
Nov 20, 2020