NEPAL, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Only 83 students to be present at TU convocation
Only 83 students to be present at TU convocation
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Only 83 students will participate in Tribhuvan University’s 46th convocation ceremony that is set to happen on Dec 21. The decision was made amid the risk of COVID-19 transmission in Nepal. Although the Office of the Controllers of Examinations had decided to graduate 338 students...
Dec 14, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
One dead, four injured in a clash that erupted while fishing in Saptari
One dead, four injured in a clash that erupted while fishing...
LAHAN, Dec 14: A woman died and four other people sustained injuries in a clash between two groups that erupted while some people were fishing in a public pond at Bode Barsain Municipality in Saptari district on Sunday night.
Dec 14, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Amitabh Bachchan wishes Remo D’Souza a quick recovery: ‘Get well Remo’
Amitabh Bachchan wishes Remo D’Souza a quick recovery: ‘Get...
Actor Amitabh Bachchan wished dancer, choreographer and filmmaker Remo D’Souza a speedy recovery on Twitter. The ace choreographer suffered a heart attack on Friday.
Dec 14, 2020
WORLD
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
LONDON, Dec 14: John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
Dec 14, 2020
ECONOMY
9,000 claimants yet to receive COVID-19 insurance payments
9,000 claimants yet to receive COVID-19 insurance payments
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Despite Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel’s direction to pay the insurance claims as soon as possible, 9,000 claimants who have submitted all required documents are yet to receive their payments.
Dec 14, 2020
ECONOMY
Hotels in Ghorepani to open from Dec 16
Hotels in Ghorepani to open from Dec 16
MYAGDI, Dec 14: Hotels in Annapurna Rural Municipality-6, Ghorepani, a major tourist destination of Myagdi district, will be opened from December 16. Businesses are preparing to operate hotels and restaurants that have been closed for nine months due to possible risk of the spread of Covid-19.
Dec 14, 2020
POLITICS, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
‘The United States did not choose the MCC projects; Nepal selected them’
‘The United States did not choose the MCC projects; Nepal se...
We want to see parliament ratify MCC at the earliest
Dec 14, 2020
WORLD, My City, Lifestyle, Health
Explained: Why RNA vaccines for Covid-19 raced to the front of the pack
Explained: Why RNA vaccines for Covid-19 raced to the front...
Many years of research have enabled scientists to quickly synthesize RNA vaccines and deliver them inside cells.
Dec 14, 2020
OPINION
How can you be so irresponsible about education?
How can you be so irresponsible about education?
Covid-19 period could be best utilized to bring innovation in teaching and learning. In Nepal, the court and the government are flagrantly playing with future of children, without the slightest compunction.
Dec 14, 2020
NEPAL, SOCIETY
Lower Humla is connected to national road network
Lower Humla is connected to national road network
HUMLA, Dec 14: Humla was the only Himalayan district left to be linked with a national road network. It has now been connected to a road network. Three rural municipalities – Tanjakot, Adanchuli and Sarkegad-- have been connected with the national road network.
Dec 14, 2020