SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Massive fire breaks out at Balaju Industrial Area
Massive fire breaks out at Balaju Industrial Area
KATHMANDU, August 7: The Balaju Industrial Area in Kathmandu suffered a massive fire on Saturday morning.
Aug 07, 2021
WORLD
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt spokesman
Resurgent Taliban take provincial capital, kill Afghan govt...
KABUL, Aug 7: Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw.
Aug 07, 2021
SOCIETY
Grade XII examinations scheduled from August 15 fall uncertain amid rising cases of COVID-...
Grade XII examinations scheduled from August 15 fall uncerta...
*The examinations has fallen uncertain as MoHP has expressed its inability to manage health desk at each examination center and administer vaccines to students and teachers to be deputed for conducting the examinations.
*A meeting of National Education Board today to take decision whether to pu...
Aug 07, 2021
Coronavirus
Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected.
Aug 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse closes week slightly higher
Nepse closes week slightly higher
KATHMANDU, August 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index saw upbeat movement since the beginning of the week. While Sunday and Monday saw gains of only 1.25 points and 4 points, buying pressure was seen at mid-week. The benchmark rose 26.02 points on Tuesday followed by a gain of 12.06 points on...
Aug 06, 2021
POLITICS
Petition filed against dissolution of Land Related Problems Resolution Commission
Petition filed against dissolution of Land Related Problems...
KATHMANDU, August 6: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the move of the government to dissolve the Land Related Problems Resolution Commission.
Aug 06, 2021
POLITICS
Govt expedites preparations to form new land commission by amending formation order
Govt expedites preparations to form new land commission by a...
KATHMANDU, August 6: The government has started doing the necessary homework to form a new Land Related Problems Resolution Commission (LRPRC) by amending the formation order of the LRPRC formed earlier by the KP Oli-led government.
Aug 06, 2021
SOCIETY
Seven hospitals in Nepal to improve healthcare waste management system
Seven hospitals in Nepal to improve healthcare waste managem...
KATHMANDU, August 6: The Government of People’s Republic of China and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly launched a new initiative in Nepal to support the country in COVID-19 response by improving the healthcare waste management system, under the framework of China’s South-...
Aug 06, 2021
SOCIETY
18 govt officials traveling to Korea this year for Master’s Degree program under KOICA’s s...
18 govt officials traveling to Korea this year for Master’s...
KATHMANDU, August 6: A total of 18 government officials from Nepal are traveling to South Korea this year to pursue Master’s Degree programs at various reputed Korean universities.
Aug 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal’s death tally crosses 10,000-mark
Nepal’s death tally crosses 10,000-mark
Kathmandu, August 6: Kathmandu Valley recorded 701 cases of COVID-19. Of them, 471 were detected in Kathmandu, 83 in Bhaktapur and 147 in Lalitpur.
Aug 06, 2021