SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 3,611 new cases, 1,816 recoveries and 27 deaths on Friday
Nepal records 3,611 new cases, 1,816 recoveries and 27 death...
KATHMANDU, July 30: Kathmandu Valley recorded 819 new cases of COVID-19 on the same day. Of them, 556 were detected in Kathmandu, 76 in Bhaktapur and 187 in Lalitpur districts.
Jul 30, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Chinese ambassador calls on Minister Bhusal
Chinese ambassador calls on Minister Bhusal
KATHMANDU, July 30: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, held a meeting with Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal, on Friday.
Jul 30, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Thakur files writ petition at SC against EC’s decision to grant legitimacy to Yadav-led fa...
Thakur files writ petition at SC against EC’s decision to gr...
KATHMANDU, July 30: Senior Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) leader Mahantha Thakur filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC) against the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to grant legitimacy to the Upendra Yadav-led faction of JSP on Friday.
Jul 30, 2021
ECONOMY
NTA calls off proposal to procure own satellite
NTA calls off proposal to procure own satellite
KATHMANDU, July 30: Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has canceled the process to procure its own satellite. Issuing a notice today, the NTA stated that the proposal for a satellite has been canceled and that priority has been given to new plans.
Jul 30, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
JSP sacks three of its lawmakers in Lumbini Province
JSP sacks three of its lawmakers in Lumbini Province
KATHMANDU, July 30: Three lawmakers of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) of Lumbini Province have been sacked from their positions.
Jul 30, 2021
POLITICS
Lumbini Province Chief Sherchan takes office
Lumbini Province Chief Sherchan takes office
KATHMANDU, July 30: The newly-appointed Lumbini Province Chief Amik Sherchan has urged the provincial government to give the task of raising the living standards of the people living in villages and remote settlements the first priority.
Jul 30, 2021
My City, Gen-Next
The filthy alleys
The filthy alleys
The evening's frost melts.
The smell of steak whiffs up.
It's 6 p.m.
The windy days' chilliness,
And now there's a thunderstorm,
Newspapers flying from abandoned lots,
Feet are surrounded by tender leaves.
Jul 30, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kuwaiti flag that was hoisted on Mt Amadablam sent back to Kuwait secretly
Kuwaiti flag that was hoisted on Mt Amadablam sent back to K...
KATHMANDU, July 30: The Kuwaiti flag, which was hoisted on Mt Amadablam without permission, has been secretly returned to Kuwait. The flag, which was kept at the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara, was sent back to Kuwait in May. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation had confisca...
Jul 30, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Spanish judge recommends Shakira face tax fraud trial
Spanish judge recommends Shakira face tax fraud trial
A Spanish judge investigating alleged tax fraud by Colombian musician Shakira recommended on Thursday that the case go to trial after concluding there is evidence that the pop star could have avoided her fiscal obligations to the state.
Jul 30, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt has already agreed to MCC secretly, claims Bhim Rawal
Govt has already agreed to MCC secretly, claims Bhim Rawal
KATHMANDU, July 30: Bhim Rawal, a member of parliament from the main opposition CPN-UML, has claimed that the government has already agreed to the Millennium Corporation Challenge (MCC), an ambitious strategic project of the United States of America.
Jul 30, 2021