POLITICS
Power-sharing deal among coalition partners finalized two weeks after formation of new gov...
Power-sharing deal among coalition partners finalized two we...
KATHMANDU, June 26: The power-sharing deal among the coalition partners in the Gandaki Provincial government has been finalized two weeks after the formation of a new government led by Nepali Congress (NC) leader Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel. The official announcement of the allocation of ministe...
Jun 26, 2021
OPINION
No, Mr Prime Minister!
No, Mr Prime Minister!
KP Oli’s tendencies are wholly and growingly anti-democratic. He seems to hold no conception that an MP’s power to vote in parliament is derived from the trust from the sovereign people, and not from the party’s chairman.
Jun 26, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Excavator operator kills ward chair hitting him with bucket of excavator
Excavator operator kills ward chair hitting him with bucket...
LAHAN, June 26: Surya Kumar Shrestha, ward chairperson of Ishwarpur Municipality-3 of Sarlahi, was killed late Friday night, according to the police.
Jun 26, 2021
SOCIETY
District administration offices to provide vehicle passes for travel across districts to t...
District administration offices to provide vehicle passes fo...
KHOTANG, June 26: As the cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection eases across the country, the District Administration Office (DAO) of Khotang has decided to issue vehicle passes for people traveling out of the district.
Jun 26, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal likely to witness heavy rainfall across the country for next three days
Nepal likely to witness heavy rainfall across the country fo...
The division also urged one and all, especially those living near rivers and hills to stay alert as the rainfall is likely to trigger landslides and flash floods.
Jun 26, 2021
WORLD, Latest Updates
India's richest state shuts malls, cinemas as new variant spreads
India's richest state shuts malls, cinemas as new variant sp...
BENGALURU, June 26: India's richest state on Friday ordered malls and cinema halls to close as it scrambles to control a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has scuppered plans to ease lockdown measures.
Jun 26, 2021
WORLD
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
Jun 26, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
SC allows review of its earlier verdict on Bhatbhateni tax evasion case
SC allows review of its earlier verdict on Bhatbhateni tax e...
KATHMANDU, June 26: The Supreme Court (SC) has given permission to review its earlier verdict on a tax evasion case related to the Bhatbhateni Supermarket.
Jun 26, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt to administer second dose of Vero cell vaccine to elderly people from July 6
Govt to administer second dose of Vero cell vaccine to elder...
KATHMANDU, June 26: The government is to administer the second dose of Vero cell vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to elderly people from July 6.
Jun 26, 2021
WORLD
FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots
FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Mo...
June 25: The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE) and Moderna (MRNA.O) COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use.
Jun 26, 2021