SPORTS
Tokyo Olympics: yet another scandal over sexist comments
Tokyo Olympics: yet another scandal over sexist comments
TOKYO, March 18: In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics — and another involving comments about women — games’ creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned on Thursday after making demeaning comments about a well-known female celebrity in Japan.
Mar 18, 2021
WORLD
Nine members of Afghan military killed in helicopter crash: defence ministry
Nine members of Afghan military killed in helicopter crash:...
KABUL, March 18: Nine Afghan security force members were killed in a helicopter crash in central Afghanistan late on Wednesday, according to the defence ministry.
Mar 18, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Amid growing intraparty rift, CPN-UML's parliamentary party meeting taking place today
Amid growing intraparty rift, CPN-UML's parliamentary party...
KATHMANDU, March 18: A parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) is taking place today.
Mar 18, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
COVID-19 vaccination campaign postponed until new batch of vaccines arrives in Nepal
COVID-19 vaccination campaign postponed until new batch of v...
KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal has postponed the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for the time being as the vaccine maker has failed to deliver the vaccines on time. The Family Welfare Division of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has stated that the program has been postponed for some t...
Mar 18, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ex-prez of NC's Morang district committee Ashok Koirala dies
Ex-prez of NC's Morang district committee Ashok Koirala dies
MORANG, March 18: Former President of Nepali Congress Morang district committee, Ashok Koirala, passed away on Wednesday night.
Mar 18, 2021
WORLD
Three killed, 11 wounded in bombing of Afghan government bus in Kabul
Three killed, 11 wounded in bombing of Afghan government bus...
KABUL, March 18: Three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, officials said.
Mar 18, 2021
OPINION
Why K P Oli must go
Why K P Oli must go
Failing to sack Oli out of power is tantamount to breeding a situation of impunity at the highest level of executive authority.
Mar 18, 2021
WORLD
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
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WASHINGTON, March 18: Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences.
Mar 18, 2021
SOCIETY
56-year-old man lands in jail for raping granddaughter
56-year-old man lands in jail for raping granddaughter
UDAYAPUR, March 18: The District Court, Udayapur, has sent a 56-year-old man to jail for raping his eight-year-old granddaughter. The District Court on Wednesday gave life imprisonment to the rape convict.
Mar 18, 2021
WORLD
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans
CHICAGO, March 18: The shootings at three Georgia massage parlors and spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, come on the heels of a recent wave of attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus entered the United States.
Mar 18, 2021