My City, Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story
Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story
Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in a musical based on the early life of Roald Dahl’s eccentric chocolatier.
May 25, 2021
POLITICS
24 writ petitions filed in SC demanding reinstatement of dissolved parliament
24 writ petitions filed in SC demanding reinstatement of dis...
KATHMANDU, May 25: A total of 24 writ petitions were filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking reinstatement of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR).
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID infection rate to decrease after four weeks
COVID infection rate to decrease after four weeks
KATHMANDU, May 25: Experts estimate that the COVID infection rate will decrease after four weeks.
May 25, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Explainer: What is 'black fungus' that is hitting India's COVID-19 patients?
Explainer: What is 'black fungus' that is hitting India's CO...
INDIA, May 25: A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India's healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections.
May 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks eke modest gains to hit fresh closing high
Stocks eke modest gains to hit fresh closing high
KATHMANDU, May 24: The equity market’s benchmark opened firmly on a positive note and traded almost 30 points higher close to 2,850 in the morning. Following a small pullback, the Nepse index hovered around 2,840 at mid-session. Further, profit taking in BFIs dragged the index in negative territory...
May 24, 2021
POLITICS
UML expels 11 former lawmakers including Nepal, Khanal from party's general membership
UML expels 11 former lawmakers including Nepal, Khanal from...
KATHMANDU, May 24: CPN-UML has expelled 11 former lawmakers including senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal even from party's general membership.
May 24, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19: 7,135 recoveries, 185 deaths reported on Monday
COVID-19: 7,135 recoveries, 185 deaths reported on Monday
KATHMANDU, May 24: Officials in the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed as many as 7,425 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours as of Monday afternoon. With 7,220 patients being diagnosed for the disease through RT-PCR tests and 205 others through the antigen method...
May 24, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal requests US for COVID-19 vaccine
Nepal requests US for COVID-19 vaccine
KATHMNANDU, May 24: Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, minister of foreign affairs, had a telephone conversation with Wendy Sherman, US deputy Secretary of State, this morning. The two leaders discussed matters concerning Nepal-US relations, COVID-19 cooperation and common international agenda. While expressing...
May 24, 2021
WORLD
Europeans threaten to limit Belarus air traffic after ‘state piracy’
Europeans threaten to limit Belarus air traffic after ‘state...
May 24: European leaders threatened to limit international air traffic over Belarus and possibly target its ground transport as well, after a Ryanair plane was forced to land in an incident denounced by Western countries as “state piracy”.
May 24, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Writ petition demanding reinstatement of HoR, appointment of Deuba as PM filed in SC
Writ petition demanding reinstatement of HoR, appointment of...
KATHMANDU, May 24: The opposition parties have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC) demanding restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR) and appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
May 24, 2021