ECONOMY
Gold price goes down by Rs 1,700 per tola
Gold price goes down by Rs 1,700 per tola
KATHMANDU, March 2: The price of the precious yellow metal went down by Rs 1,700 per tola (11.66 grams) in the Nepali market on Tuesday.
Mar 02, 2021
SOCIETY
Separate committee to be formed for protection of Raute community
Separate committee to be formed for protection of Raute comm...
SURKHET, March 2: The Karnali Province government is preparing to form a committee for the protection of the Raute community, which has been living a nomadic life in the forests. Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi said that the provincial government was going to form a committee to guarantee food...
Mar 02, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
At least 40 houses gutted in fire in Taplejung's Dobhan Bazaar
At least 40 houses gutted in fire in Taplejung's Dobhan Baza...
TAPLEJUNG, March 2: At least 40 houses were gutted in a massive fire which broke out at Dobhan Bazaar in Taplejung district on Tuesday morning.
Mar 02, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two die in road mishap in Nawalparasi
Two die in road mishap in Nawalparasi
NAWALPARASI, March 2: Two persons died as two trucks collided head on at Dumkauli along the East-West Highway in Nawalparasi East district last night. Two other persons sustained injuries in the accident.
Mar 02, 2021
WORLD, Latest Updates
Canada vaccine committee advises against use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots for 65 years an...
Canada vaccine committee advises against use of AstraZeneca...
TORONTO, March 2: Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization released new guidelines on Monday that advise against vaccinating people who are 65 years and older with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing lack of information about efficacy in that age group.
Mar 02, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal Rastra Bank cautions BFIs not to breach spread rate rule
Nepal Rastra Bank cautions BFIs not to breach spread rate ru...
KATHMANDU, March 2: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has warned the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to take action if they are found not maintaining the spread rate as provisioned by the monetary policy.
Mar 02, 2021
WORLD
Boeing, Australian air force say pilotless, fighter-like jet completed first test flight
Boeing, Australian air force say pilotless, fighter-like jet...
SYDNEY, March 2: Boeing Co and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft.
Mar 02, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal Finance opens its new branch in Sainamaina
Nepal Finance opens its new branch in Sainamaina
KATHMANDU, March 2: Nepal Finance limited opened its new branch in Sainamaina, Rupandehi, on Sunday.
Mar 02, 2021
WORLD
China, U.S. should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunity reached, Chinese epidemiolog...
China, U.S. should lift COVID-19 travel bans if herd immunit...
BEIJING, March 2: China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity for COVID-19 with 90% of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist has said.
Mar 02, 2021
WORLD
Saudi envoy disputes crown prince role in Khashoggi killing
Saudi envoy disputes crown prince role in Khashoggi killing
UNITED NATIONS, March 2: Saudi Arabia’s U.N. ambassador on Monday disputed the U.S. intelligence report which concluded that the Saudi crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying in a tweet: “Let us all move forward to tackle the serious busines...
Mar 02, 2021