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.

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

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.

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

Mar 18, 2021

WORLD

Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

WASHINGTON, March 18: Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences.

WASHINGTON, March 18: Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of new conferences.

Mar 18, 2021

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.

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

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.

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

Mar 18, 2021

ECONOMY

NRB issues refinance loans of Rs 82.29 billion in seven months

NRB issues refinance loans of Rs 82.29 billion in seven mont...

KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country’s central bank, released a total of Rs 82.29 billion under refinance schemes in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country’s central bank, released a total of Rs 82.29 billion under refinance schemes in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

WORLD

Bolivia's detained former president Anez taken ill in prison

Bolivia's detained former president Anez taken ill in prison

LA PAZ, March 18: The daughter of former Bolivian president Jeanine Anez raised concerns about her mother’s health on Wednesday after authorities confirmed she was taken ill in prison but an ambulance called for her was later sent away.

LA PAZ, March 18: The daughter of former Bolivian president Jeanine Anez raised concerns about her mother’s health on Wednesday after authorities confirmed she was taken ill in prison but an ambulance called for her was later sent away.

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

SOCIETY

Child marriage spiked amid humanitarian crises of COVID-19 in Nepal: UNESCAP

Child marriage spiked amid humanitarian crises of COVID-19 i...

KATHMANDU, March 18: Child marriage spiked in humanitarian crises triggered by the COVID-19 in a number of South Asian countries, mainly in Nepal and Bangladesh, says a report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP).

KATHMANDU, March 18: Child marriage spiked in humanitarian crises triggered by the COVID-19 in a number of South Asian countries, mainly in Nepal and Bangladesh, says a report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP).

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

OPINION

Re-arranging the response to climate change impacts in Nepali agriculture

Re-arranging the response to climate change impacts in Nepal...

The FAO has focused its efforts and resources to addressing issues stemming from climate change in Nepal in order to cope with the changing situation and build resilience capacity into adaptation to climate change.

The FAO has focused its efforts and resources to addressing issues stemming from climate change in Nepal in order to cope with the changing situation and build resilience capacity into adaptation to climate change.

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 17, 2021

WORLD

India backs AstraZeneca shot as COVID-19 cases hit three-month high

India backs AstraZeneca shot as COVID-19 cases hit three-mon...

NEW DELHI, March 17:  India said on Wednesday its coronavirus immunization campaign would continue with “full rigour” despite some concerns in Europe about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine it relies heavily upon as infections hit a three month high.

NEW DELHI, March 17:  India said on Wednesday its coronavirus immunization campaign would continue with “full rigour” despite some concerns in Europe about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine it relies heavily upon as infections hit a three month high.

Mar 17, 2021