SOCIETY, DIASPORA, Latest Updates
Held hostage in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years, a Nepali woman pleads for rescue
Held hostage in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years, a Nepali wom...
BIRATNAGAR, Nov 7: A woman from Nepal’s Jhapa district who has been held hostage in Saudi Arabia for the past 15 years has pleaded with the government to rescue her.
Nov 07, 2020
WORLD
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risk grows
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as c...
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7: Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons.
Nov 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
WEATHER ALERT: Mercury dips across the country, Jumla sees minus temperature
WEATHER ALERT: Mercury dips across the country, Jumla sees m...
KATHMANDU, Nov 7: The Kathmandu Valley has witnessed a chiller day on Saturday with a fall in temperature. Cold has increased across the country including Kathmandu.
Nov 07, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory
Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump.
Nov 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Pokhara’s COVID-19 case tally surpasses 3,200 with over 2,000 active cases
Pokhara’s COVID-19 case tally surpasses 3,200 with over 2,00...
The metropolis has recorded 50 COVID-19 related deaths so far
Nov 07, 2020
ECONOMY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Pandemic takes charm off festival of flowers for farmers (With photos)
Pandemic takes charm off festival of flowers for farmers (Wi...
BHAKTAPUR: The family of Laxmi Nagarkoti is busy making garlands of Gomphrena Globosa commonly known as Makhmali flower as the festival of flowers - Tihar - is less than a week away.
Nov 07, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
'We're going to win this race': Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows
'We're going to win this race': Biden predicts victory as hi...
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held off from declaring him he victor as officials continued to count votes.
Nov 07, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
NEW YORK, Nov 7: Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway. Some companies had suggested early trial data could be ready for release in October, bu...
Nov 07, 2020
OPINION
Recollecting festival memories in the time of pandemic
Recollecting festival memories in the time of pandemic
Dashain is over, and Tihar is approaching. But the prospect of celebrating with friends and family has become a dream. It’s time to remember the good old days and feel good about it.
Nov 07, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Common cold antibodies hold clues to COVID-19 behavior; lung scans speed COVID-19 diagnosi...
Common cold antibodies hold clues to COVID-19 behavior; lung...
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Nov 07, 2020