ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse hits fresh post-lockdown closing high as energy stocks surge
Nepse hits fresh post-lockdown closing high as energy stocks...
KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Stocks began Wednesday’s session on a highly upbeat note, as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied 30 points to 1,515 in the first half an hour of trading. A correction followed bringing the index back towards the 1,500 points level at mid-day. However, stocks continued t...
Sep 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Vaccine group says 76 rich countries now committed to 'COVAX' access plan
Vaccine group says 76 rich countries now committed to 'COVAX...
LONDON, Sept 3: Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots, the project’s co-lead said on Wednesday.
Sep 03, 2020
OPINION
Schools should listen to their girl students
Schools should listen to their girl students
Schools promote a myth that 'girls need to be protected.' This ideology manifests itself through monitoring students’ uniform, body postures, digital presence, male associations [of female students], to name a few.
Sep 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Over 20 houses swept away, four dead bodies retrieved; 12 others still missing
Over 20 houses swept away, four dead bodies retrieved; 12 ot...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Four dead bodies have been retrieved from the landslide debris and 12 others are still missing in a massive landslide that occurred in Bhobang of Dhorpatan Municipality-9 in Baglung district.
Sep 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Statue found in Dhulikhel resembles Ekanamsa statue in Patna Museum, Bihar: Historian Dhun...
Statue found in Dhulikhel resembles Ekanamsa statue in Patna...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The ancient statue of a Kirati woman found in Dhulikhel has now been transferred to the National Museum in Chhauni. The Department of Archaeology (DoA) on Sunday transferred the statue to the National Museum from the Municipality Office in Dhulikhel. The statue was found by the lo...
Sep 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Landslide sweeps away more than 20 houses and 17 missing in Baglung
Landslide sweeps away more than 20 houses and 17 missing in...
POKHARA, Sept 3: Heavy rainfall triggered a massive landslide in Baglung that swept away more than 20 houses, and 17 people have gone missing.
Sep 03, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?
Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?
No. Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the lack of research on whether they keep an infected person from spreading viral droplets to others.
Sep 03, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Aggression and expansion have never been China’s aspiration
Aggression and expansion have never been China’s aspiration
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against the Japanese Aggression and The World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese people h...
Sep 03, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Facebook India grilled over hate speech, alleged bias
Facebook India grilled over hate speech, alleged bias
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: Facebook India executives were grilled Wednesday by members of a parliamentary committee on information technology over the company’s alleged political bias and role in spreading hate speech in India.
Sep 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Prohibitory order in Kathmandu Valley extended for one more week (with notice)
Prohibitory order in Kathmandu Valley extended for one more...
KATHMANDU, Sept 2: The district administration offices (DAOs) of the Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend ongoing prohibitory order for one more week.
Sep 02, 2020