SOCIETY, Latest Updates
One killed, five injured in Taplejung lightning strike
One killed, five injured in Taplejung lightning strike
TAPLEJUNG, Sept 2. A woman was killed and five others were injured after being struck by lightning strikes in two separate places of Taplejung district on Tuesday.
Sep 02, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Twenty-five individuals including 21 NA personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Doti
Twenty-five individuals including 21 NA personnel test posit...
DOTI, Sept 2: Twenty-five individuals including 21 Nepal Army personnel were diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Doti on Tuesday.
Sep 02, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli requests Bangladeshi counterpart Hasina to provide 50,000 tons of urea fertilizer
PM Oli requests Bangladeshi counterpart Hasina to provide 50...
KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday requested his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to provide 50,000 tons of urea fertilizer on a refundable basis to prevent its shortage in Nepal.
Sep 02, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India eases virus restrictions even as cases soar
India eases virus restrictions even as cases soar
NEW DELHI, Sept 1: Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, allowing more businesses and public areas to reopen to reduce economic pain caused by the coronavirus, even as the country’s new daily infections remain the highest in the world and its confirmed cases near 3.7 million.
Sep 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daraz and Visa begin new partnership to drive forward online card payments in Nepal
Daraz and Visa begin new partnership to drive forward online...
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Nepal’s leading online shopping marketplace, Daraz and the global leader in digital payments technology, Visa, have entered into a partnership to drive forward online card payments in Nepal, according to a press release issued by Daraz.
Sep 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NOC hikes price of petrol by Rs 2
NOC hikes price of petrol by Rs 2
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has raised the price of petrol by Rs 2 per liter.
Sep 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
264 Nepalis arrive on the first day of the resumption of international air service
264 Nepalis arrive on the first day of the resumption of int...
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: A total of 264 Nepalis have arrived in Nepal on the first day of resumption of international air service on Tuesday.
Sep 01, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
China-backed development bank AIIB appoints veteran European as first chief economist
China-backed development bank AIIB appoints veteran European...
LONDON, Sept 1: The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) appointed veteran Swedish economist Erik Berglof as its first chief economist on Tuesday.
Sep 01, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Food Management and Trading Company purchasing 10,000 tons of rice for buffer stock
Food Management and Trading Company purchasing 10,000 tons o...
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) is purchasing 10,000 tons of rice, with the aim to maintain an adequate amount of the essential in buffer stock.
Sep 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 239 with 11 more fatalities
Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 239 with 11 more fatalit...
KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Nepal's coronavirus death toll reached 239 on Tuesday with 11 more people dying of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sep 01, 2020