WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak
Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit n...
MUMBAI, Aug 29: Hundreds of masked protesters demonstrated in major Indian cities on Friday against a government plan to hold exams for millions of students during the coronavirus pandemic, as the daily tally of infections hit a record.
Aug 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
At least two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren unable to access remote learning during scho...
At least two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren unable to acce...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: More than two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren are deprived of distance learning during their school closures, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated in a report on Friday.
Aug 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Seventy-one media persons test positive for COVID-19 across the country as of Friday: FNJ
Seventy-one media persons test positive for COVID-19 across...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Seventy-one media persons tested positive for coronavirus across the country as of Friday, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) said.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's coronavirus death toll climbs to 195 with 12 more fatalities in past 24 hours
Nepal's coronavirus death toll climbs to 195 with 12 more fa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal recorded 12 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Friday afternoon.
Aug 28, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Death toll of Mauritius dolphins is now 38: government official
Death toll of Mauritius dolphins is now 38: government offic...
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28: The number of dolphins washed up dead near a Mauritius oil spill site increased to 38 on Friday, a government official told Reuters.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 36,000-mark as 927 new cases recorded in past 24 hours
Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 36,000-mark as 927 new case...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal's COVID-19 tally surpassed the 36,000-mark on Friday with 927 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Korean Tourism Organization promotes Korean destinations for Nepali travelers
Korean Tourism Organization promotes Korean destinations for...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), an organization commissioned to promote the country’s tourism, in association with TravTalk, has conducted a webinar to promote its tourist destinations among Nepali travelers.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
COVID-19 death toll in Gandaki Province rises to 10 as a man from Pokhara Metropolis succu...
COVID-19 death toll in Gandaki Province rises to 10 as a man...
POKHARA, Aug 28: The COVID-19 death toll in Gandaki Province reached 10 on Friday as a 52-year-old man from Pokhara Metropolitan City-16 succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease earlier this afternoon.
Aug 28, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
The global risk of the US election
The global risk of the US election
Because America is still more powerful economically and militarily than its two leading competitors (Russia and China) combined, its elections are always globally significant. But never before has one posed such an acute threat to the rest of the world.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Industrialist Binod Chaudhary tests positive for COVID-19
Industrialist Binod Chaudhary tests positive for COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Industrialist Binod Chaudhary said on Friday that he has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Aug 28, 2020