ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Exports of high potential products saw massive decline in FY 2019/20
Exports of high potential products saw massive decline in FY...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Export earnings from goods identified by the Nepal Trade Integration Strategy (NTIS) 2016 as having high export potential fell by 18.65% in the last fiscal year, mainly due to lack of quality branding of products in the international market.
Aug 28, 2020
WORLD
Trump assails rival Biden, accepting Republican nomination for second White House term
Trump assails rival Biden, accepting Republican nomination f...
WASHINGTON, Aug 28: President Donald Trump, accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, said on Thursday that he alone stands as a bulwark against the forces of socialism, anarchy and extremism that his Democratic rival Joe Biden would champion if elected in November.
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Two COVID-19 patients, 56 and 83, die at BPKIHS
Two COVID-19 patients, 56 and 83, die at BPKIHS
MORANG, Aug 28: Two COVID-19 patients have died in Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). They were 56 and 83.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse corrects 4 points to cap-off firmly upbeat week
Nepse corrects 4 points to cap-off firmly upbeat week
KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The local stock market opened in green on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. After trading around 10 points higher briefly in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a sharp pullback to trade around 4 points lower before mid-day. Thereafter, the inde...
Aug 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Jhapa reports second COVID-19 death
Jhapa reports second COVID-19 death
BIRATNAGAR, Aug 28: An elderly person has succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jhapa district.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Srijanasutra wants to be the game changer in Nepali creative industry
Srijanasutra wants to be the game changer in Nepali creative...
Srijana Sutra has helped more than 90 people find jobs in the creative industry
Aug 28, 2020
WORLD
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 28: A family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed while shielding her three-year-old daughter from gunfire.
Aug 28, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal to host SAARC Council of Ministers' meeting virtually in third week of September
Nepal to host SAARC Council of Ministers' meeting virtually...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nepal will host a virtual meeting of the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Council of Ministers in the third week of September on the sidelines of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 28, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Police arrest staffers of door-to-door delivery companies
Police arrest staffers of door-to-door delivery companies
KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The police on Thursday cracked down on the delivery service businesses, stating that door-to-door services could spread coronavirus.
Aug 27, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
U.S. weekly jobless claims drift around one million
U.S. weekly jobless claims drift around one million
WASHINGTON, Aug 27: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered around 1 million last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was stalling as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and financial aid from the government dries up.
Aug 27, 2020