SOCIETY, Latest Updates
High-level committee preparing to change lockdown modality
High-level committee preparing to change lockdown modality
KATHMANDU, May 15: The high-level government committee formed to prevent and contain the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is preparing to change the modality of the ongoing nationwide lockdown.
May 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Ncell brings Mobile Class Data Pack in collaboration with TU
Ncell brings Mobile Class Data Pack in collaboration with TU
KATHMANDU, May 15: Targeting University Students willing to go for online learning, Ncell has brought forth a Mobile Class Data Pack in collaboration with Tribhuvan University (TU).
May 15, 2020
POLITICS, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
VIDEO: President Bhandari presents govt's annual policies and programs
VIDEO: President Bhandari presents govt's annual policies an...
KATHMANDU, May 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday presented the government's annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 in a joint meeting of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
May 15, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India to provide free food grains to millions of migrant workers
India to provide free food grains to millions of migrant wor...
NEW DELHI, May 15: India will provide free food grains to millions of migrant workers hardest hit by a weeks-long lockdown as well as offer employment under a rural jobs program, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
May 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
NAC operating three chartered flights to Japan
NAC operating three chartered flights to Japan
KATHMANDU, May 15: The national flag-carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is operating a chartered flight to Narita International Airport of Japan today. The flight will be made by NAC's A-330 wide-body plane. The plane will fly to Japan carrying some Japanese citizens stranded in Nepal due t...
May 15, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000
Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000
CHICAGO/SYDNEY, May 15: Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities.
May 15, 2020
POLITICS
After a backlash last year, many wait to see how Prez Bhandari will unveil govt's policies...
After a backlash last year, many wait to see how Prez Bhanda...
KATHMANDU, May 15: As President Bidya Devi Bhandari is unveiling the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 later today, many are waiting curiously to see how the head of state presents herself in parliament this time.
May 15, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Vidya Balan-starrer 'Shakuntala Devi' biopic heads to Amazon Prime after 'Gulabo Sitabo'
Vidya Balan-starrer 'Shakuntala Devi' biopic heads to Amazon...
Vidya Balan-starrer "Shakuntala Devi" biopic is the latest major Bollywood movie to go for a direct digital release on Amazon Prime Video after Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana's "Gulabo Sitabo" amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to the closing of cinema screens.
May 15, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Kajol, Ajay, Akshay and others relive '90s on Twitter
Kajol, Ajay, Akshay and others relive '90s on Twitter
The nostalgia about the '90s is up in the air with actors such as Kajol, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan all recalling their favourite movies from the decade on Twitter.
May 15, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Literature
Obamas, Oprah join Chicago project reading to kids online
Obamas, Oprah join Chicago project reading to kids online
Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children’s books in videos posted online by the Chicago Public Library to engage families during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 15, 2020