ECONOMY
Budget lavishes financial benefits to Vishal Group
Budget lavishes financial benefits to Vishal Group
KATHMANDU, June 3: Vishal Group, a business conglomerate, stands to benefit big from the revision on the tax rate the government introduced in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21.
Jun 03, 2020
SOCIETY
EU missions in Kathmandu deplore killing of Dalit youths in Rukum
EU missions in Kathmandu deplore killing of Dalit youths in...
KATHMANDU, June 3: The EU Delegation to Nepal, together with the EU Heads of Mission based in Kathmandu, have deplored the tragic loss of life in the violent incident in Soti village of Chaurjahari Municipality, Rukum (Karnali Province) in the third week of May.
Jun 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Only critically-ill COVID-19 patients will be admitted to hospital: Health Minister Dhakal
Only critically-ill COVID-19 patients will be admitted to ho...
KATHMANDU, June 3: As the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country exceeds 2,000, Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal has said that only those patients, who require oxygen and ventilators, would be admitted at the hospitals for treatment.
Jun 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nearly Rs 10 billion spent for COVID-19 response in Nepal
Nearly Rs 10 billion spent for COVID-19 response in Nepal
KATHMANDU, June: The government has already spent almost Rs 10 billion to prevent and contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
Jun 03, 2020
ECONOMY
Govt extends tax payment deadline by two weeks amid widespread criticisms
Govt extends tax payment deadline by two weeks amid widespre...
KATHMANDU, June 3: Amid widespread criticisms, the government has extended the deadline for the payment of individual and business taxes by two weeks.
Jun 03, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000
UK COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000
LONDON, June 3: The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that highlighted the country’s place as one of the worst hit in the world.
Jun 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
12 more COVID-19 patients discharged after recovery
12 more COVID-19 patients discharged after recovery
KATHMANDU, June 3: Twelve more COVID-19 patients have been discharged after recovery from various hospitals across the country on Wednesday.
Jun 03, 2020
SOCIETY
Amid apprehensions of food scarcity, urbanites resort to vegetable farming
Amid apprehensions of food scarcity, urbanites resort to veg...
KATHMANDU, June 3: Had it been a time when the world was not exposed to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sanjib Pathak would have been consulting students now– those willing to apply for foreign universities. But the 32-year-old consultant has now been spending time in his home in Naikap, readin...
Jun 03, 2020
OPINION
Advancing research for social impact
Advancing research for social impact
At the end of an intensive two-day training on semester-based teaching organized by Tribhuvan University in Nagarkot last May, we asked the seventy or so university faculty members from around the country to pick between two groups. One group was asked to strategize how to institutionalize the teac...
Jun 03, 2020
Coronavirus
Nepal reports ninth COVID-19 death
Nepal reports ninth COVID-19 death
KATHMANDU, June 3: Nepal reported ninth COVID-19 death on Wednesday.
Jun 03, 2020