POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt rejects Swiss offer for security press under BOOT model
Govt rejects Swiss offer for security press under BOOT model
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The government has expedited the process for a government to government (G2G) deal on setting up a security printing press without conducting any study of correspondence by the Investment Board-Nepal (IBN) regarding another proposal it received from a Swiss company.
Feb 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Initial tests show Wuhan evacuees free of coronavirus
Initial tests show Wuhan evacuees free of coronavirus
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: All the 175 Nepalis evacuated from China’s Hubei province and quarantined at Kharipati in Bhaktapur since Sunday morning have tested negative for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Wednesday citing initial test results.
Feb 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
7 contractors including Pappu Construction in govt blacklist
7 contractors including Pappu Construction in govt blacklist
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office has blacklisted seven errant contractors, including the controversial Pappu Construction, for their substandard work and for failing to complete projects on time.
Feb 20, 2020
SPORTS
Kohli to continue all-format grind for next three years
Kohli to continue all-format grind for next three years
WELLINGTON, Feb 19: Virat Kohli will continue to play all three formats with the same intensity for the next three years before reassessing his workload, the India captain said on Wednesday.The 31-year-old is one of the busiest players in contemporary cricket who leads India across formats and is al...
Feb 19, 2020
WORLD
New virus has infected more than 75,000 people globally
New virus has infected more than 75,000 people globally
BEIJING, Feb 19: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 75,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Feb 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
No possibility of merging Banke, Bardiya in Karnali Province: NCP Chair Dahal
No possibility of merging Banke, Bardiya in Karnali Province...
SURKHET, Feb 19: Chairperson of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that no discussion was held to merge Banke and Bardiya districts in Karnali Province for the time being.
Feb 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NPC Vice Chair Kadel expresses concern over Finance Ministry's tendency to budget transfer
NPC Vice Chair Kadel expresses concern over Finance Ministry...
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: National Planning Commission (NPC) has stated that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has been transferring budget in a bid to show high budget expenditure.
Feb 19, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Jenna Dewan, Steve Kazee engaged
Jenna Dewan, Steve Kazee engaged
Actors Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee are engaged. The couple, who are expecting their first child together, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news
Feb 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Cases of human rights violations on rise in Nepal: INSEC
Cases of human rights violations on rise in Nepal: INSEC
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Data has revealed that the incidents of human rights violation are on the rise in Nepal in recent times.
Feb 19, 2020
SPORTS
Tokyo Olympics probably couldn’t be held now: Virologist
Tokyo Olympics probably couldn’t be held now: Virologist
TOKYO, Feb 19: A respected Japanese virologist on Wednesday said if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow, the games probably couldn’t be held because of the fast-spreading virus from Wuhan, China.
Feb 19, 2020