POLITICS, Latest Updates
Modi appreciates Nepal's decision to allot Rs 100 million for SAARC Emergency Fund
Modi appreciates Nepal's decision to allot Rs 100 million fo...
KATHMANDU, March 22: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the decision of Nepal to allocate Rs 100 million for the COVID-19 Emergency Fund of SAARC to jointly fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the region.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to donate emergency supplies to Asian countries
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to donate emergency supplies to...
KATHMANDU, March 22: Co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma will donate emergency supplies including masks, test kits, protective suits, plus ventilators and thermometers to some Asian countries in an attempt to fight the global pandemic of novel coronavirus.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Victim of acid attack blamed on wife runs out of money
Victim of acid attack blamed on wife runs out of money
KATHMANDU, March 22: Rajaram Thapa lies helpless in the emergency ward of the Teaching Hospital while his mother, who is herself ailing, tries to console him. Hardly able to speak or look around, the 26-year-old who was attacked with acid 13 days ago, reportedly by his wife, knows that his family c...
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
LPG sellers asked to keep records of customers to discourage multiple purchases
LPG sellers asked to keep records of customers to discourage...
KATHMANDU, March 22: Nepal LP Gas Association, in an effort to discourage the hoarding of cooking gas, has asked the gas depots to maintain records of their customers who will refill gas cylinders from now onward.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Those producing misleading clips will face action: Police
Those producing misleading clips will face action: Police
KATHMANDU, March 22: On Saturday, two other clips were circulated widely on social media platforms.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police arrest youth producing misleading audio clip on COVID-19
Police arrest youth producing misleading audio clip on COVID...
KATHMANDU, March 22: After a few hours of a misleading audio clip on COVID-19 going viral on social networking sites, police have arrested the person who allegedly produced the clip on the charge of disseminating fake information and creating panic among the public.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Health desks at border check points ill equipped to handle influx of people
Health desks at border check points ill equipped to handle i...
KATHMANDU, March 22: Hundreds of Nepali nationals returning home from India everyday has heightened the risk of spreading coronavirus in the country. Even though Nepal so far remains officially “free” from coronavirus infection, the lack of proper screening of the masses at the border points has lef...
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
FNJ urges media houses to allow reporters work from their homes owing to possible outbreak...
FNJ urges media houses to allow reporters work from their ho...
KATHMANDU, March 21: Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) today urged the media houses to allow media persons work from their homes.
Mar 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Millions of dollar could be siphoned off illegally through proposed sale of Tiger Palace R...
Millions of dollar could be siphoned off illegally through p...
KATHMANDU, March 21: Nearly a month has elapsed since the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DMLI) forwarded a letter to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to take immediate action to stop the sale of Silver Heritage Group owned Tiger Palace Resort, the apex bank has not taken any decisions on the i...
Mar 21, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
EU approves 300 billion euro French state aid to fight coronavirus
EU approves 300 billion euro French state aid to fight coron...
BRUSSELS , March 21: The European Commission said on Saturday it had approved three French state aid schemes to support the French economy amid the coronavirus epidemic that would mobilise 300 billion euros (275.2 billion pounds) of liquidity support for affected companies.
Mar 21, 2020