OPINION
What next in Nepal?
What next in Nepal?
If the Supreme Court reinstates the House, state of emergency will be declared. Oli then may join hands with pro-monarchy forces which have been demanding constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
Dec 30, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Stocks inch higher amidst subdued market activity
Stocks inch higher amidst subdued market activity
Dec 30: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened Tuesday’s session in green and saw strength in the beginning hours of the trading session. The benchmark climbed more than 24 points at mid-session but bears prevailed in the latter half of the session. A steady decline in the afternoon saw the i...
Dec 30, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns
UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epi...
LONDON, Dec 29: Britain’s government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government advisor warned on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal govt writes to eight companies for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines
Nepal govt writes to eight companies for procurement of COV...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: While several countries have already started COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Nepal government has just started preparations to procure vaccines by sending letters to a few companies producing vaccines.
Dec 29, 2020
SPORTS
Australia fined for slow over-rate in loss to India
Australia fined for slow over-rate in loss to India
SYDNEY, Dec 29: Australia have been fined 40% of their match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate in their defeat by India in the second test in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Chief Minister Poudel sacks Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader and party's Whip
Chief Minister Poudel sacks Deputy Parliamentary Party Leade...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Chief Minister of Province 3 Dormani Poudel sacked Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader Salikram Jamarkattel and the party’s whip Buddhiman Majhi on Tuesday.
Dec 29, 2020
POLITICS
Supreme Court moved to bar newly-appointed ministers from carrying out their duties
Supreme Court moved to bar newly-appointed ministers from ca...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding a court order to bar the newly-appointed ministers from carrying out their day to day responsibilities.
Dec 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
708 new cases of COVID-19 detected through 6,135 PCR tests conducted in past 24 hours
708 new cases of COVID-19 detected through 6,135 PCR tests c...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal recorded 708 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through 6,135 polymerase chain reactions tests conducted in the past 24 hours .
Dec 29, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Sweet delicacy Yomari and its recipe
Sweet delicacy Yomari and its recipe
Traditionally, Yomari is a sweet delicacy (stuffed with Chaku and Sesame seed) cooked in the Newah community to celebrate Yomari Punhi that falls on the full moon day of Thinla, the second month of the Newari calendar. The festival usually falls in November/December and this year it has fallen on De...
Dec 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
512 of 753 local units connected to broadband internet
512 of 753 local units connected to broadband internet
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The government's vision of ensuring the availability of high-speed broadband internet across the country has been gaining momentum with 67 percent of physical progress achieved by the project as of mid-December.
Dec 29, 2020