SOCIETY

One million doses of Covishield arriving in Nepal on Sunday: PM Oli

One million doses of Covishield arriving in Nepal on Sunday: PM Oli

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Prime Minister K P Oli has said that an additional one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines is sche...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Prime Minister K P Oli has said that an additional one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines is sche...

Feb 20, 2021

WORLD

Japan, U.S., India, Australia call for return of democracy in Myanmar

Japan, U.S., India, Australia call for return of democracy in Myanmar

TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Feb 19: Foreign ministers of the so-called Quad grouping of countries seen as a forum to stand up to C...

TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Feb 19: Foreign ministers of the so-called Quad grouping of countries seen as a forum to stand up to C...

Feb 19, 2021

WORLD

Air pollution led to around 54,000 premature deaths in New Delhi in 2020 - study

Air pollution led to around 54,000 premature deaths in New Delhi in 2020 - study

NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in the Indian capital New Delhi last year,...

NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in the Indian capital New Delhi last year,...

Feb 19, 2021

WORLD

China reveals four soldiers killed in June 2020 border clash with India

China reveals four soldiers killed in June 2020 border clash with India

BEIJING, Feb 19: China said for the first time on Friday four Chinese soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border cla...

BEIJING, Feb 19: China said for the first time on Friday four Chinese soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border cla...

Feb 19, 2021

POLITICS

India to host SAARC health secretary-level meeting on COVID-19 crisis on Thursday

India to host SAARC health secretary-level meeting on COVID-19 crisis on Thursday

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: India is hosting a health secretary-level meeting virtually with member states of the South Asian Ass...

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: India is hosting a health secretary-level meeting virtually with member states of the South Asian Ass...

Feb 17, 2021

ECONOMY

Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soaring prices of fuel

Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soaring prices of fuel

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Police on Monday arrested petroleum tanker operators on the charge of smuggling diesel from Nep...

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Police on Monday arrested petroleum tanker operators on the charge of smuggling diesel from Nep...

Feb 17, 2021

POLITICS

Nepal formally objects to statement in which India's BJP leader said his party wants to form its govt in Nepal

Nepal formally objects to statement in which India's BJP leader said his party wants to form its govt in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal on Tuesday objected to a recent statement by Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister (CM) of the India...

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal on Tuesday objected to a recent statement by Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister (CM) of the India...

Feb 16, 2021

SOCIETY

School principal gets death sentence for raping Grade 5 student in India's Bihar

School principal gets death sentence for raping Grade 5 student in India's Bihar

INDIA, Feb 16: The principal and a teacher of a school in Patna city of the Indian State of Bihar have been awarded deat...

INDIA, Feb 16: The principal and a teacher of a school in Patna city of the Indian State of Bihar have been awarded deat...

Feb 16, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepal spent US $2.04 billion to purchase Indian currency to fund imports in the first six months of current FY

Nepal spent US $2.04 billion to purchase Indian currency to fund imports in the first six months of current FY

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal bought Indian rupees worth Rs 241.31 billion by selling US dollars to finance the imports from...

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal bought Indian rupees worth Rs 241.31 billion by selling US dollars to finance the imports from...

Feb 16, 2021

WORLD

Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50

Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50

LUCKNOW, India, Feb 15: Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of nor...

LUCKNOW, India, Feb 15: Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of nor...

Feb 15, 2021