SOCIETY

Borders with India, China closed for a week from today

Borders with India, China closed for a week from today

KATHMANDU, March 23: To prevent a possible spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus from the neighboring countries into Nepal,...

KATHMANDU, March 23: To prevent a possible spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus from the neighboring countries into Nepal,...

Mar 23, 2020

POLITICS

Nepal suspends passenger movement through Nepal-India and Nepal-China border points for one week to prevent spread of coronavirus

Nepal suspends passenger movement through Nepal-India and Nepal-China border points for one week to prevent spread of coronavirus

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has announced that all types of passenger movement would be suspended through the Ne...

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has announced that all types of passenger movement would be suspended through the Ne...

Mar 23, 2020

WORLD

17 Indian security personnel killed during encounter with naxals in Chhattisgarh

17 Indian security personnel killed during encounter with naxals in Chhattisgarh

KATHMANDU, March 22: At least 17 Indian security personnel — 12 DRG and 5 STF men — have been killed by naxals after com...

KATHMANDU, March 22: At least 17 Indian security personnel — 12 DRG and 5 STF men — have been killed by naxals after com...

Mar 22, 2020

SOCIETY

COVID-19: All transit points except two in Siraha shut down

COVID-19: All transit points except two in Siraha shut down

LAHAN, March 22: All transit points Siraha district share with India except two have been shut down this morning over th...

LAHAN, March 22: All transit points Siraha district share with India except two have been shut down this morning over th...

Mar 22, 2020

WORLD

Indian migrant workers crowd trains, defying virus curfew

Indian migrant workers crowd trains, defying virus curfew

NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian migrant workers attempting to reach their home villages crowded a railway station in the nor...

NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian migrant workers attempting to reach their home villages crowded a railway station in the nor...

Mar 22, 2020

POLITICS

HM Thapa urges India to control cross border movement

HM Thapa urges India to control cross border movement

KATHMANDU, March 22: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has urged India for collaboration in controlling mobili...

KATHMANDU, March 22: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has urged India for collaboration in controlling mobili...

Mar 22, 2020

SOCIETY

38-year-old man dies in India's Patna

38-year-old man dies in India's Patna

KATHMANDU, March 22: A 38-year-old man with a travel history of Qatar died at the All India Institute of Medical Science...

KATHMANDU, March 22: A 38-year-old man with a travel history of Qatar died at the All India Institute of Medical Science...

Mar 22, 2020

POLITICS

COVID-19: Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha border point between Nepal and India closed for one week

COVID-19: Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha border point between Nepal and India closed for one week

NEPALGUNJ, March 22: In an attempt to prevent the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha border point betwee...

NEPALGUNJ, March 22: In an attempt to prevent the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha border point betwee...

Mar 22, 2020

OPINION

Groundwater for food security

Groundwater for food security

Nepal exports agricultural commodities worth USD 200 million each year, and imports produce worth about five times as mu...

Nepal exports agricultural commodities worth USD 200 million each year, and imports produce worth about five times as mu...

Mar 22, 2020

WORLD

India starts 14-hour curfew to curb coronavirus spread

India starts 14-hour curfew to curb coronavirus spread

MUMBAI, March 22: India launched a 14-hour long curfew on Sunday to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the...

MUMBAI, March 22: India launched a 14-hour long curfew on Sunday to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the...

Mar 22, 2020