WORLD

Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022

Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022

WASHINGTON, Feb 8: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the country was still in a “deep hole” with millions of l...

WASHINGTON, Feb 8: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the country was still in a “deep hole” with millions of l...

Feb 08, 2021

ECONOMY

Applications for new driving license exceed half a million

Applications for new driving license exceed half a million

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Number of individuals applying for a new driving license has exceeded 500,000. Service recipients fill...

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Number of individuals applying for a new driving license has exceeded 500,000. Service recipients fill...

Feb 08, 2021

WORLD

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8: South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the Oxford-As...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8: South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the Oxford-As...

Feb 08, 2021

WORLD

Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel

Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel

LUCKNOW, Feb 8: Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125...

LUCKNOW, Feb 8: Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125...

Feb 08, 2021

NEPAL

Nepali girl gang raped and murdered in Bihar

Nepali girl gang raped and murdered in Bihar

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: A 12-year-old Nepali girl was gang raped and murdered in Champaran District of Indian State of Bihar.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: A 12-year-old Nepali girl was gang raped and murdered in Champaran District of Indian State of Bihar.

Feb 08, 2021

SOCIETY

‘Bhagarathi raped and choked to death’

‘Bhagarathi raped and choked to death’

BAITADI, Feb 8: Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Chadepani of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7, was raped and then choked to de...

BAITADI, Feb 8: Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Chadepani of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7, was raped and then choked to de...

Feb 08, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepal’s progress in industries, infrastructure and start-ups during 2016-2019 unsatisfactory: SDG progress report

Nepal’s progress in industries, infrastructure and start-ups during 2016-2019 unsatisfactory: SDG progress report

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal’s progress in industries, infrastructure and start-ups, production and distribution is slow agai...

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal’s progress in industries, infrastructure and start-ups, production and distribution is slow agai...

Feb 08, 2021

WORLD

UPDATE: Glacier breaks in India’s north; flood kills 3, 140 missing

UPDATE: Glacier breaks in India’s north; flood kills 3, 140 missing

LUCKNOW, INDIA, Feb 7: Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sen...

LUCKNOW, INDIA, Feb 7: Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sen...

Feb 07, 2021

WORLD

Timeline: The week since Myanmar's coup

Timeline: The week since Myanmar's coup

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1. Here is a...

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1. Here is a...

Feb 07, 2021

SOCIETY

Kathmandu’s air clears after Saturday’s rainfall, worst AQI on Sunday recorded between 8 and 9 AM

Kathmandu’s air clears after Saturday’s rainfall, worst AQI on Sunday recorded between 8 and 9 AM

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu Valley witnessed slight improvement in the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday influenced...

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu Valley witnessed slight improvement in the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday influenced...

Feb 07, 2021