SOCIETY

UNFPA launches Phase II of landmark project to prevent gender-based violence

UNFPA launches Phase II of landmark project to prevent gender-based violence

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday launched the second phase of a project that seek...

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday launched the second phase of a project that seek...

Sep 07, 2020

SOCIETY

Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis employee dies of coronavirus

Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis employee dies of coronavirus

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 7: The COVID-19 death toll in Banke district has risen to seven after a 59-year-old man succumbed to the...

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 7: The COVID-19 death toll in Banke district has risen to seven after a 59-year-old man succumbed to the...

Sep 07, 2020

SOCIETY

Corona death toll rises to 43 in Province 1

Corona death toll rises to 43 in Province 1

BIRATNAGAR, Sept 7: COVID-19 death toll is rising sharply in Province 1 with one more death reported in Morang district...

BIRATNAGAR, Sept 7: COVID-19 death toll is rising sharply in Province 1 with one more death reported in Morang district...

Sep 07, 2020

SOCIETY

Two killed as landslide buries power house in Taplejung

Two killed as landslide buries power house in Taplejung

TAPLEJUNG, Sept 7: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Taplejung district killed two people on Sunday nig...

TAPLEJUNG, Sept 7: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Taplejung district killed two people on Sunday nig...

Sep 07, 2020

WORLD

Typhoon Haishen hammers southern Japan with high winds and power outages

Typhoon Haishen hammers southern Japan with high winds and power outages

TOKYO, Sept 7: Typhoon Haishen battered Japan’s southern mainland with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power...

TOKYO, Sept 7: Typhoon Haishen battered Japan’s southern mainland with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power...

Sep 07, 2020

WORLD

India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19

India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19

BENGALURU, Sept 7: India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the...

BENGALURU, Sept 7: India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the...

Sep 07, 2020

SOCIETY

Siraha reports yet another coronavirus-related death

Siraha reports yet another coronavirus-related death

LAHAN, Sept 7: Siraha has reported yet another coronavirus-related death.

LAHAN, Sept 7: Siraha has reported yet another coronavirus-related death.

Sep 07, 2020

SOCIETY

Palpa Hospital sealed off after a patient tests positive for COVID-19

Palpa Hospital sealed off after a patient tests positive for COVID-19

PALPA, Sept 7: Palpa Hospital has been sealed off after a patient was diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19...

PALPA, Sept 7: Palpa Hospital has been sealed off after a patient was diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19...

Sep 07, 2020

ECONOMY

Daily Commentary: Stock market ends in red after paring morning gains

Daily Commentary: Stock market ends in red after paring morning gains

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Stocks opened firmly higher on Sunday, as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded more than 40...

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Stocks opened firmly higher on Sunday, as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded more than 40...

Sep 07, 2020

ECONOMY

Govt scraps contracts with companies failing to import much-needed chemical fertilizer on time

Govt scraps contracts with companies failing to import much-needed chemical fertilizer on time

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The Agriculture Inputs Company Limited (AICL) has scrapped the contract with the non-performing impor...

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The Agriculture Inputs Company Limited (AICL) has scrapped the contract with the non-performing impor...

Sep 07, 2020