July 26, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
KATHMANDU: A total of 2,218 persons took their lives in the COVID-19 lockdown across the country. The suicide number was recorded from March 24 to July 19, according to Nepal Police Headquarters. ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holds an emergency meeting in this photo released on Saturday. Photo: KCNA SEOUL: North Korea has for the first time acknowledged a suspected case of COVID-19 withi...
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has decided retrenchment policy in the wake of shrinking economy trigge...
You find it very hard to let go of your selfish being. You don't dare take your life; instead, you buy a ticket to a faraway destination. You look at yourself in the mirror, which lies just an inc...
The most important elements to settle the border issues are dialogue, discussion, friendliness, neighbourliness and mutual understanding. A tri-junction or a tri-border area is a geographical poin...
Go for a green shift and employment in renewables after the coronavirus pandemic. As a result of the global lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a drastic reduction in ca...
Experts warn such appointees will be loyal to politicians, not constitutional bodies. Amid the delay in appointments to several constitutional commissions, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali ...
KATHMANDU: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said the ongoing monsoon rains will remain more active from coming 27 July (Monday). In this connection, meteorologist Ganga Nagarkoti sh...
Since the Jure landslide six years ago, Sindhupalchok has been getting back on its feet from one calamity—only to be brought to its knees by another. Mangale Tamang lost all of his four family mem...
KATHMANDU: More than 16.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus pandemic throughout the globe. A total of 258,202 new cases were reported throughout the globe in a single day as o...
With rapid growth in India, health officials seek tightening of cross-border movement. The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population has warned that the co...
As the garment sector was recovering from years of downturns, the virus pandemic has emerged as a big setback for the sector. Foreign buyers have so far cancelled or held up orders worth Rs1.25 bi...
A mounting body of evidence suggests that industrial agriculture is failing the planet and its people. In particular, harmful chemical pesticides increasingly threaten the environment and public he...
Restaurant workers demand at least their basic salary, saying that the decision to cut their salaries came unilaterally. After hotels, the restaurant industry has announced a uniform payout for th...
Sixteen months after Nepal and Japan signed a labour deal, details on how Nepali workers are to be selected and recruited still remain sketchy. More than a year after the Japanese government agree...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Tatopani checkpoint closed aga...
The government has allocated just Rs 140 million for its diplomatic posts to organise programmes and events to promote investment and aid. Although Nepal faces a host of economic challenges amid t...
KATHMANDU: A Nepali national died of coronavirus in abroad in the past week. According to the Health Committee under the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), death has been reported in the UK. ...
The road has caved in at Nahala following Tuesday night’s incessant rainfall. Vehicular movement along the Damauli-Dumre road section of the Prithvi Highway has come to a halt since Friday, as the...
Around 200 Indian nationals attacked the security personnel and attempted to snatch away weapons after the Armed Police Force personnel stopped two Indian women from entering Nepal. The Armed Poli...
Ranipokhari-based historic Durbar High School. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: The handover of Ranipokhari-based historic Durbar High School (Bhanu Secondary School) building following its post-earthquake...
PARIS: France will impose COVID-19 tests on travelers arriving from 16 ‘red zone’ countries starting from Aug. 1, where the coronavirus circulates rapidly, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced. T...
Passengers at New Buspark in Kathmandu. (File photo/Khabarhub) KATHMANDU: Public transport entrepreneurs have demanded the government immediately resume the long and medium distance transport sayi...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying he believes “the v...
Locusts damage crops. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The locusts that first entered Nepal on June 27 are struggling against their lives as their journey towards colder north has turned fatal for themselv...
An approach road to the bridge over Mau stream being repaired. (File photo) CHITWAN: The Naubise-Muglin road section of the Prithvi Highway that was obstructed for the past six days has resumed bo...
Nepali Congress (NC) has punished three leaders including former general secretary Govinda Raj Joshi expelling them even from party membership. A meeting of the party's disciplinary committee on S...
KATHMANDU: The Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) has arrested two women on the charge of duping youths. According to the police, a team deployed from MPDC arrested Kopila Sharma and Anisa ...
KATHMANDU: The price of gold has increased by Rs 500 per tola in the Nepali market on Sunday According to Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association (FENEGOSIDA), hallmark gold is bei...
The Supreme Court (SC) has assigned a three-strong bench to hear the review petition registered by the Office of the Attorney General against the SC decision to commute sentence of former APF DIG R...
NEW DELHI: India reported 48,472 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The death toll has now mounted to 32,096 with 692 deaths in the past 24 hours as the pandemic’s massive surge continues, as per t...
Gandak Hospital located in Birgunj. (Photo: Facebook) PARSA: A person has died while undergoing treatment on the ventilator support at Gandak Hospital in Birgunj. A 65-year-old man hailing from I...
Central member of Nepali Congress (NC) Shekhar Koirala has opposed expulsion of three leaders including former joint general secretary Govinda Raj Joshi from the party. A meeting of the party's di...
Nepali Congress leader Dr Shekhar Koirala. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) central member Shekhar Koirala has opposed expulsion of party leader Govinda Raj Joshi and two other leaders...
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