July 28, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
(Image for Representation) KATHMANDU: As many as 201 local governments have not unveiled the budget for the fiscal year 2020/21 even 12 days after the implementation of the federal budget. Accord...
Image for representation. POKHARA: Foreign tourists currently in Nepal have urged the Government of Nepal to extend the term of their visa dates. They appealed for the same stating that they fail...
Artists Deepak Kahar and Suraj Chhetry talk about their latest smash hit and how they hope to introduce—and highlight—different ethnicities into mainstream Nepali rap. A native of Rudrapur, a far-...
Nepal Rastra Bank. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has announced its policy to further facilitate the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) for their acquisition and merger. Iss...
The Curriculum Development Center. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Despite the complaints about the lack of enough preparations, the government is all set to implement a new curriculum for Grade 11 from t...
Experts say import-promoting policies, high production costs, change in consumer behaviour and lack of restrictions on import are to blame as the government fails to support farmers. Nepal's agric...
After a brief lull, the party has returned to where it was a few weeks ago and the battle lines are drawn, say insiders. After coming quite close to an implosion, there was some semblance of peace...
The Health Ministry starts collecting random samples of people entering Kathmandu Valley, but public health experts stress mandatory tests for all travellers. The number of Indian nationals seekin...
A Standing Committee meeting of rulinng Nepal Communist Party (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Standing Committee (SC) meeting of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been called for 11 am today (Tue...
It’s only a matter of time before pocket lockdowns turn national and push the country further into uncertainty. Barely a week since the government lifted stay-at-home order after four months, it h...
Countries have accepted the status quo in Poland for years, so it is hard to believe that things will suddenly change. In the second round of Poland’s presidential election, incumbent Andrzej Duda...
It is high time society began to think about funeral parlours and organ donations. Whenever a death occurs in the immediate family, people usually tend to reflect on the loss and connect their own...
According to domestic producers, tea prices in Nepal are expected to increase by 25 to 30 percent. Tea prices jumped by 40 percent to Rs100 per kg in the domestic market as production slowed due t...
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the significant flaws in our urban infrastructure, and highlighted our lack of attention to how human health, natural systems, and the built enviro...
Some of the road sections blocked by landslide debris had also suffered the same fate last year. Multiple landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rain have obstructed traffic on various parts of...
The local unit has put a ban on sand extraction in rivers during the rainy season given the risk factor but the Majhi squatter community has no other means to earn a living; they defy the ban and b...
While some survivors are worried about resettlement, others are grappling with a dwindling stock of foodstuff. In the landslide of July 9, Bhim Prasad Jugjali of Marang in Myagdi lost four of his ...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Nepse up 5.38 points in first ...
Image for Representation BAGLUNG: Two people of a family have died and another sustained critical injuries after their house crumbled due to a landslide triggered by incessant rains in Baglung di...
KATHMANDU: Coronavirus infection cases have crossed 2.4 million in Brazil in the last seven months. According to the latest figures collated by Worldometer, the death toll has reached 87, 679 afte...
Coronavirus is the WHO's sixth global health emergency (Photo: AFP) KATHMANDU: World Health Organization Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has acknowledged COVID-19 is the most severe global hea...
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part...
Former Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Sunil Bahadur Thapa (File photo) KATHMANDU: As many as 11 individuals including former Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Sunil Thapa are joining Nepa...
They have the largest economies in the world. They spend more than anyone else on their militaries. From high-tech chips to control of the high seas, their interests are closely intertwined. The o...
KATHMANDU: Five people including four members of a family have been infected with coronavirus in Lalitpur. The newly infected are four persons from Lalitpur Metropolitan City-5, Thasikhel and one ...
Residents of Bhaktapur bring up the idea of taking the deity to their town, but organisers are against it. After multiple postponements over the past four months, uncertainty still looms large ove...
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media ...
With fear and uncertainty in every sector from economy to health, the only thing that could provide us assurance is vaccine. The only hope is for a vaccine to combat this pandemic and make our live...
KATHMANDU: As many as 15 people including three medical persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Birgunj. According to Dr Udaya Narayan Singh at Narayani Special Coronavirus Hospital, 15 pe...
A poisonous wild mushroom DADELDHURA: A minor died and four others were taken ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Dadeldhura district. According to District Police Office, Dadeldhura, eight-ye...
A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund. The ruling came five months af...
Leaders including former general secretary of RPP Sunil Thapa will join Nepali Congress (NC) on Tuesday. A total of 31 leaders including the son of RPP founder Surya Bahadur Thapa had submitted re...
Outlawed NCP leader Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' (File photo) CHITWAN: Chitwan district in-charge of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ Lal Bahadur BC has been arrested. Acti...
The standing committee meeting of ruling CPN has been postponed for indefinite period. The meeting scheduled to resume at 11 Tuesday morning has been postponed indefinitely, according to a secreta...
KATHMANDU: Gold price increased by Rs 700 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday, setting a new high of Rs 98,200 per tola (11.664 grams). According to Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Deal...
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