August 3, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
JANAKPURDHAM: Prohibitory orders have been imposed in six district headquarters of Province 2 to stem coronavirus spread. The prohibitory orders have been imposed in Rajbiraj, Janakpurdham, Jales...
'Janai Purnima' or 'Rishi Tarpani' is being observed across the country today. Photo: OMG Nepal KATHMANDU: The festival of ‘Janai Purnima’ or ‘Rishi Tarpani’ is being observed across the country t...
Local and national governments must incorporate refugees into pandemic-response plans. Last month, for World Refugee Day, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched its E...
The increasing rate of arrears in the use of taxpayer money is an immense disrespect to the people. On July 15, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) submitted its 57th annual report to Presiden...
The connivance of security officers in yellow metal smuggling exposes the faultlines of policing in Nepal. They are the strangest of bedfellows, police and smugglers. But in Nepal, they often work...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: Eight workers have gone missing after a landslide buried their hut near Melamchi Bazaar in Sindhupalchowk district. According to Melamchi Municipality Mayor Da...
Government not backing down on decision to tax books published in West based on their original value even as importers pay discounted Indian prices. In July, a book on United States President Dona...
(Photo: The Independent) KATHMANDU: Two American astronauts have splashed down, as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station returned to Earth, BBC reported. Accordin...
After refusing to recognise the risk and failing to come up with right strategies, authorities now have few options left to contain the virus spread, experts say. As some cities start to reimpose ...
Office of Ministry of Heatlh and Population (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has urged the elderlies and children to stay indoors. The government has asked the childr...
As both refused to budge from their stances, there are now concerns if there’s anything substantial they are trying to achieve for the larger cause of the party. KP Sharma Oli has once again refus...
Almost a week into the disaster, more than 200 families from Bhajani have pitched tents along the Postal Highway awaiting relief and safe return to their homes. On Saturday morning, Nirmala Shahi ...
The public-health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have varied across countries. This is true even among emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs), which, compared to advan...
Phewa Lake is shrinking every year, mainly due to siltation caused by around 50 rivulets that feed it, say geologists. A siltation dam at Khahare Khola in Ward No. 23 of Pokhara Metropolis has suf...
Locals have opposed the master plan saying it proposes demolishing residential houses to build other structures. The Ministry of Culture on Sunday decided to temporarily halt the plan to implement...
The country has 23 species of owls which have been facing threat because of hunting, illegal trade and habitat loss. Owls are among the most hunted and trafficked wildlife in Nepal. Besides illega...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Workers seek govt intervention...
Decrease in foreign loans, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic, has slowed down many development projects. Nearly eight months after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the expansion work o...
KATHMANDU: More than 18,200,000 people have been infected with coronavirus pandemic across the world as of Monday morning. Until this news was composed, 217, 901 people were infected with the viru...
A landslide buried an under-construction covered hall in Gauri Bazaar on Monday morning. Four people were killed while four others have gone missing after a landslide buried an under-construction ...
KATHMANDU: District Administration Office (DAO), Parsa has clamped an indefinite prohibitory order effective from today after the number of deaths and infection cases spiked in the district of late...
Four CPN leaders including the two chairmen are meeting even on Monday. The meeting of Prime Minister (PM) and Chairman KP Sharma Oli, fellow Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, senior leader Jhala Nath ...
Eight workers were buried in a landslide that occurred at Melamchi bazaar in Sindhupalchok district on early Monday. (Photo: Social Media) KATHMANDU: Five bodies out of eight workers who went miss...
Image for representation KATHMANDU: A ward chairman has passed away due to respiratory complications in Rautahat district. The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Debendra Thakur, the cha...
Baglung, Aug 3 .The monsoon rain triggered landslides have rendered at least 13 households displaced at Nisikhola and Dhorpatan in Baglung district. The incessant rain has caused full damage to the...
KATHMANDU: Google is set to launch its affordable ‘Pixel 4a’ smartphone on Monday. Google announced the launch of a new phone which is most likely the Pixel 4a. Earlier, this phone was expected to...
Image for representation. KATHMANDU: The gold price which continued to set a new high of late has not changed on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association (...
(Image for Representation) DANG: The District Police Office, Dang arrested two fake police. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sumit Khadka, the arrestees were Suroj Nepali, 30, of...
MELBOURNE: As many as 35 Nepalis residing in Melbourne have been infected with COVID-19. Prem Kandel, the coordinator for the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Victoria, confirmed that 35 Nepalis h...
The bodies of eight persons buried under the rubble following landslide in Melamchi Bazar, Sindhupalchowk Sunday night have been recovered. "Eight bodies have been extracted from under the rubble,...
Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (L) with PM KP Oli. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: A meeting held between Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Min...
Prime Minister (PM) and CPN Chairman KP Sharma Oli has proposed to convene secretariat meeting to resolve the intra-party dispute. Oli has made the proposal during the meeting with fellow Chairman...
(Image for Representation) SINDUPALCHOWK: A husband and wife have died when a landslide buried their house in Panchpokhari Thangpal village of Sindhupalchowk district. According to the District P...
An Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing at least 21 people in fighting overnight, a local official said. Anot...
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