July 24, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Until a few weeks ago, Oli was cornered, but he has now managed to overpower mounting pressure to resign both as party chair and prime minister. Over the last three weeks, the ruling Nepal Communi...
Rains that started in western Nepal are moving towards the east and the low-lying areas of provinces 1, 2, and 5 and Bagmati are most vulnerable to possible loss of life and property. The current ...
Seven people died while two have gone missing in monsoon-induced disasters in the last 24 hours. Monsoon-induced calamities continue to take lives and displace entire settlements in many districts...
Provisions related to Covid-19 prevention, control and treatment will continue. The government has announced an end of the nationwide lockdown that it had imposed starting March 24 to contain th...
Over three dozen riverside houses and large areas of farmland were waterlogged. Two days of heavy rainfall has caused the Hanumante river to burst its banks flooding various parts of Bhaktapur. Th...
Prithvi Highway partially opened for traffic from Tuesday evening. Landslides along the major highways in Gandaki Province in the last two days have brought vehicular movement to a standstill. Mu...
About 5,000 persons enter the Valley every day despite restrictions on movement from one district to another. On Monday, 35-year-old Jibach Kumar Das from Jaleshwor Municipality, Mahottari, visite...
With major festivals postponed or halted, the cultural landscape of the Kathmandu valley has suffered greatly, directly affecting its people whose identities are intertwined with their traditions. ...
Youths demand the government fulfil its earlier commitments while government say all demands have been met. Three youths representing the “Enough is Enough” campaign have once again started an ind...
Whatever their Western apologists may claim, Russia and China are clearly trying to weaken liberal democracies. We have long been dangerously slow to recognise, let alone resist, the undermining o...
The mode of governance in most communist countries is hardly distinguishable from fascism. In 1849, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto . They predicted the demise o...
Private power producers incurring losses amounting to more than Rs 382 million annually. The Solu Hydroelectric Project in Solukhumbu district completed a trial run in November last year and is se...
We’re nowhere close to flattening the curve. This is not how we can return to normal. Four months after the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Oli administration has lifte...
In June, a group of mountain bikers cycled 1,000 km nonstop for 24 hours to raise funds to feed the needy. Now, on July 24, a fitness trainer aims to singularly complete 10,000 burpees in 24 hours ...
Doctors say the government should have taken the country’s healthcare capacity and experts’ advice into consideration. The government on Tuesday said it had decided to lift the coronavirus lock...
Entrepreneurs say much needs to be done including provision to conduct PCR tests of visitors at airport to build confidence in them. Tuesday’s government announcement ending the four-month-long lo...
Several programmes have been rolled out to help migrant workers, but a study finds the government has failed to communicate these programmes to the beneficiary groups. After toiling in Saudi Arabi...
No human casualties were reported in the disaster, as the villagers were moved to a safer location the previous night. Deb Bahadur Sarki from Tarapu Pallotari in Lamjung had already sensed the pos...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: A girl has been attacked with acid at Bafal in the Kathmandu Valley. An unidentified youth attacked Pabitra Karki of Okhaldhunga with acid at Bafal on Thursda...
The US and China have clashed repeatedly in recent months, over trade, coronavirus and Hong Kong. (Getty Images) KATHMANDU: The US has charged four Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly ...
Biratangar Hospital (File photo) MORANG: Biratnagar Hospital has been sealed after coronavirus infections were found in hospital administrators and doctors. According to Public Health Division Ch...
The former DIG of the Armed Police Force convicted of murdering his wife was released Thursday following top court’s order. The Office of the Attorney General on Thursday filed a petition at the S...
Meanwhile, experts and school operators are against nation-wide decision on schools as Covid-19 threat is not uniform as ‘unrecognised’ virtual classes restart. In normal times Sanskar Pandit, 18,...
KATHMANDU: The death toll from the coronavirus in Brazil has crossed 84,000 in the last seven months. According to the latest figures collated by Worldometer, the death toll has reached 84, 207 af...
Public health experts have warned of the coronavirus risk if public vehicles do not follow the guidelines set by the government. The number of public vehicles on the roads of Kathmandu Valley has ...
Authorities should educate the public on the hazards of drunk driving. The Metropolitan Police Division on Wednesday said it was resuming drunk driving tests. Senior Superintendent of Police Bhim ...
Top-heavy conservation models have little regard for locals. This has to change if conservation is to succeed. In a series of articles in 2018, author Shradha Ghale identified several key issues...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: Police have arrested two persons on the charge of attacking a girl with acid. A team of Metropolitan Crime Division, Kathmandu arrested Mohammad Alam of Rautah...
Interview with Veronica Cody, EU ambassador to Nepal, who is wrapping up her three years of tenure in Kathmandu and leaving for Brussels. Nepal and the European Union share a long-standing friends...
Paul Szymanski It is critical that military space operations become coordinated and integrated with the more traditional military planning conducted on Earth (air, land, sea, and Global Integrated...
Traders say prices would likely remain on the high side until the next harvest due in about three months. Vegetable prices increased sharply in the Kathmandu Valley on reduced deliveries as furiou...
Nepal Chepang Sangh has submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Chitwan, demanding legal action against the guilty. Nepal Chepang Sangh, an organisation representing the indigenous...
A food writer’s take on the white gaze: how western media and chefs appropriate and de-contextualise Asian food. Last month, Bon Appétit, an American food magazine, apologised to its readers and p...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Modi urges US investors to inv...
KATHMANDU: More than 15.6 million people have been infected from coronavirus in the last seven months globally. With 275,987 infection cases in a single day, the number of infection cases has reac...
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