August 18, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Kathmandu, On 17th August 2020, India and Nepal held the 8th meeting of the Oversight Mechanism (OSM) through Digital Video Conferencing. The meeting was Co-chaired by H. E. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Amb...
Fightback, since its inception in 2013, has not only been teaching martial art techniques to students but also vocal and mental skills that would help them take power away from perpetrators. Anugy...
A cabinet meeting (File photo) KATHMANDU: The government has recommended three joint secretaries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for ambassadors. A cabinet meeting held on Monday recommended j...
KATHMANDU: The number of coronavirus cases has crossed 2,000 in the Kathmandu Valley. With the surge in cases of coronavirus nationwide, the number of cases has also increased in the capital. Acc...
Image for Representation MYAGDI: A landslide at Arman in Mangala rural municipality-5 has blocked Hilbang rivulet, posing risk to the settlements at Khanibas, Kharapani and Kursila. The landslide...
KATHMANDU: Barcelona has sacked manager Quique Setien, three days after his side’s humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, BBC reported. Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman,...
With not enough tests being done, infection sources not being traced and 70 percent of the infected in the Valley in home isolation, experts warn of an alarming situation. A 58-year-old woman from...
A preliminary survey estimates the airport, with a tabletop runway of 1,200 metres, will cost Rs 16 billion. Aviation experts say an airport near Kathmandu was needed a decade ago, not now. Nepali...
Authorities have made PCR test reports mandatory for all air passengers on rescue flights but are unclear about who should bear the expense of the test. Lok Bahadur Shahi of Mugu, a remote distric...
Meeting of the mechanism to assess progress made in India-funded projects takes place months after the map row. Senior officials from Nepal and India reopened formal lines of communication on Mond...
KATHMANDU: Eight new coronavirus cases have been detected in Gandaki Pradesh on Tuesday morning. According to a press note issued by the Ministry of Social Development of Gandaki Pradesh, four peo...
Around 300,000 Nepalis whose visa expired before March 1 are expected to benefit from the new scheme. Hundreds of Nepali workers living illegally after violating immigration laws in the United Ara...
As per the Social security regulation, renewal of identity cards is a must by mid-August Around two dozen beneficiaries from Durga Bhagawati Rural Municipality-2, Rautahat haven’t renewed their so...
Recurring disasters pose a great development challenge for all SAARC countries. Besides, the coronavirus pandemic has turned into a serious threat towards the life and livelihood of the poor and de...
The Supreme Court on March 20 had ordered the government to de-crowd prison facilities across the country to prevent the coronavirus spread. A detainee at the Metropolitan Police Circle in Kalimat...
This chronic dispute is abominably destructive because of its disconnect from the pressing issues of national interest, such as the pandemic and the economy. The Nepali media and intelligentsia, i...
If Lukashenko falls, Belarus will need an IMF programme as soon as a new government is installed. Following a fraudulent election on August 9, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s authorita...
The delay means that 19 megawatts produced by the Thapa Khola and Ghalemdi plants will go to waste. The construction of the Kali Gandaki Transmission Corridor Project has been pushed back by anoth...
The country must come up with a comprehensive agriculture strategy. Nepal relies heavily on food imports and agricultural inputs. Any shortage can lead to food insecurity, affect farmers and dampe...
KATHMANDU: One more person has died from coronavirus in Banke district. A 62-year-old man of Nepalgunj Sub metropolitan City-5 passed away in the course of treatment at Nepal Medical College at 11...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest, a daily morning email digest, is basically a relatable summation of important business news from Nepal into easy-to-understand summaries. Krishna Prasad Acharya elected...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: Two minor boys drowned in a water-filled ditch dug on an under-construction road in Baitadi district. The deceased have been identified as 14-year-old Ankit La...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and offices for safety. The ...
Michelle Obama delivered a passionate broadside against President Donald Trump during Monday’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention, assailing the Republican president as unfit for t...
Dhulikhel Hospital (File photo) KATHMANDU: An elderly man has died from coronavirus at Dhulikhel Hospital on Tuesday morning. A 98-year-old man died while undergoing treatment at the hospital, in...
Reckless behavior can be fatal KATHMANDU: The increase of COVID-19 of late has triggered a large-scale mission of responsibility, and people have been called upon to act responsibly in a bid to sl...
CHITWAN: As many as 42 Armed Police Force personnel have been infected with the coronavirus at Bhandara in Rapti municipality in Chitwan district. Two among those infected are females, according t...
Image for Representation SIRAHA: A mother-in-law and husband have been arrested on the charge of murdering a pregnant woman. District Police Office, Siraha arrested 20-year-old Diraj Das and 35-y...
Image for Representation MAKWANPUR: Police have arrested three persons in Makawanpur on charge of attacking police personnel with a sharp-edged weapon. The arrested are Bhaktaram Raut, 26, Utsav ...
KATHMANDU: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa’s escorting vehicle has hit a scooter injuring two people near Singh Durbar this morning. The vehicle — Ba 1 jha 5594 — hit a scooter (Ba 94 Pa 1025) thi...
Ministry of Home Affairs (File photo) KATHMANDU: With the surge in the coronavirus cases ever single day, District Administration Offices are preparing to impose a prohibitory order in the Kathman...
Home Minister of India, Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS. (File Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: India Home Minister Amit Shah has again been admitted to hospital. He was admitted to the AIIMS, days aft...
The District Administration Office, Kaski has announced prohibitory orders across the district including Pokhara Metropolitan City effective from Tuesday midnight. The orders will be in place until...
District Administration Office, Kaski. (File Photo) POKHARA: The District Administration Office, Kaski has issued a prohibitory order in Pokhara Metropolitan City and Kaski district starting Tuesd...
The head of a major state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company says its coronavirus vaccine will be commercially available by the end of the year. Liu Jingzhen, the chairman of SinoPharm, told a C...
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