October 16, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
The onus to protect the people and keep communities safe is on the government. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that the KP Oli administration’s ineptitude has contributed to the deteriorati...
The National Human Rights Commission. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has made public the names of people who have violated human rights on different occasions....
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: India recorded 60,365 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 7,365,435. Currently, 804,746are undergoing treatment at various isola...
In a country where reading books beyond the curriculum is often deemed unnecessary, What the Book Club is striving to encourage people to pick one up. In a corner of Pokhara Public Library, every ...
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army Manoj Mukund Naravane (File photo) KATHMANDU: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army Manoj Mukund Naravane is arriving on a three-day official visit t...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: Social media giant YouTube has announced a sweeping crack down on content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory, BBC reported. The company said it would ban ma...
Ministers admit that they rarely speak up either because they fear retribution or they are hardly given a chance, as the prime minister is the one who calls the shots almost every time. On Tuesday...
PARIS: France has reported a sharp rise in new Covid-19 cases ahead of a night-time curfew being imposed on Paris and eight other cities on Saturday. A further 30,621 infections were confirmed on ...
Rights abusers are from the time of armed conflict and they could face national and global scrutiny as the government fails to implement the constitutional body’s recommendations. A day after Nepa...
Road office says it does not have the funds to repair the highway this year. The number of people travelling to Gulmi, Baglung, Syangja, Kaski and Mustang from Kathmandu and various parts of the c...
The palace was destroyed by earthquakes in 2015 and currently stands propped up by iron poles. The reconstruction of the historic Sat Tale Durbar (seven-storey palace) and its surrounding artefact...
More than a decade ago, TB was rampant among the elephants before it came under control. Now the disease seems to be afflicting domesticated elephants again. Captive elephants of Chitwan National ...
Local governments want law to allow them to exercise their power in areas of education and registration of businesses, among others. As the centre prepares to amend the Local Government Operation ...
The latest edition of the United Nations’ Global Biodiversity Outlook, published by the Convention on Biological Diversity, makes for bleak reading. As the report notes, biodiversity is essential ...
KATHMANDU: Kings XI Punjab has defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) held in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night. Chasing the 172-run targe...
As of Wednesday, 16,733 have been infected with Covid-19 in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, of which an estimated 4,000 are from inner city areas. The number of people visiting the shopping areas of ...
Governments, businesses, or civil-society groups acting alone cannot meet systemic global challenges. No event since World War II’s end has had as profound a global impact as Covid-19. The pandemi...
A blazing space object that landed in Pokhara in 1968 turns out to be human-made after all. One of my columns last year spoke about the Americans’ historical interest in unidentified flying obje...
Demand, especially from hotels and restaurants, has dried up completely, traders say. The retail price of chicken has dropped by nearly 30 percent to Rs220 per kg in the Kathmandu valley due to su...
Top players this weekend will be tired many having played three internationals over the international break. After Being crowned most valuable player in the just concluded National Basketball Asso...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: A person has died in a motorcycle accident at Mulpani in the Kathmandu valley. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Singha Bahadur Tamang of Sindhup...
Office of the FNCCI (File photo) KATHMANDU: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) is holding its 54th annual general meeting and elections in November. Scheduled to be ...
KATHMANDU: Seventy-eight additional COVID-19 cases including 38 in Nawalpur have been reported in Gandaki Pradesh on Friday morning. Among those new cases, 38 are from Nawalpur (Debchuli -13, Gain...
Kathmandu - Binod Thapa, a Taekwondo player from Tikapur of Kailali district, has set the world record in most martial round house kicks in one hour. It is said this is the first time such record h...
Kathmandu - Coronavirus infection is found increasing in the barracks of the Nepali Army and Nepal Police here in the district. Twenty-two army personnel and 14 Nepal Police personnel tested positi...
Kathmandu - The Biratnagar Metropolitan City has rescued 12 helpless people from the street. They were living a life of hardship through begging. Mayor Bhim Parajuli rescued these underprivileged p...
Image for Representation MORANG: A 65-year-old man has died from coronavirus in Biratnagar of Morang district on Friday morning. The sexagenarian succumbed to the virus in the course of treatment...
Kathmandu - The Sisne Rural Municipality of Rukum Purba has been declared the fully-immunised rural municipality in the district. It has been declared so after the children at all the rural municip...
Image for Representation BHAKTAPUR: A 74-year-old woman infected with COVID-19 has died in the course of treatment at Nepal Korea Friendship Municipality Hospital in Bhaktapur district. The sept...
KATHMANDU: A 67-year-old man infected with COVID-19 has died in Rupandehi district on Friday morning. The sexagenarian man passed away in the course of treatment at Lumbini Provincial Hospital at ...
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: Three additional coronavirus-infected people including a septuagenarian have died in Rupandehi, Bhaktapur and Morang districts. A 67-year-old man infected with...
Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Thapa (File photo) KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Thapa has come down heavily on Prime Minister KP Oli, accusing him of being unsympathetic towards the su...
Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli has called allegations of sharing of bribe in the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project by Janata Samajwadi Party leader Baburam Bhatatrai irresponsible. "I have heard ...
New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia. A “yes” vote on both r...
Authorities say they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 10 million people in the northern Chinese port city of Qingdao after a hospital outbreak there blamed on “inappropriate disinfecti...
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