December 11, 2020 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
The Covid-19 pandemic is a reminder of the consequences of habitat degradation. The caterpillar fungus was once an abundant resource in the Himalaya. Over-harvesting and exploitation over the deca...
The new foreign policy document, albeit a good start, lacks imagination. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday brought out a Foreign Policy document that outlines the country’s position on...
KATHMANDU: At a time when the insurers are making complaints about not getting insurance amount under the coronavirus Insurance coverage scheme, the Beema Samiti has facilitated the process as per ...
There is no alternative to dialogue for lasting peace. History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, then as a farce, said Karl Marx, the reigning deity of many of Nepali communists and leftists. In...
Nepal Congress central party office in Sanepa, Lalitpur. (File photo/Khabarhub) KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress is planning to reschedule the date of its forthcoming 14th general convention citing ...
Indian dancer Astad Debu (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Renowned Indian dancer Astad Debu has passed away. He was 73. Debu passed away following a brief illness at his own residence in Mumbai on Thur...
RUKUM: Rukum West has six local levels including three municipalities and three village municipalities, and Aatbiskot Municipality is Rukum’s most remote region. Khalanga, the district headquarter...
Observers say the more the incumbent government fails, the bigger space it will create for anti-democratic forces. When the government in March last year branded the Communist Party of Nepal a cri...
Provision to legally recognise rape of only a woman or a girl child retained despite authorities wanting to change that provision to ‘person’. That could have had other implications. Ajita Bhujel,...
The decision by All Nepal Football Association means women’s salaries will see an almost three-fold increase from January. Ending nearly a decade-long disparity, All Nepal Football Association has...
It has been almost a year since the world witnessed the Covid-19 pandemic. Within a period of nine months, the virus has left numerous adverse impacts on both society and the economy. While millio...
Villagers say the activists of Communist Party of Nepal used to come to their homes asking for food and money. At least two people involved in the abduction and killing of school principal Rajendr...
Although there is much on the table to discuss internal dispute in the ruling party is a factor in the delay, say ministry officials, as India’s ruling party sends its foreign department chief to I...
The government’s one-way communication of risk has failed to change people’s behaviour, they point out Uddhav Prasad Kharel, mayor of Budhanilkantha Municipality, thinks the steps taken in the rec...
The document, which envisages multi billion dollar actions to reduce emissions, however, focuses on mitigation rather than highlighting Nepal’s adaptation needs, experts say. Nepal has presented i...
To keep the Mahakali river on course, around 5.5 km-long embankment needs to be constructed for which large rocks are needed, project officials say. The construction of a four-lane bridge over Mah...
Image for Representation. (Photo: MFD) KATHMANDU: The weather will remain partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of light rain at one or two places of Province 1. Similarl...
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (File photo) KATHMANDU: A study committee formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has recommended a days’ holiday in a week. ...
Nepal Communist Party Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Right) and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal (File photo) KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior...
Kathmandu - The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is working to install 2,000 road lights in sensitive areas. For this, an agreement was signed between the KMC, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) an...
Just when the U.S. appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the numbers have become gloomier than ever: Over 3,000 American deaths in a single day, more than on D-Day or 9/11. One mi...
Kathmandu - As the country marked the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, stakeholders and activists have laid emphasis on meaningful participation of women in all three layers of th...
A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of doze...
Image for Representation KAILALI: A 73-year-old man has died from COVID-19 in the course of treatment at Seti Provincial Hospital in Kailali district. The septuagenarian who tested positive for C...
Could Facebook be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram? That’s what the U.S. government is seeking in a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday, the same day dozens of states sued the s...
Image for Representation NEW DELHI: India recorded 34,666 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 9,796,992. Currently, 364,582 are undergoing treatment at various isol...
A flight of Nepal Airlines Corporation (File photo) KATHMANDU: Nepal and India are set to resume flight services from December 17. The two countries have agreed to bring flights into operations t...
Locals gathered at Dumkibas on East-West Highway to protest against death of a tractor driver. (Photo: Social Media) KATHMANDU: Police have cleared the demonstrations and resumed the vehicular mov...
Image for representation. (File photo/Khabarhub) KATHMANDU: The price of gold has remained unchanged in the Nepali market on Friday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers A...
US President-elect Joe Biden (Left) and his running mate Kamala Harris (Photo: Reuters) WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have been named as Time magazine...
Kathmandu, Dec 11 . All the domestic and international flights to and from Kathmandu have been affected from early this morning due to thick fog in the Kathmandu valley. Acting General Manager of ...
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