OPINION

Resolving the Iran conundrum

Resolving the Iran conundrum

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that Iran is only months away from being able to produce enough fissile ma...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that Iran is only months away from being able to produce enough fissile ma...

Mar 24, 2021

SOCIETY

Six injured in cooking gas explosion in Bhaktapur

Six injured in cooking gas explosion in Bhaktapur

BHAKTAPUR, March 22: Six people were severely injured when a cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) exploded in Bhimeshwo...

BHAKTAPUR, March 22: Six people were severely injured when a cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) exploded in Bhimeshwo...

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot

Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot

TAIPEI, March 22: Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning...

TAIPEI, March 22: Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning...

Mar 22, 2021

POLITICS

Prez Bhandari lands in Dhaka

Prez Bhandari lands in Dhaka

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached Dhaka this morning in connection with a two-day State Vis...

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached Dhaka this morning in connection with a two-day State Vis...

Mar 22, 2021

ECONOMY

Govt waives electricity demand charges for hotels to help them recover losses during peak COVID-19 period

Govt waives electricity demand charges for hotels to help them recover losses during peak COVID-19 period

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has decided to waive the electricity demand charges of the lockdown period for the h...

KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has decided to waive the electricity demand charges of the lockdown period for the h...

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown

Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown

NEW DELHI, Mar 22: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours,...

NEW DELHI, Mar 22: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours,...

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

MYANMAR, March 22: Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through...

MYANMAR, March 22: Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through...

Mar 22, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepal imports goods worth Rs 1.25 billion in single month as economic activities start rebounding

Nepal imports goods worth Rs 1.25 billion in single month as economic activities start rebounding

KATHMANDU, March 22: Imports have risen as economic activities, which slowed down due to COVID-19, have resumed in the c...

KATHMANDU, March 22: Imports have risen as economic activities, which slowed down due to COVID-19, have resumed in the c...

Mar 22, 2021

POLITICS

Prez Bhandari leaves for Bangladesh on a two-day state visit

Prez Bhandari leaves for Bangladesh on a two-day state visit

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari flew to Bangladesh for her two-day state visit on Monday morning.

KATHMANDU, March 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari flew to Bangladesh for her two-day state visit on Monday morning.

Mar 22, 2021

WORLD

Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

SYDNEY, March 22: Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected su...

SYDNEY, March 22: Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected su...

Mar 22, 2021