SOCIETY

Six-lane road turns into a playground for children

Six-lane road turns into a playground for children

JANAKPUR, March 12: The recently blacktopped six-lane road between Janakpur and Jatahi looks vibrant with mushrooming sh...

JANAKPUR, March 12: The recently blacktopped six-lane road between Janakpur and Jatahi looks vibrant with mushrooming sh...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

PHC calls for complaints against China envoy designate Pandey

PHC calls for complaints against China envoy designate Pandey

KATHMANDU, March 12: Initiating parliamentary hearings of ambassador designate to China, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, on Wed...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Initiating parliamentary hearings of ambassador designate to China, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, on Wed...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

Leaders demand mandatory quarantine for people from coronavirus-hit countries

Leaders demand mandatory quarantine for people from coronavirus-hit countries

KATHMANDU, March 12: Major political parties have urged the government to adopt extra precautions against the risk of CO...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Major political parties have urged the government to adopt extra precautions against the risk of CO...

Mar 12, 2020

POLITICS

Police do U-turn on murder accusation against Speaker Sapkota

Police do U-turn on murder accusation against Speaker Sapkota

KATHMANDU, March 12: Units of the Nepal Police have done a U-turn while furnishing written replies to the Supreme Court...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Units of the Nepal Police have done a U-turn while furnishing written replies to the Supreme Court...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Govt lab can test only 500 cases a week for COVID-19

Govt lab can test only 500 cases a week for COVID-19

KATHMANDU, March 12: The government is slated to operate 24-hours call center to respond to public inquiries regarding t...

KATHMANDU, March 12: The government is slated to operate 24-hours call center to respond to public inquiries regarding t...

Mar 12, 2020

ECONOMY

Borrowers say Nabil deducting balance from accounts, flouting NRB rules

Borrowers say Nabil deducting balance from accounts, flouting NRB rules

KATHMANDU, March 12: Nabil Bank Limited has been found to be engaged in an ‘illegal practice’ in recovering loans from i...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Nabil Bank Limited has been found to be engaged in an ‘illegal practice’ in recovering loans from i...

Mar 12, 2020

SOCIETY

Flouting court order, DoTM hints at crackdown on ride-hailing services

Flouting court order, DoTM hints at crackdown on ride-hailing services

KATHMANDU, March 12: Bowing to protest by the Nepal Meter Taxi Entrepreneurs Association (NMTEA), the Department of Tran...

KATHMANDU, March 12: Bowing to protest by the Nepal Meter Taxi Entrepreneurs Association (NMTEA), the Department of Tran...

Mar 12, 2020

WORLD

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses

GENEVA/LONDON, March 12: The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first ti...

GENEVA/LONDON, March 12: The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first ti...

Mar 12, 2020

WORLD

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK, March 12: Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the acto...

NEW YORK, March 12: Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the acto...

Mar 12, 2020

WORLD

Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days

Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days

WASHINGTON, March 12: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for...

WASHINGTON, March 12: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for...

Mar 12, 2020