POLITICS, Latest Updates
Constitutional Council meeting put off until further notice due to lack of quorum
Constitutional Council meeting put off until further notice...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: A meeting of the Constitutional Council that was scheduled to be held on Sunday has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.
Dec 13, 2020
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
A total transformative revolution is required to ensure gender equality in the country, sa...
A total transformative revolution is required to ensure gend...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Gyawali has underscored the need for a comprehensive transformative revolution to address the issue of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the country.
Dec 13, 2020
SOCIETY
Man killed in accident
Man killed in accident
GORKHA, Dec 13: A man died after being crushed by the bus he had been travelling in. The accident took place at Thalajung in Siranchowk Rural Municipality-2.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
TEL AVIV, Dec 13: Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to continue to expand its diplomatic links internationally.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY
Third country import declines by 20 pc
Third country import declines by 20 pc
BIRGUNJ, Dec 13: The volume of import to Nepal from third countries has declined by 20.41 percent. According to the latest data from the Kolkata Port in West Bengal, Haldia Port in Kolkata and the privately-managed port of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, lately the import of container cargo has dec...
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
U.N. chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climate emergency'
U.N. chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climat...
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 13: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord made mostly incremental pledges relative to the scale of the crisis.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON, Dec 13: The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
Dec 13, 2020
NEPAL, SOCIETY
Man caught with 50 kg hashish in Dhading
Man caught with 50 kg hashish in Dhading
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: An Armed Police Force (APF) team deployed from the Armed Police Force, Nepal Highway Security Post in Adamghat has arrested a man with about 50 kg of hashish. The APF team arrested Deepak Magar, 34, of Galchi Rural Municipality-8 in Dhading district Saturday night.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY
NOC hikes price of petroleum products
NOC hikes price of petroleum products
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the price of petroleum products. The increased price came into effect from 12AM, Sunday.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage - top gover...
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use sta...
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday.
Dec 13, 2020