SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Fishing craze in Pokhara
PHOTOS: Fishing craze in Pokhara
POKHARA, July 8: With the lockdown relaxed to some extent, people - mostly youths - have started to gather around Fewa Lake for fishing. Hallanchowk, Khapaudi and Pame, among other areas, look quite crowded by such people from morning to evening.
Jul 08, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Tackling youth unemployment post-pandemic
Tackling youth unemployment post-pandemic
Isn’t it the right time for the government to leverage the skills of youths to build a prosperous Nepal once the pandemic is over?
Jul 08, 2020
SPORTS
Chelsea close in on Champions League spot with 3-2 win at Palace
Chelsea close in on Champions League spot with 3-2 win at Pa...
LONDON, July 8: Chelsea kept up their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and Champions League football next season with a 3-2 victory at London rivals Crystal Palace on Tuesday thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham.
Jul 08, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread of COVID-19
WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread of C...
GENEVA , July 8:The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people.
Jul 08, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Registration of over 300 manpower companies likely to be scrapped
Registration of over 300 manpower companies likely to be scr...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Over 300 manpower companies are unlikely to have their licenses renewed as they have failed to send at least 100 Nepali migrant workers out of the country in a year as per the government’s requirement for license renewal.
Jul 08, 2020
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Brazil President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Brazil President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
SAO PAULO, July 7: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he said in a television interview on Tuesday.
Jul 07, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
New ICE guidelines to impact Nepali students in USA
New ICE guidelines to impact Nepali students in USA
KATHMANDU, July 7: Thousands of Nepali students will be impacted by the new guidelines issued by the federal immigration authorities of the United States on Monday that say international students must take classes in person to stay in the country legally.
Jul 07, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Janata Samajbadi Party sacks Sarita Giri from posts of MP, party's general member
Janata Samajbadi Party sacks Sarita Giri from posts of MP, p...
KATHMANDU, July 7: The Janata Samajbadi Party has decided to sack its leader Sarita Giri from the post of lawmaker for breaching the party whip to withdraw her amendment registered at the Parliament Secretariat against the government’s second amendment to the constitution.
Jul 07, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt appoints Thapa as the new chief of Nepal Police
Govt appoints Thapa as the new chief of Nepal Police
KATHMANDU, July 7: The government has promoted Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shailesh Thapa to the post of Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.
Jul 07, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Stocks climb higher for a third straight session
Daily Commentary: Stocks climb higher for a third straight s...
KATHMANDU, July 7: Market sentiment remained firmly bullish throughout the trading session on Tuesday. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shot up by 30 points within the first half an hour of trading. Following a minor pullback at mid-day, the stock market witnessed a steady advance in the late...
Jul 07, 2020