POLITICS, Latest Updates
Gangster-turned politician Dipak Manange appointed Youth and Sports Minister!
Gangster-turned politician Dipak Manange appointed Youth and...
POKHARA, April 29: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung expanded his cabinet on Thursday, appointing Rajib Gurung aka Dipak Manange as the Minister for Youth and Sports.
Apr 29, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Vaccinated Hong Kong residents ready to party till 2 a.m. curfew as bars reopen
Vaccinated Hong Kong residents ready to party till 2 a.m. cu...
In Hong Kong's famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong, dormant bars and clubs are revving up to serve customers again, but only if they have had at least one vaccine shot - one of the few examples globally of offering greater freedom for the vaccinated.
Apr 29, 2021
SOCIETY
3,200 police personnel and 500 traffic police personnel mobilized in Valley to strictly en...
3,200 police personnel and 500 traffic police personnel mobi...
Kathmandu, April 29: The prohibitory orders imposed by the local administration of the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley to break the chain of transmission of the coronavirus is being strictly enforced.
Apr 29, 2021
SOCIETY
As hospitals are already overwhelmed, doctors at country’s only infectious disease hospita...
As hospitals are already overwhelmed, doctors at country’s o...
Although it has only 60 beds, the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) – the only infectious and tropical disease hospital in Nepal – has already admitted 68 patients. More than 90 percent of those admitted to the hospital are in need of oxygen support.
Apr 29, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Coronavirus
First day of prohibitory orders in Valley (photo feature)
First day of prohibitory orders in Valley (photo feature)
KATHMANDU, April 29: The local administration in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley -- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur -- imposed a week-long (April 29-May 5) prohibitory orders issuing separate notices in an apparent bid to break the terrifying chain of COVID-19 infection.
Apr 29, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt exempts customs duty, VAT and excise duty on import of medical equipment including ox...
Govt exempts customs duty, VAT and excise duty on import of...
KATHMANDU, April 29: The government has decided to exempt various taxes on the import of various medical equipment including the life-saving oxygen cylinder.
Apr 29, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Dolpa decides to shut schools as the district reports first COVID-19 case of second wave
Dolpa decides to shut schools as the district reports first...
DOLPA, April 29: The district administration in Dolpa has decided to shut schools after a worker of the Jufal Airport tested positive for the coronavirus.
Apr 29, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer
Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, died Wednesday. He was 90.
Apr 29, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Grammy winning engineer and producer, dead at 91
Al Schmitt, Grammy winning engineer and producer, dead at 91
Twenty-time Grammy winner Al Schmitt, whose extraordinary career as a recording engineer and producer included albums by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and many other of the top performers of the past 60 years, has died at age 91.
Apr 29, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Travel, Social
International Dance Day 2021: Who started it? Why is it celebrated?
International Dance Day 2021: Who started it? Why is it cele...
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance that was created by the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO - the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI). The day is celebrated annually on April 29, which happens to be the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges No...
Apr 29, 2021