POLITICS
CPN (Maoist Center) holding its Standing Committee meeting today
CPN (Maoist Center) holding its Standing Committee meeting t...
KATHMANDU, April 27: A Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) is taking place today.
Apr 27, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ruling party lawmakers obstruct Gandaki Province Assembly meeting demanding PCR tests
Ruling party lawmakers obstruct Gandaki Province Assembly me...
KATHMANDU, April 27: Though a special session of the Gandaki Province Assembly was summoned following the registration of a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, lawmakers of the ruling CPN-UML obstructed a meeting of the assembly on Tuesday afternoon, demanding that they...
Apr 27, 2021
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
Nepalis in India urged to stay safe, cautious amid worsening COVID-19 situation
Nepalis in India urged to stay safe, cautious amid worsening...
KATHMANDU, April 27: The Nepali embassy in India has urged the Nepali nationals living in India to stay safe and adopt precautions against the new variant of COVID-19 that is taking the lives of thousands of people there daily.
Apr 27, 2021
Coronavirus
India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives
India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives
NEW DELHI, April 27: India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started getting much-needed support from foreign nations.
Apr 27, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Music
Kanye’s Yeezy sneakers snag world record $1.8 million in private sale – Sotheby’s
Kanye’s Yeezy sneakers snag world record $1.8 million in pri...
The Kanye West sneakers that sent athletic shoes strutting down fashion runways sold for $1.8 million, a new world record price for a pair of sneakers, Sotheby’s announced on Monday.
Apr 27, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Apple Music launches more than 100 city-focused music charts
Apple Music launches more than 100 city-focused music charts
Apple Music is coming to a city near you — the streaming service has launched daily music charts focused on particular cities around the world, including New York City, Tokyo and Lagos.
Apr 27, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Kaski to enforce week-long prohibitory order from April 28
Kaski to enforce week-long prohibitory order from April 28
POKHARA, April 27: The District Administration Office (DAO) of Kaski has decided to enforce a week-long prohibitory order from Wednesday. The number of infections in Pokhara has been increasing day by day. Over 40 cases of the coronavirus infection were found in the week of mid-April which has now i...
Apr 27, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Academy Awards television audience plummets to 9.85 million
Academy Awards television audience plummets to 9.85 million
The Academy Awards television audience plunged to 9.85 million viewers on ABC, less than half of the Oscars’ previous low and continuing a startling trend of viewer tune out for awards shows.
Apr 27, 2021
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Dragonflies don’t visit me anymore
Dragonflies don’t visit me anymore
It was many years back
I was barely six when I used to run through fields
and chase dragonflies,
especially those huge red ones were my favorite.
I marched through marshes and mud
to take a closer look at them when they rested on twigs and leaves
I would tiptoe cautiously to prevent any moveme...
Apr 27, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt bars foreign nationals from using TIA as transit point
Govt bars foreign nationals from using TIA as transit point
KATHMANDU, April 27: The government has restricted the use of the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit to fly to other countries. The new rule will come into effect from Wednesday.
Apr 27, 2021