ECONOMY
Stocks begin week with a 17-point advance
Stocks begin week with a 17-point advance
KATHMANDU, April 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) traded in red briefly in the morning with the benchmark edging 2 points lower. However, stocks saw upbeat movement after mid-day. The index traded around 15 points higher throughout the afternoon finally ending session at 2,691.56 – up 17.20 poin...
Apr 12, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Art & Culture
Digital art gets physical home, buyers in New York gallery
Digital art gets physical home, buyers in New York gallery
Digital art, whose prices can now rival those of Old Master paintings, is on display at a new physical gallery in New York that aims to show how such pieces can fit into the home or office.
Apr 12, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt fails to identify variant of new COVID-19 cases detected in Nepal
Govt fails to identify variant of new COVID-19 cases detecte...
MoHP records 559 new cases including 13 new cases of fatality in the past 24 hours
Apr 12, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Eye candy: getting high at California's Sugar Rush theme park
Eye candy: getting high at California's Sugar Rush theme par...
Feast your eyes on a whirl of giant lollipops, cupcakes and all things sweet at Sugar Rush, a pop-up theme park in Los Angeles. Pop a free treat into your mouth at the end, after walking through with a mask.
Apr 12, 2021
POLITICS
Maoist Center sacks four Province 2 Assembly members joining UML
Maoist Center sacks four Province 2 Assembly members joining...
KATHMANDU, April 12: CPN (Maoist Center) has taken action against four of its lawmakers joining CPN-UML in Province 2.
Apr 12, 2021
ECONOMY, DIASPORA
South Korea govt decides to extend visa term of all migrant workers by a year
South Korea govt decides to extend visa term of all migrant...
KATHMANDU, April 12: The South Korean government has announced to extend the visa term of all the migrant workers, including Nepalis, working in South Korea by one year.
Apr 12, 2021
WORLD
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days
Small but quick: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days
THIMPU, Bhutan, April 12: When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain and other countries known for vaccinating people rapidly.
Apr 12, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Fashion
Pakistani transgender woman finds a niche in tailoring
Pakistani transgender woman finds a niche in tailoring
As Pakistani transgender woman Jiya measures customers at her tailoring shop in a brand new Karachi market, her eyes gleam with the prospect of a busy Ramadan season and her ambitions to expand.
Apr 12, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Three COVID-19 related deaths reported in Butwal
Three COVID-19 related deaths reported in Butwal
BUTWAL, April 12: Three patients, who were receiving treatment for COVID-19 infection, died at COVID-19 designated hospital in Butwal on Monday.
Apr 12, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Cabinet to hold meeting in the evening, expected to make COVID-19 related decisions
Cabinet to hold meeting in the evening, expected to make COV...
Meeting likely to take various measures to contain second wave of COVID-19
Apr 12, 2021