WORLD
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
USA, Feb 23: For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women she had never met rang her doorbell in tears, seeking a place to mourn the husband and father they ha...
Feb 23, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli calls a meeting of National Security Council
PM Oli calls a meeting of National Security Council
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The meeting of the National Security Council is scheduled to be held today.
Feb 23, 2021
OPINION
Polish democracy in the crosshairs
Polish democracy in the crosshairs
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the abolition of censorship, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland’s civil society is again defending its hard-won democracy from a state determined to do away with it.
Feb 23, 2021
OPINION
Suffering in silence
Suffering in silence
Common mental illnesses such as depression can be extraordinarily disabling, yet many people with those illnesses do not receive treatment.
Feb 23, 2021
ECONOMY
Four commercial banks found breaching govt rule
Four commercial banks found breaching govt rule
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) took action against four commercial banks for breaching the rules enforced by the regulator.
Feb 23, 2021
POLITICS
Any verdict on parliament dissolution case is acceptable to us: PM Oli
Any verdict on parliament dissolution case is acceptable to...
“No matter what verdict the court may pass, we will continue our mission to build the nation. Our politics does not stop there.”
Feb 22, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse corrects firmly after banking stocks struggle
Nepse corrects firmly after banking stocks struggle
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Nepalese equity market opened Monday’s session in green but gave up morning gains within the first trading hour. Stocks remained under pressure thereafter and fell more than 20 points at mid-session. Further selling pressure towards the closing hours saw the benchmark close wi...
Feb 22, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Lost territory will be returned: PM Oli
Lost territory will be returned: PM Oli
KANCHANPUR, Feb 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that informal talks were being held with India on the basis of facts and evidence to return the lost territory of Sudur Paschim. Laying the foundation stone for the Daiji Chela Industrial Zone in Bedkot municipality-2 today, he said the Nepal...
Feb 22, 2021
SOCIETY, VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Check Monday’s AQI in Kathmandu
Check Monday’s AQI in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Kathmandu Valley, where Nepal’s federal capital is situated, reported continued deterioration of the air quality in the last few days.
Feb 22, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
20% of women undergoing safe abortion in Karnali are girls under 18
20% of women undergoing safe abortion in Karnali are girls u...
SURKHET, Feb 22: Ten to 20 per cent among the women undergoing safe abortion in Karnali Province are teenage girls, the Ministry of Social Development of the province government stated.
Feb 22, 2021