WORLD, Latest Updates
Thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
Thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
YANGON, Feb 6: Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta.
Feb 06, 2021
WORLD
India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 days
India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 days
SRINAGAR, India, Feb 6: India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region’s semi-autonomy.
Feb 06, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest cou...
MYANMAR, Feb 6: Myanmar’s junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Feb 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Kathmandu receives its first winter rain of the year
Kathmandu receives its first winter rain of the year
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Kathmandu, the federal capital of Nepal, received its first winter rain of this year on Saturday.
Feb 06, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
PHOTOS: Taxi entrepreneurs stage protest in capital, putting forward various demands
PHOTOS: Taxi entrepreneurs stage protest in capital, putting...
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Taxi entrepreneurs staged protests in Maitighar, Kathmandu, on Saturday afternoon, putting forward various demands.
Feb 06, 2021
ECONOMY
Sugar to become dearer as sugar mills raise factory price by Rs 2 per kg
Sugar to become dearer as sugar mills raise factory price by...
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Sugar mills have raised the factory price of sugar by Rs 2 per kg, arguing that the government recently revised the floor price of sugarcane for the farmers.
Feb 06, 2021
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
Nepal Army peace mission distributes COVID-19 kits to local community in Lebanon
Nepal Army peace mission distributes COVID-19 kits to local...
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: The Nepal Battalion (NEPBATT) launched an indispensable “COVID Kit Support” campaign in all municipalities of its area of responsibilities as a part of UNIFIL response and alleviation measures against the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Lebanon.
Feb 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Three buried to death in a mound of earth, two injured
Three buried to death in a mound of earth, two injured
TIKAPUR, Feb 6: Three people were buried to death as a huge mound of earth fell on them in Janaki Rural Municipality-9 of Kailali district on Saturday.
Feb 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Security personnel mobilized to clear snow in Manang (photos)
Security personnel mobilized to clear snow in Manang (photos...
POKHARA, Feb 6: Following heavy snowfall in Manang district, human mobility has been restricted as most of the roads and paths have been blanketed with a thick layer of snow. The District Administration Office of Manang has mobilized teams of security personnel to clear the paths in Chame, the distr...
Feb 06, 2021
WORLD
Indian farmers plan nationwide 3-hour blockade of highways
Indian farmers plan nationwide 3-hour blockade of highways
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers plan to blockade highways across the country for three hours Saturday to press their demands for the repeal of new agricultural laws.
Feb 06, 2021