WORLD
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes kill at least 16, undermine regional stability
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes kill at least 16, undermine regio...
YEREVAN/BAKU, Sept 28: At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY
Govt bans nine brands of hand sanitizers with high amount of methanol
Govt bans nine brands of hand sanitizers with high amount of...
KATHMANDU, Sep 28: The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has imposed a ban on nine brands of hand sanitizers on Monday after finding inadequate concentrations of methanol in them.
Sep 28, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India's coronavirus infections cross six million
India's coronavirus infections cross six million
BENGALURU, Sept 28: India’s coronavirus case tally topped 6 million after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Monday.
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: A school in Kageshwori Manohara Municipality resumes classes after seven months of...
PHOTOS: A school in Kageshwori Manohara Municipality resumes...
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: A school in Kageshwori Manohara Municipality has resumed physical classes after the hiatus of seven months due to the lockdown enforced by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Lifestyle, Latest Updates
Women activists applaud Uprety's stance on Padma Shree Purashkar
Women activists applaud Uprety's stance on Padma Shree Puras...
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Dr Sanjeev Uprety, writer and former professor of English, was overjoyed when he was told over the phone last week that he had won the prestigious ‘Padma Shree Sahitya Purashkar’ for his latest novel 'Hansa'. This was his first-ever award. But then he came to know that Modanath P...
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY
Morang district is now the second biggest COVID-19 hotspot after Kathmandu
Morang district is now the second biggest COVID-19 hotspot a...
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Morang district has emerged as the second biggest COVID-19 hotspot after Kathmandu in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday.
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY
IME Group Chair Dhakal tests positive for COVID-19
IME Group Chair Dhakal tests positive for COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Vice-Chairman of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) Chandra Prasad Dhakal has tested positive for the COVID-19.
Sep 28, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
NYT: Trump evaded tax for years; paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016
NYT: Trump evaded tax for years; paid $750 in federal income...
The revelation comes weeks before the November 3 presidential election, and before the first presidential debate of the year-- on Tuesday---between Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the president of the United States.
Sep 28, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepal’s trade deficit declines by one fourth in first two months of current fiscal year
Nepal’s trade deficit declines by one fourth in first two mo...
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Nepal’s trade deficit during the period of mid-July to mid-September declined by 24.93 percent, significantly lowering the import expenses.
Sep 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Republica Morning Brief: Sept 28
Republica Morning Brief: Sept 28
Nepal recorded 10 more fatalities linked with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours. With this, Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll has jumped to 477--which is 0.65 percent of total coronavirus infections. According to the data maintained by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP),...
Sep 28, 2020