SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Incessant rainfall minimized effects of locust swarms in Nepal: Govt officials
Incessant rainfall minimized effects of locust swarms in Nep...
KATHMANDU, July 15: Incessant rainfall across the country has contributed to minimize the effects of locust swarms that entered Nepal from India, according to agriculture officials.
Jul 15, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
China says it is not afraid of any U.S. sanctions over South China Sea
China says it is not afraid of any U.S. sanctions over South...
BEIJING, July 15: China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the situation in the South China Sea, and accused Washington of stirring up trouble and destabilising the region.
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Lifestyle, Latest Updates
Rajesh Hamal urges the public to stop bullying others on social media platforms (with vide...
Rajesh Hamal urges the public to stop bullying others on soc...
KATHMANDU, July 15: Nepali actor Rajesh Hamal has called on his fans and the general public to stop attacking people with insults and abusive comments on social media platforms. Hamal was indicating online trolls against Deepashree Niraula who has been dragged into a controversy over the issue of ‘M...
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
PM's aide seeks action against online news outlets running a ‘fabricated’ story that PM ha...
PM's aide seeks action against online news outlets running a...
KATHMANDU, July 15: A top aide of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that no money has been stashed away in the name of PM Oli at the Swiss Bank as published in some news outlets.
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, DIASPORA
New visa rules set to affect thousands of Nepali migrant workers in UAE
New visa rules set to affect thousands of Nepali migrant wor...
UAE, July 15: Thousands of Nepali migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are likely to be affected as the UAE government introduced new visa rules earlier this week.
Jul 15, 2020
WORLD
India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million
India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million
NEW DELHI, July 15: India’s coronavirus caseload is approaching 1 million with a surge of 29,429 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to reimpose lockdowns in high-risk areas in nearly a dozen states.
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two leaders of outlawed Chand-led outfit arrested
Two leaders of outlawed Chand-led outfit arrested
KATHMANDU, July 15: Central Committee member of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has been arrested by police from Kailali district on Wednesday morning.
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Jumla sees gradual decline in malnutrition rate among children
Jumla sees gradual decline in malnutrition rate among childr...
JUMLA, July 15: Jumla district has witnessed a gradual decline in the malnutrition rate among children in recent years.
Jul 15, 2020
TECHNOLOGY
Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts: data firm
Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after...
HONG KONG, July 15: More than 2,500 mobile games were removed from Apple’s China app store in the first week of July, four times as many in the same period in June, after Apple closed a loophole to comply with Chinese licence requirements, data from SensorTower showed.
Jul 15, 2020
SOCIETY, DIASPORA, Latest Updates
US immigration authorities agree to withdraw policy barring international students taking...
US immigration authorities agree to withdraw policy barring...
KATHMANDU, July 15: The US immigration authorities have withdrawn a move to force international students to leave the country if their colleges and universities run online-only classes. The decision comes as a huge relief to thousands of international students worried about their visa status in the...
Jul 15, 2020