SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Three persons including a policeman test positive for COVID-19
Three persons including a policeman test positive for COVID-...
BHAKTAPUR, June 18: Three individuals including a police constable working at the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday in Bhaktapur district. The policeman is a permanent resident of Changunarayan Municipality in the district.
Jun 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Health ministry projects 40,000 COVID-19 cases by mid-July
Health ministry projects 40,000 COVID-19 cases by mid-July
KATHMANDU, June 18: The Ministry of Health and Population has projected that Nepal will have reported 40,000 cases of novel coronavirus by the end of Nepali month of Ashar (mid-July). The ministry has prepared guidelines, in a bid to make necessary preparations.
Jun 18, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Record 79.5 million displaced at year-end despite COVID slowing exodus - UN
Record 79.5 million displaced at year-end despite COVID slow...
GENEVA , June 18: Nearly 80 million people worldwide, or 1% of humanity, were uprooted at the end of 2019 after fleeing wars or persecution, a record figure capping a “tumultuous” decade of displacement, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Jun 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bowing to pressure from industrialists, ERC scraps dedicated and trunk line clauses
Bowing to pressure from industrialists, ERC scraps dedicated...
KATHMANDU, June 18: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has scrapped the provision of dedicated and trunk lines, bowing to the pressure from the industrialists.
Jun 18, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
ERC sets a limit on how much house owners can charge tenants for electricity
ERC sets a limit on how much house owners can charge tenants...
KATHMANDU, June 18: In a bid to end the culture of house owners charging their tenants an exorbitant amount in electricity bills, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has enforced a rule that a house owners can charge their tenants only up to the upper ceiling of electricity tariff fixed by...
Jun 18, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Manang reports first COVID-19 case, 42 new cases in Gandaki
Manang reports first COVID-19 case, 42 new cases in Gandaki
POKHARA, June 18: Mountain district Manang has reported the first ever case of novel coronavirus disease on Thursday.
Jun 18, 2020
SPORTS
Sterling strikes, Luiz sent off as Man City outclass Arsenal
Sterling strikes, Luiz sent off as Man City outclass Arsenal
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, June 18: Raheem Sterling scored the first goal of the Premier League’s return to action after the coronavirus lockdown as Manchester City defeated Arsenal 3-0 behind closed doors at the Etihad stadium on Wednesday.
Jun 18, 2020
OPINION
Paradox of republic
Paradox of republic
Impartiality has been one of humankind’s longest and the most elusive pursuits. Despite a variety of reforms enacted throughout history, none of them seem to be enough to get us past the finish line. One would assume that a democratic framework, through increased representation, would gradually brid...
Jun 18, 2020
WORLD
Mexico, India, Ireland, Norway elected to U.N. Security Council, one seat still open
Mexico, India, Ireland, Norway elected to U.N. Security Coun...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway have been elected to take up a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, but a rerun is needed for the contested fifth seat after there was no clear winner.
Jun 18, 2020
Editorial
Editorial: Say no to war
Editorial: Say no to war
There is a real reason to worry for Nepal and the countries in Asia and beyond: China and India look headed toward military confrontation along the Line of Actual Control region in the Himalayas. In the worst ever "skirmishes" in LAC in Ladakh on Monday night, as many as 20 Indian soldier...
Jun 18, 2020