SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Senior army officials including a major general face action for financial irregularities
Senior army officials including a major general face action...
KATHMANDU, May 30: Nine senior officials of Nepal Army (NA) including a major general, who recently tendered his resignation from the service, have faced action for their involvement in financial irregularities while serving at the Directorate of Army Aviation.
May 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Seven local units of Kailali to jointly run COVID-19 hospital
Seven local units of Kailali to jointly run COVID-19 hospita...
KAILALI, May 30: Seven local level units in the eastern region of Kailali have joined hands to run a temporary COVID-19 hospital in Tikapur. They have begun preparations towards that end.
May 30, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Massive increase in customs and excise duty on electric vehicles angers environmentalists,...
Massive increase in customs and excise duty on electric vehi...
KATHMANDU, May 30: A new budget provision to revoke concessions and subsidies, while importing electric vehicles(EVs), has irked environmentalists, clean energy enthusiasts, and importers.
May 30, 2020
WORLD
Trump cutting U.S. ties with World Health Organization over virus
Trump cutting U.S. ties with World Health Organization over...
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, May 30: The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China.
May 30, 2020
SPORTS
FA Cup final to be held on August 1
FA Cup final to be held on August 1
MANCHESTER, May 30: The FA Cup final will be held on Aug. 1, the Football Association announced on Friday, after the Premier League said on Thursday that its season will restart on June 17.
May 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal Army rejects “lies and propaganda” by two Indian media outlets
Nepal Army rejects “lies and propaganda” by two Indian media...
KATHMANDU, May 29: While taking a strong exception to the controversial writeups involving the Nepal Army in two Indian media outlets -- The Hindustan Times and tfipost.com -- vis-á-vis provocative remarks by the Indian army chief on border issues, Nepal Army (NA) has said the lengthy writeups 'wo...
May 29, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt decides to bring Nepalis back home from third countries ‘on priority basis’
Govt decides to bring Nepalis back home from third countries...
KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has decided to bring the Nepalis abroad home on a priority basis.
May 29, 2020
SOCIETY
UN human rights chief calls for independent probe into killings of Dalit youths in Rukum
UN human rights chief calls for independent probe into killi...
KATHMANDU, May 29: While expressing shock over the killing of five men by opponents of an inter-caste relationship in Nepal last weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday called for an independent probe into the gruesome incident.
May 29, 2020
Coronavirus
Govt suggested to use hotels as quarantine facilities
Govt suggested to use hotels as quarantine facilities
KATHMANDU, May 29: The Quarantine Monitoring and Facilitation Committee has suggested to the government to use hotels to quarantine citizens returning from foreign countries.
May 29, 2020
SOCIETY
Dominic O’Neill named WSSCC executive director
Dominic O’Neill named WSSCC executive director
KATHMANDU, May 29: The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and United Nations Office for Project Services have announced the appointment of Dominic O’Neill as the new executive director of WSSCC.
May 29, 2020