SOCIETY, Coronavirus
434 lawmakers, Parliament Secretariat staffers test negative for COVID-19
434 lawmakers, Parliament Secretariat staffers test negative...
KATHMANDU, May 8: Throat swabs of a total of 275 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) were collected on Thursday and Friday. The swab samples of the lawmakers were tested for COVID-19 before the commencement of the sixth session of the federal parliament earlier t...
May 08, 2020
WORLD
Indian train kills 16 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdown
Indian train kills 16 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdo...
SATARA, India, May 8: An Indian train killed 16 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said.
May 08, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Iran quake of magnitude 5.1 kills two, injures 38 in Iran
Iran quake of magnitude 5.1 kills two, injures 38 in Iran
DUBAI, May 8: Two people died and 38 were injured when a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Iran in the early hours of Friday and people fled their homes in panic, state television reported.
May 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 102 with one more patient testing positive for deadly virus...
Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 102 with one more patient tes...
KATHMANDU, May 8: With one more patient from Banke district testing positive for coronavirus through the PCR method at Bheri Hospital today, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has reached 102.
May 08, 2020
POLITICS, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates
VIDEO: The budget session of federal parliament begins
VIDEO: The budget session of federal parliament begins
KATHMANDU, May 8: The budget session of the federal parliament began on Friday afternoon.
May 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
NADA urges automobile companies to be extra cautious
NADA urges automobile companies to be extra cautious
KATHMANDU, May 8: With the government deciding to permit 44 different types of industries to operate amid the extended lockdown, the NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal has urged the automobile companies to be extra cautious while operating.
May 08, 2020
WORLD
China, U.S. hold trade talks on implementation of signed phase one deal
China, U.S. hold trade talks on implementation of signed pha...
WASHINGTON, May 8: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held a phone call late on Thursday in which they spoke about U.S.-China trade, the U.S. government said in a statement.
May 08, 2020
POLITICS, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Photos: Parliament budget session all set to begin
Photos: Parliament budget session all set to begin
KATHMANDU, May 8: The federal parliament is all set to begin the budget session which is scheduled to kick off at 4 pm later today.
May 08, 2020
BLOG
How we move forward will determine our future
How we move forward will determine our future
The coronavirus COVID -19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. Cases are rising daily in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It also has the potential to create devastating social, economic, and political crises that will leave deep scars around the world. Nepal is starting to su...
May 08, 2020
POLITICS
Budget session of federal parliament begins today at 4 pm
Budget session of federal parliament begins today at 4 pm
KATHMANDU, May 8: The budget session of the federal parliament is beginning this afternoon.
May 08, 2020