My City, Entertainment
Hope I get to play a detective on-screen: Arjun Kapoor
Hope I get to play a detective on-screen: Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor, who is currently binge watching acclaimed 90s TV series "Byomkesh Bakshi", says he wishes to play a detective on screen.
May 09, 2020
ECONOMY
IMF approves US $214 million for Nepal to address COVID-19 pandemic
IMF approves US $214 million for Nepal to address COVID-19 p...
KATHMANDU, May 9: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement to Nepal under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) equivalent to SDR156.9 million (about US$214 million, 100 percent of quota) to help cover urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from th...
May 09, 2020
SOCIETY
Chinese Embassy urges its citizens to strictly abide by laws of Nepal
Chinese Embassy urges its citizens to strictly abide by laws...
KATHMANDU, May 9: The Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has urged its citizens in Nepal to strictly abide by the laws of Nepal and express their reasonable demands rationally.
May 09, 2020
SOCIETY
2,040 held for violating lockdown orders in Kathmandu Valley
2,040 held for violating lockdown orders in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, May 9: At least 2,040 persons including 442 females were held for violating the lockdown orders in the Kathmandu Valley on Friday.
May 09, 2020
POLITICS
India unilaterally constructs link road to Tibet through Nepali territory of Lipulekh
India unilaterally constructs link road to Tibet through Nep...
KATHMANDU, May 9: India on Friday inaugurated a strategic link road connecting Dharchula of the Indian State of Uttarakhand and the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) of China via the Lipulekh Pass, a Nepali territory which lies in the country's north western frontier with China.
May 09, 2020
Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 109 with seven new cases today morning
Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 109 with seven new cases toda...
KATHMANDU, May 9: With seven new cases Saturday morning, the total number of COVID-19 infections in Nepal has reached 109, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said.
May 09, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
China open to probe of origins of coronavirus, says envoy: report
China open to probe of origins of coronavirus, says envoy: r...
BERLIN, May 8: China is open to an independent investigation to determine the origins of the coronavirus now sweeping the world, its ambassador to Berlin told a German magazine on Friday, amid U.S. allegations that it came from a laboratory.
May 08, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
IBP Survey ranks Nepal 65th in terms of budget transparency, accountability
IBP Survey ranks Nepal 65th in terms of budget transparency,...
KATHMANDU, May 8 :Nepal has been placed at the 65th position among 117 countries in terms of budget transparency and accountability, according to the Open Budget Survey (OBS) released on Wednesday. The survey conducted by International Budget Partnership (IBP) shows that Nepal is not publishing eno...
May 08, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Tea and singing: Britain honors World War Two anniversary
Tea and singing: Britain honors World War Two anniversary
LONDON, May 8: Britons stood in silence and Queen Elizabeth was to address the nation on Friday’s 75th anniversary of “Victory in Europe” Day, though the coronavirus dampened commemorations for the end of World War Two on the continent.
May 08, 2020
POLITICS
Govt has lost moral, political grounds to govern the country: Deuba
Govt has lost moral, political grounds to govern the country...
KATHMANDU, May 8: Sher Bahadur Deuba, the president of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, has said that the present government has already lost the moral and political grounds to govern the country.
May 08, 2020