WORLD
Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends
Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends
SEATTLE, Jan 30: People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from China at bay. Some companies have required them for employees. Schools in South Korea have told parents to equip their children with masks and hand sanitizer when they return from wint...
Jan 30, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
RJP coordinator Yadav rules out coalition in incumbent govt
RJP coordinator Yadav rules out coalition in incumbent govt
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal's Coordinator and parliamentarian Mahendra Raya Yadav clarified that there was no immediate possibility of his party to join the present Nepal Communist Party-led government.
Jan 30, 2020
SPORTS
Chris Gayle to play T20 cricket in Nepal
Chris Gayle to play T20 cricket in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle will come to Nepal to play T20 cricket tournaments during the Everest Premier League to be held in March.
Jan 30, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP's central committee meeting to give green signal to MCC: Minister Baskota
NCP's central committee meeting to give green signal to MCC:...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Minister for Information and Communications Gokul Baskota has said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement has already come into implementation.
Jan 30, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as India's next ambassador to Nepal
Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as India's next ambassador to N...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nepal, Ministry of External Affairs of India announced on Thursday.
Jan 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
2019 is a year of shrinking freedoms in Nepal: Amnesty International
2019 is a year of shrinking freedoms in Nepal: Amnesty Inter...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Amnesty International Nepal has said the situation of human rights in Nepal was not satisfactory in 2019.
Jan 30, 2020
WORLD
Thousands kept on board Italian liner amid coronavirus scare
Thousands kept on board Italian liner amid coronavirus scare
ROME, Jan 30: Some 6,000 people are being kept on board an Italian cruise ship as tests are carried out on two Chinese passengers suspected of having caught coronavirus, a spokesman for the Costa Crociere cruise company said on Thursday.
Jan 30, 2020
My City, Lifestyle
Houseplants become more active as days get longer
Houseplants become more active as days get longer
Houseplants are quick to tell you when they need help. They display discolored leaves, drooping stems, and little or no growth. That usually gives you enough time to make things right.
Jan 30, 2020
WORLD
Europe sends evacuation flight to China to bring 350 home
Europe sends evacuation flight to China to bring 350 home
LISBON, Portugal, Jan 30: An A380 passenger plane left southern Portugal on Thursday en route to China where it will pick up hundreds of Europeans who want to escape the new virus that has put a large swath of central China in a lockdown.
Jan 30, 2020
WORLD
India reports its first case of coronavirus
India reports its first case of coronavirus
BENGALURU, Jan 30: India reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Thursday, saying a woman in the southern state of Kerala had tested positive in an outbreak that originated in China, killing 170 people, and spread abroad.
Jan 30, 2020