SOCIETY

Devotees offer argha to rising sun, Chhath festival concludes (with photos)

Devotees offer argha to rising sun, Chhath festival concludes (with photos)

Devotees wish for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worship the Sun god to conclude the Chhath festival

Devotees wish for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worship the Sun god to conclude the Chhath festival

Nov 21, 2020

WORLD

WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines

WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines

GENEVA, Nov 21: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called pre...

GENEVA, Nov 21: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called pre...

Nov 21, 2020

POLITICS

Rights bodies accuse Nepal of stalling justice for conflict-era crimes

Rights bodies accuse Nepal of stalling justice for conflict-era crimes

Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum say that failure to prosecute those responsible for conflict-era crimes is enablin...

Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum say that failure to prosecute those responsible for conflict-era crimes is enablin...

Nov 21, 2020

SOCIETY

Jhapa's coronavirus-related death toll rises to 92

Jhapa's coronavirus-related death toll rises to 92

JHAPA, Nov 21: Two more fatalities linked with the novel coronavirus disease were recorded in Jhapa on Friday.

JHAPA, Nov 21: Two more fatalities linked with the novel coronavirus disease were recorded in Jhapa on Friday.

Nov 21, 2020

WORLD

Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest

Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest

KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 20: The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and mus...

KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 20: The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and mus...

Nov 20, 2020

POLITICS

NCP General Secretary Poudel stresses Oli-Dahal joint political document to save the ruling party

NCP General Secretary Poudel stresses Oli-Dahal joint political document to save the ruling party

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Bishnu Poudel, the general secretary of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has urged the party’s Executive...

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Bishnu Poudel, the general secretary of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has urged the party’s Executive...

Nov 20, 2020

WORLD

U.N. plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

U.N. plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

GENEVA, Nov 20: U.N. agencies are planning for the possible arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan fleeing violence in Eth...

GENEVA, Nov 20: U.N. agencies are planning for the possible arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan fleeing violence in Eth...

Nov 20, 2020

WORLD

Pfizer to submit U.S. emergency use application for COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer to submit U.S. emergency use application for COVID-19 vaccine

NEW YORK, Nov 20: Pfizer Inc said it will apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA...

NEW YORK, Nov 20: Pfizer Inc said it will apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA...

Nov 20, 2020

SOCIETY

IN PICS: Devotees throng Teku Dovan in Kathmandu to observe Chhath festival

IN PICS: Devotees throng Teku Dovan in Kathmandu to observe Chhath festival

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Devotees thronged Teku Dovan in Kathmandu to observe the Chhath festival on Friday evening.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Devotees thronged Teku Dovan in Kathmandu to observe the Chhath festival on Friday evening.

Nov 20, 2020

ECONOMY

India wants air bubble arrangement with Nepal for operation of special int’l passenger flights

India wants air bubble arrangement with Nepal for operation of special int’l passenger flights

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: India is exploring the possibility of an air bubble arrangement with Nepal for the operation of speci...

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: India is exploring the possibility of an air bubble arrangement with Nepal for the operation of speci...

Nov 20, 2020