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17 more fatalities registered today, Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,276
KATHMANDU: Seventeen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,276.
2,103 fresh coronavirus cases...
33 years on, Sahajpur-Bogtan road still incomplete
DHANGADHI: A 40-kilometre section of Sahajpur-Bogatan road has come to halt as the construction company has not received clearance to fell the trees along the...
China’s Xi calls for cooperation on vaccine
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for closer international cooperation on making a vaccine for the coronavirus available.
Xi spoke Thursday in an address...
Upadhyaya tests positive in Dhaka
KATHMANDU: Nepal national football team manager Madhu Sudan Upadhyaya has tested positive for coronavirus infection in Dhaka.
The Nepali team played a goalless draw in...
Survival of Khokana and its mustard fields
Riot police using teargas against a community protesting the expropriation of their traditional agricultural fields is hardly worthy of a democratically-elected government. This is...
4yo girl child found dead in Makawanpur; two arrested for suspected murder
MAKAWANPUR: A four-year-old girl child missing since Wednesday afternoon has been found dead in Makawanpur district. Police have arrested two persons for suspected murder.
The...
Alibaba-owned Daraz breaks 11.11 records despite COVID-19
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 18
Nepal’s leading online marketplace, Daraz, has broken all previous 11.11 records despite COVID-19.
Daraz 11.11, the biggest online sale day in the country,...
Nepal govt, World Bank sign financing pacts worth $350m
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 18
The government of Nepal and World Bank signed two separate agreements today that will help strengthen urban governance and the financial sector...
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans – report
SYDNEY: Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives...
‘Impact of pandemic will push millions of workers below the poverty line worldwide, including in Nepal’
The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on Nepalis in terms of unemployment rates, hours worked and labour force participation. While uncertainty still...