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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 the second match on Tuesday after facing a 2-0 defeat...
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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 particularly questionable when the area falls under an officially demarcated...
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‘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 looms large regarding how long the crisis will last, it...
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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 in order to “blood” them for combat, a four year...
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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 in Nepal in support of the country’s COVID-19 resilience and...
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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, is a 24-hour online shopping campaign organised annually across all...
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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 child was a resident of Lamitar, Bagmati Rural Municipality-7 in...
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In Pictures: Mountains glare through the misty air
Lalitpur, November 19
A scenic view of the mountains as seen from Tahakhel, Lalitpur, on Thursday, November 19, 2020.
Photo by Balkrishna Thapa Chhetri for The Himalayan Times
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