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Highly contagious poliovirus detected in Nepal after 14 years
Highly contagious poliovirus detected in Nepal after 14 year...
WHO has classified the mutated form of polio virus detected in Kathmandu as highly contagious.
Jul 20, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepali rupee plunges to an all-time low against the US dollar
Nepali rupee plunges to an all-time low against the US dolla...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepali currency fell to a record low against the US dollar with Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) fixing the exchange rate at Rs 134.17 per dollar for Saturday.
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
Ghimire appointed NC Chief Whip
Ghimire appointed NC Chief Whip
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepali Congress has appointed Shyam Kumar Ghimire as the chief whip of the NC Parliamentary Party. NC President and PP leader Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed Ghimire to the position on Saturday.
Jul 20, 2024
ECONOMY
Gold prices reach new record highs again
Gold prices reach new record highs again
KATHMANDU, July 20: This week, gold prices have surged to new record highs in the international market.
Jul 20, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE index gained a whopping 219.71 points; investors had capital gains of Rs 35 billion...
NEPSE index gained a whopping 219.71 points; investors had c...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by a whopping 219.71 points last week, after investors regained confidence in the share market with the formation of a new government led by CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Bus-oil tanker collision on Narayanghat-Mugling road leaves at least 15 injured
Bus-oil tanker collision on Narayanghat-Mugling road leaves...
CHITWAN, July 20: At least 15 passengers were injured in a collision between a bus and an oil tanker on the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29, Chitwan.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Indian team arrives in Chitwan to search for missing buses and passengers in Trishuli rive...
Indian team arrives in Chitwan to search for missing buses a...
CHITWAN, July 20: A 12-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from India has arrived in Chitwan to assist in the search for passengers who were swept away by a landslide into the Trishuli River at Simaltal on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
UML issues whip to support PM Oli’s vote of confidence
UML issues whip to support PM Oli’s vote of confidence
KATHMANDU, July 20: The ruling CPN-UML has issued a whip instructing its members to support Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s upcoming vote of confidence.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Full text of cricketer Sandeep Lamicchane's case released: 'Acquitted due to lack of basis...
Full text of cricketer Sandeep Lamicchane's case released: '...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Patan High Court has released the full text of the judgment in the rape case against cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, ruling his acquittal due to insufficient evidence and lack of basis.
Jul 20, 2024
WORLD
Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests over government jobs quota
Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests...
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 20: Police imposed a strict curfew across Bangladesh and military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday to quell further violence after days of clashes over the allocation of government jobs left several people dead and hundreds injured.
Jul 20, 2024