Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon

A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.

Govt scraps land commission

The government has scrapped all the structures of the Land-related Problem Resolution Commission. A regular Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided to terminate all the structures of the Commission, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Gyanendra Bahadur Kari said. The Commission was formed during the tenure of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers had on Monday directed the Ministry of Land Management to table a proposal to...

Mass gatherings prohibited in Kathmandu Valley

The ongoing restriction order in Kathmandu district has been extended till August 11. A meeting held in the presence of Senior Superintendent of Police of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range, Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Kali Prasad Parajuli and the government officials on Tuesday extended the restriction order.

Recurring Melamchi Flood

The first spell of monsoon this year wreaked havoc in several parts of the country in the third week of June. The most affected location is Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk district. A massive flood hit the Melamchi area following a torrential rainfall. It wreaked havoc not only at Melamchi Bazaar but also other low lying areas. Floodwaters of the Melamchi River inundated the nearby settlements and main market, displacing more than 100 families and causing destruction worth millions of rupees. S

Stop Cutting Cable Across Border

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the movement of people was restricted to a great extent. As and when the travel restrictions were eased, I took the opportunity to travel with all safety precautions required during the pandemic. This week I am in Dhangadi. While here, thoughts of how migrant workers are faring during this pandemic and how human trafficking is continuing are some of the queries that keep coming to my mind. Every now and then we hear stories of the mishaps that happen when...

COVID-19 Passports Could Work

After initially resisting the idea of COVID-19 passports, the government has decided to introduce them in “higher risk” settings in England, such as nightclubs and large crowds, by the end of September in an attempt to coax young people into getting vaccinated. Although the details of this measure are yet to be released, it will probably involve showing proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recent recovery from the virus. The plans for England’s vaccine passports were announced...

Olympic Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to go ahead with the Olympic Games this year, despite the prevailing threat of the pandemic. Olympics 2020 is thus taking place in Japan. Olympics originated in Athens and today it is played out amid global fanfare. The first modern Olympics took place in Athens in 1896 AD and as a multisport event, it was a triumph with participation from 12 nations. As many as 280 athletes compete

Second dose of Vero Cell to be administered from August 6 in KMC, municipalities in Kathmandu

Badri Bahadur Khadka, Chief of the Public Health Office, Kathmandu, informed that the second dose vaccination program will be conducted in all the municipalities of Kathmandu.

Multiple political parties, social societies submit Joint Statement to WHO to oppose politicizing virus origin-tracing

Over 300 political parties, social societies and think tanks in over 100 countries and districts opposed politicizing virus origin-tracing in a joint statement sent to the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat on Monday.

Record FDI inflows underline China's weight in global economy: FT

Foreign investors also bought 35 billion U.S. dollars of Chinese onshore equity stocks and 75 billion U.S. dollars of government bonds in the first half of this year, in each case a 50 percent increase over the buoyant pre-epidemic levels in 2019, the newspaper estimated in July, based on data from Bloomberg and Credit Agricole.