Free cremation at electric crematorium from July 16 Dr Milan Kumar Thapa, the Member-Secretary of the Pashupati Area Development Trust, announced this decision. Kathmandu 01 May, 2024
17 dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets underway A traffic accident in southern China killed 17 people and injured 22 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said. World 08 Jan, 2023
Friends, families mourn lives lost in India bridge disaster Friends, families mourn lives lost in India bridge disaster World 01 Nov, 2022
Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian strike on theater Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian strike on theater World 25 Mar, 2022
Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through India, prompting the federal government and states to swiftly reintroduce a string of restrictions. World 08 Jan, 2022
India celebrates 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses with song, film India is set to administer one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by early Thursday, an important milestone after a slow start, even as a recent drop in inoculations worries the government and healthcare providers. World 21 Oct, 2021
India's death toll from coronavirus crosses 400,000 India reached the grim milestone of 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday, half of them during a second wave in the past few months that overwhelmed the healthcare system and crematoriums. World 02 Jul, 2021
India cuts taxes on medicines and equipment to treat COVID-19 India on Saturday cut taxes on medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators and drugs used to treat COVID-19 infections, after widespread criticism over healthcare costs during a devastating second wave of the virus in April and May. World 13 Jun, 2021
Indian city's death data suggests official tally of COVID fatalities is too low Indian city's death data suggests official tally of COVID fatalities is too low World 28 May, 2021
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths India on Wednesday reported more coronavirus deaths in a single day than any other country at any time during the pandemic, while infections continued to spread through vast rural areas with weak health systems. World 19 May, 2021
Indian data hints at runaway virus spread as daily deaths hit record Nearly two-thirds of people tested in India have shown exposure to the novel coronavirus, a chain of private laboratories said on Wednesday, indicating a runaway spread of the virus as the daily death toll rose to a record 4,529. World 19 May, 2021
India's virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high India on Monday reported a further decline in new coronavirus cases though daily deaths remained above 4,000 and experts warned that the count was unreliable due to a lack of testing in rural areas, where the virus is spreading fast. World 17 May, 2021
