Coronavirus
India to target children for COVID-19 vaccine from Oct -sources
India to target children for COVID-19 vaccine from Oct -sour...
NEW DELHI, Sept 22: All Indian children aged 12 or older will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations from next month, when drug maker Cadila Healthcare (CADI.NS) launches its ZyCoV-D product, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Sep 22, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Minister assaults party leaders and cadres
Minister assaults party leaders and cadres
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Minister for Women, Children, Youth and Sports of Province 2, Birendra Prasad Singh has assaulted and verbally abused leaders and cadres of his party, the Nepali Congress, over the distribution of active membership of the party. Minister Singh has abused leaders and cadres at the...
Sep 22, 2021
ECONOMY
Chhetri is new CAAN director general
Chhetri is new CAAN director general
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Raj Kumar Chhetri has been appointed the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the regulatory body of the country’s aviation sector.
Sep 22, 2021
Coronavirus
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON, Sept 22: Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose.
Sep 22, 2021
SOCIETY
Three buried to death in landslide in Gulmi
Three buried to death in landslide in Gulmi
GULMI, Sept 22: At least three people died after a landslide buried their house in Gulmi.
Sep 22, 2021
POLITICS
NC central office bearers’ meeting today
NC central office bearers’ meeting today
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The Nepali Congress is holding the meeting of the party’s central office bearers’ to discuss the party's 14th general convention today.
Sep 22, 2021
POLITICS
Deuba appointing foreign minister today
Deuba appointing foreign minister today
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to appoint a minister for Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
Sep 22, 2021
SOCIETY
Prithvi Highway disrupted after landslide
Prithvi Highway disrupted after landslide
BHARATPUR, Sept 22: Landslide occurred at Ichhakamana in Chitwan has disrupted vehicular movement along the Prithvi Highway.
Sep 22, 2021
WORLD
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22: The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's U.N. ambassador, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Sep 22, 2021
ECONOMY
NEA’s move to increase rental charge of utility poles unfair as it could hike internet pri...
NEA’s move to increase rental charge of utility poles unfair...
KATHMANDU, September 22: The Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN Federation) has urged the government bodies concerned to adopt flexible policies to check the possible rise in internet prices being sought by the internet service provider (ISP) companies.
Sep 22, 2021