POLITICS
US Ambassador congratulates PM Deuba
US Ambassador congratulates PM Deuba
KATHMANDU, July 14: The US Ambassador expressed the optimism of the US Mission to collaborate with the new PM at all levels of the Nepal government in order to advance the Nepal-US friendship of around 75 years.
Jul 14, 2021
WORLD
Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward
Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward
NASSIRIYA, Iraq, July 14: The death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 92, health officials said on Tuesday, as authorities faced accusations of negligence from grieving relatives and a doctor who works there.
Jul 14, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Who should not receive COVID-19 vaccines?
Who should not receive COVID-19 vaccines?
KATHMANDU, July 14: Here is the list of people who should not receive the shots of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jul 14, 2021
SOCIETY
31 forcibly disappeared during decade-long civil unrest come into family contact
31 forcibly disappeared during decade-long civil unrest come...
KATHMANDU, July 14: As many as 31 persons who were forcibly disappeared during the decade-long civil unrest in Nepal have come into contact with their families. In the course of its meeting with the families of conflict survivors to probe their complaints, the Commission of Investigation on Enforced...
Jul 14, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
42 pc of domestic air passengers vaccinated or COVID-recovered, shows a Buddha Air Survey
42 pc of domestic air passengers vaccinated or COVID-recover...
KATHMANDU, July 14: Approximately 42 percent of the passengers are naturally immune through vaccination or by fighting COVID-19, according to a survey carried out by Buddha Air after the resumption of domestic flights.
Jul 14, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Overhead bridge at Baneshwor chowk to be completed within two weeks
Overhead bridge at Baneshwor chowk to be completed within tw...
KATHMANDU, July 14: The under construction overhead bridge at Baneshwor Chowk, a busy road in the capital, will be completed within two weeks.
Jul 14, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
USA, July 14: The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Jul 14, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
52 bodies stuck in Malaysia due to lack of adequate international flights
52 bodies stuck in Malaysia due to lack of adequate internat...
KATHMANDU, July 14: As the government has not been able to arrange adequate international flights, as many as 52 bodies of Nepali nationals are stuck in Malaysia for months.
Jul 14, 2021
WORLD
WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vaccines
WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vacc...
GENEVA, July 13: The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised individualsagainst mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, saying such decisions should be left to public health authorities.
Jul 14, 2021
POLITICS
Deuba-led cabinet decides to vaccinate all citizens against COVID-19 by mid-March, 2022
Deuba-led cabinet decides to vaccinate all citizens against...
KATHAMANDU, July 14: The newly-formed Sher Bahadur Deuba-led cabinet has decided to administer vaccines against COVID-19 to all eligible citizens across the country by March next year.
Jul 14, 2021