WORLD
Australia begins mass COVID-19 vaccination program
Australia begins mass COVID-19 vaccination program
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SYDNEY, Feb 22: Australia on Monday began its mass COVID-19 vaccine program with frontline healthcare staff and senior citizens getting the first doses as the country looked set to report no local cases for the third straight day.
Feb 22, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar protesters call for general strike against coup
Myanmar protesters call for general strike against coup
MYANMAR, Feb 22: Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup called a general strike and more street protests on Monday as authorities threatened that confrontation could cost lives after two protesters were shot dead at the weekend.
Feb 22, 2021
OPINION
Think beyond short-term for migrant workers
Think beyond short-term for migrant workers
Instead of providing short term aids to returnee migrants, should not Nepal create opportunities for them here in the country so that they do not have to rely on low paying jobs in foreign lands?
Feb 22, 2021
WORLD
FAA orders United to inspect Boeing 777s after emergency
FAA orders United to inspect Boeing 777s after emergency
NEW YORK, Feb 22: Federal aviation regulators are ordering United Airlines to step up inspections of all Boeing 777s equipped with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver Saturday. United says it is temporarily removing those aircraft from service.
Feb 22, 2021
OPINION
Manifestation of misogyny
Manifestation of misogyny
If the government really wants to ‘protect’ women it needs to make the country safe from violence, prejudices, practices and laws that harm and humiliate women.
Feb 22, 2021
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
How Oli government botched COVID-19 response
How Oli government botched COVID-19 response
Although the number of cases was increasing, the government gave up on contact tracing and testing, and tightened the ambit of testing
Feb 22, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ends higher as hydropower stocks lead
Nepse ends higher as hydropower stocks lead
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: After opening firmly in green, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index saw a steady decline in the morning to trade more than 18 points lower before mid-day. However, a recovery in the afternoon pushed the benchmark in the positive territory. The index plateaued in the remaining tr...
Feb 21, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS, Coronavirus
153 local bodies yet to submit COVID-19 relief expenditure details to the ministry
153 local bodies yet to submit COVID-19 relief expenditure d...
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Of the 753 local bodies, 153 have not yet submitted the COVID-19 expenditure details, including the fund received from the federal government, provincial government and their allocation, to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA).
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence
Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence
MYANMAR, Feb 21: Huge crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday to denounce a Feb. 1 military coup in a show of defiance after the bloodiest episode of the campaign for democracy the previous day, when security forces fired on protesters, killing two.
Feb 21, 2021
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX, Latest Updates
Check Sunday’s hourly air quality in Kathmandu
Check Sunday’s hourly air quality in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Kathmandu Valley on Sunday reported deterioration in the air quality index (AQI) as the fine particulate matters (Pm 2.5) reading docked at 128.61 μg/m³ in the morning between 9 and 10.
Feb 21, 2021