SOCIETY
Senior citizens to get booster dose
Senior citizens to get booster dose
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Ministry of Health and Population is to administer a booster dose of vaccine against coronavirus to senior citizens, who are already vaccinated with full-dose of the vaccine.
Dec 09, 2021
POLITICS
RPP forms talks committee for unity, collaboration
RPP forms talks committee for unity, collaboration
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has formed a talks committee under coordination of its General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher SJB Rana for unity and collaboration with like-minded individuals, groups, organizations, parties and religious groups.
Dec 09, 2021
ECONOMY
Revenue collection exceeds target in Nawalpur
Revenue collection exceeds target in Nawalpur
NAWALPUR, Dec 9: The Inland Revenue Office Kawaswoti has collected revenue over Rs 2 billion than its target in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2021/22.
Dec 09, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shots
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shot...
Dec 9: BioNTech and Pfizer (PFE.N) said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test, an early signal that booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the newly identified variant.
Dec 09, 2021
WORLD
U.S. Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden vaccine mandate
U.S. Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden vaccine...
WASHINGTON, Dec 9: The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses, with two Democrats joining Republicans to back the initiative.
Dec 09, 2021
OPINION
New COVID-19 has heightened concern globally
New COVID-19 has heightened concern globally
The identification of the Omicron variant has sparked growing concerns over its unusually high number of mutations and rapid spread in South Africa. The United States restricted travelers from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday. It joined at least 10 other countries restricting t...
Dec 09, 2021
ECONOMY
EU continues with blacklisting Nepali airlines
EU continues with blacklisting Nepali airlines
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The European Union (EU) has declined to remove Nepali airlines from its prohibition order lists, preventing them from operating in European airspace stating that they still fail to meet the international safety standards.
Dec 09, 2021
POLITICS
India's top defense official General Rawat, his wife and 11 others confirmed dead in army...
India's top defense official General Rawat, his wife and 11...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: India's Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 staff members died in a tragic army chopper crash near coonoor in Tami Nadu, confirmed Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday evening.
Dec 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse under 2,500 amidst dreary market participation
Nepse under 2,500 amidst dreary market participation
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Stocks fell since the beginning of Wednesday’s trading session as the index dropped more than 25 points in the morning. A failed rebound attempt and a continuous dip thereafter saw the Nepse index hit a fresh 8-month low to close at 2,455.81. The day’s loss tally stood at 2,455.81.
Dec 08, 2021
ECONOMY
SC trashes Oli govt’s decision to hike tax on retirement payments
SC trashes Oli govt’s decision to hike tax on retirement pay...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday scrapped the previous government’s decision to increase income tax from five to 15 percent on the retirement payment amounts.
Dec 08, 2021