WORLD
Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group
Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7: Facebook said Tuesday it has removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an Iranian exile group and a troll farm in Albania.
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
WASHINGTON, April 7: President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he’s bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out...
Apr 07, 2021
NEPAL, POLITICS
Voting underway to elect FNJ’s new leadership
Voting underway to elect FNJ’s new leadership
KATHMANDU, April 7: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is all set to elect new leadership in its all chapters, province committees and the central committee. FNJ has adopted the first-ever direct voting system to elect its central committee leadership. Voting is underway in all chapters acro...
Apr 07, 2021
WORLD
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders: study
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental dis...
LONDON, April 7: One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.
Apr 07, 2021
POLITICS
Former British Gurkha veterans threaten to launch hunger strike if their demands for compe...
Former British Gurkha veterans threaten to launch hunger str...
KATHMANDU, April 7: Alleging that the UK government had failed to give heed to their genuine demands of parity in the pension and other perks and facilities with their British counterparts, the agitating British Gurkha Satyagraha United Struggle Committee UK-Nepal (BGSUSC UK-Nepal) has threatened t...
Apr 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal to receive remaining amount of fertilizer imported from Bangladesh under G2G model b...
Nepal to receive remaining amount of fertilizer imported fro...
KATHMANDU, April 7: The government has so far imported 30,500 tons of fertilizers from Bangladesh on government-to-government basis out of the total amount of 50,000 tons under a bilateral agreement.
Apr 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt blacklists 11 construction companies barring them from taking up development projects...
Govt blacklists 11 construction companies barring them from...
KATHMANDU, April 6: The government has blacklisted 11 contractors for failing to complete the awarded construction projects on time.
Apr 06, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ends at new high as hydropower stocks surge
Nepse ends at new high as hydropower stocks surge
KATHMANDU, April 6: The equity market opened 20 points high in the preopening session but immediately pulled backed to trade in the red. Nonetheless, the market succeeded to recover within 15 minutes of trading, and the index traded flat till mid-day. Likewise, the market maintained its footing in...
Apr 06, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infe...
LONDON, April 6: Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe.
Apr 06, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Lumbini Province: CPN (Maoist Center) suspends two of its lawmakers
Lumbini Province: CPN (Maoist Center) suspends two of its la...
BUTWAL, April 6: The CPN (Maoist Center) has taken disciplinary action against two of its lawmakers of the Lumbini Province Assembly.
Apr 06, 2021