ECONOMY
DAO directs VITOF Nepal to halt election
DAO directs VITOF Nepal to halt election
KATHMANDU, April 1: The District Administration Office, Kathmandu has directed Village Tourism Promotion Forum (VITOF) Nepal to halt its annual general assembly and election that was scheduled to take place on April 2.
Apr 01, 2021
ECONOMY
31 climbers permitted to climb Sagarmatha this spring season
31 climbers permitted to climb Sagarmatha this spring season
KATHMANDU, April 1: The number of people climbing Mt Sagarmatha from Nepal has been increasing this year as there will be no climbing from China in the spring this year. Officials at the Department of Tourism (DoT) are optimistic that this could greatly help revive the mountaineering sector that suf...
Apr 01, 2021
ECONOMY
Mystery rivulet hydel project's test production affected after its employees including tec...
Mystery rivulet hydel project's test production affected aft...
MYAGDI, April 1: The calendar of test production of the 42-MW Mystery Rivulet Hydropower Project constructed in Myagdi's Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, Narchyang has been affected as its employees were contracted with the coronavirus.
Apr 01, 2021
SOCIETY
People between 40 and 59 years to be inoculated with vaccine received from China
People between 40 and 59 years to be inoculated with vaccine...
KATHMANDU, April 1: The government has decided to vaccinate people aged between 40 and 59 years with the ‘Vero Cell’ vaccine donated by the Chinese government.
Apr 01, 2021
POLITICS
Nepal calls for taking concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC effective organization through de...
Nepal calls for taking concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC eff...
KATHMANDU, April 1: Nepal has called for taking concerted efforts to make Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) as an effective organization through deeper cooperation among member states for the progress and prosperity of people living in the regio...
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown as U.N. envoy warns of 'imminent bloodbath'
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown as U.N. envoy warns of 'im...
MYANMAR, April 1: Myanmar activists held protests across the country overnight two months after the military seized power, as a United Nations special envoy warned that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the intensified crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations.
Apr 01, 2021
SOCIETY
Man slapped life imprisonment for raping stepmother
Man slapped life imprisonment for raping stepmother
ILAM, April 1: District Court, Ilam, has sentence a 23-year old man from the district to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape of his 63-year-old stepmother.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
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NEW YORK, April 1: A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was arrested on assault and hate crime charges in an attack on an Asian American woman in New York City, police said Wednesday.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
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USA, April 1: Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
Apr 01, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Resuming direct flights between Kathmandu and Islamabad my foremost priority: Pak Envoy Sh...
Resuming direct flights between Kathmandu and Islamabad my f...
KATHMANDU, April 1: The newly-appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Syed Haider Shah has said that he will take initiative to resume direct flight between Kathmandu and Islamabad.
Apr 01, 2021