WORLD
Customers, staff fired back in gun store shooting; 3 dead
Customers, staff fired back in gun store shooting; 3 dead
METAIRIE, La. Feb 21: A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said. The shooter also died.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar protesters gather again after worst day of violence
Myanmar protesters gather again after worst day of violence
MYANMAR. Feb 21: Opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military gathered again on Sunday, undeterred by the bloodiest day of their campaign the previous day when police and soldiers opened fire in the second city of Mandalay, killing two.
Feb 21, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Former Prime Minister Bhattarai flying to India for treatment
Former Prime Minister Bhattarai flying to India for treatmen...
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council of Janata Samajwadi Party Baburam Bhattarai is traveling to New Delhi, India for medical treatment. He is leaving for New Delhi today via a Nepal Airlines flight.
Feb 21, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Youth Association to distribute 500,000 memberships
Youth Association to distribute 500,000 memberships
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The National Youth Association, a sister organization of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is set to expand its membership with a target to make 500,000 new members by mid-April.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation...
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a day ahead of schedule.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
Australia won't advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but vows publicity
Australia won't advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but v...
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australia’s government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday - but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.
Feb 21, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal’s imports rising slowly after a decline in coronavirus spread rate
Nepal’s imports rising slowly after a decline in coronavirus...
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal’s imports which had remained comparatively low for the past few months owing to the measures implemented to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country have now started to rise compared to the slow export growth.
Feb 21, 2021
OPINION
America is (sort of) back
America is (sort of) back
The days of US hegemony are over, and America’s dysfunctional political system is incapable of countering China’s development strategy even by upgrading its own obsolete infrastructure.
Feb 21, 2021
WORLD
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, several injured
2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, several injured
MANDALAY, Feb 21: Riot police in Myanmar shot dead two anti-coup protesters and injured several others on Saturday, as security forces increased pressure on popular revolt against the military takeover.
Feb 21, 2021
OPINION
Cooperative for development
Cooperative for development
If proper environment is created for cooperatives to work in remote areas, it would be easier to bring rural areas in mainstream of development.
Feb 21, 2021