WORLD, Coronavirus
101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against coronavirus - MDR
101-year-old woman first German to be vaccinated against cor...
BERLIN, Dec 27: A 101-year-old woman became the first German to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus on Saturday, a day ahead of the official start of the country’s vaccination campaign, local broadcaster MDR reported.
Dec 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
No-confidence motion filed against Chief Minister of Province 1
No-confidence motion filed against Chief Minister of Provinc...
BIRATNAGAR, Dec 27: The provincial assembly members close to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday filed a no-confidence motion against chief minister (CM) of Province 1, Sher Dhan Rai, who belongs to the Oli-led faction of the party.
Dec 27, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island - officials
Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to...
DHAKA, Dec 27: Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials said on Sunday, despite calls by rights groups not to carry out further relocations.
Dec 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Three ministers of Province 1 resign en masse
Three ministers of Province 1 resign en masse
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Three ministers of Province 1 who are close to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) resigned en masse on Sunday.
Dec 27, 2020
SOCIETY
Two killed in Gulmi road accident
Two killed in Gulmi road accident
GULMI, Dec 27: Two people died after being hit by a truck at Masinekhola in Resunga Municipality-13 in Gulmi district on Sunday morning.
Dec 27, 2020
Lifestyle
Nepali poet writes about Lu Xun, China’s greatest modern writer
Nepali poet writes about Lu Xun, China’s greatest modern wri...
The great China had been sinking
In the murky pit of gloom.
Burnt in hookahs many a things:
Hashish, hemp and opium.
These are the opening lines of the epic Lu Xun, originally composed in Nepali language by the well-known poet Rambabu Subedi, and later translated into English by Mahesh P...
Dec 27, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP set to register no confidence motion against Province 1 Chief...
Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP set to register no confidence mo...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led-faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is registering a vote of no confidence motion against Sherdan Rai, the Chief Minister of Province 1 today.
Dec 27, 2020
ECONOMY
Tourist count begins after 10 months
Tourist count begins after 10 months
Illam, Dec 27: Data collection of tourist arrival in Ilam has begun after a hiatus of 10 months. The Tourist Information Centre registers the arrival of tourists at Jorkalash in the border of Jhapa and Ilam district.
Dec 27, 2020
WORLD
Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages
Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 27: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.
Dec 27, 2020
WORLD
Indian farmers agree to meet government over contentious farm laws
Indian farmers agree to meet government over contentious far...
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NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far failed to mollify growers who say three new agricultural laws threaten their livelihoods.
Dec 27, 2020