WORLD
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON, Dec 13: The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
Dec 13, 2020
NEPAL, SOCIETY
Man caught with 50 kg hashish in Dhading
Man caught with 50 kg hashish in Dhading
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: An Armed Police Force (APF) team deployed from the Armed Police Force, Nepal Highway Security Post in Adamghat has arrested a man with about 50 kg of hashish. The APF team arrested Deepak Magar, 34, of Galchi Rural Municipality-8 in Dhading district Saturday night.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY
NOC hikes price of petroleum products
NOC hikes price of petroleum products
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the price of petroleum products. The increased price came into effect from 12AM, Sunday.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage - top gover...
India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use sta...
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday.
Dec 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Mustang people on the verge of leaving ancestral land; lack of irrigation facility 'leaves...
Mustang people on the verge of leaving ancestral land; lack...
POKHARA, Dec 13: It’s sad but true. People in some villages in Mustang have reached the decision to leave their ancestral land out of no choice. The terrains where they could easily grow valuable crops, fruits and vegetables have gone barren due to the lack of irrigation facilities. The locals of Lo...
Dec 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal Army officer cadet awarded with prestigious 'Int'l Sword of Honor' in UK (With video...
Nepal Army officer cadet awarded with prestigious 'Int'l Swo...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: A second lieutenant of Nepal Army, Peter Thapa has been awarded with the prestigious "International Sword of Honor" for his excellent performance in Britain's Royal Military Academy Training in Sandhurst, UK.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD
Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day
Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day
BRUSSELS, Dec 13: London and Brussels face a make-or-break decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday, after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous ‘no deal’ exit for Britain from the European Union’s orbit on Dec. 31 looking more likely than not.
Dec 13, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immu...
LONDON, Dec 12: Britain’s AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion in cash and shares to bolster its positions in immunology and rare diseases.
Dec 12, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Shrinking Fewa Lake to be declared 'Fewa Wetland Conservation Area'
Shrinking Fewa Lake to be declared 'Fewa Wetland Conservatio...
POKHARA, Dec 12: Fewa Lake, which has lost a huge portion of its precious land to illegal constructions around, may soon be declared a conservation area. The stakeholders have planned to declare it 'Fewa Wetland Conservation Area' and restrict commercial activities in the periphery. The government,...
Dec 12, 2020
ECONOMY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Try bungee in Kushma, Parbat? Why not!
PHOTOS: Try bungee in Kushma, Parbat? Why not!
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POKHARA, Dec 12: The newly-launched bungee jump spot in Kushma, which has also been claimed as the world’s second-highest spot of this kind, is flooded with domestic tourists as the country is gradually but cautiously trying to resume all tourism-related businesses in recent days.
Dec 12, 2020