SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 1,664 new cases, 1,786 recoveries and 20 deaths
Nepal records 1,664 new cases, 1,786 recoveries and 20 death...
KATHMANDU, August 31: Nepal recorded 1,664 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 1,786 recoveries and 20 deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 31, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in his monthly radio show Sunday criticized the country’s prime minister, saying Yoshihide Suga has ignored a growing COVID-19 surge and public concerns about the pandemic.
Aug 31, 2021
SOCIETY
Citizens launch campaign to dispose of Valley garbage in Sisdole
Citizens launch campaign to dispose of Valley garbage in Sis...
KATHMANDU, August 31: Some local activists have started a campaign to collect garbage from Kathmandu and take it to the Sisdol dumping site after the government and Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) failed to collect garbage in the Kathmandu Valley for the past 25 days.
Aug 31, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Briquettes to be produced by burning unusable bills
Briquettes to be produced by burning unusable bills
KATHMANDU, August 31: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced a new system which will burn old, ripped bank notes to produce briquette. The technology introduced from the Netherlands will burn unusable paper bills and produce briquettes for fuel purposes. Prior to the new system, unusable bills were...
Aug 31, 2021
OPINION
PM Deuba’s defining moment
PM Deuba’s defining moment
Deuba’s fifth stint as the Prime Minister of Nepal may be brief but the unfolding of events, both national and international, reveals to be a defining moment for him.
Aug 31, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector.
Aug 31, 2021
Coronavirus
South Korea to provide oxygen concentrators worth $604,500 to Nepal
South Korea to provide oxygen concentrators worth $604,500 t...
KATHMANDU, August 31: The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal, Park Chong-suk handed over 94 units of oxygen concentrators to Umesh Shrestha, Minister of State for Health and Population on Tuesday. Similarly, KOICA-KAAN donated three units of oxygen concentrator to Methinkot Hospital on the...
Aug 31, 2021
SOCIETY
Vatsalya celebrates 5th anniversary
Vatsalya celebrates 5th anniversary
KATHMANDU, August 31: On the auspicious day of Krishna Janmashtami, Vastsalya celebrated its fifth anniversary on Monday.
Aug 31, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
China thanks Nepal for support on COVID-19 origin controversy
China thanks Nepal for support on COVID-19 origin controvers...
KATHMANDU, August 31: China has expressed its gratitude to Nepal for “always adhering to an objective and fair position and giving valuable support on the issue of origin tracing of the COVID-19 infection. Issuing a press release on Monday, Chinese spokesperson to Nepal, Luan Xituan remarked that Ne...
Aug 31, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick
Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants like...
TOKYO, August 31: Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccines in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were caused when needles were stuck into the vials.
Aug 31, 2021