Mar 16, 2021

WORLD

Thai PM gets first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine after safety scare

Thai PM gets first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine after safety...

BANGKOK, March 16: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha became the first person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country on Tuesday after the rollout had been temporarily put on hold over safety concerns.

BANGKOK, March 16: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha became the first person to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country on Tuesday after the rollout had been temporarily put on hold over safety concerns.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

WORLD

3 die when car hits 9 people in San Diego homeless camp

3 die when car hits 9 people in San Diego homeless camp

SAN DIEGO, March 16: A driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment Monday in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, authorities said.

SAN DIEGO, March 16: A driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment Monday in downtown San Diego, killing three people and injuring six others, authorities said.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

WORLD

EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

LONDON, March 16: At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there’s no evidence t...

LONDON, March 16: At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there’s no evidence t...

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

OPINION

China’s regulatory war on Ant

China’s regulatory war on Ant

Chinese fintech conglomerate Ant Group has quickly grown into an internet titan, owing not only to regulatory lag but also to its agile adaptation to rule changes.

Chinese fintech conglomerate Ant Group has quickly grown into an internet titan, owing not only to regulatory lag but also to its agile adaptation to rule changes.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

ECONOMY

Only one-fourth of the total capital expenditure spent in the first eight months

Only one-fourth of the total capital expenditure spent in th...

KATHMANDU, March 16: The government has been able to spend only one-fourth of the budget allocated for development projects in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, revealing the perennial problem of the government to spend money under capital expenditure.

KATHMANDU, March 16: The government has been able to spend only one-fourth of the budget allocated for development projects in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, revealing the perennial problem of the government to spend money under capital expenditure.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

OPINION

Let women lead

Let women lead

Men must be part of the equation but women must be prepared and assert themselves.

Men must be part of the equation but women must be prepared and assert themselves.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

WORLD, Coronavirus

Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

BERLIN, March 16: A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot...

BERLIN, March 16: A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot...

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 15, 2021

POLITICS

Nepal faction to hold national gathering as planned after reconciliation appears less like...

Nepal faction to hold national gathering as planned after re...

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the CPN-UML has decided not to stop the national gathering of party leaders and cadres scheduled to be held for March 17 and 18 as there was no sign of reaching agreement with Chairman K P Oli-led faction of the party.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the CPN-UML has decided not to stop the national gathering of party leaders and cadres scheduled to be held for March 17 and 18 as there was no sign of reaching agreement with Chairman K P Oli-led faction of the party.

Mar 15, 2021

Mar 15, 2021

WORLD, Latest Updates

Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships

Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships

YANGON, MYANMAR, March 15: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.

YANGON, MYANMAR, March 15: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.

Mar 15, 2021

Mar 15, 2021

SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus

COVID-19: Nepal records 79 new cases

COVID-19: Nepal records 79 new cases

KATHMANDU, March 15: A total of 79 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours. Those cases were detected through 3,311 RT PCR tests carried out in various laboratories across the country.

KATHMANDU, March 15: A total of 79 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours. Those cases were detected through 3,311 RT PCR tests carried out in various laboratories across the country.

Mar 15, 2021