SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal receives first batch of COVAX vaccine against COVID-19
Nepal receives first batch of COVAX vaccine against COVID-19
KATHMANDU, March 7: Nepal on Sunday received the first batch of COVAX vaccine against COVID-19 provided under the World Health Organisation's COVAX facility.
Mar 07, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins as PM Oli gets coronavirus jab
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins as PM Oli gets c...
KATHMANDU, March 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli received the coronavirus jab as the government opened its vaccination program for the wider population.
Mar 07, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Britney Spears' dad says his decisions are in her best interest
Britney Spears' dad says his decisions are in her best inter...
Britney Spears' dad Jamie insists every decision he makes is in the singer's best interest. Britney has been under a conservatorship imposed by her father since her breakdown 12 years ago after which she was hospitalized and admitted to rehab. In an interview with CNN, Spears senior said he hoped hi...
Mar 07, 2021
WORLD
Democrats push Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID bill through Senate on party-line vote
Democrats push Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID bill through Sena...
WASHINGTON, March 7: The U.S. Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that was delayed repeatedly as the Republican minority tried but failed to push through around three dozen amendments.
Mar 07, 2021
SOCIETY
Nagarik journo Subedi among health frontliners receiving Ambassador for Peace Award
Nagarik journo Subedi among health frontliners receiving Amb...
KATHMANDU, March 7: The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) on Saturday organized a special program to honor representative health workers who have been risking their lives to save others from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 07, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination today
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination today
KATHMANDU, March 7: The second phase of the nationwide immunization against coronavirus is beginning today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is inaugurating the second phase of the immunization campaign by taking a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Chief of the Child Health and Vaccination Unit...
Mar 07, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
First meeting of the reinstated parliament begins today amid heightened intra-party row wi...
First meeting of the reinstated parliament begins today amid...
PM Oli is likely to face a no-confidence motion in the House session
Mar 07, 2021
OPINION
The COVID bubble
The COVID bubble
With equity markets reaching new heights at a time of rising income and wealth inequality, it should be obvious that today's market mania will end in tears, reproducing the economic injustices of the 2008 crash.
Mar 07, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar forces make night raids after breaking up protests
Myanmar forces make night raids after breaking up protests
MYANMAR, March 7: Myanmar security forces fired gunshots as they carried out overnight raids in the main city Yangon after breaking up the latest protests against last month’s coup with teargas and stun grenades.
Mar 07, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt starts preparing DPR of Korala dry port at Nepal-China border
Govt starts preparing DPR of Korala dry port at Nepal-China...
KATHMANDU, March 7: The government has started preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for constructing a dry port at the Korala border point in Upper Mustang along the Nepal-China border.
Mar 07, 2021