ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Japan extends financial assistance for Child Labor Reduction Project
Japan extends financial assistance for Child Labor Reduction...
KATHMANDU, March 15: The Government of Japan has extended financial assistance of US dollars 265,576 (approximately NRs. 30.85 million), to SHAPLA NEER – Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support, under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Schemes.
Mar 15, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Israel Embassy donates medical equipment to three hospitals in Nepal
Israel Embassy donates medical equipment to three hospitals...
KATHMANDU, March 15: The Embassy of Israel in Nepal has donated medical equipment to three hospitals namely Bir Hospital, Patan Hospital and Dhulikhel Hospital in its effort to help Nepal fight COVID-19 and other ailments and enhance its overall healthcare amenities.
Mar 15, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Two die after falling off trees in Khotang
Two die after falling off trees in Khotang
KHOTANG, March 15: Two people have died after falling off trees in two separate incidents in Khotang.
Mar 15, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
CALIFORNIA, March 15: Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.
Mar 15, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Talks between KP Oli and Madhav Nepal group concludes
Talks between KP Oli and Madhav Nepal group concludes
KATHMANDU, March 15: A meeting between two major factions of the ruling CPN (UML)--one close to Prime Minister and party Chairman KP Sharma Oli and the other close to senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal--concluded a while ago at the party headquarters in Dumbahari.
Mar 15, 2021
WORLD
AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from vaccine
AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk f...
NEW YORK, Mar 15: AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday a review of safety data of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots.
Mar 15, 2021
WORLD
Jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, faces spying charges, lawyer says
Jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, faces spying...
DUBAI, Mar 15: French tourist Benjamin Briere, who was arrested in Iran 10 months ago, faces charges of “spying and propaganda against the system”, one of his lawyers Saeid Dehghan told Reuters on Monday.
Mar 15, 2021
POLITICS
PM Oli and Madhav Nepal holding meeting at party headquarters Dhumbarahi
PM Oli and Madhav Nepal holding meeting at party headquarter...
KATHMANDU, Mar 15: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and senior leader of CNP-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal are holding a meeting at party headquarters in Dhumbarahi.
Mar 15, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kasthamandap reconstruction work sees 90 percent progress
Kasthamandap reconstruction work sees 90 percent progress
KATHMANDU, March 15: The reconstruction work of Kasthamandap has witnessed 90 percent of progress.
Mar 15, 2021
WORLD
Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade
Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade
BEIJING, March 15: China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancelation of hundreds of flights.
Mar 15, 2021