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Huawei unveils flagship foldable smartphone for China market
Struggling under U.S. sanctions, Huawei unveiled a folding smartphone with an 8-inch (20-centimeter) -wide screen Monday to show off its tech prowess but said it will be sold only in China. The Mate X2 highlights the challenges for Huawei...
Thailand approves China's Sinovac vaccine for emergency use
Thailand has approved Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the country to receive its first vaccine shipment of 200,000 doses from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Wednesday. The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
Afghanistan begins Covid vaccine campaign amid surge in violence
Afghanistan on Tuesday launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign aimed at inoculating hundreds of thousands, as the war-weary nation reels from near-daily attacks by insurgents. Doctors, security personnel, and journalists were among the first volunteers to receive doses of AstraZeneca's...
Uttarakhand: COVID-19 test mandatory for people arriving from five states
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday issued an order to make the COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases in these states. "Due to...
Facebook to restore Australia news pages after deal on media law
Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a world-first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been...
Afghan airstrikes kill 8 militants in southern Helmand province
A total of eight militants have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district of the southern Helmand province on Monday, said an army statement released here on Tuesday. Acting on a tip off,...
Pakistani PM embarks on two-day Sri Lanka visit
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Sri Lanka on Tuesday on a two-day official visit on the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, the Prime Minister Office of Pakistan said. A statement from the prime minister office said...
Election Commission implements Policy on Use of Social Networking Sites, 2021
The Election Commission (EC) has approved and implemented the 'Policy on the Use of Social Networking Sites in Election Management, 2021'. The new policy has been brought with the objective of maintaining an integrated and appropriate policy arrangement...
Security Council meet discusses election security issues
A regular meeting of the National Security Council was held today. Prime Minister and National Security Council Chair KP Sharma Oli presided over the meeting. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's official residence Baluwatar focused on the...
Government asked to address problems of tourism sector
Tourism entrepreneurs have urged the government to address the problems facing the adventure trekking tourism sector and give an outlet from the difficulties. Issuing a press release today, Chairperson of Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN), Western Region, Sushil...
Weather to be partly to generally cloudy
Most of the places of the country would remain partly to generally cloudy across the country and there is possibility of rainfall and snowfall at some places due to partly influence of the Westerly wind. Meteorologist Shanti Kandel said...
All should respect judiciary's decision: DPM Pokhrel
Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has said the democrats should accept and respect the decision of the judiciary. He said so while addressing a news conference organised by the Press Organisation Chitwan here today. The Deputy Prime Minister said...
Gold price up by Rs 1,100 per tola
Price of yellow metal has gone up by Rs 1,100 per tola in Nepali market today. The gold price which remained stable on Monday has increased today. According to Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price...
Insufficient budget mars upgradation of Nagma-Gamgadhi road section
The upgradation job of Nagma-Gamgadhi road section of Karnali Highway has been affected for lack of sufficient budget to advance the construction task. The task was affected as Rs 97 million budget released by the federal government for the...
Members of Badi community stage sit-in
Seeking their proper settlement, the members of Badi community from Dailekh district staged a sit-in from 7:00 pm on Monday to till this morning in front of the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of Karnali Province....
'Coordination, cooperation among three-layer govt stressed'
Gandaki, Deputy Speaker of Gandaki Province Assembly Srijana Sharma has said that coordination and cooperation among the three-tier of government was needed for the implementation of federalism. At a virtual meeting organised by Nepal Law Society, Sharma hoped that...
'Madan Bhandari is Nepali politics' key guide'
Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Dormani Poudel has said that Nepal's politics was moving ahead as per the principle of late Madan Bhandari. At an interaction programme on 'Good-Governance and Prosperity' organised by Madan Bhandari Foundation at Sauraha of...
CIT, Phalebas Municipality sign MoU to support unorganised sector’s workers
The Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) and Phalebas Municipality of Parbat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bring the workers of organised sectors on board for their pension scheme. As agreed, each low-income worker from the unorganised sectors...
Number of visitors up in Shreesadan of Narayanhiti Museum
Shreesadan, the residence of former king Birendra and queen Aishwarya, of Narayanhiti Palace Museum has seen growth in visitors’ number in the recent weeks. Inaugurated on November 21 last year, the Shreesadan was opened for general public from...
First batch of COVID vaccines arrive around Australia for rollout
COVID-19 vaccines have arrived around Australia as the country begins its long-awaited rollout. Thousands of doses of Pfizer's vaccine arrived in Australia's states and territories in specially designed "thermal shippers" that maintain temperatures lower than negative 70...
At least 6 soldiers killed in plane crash in eastern Mexico
At least six soldiers were killed when a Mexican Air Force plane crashed on Sunday in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata in the state of Veracruz, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) reported. Sedena said in a brief...
UK's PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England's third and -- he hopes -- final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure on hard-hit hospitals. In a statement to parliament, Johnson is expected...
Iran, IAEA thrash out 'temporary solution' ahead of deadline
The UN nuclear watchdog chief announced Sunday a "temporary solution" to allow Iranian facility inspections to continue after days of talks with officials, giving some much needed breathing space for diplomatic negotiations. However, Rafael Grossi admitted that under the...
Libyan interior minister survives assassination attempt in Tripoli
The interior minister of Libya's UN-backed government, on Sunday survived an assassination attempt by unidentified gunmen in the west of the capital Tripoli, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. "At 3 p.m. (1300 GMT), an assassination...
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 11-mln mark
India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 11-million mark, reaching 11,005,850 on Monday as 14,199 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the...
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll nears 250,000
Brazil registered 527 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 246,504, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday. The ministry also reported 29,026 more cases, bringing the national count to 10,168,174....
Bagmati Province brings development programmes for economic prosperity
Bagmati Province has brought various development programmes with the aim of developing and protecting industries for economic prosperity. Investments worth Rs 24.18 billion have been injected into small and cottage industries in the province last year, according to data...
The United States was on the brink Sunday of the grim milestone of 500,000 Covid-related death
The United States was on the brink Sunday of the grim milestone of 500,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, as the nation's top virus expert warned a semblance of normalcy may not return until the end...
Former MP Ranabhat passes away
Former Member of Parliament (MP) Eknath Ranabhat passed away today amidst the treatment at Chitwan Medical College. He was 69. He had been hospitalized since the past 16 days after he suffered a stroke. He was hypertensive. He breathed...
NCP feud pushes country to crisis: Mohan Bikram Singh
Nepal Communist Party (Masal) general secretary Mohan Bikram Singh has said the internal row in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has its implications on other issues of national importance as well. Speaking at a press meet organised by...
20% among women undergoing safe abortion in Karnali are girls under 18
Ten to 20 per cent among the women undergoing safe abortion in Karnali province are teenage girls, the Ministry of Social Development of the province government stated. Five thousand seven hundred and fourteen women had taken safe abortion service...
Dr Sangraula underscores need for collective efforts to stem VAW
Nepali Congress central member Dr Dila Sangraula has pointed out the need for collective efforts to reduce violence against women (VAW). A nation-wide campaign has been launched with the aim of empowering women and bringing them to leadership level,...
DPM Pokhrel confident of timely fresh poll
Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has said all quarters related to the election have geared up for the election. Talking to media at Bharatpur Airport today, the Deputy Prime Minister has said the Election Commission and security bodies were...
Jumla's Chhumchaur among 200 tourist destinations
Chhumchaur of Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla district has been listed as a new tourist destination. Situated 2,850 meters above sea level, the rural village of the mountainous district has made it to one of 200 tourist destinations across...
Local governments encouraged to prepare potable water supply plans
The Ministry of Water Supply, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management has started encouraging all the 753 local governments to prepare plans for the supply of quality potable water to their citizens. Department's expert Dr Ranjit Ojha said...
Three of a single family found dead in Gorkha
Three members of a single family at Barpak of Sulikot Rural Municipality-1 in Gorkha district have been found dead today morning. The deceased have been identified as Dil Bahadur Gurung, 84, his daughter in-law Aita Kumari Gurung, 22, and...
'Ola Namste' published
A book titled 'Ola Namaste' has been published with the objective of facilitating the Nepali community in learning the Spanish language. Kaski Adarsha Samaj Spain has published the book which was launched virtually on the occasion of the Samaj's...
People facing difficulties for banking services in Mikwakhola
The officials and locals of Mikwakhola Rural Municipality in Taplejung have faced hardships to get banking services and have to travel for hours to the district headquarters as a private bank delayed its plan to open a branch there....
Orphans get social security allowance
Banepa Municipality in Kavre district has launched a protection programme for the orphans under the age of 18 years. Under the scheme, a total of 12 children without their parents are given social security allowance on monthly basis as...
Tunnel test of Melamchi Project starting today
Testing of the tunnel of Melamchi Drinking Water Project is being started today by filling water in the 26.5 kms tunnel. Officials have shared that entire technical and other necessary preparations were completed for the tunnel test. Spokesperson...
4th Shuklaphanta Tourism Festival begins
In its bid to promote eco-tourism in Shuklaphanta National Park, a weeklong Fourth Shuklaphanta Tourism Festival has started here on Sunday. Inaugurating the festival, Minister for Forests and Environment Prem Ale Magar called for publicity campaign to promote tourism...
Govt. plans to inoculate senior citizens
The government is preparing to inoculate all people aged 60 years and older against the coronavirus from March 7. Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi said that the local levels are urged to submit the details of the...
Follow spirit of brave ancestors: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged everyone to follow the spirit of brave ancestors in addition to the recollection of, and honor to them. PM Oli said it while inaugurating a seminar on 'Rastriya Sewa Dal on volunteering...
Gautam Buddha airport likely to be readied in three months
The construction of Bhairahawa-based Gautam Budhha International Airport has reached the final phase. According to the Airport Construction Project, the building of physical infrastructure has been almost completed and the airport is likely to come into operation within the...
Blacktopping of Kanti Highway to be completed within this year
The Department of Road has targeted to complete the blacktopping of remaining 15-km of 86-km Kanti Highway within this fiscal year, 2020/21. Due to difficult topography, five-km of road will be left to be blacktopped in few years while...
United plane suffers engine failure, scatters debris over US city
A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a safe emergency landing, officials said. A video shot from inside the aircraft...
Locals hope development with Staff College in Banepa
Locals at Namobuddha Rural Municipality in Kavrepalanchowk district are hopeful that the construction of Nepal Administrative Training College (Staff College) in their locality would give an impetus to other development works here. The College area spans across 28.5 hectare...
UN condemns Myanmar junta after two killed in anti-coup unrest
The deaths of two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh UN condemnation of the country's new military regime on Sunday, as mourners prepared for the funeral of a young woman who became a national symbol of resistance to the...
China approves clinical trials of 16 COVID-19 vaccines
China has approved 16 domestically made COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials, six of which have entered phase 3, according to the latest data from the National Medical Products Administration. Two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines from China have hit the market...
Pfizer jab 95.8% effective against Covid: Israel health ministry
Israel's health ministry said Saturday recent data from its aggressive coronavirus vaccination campaign showed two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab were nearly 96 percent effective against infection. Israel's inoculation campaign is regarded as the world's fastest, with one dose...
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