Kathmandu: Tourism entrepreneurs of Sauraha, a tourist area of Chitwan, are on the promotion of domestic tourism. After the Corona epidemic caused drop in foreign tourists arrivals, they have started promoting domestic tourism. They have launched ‘Ghumaun Sauraha’ campaign to attract domestic tourists. The ‘Ghumaun Sauraha’ campaign has been organized by the Regional Hotel Association… Continue reading ‘Ghumaun Sauraha’ campaign to promote domestic tourism
Month: December 2020
SAFF Championship to be held in September next year
Kathmandu: Organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAF), the SAAF Championship is set to take place in Bangladesh in September next year. The working committee meeting of SAAF held on Monday through virtual media has made various decisions including the date of SAAF championship. The championship will be held in Bangladesh from September 14… Continue reading SAFF Championship to be held in September next year
Corona infection confirmed in 5 people from UK
Kathmandu: Five people arrived from the United Kingdom have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). However, officials said they were not sure if this is the new strain of a corona virus. According to the Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control (EDCD), they are currently staying in quarantine in various hotels… Continue reading Corona infection confirmed in 5 people from UK
Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
DAR MANGI, Pakistan (AP): Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. “It happened so suddenly. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. A bullet… Continue reading Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant
TOKYO (AP): Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. The Foreign Ministry says the entry ban will start Monday and last through Jan. 31. Last week, Japan banned nonresident foreigners coming from Britain and South Africa… Continue reading Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
ROME (AP): “Today I’m here as a citizen, but most of all as a nurse, to represent my category and all the health workers who choose to believe in science,” said Claudia Alivernini, 29, the first person to be inoculated at the Spallanzani infectious disease hospital in Rome. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called the vaccine,… Continue reading ‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Government’s decides to remove private hospital from the list of covid hospitals
Kathmandu: The government has removed private hospitals from the list of covid Hospitals. The Ministry of Health and Population has removed all private hospitals except medical colleges from the list of covidi hospitals as the number of corona infections has been declining. According to Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the health ministry, the private hospitals… Continue reading Government’s decides to remove private hospital from the list of covid hospitals
96.8 percent of corona infected cured in Nepal
Kathmandu: About 96.8 percent of those infected with the coronavirus in Nepal have recovered. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 249,863 people have been cured of corona infection in 258,181 people so far. At present, 6,493 people are actively infected with corona in Nepal. One thousand eight hundred and twenty-five people, including six,… Continue reading 96.8 percent of corona infected cured in Nepal
MCC agreement should be implemented: Energy Minister Rayamajhi
Kathmandu: Newly appointed Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement is in Nepal’s favor and it should be implemented. Talking to media persons after taking office on Sunday, Energy Minister Rayamajhi requested for assistance in the implementation of MCC. “I do not believe… Continue reading MCC agreement should be implemented: Energy Minister Rayamajhi
Chinese workers back to work at Pokhara airport
Kathmandu: Chinese workers have come to Nepal for the construction of Pokhara International Airport (PIA) after being vaccinated against corona. Fifty-two Chinese workers arrived in Nepal on Sunday after being vaccinated in China for the construction of Pokhara International Airport. In China, its citizens are allowed to leave the country only after completing a month’s… Continue reading Chinese workers back to work at Pokhara airport