President Bhandari asks top leaders not to take election in a negative way

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has proposed to go to the polls during a ‘meeting’ of top leaders of the major parties convened by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Leaders of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-Maoist Center have objected to it, while the President has shown support. President Bhandari, who is preparing to visit… Continue reading President Bhandari asks top leaders not to take election in a negative way

Bahrain’s royal family expedition team arrives to climb Mt. Everest

Kathmandu: A team of 16 people including Shaikh Mohammed Amad Al Khalifa, a member of the Bahraini royal family, has arrived Nepal to climb Mt. Everest. The expedition team arrived in Nepal today aboard a Bahrain Defense Force military aircraft. The team consists of 13 Bahraini nationals and three British nationals serving in the Bahrain… Continue reading Bahrain’s royal family expedition team arrives to climb Mt. Everest

Tourism ministry proposes cabinet to remove quarantine for tourists

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Kathmandu: A proposal to remove the provision of compulsory quarantine for tourists visiting Nepal has reached the Cabinet. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has sent a proposal to the cabinet for the tourists who come with a negative report of PCR test within 72 hours by collecting swabs at the airport and… Continue reading Tourism ministry proposes cabinet to remove quarantine for tourists

President Bhandari vaccinated against covid-19

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Kathmandu: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has vaccinated against corona virus (Covid-19). She had gone to the vaccination center of Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj to get vaccinated. Giving a brief response to the media after the corona vaccination, President Bhandari said that she was waiting for her own age group but was vaccinated as she had to… Continue reading President Bhandari vaccinated against covid-19

Pele congratulates Ronaldo on passing official goals tally

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(BBC): Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward’s hat-trick against Cagliari took him past the Brazilian legend’s tally of goals scored in official matches. Ronaldo netted three times inside the opening 32 minutes to take his career total to 770 – three clear of Pele’s tally of 767. “Life is a solo flight. Each… Continue reading Pele congratulates Ronaldo on passing official goals tally

Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé both attended the socially-distanced ceremony in Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy: Getty images

(BBC): Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win. The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. “I am so honoured, I’m so excited,” she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy, for best R&B performance. Taylor Swift also made history at Sunday’s… Continue reading Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history

Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships

Anti-coup protesters display signs and shout slogans as they protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Monday, March 15, 2021. Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country's largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month's military coup. Photo Courtesy: AP

YANGON, Myanmar (AP): 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. State broadcaster MRTV said Monday that the Yangon townships of North Dagon, South Dagon, Dagon… Continue reading Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships

Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs

Tour guide Laura Taddeo poses for a portrait in front of the Vatican, Thursday, March 4, 2021. One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Taddeo has a masters degree in tourism, speaks fluent English and Spanish and some Arabic, too. Her contract as a tour operator with a high-end Italian hotel company expired in May 2020, just as COVID-19 travel restrictions were crippling tourism, and it wasn’t renewed. Photo Courtesy: AP

ROME (AP): One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo has a masters degree in tourism, speaks fluent English and Spanish and some Arabic, too. Her contract as a tour operator with a high-end Italian hotel company expired in May, just as COVID-19 travel restrictions were… Continue reading Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs

What role could vaccine passports play in the pandemic?

File Photo In this file photo dated, Dec. 30, 2020, a bottle of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a table before being utilised in Topeka, USA. Photo Courtesy: AP

(Aljazeera): After months of costly shutdowns, closed borders and curtailed personal freedoms, the concept of vaccine passports is gaining traction with governments eager to plot their path through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of countries, including Bahrain and China, have already rolled out their own forms of certification ostensibly intended to… Continue reading What role could vaccine passports play in the pandemic?

Chemical fertilizer factory feasible in Nepal; study committee

Kathmandu: It seems appropriate to establish and operate a chemical fertilizer factory in Nepal. The Preliminary Study Committee for the Establishment of Chemical Fertilizer Factory formed under the coordination of Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has prepared a report with suggestions for the establishment and operation of a fertilizer factory based on natural gas technology.… Continue reading Chemical fertilizer factory feasible in Nepal; study committee