Month: July 2021

3,114 people confirmed covid infected in last 24 hours

Kathmandu: Corona infection has been confirmed in 3,114 people in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, corona infection has been confirmed in 3,114 people out of 14,910 people tested by PCR of 10,625 people and antigen of 4,285 people. This is about 21 percent of the total test. Including… Continue reading 3,114 people confirmed covid infected in last 24 hours

24 dead bodies of Nepali migrant workers brought from Malaysia

Photo Courtesy: NAC

Kathmandu: Twenty four dead bodies of Nepali migrant workers have been brought to Nepal today from Malaysia. The bodies of Nepalis who died at different times in Malaysia were brought to Nepal this morning by a widebody aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC). The bodies brought to Nepal under the coordination of the Foreign Employment… Continue reading 24 dead bodies of Nepali migrant workers brought from Malaysia

Meeting of top leaders of ruling party begins in Baluwatar

Kathmandu. The meeting of the top leaders of the ruling coalition has started at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar. The meeting is attended by Nepali Congress President Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-Maoist Central Committee Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Janata Samajwadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav, CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Rashtriya… Continue reading Meeting of top leaders of ruling party begins in Baluwatar

Corona infection confirm in 2,977 people, 18 people died

Kathmandu: Corona infections have been confirmed in 2,977 people in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 18 people have died due to corona infection and 1,678 have been cured. With the addition on Friday, the total number of corona infections in Nepal has reached 676,708. Of them, 9,679 have died and 6,39,368 have been recovered. According… Continue reading Corona infection confirm in 2,977 people, 18 people died

Share investors demand finance minister to reduce brokers’ commission

Kathmandu: The two capital market investors’ organizations have urged the finance minister to reduce broker commission and tax rates. The Nepal Investors Forum and the Share Investors Association of Nepal jointly met Finance Minister Janardan Sharma on Friday. Chairman of the Nepal Investors Forum Chhotelal Rauniyar said that seven-point suggestions including reduction of broker commission… Continue reading Share investors demand finance minister to reduce brokers’ commission

Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium

Naomi Osaka climbs stairs to light the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Photo Courtesy: AP

TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games. As their opening played out, devoid of the usual crowd energy,… Continue reading Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium

Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack

People lay roses outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

OSLO, Norway (AP): Church bells rang out across Norway on Thursday, marking 10 years since the country’s worst ever peacetime slaughter as leaders urged their country to fight the extremism that was behind the attack. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before… Continue reading Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack

Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke

This undated photo released by Tokyo 2020 shows Kentaro Kobayashi, a key director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony. Photo Courtesy: AP

TOKYO (AP): The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony that director Kentaro Kobayashi has been dismissed. He was accused of using a… Continue reading Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke

ADB to provide around Rs 20 bn loan to purchase corona vaccine

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Kathmandu: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide a loan of about Rs. 20 billion to Nepal to purchase the corona vaccine. The loan will help run Nepal’s corona vaccination campaign and supply system, the ADB said in a statement on Thursday. According to the ADB, an estimated 15.9 million doses of the… Continue reading ADB to provide around Rs 20 bn loan to purchase corona vaccine