Month: November 2021

Johnson & Johnson to split into 2, aim for faster growth

File Photo The photo shows the Johnson & Johnson logo on a package of Band-Aids, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. Photo Courtesy: AP

(AP): Johnson & Johnson is peeling off a consumer health business that helped it become the world’s biggest health care products maker. The company said Friday that it will separate its segment that sells Band-Aids, Listerine and over-the-counter medicines like Tylenol from its pharmaceutical and medical device businesses. Company leaders told analysts that the split,… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson to split into 2, aim for faster growth

Maoist Center Chairman Prachanda hospitalize

Photo Courtesy: Facebook page of NCP chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda)

Kathmandu: Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’has been admitted to the Hospital. He has admitted to Medicity Hospital in Lalitpur due to high blood pressure. According to Prachanda’s daughter Ganga Dahal, Prachanda’s blood pressure has risen due to the high altitude sickness while he was on Karnali to participate in various programs… Continue reading Maoist Center Chairman Prachanda hospitalize

Vaccinated Nepali workers are free to enter Bahrain

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Kathmandu: Bahrain is set to lift a travel ban on Nepali workers. By removing Nepal from the red list, Bahrain has opened the movement of Nepalis, according to the Nepali embassy there. To prevent corona infection, Bahrain had placed various countries on the red list and imposed various restrictions on international travel. However, the Nepalese… Continue reading Vaccinated Nepali workers are free to enter Bahrain

Govt to issue e-passport from Nov 17

Kathmandu: The government is all set to begin issuing e-passports from November 17. The Department of Passport is conducting final tests for the preparation of e-passport printing in the new building of the department at Tripureshwar. So far, Nepal has been issuing Machine Readable Passport (MRP). According to the department distribution of e-passports will start… Continue reading Govt to issue e-passport from Nov 17

Local bodies to provide vaccination certificate

Kathmandu: Vaccination certification with QR code will now be done by the municipalities. The responsibility has been given to the municipalities in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population. Although the municipalities have been given the responsibility of verifying the vaccine with QR code since October, this service has not been effective yet. Vaccination… Continue reading Local bodies to provide vaccination certificate

Stakeholders urge Sports Minister to make arrangement to participate in Asian Games

Kathmandu: The 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China next year. The participating countries have already started preparations for the Asian Games. But it has not happened in Nepal yet. Various associations have urged newly appointed Youth and Sports Minister Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj at an event organized by the Nepal Olympic Committee on… Continue reading Stakeholders urge Sports Minister to make arrangement to participate in Asian Games

Six student organizations to protest against fuel price hike

Kathmandu: Six student organizations have demanded immediate withdrawal of fuel price hikes. The Communist Party of Nepal, led by Netra Bikram Chand Biplava, has also announced protest programs against the fuel price hike. They have announced protest with the demand of repealing the increased price of petrol, diesel, kerosene, cooking gas and aviation fuel with… Continue reading Six student organizations to protest against fuel price hike

NOC raise fuel price

Photo Courtesy: Nepal Oil Corporation

Kathmandu: Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the price of petroleum products. The Board of Directors has increased the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene by Rs 3 per liter with effect from Wednesday night. Petrol will now costs Rs 136 per liter, while diesel and kerosene cost Rs 119 per liter. The price of aviation… Continue reading NOC raise fuel price

Pfizer vaccination to begin from Nov 14

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter. Photo Courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: The Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 will be given to chronic patients above 12 years of age from November 14 onwards . The Ministry of Health and Population has stated that the first dose vaccination program will be conducted from November 14 to November 20 and the second dose from December 13 to December 19.… Continue reading Pfizer vaccination to begin from Nov 14