(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
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Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships
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
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?
(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
150,000 people vaccinated against corona in Sudurpaschim province
Kathmandu: As many as 150,000 million people have been vaccinated against the corona virus in nine districts of the far-western region. According to the Provincial Ministry of Social Development, 149,571 people have been vaccinated against the corona virus in January and February. The highest number of 40,301 people in Kailali have been vaccinated against corona,… Continue reading 150,000 people vaccinated against corona in Sudurpaschim province
Kathmandu Mayors’ Cup cricket title to Nepal Police
Kathmandu: Nepal Police Club has won the title of Kathmandu Mayors’ Cup Cricket Tournament by defeating departmental rival Armed Police Force (APF). After young fast bowlers Gulshan Jha and Sagar Dhaka took 4-4 wickets, APF was all out for 105 runs. In reply, Police completed the target by losing 2 wickets in 24.1 overs. Opener… Continue reading Kathmandu Mayors’ Cup cricket title to Nepal Police
CPN-Maoist center recalled the ministers
Kathmandu: The CPN (Maoist Center) has directed the ministers including Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal to return. CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has nominated 23 leaders including Badal as central members. The next day, the CPN-Maoist has called a meeting of the standing committee and recalled the ministers. The government has Badal as Home… Continue reading CPN-Maoist center recalled the ministers
Deuba says time has come to fight against communism to defend democracy
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that it is time to fight against the Communist Party. Addressing a women’s gathering and training program organized by the Central Women’s Department of the Nepali Congress on Saturday, Deuba said it was time to fight against the Communist Party for making democracy permanent as it… Continue reading Deuba says time has come to fight against communism to defend democracy
Destination branding to promote tourism sector begins from Lumbini
Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has started ‘branding’ to identify Nepal’s tourist destinations. The board has stated that it started from Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. The board says it has started ‘branding’ Lumbini by combining Lumbini’s art, culture and diversity. It is said that plans have been made to continue branding other destinations… Continue reading Destination branding to promote tourism sector begins from Lumbini