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In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs

Ayat Rawthan, a petrochemical engineer, poses for a photo near an oil field outside Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2021. Rawthan is among just a handful of women who have eschewed the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petrochemical engineers in Iraq. Instead, they chose to become trailblazers in the country’s oil industry, taking up the grueling work of drilling. Photo courtesy: AP

BASRA, Iraq (AP): It’s nearly dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up all night working on an oil rig in southern Iraq. She lowers a sensor into the black depths of a well until sonar waves detect the presence of the crude that fuels her country’s economy. Elsewhere in the oil-rich province of Basra, Ayat… Continue reading In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs

PM Oli to inaugurate country’s largest industrial park

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Jhapa. Prime Minister Oli left for his home district of Jhapa at 10 am today to lay the foundation stone of the Nepal-China Industrial Park. The Nepal China Friendly Industrial Park to be constructed at the confluence of Damak Municipality, Kamal Village Municipality and Gauradaha Municipality… Continue reading PM Oli to inaugurate country’s largest industrial park

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

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(BBc): US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set to be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and can be stored in a refrigerator instead of a freezer. Trials found it prevented serious illness but… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

Sandeep Lamichhane replaces Rashid Khan in PSL

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(Kathmandu): Nepali national cricket team leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane left for Pakistan on Saturday to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021. After joining Lahore Calendars, Sandeep left for Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday. Sandeep is sure to play PSL only on next Friday evening. The Lahore Calendars have decided to replace Lamichhane with Rashid Khan.… Continue reading Sandeep Lamichhane replaces Rashid Khan in PSL

Corona infection found in 81 more people across the country

Kathmandu: Corona infection has been confirmed in 81 people across the country in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 35 women and 46 men were tested positive for the corona virus. At the same time, the number of corona infections in Nepal has reached 274,065. Of those, 2,773 died,… Continue reading Corona infection found in 81 more people across the country

CDP recommends Nepal’s graduation from LDC category

Kathmandu: The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has recommended for Nepal’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category with preparatory period of five years. This means that the graduation of Nepal would be effective in 2026. The CDP, in its triennial review held from February 22 to 26, 2021, made this recommendation… Continue reading CDP recommends Nepal’s graduation from LDC category

Head coach Phillips says that Nepal is likely to be selected for Asian Cup

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Kathmandu: Newly appointed head coach of the Nepali national women’s team Gary Phillips has said that the women’s team is likely to play in the AFC Asian Cup. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Thursday appointed Gary Phillips, an Australian national who is also the technical director of ANFA, as the head coach of… Continue reading Head coach Phillips says that Nepal is likely to be selected for Asian Cup

Green signal for SAARCH summit

Kathmandu: There are indications that the environment is conducive for the 19th SAARC Summit, which has not been held for five years due to the India-Pakistan conflict. In recent times, relations between India and Pakistan have been improving and the two countries have started participating in meetings of SAARC and various other mechanisms. Similarly, the… Continue reading Green signal for SAARCH summit

DoTM to issue driver’s license within one month

Kathmandu (Rastriya Samachar Samiti): As the number of people filling up the forms for the new driver’s license exceeds five lakh, the Department of Transport Management has planned to issue the license to the service recipients who have passed the license test within a month. The department has stated that a large number of licenses… Continue reading DoTM to issue driver’s license within one month