Kathmandu: The Cabinet has given approval to declare the new height of Mt Everest. The cabinet meeting on Wednesday gave approval to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation to announce the new height of Mt Everest. Minister for Land Management Padmakumari Aryal had submitted a proposal to the Council of Ministers for… Continue reading Cabinet permitted Ministry of Lands to declare the height of Mt Everest
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Turnover of Rs 82 billion through mobile and internet banking in just three months
Kathmandu: Mobile and internet banking business has grown rapidly in Nepal. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, in the first three months of the current fiscal year, the turnover through mobile and internet banking has increased. According to the NRB, a total of Rs 14.15 billion has been transacted through 690,000 internet banking transactions in… Continue reading Turnover of Rs 82 billion through mobile and internet banking in just three months
Tourism Minister provides corona insurance to 300 needy citizens from the amount of corona insurance
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has provided corona insurance to 300 needy citizens from the amount of his covid-19 insurance. According to Minister Bhattarai’s personal secretary Prem Guragai, he has received Rs 100,000 in insurance as soon as he is free from the Corona virus infection. From the amount, Minister… Continue reading Tourism Minister provides corona insurance to 300 needy citizens from the amount of corona insurance
Corona infection to three cricketers including captain Malla
Kathmandu:Three players, including Nepali cricket team captain Gyanendra Malla, have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). Along with Gyanendra, vice-captains Dipendra Singh Airy and Rohit Kumar Poudel have been confirmed infected. Captain Malla confirmed that he had seen the infection. “I had taken security precautions. “There are no symptoms,” he said.… Continue reading Corona infection to three cricketers including captain Malla
Charles Darwin: Notebooks worth millions lost for 20 years
(BBC): Cambridge University Library has announced that two notebooks written by Charles Darwin, worth many millions of pounds, have been missing for 20 years. One of them contains the 19th Century scientist’s famous Tree of Life sketch, exploring the evolutionary relationship between species. Following an “extensive search”, curators have now concluded they have probably been… Continue reading Charles Darwin: Notebooks worth millions lost for 20 years
Airlines set to lose $157 billion amid worsening slump – IATA
PARIS (Reuters): Airlines are on course to lose a total of $157 billion this year and next, their main global body warned on Tuesday, further downgrading its industry outlook in response to the second wave of coronavirus infections and shutdowns afflicting major markets. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which in June had forecast $100… Continue reading Airlines set to lose $157 billion amid worsening slump – IATA
Dollar dips as risk appetite improve
NEW YORK (Reuters): The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite improved after U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the transition to a Joe Biden presidency and on optimsim that COVID-19 vaccines are close to being rolled out. The dollar index pared much of its earlier losses, however, and held above a key technical support.… Continue reading Dollar dips as risk appetite improve
Biden transition OK’d to start as Trump runs out of options
WASHINGTON (AP): The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. Trump relented after suffering yet more legal and procedural defeats in his seemingly futile effort to overturn the election… Continue reading Biden transition OK’d to start as Trump runs out of options
In pandemic era’s isolation, meaning of ‘self-care’ evolves
NEW YORK (AP): These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like: Staring at your face on Zoom for hours instead of occasionally glimpsing it in the mirror. Living out the days in loungewear. Wearing minimal makeup because no one sees much of you. Considering an investment in home exercise equipment… Continue reading In pandemic era’s isolation, meaning of ‘self-care’ evolves
Nepalese will get covid-19 vaccine soon after it is certified: Health Minister
Kathmandu: The government has said that it is ready to use the vaccine against COVID-19 so that it can be used by Nepali citizens as soon as it is released in the market. Speaking at a program organized on the occasion of World Biological Awareness Week, Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal said that… Continue reading Nepalese will get covid-19 vaccine soon after it is certified: Health Minister