Teku hospital to resume vaccination from Tuesday

Kathmandu: The postponed vaccination campaign at Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Diseases Hospital, Teku will resume the campaign from Tuesday (tomorrow). The hospital issued a statement on Monday stating that the vaccination program will be conducted regularly as the manpower will be managed from Kathmandu Metropolitan Health Branch and Nepal Red Cross Society Kathmandu. The hospital… Continue reading Teku hospital to resume vaccination from Tuesday

Omicron spreads in New Zealand, spoiling PM’s wedding plans

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks about the COVID-19 situation while visiting New Plymouth on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Photo Curtesy: AP

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is postponing her wedding after announcing new COVID-19 restrictions Sunday following the discovery of nine cases of the omicron variant in a single family that flew to Auckland to attend a wedding. The so-called “red setting” of the country’s pandemic response includes heightened measures such… Continue reading Omicron spreads in New Zealand, spoiling PM’s wedding plans

Rhinoceros died after falling into a drain in Chitwan

File Photo Tourists on a vehicle watch as a one-horned rhino crosses a trail in the Chitwan National Park on Friday, March 24, 2017. Photo Courtesy: RSS

Chitwan (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): A rhinoceros has died after falling into a drain of a road under construction near Tikauli forest on the East-West Highway. Information Officer of Chitwan National Park Ganesh Prasad Tiwari informed that the rhino was found dead at around 3:30 pm on Sunday. According to him, an estimated 8/10 year old… Continue reading Rhinoceros died after falling into a drain in Chitwan

NRB warns not to trade cryptocurrency

Kathmandu: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has warned that strict action will be taken against those found trading in cryptocurrencies, hyper funds and other virtual currencies. Stating that such transactions have been taking place for the sake of high returns lately, NRB has said that such transactions cannot be done anywhere. On Sunday, the Foreign Exchange… Continue reading NRB warns not to trade cryptocurrency

TU directs affiliated colleges to conduct online classes

A view of Tribhuvan University building in Kirtipur, on Friday, March 08, 2019. Photo: Mausam Shah Nepali/THT

Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University (TU) has directed all campuses to conduct online classes from Tuesday. Due to the increasing corona infection, TU has directed all the affiliated colleges to conduct all theoretical classes online from Tuesday. Meanwhile, TU has also directed colleges to do the needful to conduct online examinations. Currently, TU has halted all the… Continue reading TU directs affiliated colleges to conduct online classes

Teku Hospital postpones vaccination campaign

Kathmandu: Vaccination campaign at Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Diseases Hospital, Teku has been postponed. The vaccination campaign has been postponed after more than 50 doctors, health workers and staff of the hospital became infected with COVID-19. The hospital said in a statement on Sunday that the vaccination campaign had been postponed for a week from… Continue reading Teku Hospital postpones vaccination campaign

Corona infection confirmed in 6,462 people

Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, an additional 6,462 people have been infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 17,437 samples were tested across the country. A PCR test of 13,377 samples confirmed the infection in 5,598 samples and an antigen test of 4,060 samples confirmed the infection… Continue reading Corona infection confirmed in 6,462 people

Intel building $20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage

File Photo In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo the symbol for Intel appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York. Photo Courtesy: AP

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games. After years of heavy reliance on Asia for the production of computer chips, vulnerability to shortages of the crucial components was exposed in… Continue reading Intel building $20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome first child

File Photo Priyanka Chopra Jonas, left, and husband Nick Jonas attend the world premiere of "Chasing Happiness," in Los Angeles on June 3, 2019. Photo Courtesy: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP): Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband Nick Jonas announced on their Instagram pages Friday that they welcomed their first child together. She said a surrogate gave birth to the couple’s baby on Jan. 15. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate,” the couple’s statement said. The… Continue reading Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome first child