Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup

Rohingya refugee Mohammad Jaffar, 70, talks to the Associated Press at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2021. Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh are condemning the military coup in their homeland and saying it makes them more fearful to return. “Repatriation will not be safe at all under this regime because the very people who are responsible for killing, torturing, raping, our mothers and sisters, have now come in power. After all this suffering we ran and came here. Now if we go back into the hands of people who are responsible for our torture, we will probably have to bear twice as much pain as before.”, Jaffar said. Photo Courtesy: AP

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP): Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return. A counterinsurgency operation by Myanmar’s military in 2017 involving mass rape, murders and the torching of villages drove more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighboring Bangladesh. Bangladesh… Continue reading Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup

Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2021, file photo, transporters Miguel Lopez, right, Noe Meza prepare to move a body of a COVID-19 victim to a morgue at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward, while vaccinations are picking up speed. Photo Courtesy: AP

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP): The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed. The question is whether the nation can stay ahead of the fast-spreading mutations of the virus. The U.S. death toll… Continue reading Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands. After Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi finds herself back under house arrest. But this time, her standoff with the generals comes after she has sorely disappointed many once-staunch supporters in the international community. Photo Courtesy: AP

BANGKOK (AP): A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest. But this time, her standoff with the military comes after she has sorely disappointed many once-staunch supporters in the… Continue reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

More than 113,000 people got vaccinated against covid-19

File Photo In this Dec. 25, 2020 file photo, released by Xinhua News Agency, a staff member inspects syringes of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd, a unit of state-owned Sinopharm in Beijing. (Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via AP, File)

Kathmandu: As of Monday, the sixth day of the vaccination campaign against coronavirus (Covid 19), more than 113,000 people have been vaccinated across the country. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Jageshwor Gautam in a press release issued on Monday said that a total of 113,175 target groups have been vaccinated from… Continue reading More than 113,000 people got vaccinated against covid-19

Nepal demands to release Suki immediately

Kathmandu: The Government of Nepal has responded to the steps taken by the Army in Myanmar. Nepal is confident that the democratic and constitutional process will be restored soon. The Foreign Ministry said in a press release that Myanmar is closely monitoring the situation. Nepal has also expressed concern over the security of President and… Continue reading Nepal demands to release Suki immediately

Prachanda-Madhav group to claim party’s authority in Election Commission

Kathmandu: The CPN-Prachanda-Madhav group has decided to go to the Election Commission claiming the party’s legitimacy. A meeting of the Central Committee held on Monday has decided to claim the authority as per Section 44 of the Political Parties Act. With the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the Prachanda-Madhav faction of the CPN (Maoist),… Continue reading Prachanda-Madhav group to claim party’s authority in Election Commission

More than 88,000 people across the country vaccinated

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Kathmandu: As many as 88,000 people have been vaccinated across the country till Sunday, the fifth day of the vaccination campaign against corona virus (Covid 19).Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. In a press release issued on Sunday, Jageshwor Gautam said that a total of 88,007 people from the target group have… Continue reading More than 88,000 people across the country vaccinated

Agreement to bring additional 100 MW of electricity from India

Kathmandu: The Government of India has agreed to provide additional 100 MW of electricity to Nepal. At the meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Technical Group on Energy, India agreed to provide additional 100 MW of electricity through the Dhalbekbar-Muzaffarpur 400 KV transmission line.Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is importing up to 250 MW of electricity from… Continue reading Agreement to bring additional 100 MW of electricity from India

Indian company SJBN Limited gets 679 MW Lower Arun Hydropower Project

Kathmandu: The Indian company SJBN Limited has been entrusted with the task of constructing the proposed 679 MW Lower Arun Hydropower Project. It has been decided to choose SJBN. The decision was taken after evaluating the companies listed on the basis of international competition, said Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, spokesperson and joint secretary of the Investment… Continue reading Indian company SJBN Limited gets 679 MW Lower Arun Hydropower Project

More than 40,000 people vaccinated

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Kathmandu: ,As many as 46,197 people have been vaccinated against corona virus in Nepal on Friday. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Jageshwar Gautam informed.While only the people from 64 districts vaccinated on the first day of the campaign, all 77 districts were vaccinated on Friday, the ministry said. According to the… Continue reading More than 40,000 people vaccinated