Kathmandu: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress has demanded for immidiate parliament meeting. After the government brought the ordinance on the Constitutional Council, the Congress had called a meeting of office bearers on Wednesday. The meeting termed the ordinance brought by the government as contrary to the essence of the constitution and said that the… Continue reading Congress demands immediate convening of Parliament
Kathmandu Metropolitan City not allowing schools to resume classes
Kathmandu: Schools within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which have been closed for a long time due to Covid-19, will not be reopened immediately. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Education Department has reached such a conclusion after discussions with the officials, experts and district security chiefs of the district disaster management center on Wednesday. The KMC has… Continue reading Kathmandu Metropolitan City not allowing schools to resume classes
Record number of journalists jailed in 2020, says watchdog
(AFP): A record number of journalists were behind bars this year, a US-based watchdog said Tuesday, accusing governments worldwide of suppressing the media and fueling misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 274 journalists were imprisoned in 2020 — the highest number since the non-profit organisation… Continue reading Record number of journalists jailed in 2020, says watchdog
Netflix streaming down for more than 1,000 users – Downdetector.com
(Reuters): Netflix Inc’s video streaming services were down for more than 1,000 users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Downdetector.com showed there were nearly 1,300 incidents of people reporting issues with the video streaming service. The website’s live outage map showed that… Continue reading Netflix streaming down for more than 1,000 users – Downdetector.com
Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
(BBC): A number of European countries have tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas following a surge of infections in recent weeks. The Netherlands has entered a five-week lockdown, with non-essential shops, theatres and gyms all closing. Germany will enter a hard lockdown from Wednesday after the number of infections there hit record levels. Meanwhile, Europe’s… Continue reading Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
(BBC): Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) means it could become the second coronavirus vaccine to be allowed in the US. It comes one day after Americans across the country began receiving jabs of the… Continue reading Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule
(BBC): Scientists have been greeted by the sight of jet black chunks of rock and soil from an asteroid after opening a capsule that returned from deep space a week ago. It’s the first significant sample of material to be delivered to Earth from a space rock and was grabbed last year by Japan’s Hayabusa-2… Continue reading Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule
Govt spent Rs 1.40 billion from Corona Fund
Kathmandu: The Corona Infection Prevention and Treatment Fund has so far accumulated Rs 1.7882 billion. The income and expenditure details made public by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General show that amount as income. Similarly, the expenditure was Rs 1.40 billion, according to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. A total… Continue reading Govt spent Rs 1.40 billion from Corona Fund
Number of covid-19 cases in Nepal has exceeded 250,000
Kathmandu: The number of people infected with corona virus in Nepal has exceeded 250,000. In the last 24 hours, an additional 136 people have been confirmed infected and the total number of infected has reached 250,180, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Similarly, in the last 24 hours, 1,966 people have returned home… Continue reading Number of covid-19 cases in Nepal has exceeded 250,000
Positive situation has been created in the economy: Ministry of Finance
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has analyzed that the positive situation in the economy has been created due to the recent movement in the midst of the corona virus epidemic. The Ministry has made such analysis by making public the review details of the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2020/2021. According to… Continue reading Positive situation has been created in the economy: Ministry of Finance