Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision

A phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, in Belfast, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Liam McBurney/Pool via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP): Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S.: a panel of experts who will scrutinize the company’s data for any red flags. Thursday’s meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is likely the last step before a U.S. decision… Continue reading Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision

Men and women of Nepali football team to receive equal salary of Rs 18,000 per month

Kathmandu: The salary of a member of the Nepali national football team has been increased. The working committee meeting of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) held on Thursday has increased the salary of male and female players to Rs 18,000 per month. For the first time in Nepali football, male and female players are… Continue reading Men and women of Nepali football team to receive equal salary of Rs 18,000 per month

Study Committee’s recommendation to give two-day leave a week

Kathmandu: The study committee has recommended the government to grant public leave two-day a week. The committee was formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to study the issue of providing two-day leave. The committee has recommended the government to grant public holidays for two days a week to encourage the… Continue reading Study Committee’s recommendation to give two-day leave a week

Pakistan praises Nepal’s initiative to hold SAARC summit

Kathmandu: Pakistan has welcomed Nepal’s initiative to convene the stalled South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit as soon as possible. This was stated by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Sohail Mohammad during a meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari. “The Foreign Secretary commends the role played by SAARC as the chair country in… Continue reading Pakistan praises Nepal’s initiative to hold SAARC summit

KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home

Kathmandu: The 18th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) has started. All the films of the festival, which started on Thursday, can be watched free from home. Films screened at the festival will be available on KIMFF’s website. According to KIMFF, the film will be screened at the festival for five days and… Continue reading KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home

US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, critical care nurses and respiratory therapists flip a patient with COVID-19 upright at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. Virtually every state is reporting surges in cases and deaths. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)

(AP): Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas… Continue reading US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead

President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

In this Dec. 1, 2020, photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at left, during an event to introduce their nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Up soon for Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It’s hard to imagine more consequential picks. Biden is expected to announce his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services next week. Photo Courtesy: AP

WASHINGTON (AP): Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January as GOP leaders stick with President Donald Trump’s litany of legal challenges and unproven claims of fraud. Tuesday’s deadline for states to certify their elections — once viewed as a pivot point for… Continue reading President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G

Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting has decided to give approval to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer from Bangladesh through government to government process. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, it will be easier to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer through G2G… Continue reading Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G

Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB

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Kathmandu: Nepal Government has decided to take concessional loan of around Rs 14 billion from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. According to government spokesperson and Information and Communication Technology Minister Parbat Gurung, the cabinet meeting on November 28 decided to take a concessional loan of $40 million from the Asian Development Bank for… Continue reading Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB

Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi

Kathmandu: In line with the air bubble concept proposed by India, the government has decided to operate one flight daily from both India and Nepal. Despite the decision of the Government of Nepal on November 25, the flight has not started yet. Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been assigned to fly to India from Nepal.… Continue reading Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi