WORLD
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
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TOKYO, Feb 17: Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach enough people, and in time, to save a Summer Olympics already delayed a year by the worst pandemic in a century.
Feb 17, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
KMC starts using dozers in its drive to clear illegal structures built in Tundikhel
KMC starts using dozers in its drive to clear illegal struct...
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started using dozer to clear illegal structures built in Tundikhel.
Feb 17, 2021
SOCIETY
Six people involved in defrauding a woman through Facebook in police net
Six people involved in defrauding a woman through Facebook i...
BAGLUNG, Feb 17: Police have arrested six individuals involved in defrauding a woman through electronic transactions.
Feb 17, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Bagmati province assembly meeting put off
Bagmati province assembly meeting put off
MAKAWANPUR, Feb 17: The 7th province assembly meeting of the Bagmati Province scheduled for Wednesday has been put off until further notice. The meeting that was set to take place at 2 pm today has been adjourned citing special reasons, said the province secretariat.
Feb 17, 2021
WORLD
The Latest: Mexico passes 2 million confirmed virus cases
The Latest: Mexico passes 2 million confirmed virus cases
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MEXICO CITY, Feb 17: Mexico has topped 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,000 deaths, though officials concede that the country’s extremely low rate of testing means the real figures are much higher.
Feb 17, 2021
WORLD
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, Feb 17: A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a...
Feb 17, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force
Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force
MYANMAR, Feb 17: Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup called for more big protests on Wednesday to show that the army’s claim of widespread public support for overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and holding new elections was false.
Feb 17, 2021
SOCIETY
Prime suspect in rape and murder of Bhagarathi Bhatta arrested
Prime suspect in rape and murder of Bhagarathi Bhatta arrest...
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Police have arrested a youth allegedly involved in the rape and murder of a teenager Bhagarathi Bhatta in Baitadi district.
Feb 17, 2021
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soaring prices of fuel
Petroleum smuggling rampant at Nepal-India borders amid soar...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Police on Monday arrested petroleum tanker operators on the charge of smuggling diesel from Nepal to India.
Feb 17, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ends in green for second consecutive day
Nepse ends in green for second consecutive day
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened in green and traded over 29 points higher in morning and continued to maintain in the positive territory for most of the trading session. However, the index pulled back in negative side with a meager decrement towards the last trading...
Feb 16, 2021