SOCIETY
Valley DAOs urge all to celebrate Janai Purnima, Gaijatra festival in symbolic manner
Valley DAOs urge all to celebrate Janai Purnima, Gaijatra fe...
KATHMANDU, August 20: All the three District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the Kathmandu Valley have urged people to celebrate festivals like Janai Purnima and Gaijatra symbolically, avoiding huge gatherings of people to avoid further spread of COVID-19.
Aug 20, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
With boosters being planned in the U.S. as early as the fall for those who got the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, recipients of the single-dose J&J jab might be wondering just how well their protection is holding up.
Aug 20, 2021
ECONOMY
All units of Upper Tamakoshi connected to national grid
All units of Upper Tamakoshi connected to national grid
KATHMANDU, August 20: The Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project has connected 456 MW of electricity generated from all its six units to the national transmission line from August 17. Chief Executive Officer of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Company Limited, Bigyan Raj Shrestha, said that the electricity ge...
Aug 20, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt begins administering COVID-19 vaccine to +2 students older than 18 years
Govt begins administering COVID-19 vaccine to +2 students ol...
Those who are 40 years or above can also receive the shots
Aug 20, 2021
ECONOMY, Coronavirus
EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?
EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?
U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is declining. A look at what we know about boosters and how they could help fight the coronavirus pandemic:
Aug 20, 2021
SOCIETY, DIASPORA
Ex-Gurkhas break hunger strike as UK government agrees to hold talks with Nepal government
Ex-Gurkhas break hunger strike as UK government agrees to ho...
KATHMANDU, August 20: The British government has proposed talks with Nepal to address the demands of the agitating Gorkhas for equal pensions and rights.
Aug 20, 2021
WORLD
Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport-NATO official
Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport...
KABUL, August 20: More than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital, a NATO official told Reuters on Friday.
Aug 20, 2021
SOCIETY, DIASPORA
SC issues interim order to save the life of the agitating ex-Gurkha soldiers
SC issues interim order to save the life of the agitating ex...
KATHMANDU, August 20: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the name of the government to immediately make arrangements through the Nepali Embassy in the UK to save the life of former ex-Gurkha soldiers, who are staging a fast-unto-death in London.
Aug 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Commercial banks’ profits increased by around 20 pc in FY 2020/21
Commercial banks’ profits increased by around 20 pc in FY 20...
KATHMANDU, August 20: The profits earned by the 27 commercial banks in the last fiscal year soared by 19.31 percent, backed by the flexible monetary policy and the banks’ earnings from the transaction of shares amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 20, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks end slightly lower to cap high volume week
Stocks end slightly lower to cap high volume week
KATHMANDU, August 19: The equity market opened above 3,200 mark but succumbed to selling pressure in the latter trading hours. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index hovered around 3,200 mark for most of the afternoon. A final hour dip saw the index close more than 18 points lower at 3,180...
Aug 19, 2021