My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Dragonflies don’t visit me anymore
Dragonflies don’t visit me anymore
It was many years back
I was barely six when I used to run through fields
and chase dragonflies,
especially those huge red ones were my favorite.
I marched through marshes and mud
to take a closer look at them when they rested on twigs and leaves
I would tiptoe cautiously to prevent any moveme...
Apr 27, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt bars foreign nationals from using TIA as transit point
Govt bars foreign nationals from using TIA as transit point
KATHMANDU, April 27: The government has restricted the use of the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit to fly to other countries. The new rule will come into effect from Wednesday.
Apr 27, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Denmark to produce COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, PM says
Denmark to produce COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, PM says
DENMARK, April 27: Denmark aims to start producing coronavirus vaccines in 2022, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, adding that a tender would be made public in a few weeks.
Apr 27, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley to be extended till May 12
Prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley to be extended ti...
KATHMANDU, April 27: The prohibitory order enforced in the Kathmandu Valley starting from Thursday has been extended by a week.
Apr 27, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
India’s new COVID-19 cases stay above 300,000, army called to help
India’s new COVID-19 cases stay above 300,000, army called t...
NEW DELHI, April 27: Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.
Apr 27, 2021
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Coronavirus
IN PICS: People leaving Kathmandu Valley in droves following announcement of prohibitory o...
IN PICS: People leaving Kathmandu Valley in droves following...
KATHMANDU, April 27: With the government’s announcement of prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley starting Thursday morning, people are leaving the valley in large numbers.
Apr 27, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Food supply will be adequate despite the prohibitory order: Govt
Food supply will be adequate despite the prohibitory order:...
KATHMANDU, April 27: Buyers have started to rush to their nearest retail stores to purchase daily essentials citing the possible shortage and excessive price hike after the government enforced prohibitory order to be effective from Thursday. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said there...
Apr 27, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nine people from the same family infected with COVID-19, one dead
Nine people from the same family infected with COVID-19, one...
DAILEKH, April 27: A 38-year-old man from Dailekh returned home last week from India. Now his entire family is infected with coronavirus.
Apr 27, 2021
WORLD
US marks slowest population growth since the Depression
US marks slowest population growth since the Depression
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WASHINGTON, April 27: U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.
Apr 27, 2021
WORLD
EU sues AstraZeneca over breach of COVID-19 vaccine supply contract
EU sues AstraZeneca over breach of COVID-19 vaccine supply c...
EUROPE, April 27: The European Commission said on Monday it had launched legal action against AstraZeneca (AZN.L) for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and for not having a "reliable" plan to ensure timely deliveries.
Apr 27, 2021