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National Assembly Chairman Timilsina holds meeting with Spain's First DPM Calvo
National Assembly Chairman Timilsina holds meeting with Spai...
PORTUGAL, April 8: National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, who is currently visiting Spain, held a meeting with Carmen Calvo, the first deputy prime minister of Spain, on Wednesday.
Apr 08, 2021
WORLD
Asia Today: Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record
Asia Today: Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record
NEW DELHI, April 8: India’s prime minister received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Apr 08, 2021
SOCIETY
SC issues interim order not to halt Bisket jatra
SC issues interim order not to halt Bisket jatra
KATHMANDU, April 8: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order not to halt the celebration of Bisket jatra, a cultural festival marked for nine days every New year in the district.
Apr 08, 2021
WORLD
China begins construction of its fifth rocket launch site
China begins construction of its fifth rocket launch site
BEIJING, April 8: A port city in eastern China has launched an ambitious plan to build the country’s fifth rocket launch site, under a longer-term goal to ramp up space infrastructure to meet the demands of an expected boom in commercial missions.
Apr 08, 2021
WORLD
New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to high COVID-19 cases
New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to...
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WELLINGTON, April 8: New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country.
Apr 08, 2021
OPINION
Plights of Nepali informal workers worsened by the pandemic
Plights of Nepali informal workers worsened by the pandemic
The already existing challenges faced by the informal workers are now unambiguously exposed by the pandemic and further aggravated by sudden demands for COVID- 19 testing, quarantine measures, sanitizing equipment, medical visitations, healthy and immune boosting diet etc.
Apr 08, 2021
WORLD
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
LONDON, April 8: British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.
Apr 08, 2021
OPINION
Depression: Wanting death is not so easy
Depression: Wanting death is not so easy
Although clinical depression can be cured by psychiatrists, I personally believe depression cannot be cured by another person or chemical substances. It can be minimized to an extent but complete cure is certainly not possible as it involves someone's thought patterns.
Apr 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project set to start producing electricity from mid-May
Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project set to start producing...
KATHMANDU, April 8: The Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project is all set to go into the testing of electricity production in the next two weeks with the project reaching near the final stage of construction work.
Apr 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks pull back slightly after ending higher for six straight days
Stocks pull back slightly after ending higher for six straig...
KATHMANDU, April 7: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded in the green in the morning before dropping towards red briefly at mid-day. The benchmark saw a recovery in the afternoon pushing the index over 2,690. However, profit-booking in stocks pulled the bourse towards negative territory wit...
Apr 07, 2021