POLITICS
Nepal calls for taking concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC effective organization through de...
Nepal calls for taking concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC eff...
KATHMANDU, April 1: Nepal has called for taking concerted efforts to make Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) as an effective organization through deeper cooperation among member states for the progress and prosperity of people living in the regio...
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown as U.N. envoy warns of 'imminent bloodbath'
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown as U.N. envoy warns of 'im...
MYANMAR, April 1: Myanmar activists held protests across the country overnight two months after the military seized power, as a United Nations special envoy warned that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the intensified crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations.
Apr 01, 2021
SOCIETY
Man slapped life imprisonment for raping stepmother
Man slapped life imprisonment for raping stepmother
ILAM, April 1: District Court, Ilam, has sentence a 23-year old man from the district to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape of his 63-year-old stepmother.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
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NEW YORK, April 1: A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was arrested on assault and hate crime charges in an attack on an Asian American woman in New York City, police said Wednesday.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
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USA, April 1: Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
Apr 01, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Resuming direct flights between Kathmandu and Islamabad my foremost priority: Pak Envoy Sh...
Resuming direct flights between Kathmandu and Islamabad my f...
KATHMANDU, April 1: The newly-appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Syed Haider Shah has said that he will take initiative to resume direct flight between Kathmandu and Islamabad.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Biden says $2 trillion jobs plan rivals the space race in its ambition
Biden says $2 trillion jobs plan rivals the space race in it...
PITTSBURGH, April 1: President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for a sweeping use of government power to reshape the world’s largest economy and counter China’s rise in a $2 trillion-plus proposal that was met with swift Republican resistance.
Apr 01, 2021
WORLD
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check
USA, April 1: A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said Wednesday.
Apr 01, 2021
OPINION
The Political Imbroglio
The Political Imbroglio
The on-going political imbroglio has been created by the lack of trust and mutual doubt and suspicion amongst the four major players. As none of the four holds a simple majority, they have to join hands with the other to form the next coalition government.
Apr 01, 2021
OPINION
Stories from Terai courts
Stories from Terai courts
Though we have the most comprehensive constitution, we lack comprehensive legislation to deal with the bizarre loan deeds. Money lending has emerged as a profitable business in Terai. There is no law on record that obliges the moneylenders to justify their source of income.
Apr 01, 2021