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Russia to sell 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Russia to sell 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Indi...
MOSCOW, Sept 16: Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to supply 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik-V, to Indian drug company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, the fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow speeds up plans to distribute its shot abroad.
Sep 16, 2020
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Airlines operators ask govt to allow 100 percent occupancy as they defer plan to resume se...
Airlines operators ask govt to allow 100 percent occupancy a...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Airline operators have deferred their plan to resume domestic air services for four days as they wait for the government's nod to their request to allow 100 percent occupancy with strict compliance of health safety guidelines.
Sep 16, 2020
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Indian, China troops exchanged gunshots twice last week as tensions rose
Indian, China troops exchanged gunshots twice last week as t...
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Indian and Chinese border troops had an exchange of gunfire last week just days before a meeting of their foreign ministers, Indian officials said on Wednesday, in a further breach of a decades-old restraint at the frontier.
Sep 16, 2020
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Nepal sees record daily jump of 1,539 coronavirus infections in past 24 hours
Nepal sees record daily jump of 1,539 coronavirus infections...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported a record daily jump of 1,539 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking Nepal's COVID-19 tally to 58,327 as cases surged across the country.
Sep 16, 2020
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Leading an 18-member team, Bahrain’s prince arrives in Nepal for expedition
Leading an 18-member team, Bahrain’s prince arrives in Nepal...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: An eighteen-member expedition team, including a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bahrain, arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday to climb Mt Lobuche and Mt Manaslu.
Sep 16, 2020
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COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu Valley reach closer to 14000-mark as death toll hits 90
COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu Valley reach closer to 14000-mar...
737 new cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2020
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Bill Gates remembers his father
Bill Gates remembers his father
My dad passed away peacefully at home yesterday, surrounded by his family.
We will miss him more than we can express right now. We are feeling grief but also gratitude. My dad’s passing was not unexpected—he was 94 years old and his health had been declining—so we have all had a long time to reflec...
Sep 16, 2020
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Rape victim in Saptari commits suicide after villagers stop her from filing a case with po...
Rape victim in Saptari commits suicide after villagers stop...
SAPTARI, Sept 16: An adolescent rape victim in Saptari district committed suicide on Tuesday after failing to get justice. The victim has been identified as a 17-year old girl from Dakneswori Municipality-7 in the district.
Sep 16, 2020
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At least 31 people died of coronavirus in past one week in Kathmandu Valley
At least 31 people died of coronavirus in past one week in K...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: At least 31 more people succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kathmandu Valley in the past one week, taking the Valley’s coronavirus death toll to 88.
Sep 16, 2020
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Indian govt’s decision to ban export fuels black marketing of dried onions in Kathmandu Va...
Indian govt’s decision to ban export fuels black marketing o...
Short supply triggers single day hike in wholesale price by Rs 44 per kg
Sep 16, 2020