British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc told Reuters on Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine should be effective against the new coronavirus variant, adding that studies were under way to fully probe the impact of the mutation.
“AZD1222 (AstraZeneca’s...
KATHMANDU: Nepal Life Insurance Co Ltd (NLIC) has proposed a 51 per cent dividend for fiscal 2019-20. The bank’s 311th board meeting held on Tuesday has proposed a 20 per cent cash dividend and...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 22
The Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has stated that the progress in works related to domestic airports in the last four months has been satisfactory.
Publishing the progress report of...
KATHMANDU: Ambassador of People’s Republic of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi has called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari following the dissolution of House of Representatives – a decision that led to the formal splitting...
NEPALGUNJ, DECEMBER 22
Security personnel exchanged fire with poachers in Bardiya National Park last night.
According to the national park’s Assistant Conservation Officer Ashim Thapa, an exchange of fire took place between six or seven armed...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 22
The Ministry of Youth and Sports today felicitated seven athletes with the National Player Talent Award.
Ayasha Shakya (taekwondo), Monday Kaji Shrestha (karate), Subash Tamang (golf) and Laxmi Magar (cycling) received the awards...
RAUTAHAT, DECEMBER 22
It has come to light that the inmates of Gaur prison in Rautahat are being ill-treated by the prison administration.
Their plight came to light after an inmate, recently released from the prison,...
KATHMANDU: All the writ petitions challenging dissolution of House by the government will be taken up by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana for hearing.
The CJ has assigned 12 writs petitions -eleven filed on Monday,...
