Kathmandu, December 11
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has painted a bleak outlook of Nepal’s tourism sector, warning of a high probability that many tourism-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will go out of...
Paris, December 11
Carbon emissions fell a record seven per cent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said today in its annual assessment.
The...
The US Food and Drug Administration said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in the United States where...
Kathmandu, December 11
The country’s coronavirus recovery rate is way above the recovery rate worldwide.
The statistics shared by the Ministry of Health and
Population yesterday corroborate the statement.
The statistics show that the global recovery rate is
69.3...
Kathmandu, December 11
The Supreme Court has directed the government to form a new body to investigate allegations of extra judicial killings.
The apex court’s order was passed by a division bench of justices Ishwar Prasad...
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is preparing to produce bricks out of dust collected from the city, said the KMC.
So far approximately 6,500 tonnes of dust has been collected from the city.
To this...
VILNIUS/SEOUL – South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki–duk, a controversial figure both for his work and in his personal life, died in Latvia from coronavirus complications on Friday, a Latvian film official said.
Kim, who had won awards at...
KATHMANDU: A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing restrictions...
