Bajura denizens reeling under water crisis for decades

Bajura, December 11 A village, home to 50 families, has been reeling under shortage of drinking water in Badimalika Municipality-9, Bajura, for years. Fifty families staying at Gadkhet of the local level are forced to drink...

Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges...

Tourism revival unlikely in Nepal till foreign visitors return

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...

Emissions fell record seven per cent in 2020, finds study

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...

US FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

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...

COVID-19 recovery rate increasing in Nepal

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...

Form ‘new body’ to probe extra judicial killings: Supreme Court

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...

KMC to turn dust into bricks

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...