Collective efforts necessary to end VAW, says minister

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens Leelanath Shrestha said the government’s sole efforts were not sufficient to end violence against women. In an address to the national gathering of Federation of Community...

Gautam Buddha Cup 2020 to kick off on December 12

CHITWAN: Gautam Buddha Cup 2020 cricket tournament is taking place at Gautam Buddha international cricket stadium being constructed at Rampur in Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan. The tournament, organised by Bagmati Province Cricket Association and...

EXPLAINER: Allergic reactions to vaccines rare, short-lived

Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived. British regulators are looking into reports of allergic reactions in two people who received the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the first...

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it...

India’s pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals

NEW DELHI: India is facing two public health emergencies simultaneously: critically polluted air and the pandemic. And Surinder Singh, a bus driver in the capital New Delhi, is trapped between them both. In previous years,...

Inclement weather affects regular flights from Bara

BARA, DECEMBER 9 Regular flights to Kathmandu from Bara’s Simara airport were cancelled today due to unfavourable weather condition, leaving passengers in the lurch. Simara airport was shrouded by heavy fog from early morning today, according...

1,529 private houses reconstructed in Baglung; reconstruction progress nears 66 percent

GALKOT: As many as 1,529 private houses have been reconstructed in Baglung district in nearly five years since the ‘Gorkha’ earthquake occurred. Out of 2,242 devastated houses in the district due to 2015 earthquake, 1,529...

Students padlock exam controller’s office in Kailali

DHANGADI, DECEMBER 9 Students from Durga Laxmi Multiple Campus padlocked the Regional Office of Controller of Examinations in Attariya, Kailali, for an indefinite period today. Fourth semester students padlocked the exam controller’s office to protest its...