UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of...

India may amend farm reform in the hope of ending protests

NEW DELHI: India‘s government will consider amending reforms that have sparked protests by farmers fearing the end of guaranteed crop prices but it will not abandon the plan, a government official said on Wednesday. Farmers...

France rules out mutated coronavirus in mink farm case

PARIS: A coronavirus outbreak detected last month on a mink farm in France did not involve a mutated strain of the virus, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Denmark’s discovery of a variant form of...

Fourteen more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,651

KATHMANDU: Fourteen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,651. Meanwhile, 1,056 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count...

Kohli earmarks ‘outstanding’ Natarajan for T20 World Cup

India captain Virat Kohli is impressed with how well T Natarajan has coped with the pressure in Australia on his first international tour and says the left-arm seamer could be a real weapon at next...

63yo man arrested for raping 11yo girl in Udayapur

GHAIGHAT: Udayapur Police have arrested a person on the charge of raping an 11-year-old girl in Belaka Municipality-9 of Udayapur district. According to the police, 63-year-old Surya Pokhrel has been arrested for raping the girl...

41,971 homes built in Ramechhap

RAMECHHAP, DECEMBER 8 Of the contracts signed for the government-provided grant to build new homes for earthquake victims, 41,971 homes have been constructed so far in Ramechhap. As per official data, 48,497 quake-affected families had signed...

Twelfth national census scheduled June/July, to be inclusive

KATHMANDU: The 12th national census – 2078/2021, which is the first one after country went into the federal structure, would be inclusive. Director at Central Statistics Bureau, Dhundiraj Lamichhane said this census would add personal...