20 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,614

KATHMANDU: Twenty more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,614. Meanwhile, 1,014 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count...

Taskforce formed to shift transmission line of Peepaltar

DHADING: After four years of complaints, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has reviewed the demands of locals to transfer the towers of a transmission line. Locals of Peepaltar in Siddhalek Rural Municipality-7 of...

Rhino-horn smuggler injured in firing in Butwal

BHAIRAHAWA, DECEMBER 6 One person was injured when a rhino horn smuggler grabbed a pistol from a policeman and opened fire at police personnel at Kalash Hotel of Sukkhanagar, Butwal, today. Rakesh Neupane of Basantapur, Kathmandu,...

India’s Serum Institute seeks emergency use nod for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

BENGALURU: Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, has sought approval for emergency use of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine in the country, its chief executive officer said on Monday. The vaccine...

Maya Devi temple opens after eight months

BHAIRAHAWA, DECEMBER 6 Maya Devi temple, located on the premises of Gautam Buddha’s birthplace, Lumbini, opened to the public today after a gap of eight months. The government and Lumbini Development Fund had closed the temple...

Media’s role in enhancing civic awareness stressed

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 6 Minister of Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung said media should work to make people living below the poverty line and those living in remote areas aware. At a virtual programme organised by...

Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years,...

As UK prepares to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, scepticism remains

Britain to begin vaccine programme this week Governments seek to reassure over safety, efficacy Many swayed by misinformation, conspiracy theories LONDON: A sizeable minority of people believe conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines, some experts...