NCP will stay intact, says Rawal

DHANGADI, NOVEMBER 22 Ruling Nepal Communist Party Sudurpaschim Province Incharge Bhim Rawal today said that the rift seen between the two party chairs would not lead to a split in the party. Speaking at a press...

Bajura remote areas linked to national grid

BAJURA, NOVEMBER 22 Far-flung areas of Bajura have been connected to the national transmission line for power supply for the first time. Nepal Electricity Authority, Bajura, Distribution Centre Chief Mahesh Chandra Bhatta said the district was...

Drying habitat makes Australia’s platypus vulnerable, scientists say

SYDNEY: Australian scientists pushed on Monday to list the platypus as a vulnerable species after a report showed the habitat of the semi-aquatic native mammal had shrunk more than a fifth in the last...

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, results show

LONDON: AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus, developed along with the University of Oxford, could be around 90% effective under one dosing regimen. File – Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine /...

Closure of schools pushing students into drug addiction

RAUTAHAT, NOVEMBER 22 More school going students have started taking drugs after schools shut down for more than seven months following the outbreak of coronavirus in Rautahat. Locals say school students have fallen prey to drugs...

List of winners at the 2020 American Music Awards

A list of the winners at the 2020 American Music Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. — Artist of the year: Taylor Swift — New artist of the year: Doja Cat — Collaboration...

Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music

NEW YORK: Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed the show for a good reason: She said she’s busy re-recording her early...

Good Bricks System

KATHMANDU: Good Bricks System by InnoCSR, a South Korean company, has introduced responsible and sustainable impact technology brick solutions in Nepal. Using a proven technology, the leading South Korean company says its bricks are stronger...