7.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Vanuatu Islands: CENC

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands at 2:29 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Antibody tests for COVID-19 remain popular in Russia

When Russians talk about the coronavirus over dinner or in hair salons, the conversation often turns to “antitela,” the Russian word for antibodies — the proteins produced by the body to fight infection.

COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday — a number greater than the population of Boston. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time when vaccines — which overwhelmingly prevent deaths, hospitalizations and serious illness — were available to any American over the age of 12.

Kalikot rural roads prone to accidents

The roads constructed by all nine local levels of Kalikot district are at high-risk of accident, it has been found. The stakeholders say the risk has shot up after tractors started plying the rural roads in a haste to inaugurate the road in an effort to convey the message that the road has reached the village. Samun Kumar Bam of Palanta-2 said that the tractor reached the village even though there was no bridge over the Karnali. Tractors are now operating in Palanta in Karnali during the dry season....

Traditional musical instruments are now overshadowed: Kuber Rai

Popular singer Kuber Rai recently appeared in a programme organised by the Birtamode-based Alankar Band. He made his appearance in music show after a long time. The talented singer has been busy been composing music while living as a farmer in his home village in Ilam. Singer Rai, who did not participate in any programme after the COVID- 19 pandemic, had given his performance from his house in Bouddhadham of Suryodaya Municipality of Ilam by singing six songs. Rai said that the COVID-19 lockdown...

Wooden container Theki scrambling to stay in business

With the growing uses of plastic and steel-made household items, traditional wood-made Theki businesses in Dadeldhura’s Amargadhi have been struggling to remain in business. The people in the business of making Theki are on the verge of displacement, said Amargadhi locals.

Buddhism has brought Nepal, China closer: Sherchan

Chief of Lumbini Province Amik Sherchan has said that Buddhism philosophy and religion have brought Nepal and China closer and both countries should move ahead by making the existing friendly relationship stronger and more sustainable. Addressing an interaction organised to mark the 72nd National Day of China Friday, Province Chief Shrechan extended his good wishes to the Chinese President and people and added that the relationship between the two countries should be consolidated at the people-to-people...

Shrestha, Sherpa become first Nepali women to summit Dhaulagiri

Poornima Shrestha and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita have made history by becoming the first Nepali women to conquer Mount Dhaulagiri. The two, part of the team SST-Dhaulagiri I, reached the top of the 8,167-metre peak at approximately 5.30 am on Friday, Seven Summit Treks, the company that organised the expedition, said on its Facebook page. Shrestha is a photojourna

Industrial income up by 8%

In the last quarter of the Fiscal Year 2020/21, about 64.8 per cent industrial capacity in the country was utilised, concluded the ‘Industrial Status Report’ published by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). The first report produced after the analysis of the industrial activities in the major industrial areas in Nepal concluded that the income of industry increased by 8 per cent against the last quarter of FY 2019/20. Such income in the fourth quarter of FY 2018/19 was negative by...

Consensus needed for liberal economic policy: Dr. Mahat

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