All Eyes On Supreme Court

As the nation's politics passes through many twists and turns, the Supreme Court (SC) has found itself in the thick of things, for it has been compelled to hear the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case for the second time within five months. The SC had on February 23, 2021 reinstated the House that had been dissolved on December 20, 2020. An intense tussle between the ruling and opposition parties saw the HoR dissolution again on May 22, sending the opposition in a scramble to file the...

Challenges Of Managing Vaccines

At present, vaccination is considered the last resort when it comes to developing herd immunity in most of the people to end the COVID-19 pandemic. It is encouraging to note that many kinds of vaccines are being developed and rolled out across the world. In this regard, the World Health Organisation (WHO) deserves kudos for working relentlessly in the field of developing and distributing vaccines in collaboration with partners across the world.

Reality Check

A group of Libyan journalists has banded together to fight COVID-19 misinformation on social media. In a project initiated by the Libyan Organisation for Independent Media and its founder Reda Fhelboom, the group publishes articles refuting “fake news” concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Its platform is a Facebook page called Sabr. It was developed with support from the American Bar Association. The word “Sabr” means “probe” or “exploration” in Arabic. It carries articles, often accompa-nied...

Monsoon expected this week, heat affects life in Terai

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) Monday said that monsoon in Nepal was likely to begin a few days earlier than the normal date this time. "We are expecting that monsoon for this season is more likely to begin from this week (before June 13) from the eastern Nepal," meteorologist Shanti Kandel at the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the DHM, said. Monsoon in India's eastern states of Odisha and Assam began three days ago, and it is slowly moving towards the eastern Nepal,...

NOC to construct LP Gas Bottling Plants

Spokesperson of the NOC, Binitmani Upadhyay, informed that plants will be constructed in Province 2 and Charali of Jhapa district in Province 1. The NOC has informed that a technical report is being prepared by appointing a consultant.

3,370 new cases of COVID-19, 6,951 recoveries, 92 fatalities in 24 hours

In 12,002 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 3,370 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

The Kapil Sharma Show to come back soon, reveals Krushna Abhishek with a throwback video

After going on a break earlier this year, television's popular comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show will soon be back with a new season.

Vaccination for 60-64 years old to start tomorrow in Kathmandu Valley, ward offices as vaccination centers

The Chief of the Health division of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Hari Bahadur Kunwar, said that the drive has been scheduled to take place for five days starting from tomorrow (8th to 12th June). “All 35 wards will have its own vaccination centres and most of them are either ward offices or schools and we expect to inoculate around 100,000 people,”

China's foreign trade up 28.2 pct in Jan.-May

China's total imports and exports expanded 28.2 percent year on year to reach 14.76 trillion yuan (about 2.31 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of 2021, official data showed Monday.

China dispatches vaccine, syringe aid to 66 countries

China has completed dispatching COVID-19 vaccines and syringes to 66 countries and one international organization as of Sunday amid efforts to provide vaccine aid and strengthen international cooperation, according to the commerce ministry.