US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day. Much-needed doses are set to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health. The move marks the world’s first authorization for Moderna’s shots. The vaccine is very similar to one from Pfizer...

Singer Mahat releases ‘Manung Danda’

Folk-duet singer Prem Raja Mahat has released his latest single ‘Manung Dandai Ma’ named after the recent viral destination Manung Danda of Tanahun. Sung by singer Mahat along with folk singer Bima Kumari Dura, the recently uploaded music video is a love letter to the pristine locale, which further aims to promote Manung Kot as a tourist destination. The now viral ‘Manung Kot’ is located in Byas Municipality 5 of Tanahun district.

Markle joins Jackman and Newton-John music video

Before she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle had a successful acting career and starred in US legal drama Suits for six years. Meghan often attended premieres, starred in campaigns and made cameos, and a fun Christmas music video has recently resurfaced, which shows her wearing a Santa hat and miming along to lyrics. American singer Richard Marx asked a number of celebrities to appear in the music video for his 2012 single Christmas Spirit, including Hugh Jackman, Olivia Newton-John...

Runway expansion of Surkhet Airport begins

Expansion and upgradation works on Surkhet Airport runway have begun under the chairmanship of Chief Minister of Karnali State Mahendra Bahadur Shahi. A meeting held with the stakeholders on Wednesday had decided to expand the existing 255-metre runway to 555 metres. The meeting of the Federal Council of Ministers held last month had given the approval for Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN) to acquire 30 Bighas of land for the advancement of the airport, after which the state government decided...

Mules good income source for mountain people

People have been earning handsome amount by transporting goods through mules in the Himalayan areas of Humla district as many places still lack proper roads to welcome vehicles. With the sector showing enough promises economically, many youths have also opted to transport goods through mules. According to Lokendra Shahi, a resident from Ward 2 of Chankheli Rural Municipality, transporting goods through mules have helped him earn more than Rs. 200,000 a month. “Transporting and selling goods...

Call For Curbing Unbridled Careerism

The careerist persons are the ones who hold their personal job improvement in greater esteem than serving institutional duties. They will do anything, even something unethical, to become successful in getting the personal end, even indulge in compromise of their integrity revealing a smug image of “A Blind Man in a Revolving Chair” depicted in Bhupi Sherchan’s poem. The widening of franchise through political struggles, change and elections in Nepal has opened the scope for political parties,...

Restoration Of Faith In Politics

The intra-party dispute within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has risen to excruciating levels. This has now started threatening the government’s stability. The sequence of events has created a sense of alienation and disenchantment amongst the public. Given the contemporary political history and the nature of politics in Nepal, the public has, at large, become rather disoriented and cynical towards the sacrosanct institutions of our political system. Therefore to put things into perspective,...

Why Mallas Not In Spotlight?

History may or may not be written by the victors but it certainly is written about the victors. They are glorified as heroes while the tales of the defeated are left unwritten. The winners are the ones who will be making an impact, the losers are the ones who have lost and have, hence, become inconsequential. Some 250 years ago, King Prithvi Narayan Shah defeated the Malla kings of the Kathmandu Valley. Because of this, history remembers him and his descendants. But what about the Mallas? They seemingly...

Detailed Project Report of Ayodhyadham prepared

Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) as well as the master plan for the construction of Ayodhyadham in Madi, which came into light after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made a remark saying the place is the birthplace of Lord Shree Ram, have completed. Decor Studio Private Limited has prepared them, informed Manoj Gupta, director of the company. "We, in coordination with the Office of Prime Minister, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Madi Municipality, have prepared the DPR...

Govt for public-private dialogue for ICT sector

The government has expressed its desire to hold public-private dialogue for the development and growth of the information and communication technology sector in the country. Speaking at the 'First Industry – Government Dialogue: Bridging the gap for ICT growth' in the capital on Friday, Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung and Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission Prof. Dr. Pushpa Raj Kandel expressed their...