Govt inoculating first dose of Verocell to people above 40, 10+2 students

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KATHMANDU, August 20: The government has begun administering the Vero Cell vaccine against COVID-19 to people who are 40 years old or older.  Likewise, the vaccine will also ...

Sri Lanka launches probe over three new mutations of Delta variant

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Three new mutations of the Delta variant have been identified in Sri Lanka. The country has launched an investigation to identify the implications of the three new mutations to see...

Agitating Ex-Gurkha veterans end hunger-strike after 13 days

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KATHMANDU, August 20: Former Gurkha veterans, who have been staging a hunger strike in the United Kingdom for the past 13 days demanding equal pension pay, have ended their strike. ...

300 more people register details to return home from Afghanistan

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KATHMANDU, August 20: Among those in Afghanistan, 300 Nepalis nationals have registered their details, requesting support to return home.  They recorded their information in ...

12.2 mln people in Afghanistan acutely food insecure: UN

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 20: UN humanitarians said Thursday that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure. While thous ...

Pfizer Covid jab declines faster than AstraZeneca: study

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Aug 19: The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca jab, according to a new study published on Thursday. "T ...

Infographics: COVID-19 vaccination in Nepal

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Last updated: Aug 19, 2021 Souce: Ministry of Health and Population  ...

Haiti quake death toll climbs to 2,189

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HAITI, Aug 19 The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 2,189, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Wednesday. ...

Government will soon get full shape: Maoist Chair Dahal

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KATHMANDU, Aug 19: CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the Council of Ministers will soon get a full shape.  Speaking at an interact ...

Kathmandu Valley alone has 11,750 active corona cases

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KATHMANDU, Aug 19: There are at least 40,500 patients of the coronavirus disease across the country as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).  ...

Lumbini Province Assembly meeting put off till Aug 23

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BUTWAL, Aug 19: Meeting of the Lumbini Province Assembly called for Thursday has been postponed.  Issuing a notice, the Province Assembly Secretariat shared the  postpon ...

COVID-19: Nepal has 40,500 active cases including 3,075 new cases

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KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Nepal on Thursday reported 3,075 new cases taking the overall casetally to 820,605 since the first was detected on January 23, 2020.  Officials said that the...

PHOTOS: Tharuhat agitators’ sit-in at Maitighar

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KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The Central Coordination Committee of Tharuhat Tharuwan National Front staged a sit-in at Maitighar in the capital on Thursday. On the occasion of the 6th ...

Taliban meets with Karzai amid efforts to form new govt in Afghanistan

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After the takeover, the Taliban said Tuesday it intends to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan and does not want to have any internal or external enemies. ...

Province 1 CM Rai in minority after UML split

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KATHMANDU, Aug 19: With CPN-UML’s formal split on Wednesday, the UML-led government in Province 1 has been put in the minority.  UML’s Sher Dhan Rai-led majo ...