January 15, 2021 KATHMANDU: The Department of Drug Administration (DoA) has given approval to the use of covishield vaccine against COVID-19 in Nepal. The covishield vaccine is developed by Serum Institute of India. “Conditional permission has been granted for emergency use authorization of covishield vaccine against COVID-19 as per the […]
Year: 2021
India embarks on world’s largest COVID vaccination drive
January 15, 2021 NEW DELHI — India is set to launch an ambitious vaccination drive on Saturday, one that will cover about 300 million of the nation’s 1.3 billion people in the next few months. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the drive via a video conference connecting 3,006 vaccination […]
North Korea Holds Huge Military Parade as Kim Vows Nuclear Might: The parade, which included a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, closed out the eight-day Workers’ Party congress
January 15, 2021; North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a parade that punctuated leader Kim Jong Un’s defiant calls to expand his nuclear weapons program. State media said Kim took center stage in Thursday night’s parade celebrating a […]
Bitcoin hits one-week low as rising US yields dent rally
Bitcoin hits one-week low of $33,447; Ethereum -20% Falls come as rising U.S. yields lift dollar SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies plunged on Monday, with bitcoin dropping more than 12% to a one-week low as rising US bond yields lifted the dollar broadly and hurt other safe assets that pay no income. Bitcoin fell as far as $33,447, […]
Nepal to Conduct SEE Examinations at Provincial Level From 2021!
The Nepali Government has decided to conduct the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) at the provincial level from 2021. A meeting organized on Sunday by the Social Committee of Minister Council under the chairmanship of the Home Minister has officially made the decision. As per the provision of the National Education […]