Новости за 22.01.2021

US Vice-President Kamala Harris attended  the virtual national inaugural prayer service in a Prabal Gurung attire.

Indian farmers on Friday rejected an offer by the government to defer three farm reform laws for one-and-half years, warning they would step up protests as they seek a repeal of the laws and a guarantee on minimum crop prices.

As of today, the country has witnessed 268,948 cases of the coronavirus infection while 263,348 people have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 1,986 COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed. 

Three former Nepali prime ministers joined thousands of demonstrators on Friday to protest against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's abrupt move to dissolve parliament and call snap elections.

President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise as the US government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks.

On Friday, 112 individuals --53 women, 59 men --  were reported to have contracted the coronavirus infection in the Kathmandu valley.

Nepal on Friday reported 302 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 268,948.

Nepal's coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,986 with seven more fatalities reported on Friday.

Large mass rallies were taken out today by the Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in Kathmandu Valley. 

US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry met with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to discuss President Biden’s top priorities, on Thursday evening.

President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in office on Thursday, with his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, praising his new boss’ willingness to “let the science speak” in contrast to the Trump administration.

Nepali Congress Dhangadi Municipal Committee President Nripa Bahadur Odd said that crime had increased after communists offered garlands to criminal-minded people.

Demonstrations being carried out today by Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have disrupted traffic in Kathmandu.

The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April, its producers said on Thursday, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a business crushed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The meeting would initiate general discussions on no-confidence motion filed against Chief Minister Dormani Poudel.

Trekkers heading to Annapurna Base Camp through various routes to the camp do not require negative PCR reports.

Nepal national cricket team head coach Dav Whatmore said he would focus on improving the One Day International ranking and help overall cricket in his tenure.

Nepali Congress staged demonstrations across Rautahat district on Thursday in protest against what they described as an attack on the nation’s constitution by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s unconstitutional and regressive move.

Sabitra Bhandari scored a hat-trick as Nepal APF Club thrashed Chandrapur Municipality 6-0 in the Women’s National League here at the ANFA Complex grounds on Thursday.

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, on Thursday surpassed the significant milestone of 100 million units in cumulative production.

Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) successfully held its 34th annual general meeting (AGM) for the fiscal year 2019- 20 on Thursday at its head office, Durbar Marg.

Sunil Dhamala scored a century and Pawan Sarraf hit the fastest half century as Nepal Police Club defeated Lumbini by 74 runs, while Nepal APF Club beat Gandaki Province by six wickets in the PM Cup Men’s National Cricket Tournament here on Thursday.

The Tatopani checkpoint, where movement has been affected time and again, has been closed again starting from Thursday.

At a time when protest against the controversial dissolution of the Parliament by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is spreading across the country, the ruling party’s sister wing National Youth Association Nepal organised a demonstration in support of the prime minister in Saptari on Thursday.

Suicides increased in Japan during 2020 after a decade of declines, with the number of women committing suicide surging amid the emotional and financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic even as fewer men took their own lives.