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World No Tobacco Day: Annually, over 27,000 people die from consumption of tobacco products in country

World No Tobacco Day: Annually, over 27,000 people die from consumption of tobacco products in country
Kathmandu, May 31 (RSS): More than 27,000 in the country die annually after consuming tobacco products, according to data with the National Health Education, Information and Communication Center.The Center’s Director Sunil Raj Sharma in a statement today confirmed death of 27,137 people every year due to consumption of tobacco products. This figure is around 15 percent of the total mortality... Read More

General Secretary Thapa directs newly elected ones to work as per people’s aspiration

General Secretary Thapa directs newly elected ones to work as per people’s aspiration
Makwanpur, May 31 (RSS): General Secretary of Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa, has directed the newly elected people’s representatives from the alliance to work as per people’s aspiration. The people have ire against political parties due to CPN UML government’s mishandling of the situation, he argued, adding that time has come to ensure change to the people. At a programme organized... Read More

Rape and violence are on the rise

Rape and violence are on the rise
Here’s a list of some cases that shocked the nation 27 May, KATHMANDU : According to the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) crimes against women, rapes and sexual exploitation are alarmingly on the rise. Nepal Police also reported a rise in violence against women in 2021. The WOREC report in 2021 says, “A total of 17,790 women and girls were raped... Read More

Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer

Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer
22 May, USA : President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as the country battles its first acknowledged outbreak. Nearly 2.5 million people have been sickened by “fever” in North Korea and it is under a nationwide lockdown, according to the country’s state media. It is thought to be particularly vulnerable... Read More

North Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine

North Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine
Seoul, South Korea 20 oct, (CNN)-North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news agency KCNA reported Wednesday. KCNA said the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was launched from the “8.24 Yongung” sub — the same vessel used to test North Korea’s first SLBM in 2016. The report said “lots of advanced control... Read More