93 percent of target group vaccinated against COVID-19

KATHMANDU, MARCH 20 The government has successfully vaccinated 93 percent of the target groups against COVID-19. Out of the total population over 18 years of age, 18,498,160 people have been given at least one dose of...

Chelsea stroll past Middlesbrough into FA Cup semis

MIDDLESBROUGH, MARCH 19 Chelsea continued to make light of their off-pitch turmoil with another impressive display on it as they reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday. First-half goals by...

200-year-old Falcha reconstructed

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 09:20 am Mar 20, 2022 File Photo: Balkrishna Thapa/THT LALITPUR, MARCH 19 Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan unveiled the inscription carved on a stone at an under-construction Falcha, a traditional resting place,...

Saka strike enough to earn Arsenal win at Villa

BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 19 Fourth-placed Arsenal opened up a four-point gap over Manchester United, one place below, in the Premier League standings after Bukayo Saka's first-half strike earned them a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on...

7,394 persons reported missing in 2020-21

KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 As many as 7,394 were reported missing during the fiscal 2020-21, with the whereabouts of many of them still remaining unknown. According to the annual report 2020-21 recently published by the Ministry of...

CPN-MC must face polls independently: Dahal

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 09:44 am Mar 20, 2022 Photo Courtesy: cmprachanda.com SINDHULI, MARCH 19 Chairperson of CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said his party must go to the election on its own strength for the...

'Reservoir-based hydel projects govt priority'

DOLAKHA, MARCH 19 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the government is committed to prioritising reservoir-based multi-purpose projects. Inaugurating the newly built 220/132kv sub-station of Naya Khimti in Ramechhap's Manthali Municipality-13, Phalasi today, the prime...

EC's 'unjust' election code kicks up a row

KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 Although the Election Commission has justified its election code's requirement for incumbent local representatives to resign from their posts to contest upcoming local polls, local representatives have condemned this provision calling it...