Kohli steps downs as India test captain

SportsBy REUTERSPublished: 07:27 pm Jan 15, 2022Third Test - South Africa v India - Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa - January 11, 2022. India's Virat Kohli in action. Photo: Reuters India's Virat Kohli...

Nepal records 3,703 fresh COVID-19 cases, four fatalities on Saturday

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 15The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal climbed to 21,584 on Saturday as 3,703 people tested positive for the infection in past 24 hours.Nepal recorded 3,703 new coronavirus infections in last 24...

Negligence of airports, airlines breaches passengers' consumer rights: Human rights watchdog

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 14The National Human Rights Commission has said the airlines' negligence in timely taking off and not informing passengers about delayed flights on time violates passengers' consumer rights.The human rights watchdog body has...

Listing farmers' names in local levels sluggish

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 14The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all local levels, urging them to expedite the process of listing of farmers in their areas concerned.In response to...

Janamat Party stages protest rally in Gaur

NepalBy Himalayan News ServicePublished: 10:16 am Jan 15, 2022Janamat Party stages protest rally in Gaur RAUTAHAT, JANUARY 14Janamat Party held a massive protest rally in Rautahat's district headquarters Gaur today to raise concerns of poor...

Six including an infant killed in Bandipur jeep accident

DAMAULI, January 15As many as six persons including a nine-month-old baby were killed while eight others have been injured in an accident in Dharampani, Bandipur Rural Municipality-6 of Tanahun district, on Friday evening.The jeep...

Covid-19 booster vaccine to be administered from Sunday

NepalBy THT OnlinePublished: 10:00 am Jan 15, 2022Covid-19 booster vaccine to be administered from Sunday. Photo: AP/File KATHMANDU, JANUARY 15Nepal government has decided to begin the Covid-19 booster vaccine campaign from January 16.In the initial...

Hospitals see surge in virus patients

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 14Unlike during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the patients suffering from coronavirus infection these days do not need oxygen support, say physicians.Doctors say that though the number of...