Nepal pledges to consolidate BIMSTEC process

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5Visiting Secretary-general of the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Tenzin Lekphell paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.In the meeting held at the official residence of...

Woman held for selling her acquaintance to brothel in India

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5The Anti-human Trafficking Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in trafficking a woman to India and selling her to a brothel.Fulmaya Tamang, aka Anisha Tamang, 26,...

Ruby Khan breaks hunger strike, seals deal with govt

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 05Human rights activist Ruby Khan, who had been on a fast-unto-death hunger strike for the past several days in Kathmandu, officially broke the strike on Wednesday morning after reaching a fourpoint agreement...

Shekhar Koirala asks Nepali Congress president criteria for CWC nomination

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5Unhappy with the recent nominations made by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the central working committee, Shekhar Koirala held a meeting of leaders of his faction and discussed how they...

Outcry as Australia bars Djokovic over vaccination status

* Djokovic's bid for a 21st Grand Slam thwarted by Australian govt * Says he will file court injunction to stop his removal * Threat of diplomatic incident between Canberra and BelgradeMELBOURNE, JANUARY 6World...

Chelsea dominate Spurs in 2-0 league cup semi-final win

LONDON, JANUARY 5Chelsea seized control of their league cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, beating their London rivals 2-0 in the first leg on Wednesday thanks to an early strike by Kai Havertz and an...

Ebadot stars as Bangladesh beats New Zealand by 8 wickets

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, NEW ZEALAND, JANUARY 05Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain took a career-best 6-46 as Bangladesh beat World Test Champion New Zealand by eight wickets in the first cricket test Wednesday, capturing its first-ever win...

Nepal records 370 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 05Nepal recorded 370 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 830,002 while the death toll remained at 11,601 as no fatalities were recorded on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the total...