Proposed legislation unlikely to serve purpose

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 4Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Prem Ale's recent public utterances about impending promulgation of the long-awaited legislation to effect unbundling of regulatory and service provision aspects of today's Civil Aviation...

43 file nominations for 19 NA seats

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 4Forty-three candidates from the five-party ruling alliance and opposition parties today filed their candidacies for the 19 National Assembly seats, which are slated to go to polls on January 26.According to a...

300 accused face charges in Lalita Niwas land grab scam

NepalBy Ujjwal SatyalPublished: 09:10 am Jan 05, 2022300 accused face charges in Lalita Niwas land grab scam KATHMANDU, JANUARY 4The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police says it has almost completed the investigation into the...

Nepal records 355 fresh COVID-19 cases, three fatalities on Tuesday

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 04Nepal recorded 355 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 829,632 while the death toll remains at 11,601 as three fatalities were recorded on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the total...

Thakur frustrates South Africa with five-wicket haul

JOHANNESBURG, JANUARY 04India's Shardul Thakur claimed five wickets to remove South Africa's top order and leave the home side 191-7 at tea on the second day of the second test at the Wanderers on...

COVID tests at Gaddachauki check point accelerated with rise in Omicron cases in India

MAHENDRANAGAR, JANUARY 4With the increasing number of Omicron virus infection cases in India, initiatives have been taken accelerate Covid-19 tests at Gaddachauki check point in Kanchanpur district. New Delhi is 352 kilometers away from...

Two killed, four injured in Kapilvastu tractor accident

NepalBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 02:18 pm Jan 04, 2022Two persons died while four others sustained injuries after the tractor they were travelling on skidded off the road in Buddhabhumi Municipality-3 of Kapilvastu this morning. CHANDRAUTA,...

Cold weather affects life in Banke

NepalBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 01:37 pm Jan 04, 2022This image shows the maps of Banke district, in Province 5 of Mid-western Nepal. Image: Google Maps BANKE, JANUARY 4A cold wave coupled with thick fog for...