Nepal records 158 fresh COVID-19 cases, two fatalities on Saturday

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 18Nepal recorded 158 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 825,603 while the death toll climbed to 11,572 fatalities toda...

India opener Rahul appointed vice-captain for South Africa tests

DECEMBER 18 India opener KL Rahul has been named vice-captain for the three-test series against South Africa after Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the tour due to injury, the country...

Spend 30 per cent of budget within a month, says FinMin

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has directed all ministries to spend 30 per cent of their budget within one month.Stating that the lack of capital expenditur...

Nepal retains its position in Seventh Annual Human Freedom Index

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17Nepal retains its position in the Seventh Annual Human Freedom Index co-published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute in Canada yesterday.The HFI r...

Saptari farmers left in lurch

RAJBIRAJ, DECEMBER 17Farmers in Saptari have been left distraught for want of chemical fertiliser even when the wheat cultivation season is giving way.Unable to get the commodity m...

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' snags eye-popping $50M in previews

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed $50 million in Thursday previews alone, a stunning start for a movie set...

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' snags eye-popping $50M in previews

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed $50 million in Thursday previews alone, a stunning st...

32 per cent children in Nepal chronically malnourished'

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17Multidimensional poverty, vulnerability to shocks, including the economic slowdown from COVID-19 and weak infrastructure, impede the progress towards reducing under-nutrition, a report states.According to the National Planning Commission's study, thirty two per...