Thousands march against Nepal PM’s dissolution of parliament

KATHMANDU: Thousands of opponents of Nepal‘s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli marched through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday urging him to reverse his decision to dissolve parliament and call for early elections. The protesters, who...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 708 new cases, 731 recoveries and eight fatalities recorded on Tuesday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ MORE: 398 more infections reported in the valley in the last 24 hours Till...

First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in Nepal

KATHMANDU: When Angel Lama sashays down the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday she will make history as the first transgender woman to be a finalist in the Himalayan nation’s most glamorous...

398 more infections reported in the valley in the last 24 hours

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 398 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. Kathmandu district alone reported 324 cases while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 52 and 22 infections respectively. Of those newly infected...

20 of the Biggest Breakthrough Nepali HipHop Artists of 2020

Here are the 20 of the Biggest Breakthrough Nepali HipHop Artists of 2020. 1. Ease – Off Switch (Made It Easy) prod. Breeze’ x Purple sky 2. The OutCast – OutCast X Breeze’ – Aatmasamman (The...

Eight more Covid related fatalities take country’s death-tally to 1,840

KATHMANDU: The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,840 with eight more fatalities reported on Tuesday. Globally, 1.7 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 81 million people have been infected by the...

Visiting Chinese delegation meets NC president Deuba

KATHMANDU: The high-level delegation led by vice-minister of the Communist Party of China, Guo Yezhou, has met with president of the Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba, in Kathmandu. The meeting took place at Deuba’s residence...

Study says Britain must vaccinate two million a week to prevent a third COVID-19 wave

Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has concluded. The UK has had...