More foreigners ending up in Nepali prisons

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 The number of foreigners confined to Nepali prisons for their involvement in criminal activities is on the rise, statistics released by the Department of Prison Management show. According to data — as of...

AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant

LONDON: The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a...

Grand finale of Huawei ICT Awards 2020 concludes

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 The grand finale of the fifth edition of the ICT Awards organised by Living with ICT, concluded in Kathmandu, on Saturday. Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung, Secretary at the...

APF, Lumbini enter semi-finals

DANG, DECEMBER 27 Nepal APF Club and Lumbini Province advanced to the semi-finals of the Sagarmatha Cement PM Women’s National Cricket League here today. APF defeated Province-2 by eight wickets, while Lumbini outplayed Karnali by nine...

Sensational Samba wants elusive gold

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 Sensational footballer Sabitra Bhandari has enjoyed the stardom in South Asia but her dreams of winning the SA Games have taken her sleeps away. This undated image shows Nepali footballer Sabitra Bhandari. Photo:...

Fintech innovation: Through modern technology

A solid understanding by the fintechs of the root causes behind lesser adoption of digital financial services will lead to new innovative products that are built ground up and fit in the Nepali context....

Squatters to get land ownership documents

KAWASOTI, DECEMBER 27 The Landless Squatters’ Problems Resolution Commission is at work to begin the distribution of land ownership certificates to landless squatters in the first phase after four months, said the commission. In the first...

Result-oriented activities top priority, says Minister Dhakal

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 Newly appointed Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanubhakta Dhakal pledged to focus on result-oriented activities to make the tourism sector, a pillar of national economy, dynamic and robust. Policy level reforms...