CIAA offers 16-point suggestion to combat corruption

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 26 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority offered a number of suggestions to the government for making progress in the fight against corruption in the country. In a 16-point suggestion mentioned...

Late Leicester equaliser ends United’s away winning streak

LEICESTER: Leicester City came back twice to end Manchester United‘s away winning streak in the Premier League with a 2-2 draw at the King Power stadium on Saturday. A Jamie Vardy shot which deflected off United defender Axel Tuanzebe,...

Out-of-form Arsenal stun Chelsea with 3-1 win

LONDON: Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea 3-1 for their first league win in nearly two months as goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka lifted the pressure on coach Mikel Arteta. Arsenal, missing several...

Cabinet to recommend to prez to call winter session of Upper House

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 26 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Cabinet decided yesterday to recommend to the president to call the winter session of the National Assembly from January 1. As a legal provision stipulates that there should...

Dahal’s NCP chalks out protest programme

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 26 The Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held its secretariat meeting and discussed ways to effectively carry out its first phase of protest programme against the dissolution of the...

Economic Affairs Minister of Province 1 removed from office

KATHMANDU: Following the rupture of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Province 1 Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Indra Bahadur Aangbo has been removed from office, on Saturday. It has been learnt that Chief Minister...

British coronavirus variant found in traveller to Sweden: Health agency

STOCKHOLM: The new variant of the coronavirus circulating in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveller from Britain fell ill on arrival and tested positive for it, the Swedish Health Agency said...

Sri Lanka 212-3 and in control in 1st test in South Africa

CENTURION: Sri Lanka took early control of the first test in South Africa on Saturday through a 131-run partnership between Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal that was only interrupted when de Silva had...