National Assembly session from Jan 1

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has called the session of the National Assembly, the Upper House of the Parliament, at 4:00 pm on January 1. A press release issued by the President’s Office stated...

Two Indian nationals in possession of illicit pharmaceuticals nabbed in Rautahat

RAUTAHAT: Two Indian nationals in possession of illegal pharmaceuticals have been arrested by the Rautahat police from district headquarters Gaur, on Sunday. Acting on suspicion, the police at the Gaur bus park checked the handbags of...

France starts vaccine shots but public is wary

PARIS: France started its first coronavirus vaccinations Sunday at a nursing home northeast of Paris, in one of the country’s poorest regions, as part of a Europe-wide vaccination rollout. “An intense moment, carrying so much...

Worldwide coronavirus cases exceed 79.9 million, death toll 1,752,878

LONDON: More than 79.9 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,752,878​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 481 new cases, 731 recoveries and six fatalities recorded on Sunday

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: Kathmandu Valley logs 208 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday Till date, 1,909,654...

Chandimal, De Silva half-centuries put Sri Lanka on top in first test v S Africa

PRETORIA: Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva scored fluent half-centuries as Sri Lanka took advantage of some lacklustre South Africa bowling to post 340 for six at the close of day one of the...

Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?

LONDON: European Union gave approval on Dec. 21 for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, the latest regulatory go-ahead for the shot, while the United States authorised Moderna Inc’s vaccine...

Rahane defies weight of captaincy, draws Kohli praise

MELBOURNE: Ajinkya Rahane defied the weight of the India captaincy and scored arguably the most important century of his international career against Australia on Sunday, with his unbeaten knock of 104 drawing praise from regular skipper...