Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

WEST PALM BEACH,FLORIDA: President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and...

“Demon Slayer” becomes Japan’s top-grossing movie

TOKYO: “Demon Slayer”, the animated tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons that murdered his family, has shattered a nearly two-decade record to become Japan’s top-grossing movie, its distributor said on Monday. The film, based...

Private school teachers deprived of salary for months

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 27 Majority of teachers working for private and boarding schools have not been paid on time and Nepal Teachers’ Federation is making this the main agenda of the upcoming agitation. Speaking at a virtual...

Let’s continue with virtual classes: Mayor Shrestha

BHAKTAPUR, DECEMBER 27 Madhyapur Thimi Municipality is not ready to grant permission to schools in its area to resume classes physically. Schools have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Although different municipalities have resumed...

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...