Temperature drops as low as 1.3 degrees Celsius in Kathmandu valley

KATHMANDU: Winter persists with chilly weather as December is coming to a close in a few days. Minimum temperature in Kathmandu valley fell as low as 1.3 degrees Celsius today. This is the lowest temperature...

Fire continues to spread at community forest in Pathibhara region

TAPLEJUNG: A fire that broke out at a community forest in Pathibhara region has still not come under control. The forest fire, which started three days ago, has been raging at Simbu Community Forest in...

NRA completes five years of establishment

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25 Ninety-one per cent of the private houses that suffered irreparable damage during the devastating earthquakes of 2015 have either been reconstructed or are being rebuilt. This was revealed through the progress report made...

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays,...

Asia Today: Beijing tells residents to stay put for holidays

BEIJING: Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays, implementing fresh restrictions after several coronavirus infections last week. Two domestic cases were reported on Friday, a convenience...

CIAA claimed Rs 2.53 billion from defendants of graft cases in 2019-20

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed as many as 441 chargesheets against 1,212 persons, mostly public office holders, at the Special Court, claiming around Rs 2.53 billion in...

‘Government needs to pay attention to law-making’

KARNALI: Deputy Speaker of Karnali Province Pushpa Gharti has said that the government needs to give due attention towards law-making. In an interaction with stakeholders organised by Nepal Law Society, Civic Dialogue Centre, Karnali Province...

A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home

ROME: Families that usually reunite on Christmas over a hearty, lingering meal celebrated apart Friday, services shifted online, and gift exchanges were low-key in one of the most unusual and subdued holiday seasons in...