At least 20 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS: At least 20 African migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said. The coastguard...

Main opposition Nepali Congress declares nationwide protest on December 28

KATHMANDU: The main opposition party Nepali Congress has decided to go on a nationwide protest against dissolution of the House of Representatives. The nationwide protest has been planned for Monday, December 28. A decision to...

613 new Covid-19 cases registered on Thursday; nationwide tally hits 256,592

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Thursday reported 613 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 256,592. Of the total cases, 233 are females while 380 are...

Covid-19 death toll reaches 1808 with five more fatalities

KATHMANDU: The nationwide coronavirus death toll has advanced to 1808 with five additional fatalities reported Thursday. Globally, 1.7 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 78 million people have been affected by...

Dahal-Nepal faction to hold cross-country demonstration on Dec 29

KATHMANDU: Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is set to hit the streets across the country on December 29. The decision to carry out a...

Property worth Rs 50m gutted in blaze at Mithila Department Store in Janakpur

JANAKPURDHAM: A massive fire broke out at Mithila Department Store located at Shiva Chowk of Janakpurdham Sub-metropolitan City on Thursday morning. Property worth millions of rupees was gutted in the fire that took place at...

Laptops, desktop sales see ‘renaissance;’ shortages won’t ease until 2022

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007, and manufacturers still are months away from fulfilling outstanding orders,...

HoR dissolution is for stability and change: NCP leader Thapa

KATHMANDU: Secretariat member of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Ram Bahadur Thapa has said the House of Representatives (HoR) was dissolved for stability and revolutionary change. Addressing the party’s ongoing central committee meeting (of the Oli...