South Korea to take 52,000 workers from 16 countries including Nepal in 2021

SEOUL: South Korea will be taking in 52,000 workers from 16 different countries, including Nepal, in 2021. A meeting of the South Korean Government’s Migrant Workers Quota Determination Committee made this decision here on Wednesday....

Three cricketers picked up in T10 League

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 24 Three Nepali international cricketers Sompal Kami, Karan KC and Kushal Malla were drafted in by the franchise teams for the T10 League to be held in the United Arab Emirates in January...

CIAA files corruption cases against 1,212 individuals in FY 2019/20

KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a total 441 cases against 1,212 individuals on corruption charges in the Fiscal Year 2019/20. According to the report submitted to the...

Blankets provided to elderly persons

BAJURA, DECEMBER 24 Achham District Administration Office offered warm blankets to elderly citizens with the onset of winter in the district. The administration distributed blankets to service-seekers who came to the office seeking various services from...

Dahal-Nepal faction demonstrates against PM Oli’s move to dissolve parliament

KATHMANDU: The Dahal-Nepal faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has hit the streets to protest against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s controversial move of parliament dissolution. The group carried out a demonstration this morning at...

One Covid-19 related death reported in Dharan

KATHMANDU: A Covid-19 infected person who was undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) died this morning. According to BPKIHS, the 63-year-old male from Biratnagar Metropolitan City-12 of Morang district...

Nepal’s Christians to mark Christmas church service virtually

KATHMANDU: The sparkling stars, beautiful bells, reindeer and lights decked around the trees, congregations exchanging gifts and singing hymns in Naya Gaun Church of Pokhara are the first things that the church’s Elder Prakash...

Photo Gallery: Dharahara reconstruction sees progress

KATHMANDU: Despite the prevalent COVID-19 crisis, government has given continuation to reconstruct Dharahara, which was grounded during the 2015 earthquake, in Kathmandu. The historical Dharahara tower which was constructed by Bhimsen Thapa in the 18th...