JSP-N Saptari launches protest

RAJBIRAJ, DECEMBER 25 Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal Saptari has staged a protest voicing discontent over the dissolution of the House of Representatives. Leaders and cadres of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSPN) stage an extensive demonstration against the...

Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency systems and grounded holiday travel at the city’s...

First case of new COVID variant found in France as cases rise

First new case of new coronavirus variant found in France Case of new coronavirus variant found in city of Tours France registered 20,262 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases PARIS: France recorded its first case of the new variant...

A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020

Almost no place has been spared — and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More than any...

LeBron becomes No. 2 Xmas scorer, Lakers top Mavs 138-115

LOS ANGELES: Anthony Davis scored 28 points and LeBron James had 22 while becoming the second-leading Christmas scorer in NBA history during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 138-115 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday...

Many just want a hug for Christmas this year, Queen Elizabeth says

LONDON: All many people want for Christmas this year is a simple hug, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said in her annual festive message, saying it would be hard for those who lost loved ones to...

Supreme Court issues show cause notice to PM

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25 The five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today began hearing petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives on the prime...

PM inducts new ministers in Cabinet

Eight fresh faces in Cabinet Portfolios of six changed KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25 Prime minister KP Sharma Oli addresses the meeting of the Council of Ministers at his official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Friday, December 25, 2020....