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...

On cusp of Brexit trade deal, EU and UK hash out final details

Johnson in late-night call with senior ministers EU official says details being gone through now UK news conference expected early on Thursday morning UK leaving the EU’s orbit after four-year process News lifts sterling and bond yields BRUSSELS/LONDON: Britain...

China to suspend UK flights indefinitely – foreign ministry

BEIJING: China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. “After much consideration, China...

Tony-nominated Broadway star Rebecca Luker dies at 59

LOS ANGELES: Soprano Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday. She was 59. Her death was announced by her...

Exports increase five percent in first five months of current FY

KATHMANDU: Exports have increased five percent in the first five months of current fiscal year 2020/21 as compared to the previous fy 2019/20 data, Department of Customs showed. Export of Rs 50.5 billion have been...