Dense fog occurs due to influence of Westerly wind

KATHMANDU: Fog has covered most parts of the country due to the influence of the Westerly wind, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said. Fog is seen in the Kathmandu Valley among other places across...

Gandaki province floats 60 plans for tourism expansion in Baglung

GALKOT: As many as 60 plans are coming into implementation for tourism expansion in Baglung district this year. Gandaki province government has brought into implementation the plans in the district for the fiscal year 2077/78...

Melbourne on standby, but Sydney still preferred for third India test

SYDNEY: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been placed on standby if Australia are unable to play the third test against India in Sydney following a fresh coronavirus outbreak in New South Wales, Cricket...

Government and ADB sign agreement

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 23 The Nepal government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed $150 million concessional loan agreement to finance South Asia Sub regional Cooperation (SASEC) Airport Capacity Enhancement Project, and $40 million concessional loan and...

Gunmen kill more than 100 in attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region

ADDIS ABABA: Gunmen killed more than 100 people in a dawn attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia on Wednesday, the human rights commission said, as residents described fleeing the latest deadly assault...

X-mas Eve parties to be allowed till midnight

KATHMANDU: The District Administration Office, Kathmandu is giving permission to clubs, pubs and other party hubs to remain open till 12:00 midnight on the occasion of Christmas Eve on December 24. Kali Prasad Parajuli, Chief...

The Latest: Brazil is latest to ban flights from Britain

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has become the latest country to bar flights from the United Kingdom in a bid to prevent contagion from a new strain of the coronavirus. The government announced in an extra...

NCP spat: Both factions call central committee meeting today

KATHMANDU: Both the warring factions of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — one led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and  the other led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal-Madhav Kumar Nepal — have separately called for...