Three more Covid-related fatalities recorded on Tuesday; tally shifts to 1,798

KATHMANDU: Three more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has advanced to 1,798. Meanwhile, 722 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to 255,236. More...

India finds five with coronavirus on UK flight, testing for strain

MUMBAI: Five people arriving in India from Britain have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a government official said on Tuesday, but it was not clear if they had a highly infectious new strain...

President Bhandari appoints Yubaraj Khatiwada as ambassador to the US

KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed former Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada the new ambassador of Nepal to the United States. Khatiwada’s name was recommended by the government as the next envoy to the US...

722 new cases recorded on Tuesday, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 255, 236

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Tuesday reported 722 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 255, 236. Of the total cases, 310 are females while 412...

NCP central committee meeting convened by Dahal-Nepal begins

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) central committee meeting convened by party co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has begun, this afternoon. The meeting, which is led by co-chair Dahal, is...

Sexual assault, violence on girls increasing in Kaski

KASKI: Incidents of sexual assault and harassment against girls have increased in Kaski district, according to data published by the Informal Sector Services Centre (INSEC), a human rights organisation. The data showing this trend was...

WHO calls meeting on new virus variant, European head says

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene a meeting of members to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious coronavirus strain that emerged in Britain, its European chief said on Tuesday. He did...

Nepal’s Forex Reserves Surge 7.4% to Over NPR 1500 Billion!

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Monday published the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation Report for four months from mid-July to mid-November 2020. According to the report, Nepal’s gross foreign exchange reserves reached NPR 1506.06...