Declining cardamom price dejects farmers

TAPLEJUNG, DECEMBER 24 Cardamom farmers come across a worrying situation owing to the unanticipated market price of cardamom – the main source of income of the mountainous region. The cardamom price has witnessed unexpected variations for...

Ministry shows 244 cases of Covid-19 in Kathmandu valley

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 244 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday. Of the total 613 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 199 infections while Lalitpur...

JSPN top leaders meet parliament Speaker, urge to hold HoR meeting

KATHMANDU: The top leaders of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal today held a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Agni Prasad Sapkota, to discuss continuity of the Lower House. It has been learnt that...

No captaincy thoughts as Markram looks for reset in test cricket

JOHANNESBURG: Aiden Markram must first cement his place in the side before he can realise his dream of captaining South Africa, though the opening batsman feels refreshed ahead of a two-test home series against...

Paris St Germain sack German coach Tuchel

PARIS: French champions Paris St Germain have sacked German coach Thomas Tuchel, French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild reported on Thursday. PSG were not immediately available to comment. Tuchel, who guided PSG to the...

Europe’s plans to vaccinate against COVID-19

BERLIN: Germany’s BioNTech said it was preparing to send 12.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with US drugs giant Pfizer to European Union countries by the end of the year. EU member countries...

Nepal Covid Update: 613 new cases, 739 recoveries, 5 fatalities on Thursday

KATHMANDU: Ministry of Health and Population shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country. Of the total 1,896,250 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests carried out till date, 5,510 tests were performed in the...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 78.59 million, death toll at 1,729,392

LONDON: More than 78.59 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,729,392​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...