JSPN leaders, cadres stage protest against House dissolution in Saptari

RAJBIRAJ: Leaders and cadres of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSPN) today staged an extensive demonstration against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), in Rajbiraj Municipality of Saptari district. The protesters staged a demonstration...

In Pictures: Cinema halls all set to resume service with safety measures

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Nepal COVID-19 Update: 743 new cases, 952 recoveries and five fatalities recorded on Wednesday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ MORE: 318 new cases of Covid-19 surface in...

Covid death-toll tops 1800 with five additional fatalities Wednesday

KATHMANDU: Five more Covid-19 fatalites were reported by the Health Ministry on Wednesday after which the countrywide death-toll has reached 1803. Three deaths were reported on Tuesday after which the total number of deaths due...

Dahal-Nepal faction claims authenticity; submits letter to ECN

KATHMANDU: Members of a faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal today submitted a letter to the Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) claiming authenticity of the party. The NCP leaders belonging to...

In Pictures: Chariot procession during ‘Saat Gaun Jatra’ in Kirtipur

Kathmandu, December 23 Locals participate in a chariot procession of Goddess Bishnu Devi during the ‘Saat Gaun Jatra’ at Panga, in Kirtipur, on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Photos by Naresh Shrestha for The Himalayan Times – The...

318 new cases of Covid-19 surface in Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 318 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Wednesday. Of the total 743 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 250 infections while Lalitpur...

UK coronavirus variant likely found in Hong Kong as city secures vaccine supplies

HONG KONG: A new variant of the novel coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in Britain appears to have infected two students who returned to Hong Kong from the UK, Hong Kong’s Department of Health...