Aviation authority bans entry from UK to Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has banned entry for people arriving from the United Kingdom effective from Wednesday midnight. Following the detection of highly contagious new strain of COVID-19 in the UK,...

Nepali Congress CWC meet to continue tomorrow

KATHMANDU: Main opposition party Nepali Congress will continue its central working committee meeting tomorrow as some of it’s members are yet to express their views. During the meeting, former prime minister and party president Sher...

Photo Gallery: Peaceful demonstration against PM Oli’s decision to dismantle HoR

Lalitpur, December 22 Demonstrators participate in a silent protest against the dissolution of parliament, at Patan Durbar Square, in Lalitpur, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. President Bidya Devi Bhandari approved Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 722 new cases, 966 recoveries and three fatalities recorded on Tuesday

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: Kathmandu valley logs 365 new coronavirus cases...

Playing without fans horrible and ugly, says Messi

MADRID: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has explained how tough it has been to play without fans in the last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, likening the experience to a training session. “It’s horrible to...

New virus strains prompt travel restrictions with Britain

More and more countries around the world are restricting travel from Britain and elsewhere amid concerns about new strains of the coronavirus, as their governments analyze test results and try to find ways to...

Australian cricketer Bradman’s test cap sells for $340,000

SYDNEY: An Australian businessman has purchased Donald Bradman’s first baggy green test cap for 450,000 Australian dollars ($340,000) at auction, the second-highest price paid for a piece of cricket memorabilia. Peter Freedman, the founder of...

Madhav Nepal appointed chair of party by CC meeting convened by Dahal-Nepal

KATHMANDU: Senior leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Madhav Nepal has been appointed the party chair by the central committee meeting convened by Nepal and co-chair of the party Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The same gathering...