7 more covid-related fatalities recorded on Monday, tally shifts to 1,795

KATHMANDU:  Seven more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has advanced to 1,795. Meanwhile, 742 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to...

Democratic Lawyers Association denounces dissolution of HoR

KATHMANDU: Democratic Lawyers Association (DLA) has opposed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s act to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday. DLA’s Secretary-General, Laxmi Dahal, in a press release, stated that the move was...

LIVE: PM Oli addresses the nation

KATHMANDU. DECEMBER 21 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has begun his address to the nation in the wake of recent political developments. The post LIVE: PM Oli addresses the nation appeared first on The Himalayan Times.

Cold wave hits hard Dalit, economically marginalised communities in Rautahat

RAUTAHAT: A cold wave has adversely affected the lives of Dalit communities and economically marginalised people in mid-Tarai districts including Rautahat. The Musahar, Dum, Majhi, Dhagar, Dusadh communities in Tarai districts are facing various problems...

Nepali PM Oli Dissolves Parliament Amid the Heightening Intraparty Rift!

Amid the growing discontent against his authority and intraparty disputes, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the House of Representatives of the Parliament on Sunday, sparking controversy across the country. During an emergency Cabinet...

PM Oli to address the nation a day after dissolving House

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will address the nation a day after recommending dissolution of House of Representatives which was eventually approved by the President. Nepal Television will go live with address to be...

PM’s autocratic move does not affect party unity: NCP Co-chair Dahal

KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the step taken against nation and people’s sentiment by one person within the party does not affect the party unity. The press statement issued...

Philippines to get 30 mln doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: minister

MANILA: The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on Monday, boosting the country’s effort to secure supplies to inoculate more...