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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
KATHMANDU: The year-on-year consumer price inflation stood at 4.05 per cent in the fourth month of 2020-21 (mid-November) compared to 5.76 per cent a year ago.
Food and beverage inflation stood at 5.73 per cent...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21
National women’s volleyball team skipper Aruna Shahi is one of the five nominees in the People’s Choice category of the Pulsar Sports Award slated for next month.
She is in contention with swimmer...
