743 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Wednesday; nationwide tally hits 255,979

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday reported 743 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 255,979. Of the total cases, 279 are females while 464 are...

No confidence motion registered after House dissolution: Parliament Secretariat

KATHMANDU: The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was registered at the parliament secretariat after the House of Representatives was dismantled on December 20. According to a press statement released by...

Dahal elected parliamentary party leader of Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Pushpa Kamal Dahal has elected Dahal as the parliamentary party leader. A Parliamentary Party meeting of the Dahal-Nepal faction agreed to leader Madhav...

Three NCP leaders of Province 2 reject nomination to Oli-led faction

BARA: Three provincial committee members of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in Province 2 have rejected their nomination to the party’s faction led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bara secretary Sundar...

Writs challenging house dissolution sent to Constitutional Bench, hearing to start Friday

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has sent all writ petitions challenging the Oli government’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives to the Constitutional Bench. The single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana heard...

Lava lake forms as Hawaii volcano erupts after 2-year break

HONOLULU: Lava was rising more than 3 feet (1 meter) per hour in the deep crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting over the weekend after a two-year break, scientists said Tuesday. Kilauea volcano...

Trump threatens to not sign COVID-19 bill, want bigger stimulus checks

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in...

Warner ruled out of second test against India

SYDNEY: Australia opener David Warner will miss the second test against India this week because he left a biosecure bubble to receive treatment for a groin injury that would have ruled him out of...