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...

Dahal-Nepal Faction ‘Expels PM Oli’ as NCP Chairman and Parliamentary Leader!

On the heels of the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), the rival faction of the ruling NCP party led by Chairman Dahal and senior leader Nepal has expelled PM KP Sharma Oli...

Nepal Imposes Travel Restrictions from UK Over New Coronavirus Variant!

With the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in Britain, the Nepali Government has imposed travel restrictions to and from the United Kingdom (UK). Issuing a statement on December 22, the Civil Aviation Authority of...

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...