Ruling coalition's mayoral candidates ahead in four metros

KATHMANDU, MAY 17 Ruling coalition candidates are leading in four of the six metropolises - Lalitpur, Biratnagar, Pokhara, and Birgunj. In Kathmandu, independent candidate Balen Shah is way ahead of his nearest rival and in...

UML ends eight-month obstruction of House

KATHMANDU, MAY 17 The main opposition, CPN- UML, which had been obstructing the Parliament since September 8 over Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota's refusal to confirm the expulsion of 14 UML lawmakers, including Madhav Kumar Nepal,...

Liverpool interested in Mbappe but will not get drawn into transfer battle

Sports By Reuters Published: 09:24 pm May 17, 2022 FILE: Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe shoots at goal. Photo: Reuters LONDON, MAY 17 Liverpool are not blind to the qualities of Kylian Mbappe but will not be drawn into...

Nepal records 19 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

Nepal By THT Online Published: 08:14 pm May 17, 2022 Ministry of Health and Population. KATHMANDU, MAY 17 The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 149 on Tuesday as 18 people tested positive for...

Naveen Srivastava appointed as the new Indian ambassador to Nepal

Kathmandu By THT Online Published: 06:25 pm May 17, 2022 Naveen Srivastava KATHMANDU, MAY 17 Naveen Srivastava, the current Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to...

Himalaya Air's Omnika Dangol becomes first Nepali cabin crew to scale Everest

KATHMANDU, MAY 17 A cabin crew from Himalaya Airlines successfully scaled the world's highest peak becoming the first Nepali flight attendant to stand atop the roof of the world. "Omnika Dangol, a flight attendant from Himalaya...

Voting taking place at nine polling centres

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 02:00 pm May 17, 2022 File - A man casts a vote on a booth during the local level elections in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 13, 2022. Photo/Skanda Gautam KATHMANDU, MAY...

Dahal, Subedi in heated race for Bharatpur mayorship

CHITWAN, MAY 17 Renu Dahal, the candidate of the five-party coalition, and Bijay Subedi, the candidate of the CPN UML, are locked in a tight battle for the mayorship of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, in the...