Kathmandu administration calls off odd-even rule for traffic

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu District Administration Office has decided to call of the odd-even rule for vehicles plying the city streets. The decision will come into effect from December 18, Friday. According to the office, the decision...

Kathmandu-Delhi flight resumes after nine months

KATHMANDU: Nepal-India flight services that were suspended for the past nine months due to COVID-19 restrictions, resumed under an air bubble arrangement, today. A narrow body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines has flown towards New...

Nepal’s Covid-19 death toll advances to 1,749 with six more fatalities

KATHMANDU: Six more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has advanced to 1,749. Meanwhile, 776 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to...

Cold Wave Grips Kathmandu; At 2.3 Degrees, Valley Records Year’s Lowest Temperature!

A cold wave gripped Kathmandu Valley today as the minimum temperature dropped to a record low this year, affecting normal life. According to Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD), the Valley’s minimum temperature was recorded at 2.3...

India may need to spend $1.8 billion on COVID-19 vaccines in first phase, documents show

NEW DELHI: India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates...

China says to share lunar samples with other countries

BEIJING: China will share data and samples from the moon obtained by its Chang’e 5 probe on the basis of international conventions though “unfortunate” U.S. restrictions on cooperation might prevent it getting any, the...

WHO says Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators trip to China

SINGAPORE: Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID-19 investigators due to travel to China in January, said the World Health Organization (WHO), which is leading the mission. China has strongly opposed calls for an...

France’s Macron has tested positive for COVID-19: Presidency

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday. French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, talks with health workers as he visits a medical center...