Ready immunisation systems to deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines

Immunisation saves lives and promotes life-long health and well-being. It is among the most powerful public health and development interventions that exist. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 response, the WHO South-East Asia Region...

Alba leads Barcelona to 2-1 comeback win over Sociedad

BARCELONA, SPAIN: Barcelona defender Jordi Alba scored one goal and set up another to spark a 2-1 comeback victory over Real Sociedad, depriving the Basque Country side of the Spanish league lead on Wednesday. Barcelona’s...

Mourinho miffed as Liverpool score late winner vs Tottenham

It was all going pretty much according to plan for Jose Mourinho and his familiar rope-a-dope tactics. In fact, as the clock ticked toward stoppage time in the top-of-the-table match at Anfield, Tottenham perhaps deserved...

Shikhar Insurance brings new policy

KATHMANDU: Shikhar Insurance Company Ltd has launched a new additional benefit vehicle insurance policy — Shikhar Auto Plus Insurance. This screenshot of Shikhar Insurance Company Ltd’s website shows vehicle insurance. Image: shikharinsurance.com/products/vehicle-insurance The three additional benefits...

Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone approaches

SYDNEY: Fiji declared a state of natural disaster on Thursday, ordering its entire population to take shelter ahead of a nightly curfew as a potentially devastating cyclone approached the Pacific Island nation. Cyclone Yasa, a...

Nepali Chef Santhosh Enters ‘MasterChef: The Professionals 2020’ Finale!

Nepali Chef Santosh Shah has become an internet sensation after he made it to the Final Three of BBC MasterChef: The Professionals 2020, the popular competitive cooking show. The thirty-four-year-old chef now based in London...

EDITORIAL: Wrong practice

The ordinance has given the PM sweeping powers to appoint persons in the constitutional bodies without consulting others President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday issued an ordinance to make the first amendment to the Constitutional...

Traits of a leader: Water stories from Cambodia, Nepal

It has been around four years that Nepalis have found relief from the decade-long daily power cuts of up to 14 hours a day. It was nothing short of a miracle when Kul Man...