‘Healing is coming’: First Americans vaccinated as U.S. death toll passes 300,000

NEW YORK: A New York City intensive care unit nurse on Monday became the first person in the United States to receive a coronavirus vaccine, calling it a sign that “healing is coming,” as...

Health experts warn against lowering guard

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 14 For the past one week, Nepal has been witnessing a steady decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus, but experts have cautioned people against lowering their guard against the respiratory...

‘Govt hell-bent on imposing totalitarianism’

HETAUDA, DECEMBER 14 Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba today accused the incumbent government of trying to impose a totalitarian one-party Communist system in the country. Addressing his party’s protest rally in Hetauda, Deuba stated that...

Nepali Congress takes out nationwide rallies against govt

KATHMANDU: Main opposition Nepali Congress has launched nationwide protest against the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government. The NC took out multiple rallies across various parts of the country on Monday calling the government out for...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 71.2 million, death toll at 1,609,452

LONDON: More than 71.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,609,452​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 821 new cases, 842 recoveries, 18 fatalities recorded on Monday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ MORE: Kathmandu valley registers 333 new Covid-19 cases...

Google’s YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage

Google services, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were restored for most users on Monday, following a global outage that affected thousands. Google’s website that logs outages said the services that were affected for nearly...

Pashupatinath Temple to be opened to devotees from Wednesday

KATHMANDU: Atonement worship is to be offered at the Pashupatinath Temple tomorrow morning, seeking forgiveness as the shrine had to be shut to the devotees for nine months corresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entry of...