Sagarmatha National Park sees 99 per cent drop in revenue collection due to pandemic

SOLUKHUMBU, DECEMBER 13 Sagarmatha National Park has witnessed an approximately 99 per cent drop in revenue collection this year. This was attributed to complete disruption of tourism activities in the wake of the lockdown enforced to...

Australia’s Abbott out of first India test, Henriques called in

SYDNEY: Australia pace bowler Sean Abbott has been ruled out of the first test against India starting in Adelaide on Thursday due to a calf injury while all-rounder Moises Henriques has been added to...

14 migrants found dead off of Venezuela’s eastern coast

CARACAS: Fourteen people believed to have traveled from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago were found dead in waters near the South American nation’s coast, Venezuelan authorities said on Sunday, hours after Trinidad and Tobago...

Schools shut as teachers, students contract coronavirus in Karnali

KARNALI: Schools in Karnali started operation after a nine-month hiatus with the federal government’s approval for the same. However, after being open for around three weeks, the schools have had to shut again following the...

Humla linked to national road network

BAJURA, DECEMBER 13 Humla has been connected with the national road network after completion of the 27-kilometre road section along the Karnali Corridor. Humla district has been connected to the national highway for the first time...

Sugarcane farmers resume protest

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 13 Sugarcane farmers from Sarlahi have again started a protest in Kathmandu asking the government to help them recover their due payments from sugar mills. A total of 25 farmers from Sarlahi have...

US agencies hacked in months long global cyberspying campaign

WASHINGTON: Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce departments as part of a months long global cyberespionage campaign revealed Sunday, just days after the prominent cyber security firm FireEye said it...

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

PORTAGE: The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000. The rollout...