Selling pressure weighs on share market

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 12 Profit-booking by short-term investors weighed on the country’s sole secondary market, with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index plunging by 4.45 per cent or 91.43 points week-on-week in the trading period between...

First US shots in COVID-19 vaccine campaign coming Monday, Army general says

The first shots in a massive US COVID-19 vaccine campaign will be administered as early as Monday, with Pfizer Inc and partners aiming to start shipments across the hard-hit country on Sunday, an Army...

Three killed, seven injured as truck hits seven vehicles

Kathmandu, December 12 Three persons died and seven were injured after a loaded truck hit seven vehicles as its brakes failed at around 8:00pm last night, in Dhunge Adda of Chandragiri Municipality, Kathmandu. Having hit...

Narayani beat Bagmati in super over

CHITWAN, DECEMBER 12 Karan KC hammered Sompal Kami for four sixes in the Super Over to lead Narayani to victory over Bagmati in the inaugural match of the Gautam Buddha Cup here today. Narayani amassed 25-0...

UN chief urges leaders of every country to declare ‘climate emergency’

LONDON/BRUSSELS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord made mostly incremental pledges relative to...

Hostel for Chepang girls

Dhading, December 12 A well-equipped hostel for Chepang girls is to be built in Dhading’s Gajuri. The hostel will be built in Hangetar of Gajuri Rural Municipality. The number of girls who go to school is...

13.9 per cent of coronavirus infection in community

KATHMANDU:  A study has shown that 13.9 per cent of coronavirus infections were found at the community level. The study conducted by the Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health...

Govt issues Institutional Grants Standard

Kathmandu, December 12 The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has developed the Institutional Grants Stadard-2020 to ensure transparency and proper utilisation of grants to be provided by the Government of Nepal to...