Spurs and Liverpool held, Leicester close in

Tottenham and Liverpool both held to 1-1 draws Arsenal lose at home again Leicester, Southampton narrow the gap with wins LONDON: Joint-leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both dropped points on a busy day of Premier League action as Leicester City and...

Temporary reprieve for Oli

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 13 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been facing the heat from the rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), got a temporary reprieve today, as the party’s Standing Committee...

CIAA’s former chief sent to jail

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 13 Former chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Deep Basnyat was today sent to jail by the Special Court in the Lalita Niwas land grab case. Deep Basnyat As...

Petrol tanker catches fire in Lalitpur

Kathmandu, December 13 A petrol pump at Gwarko in Lalitpur was caught in heavy flames after a petrol ferrying vehicle caught fire this evening. The petrol tanker, which was parked at the premises of Ujjwal Petrol...

Gongabu Bus Park introduces computerized ticketing system

KATHMANDU: Capitalizing on the lockdown time, the Lhotse Multipurpose Private Ltd has introduced the use of technology in ticketing of bus services at the New Bus Park in Gangabu of Kathmandu. According to the organization...

Opener Burns fails again as Australia’s selection woes mount

SYDNEY: Joe Burns’ poor run at the top of the order continued on Sunday when he fell for one in a warmup match against India A, leaving hosts Australia with a selection headache ahead...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 830 new cases, 1500 recoveries, nine fatalities recorded today

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 logs 348 fresh Covid-19 cases...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 70.6 million, death toll at 1,600,791

LONDON: More than 70.6 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,600,791​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...