In Pictures: Children attend school with safety measures

Kathmandu, December 17 Grade one students at Small Heaven Primary School interact during their class wearing face masks and face shields as a protective measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Chhetrapati of Kathmandu,...

Kathmandu administration calls off odd-even rule for traffic

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu District Administration Office has decided to call of the odd-even rule for vehicles plying the city streets. The decision will come into effect from December 18, Friday. According to the office, the decision...

Kathmandu-Delhi flight resumes after nine months

KATHMANDU: Nepal-India flight services that were suspended for the past nine months due to COVID-19 restrictions, resumed under an air bubble arrangement, today. A narrow body aircraft of the Nepal Airlines has flown towards New...

Nepal’s Covid-19 death toll advances to 1,749 with six more fatalities

KATHMANDU: Six more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has advanced to 1,749. Meanwhile, 776 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to...

Cold Wave Grips Kathmandu; At 2.3 Degrees, Valley Records Year’s Lowest Temperature!

A cold wave gripped Kathmandu Valley today as the minimum temperature dropped to a record low this year, affecting normal life. According to Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD), the Valley’s minimum temperature was recorded at 2.3...

India may need to spend $1.8 billion on COVID-19 vaccines in first phase, documents show

NEW DELHI: India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates...

China says to share lunar samples with other countries

BEIJING: China will share data and samples from the moon obtained by its Chang’e 5 probe on the basis of international conventions though “unfortunate” U.S. restrictions on cooperation might prevent it getting any, the...

WHO says Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators trip to China

SINGAPORE: Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID-19 investigators due to travel to China in January, said the World Health Organization (WHO), which is leading the mission. China has strongly opposed calls for an...