70 yo woman raped, strangled to death

JHAPA: An elderly woman was found raped and strangled to death at Mechinagar Municipality-13 in Jhapa district. According to the District Police Office (DPO), Bishal Birja,35, of Bhadrapur Municipality-4 has confessed his involvement in the...

US prolongs migration accord for disaster-hit countries, including Nepal

WASHINGTON/TEGUCIGALPA: Washington has agreed to prolong a set of temporary migration protections that allow immigrants from six countries to live in the United States, officials said on Monday. The so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for...

Italy’s World Cup hero Rossi dies aged 64

ROME: Paolo Rossi, Italy‘s goalscoring hero from their victorious 1982 World Cup campaign and scorer of a hat-trick against Brazil in one of the most famous matches in the competition’s history, has died at the...

From ex-partners to photographers, Maradona’s fortune has many claimants

BUENOS AIRES: Lawyers are gearing up to do battle over the estate of Diego Maradona, estimated at between $10 million and $40 million and disputed by the soccer great’s children, ex-partners and many others. The...

Atletico sink Salzburg to reach Champions League last 16

SALZBURG: Atletico Madrid sealed their Champions League knockout stage berth after an industrious performance topped off by a sublime Yannick Carrasco goal helped them to a 2-0 win at Salzburg in their Group A...

Kathmandu valley records 404 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 404 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday. Of the total 1,217 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 328 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur...

India’s ruling BJP’s foreign affairs dept in-charge meets PM Oli

KATHMANDU: In-charge of foreign affairs department of Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of India, Vijaya Chauthaiwale has called on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Chauthaiwale met PM Oli at his official residence in Baluwatar...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 68.75 million, death toll at 1,566,985

LONDON: More than 68.75 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,566,985​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...