Bibeksheel Nepali and Sajha Party declare unification

KATHMANDU: Bibeksheel Nepali and Sajha Party have declared their unification on Wednesday. The unified party will be called Bibeksheel Sajha Party. Sajha Party’s Rabindra Mishra and Bibeksheel Nepali’s Milan Pandey have jointly signed the declaration...

EXPLAINER: Why did Mount Everest’s height change?

BEIJING: The world’s highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest,...

UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of...

India may amend farm reform in the hope of ending protests

NEW DELHI: India‘s government will consider amending reforms that have sparked protests by farmers fearing the end of guaranteed crop prices but it will not abandon the plan, a government official said on Wednesday. Farmers...

France rules out mutated coronavirus in mink farm case

PARIS: A coronavirus outbreak detected last month on a mink farm in France did not involve a mutated strain of the virus, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Denmark’s discovery of a variant form of...

Fourteen more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,651

KATHMANDU: Fourteen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,651. Meanwhile, 1,056 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count...

Kohli earmarks ‘outstanding’ Natarajan for T20 World Cup

India captain Virat Kohli is impressed with how well T Natarajan has coped with the pressure in Australia on his first international tour and says the left-arm seamer could be a real weapon at next...

63yo man arrested for raping 11yo girl in Udayapur

GHAIGHAT: Udayapur Police have arrested a person on the charge of raping an 11-year-old girl in Belaka Municipality-9 of Udayapur district. According to the police, 63-year-old Surya Pokhrel has been arrested for raping the girl...