Parties tell PM to improve governance

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 Opposition parties told Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in the all-party meeting today that the recent outburst of anger against the government on the streets across the country was a manifestation of...

Ronaldo double helps Juve to 3-0 win over Barca

BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo netted two penalties as Juventus out-classed Barcelona 3-0 at the Camp Nou to claim top spot in Champions League Group G on Tuesday. It was Ronaldo’s first meeting with Barca since leaving...

CPN cadres abduct, kill school principal

DHARAN, DECEMBER 8 Cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal today killed a school principal after abducting him from Miklajung Rural Municipality, Morang. The body of 54-year-old Rajendra Shrestha, principal of Saraswoti Preliminary...

Reconstruction of Rato Machchhindranath Temple in limbo

KATHMANDU: The reconstruction process of quake-damaged Rato Machchhindranath temple at Bungamati of Lalitpur district has been impeded due to lack of timber to rebuild the temple to the God of Rain and Harvest. According to...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1382 new cases, 1621 recoveries, 23 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 Also: 594 new Covid-19 cases reported in Kathmandu...

Chelsea’s Kepa to face Krasnodar, Ziyech out

LONDON: Kepa Arrizabalaga will start in goal for Chelsea in Tuesday’s Champions League home game against Krasnodar, but winger Hakim Ziyech will miss out due to a hamstring injury, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday. Ziyech was...

Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China

Nepal, China agree on official height of world’s highest peak New figure is a little higher than their previous estimates Mount Everest straddles Nepali-Chinese border Mountaineers say 2015 earthquake may have altered peak’s height KATHMANDU: Mount Everest is higher...

India could authorise COVID-19 vaccines in weeks, 300 million on priority list

MUMBAI: India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche, the country’s top health official said on Tuesday. “There are multiple...