Civil Bank opens new extension counter

KATHMANDU: Civil Bank Ltd (CBL) has opened its extension counter at the Transport Management Office in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur. From now on, service-seekers of the transport office can pay their vehicle taxes and other fees through...

Everest 2.0: World’s tallest peak’s revised height revealed, stands at 8848.86m

KATHMANDU: The revised height of the world’s tallest peak Mt Chomolungma — more popularly known as Everest and Sagarmatha in Nepali — has been revealed today. The Department of Survery announced that the ‘new height’...

Lama gets license

KATHMANDU: Coach Kabiraj Negi Lama has acquired para-taekwondo Level-II license after he passed the exams on Monday. Lama, who has been looking after the national para-taekwondo team for a long time, participated in the course...

Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person...

Ayurved Health Lifestyle Programme commences in six primary health centres of Sudur Paschim province

BAJURA: Six primary health centres have started to provide services under the Ayurved Health Lifestyle Programme in Sudur Paschim Province. The programme will provide services including yoga, Ayurvedic OPD, Ayurvedic health lifestyle consultation, clinical yoga...

People face hardship as Nepal-India border transits remain closed

SARLAHI, DECEMBER 7 People in the district are facing hardship as the Nepal-India border continues to be sealed off for about nine months now. Economic, social and cultural activities have been affected in the border areas...

British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

LONDON: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its clinical approval. An early riser, Keenan received...

Woman said to have crossed century awaiting citizenship certificate

SINDHULI, DECEMBER 7 Chhattramaya Magar of ward 13, Kamalamai Rural Municipality, Sindhuli, is believed to be over 100 years old. But she lacks citizenship certificate to validate her age. She is also bereft of state facilities...