23 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,637

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,637. Meanwhile, 1,382 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count...

All-party meet concludes, PM calls for unity among republican forces

KATHMANDU: The all-party meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Baluwatar residence has concluded. The meeting was called upon by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to discuss contemporary political issues. At the meeting, PM Oli called...

1,382 new cases recorded on Tuesday; Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 243,377

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Tuesday reported 1,382 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 243,377. Of the total cases, 546 are females while 836 are...

Farmers protest across India against Modi’s liberalisation

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Farmers’ protests against new laws liberalising agricultural markets spread across India on Tuesday, as farm organisations called for a nationwide strike after inconclusive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In eastern and...

Biden chooses retired general Lloyd Austin as defense secretary: sources

WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw US forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary, two people familiar with the decision said...

NRNA urges govt to provide employment to returnee workers

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 7 Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has requested the government to create an environment for the migrant workers, who have returned recently, to stay back in the country and work here. Workers who have lost...

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’...