Nepal Covid Update: 1096 new cases, 1752 recoveries, 17 deaths on Sunday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country. Till date, 1,784,519 tests through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method have been carried out wherein 6,495 tests...

Coronavirus infections increase by 484 in Kathmandu Valley on Sunday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 484 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday. Of the total 1,096 new cases in the country, Kathmandu reported 351 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur...

Nepal’s Covid-19 case count reaches 240,981 on Sunday with 1,096 new infections

KATHMANDU: The countrywide Covid-19 tally has advanced to 240,981 as 1,096 additional infections emerged on Sunday. Of the total cases, 408 are females while 688 are males. In the last 24 hours, 484 cases surfaced in...

Trump keeps up false claims of widespread fraud at Georgia rally for US senators

VALDOSTA: US President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting, not helping, their chances by focusing on...

Second edition of NCIFF goes virtual

KATHMANDU: The second Nepal Cultural International Film Festival (NCIFF) has kicked off virtually amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a press statement issued by Nepal Culture and Film Center (NCFC), the festival is screening...

Seventeen more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,594

KATHMANDU: Seventeen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,594. Meanwhile, 1,096 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count to...

Great conjunction 2020 happening on December 21

KATHMANDU: A special and rare astronomical event is heading our way, slated to take place this December solstice – The Great Conjunction 2020. Towards the end of 2020, two big planets, Jupiter and Saturn, will...

Nepali Sherpa climbers leave for K2 winter ascent

KATHMANDU: A renowned Nepali climber today left for the Karakoram region in Pakistan aiming to script history in mountain climbing. Mingma Gyalje Sherpa along with his Nepali team will be attempting to climb the world’s...