Jadeja injured as concussion substitute Chahal fires India to win

MELBOURNE: Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 match in Canberra on Friday but the win was soured by an apparent hamstring injury...

Infections in Kathmandu Valley increase by 606 on Friday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported as many as 606 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday. Of the total 1,272 new cases in the country, Kathmandu reported 440 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur...

Fire guts plywood factory in Jhapa

BANIYANI: A huge fire broke out at the Namaste Ply Industry at Chaitubari, Birtamod-2 in Jhapa district this morning and gutted property worth Rs 3 million. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police of District Police...

Doti’s rape-murder suspect escapes from custody; on-duty cops suspended

DHANGADHI: A head constable of Nepal Police and two constables have been suspended after a rape and murder suspect ran away from their custody in Doti district. Head Constable Dhana Singh Samanta, constable duo Raju...

16 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,567

KATHMANDU: 16 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,567. Meanwhile, 1,272 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case...

Chile zoo introduces two rare red pandas to the public

SANTIAGO: A Chilean zoo introduced two endangered red pandas, called Ichiha and Popo, to the public on Thursday in Santiago, where the animals are housed as part of a conservation project. A red panda is fed inside its...

Lumbini Province reports 823 incidents of domestic violence in first quarter

TULSIPUR: As many as 823 incidents of domestic violence have been reported in Lumbini Province in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Province Police Office Dang stated that these many incidents occurred...

Nepal’s Covid-19 case count reaches 238,861 on Friday with 1,272 new infections

KATHMANDU: The countrywide Covid-19 tally has advanced to 238,861 as 1,272 additional infections emerged on Friday. Nepal’s active Covid-19 case count currently stands at 15,447. Meanwhile, 16 more fatalities from the disease have taken the total...