Manchester City cruise to 2-0 win over Fulham

MANCHESTER: Manchester City climbed into the Premier League top four after first-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne secured a comfortable 2-0 home win over struggling Fulham on Saturday. It was the first time this season City notched...

New austerity standard in public spending

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 5 The government issued the ‘Standard for Maintaining Austerity Measures in Public Expenditure’ with a view to revitalise the economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, increase expenditure for coronavirus infection prevention, control and...

Oli and Dahal’s political reports to be submitted to NCP standing committee

KATHMANDU: Political reports presented by the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co-chairs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be submitted to the party’s standing committee. NCP’s secretariat meeting held today has...

Namrata Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal World 2020

KATHMANDU: Namrata Shrestha has been declared the winner of Miss Nepal 2020. Shrestha, a teacher, was crowned Miss Nepal World 2020 in the grand finale of the event held in Kathmandu on Saturday. Photo: The Hidden...

Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers

MOSCOW: Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. The vaccinations come three days after President...

Australia bring in Lyon, fret over Finch’s fitness against India

SYDNEY: Australia strengthened their spin bowling by bringing in Nathan Lyon on Saturday but continue to fret over the availability of captain Aaron Finch in the two remaining Twenty20 Internationals against India. Off-spinner Lyon replaced all-rounder...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1024 new cases, 2,206 recoveries and 10 fatalities recorded on Saturday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and the government’s response to the health crisis. READ ALSO: 460 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in...

460 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in Kathmandu valley on Saturday

KATHMANDU: A total of 460 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported from the three districts of Kathmandu Valley on Saturday. Of the new cases, 204 are females and 256 are males. The number of active...