NCP Secretariat meeting underway

KATHMANDU: Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is underway this afternoon after being postponed on Wednesday. The meeting, after being convened for a short while on December 2 at the PM’s official...

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House. Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s...

Marseille beat Nimes 2-0 to move to 2nd in French league

NIMES, FRANCE: Marseille defeated southern rival Nimes 2-0 to move to second in the French league on Friday with a game in hand. Andre Villas-Boas’ side had to wait till the 57th minute for the...

Celta beat Athletic 2-0 to keep momentum in Spanish league

MADRID: Hugo Mallo and Iago Aspas scored second-half goals as Celta Vigo defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 for consecutive wins in the Spanish league on Friday. The pair of victories came after an eight-match winless streak...

Biden weighs pick for agriculture chief from diverse slate

WASHINGTON: One leading candidate for agriculture secretary hails from Cleveland, has the backing of progressives and has worked for years to boost food stamp programs. Another is a former senator from farm-state North Dakota...

MoEWRI projects make good progress despite COVID-19

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 4 The projects run under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) have made tangible progress even amid the spread of coronavirus. In a first quadrimester review meeting of the ministry today,...

UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic’s end

UNITED NATIONS: The UN health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic,” but he said rich and powerful...

Hong Kong bans NAC flights for the fourth time

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 4 The government and the national flag carrier have been left red-faced as Hong Kong today imposed a 14-day ban on flights of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) to the special administrative region of...