Malan’s hometown heroics help England to win series

PAARL: Dawid Malan returned to his home town on Sunday to steer England to a four-wicket win over South Africa in their second Twenty20 international in Paarl as they clinched the three-match series. The 33-year-old...

Women who escaped slavery turn anti-trafficking crusaders in India

CHENNAI: Separated from her parents, Jayashree Ponrajan spent most of her teenage years trapped in a form of bonded labour – forced to live and work in the spinning mills of southern India. It took Ponrajan...

EU Commission to authorise COVID-19 vaccines days after regulatory approval

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is likely to give the final authorisation for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines days after the EU drug regulator approves them, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday. The European...

Men, younger people more likely to disregard Covid-19 regulations: research

KATHMANDU: A new research finds that men, younger people, and those with conservative political views are less likely to comply with Covid-19 measures including social distancing. The findings of the study from BI Norwegian Business...

New mother dies from excessive bleeding in Achham

BAJURA: A new mother died from excessive bleeding in Turmakhand Rural Municipality of Achham district, on Monday. Namsara BK (38) of Nada area in Turmakhand-4 had gone to local health post after bleeding and suffering...

Nepal’s Covid death toll at 1529 with 21 more fatalities reported Tuesday

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Tuesday reported 21 additional coronavirus fatalities following which the total deaths from the disease have reached 1,529. Globally, over 1.4 million deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded while the total cases amount...

Nepal’s Covid-19 case count reaches 234,756 on Tuesday with 1,304 new infections

KATHMANDU: The countrywide Covid-19 tally has advanced to 234,756 as 1,304 additional infections emerged on Tuesday. Of the total cases, 501 are females while 803 are males. In the last 24 hours, 530 cases surfaced in...

530 of 1304 cases reported today from Kathmandu valley

KATHMANDU: As many as 530 new cases of coronavirus infection surfaced in the three districts of the Kathmandu valley, today. Of the total cases, 409 were reported in the capital alone while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur...