YANGON: Tenderly stroking the back of a large Burmese python resting on his lap, Buddhist monk Wilatha is trying to play a part in saving scores of snakes that might otherwise be killed or destined for the black...

Japan’s Kei Nishikori hopes to be back on court playing against the best in the world next year after his 2020 season was wrecked by COVID-19 and injury. Nishikori spent 10 months on the sidelines...

DHADING, DECEMBER 3 The isolation centres established by the local levels have emptied after COVID infected persons started living in home isolation, in Dhading. The suspects found home isolation more comfortable than government set up isolation...

KATHMANDU: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of £4.49 million (equivalent to Rs 678 million) from the United Kingdom to help some of Nepal’s most vulnerable population cope with...

WASHINGTON: IBM and US officials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said on Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention...

NEPALGUNJ, DECEMBER 3 Residents of Baniya village adjoining Nepalgunj of Banke are living in constant fear after a villager died in a deadly clash following a dispute here a few days ago. The village has been...

KATHMANDU: Shangrila Motors Pvt Ltd, the authorised distributor of Peugeot brand vehicles for Nepal, has also been appointed as the authorised distributor of Citroen brand vehicles for Nepal by Groupe PSA, France, as per...

BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported. Chang’e 5, the third Chinese...