Nepal’s Covid-19 case count reaches 1,343 Thursday with 237,589 new infections

KATHMANDU: The countrywide Covid-19 tally has advanced to 237,589 as 1,343 additional infections emerged on Thursday. Likewise, 2,111 people who were earlier infected with the virus are reported to have recovered in the past 24...

Opinion: Perception of gender in our society

Last week I went to the doctor for a checkup.  I found her sweet and nice. But I was shocked when she asked me a question related to my gender. We mostly see girls have...

Price of yellow metal increases again after days of fall

KATHMANDU: The per tola price of gold has increased by Rs 1,600 in the domestic market today. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of hallmark gold has been...

Standard Chartered Bank reaffirmed with AAA rating 2nd year in a row

KATHMANDU: Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) Nepal has reaffirmed the issuer rating of AAA to Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL), second year in a row. ICRA Nepal Limited, a subsidiary of...

Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

NEW DELHI: Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth said Thursday he plans to launch his own political party in southern India in January, ending years of speculation by millions of his fans on his political future. He...

Gun found in forest explodes killing forest security personnel in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: A forest security personnel died after the gun he found in the forest exploded itself in Udayapur district, on Wednesday night. Information officer Jageshwar Sah at District Forest Office, Udayapur identified the deceased as...

Youth convicted of murder sent to life imprisonment in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: The District Court, Udayapur, has sentenced a youth convicted of murder to life imprisonment. The single bench of Justice Deepak Khanal on Wednesday convicted Roshan Raut (25), who had been remanded in judicial custody,...

Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 complications at 94

PARIS: Former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who championed European integration and helped modernise French society in the 1970s, has died at the age of 94 after contracting COVID-19. Giscard’s foundation said he passed away in...