2020’s last lunar eclipse to be witnessed on November 30

KATHMANDU: The last lunar eclipse of 2020, a Penumbral one in which the moon passes through Earth’s outer shadow, is on November 30. A penumbral lunar eclipse is less alike to other eclipses and much...

Nabil Bank, Daraz launch Sarathi

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s leading commercial bank, Nabil Bank and leading online marketplace, Daraz, have jointly launched the Sarathi Programme. Under this strategic partnership, small and medium enterprises (SME) selling via Daraz online shopping marketplace will be...

Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 bln: media

TOKYO: This year’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing people involved with the...

Six explosions in Eritrean capital of Asmara, says US State Department

ADDIS ABABA: Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, late on Saturday, the U.S. State Department said on Twitter although the cause and location were not clear. “At 10:13 p.m. on Nov 28...

UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations

LONDON: The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will...

Record-setting week at Nepse

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 28 The country’s sole secondary market witnessed a number of records broken in the trading week between November 22 and 26, with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index surging by 6.47 per cent...

Ethiopia declares victory as military takes Tigray capital

NAIROBI: Ethiopia’s military has gained “full control” of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday, and the prime minister said the taking of Mekele marked the “completion” of an offensive...

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe lands in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Defence Minister of China Wei Fenghe arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday morning. He is here in the capital on a one-day visit. Fenghe went straight to the Chinese Embassy in Baluwatar from Tribhuvan International Airport...