Opinion: Protecting lakes from tourism infrastructure

Should the Paleo-lake of Kathmandu Valley still exist, it would be by far the largest lake in Nepal. The religious texts explain that the gods drained the water to allow for human habitation, and...

Messi salutes Maradona as Barca trounce Osasuna

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi paid a personal tribute to the late Diego Maradona after scoring on Sunday as Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga with a resounding 4-0 home win over Osasuna. Messi adorned a brilliant...

Mountain flights resume with various offers

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 Finally, after a gap of nine months, mountain flights have started in the country. After the government allowed the resumption of all tourist activities after following due health safety measures, airline operators...

US CDC reports 265,166 deaths from coronavirus

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported a total 13,142,997 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 143,333 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had...

Dhakal urges all to work unitedly at FNCCI

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 Newly elected Senior Vice-President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Chandra Prasad Dhakal has assured that the newly elected executive committee of the federation will work unitedly...

Locals occupy no man’s land

NEPALGUNJ, NOVEMBER 29 Dasgaja serves as a border between Nepal and India. On the Nepali side of Dasgaja lies Jamunaha village while Rupaidiha is on the other side of the border. Citizens from both countries have been...

Malaria death toll to exceed COVID-19’s in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO

LONDON: Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization warned...

EDITORIAL: Desired results needed

It is high time Nepal and India took up the bilateral issues seriously, activating the joint mechanisms to get the desired results Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla wrapped up his two-day visit to Nepal...