Precious metals slump by over 3pc

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 28 Gold and silver prices took a beating in the trading week between November 22 and 27, weighed down by resilient economic data, positive vaccine results and the start of the US presidential...

North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight virus

SEOUL: North Korea is further toughening restrictions on entering seawaters as part of elevated steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic, state media said Sunday, two days after South Korea said the North had banned sea...

Shrestha claims title

KATHMANDU: TG Shrestha won the title of the Social Golf Tournament here at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Played under stroke play full handicap format, the Consul General of Mangolia, Shrestha finished first with...

Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

  TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying...

Cold store being built

DHARAN, NOVEMBER 28 Construction of a cold store in Sunsari’s Barahachhetra Municipality has reached the final stage, signalling an end to the plight of having to take local products elsewhere for storage. Sunsari’s Barahachhetra has developed...

Dance of the Narsimha: Kartik Naach in Pictures

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 A masked artist dressed as Narsimha, the half-man and half-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the god protector, performs Hiranyakashipu Vadh during the Kartik Pyakhan/ Kartik Naach at midnight on Saturday. Kartik Naach is a...

Bista bags gold

KATHMANDU: Nepali tennis player Abhilasha Bista won gold medal in the ITF World Tennis Tour Circuit-I Tournament in Islamabad on Saturday. Bista teamed up with Russian Arina Valitova to win girls’ doubles section title beating...

One more coronavirus death reported in Dharan

KATHMANDU: The Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKHIS) reported another Covid-19 related fatality on Sunday. According to BPKIHS, a 22-year-old female from Bardibas Municipality-2 of Mahottari district passed away while undergoing treatment at the...