UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days

LONDON: Britain said Sunday it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as it gears up to launch within days the country’s most ambitious inoculation program in decades. The UK has...

Sri Lanka coronavirus prison riot leaves 8 dead, over 50 wounded

COLOMBO: At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising...

Sports Forum held

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Olympic Committee on Sunday organised the third National Sports Forum that focused on sports, athletes and associations and their responsibilities. Sri Lankan Olympic Committee General Secretary Maxwell de Silva, Olympic Council of...

Ghimire re-elected

KATHMANDU: President of Cricket Association of Blind (CAB) Nepal Pawan Ghimire was elected as Treasurer of the World Blind Cricket Limited for the second term. Photo: THT Ghimire defeated Mani Mothilal of South Africa 6-3 in...

Parents mastermind daughter’s murder to ‘save family honour’

RAUTAHAT, NOVEMBER 29 Police investigation showed that parents were responsible for the murder of their 17-year-old daughter. Apparently, the murder was committed to keep intact the prestige and honour of the family in society. According to...

Olympics-COVID-19 countermeasures to cost some $960 million: Kyodo

TOKYO: Tokyo Games organisers estimate the cost of COVID-19 countermeasures for next year’s rearranged Olympics will run to around 100 billion yen ($960 million), Kyodo News reported on Monday. Japanese media had reported a day...

Communications Minister Gurung pledges coordination and cooperation with media fraternity

KATHMANDU: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has pledged to move ahead through coordination and cooperation for the development and expansion of the media sector to curb irregularities and anomalies in the...

Fact or fiction? UK govt says ‘The Crown’ should be clear

LONDON: Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the historical liberties taken by...