Succour to abandoned kids, disabled man

BAJURA, NOVEMBER 25 Financial assistance was provided to three siblings who were left to fend for themselves after their only parent left them and a disabled man without anyone to take care of him in...

Mysterious ‘obelisk’ in US desert draws wild theories

LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 25 A mysterious metal “obelisk” found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the...

One hurt, three missing as van plunges into Trishuli River

CHITWAN: One person was injured while three others have gone missing after the pickup van they were travelling on plunged into Trishuli River at Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-4 of Chitwan district on Thursday morning. Police have...

EDITORIAL: Plan for disasters

In the absence of scientific database, the government has been unable to formulate disaster mitigation plans at all levels Nepal is among the highly natural disaster-prone countries in the world because of its steep terrain...

Indian Foreign Secretary Shringla to speak on Nepal-India cooperation

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 25 The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, a Kathmandu-based leading foreign policy think tank, will be hosting a lecture with Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday (November 27),...

Foreign Secretary of India arrives

KATHMANDU: Foreign Secretary of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla landed in the capital this morning. This is his first visit to Nepal as the Foreign Secretary. Shringla’s two-day official visit follows a series of Indian high-level visits...

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

LONDON: AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine. A statement describing the error came days after the company and the...

Ensure right to life: NHRC

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 25 The National Human Rights Commission has drawn the government’s attention to the need to protect people’s right to life. The human rights watchdog’s statement comes in the wake of recent protest in Bardibas...