The new height of Mt Everest to be revealed soon

KATHMANDU: The new height of Mount Chomolungma (Sagarmatha/Everest) will be announced soon. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today agreed to the proposal of Ministry of Land Management to reveal the height of...

Relocated Arna gives birth to a calf in Chitwan National Park

CHITWAN: An Arna (wild water buffalo) also known as ‘Bubalus arnee’, gave birth to a calf on Monday in Chitwan. With this, the Chitwan National Park (CNP) now has five calves born to a herd of...

Men’s national cricket team captain Gyanendra Malla tests positive for COVID-19.

KATHMANDU: The men’s national cricket team captain Gyanendra Malla has tested positive for COVID-19, on Wednesday. A right-handed batsman, Malla, 30, took to social media to confirm that he had contracted the respiratory infection. “Despite opting...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1948 new cases, 3140 recoveries and 28 fatalities recorded on Wednesday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ ALSO: Kathmandu valley reports 835 fresh Covid-19 cases...

1,948 new cases recorded on Wednesday; Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 226,026

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday reported 1,948 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 226,026. Of the total cases, 774 are females while 1,174 are...

Kathmandu valley reports 835 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 835 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 350 are females and 485 are males. As many as 635 cases were...

Protests continue at Bardibas despite prohibitory order

SIRAHA: Locals in Bardibas have continued their protest, despite prohibitory order, for the death of Buddhiraj Neupane. Neupane was injured, and he subsequently died, after the police opened fire on Tuesday. The local administration had...

28 more fatalities registered today, Covid-19 death-toll hits 1389

KATHMANDU: Twenty-eight more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1389. Meanwhile, 1948 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide coronavirus case count...