CHENNAI: A severe cyclone slammed into India’s southern coast early on Thursday, killing at least five people and uprooting trees and power lines. Cyclone Nivar made landfall near the city of Puducherry, located near the...

SINDHUPALCHOWK: The House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota discussed the overall situation of his home district, including the post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation, with local authorities in Sindhupalchowk on Wednesday. The discussion was held with...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 25 Food Management and Trading Company Ltd (FMTCL) and Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) have decided to extend the operation of fair price shops in the country till January 15. The period of the operation...

WELLINGTON: Six members of the Pakistan cricket squad have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while in managed isolation in Christchurch, New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday. All six have been moved into quarantine and...

KATHMANDU: Weather at most places of the country is to remain partly to generally cloudy while some places in high-hilly and mountainous areas are to witness light snowfall today. Meteorologist Samir Shrestha said that influence...

Now is the time to strengthen local health systems by establishing a multi-stakeholder mechanism for engaging the whole of society for healthier communities. If we intend to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage, we...

Time travel–the concept of going back in time to the past or forward to the future– has been an intriguing topic since ages. In Hindu mythology, the story of King Raivatakakudmi (Mahabharata), who travelled...

BAJURA, NOVEMBER 25 Locals at Anradi village received health services for the first time in Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura. Rural municipality Chairman Hari Bahadur Rokaya said locals from remote areas had received health services from...