Nepalis will receive Covid vaccine with rest of the world, Health Minister assures

KATHMANDU: Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal said on Tuesday that the government is working to ensure that Nepalis will receive Covid-19 vaccine with its availability. “Necessary legal steps have been taken to make...

Kathmandu valley reports 947 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 947 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. Of the new cases, 410 are females and 537 are males. As many as 692 cases were...

Kathmandu Metropolis collects swab samples through mobile van

KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started collecting swab specimens through the operation of mobile van in order to make prevention, control, and treatment of coronavirus infection more effective. KMC started collecting swab samples of...

Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms

DUBAI: When Kuwait emerged from a monthslong coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened stores, the lines clogging malls, snaking through hallways and spilling onto sidewalks. But unlike much of the world, where long...

Twenty-four more fatalities registered today, Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,361

KATHMANDU: Twenty-four more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,361. 1,790 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide coronavirus case count to...

Historical Kasthamandap: Being rebuilt to its former glory

KATHMANDU: The government is set to complete reconstruction of the historical Kasthamandap by mid-April. A user’s committee under Kathmandu Metropolitan City has been carrying out reconstruction works on the landmark monument in its original style. According...

1,790 new cases recorded on Tuesday; Nepal’s Covid-19 tally hits 224,078

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Tuesday reported 1,790 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 224,078. Likewise, 2,791 people who were earlier infected with the virus...

Woman, her newborn fall to death off Dadeldhura cliff

DADELDHURA: A 35-year-old woman along with her newborn fell into a 300-metre deep gorge at Navadurga Rural Municipality-2 in Dadeldhura district. The duo, resident of Navadurga Rural Municipality, reportedly fell off the cliff, on Monday. The...