NZ focus on T20 may change with Windies series: McCullum

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Twenty20 series against West Indies starting on Friday should be a springboard for the home side to look to improve their results and build a squad for next year’s World Cup,...

91pc Nepalis recover from COVID-19 abroad

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 22 A total of 91 per cent of Nepalis infected with COVID-19 abroad have recovered from the contagion, Non-Resident Nepali Association said today. According to NRNA, as many as 46,578 Nepalis had tested positive...

Swiss doctors urge COVID vulnerable to declare end-of-life wishes in advance

ZURICH: Swiss doctors have urged those vulnerable to COVID-19 complications to record their wishes for end-of-life care in advance to help ease pressure on intensive care units, drawing criticism from an advocacy group. Skiers wear protective masks, amid...

EDITORIL: Some relief

Deserving businesses should get the concessional loans without hassles after the necessary documents are submitted It’s been months since the government promised relief to the business community hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but it...

World Children’s Day: Reflecting on its meaning

Human development is fundamentally centered on the equal advancements in two particular areas, education and health, both determinants of a child’s material and emotional well-being. Without ensuring their universal rights to both education and...

Authorities told to implement framework for resuming schools

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 22 The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration today issued a circular to all local levels, directing them to implement the ‘School Operation Framework-2020 in the Context of COVID-19’ recently endorsed by...

Saloons of the bygone era

The relentless noise of scissors at work and a bedlam of people practising multi-lingualism is a familiar scene at traditional salons. Salons, which are often mispronounced and wrongly spelt as ‘saloons’ in small towns,...

Two Covid-19 deaths reported in Dharan on Monday

KATHMANDU: The Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences reported two Covid-19 related fatalities on Monday. According to the institute, a 67-year-old male from Sundar Haraicha in Morang district passed away while undergoing treatment at...