Street children free nation drive picks up pace

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 22 The government’s campaign to achieve street children free status is gaining momentum with the implementation of related programmes. So far, 574 street children have been rescued and rehabilitated from various parts of the...

Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team’s planning. Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national...

‘Expand tax base, control tax leakage to increase revenue’

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 22 Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said that it is necessary to expand the tax base and also control tax leakage in order to increase the share of internal revenue in overall...

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...