22 Covid-related fatalities recorded Friday, death count stands at 1298

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population on Friday reported 22 Covid-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally to 1,298. There were 1,945 new coronavirus cases reported today after which the...

Nepal Airlines halts flights to Phaplu; passengers, transport of letters affected

SOLUKHUMBU: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the flag carrier of the country, has halted flights to Phaplu since September 29 affecting passengers and the transport of letters. Letters weighing 42 kilograms at Solukhumbu District Post Office...

Sale, distribution of products of six hand sanitizer companies banned

KATHMANDU: Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has banned the sale and distribution of hand sanitizer produced by six companies. The DDA banned the sale and distribution of sanitizer produced by six companies after methanol was...

Azerbaijani army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces

MOSCOW: Units of the Azerbaijani army have entered the Aghdam region, a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement that ended six weeks of heavy fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh,...

On brink of collapse, famed Puerto Rico space telescope to close down

WASHINGTON: The US National Science Foundation on Thursday announced it will close down the massive space telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, ending 57 years of astronomical discoveries after suffering two destructive mishaps in...

Two central members elected unopposed in FNCCI

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19 Two candidates have been unanimously elected as the central members of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). Rajendra Raut, contesting from Province 1 and Sandeep Kumar Agrawal, contesting from...

Laxmi Bank expands

KATHMANDU: Laxmi Bank has expanded its footprint by opening three new branches at Tokha, Mulpani and Sundhara (Patan) of Bagmati Pradesh. The newly opened branches are located at Ward 8 of Lalitpur Metro; Ward 7...

NRA gets World Rugby membership

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Rugby Association has received the associate membership from the World Rugby. The NRA had got the full membership from Asian Rugby Federation in 2018 and the interim council meeting of the World...