Hopes of COVID vaccine weigh on gold, silver

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 21 The price of the precious metals edged lower as the domestic market resumed trading after the Tihar holidays. According to the rate list of the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association...

Bodies of man and his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii

ROME: Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered...

Elephant found dead in Saptari

SAPTARI: A wild elephant has been found dead in Paremara, Kanchanrup Municipality-5 of Saptari district. The elephant was found dead in a paddy field, east of the Paremara village this morning, according to local resident...

Sherpa bags title

KATHMANDU: Babu Sherpa won the title of the Social Golf Tournament here at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Photo Courtesy: Gokarna Golf ClubBabu Sherpa (left) receiving the prize from sponsor Arjun Karki after the...

Trump bid to overturn election stumbles as judge tosses Pennsylvania lawsuit

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s desperate bid to overturn the U.S. election was dealt a new setback on Saturday when a federal judge threw out his campaign’s attempt to invalidate millions of votes in Pennsylvania. U.S....

One covid-19 fatality reported in BPKIHS on Sunday

KATHMANDU: The Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) reported a Covid-19 related fatality on Sunday. According to the BPKIHS, a 45-year-old male from Bahundangi in Mechinagar Municipality-4 of Jhapa district passed away while...

Manungkot draws hundreds of tourists

DAMAULI, NOVEMBER 21 Tanahun’s Manungkot, which has become a popular tourist destination after it went viral on social network, has been drawing hundreds of tourists daily. The site has become viral on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and...

Stock market rally pulls share investors

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 21 Ample liquidity and lack of other investment avenues due to the coronavirus pandemic has lured investors to the local bourse, fuelling the market rally in recent days. Continuing the trend after the Tihar...