Minister Paudel directs employees to meet revenue collection target

KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel today directed the line ministry employees and it’s subordinate bodies to work accordingly to meet the revenue collection target mentioned in the budget. Addressing a virtual meet, leader Paudel...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1980 new cases, 3043 recoveries, 16 fatalities recorded on Monday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ ALSO: Kathmandu valley reports 1,007 fresh Covid-19 cases...

One killed, another critically injured in Pokhara paragliding accident

POKHARA: A person lost his life while another sustained critical injuries in a paragliding accident in Pokhara,on Monday. According to the District Police Office, Kaski, pilot of the paraglider, Raju Gaire Nepali, 38, of Pokhara-28,...

Six illegal crusher industries shut in Tanahun

DAMAULI: The District-Level Monitoring Committee, Tanahun, today ordered to close six illegally run crusher industries in the district. The crusher industries operating without getting registration in the Company Registrar’s Office and Industry Department were closed...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 58.61 million, death toll at 1,389,031

LONDON: More than 58.61 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,389,031​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...

Kathmandu valley reports 1,007 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 1,007 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday. Of the new cases, 454 are females and 553 are males. As many as 779 cases were recorded...

India records more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI: India has recorded 44,059 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking its total to 9.14 million, data from the health ministry showed on Monday. India has the second-highest number of infections in the world, after the...

Warner backs Burns to continue as opening partner

MELBOURNE: Australia’s David Warner says Will Pucovski has batted himself into contention for a spot at the top of the order in the first test against India but questioned whether it would be the right call...