Call to protect sanitation workers on COVID-19 frontlines

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19 As the UN marks World Toilet Day, Amnesty International, WaterAid and the International Dalit Solidarity Network have called on authorities in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to take immediate action to protect...

Government categorises COVID-hit businesses for loan

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19 The Ministry of Finance has issued Business Continuation Loan Disbursement Guidelines to provide effective loans for the payment of wages of employees of domestic small and medium enterprises and tourism businesses affected...

Manchester City manager Guardiola extends contract to 2023

LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him in charge until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The Spaniard has...

In Pictures: Fervour of Chhath in Birgunj

KATHMANDU: After the celebration of Dashain and Tihar festivals in Nepal, the Hindu community in the Mithila region and other parts of the country are now engaged in celebration of Chhath, a festival dedicated...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 2103 new cases, 2858 recoveries, 17 fatalities recorded today

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 1,229 fresh Covid-19...

India nears 9 million coronavirus cases

MUMBAI: India recorded 45,576 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total infections to 8.96 million, data from the health ministry said on Thursday. The South Asian nation has the world’s second-highest number of COVID-19 infections, after...

Messi says I’m tired of being blamed for everything at Barcelona

MADRID: A frustrated Lionel Messi said he is tired of being blamed for problems at Barcelona after he was accused by Antoine Griezmann’s former agent of making life difficult for the French striker at the La Liga...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 56.24 million, death toll at 1,348,720

LONDON: More than 56.24 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,348,720​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...