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...

16 more fatalities take Nepal’s Covid-19 death-toll to 1,337

KATHMANDU: Sixteen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,337. 1,980 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide coronavirus case count to...

Sudurpaschim’s PA session unlikely to kick off any time soon

DHANGADHI: The winter session of the provincial assembly has not commenced in Sudurpaschim Province yet. This image shows the main entrance of the Provincial Assembly building of Sudurpaschim Province in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City of Kanchanpur...

In Pictures: Health workers protest for safety

Kathmandu, November 23 Health workers staging a protest demanding personal protective equipment, safety items, and COVID-19 allowance at the premises of Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, on Monday. Photos by Naresh Shrestha for The Himalayan Times: The post In...

Indian Foreign Secretary set to visit Nepal

KATHMANDU — Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will pay an official visit to Nepal on 26-27 November 2020. This will be the first visit of the Foreign Secretary to Nepal since he assumed...