Framework for school operation in non-risk area put in place

KATHMANDU: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has opened up avenues for resuming teaching and learning activities through a rotational shift or proper methods in COVID-19 risk-free area and the schools of local...

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the...

Giroud on target as France send Sweden into League B

PARIS: Olivier Giroud bagged a double as he showed his worth for France again to help the world champions beat Sweden 4-2 at home in the Nations League on Tuesday. Giroud scored either side of Benjamin Pavard’s...

Chinese envoy meets PM Oli amid another episode of deep fissures within ruling party

KATHMANDU: A day before the expected Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), China’s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday. This is not the first time...

PM calls cabinet meeting on the same time as pre-scheduled Secretariat meet

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for a meeting of the Council of Ministers this afternoon at 1:00pm. The Secretariat meeting of the party held on November 13 too had decided for the...

Spain hammer Germany 6-0 to reach Nations League final four

Ferran hat-trick leads Spain into semi-finals Germany suffer worst loss in a competitive game Spain join France in Nations League final four SEVILLE: Sparkling Spain crushed hapless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the...

Twitter launches disappearing ‘fleets’ worldwide

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook’s photo-sharing app Instagram. Twitter has previously announced its...

SKorea daily COVID-19 cases highest since August; nationwide infections feared

SEOUL: South Korea reported 313 new daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number since August, as cluster infections continued to emerge from offices, medical facilities and small gatherings, prompting authorities to tighten social...