502 new cases recorded on Tuesday; Nepal’s Covid-19 tally advances to 211,475

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Tuesday reported 502 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 211,475. Likewise, 2,878 people who were earlier infected with the virus...

US remains first choice for international students: Open Doors Report

KATHMANDU: The United States has hosted more than 1 million international students for the fifth consecutive year, according to the 2020 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report, covering the 2019 – 2020...

One dead, five hurt as four-wheeler hits electric pylon in Bara

BARA: A woman died and five others sustained injuries after the four-wheeler vehicle they were travelling on hit an electric pylon by the roadside in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City-24 of Bara district today. Police identified the...

Province 2 Government to begin public transport

DHANUSHA: In its attempt to kickstart a beginning for an accessible public transportation system, the Province-2 government is preparing to run public vehicles. For this purpose, the Province Government has already bought five buses in...

WHO takes aim at cervical cancer to reduce cases, deaths

GENEVA: Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer, and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by 40% and save 5 million lives by 2050, the World Health Organization...

We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

Moderna vaccine 94.5% effective in interim trial data No severe COVID-19 cases in trial participants with shot Moderna vaccine easier to transport than Pfizer’s Globals stocks hit record high Experts encouraged by Moderna results Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine is...

Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges

WASHINGTON: With the nation gripped by a resurgent coronavirus and looking to Washington for help, President Donald Trump and lawmakers in Congress have a message for struggling Americans: Just keep waiting. The urgency of the...

Nepali Embassy in London celebrates Mahakavi Devkota’s birth anniversary

LONDON: The Embassy of Nepal in London organised a literature festival on Sunday to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Mahakavi (great poet) Laxmi Prasad Devkota. At a programme organised in three phases, Nepal’s Ambassador...