India's Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe 2021

Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel.

Three dead, 19 injured in jeep accident in Tulsipur

Of the injured, six have been referred to Nepalgunj for further treatment while 13 have been undergoing treatment at Rapti Provincial hospital in Tulsipur.

A spellbinding scene of Simikot Airport in Humla district

A spellbinding scene of Simikot Airport in Humla district

Elderly couple forced to spend cold nights in roofless shanty 

The couple has been living there with their four sons and five daughters. Because the family is able to get by on the meagre wages made from the daily labour, constructing a decent house for them is a far-fetched dream. As a result, they are forced to live in the open in such biting weather.

Hotel business rebounds in Banke as tourist arrivals rise after lockdown

The hotel business in Banke, which was shut down for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now flourishing. According to the businessman, the hotel business has started flourishing after the arrival of tourists from India and third countries.

Additional Rs. 13.5 billion demanded for purchasing fertiliser

The spokesperson of MOALD, Prakash Kumar Sanjel, said that only 250 thousand metric tons can be purchased for Rs. 15 billion at the current international market price while there is a demand for an additional 130 thousand metric tons.

Final list of candidates in NC general convention made public

According to the central election committee of the Nepali Congress, five candidates have registered nominations for the post of the party President, seven for the post of two vice-presidents, six for the two general secretaries, and 19 nominations have been registered for eight assistant general secretaries.

Over 2.60 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland

More than 2.60 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.

Nepal receives 1.9 million doses of Moderna vaccine from COVAX facility

Badebabu Thapa, senior pharmacy officer of the management division of the Department of Health Service, informed that 1,965,800 doses of Moderna vaccine were received the morning.

COVID-19 update: 242 new infections, 234 recoveries in 24 hours

In 6,268 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 242 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.