Law practitioners stage demonstration in front of Supreme Court (Photo Feature)

Law practitioners have staged a demonstration in front of the main entrance of the Supreme Court, demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.

Jamarkattel and Lama swon in as ministers in Bagmati Province

Bagmati Province Chief Yadav Chandra Sharma administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shalikram Jamarkattel as Minister for Financial Affairs and Planning and to Nima Lama as Minister for Health.

NRB issues overnight repo worth Rs. 20 billion

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued two weeks repo worth Rs. 20 billion with a view to pumping liquidity in the bank and financial institutions (BFIs).

President Bhandari administers oath of office and secrecy to chiefs of three provinces

The President administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chief of the Karnali Province Tilak Pariyar, Chief of Sudurpaschim Province Dev Raj Joshi, and Chief of Province no. 1 Parshuram Khapung amid a special ceremony held at Shital Niwas, the Office of the President.

South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, dies at home

South Africa's last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement.

MoHP reports 301 new cases of COVID-19, 279 recoveries, six fatalities

In 9,609 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 301 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

FDI commitment of Rs. 24 billion made in first quarter of current FY

Foreign investors have committed Rs. 24 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY)

President Bhandari worships Chhathimata, offers Argha to setting sun

She reached Kamal Pokhari to worship the goddess Chhathimai by offering Argha and prayers to the setting sun. Today is the main day of the Chhath festival that started on Monday. This festival is celebrated by worshipping the Sun god.

COVID-19 update: 387 new cases, 474 recoveries, 6 deaths

474 people got rid of the virus infection in the last 24 hours, according to the MoHP and the recovery rate stands at 97.7 per cent in the country. Six people succumbed to the virus infection in the period, taking nationally tally to 11,460 deaths due to COVID-19.

Cross-Strait tensions not to ease until "Taiwan independence" provocations cease: spokesperson

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, described the touting of the so-called "two states" theory by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authority and elements advocating "Taiwan independence," and their collusion with external forces to incite provocations, as the "root causes" of the tensions across the strait.