'New variant is more complex and fatal than the previous ones'

The new variant is complex and fatal than the coronavirus strains that prevailed around us before. This variant is highly infectious and a huge number of people have already contracted it.

600-700 people enter Nepal daily via four border points in Sudurpaschim

Around 600 to 700 Nepalis are crossing the Nepal-India border every day from Dharchula border point of Darchula, Jhulaghat of Baitadi and Gaddachauki and Gauriphanta of Kanchanpur district.

Prime Minister Oli appeals representatives to vote for party's candidates in NA by-election

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appealed to everyone to vote for CPN-UML's candidate Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' in the upcoming by-election being held for the vacant position of National Assembly member representing Bagmati Province.

CPN-UML task-force meet taking place today

The meeting of the task force formed to resolve the intra-party disputes of the ruling CPN-UML is being held today at 7:00 pm in the evening.

Second tremor 5.3 -magnitude hits Lamjung District

Second tremor measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 8.26 am this morning . According to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC) its eypicenter was Lamjung district.

Search for actors for film on Tenzing Norgay begins

Search for actors for the biopic film “Tenzing Norgay” has begun. Former US President Barack Obama in collaboration with Netflix is making the film. The production company of Barack and Michelle Obama, Higher Grand Productions, has collaborated with film streaming platforms Netflix for the production of the film based on Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, who conquered the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, for the first time.

Singer Timalsina searches for identity

Sunita Timalsina, a young singer, is trying to make a separate identity in the music industry. The young singer from Chatara, Barahakshetra Municipality -2, Sunsari, one day packed her bags and came to the capital to realise her dream of becoming a successful singer. As it goes, success requires inspiration and determination, Timalsina has been working hard for six years in the industry.

Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden’s domestic plans

President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, the conflict sparking protests during his visit to a Ford electric vehicle center in Michigan on Tuesday as the White House faced growing pressure to intervene.

Mass antigen tests begin in Kathmandu

Mass antigen tests have begun in the areas in Kathmandu that are at high risk of coronavirus infection from Tuesday. Health Ministry and the CCMC have identified the high-risk areas. Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) have collaborated for the tests, which began from the Kalimati Vegetable and Fruits Market. A big crowd of wholesalers and retailers gathered to get tested in the morning of the first day. Dhan Prasad Paudel, EDCD technologist, said...

Aryal stresses agro mechanisation

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Padma Kumari Aryal has said that modernisation is necessary for the development of the agricultural sector. Speaking at a virtual dialogue programme on “Agricultural Mechanisation: Needs, Opportunities and Challenges”, organised by the Association of Nepali Agricultural Journalists (ANAJ) on Monday, Minister Aryal said mechanization should be made an integral part of agriculture.