MoHP reports 339 new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday confirmed  339 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation's novel coronavirus tally to 278,819.

China's Vero cell vaccine inoculation begins (Photo Feature)

The government has started administering the 'Vero Cell' vaccine against COVID-19 provided by China as grant assistance.

Help Nepal sail into final

Help Nepal Club cruised into the final of the 5th RBB NVA National Club League Volleyball after stunning Tribhuvan Army Club in the men's category at National Sports Council (NSC) Covered-Hall, Tirpureshwor, Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

President Joe Biden said he’s bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of the woods when it comes to the pandemic.

VAW on rise, seven rape cases reported daily in Nepal

The data shows that on average, seven women or girls are raped daily in Nepal. According to Nepal Police, 144 cases of rape and 687 cases of attempt to rape were registered in the last fiscal year. Likewise, 1,221 women and girls were raped from March 2020 to August 2020.

Mobile toilets of Kathmandu suffer from indifference: KMC for expanding public toilets

Four mobile toilets, at the cost of 18 lakhs each, were set up in 2009. However, two have worn out and only the remaining two are running. But, there has been an extraordinary display of indifference on part of the government as indicated by not providing any spot to park the mobile toilets.

APF trounce Lalitpur to enter final

APF Club trounced Lalitpur Mayor's XI by 10 wickets to claim their third win in a row while Sudur Paschim registered a 40-runs win over Province No. 1 during the Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship held at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Tuesday.

AFC Cup: TAFC eye second play-off

Tribhuvan Army Football Club (TAFC) aim to advance into the next round of the AFC Cup 2021 Play-off beating Sri Lankan Police Team at Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Shooting of Limbu film Reet begins

Filmmaker Dinesh Lingden has begun making a Limbu language film Reet. Lawmaker and former Water Supply Minister Bina Magar began the shooting of the movie amidst a function on Tuesday.

Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group

The accounts posted content critical of Iran’s government and supportive of Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, a dissident group known as MEK. In many cases, the Facebook and Instagram accounts used fake profile names and photos.