Schools to be closed for four days from tomorrow

An urgent meeting held at the Ministry under the chairmanship of Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha decided to close schools and colleges owing to adverse weather conditions.

32 bridges under-construction on Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road

Thirty-two bridges are being constructed along the Galchhi-Trishuli-Mailung-Syaphru-Rasuwagadhi road project to connect the Rasuwagadhi border, an international trade gateway with China.

Stray cattle to be fitted with GPS collar in Kathmandu

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has proposed to track the movement of domesticated cattle by strapping a Global Positioning System (GPS) collar onto their necks.

5,000 attend rock concert in Barcelona after virus screening

If one overlooked the white face masks dotting the tightly packed crowd of music lovers, it was almost like pre-pandemic times in Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi concert hall Saturday night.

AB de Villiers to play in EPL

South Africa’s batting wizard AB de Villiers had agreed to feature in the upcoming edition of the Everest Premier League T20, confirmed EPL Managing Director Aamir Akhtar.

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID-19

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. The findings were large as expected and left many questions unanswered. The team proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis.

China hands over Vero Cell vaccine to Nepal under grant assistance

Ambassador of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi handed over the 800,000 doses of Vero cell vaccine to Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi amid a programme organised at the Tribhuwan International Airport today morning.

Rashuwagadhi dry port construction in limbo

The work of the dry port under construction at Timure in Rasuwagadhi has been stopped for three months.

Export of garment, carpet drops significantly

The country's overall export posted a growth, but the export of major exportable products as yarns, readymade garments and carpets declined significantly during the first eight months of the current fiscal year.

Spreading Buddha’s wisdom, philosophy through drama

With the intention of spreading Lord Buddha’s wisdom to the world through drama, a week-long Buddha Theatre Festival held at Rastriya Nachghar concluded on Saturday. The atmosphere inside the theatre was full of excitement and anticipation, as theatre goers swarmed Nachghar after a long hiatus brought upon by COVID-19 restrictions. The drama festival began with a play titled Tathagat penned by Indian playwright Dr. Dani Karmakaar’s. Through the play, Karmakaar attempted to highlight the ills...