Man-eater leopard trapped in Tanahu (with video)

As many as 10 children lost their lives and six others got critically injured in the last two and a half years' period in Tanahu due to the attack of the leopards.

Hong Kong embraces greater development opportunities with new policy address unveiled

The new measures, among seven aspects of policy support by the central government, were tangible, detailed and practical, Chan Yung, vice-chairperson of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, said.

COVID-19 update: 1,614 new cases, 1,437 recoveries, 23 fatalities in last 24 hours

With 1,614 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has surged to  227,640.

People ridiculed our tea plantation, now they envy us: story of tea producer Rai

Some 22 years ago, when there was no infrastructural development, Rai started tea farming in 50 ropani of land, which has now been expanded to 250 ropanis.

India's foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla lands in Kathmandu

In his visit, he will be paying a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Foreign Minister Pradeep Sharma Gyawali, leaders of the main opposition Nepali Congress and other high-level officials.

Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe

President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lying to the FBI and then reverse himself before the Justice Department stepped in to dismiss his case.

Bhadakuti to be shot in Rupandehi

Nepali film industry that has come to a standstill due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the world is now gradually returning to normalcy with filmmakers announcing their new projects and their shooting dates. Even though the government has not given permission to open the cinema halls, many filmmakers are gearing up towards shooting their new films. Currently, a core team of the film Bhadakuti is now hunting locations for its shooting in Rupandehi district. The film unit reached various...

On Way To Vaccine

The fresh achievement made by some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies like Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech in the development of a vaccine against the COVID-19 has created rays of hope among the people worldwide. Many other companies are also in the process of developing vaccines against the viral contagion that has emerged as a major global public health emergency. Once the vaccines come to the market, they may help ease the existing crisis. Developed nations such as the United States...

Nepal’s Heightened Geopolitical Importance

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is arriving in Nepal for a two-day official visit on Thursday, November 26. Shringla’s visit follows the recent trips of Indian intelligence and military chiefs, who directly report to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The foreign secretaries of Nepal and India are scheduled to formally hold dialogue on the whole gamut of bilateral relations, including the territorial dispute in Nepal’s far-west. The visits of Chief of India's External Intelligence...

CIAA Needs Committed Leadership

The Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has been placed under civic scrutiny these days. Though CIAA has claimed that it has broken records in nabbing the corrupt and the unscrupulous, its focus only to act reportedly against the minions, not the power wielders has met with criticism. Many hold the opinion that the CIAA itself is weak, and not free from built-in maladies. It cannot, therefore, be expected to work effectively in curbing the corrupt practices. Many