Lumbini records good number of tourists

“After the lockdown was lifted, a total of 508,892 tourists, both foreign and domestic, visited Lumbini in 2021,” said Gyanin Rai, chief administrative officer at Lumbini Development Fund (LDF).

Coalition government will coordinate in elections - PM Deuba

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his confidence that the coalition government will continue to coordinate with each other in the election.

WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms

More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a "decoupling" in some places between soaring case numbers and low death rates, a World Health Organization official said.

China confident of holding safe Olympics amid Omicron surge

Wang Wenbin told a news briefing that the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) is in close communication with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ensure sound epidemic prevention and control work based on scientific analysis and in light of the changing situation.

COVID-19 update: 370 new cases, 239 recoveries

As many as 370 people have been found infected with the novel coronavirus in the PCR test of the swab samples of 6,715 people across the country in the last 24 hours.

China's measures for drug control

At present, the drug situation is still grim. With the number of addicts in the world having increased significantly, the types of drug consumption have also changed. The market for traditional drugs of opiates, cocaine, and cannabis has shrunk, but there has been a continual climb in the consumption of synthetic drugs represented by amphetamine stimulants. At the same time, global amphetamine drug trafficking activity has expanded dramatically, with the captured weights rising to hundreds of tons,...

Chaku production for upcoming Maghe Sankranti (Photo Feature)

Chaku, a dish made from concentrated sugarcane juice, jaggery, ghee, and nuts, is being prepared these days targeting the upcoming Maghe Sankranti on January 15.

HoR meeting postponed until Jan 12

The meeting of the House of Representatives to be held on January 6 has been postponed.

Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after a fuel price increase in the oil-rich Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured.

Meeting of Council of Ministers today at 1:30 pm

The meeting of the Council of Ministers is going to be held at 1:30 pm today. Spokesperson and Joint Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Raut informed The TRN Online that the meeting will be held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.