JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1: The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta variant, the director of South Africa's communicable disease institute.......

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: New applicants for a driving license are compelled to wait for around two years for their turn as more than 650,000 people have applied at the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) to take driving license.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has sought to invest Rs 1.10 billion in fixed deposits of the banks and financial institutions (BFIs).

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Despite the government authorities repeatedly issuing caution notices to check gold import, there is a massive surge in the import of the precious metal by travelers returning from abroad.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Stocks opened in green and traded slightly higher in the morning. However, the market witnessed a sharp decline thereafter before a small recovery at mid-day. The benchmark continued to trade in red for.......

TOKYO, Nov 30: Japan has confirmed its first case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Kyodo News reported citing a government source. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: K P Sharma Oli has been reelected as Chairman of CPN-UML for the second time by securing a total vote of 1840. His only rival Bhim Rawal secured just 223 votes.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Nepal recorded 255 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 256 recoveries and two deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

It would be a litmus test for Nepal to maintain and continue its age-old non-aligned foreign policy in case any emerging regional super power presses her and forces her to oblige them with a strategic partnership. Tilting.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Secretary Sher Bahadur Tamang of the CPN-UML’s central office has said that the party will resolve all issues of the judiciary after winning the upcoming elections.

Authorities searched the home of rocker Marilyn Manson on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Eva Jimenez said a search warrant was served on the home.......

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has complained about harsh criticism of his daughter’s recent marriage and suggested that the imperial family should be allowed to refute false and.......

Sarala Gautam's 'Pinjadako Manchhe', an anthology of essays, has been released by Publications Nepalaya. This is the second book published as the primary ebook by Nepalaya this year. Prior to this, it had launched Sujeev.......

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Elena Ferrante adaptation “The Lost Daughter” won four Gotham Awards including best feature film at the 31st Gotham Awards, the annual New York independent film celebration that serves as a boozy kickoff.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Huawei hosted the opening ceremony for this year’s Seeds for the Future, its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Nepal at an event held in Kathmandu.......

With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: KP Sharma Oli has been elected as the chairman of CPN-UML for a second time at the party’s 10th General Convention held in Chitwan.

CHITWAN, Nov 30: KP Sharma Oli has been elected again as the chairperson of CPN-UML at the 10th National General Convention of the party in Chitwan. Oli has won with a huge margin in the election for the new leadership. The.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, a Nepali documentary about Nirmal Purja, the first mountaineer in the world to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months, was released worldwide on.......

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The government of Qatar handed medical equipment to Nepal on Tuesday. As many as 50 units of ventilators were given to Nepal under the direction of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamal Al Thani to Nepal.......