Sunday, March 9th, 2025

68 tourists still stranded in Mustang

MYAGDI: 68 tourists who have reached to Mustang, the district beyond the Himalayas, trekking through…

Govt sets new rules for quarantine centers

KATHMANDU: The government has issued new rules specifying standards to operate quarantine sites in a…

NEA to provide 20 percent discount to 3.8 million domestic consumers

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will be providing a 20 percent discount on electricity…

British PM Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating but…

Some 26,000 foreigners currently in Nepal: Immigration Department

KATHMANDU: Nepal has enforced a weeklong lockdown from Tuesday in a bid to combat the…

China closes its borders to foreigners ‘temporarily’

BEIJING: China said it is closing its borders to foreigners starting March 28, in what…

COVID-19: UN Chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘true fight of our lives’

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged warring factions across the world to lay down their…

Govt to take over three more hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients

KATHMANDU: The government has initiated discussions take over three hospitals of Kathmandu – the Kathmandu…

Spain sends back China’s coronavirus testing kits after they fail to work

MADRID: Spanish health authorities have warned that the rapid coronavirus tests that the country purchased…

China urges cooperation with US in virus fight

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told President Donald Trump that China "understands the United…

Prasai to provide B&C Hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

KATHMANDU: Durga Prasai has expressed his readiness to hand over his Birtamode-based B&C Hospital for…

Some 305 foreign nationals evacuated from Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Some 305 foreigners of different countries have been evacuated from Kathmandu on Friday. An…