Pakistan wants cooperation with Nepal: Pakistani PM Imran Khan

Kathmandu: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is ready to further promote relations between Pakistan and Nepal. During a meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari on Tuesday, he said he was keen to work with Nepal to promote bilateral relations, according to the Nepal Embassy in Islamabad. Recalling his visit… Continue reading Pakistan wants cooperation with Nepal: Pakistani PM Imran Khan

Melbourne earthquake: Tremor rattles southeast Australia

Melbourne's popular Chapel St shopping precinct was among areas damaged. Photo Courtesy: EPA via BBC

(BBC): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has rattled southeast Australia, damaging buildings in the city of Melbourne. The earthquake happened about 09:15 local time (00:15 GMT) on Wednesday at Mansfield, not far from the Victorian state capital. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, “we have had no reports of serious injuries and that is very good news”.… Continue reading Melbourne earthquake: Tremor rattles southeast Australia

China, US unveil separate big steps to fight climate change

China's President Xi Jinping remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in a pre-recorded message, Tuesday Sept. 21, 2021, at UN headquarters. Photo Courtesy: AP

(AP): The two biggest economies and largest carbon polluters in the world announced separate financial attacks on climate change Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad, surprising the world on climate for the second straight year at the U.N. General Assembly. That came hours after U.S.… Continue reading China, US unveil separate big steps to fight climate change

Ambassadors from different countries to return

Kathmandu: The government has decided to recall all ambassadors appointed on the basis of political appointments. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed that the cabinet meeting on Tuesday decided to recall all the ambassadors appointed by the previous government on the basis of political appointments. After the decision of the… Continue reading Ambassadors from different countries to return

Nepal to play friendly football match with Oman

Photo Courtesy: ANFA

Kathmandu: Nepal national football team will play a friendly match against Oman. Nepal, which is preparing for the SAAF Championship, is going to play friendly football with Oman in preparation for the same. The match between Nepal and Oman will be played on September 26, according to ANFA. The game will be played at Qatar… Continue reading Nepal to play friendly football match with Oman

Mountain flight resumes

Photo Courtesy: Department of Survey

Kathmandu: Mountain flight, which was suspended due to the Corona epidemic, has resumed. Airlines have been offering mountain flights with a view of the mountains, including Mount Everest. As the Corona epidemic subsides, Buddha Air has announced on Tuesday that it will fly to the mountains every Saturday. According to the company, the ticket price… Continue reading Mountain flight resumes

Additional 1,330 people infected, 1,830 recovered from corona

Kathmandu: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 1,330 people and five people have died from corona infection in last 24 hours. At the sametime, 1,830 have been cured. With the addition on Tuesday, the total number of corona infections in Nepal has reached 786,577. At the same time, the death toll in Nepal has reached… Continue reading Additional 1,330 people infected, 1,830 recovered from corona

Finance minister asks help from World Bank to prevent pandemic

Kathmandu: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that Nepal needs more assistance from the World Bank to control the covid-19 epidemic. In a meeting with the World Bank delegation at the Ministry on Monday, he thanked the bank for its support to Nepal and asked for more support. Minister Sharma said that the current government… Continue reading Finance minister asks help from World Bank to prevent pandemic

1,095 people infected, 2,957 recovered from corona in last 24 hours

Kathmandu: Corona virus infection has been confirmed in 1,095 people in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 10,786 PCR tests tested positive for 975 people and 3,031 antigen tests tested positive for 1,095 people. In the last 24 hours, 2,957 people have been recovered. This is more than double… Continue reading 1,095 people infected, 2,957 recovered from corona in last 24 hours

24 foreign players to play EPL

Kathmandu: Twenty four foreign players have been confirmed so far to play Everest Premier League (EPL).The fourth edition of the EPL, which brings together Nepali players and foreign star players, is being held at the Tribhuvan Cricket Ground in Kirtipur from September 25 to October 9. The EPL was postponed due to the corona epidemic,… Continue reading 24 foreign players to play EPL