TOKYO: NBC’s broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to preliminary data from Comcast-owned(CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal on Saturday. Across all platforms, including NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, 17 million people watched the ceremony, NBCUniversal said in an […]
KATHMANDU : Chief Minister Dormani Poudel of Bagmati Province has inaugurated the new vehicle renewal service. The minister kickstarted the online service at an event organized by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Development on Friday. The online service will allow people to pay their vehicle tax through the MoPID website or the Nagarik app. […]
NEPALGUNJ : The fear of COVID-19 infection has gripped Nepalgunj following the rise of the viral infection in India. The increasing number of infections has deeply concerned the locals residing near the borders; they fear that the open border between the two countries is a major factor in transmitting the virus. According to the health […]
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that vaccination of all Nepalis against COVID-19 is his priority. In a conversation with officials of the Cultural Association on Thursday, Prime Minister Deuba said that the new government was requesting vaccines from abroad as soon as possible to provide vaccines to all Nepalis. “The priority now […]
KATHMANDU : Senior leader of CPN-UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal has indicated that he will soon form a new party. Addressing a function organized in the capital to mark the Pushpa Lal Memorial Day in Champadevi in Kathmandu on Thursday, senior leader Nepal said that nobody chooses to stay if he/she is subjected to repeated humiliation. […]
KATHMANDU : Search for hackers threatening to hack the systems of 15 banks of Nepal in Viber has begun, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country’s central bank. “Employees of the IT department have already been deployed for the search mission,” said the central bank. “The fake information was received through Viber. No […]
KATHMANDU : A youth has been shot dead at Mansingh Chowk of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-17 in Chitwan district. The deceased was shot in the head and the bullet shell was also recovered nearby, according to the police. According to SP Om Prasad Adhikari of the District Police Office, Chitwan, the youth – approximately 30 years old […]
KATHMANDU : The government has decided to hold Grade XII examinations in the physical presence of students. The examination, which was halted due to high risk of COVID-19, will be held in the physical presence of students from August 15. A meeting of the National Examinations Board (NEB) held on Tuesday decided to conduct the […]
KATHMANDU : The Metropolitan Crime Division of Nepal Police has arrested four people on the charge of selling banned energy drinks containing caffeine. The selling of energy drinks containing caffeine is restricted in Nepal. According to a press statement issued by the Division, acting on a tip-off that some stores are selling illegal energy drinks, […]
LAHAN : The incessant rain in Saptari district has caused floods in Jeeta River. The swollen river has seriously affected the Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality, waterlogging over 300 houses. The flood has affected multiple settlements across the municipality including Labtoliya, Goriyari, Teliyahi, Jatitole and Topa. Cooking utensils, food grains, clothes, blankets, and firewood belonging to […]