For the first time, renewables have overtaken coal’s share of the global electricity mix, led by the growth in solar and wind power. According to a report released by energy think tank EMBER in October 2025, solar alone contributed 83 percent of
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2025: The Humla District Police Office seized a large quantity of illegal Chinese liquor across different parts of the district late Tuesday night. A team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shankar Pokhre
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2025: In a significant move set to reshape Nepal's political landscape, nine distinct leftist political parties are today declaring their formal unification into a single entity: the Nepali Communist Party. Th
Kathmandu, Nepal – November 5, 2025: A new global study has positioned Nepal at the absolute forefront of the world for its citizens' deep sense of "nature connectedness," a psychological measure of how individuals perceive their intrinsic relat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general warned Tuesday that the war in Sudan is “spiraling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the besieged and famine-stricken Darfur city of el-Fasher.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army's top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after a bizarre sequence of events that included her abrupt resignati
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2025: President Ramchandra Paudel has departed for Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Monday morning to participate in the 'Second World Summit for Social Development.' Leading the Nepali delegation, President Paudel
Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival with a series of fascinating deliberations will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artistes, translators with other literature enthusiasts to
A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC), the country's apex court, on Sunday challenging the appointment of Sushila Karki as Prime Minister. Advocate Punya Prasad Khatiwada filed the petition, demanding the annulment of the a
The government faced a setback after the Supreme Court, the country's apex judicial body, issued an interim order on Sunday not to implement the decision to recall several ambassadors. A bench of Justices comprising Sharanga Subedi and Shrikant
Kathmandu, Nepal – November 2, 2025 An Australian mountaineer, Chin-Tark Chan, 49, has died while attempting to climb the 7,126-meter (23,379-foot) Himlung Himal in Nepal. Mr. Chan reportedly fell ill on October 29 during his ascent of the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. national intelligence director told officials Friday in the Mideast that America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” had ended under President Donald Trump.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield victory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sai
KATHMANDU, October 31, 2025 – Over 100 aviation professionals from Nepal's rotorcraft community gathered in Kathmandu for a crucial day-long symposium hosted by Airbus Helicopters, aimed at significantly boosting flight safety awareness and oper
Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of 'International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journa
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 30, 2025: Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, paid a courtesy call on Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Jagadish Kharel, on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 31, 2025: A significant internal crisis is brewing within the Nepali Congress (NC) as its leadership remains sharply divided over whether to hold the crucial party convention before or after the upcoming national electi
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2025: Nepal suffered a five-wicket defeat against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series in Dubai on Thursday, despite a spectacular century from captain Rohit Paudel.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, October 30, 2025—The Ambassador of Germany to Nepal, Udo Volz, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sushila Karki today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2025: The Government of Japan has decided the grant assistance 2.8-billion-yen equivalent to 2.6 billion Nepalese Rupees for " Emergency Rehabilitation of Sindhuli Road Affected by Floods”. The signing ceremony was
Imagine being a young activist, wearing a shirt to signal pride in your heritage, only to have that garment turn into a source of fear for your entire community. That’s precisely what happened in Kathmandu in October 2025. What started as a Gen-
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2025: Nepal and India have signed a joint venture and shareholder agreement to construct two 400 kV cross-border transmission lines aimed at expanding electricity trade between the two nations. The agreement was for
Kathmandu Valley holds Nepal’s capital city and its largest traditional metropolitan region. It is known worldwide for its peace ethic, freedom of religion deeply entrenched in its new secular Constitution, 2015, and related ethnic and communit
A video of a large crowd outside the federal parliament building in Nepal has been miscaptioned online as showing protests in Nigeria against the detention of a separatist leader who is on trial in Abuja on terrorism charges. Facebook posts,
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s long-range strikes on refineries inside Russia have reduced Moscow’s oil refining capacity by 20%, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, citing intelligence from Western governments.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities of Ukraine and offered to negotiate a deal for their surrender. Ukrainian military officials v
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2025: A constitutional bench has been constituted to examine the legality of the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).
Kathmandu, Nepal – October 29, 2025: The Nepali Army has successfully rescued more than 1,500 individuals, including around 200 foreign tourists, who had been trapped following avalanches in various hilly regions of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal – October 29, 2025: A helicopter belonging to Altitude Air crashed in Lobuche, Solukhumbu district, on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu , The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has appointed Ramkrishna Lamichhane as the new Director General of the Department of Tourism. According to ministry sources, Tourism Minister and Prime Minister Sushila Karki mad
Nepal’s political landscape stands at a crossroads following the Gen-G protest. As the country’s oldest democratic party, the Nepali Congress (NC) faces a historic responsibility: to rebuild public trust, lead meaningful reforms, and restore h
HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States and Vietnam will finalise a trade agreement in the coming weeks that will see reciprocal tariffs set at 0%-20%, the White House said on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — East Timor’s prime minister told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it was a “dream realized” for his nation to be admitted to the bloc and an opportunity as it seeks to boost its struggling
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and southern Haiti.
As sorrows over the mysterious death of Assam's beloved son Zubeen Garg in Singapore turned into massive outrages against the government, where the opposition political parties started extracting benefits to prepare their ground for their elect
The 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival, rescheduled for 29 and 30 November 2025 at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the prehistoric city, will showcase nearly 40 acclaimed short features and documentaries. Organized by Chalachitram, a subsidia
What’s the definition of a “Gen-Z Protest?” The connotation of the word “Gen-Z” before any phrase could imply “brash” or progressive movements that denote a generational change in mentality. The main use for this phrasing could relate to
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia, the world's second largest oil exporter, is weighing how to respond to U.S. sanctions on top oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil and the prospect of lower sales to its biggest buyer, India. President Vladimir Putin, who sent
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's new president declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday in the government's latest attempt to stem a surge in violence that has stirred protests and contributed to the recent downfall of his predecessor.
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday endorsed a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself against an outside attack by the end of the decade as concern mounts that Russia is already probing the 27-nation bloc’s defenses.
Geneva: Expressing concern over the killing of two Afghan journalists within two days, the global media safety and rights body urged all concerned not to target the media professionals as they do their solemn duties on the ground. Local media re
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the mob attack on a number of media persons, engaged on duty, in Assam of far eastern India, while they were covering a protest demonstr
Geneva, 23 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Filipino scribe Noel Bellen Samar and demands justice for the bereaved family and media fraternity of the Philippines. Radi
Bengaluru, India – REVA University has announced the appointment of Dr. M. Dhanamjaya as its Registrar, marking his return to the institution. Known for his visionary leadership and deep commitment to academic excellence, Dr. Dhanamjaya has pl
Date: October 13–15, 2025: A grand three-day celebration was organized at the NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi, from October 13 to 15, 2025, on the auspicious occasion of the 94th Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former
Kathmandu, Nepal — October 15, 2025: Finance Minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal is currently in Washington, D.C., attending the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of his official engagements, Minis
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2025: The Gen-G protests have gained significant momentum in various parts of the world, reflecting a global wave of youth-led movements demanding accountability and reform.
Kathmandu, Nepal – October 14, 2025: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Kul Man Ghising, has called on the Republic of Korea to enhance its investment in Nepal, particularly in the areas of green hydrogen production, fertilizer
Cinema not for glossy entertainment and making money, but for fostering nationalism, this is how Chalachitram National Film Festival takes shape in Assam. A unique visual feast is coming again for the film buffs on 25 and 26 October 2025 at Jyo
The Gen-Z protests of 8–9 September 2025 left a profound scar on Nepal’s built environment. Riots, vandalism, and arson during those two days triggered fires in some of the nation’s most important public buildings, including Singh Durbar, the Pa
Kathmandu, Nepal — October 13, 2025: Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Krishna Bahadur Mahara—also a senior leader of the CPN (Maoist Centre)—was arrested on Sunday in connection with a gold smuggling operation involving electronic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn't know it from listening to Presid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday despite jockeying from his fellow Republicans, various world leaders and — most vocally — himself. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
Kathmandu, Nepal — October 10, 2025: The recent first-phase ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has raised hopes for the safe release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was abducted during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
(Reuters) -A major Russian attack on central Kyiv triggered a fire in a high-rise apartment building and targeted energy sites early on Friday, cutting power to parts of the capital, officials said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel to establish a task force to support stabilization efforts in Gaza, but no Americans are expected to be deployed into the Palestinian enclave, U.S. officials said on
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapons and defence partnership between the two co
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s leading body of pilots has asked the civil aviation regulator to inspect all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating in the country for electrical issues after one of the planes abruptly deployed an emergency power system midai
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China called on the European Union on Tuesday not to "challenge" a 1971 U.N. resolution that led to Beijing assuming China's seat in the organisation from Taipei. China and Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own terr
Assam's maverick singer Zubeen Garg was always in the local media and his mysterious death, thousands kilometers away from the motherland, gave enough space for the media fraternity to narrate stories according to their wishes (some claim it as
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 7, 2025: A South Korean trekker has found died in the 6,476-meter-high Mera Peak, located about 30 kilometers from Mount Everest, on Saturday.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpar
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Sunday condemned a U.S. strike on a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela and cautioned about the dangers of potential U.S. escalation in the entire Caribbean region. Russian Presiden
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 7, 2025: Foreign Minister of Japan, IWAYA Takeshi has sent a condolences message to the Prime Minister Mrs. Sushila Karki regarding the recent damages caused by landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall.
There are numerous efforts, large and small, to plant trees to absorb C02 to slow climate change. Bamboo trees don't often figure in these campaigns. They should, as they are fast growing and can play an essential role in agroforestry
(Reuters) -A massive fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, sending flames and smoke into the sky and raising questions over supply in California’s isolated energy market.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thu
Geneva, 30 September 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the mysterious death of an Indian scribe based in Uttarakhand and demanded a fair probe into the circumstance that led to th
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demanded justice for Karachi-based Pakistani journalist Imtiaz Mir, who succumbed to injuries on Monday from a shooting incident at Malir area. Imtiaz (40), who used t
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2025: Nepal has registered a historic win by defeating two-time T20 World Cup champion West Indies by 19 runs.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Taiwan is seeking to double its exports of chips and electronics to India over the next five to seven years as smartphone shipments from the country ramp up thanks to demand from the U.S., the head of the island's main trade
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus is proposing to build a nuclear power plant in the east of the country that could supply electricity to Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
An initial sadness and grief following the unforeseen death of Assam's cultural icon in Singapore have now turned into outrages demanding justice for Zubeen Garg, as millions of his fans and admirers get convinced that something wrong happened t
LONDON (AP) — Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents by a U.K.-based defense and security forum. The Ro
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2025: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Nepal, Veronique Lorenzo has extended her congratulations to the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban
In traditional terms, a political crisis in a neighboring country is often seen as a direct challenge to that country’s national security and regional strategic interests. For most countries around the world, the situation in Nepal following the
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's oil sales to China would continue even if U.N. sanctions, are reimposed under a so-called snapback mechanism, Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday, as Iran and European powers struggle to reach a deal to
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That’s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year. And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, Th
The heartbroken news surfaced from Singapore in multiple media outlets, which shocked the people of Assam in grief, but also in instant outrage among the young generation, who were born in eastern India and brought up with the melodious voice of
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets to protest a sprawling corruption scandal involving allegedly fraudulent flood-control infrastructure projects. Protesters gathered in Manila along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2025: Insurance claims hit-hard the insurance companies in Nepal, thanks to the recent devastation caused during the protests called by the Gen G group.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2025: Newly appointed Finance Minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal has intensified discussions with the concerned stake holders including the diplomats with the aim to strengthen the economic situation of the country.
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent and opposition to the war in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Britain's foreign minister warned on Monday that Russia's incursions into NATO territory risked triggering an armed conflict, drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow, which dismissed Europe's concerns as groundless and
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2025: The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), national flag carrier of Nepal, is going to launch direct flights between Kathmandu and Guangzhou, China from September 25, 2025.
LONDON (Reuters) -British fighter jets have flown their first NATO air defence sortie over Poland as part of NATO's Eastern Sentry mission, the government said, aimed at strengthening the Western alliance's defences following a Russian drone inc
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address its annual meeting of world leaders by video after the United States revoked his visa last month. The motion passed
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi's old foe Pakistan.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2025: Nepal Police has formed a task force to assess and evaluate damage to police property during the Gen-Z-led movement and subsequent protests. The task force is formed under the leadership of Deputy Inspector
In the 2020s, South Asia emerged as one of the most politically volatile regions in the world. After Bangladesh fell into a political crisis in 2024 with massive protests leading to a change in leadership, Nepal witnessed a wave of political ins
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the first specific acknowledgment that Islamabad h
VIENNA (AP) — Iran decided at the last minute Thursday to withdraw a resolution prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities that it had put forward along with China, Russia and other countries for a vote before an annual gathering of the U.N. nucl
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2025: The United States of America (USA) has cautioned its citizens about traveling to Nepal. Updating its travel advisory to Nepal, the U.S. State Department has warned its travelers to “reconsider” going to the
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday warned it would go after any European state that sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union is looking for new ways to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to
(Reuters) -TikTok's U.S. operations would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz, under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing peo
(Reuters) -India's Nayara Energy has raised fuel sales to state retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corp after the Russia-backed refiner's exports were hit by European Union sanctions, a government source said on Tuesday. Since the imposition of san
Even though they happened 2,000 miles apart, deadly anti-government protests in Nepal and Indonesia have a common denominator: They are being led by Gen Z, those born between 1997 and 2012. Though people under 30 make up about half the popula
MADRID, Sept 15: The United States is "very close" to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday as the two sides resumed trade talk in Madrid.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2025: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies that is going to be held in the UAE. This is the first-ever bilateral series for Nep
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will restrict imports of diesel fuel originating in India, which purchases a significant portion of its crude oil from Russia, starting October 1, Ukrainian energy consultancy Enkorr said on Monday.
BOLTENHAGEN, Germany (AP) — Slowly, Dirk Schoenen dives down to a huge pile of ammunition from World War II at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. He removes some of the top pieces and carefully puts them into a basket, as a team of engineers, divers
US-based international development organizations will now need to heavily rely on private funding to grow—and even maintain—their operations around the world. Can that work? If so, what kind of programs are well-suited to private funding?
ISTANBUL (AP) — An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern across Turkey that it could be the next target. Turkish Defense Ministry spokesman Rear Adm. Zeki Akturk warned in Ankara on Thur
BEIRUT (AP) — Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups who had threatened him before his controversial recital might be waiting for him outside the theater.
Could the finance minister be the gateway to changing the world’s direction? This question sounds simple, but recent days have provided us with the answer. Indonesia and Nepal both replaced their finance ministers after experiencing dramatic
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2025: Newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki is going to expand her cabinet today by adding three ministers.
Nepal has become the third country in India's immediate neighbourhood to see a violent uprising topple its government in recent years. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned after more than 20 people died in clashes with police during anti-gov
DENVER (Reuters) -A male suspect in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at a high school near Denver died of self-inflicted injuries hours after the violence on Wednesday, a law enforcement official said.
ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed her country's "excellent" relationship with India in a phone call on Wednesday with her counterpart Narendra Modi, making no mention of U.S. requests for the EU to impose tariffs of up
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2025: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his serious concerns over the recent political development of the country followed by the violent protests. Taking to social media about th
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2025: The violent protest launched on the name of Gen Z has turned into calm after Nepal Army took the responsibilities of security in the country on Wednesday.
Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said. On a visit to Washington, Sebastien Lai was meeting US officials and lawmake
As the Supreme Court of India recently agreed to hear a petition asking for a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updated in Assam during 2014-2019, the people of Assam may expect a correct lis
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025: Defying curfew orders, people continued to protest in different parts of the country including New Baneshwar of Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025: Prime Minister KP Oli faces yet another political blow as Agriculture Minister Ramnath Adhikari resigns from his post on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025: Responding to the nasty developments occurred in the country, the government of Nepal has decided to roll back its controversial decision to ban some social media on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025: At least 15 people died and around one hundred died after the protect launched by the Young generation (Gen Z) turned violent in Kathmandu on Monday.
PUZHNYKY, Ukraine (Reuters) -Remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalist insurgents during World War Two were buried in western Ukraine on Saturday as officials from both countries looked on, a move to ease a rare strain in relations betwee
Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025: As the government of Nepal banned different 26 social media platforms including the facebook from Thursday night going against the outrage of the people in general, the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) h
Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025: Young generation (Gen Z) staged protests in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, against corruption, mismanagement, and the government’s decision to band social med
Corruption in Nepal is no longer a hidden practice—it has become a visible scar on the nation's governance. Political leaders promise reform during election seasons, yet once in power, their names reappear in scandals involving misuse of public
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering some tariff exemptions as soon as Monday to trading partners who strike deals on industrial exports such as nickel, gold and other metals, as well as pharmaceutical compou
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday thousands of troops could be deployed to Ukraine under security guarantees proposed by its allies once Russia's war on his country ends.
Kathmandu, Dhapasi – A Bal Sabha was successfully organized today in Dhapasi, Kathmandu, under the leadership of Mr. Chiranjivi Acharya. The program, attended by enthusiastic children and parents, was designed to cultivate good habits, moral dis
Kathmandu, Nepal September 5, 2025: Nepal has banned different 26 social media platforms from Thursday night amid the outrage from different sectors, particularly the users. The government took the decision abiding by the order issued by
Kathmandu, Nepal September 5, 2025: Nineteen more Nepali nationals deported by the United States of America (USA) have arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday evening.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Department of Defense said Thursday it has asked China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian warships to South African waters around the time the country hosts a Gro
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taipei resident Mu Chuhua caught some glimpses of China’s mighty military parade on YouTube on Wednesday. As she watched hypersonic missiles roll down Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue and troops march in lockstep, she didn’t feel
Every year the world loses about 14,000 square miles of tropical primary forest, an area nearly as big as Switzerland and larger than the U.S. state of Maryland. That’s according to researchers at Global Forest Watch. Most of this forest is b
Guwahati: As the Supreme Court of India has recently rejected a public interest litigation against standardization of 20 percent ethanol blending with pure petrol across the country, an Assam-based graduate engineers' forum, cautiously apprec
Kathmandu, Nepal September 4, 2025: The government of Nepal has made mandatory for foreign nationals to register as soon as they enter Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2025: An earthquake struck Gorkha district at 6:15 am on Tuesday. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicenter of the earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was at Han
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over repeated deaths of Bangladeshi journalists in mysterious situations and urges the interim government in Dhaka to launch a genuine probe
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2025: Notwithstanding the widespread controversies, the installation of embossed vehicle number plate (EVNP) on vehicles is made mandatory and binding by the government of Nepal. The government has even warned t
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2025: Ganga Sonam won the Nepal Idol Season-6. In a grand finale event held on Sunday evening, Sonam won the title by leaving behind four other competitors. With the title, Sonam has also received Rs 2.5 m
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2025: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has raised the issue of Lipulek during the bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2025: Luna Luitel has been crowned as Miss Nepal World 2025 at the finale of the beauty pageants 30th edition held at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Centre in Lalitpur on Saturday.
SINGAPORE/MOSCOW (Reuters) -China is seeking to buy more Russian gas through an existing pipeline as talks between the two countries have failed to make progress on building a second link, thwarting Moscow's quest for new outlets, two industry s
BRUSSELS (AP) — European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia, a day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound.
Guwahati: Commending Assam government for deciding to name the under-construction Dighalipukhuri–Noonmati flyover in the city after legendary Kamrup ruler Prithu Maharaj, a forum of nationalist citizens appeals to State chief minister Himanta Bi
Guwahati: As the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival 2025 (CNFF-25) sets for 25 & 26 October next at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premises in Kahilipara, nearly 100 film works have reached the organizing committee till 15 August from various
The Digital Print Asia 2025 has successfully concluded at 21 and 22 August at Novotel Jaipur of India. The event became success to bring together technology innovators and print professionals from different countries including Nepal.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing will roll out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major, defense-related events in the coming week. The guest lists, including notable omissions, are a window into China’s ambitions, alliance
A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean Friday night, after the Trump administration deployed warships near the coast of Venezuela.
(Reuters) -Many Air Canada flight attendants are dissatisfied with wage increases in a tentative agreement that ended a crippling strike earlier this week and union members may not approve the deal, cabin crew and a source familiar with the matt
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia on Sunday, forcing a sharp fall in the capacity of a reactor at one of Russia's biggest nuclear power plants and sparking a huge blaze at the major Ust-Luga fuel export terminal, Russia
Ashok Silwal, goodwill ambassador of Langtang, has unveiled his book ‘Everest’ in Langtang. Subtitled ‘An Unfinished Story’, Silwal’s Everest was publicly released by Dinndu Jangwa, chairperson of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-4 (Langtang), alo
CHITWAN, Aug 12: The Chicken Anemia Virus (CAV) has been detected in poultry farms in Chitwan. The National Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory (NADIL) in Chitwan confirmed the disease after a three-month long study.
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are ready to reinstate sanctions on Iran if it does not return to negotiations with the international community over its nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's top court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the attorney-general to block jailed ex-premier Najib Razak from pursuing access to a royal document that he says would allow him to serve his sentence at home.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that it controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a proposal the l
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2025: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is likely to pay an official visit to India from September 16. It is also said that the state visit would remain in two days.
Nepal's tiger population has risen and the frequency of fatal human-tiger conflicts has declined over the past decade. The country now aims for the sustainable coexistence of big cats and human beings. Wildlife conservationists claim Nepal can s
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched attacks Monday in a famine-stricken displacement camp outside of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, killing 40 people, local rights groups said.
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was preparing its troops for new offensives instead of getting ready to stop the war in Ukraine, after he spoke to the leaders of India and Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of efforts to mo
One of India's greatest patriots, educationists, committed politicians and fearless campaigners for national unity and integrity, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was recently remembered for his exceptional contributions to the country in general and A
Geneva, 8 August 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed shock over the murder of a journalist in the capital city of Bangladesh and urged the interim regime in Dhaka to nab the killers of Md Asaduz
Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025, Bangladesh's interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the south Asian nation will go for 13th Jatiya Sansad polls by the first half of February next year (Bangladesh el
Kathmandu, Nepal. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the 16-member squad for the fourth edition of the Top End T20 Series that is going to be held from August 14 to 24 in Australia. The annual cricket tournament is organized b
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. Presiden
A Brazilian judge on Monday placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro is on trial
BANGKOK (Reuters) -The Thailand-Cambodia border, where fighting has raged since last week, was calm on Tuesday following a ceasefire deal and military commanders from both sides are set to meet for talks later in the day, acting Thai Prime Minis
Toronto, Canada: Jagan Sapkota has been elected as the new President of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Canada for the 2025–2027 term, securing 1,532 votes in the election held earlier today. The presidential race featured five ca
Kathmandu, Nepal. Removing all uncertainty about the future of the MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) program in Nepal, the U.S. government has officially allowed to continue the project without any interruption.
SINGAPORE (AP) — For Summer McIntosh of Canada, it's one gold medal won at the swimming world championships with four to go.
TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -The U.S. struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods - half the threatened rate - and averting a bigger trade war between the two allies that
London: Rajendra Pudasaini has been elected as the President of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) UK chapter. Pudasaini elected in the coveted post by defeating his two competitors Govinda Kharel and Manish Khatri.
TORONTO (Reuters) -The Canadian government on Saturday condemned Hong Kong authorities issuing arrest warrants for pro-democracy activists based overseas.
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament's upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes online searches for information officially branded “extremist,” the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control of the internet.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States told China at the United Nations on Friday it should "stop fueling Russia's aggression" in Ukraine, as China accused Washington of trying to shift blame and spark confrontation.
Kathmandu, Nepal – Subash Lamichhane has emerged as a prominent candidate for the presidency of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Japan for the 2025–2027 term. His campaign, rooted in institutional reform, transparency, and inclusivity,
Appo Deepo Bhava in three words: Transformative. Authentic. Unforgettable. Some books you read. Some books walk beside you. But this one? This one makes you sit down with yourself in silence. Ashok Silwal’s Appo Deepo Bhava isn’t a trave
Cambodia's prime minister Hun Manet said on Friday that he had supported a proposal by the Malaysian premier for a ceasefire with Thailand, which later withdrew its initial backing of the plan.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday in India’s western state of Rajasthan, killing seven children and injuring at least 21, a senior police official said.
Iranian diplomats met counterparts from Germany, Britain and France on Friday for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger "snapback" sanctions outlined under the 2015 deal.
The indigenous population in Assam of northeast India continues getting shocking revelations every alternate day from none other than State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Pursuing a series of eviction drives to reclaim hundreds of thousands
LONDON (AP) — The prime ministers of Britain and India sealed a hard-wrought trade agreement on Thursday that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday that China's ties with Russia were now the "determining" factor in its relations with the European Union, as she wrapped up a tense summit in Beijing that also saw China agree to speed up exports
Kathmandu, Nepal: International Organization of Employers (IOE) Secretary-General Roberto Suárez Santos is arriving in Kathmandu today for a three-day official visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal’s CG Foods Nepal Limited, food production company of Nepal under the Chaudhary Group and India’s Bikaji Foods International Limited, a leading Indian food production company, have announced about their joint venture agree
BANGKOK, July 24, 2025 (AP): Armed clashes broke out Thursday between Thailand and Cambodia in long-disputed border areas, rapidly escalating months-long tensions.
KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government said on Wednesday that Israeli military operations against civilians and aid workers in Gaza were unacceptable, and called for the immediate resumption of U.N.-led aid distribution in the war-torn enclav
(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia launched drone strikes against each other early on Thursday, officials from both sides said, within hours of the conclusion of the latest round of direct talks aimed at finding a solution after nearly three and half
Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the use of PRESS symbol by armed combatants in Syria and Gaza to pretend themselves as media workers. The PEC (www.pressemblem.ch) cond
Kathmandu, Nepal: The home secretaries of Nepal and India are going to meet in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss key cross-border security related issues.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Drones used to attack military bases in Iraq during the recent Israel-Iran war were manufactured outside Iraq but were launched inside its territory, according to the “decisive findings†of an investigation published on Frid
ISTANBUL, July 18: Turkey has arrested 153 presumed members of the Islamic State group (IS) in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
TEHRAN, July 17: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel's attacks during last month's 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic's system and spark unrest to topple it.
KYIV, July 17: Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's new prime minister, represents a generation of young Ukrainian politicians who have steered their country through the turmoil of war.
Guwahati: Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalist citizens in northeast India, while appreciating the State government for its decisive actions to regain thousands of encroached lands from the clutches of illegal settlers,
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. (AP) — Stepping onto an old wooden duck blind in the middle of the York River, Bryan Watts looks down at a circle of sticks and pine cones on the weathered, guano-spattered platform. It’s a failed osprey nest, taken ove
PARIS (AP) — The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month.
Geneva, 11 July 2025: The number of journalists killed rose dramatically in the first six months of this year. Since January, 86 media workers have been killed in 26 countries, more than 16% compared to last year, said the Press Emblem Campaign
Kathmandu, Nepal: French Ambassador to Nepal, Virginie Corteval has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav today.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Gurupurnima, which is also known as Ashadh Shukla Poornima, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday.
Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) may go for a nationwide election in the next few months, where the military rulers claim it to be a free & fair electoral exercise for the benefit of 55 million primarily Buddhist nationals in the sou
LONDON (AP) — It was almost midnight when a truck driver resting in his cab heard the crackling of flames at a warehouse in east London storing equipment for Ukraine. He grabbed a fire extinguisher and leapt out — but realized the blaze was
Kathmandu, July 7, 2025 (Ashar 22, 2082 B.S.) Jointly organized by the International Friendship Society Nepal and Rejua Healthcare, Mumbai, the Nepal-India Friendship Wellness Seminar has significantly strengthened grassroots-level relations bet
Kathmandu, Nepal: Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis landed in Kathmandu on Sunday evening on a three-day official visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli must seek a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives within 30 days after the Nagarik Unmukti Party withdrawn its support to the government.
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday imposed anti-dumping duties on European brandy, most notably cognac produced in France, as trade tensions between Beijing and United States allies continue to rise.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Ramchandra Paudel has said that former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala was a leader of both revolution and peace.
The UK and much of the US are experiencing unusual heat. As are many other areas of the world. This puts stress on many things, including water supplies. As Nobel recipients and others have pointed out, this impacts food production. And
Finally the natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar crude oil well was contained on 27 Jun 2025 by an experienced team of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with support from three foreign well-control experts. The capping operation at Rudrasa
The natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar crude oil well continues for 15 days, even though the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) along with an expert team from USA continue working for full dousing of the RDS-147A under Rudrasagar oilfield
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union on Monday pushed back against U.S. criticism of its landmark tech rules that many feared could be included in ongoing trade negotiations with the United States and subsequently watered down.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has emphasised the need for global cooperation among vulnerable countries to address growing risks of climate change.
Kathmandu, Nepal,June 25, 2025: The Special Court has ordered to release the former Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN United Socialist Party chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal on bail of Rs 3.5 million in the land embezzlement case related to Pata
Kathmandu, Nepal June 21, 2025: Responding to a request from the Government of Nepal, India has expressed its readiness to rescue Nepali citizens stranded in Iran due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
Kathmandu, Nepal,June 20, 2025: The monsoon season has enveloped the entire country from Friday.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held make-up talks on Friday with an army commander she criticised in a leaked phone call as she struggled to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court dropped three money laundering charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday, in a case linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund.
When hundreds of media workers died of Covid-19 complications across India, a few people thought the corona disaster would also devastate the print media with sharply declined circulation figures resulting in shrinking advertisement revenues. M
(Kathmandu: The inauguration ceremony of the new classroom building of Shree Rastriya Basic School took place in Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province on June 17. Mr. TAMURA Takahiro, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal, attended the
Extreme heat and drought are reducing agricultural yields from Italy to Arizona. Farmers need to develop ways to conserve water—and find more of it.
Parsa, Nepal, June 15: A case has been registered against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman and former Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane in Parsa district court on charges of misappropriating cooperative funds.
Guwahati: Amid India-Pakistan confrontations, the Baloch community residing in Bharat urges the Union government in New Delhi for extending support to their causes by raising the issue of Balochistan at national and also international levels. Ap
BANGKOK (AP) — The chief of Myanmar's military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has for the first time since seizing power four years ago met with President Xi Jinping of China, a top ally of his military government, state-run media in t
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is in talks with China to build a railway connecting the Chinese-built mega Chancay port in Peru to Brazilian regions, Planning Minister Simone Tebet said on Friday.
KYIV, Ukraine, May 10: The leaders of four European countries arrived in Kyiv Saturday in a joint show of support as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong ceasefire in the three-year war.
Especially in low-income countries, chemical fertilizers and pesticides carry risks for those who handle them and those who consume the produce on which they are used. As important, they can be costly. Moving from subsistence to profitable fa
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, while revealing that 55 journalists have been killed since 1 January 2025 around the world, demanded due action against the perpetrators. On the occasion of World Pres
Guwahati: The Baloch-descendants have urged the United Nations to recognise Balochistan as an independent nation out of Pakistan. In a letter, addressed to UN secretary-general António Guterres, the Baloch Welfare Association in India, demande
Pradeep Khanal’s pilgrimage is not just a religious journey—it represents a modern-day renaissance of spiritual consciousness, interfaith harmony, and cultural diplomacy. His sacred expedition across India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
As the pro-monarchy movement in Nepal gains momentum, some political leaders start pointing fingers at India for lending inherent support to the agitation to restore former Nepal Nripati Gyanendra Shah in the historic Narayanhiti palace. Th
Today marks a historic and heartfelt moment for Nepal and for all those who call the mountains home. Nepal has made history as the first yak range country – or country in which yaks are found – in the Hindu Kush Himalaya to declare a national da
BANGKOK, April 11: Global shares wobbled Friday after the latest escalation in the China-U.S. trade war, with Japan and some European markets slipping while others stood firm.
Bangkok – The sixth BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit commenced today, Friday, in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A team of Nepal Army has left for Myanmar on Wednesday to assist victims of the recent devastating earthquake.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body expresses shock over the killing of a Nepali journalist in Kathmandu on 28 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe into the tragic incidents which led to the demise of tel
(Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad family rule and to improving Syria's ties
Kathmandu, Nepal:The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has expressed serious concern over the vandalism of media houses during the alleged pro-monarchy movement.
There are indications surfacing from Bangladesh that the country may go for national elections by this year if the concerned political parties agree to accept a minimal reform in various administrative, financial and electoral agencies with
Guwahati: Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha 2025 (ABPS) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday expresses its serious concern on the unabated and planned violence, injustice and oppression faced by the Hindu and other religious minori
Kathmandu, Nepal: As demonstration called by the pro-royalist forces turned violent a curfew has been imposed in and around the Tinkune area of Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has appointed Hitendra Dev Shakya as the Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump's drive to annex the United States' huge northern neighbor.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has lodged a protest with China about a statement that misquoted Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's remarks during Friday's meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monda
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government of United States of America (USA) has allowed to give continuity to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project in Nepal.
Pradeep Khanal: Religious, Cultural, and Diplomatic Pioneer Pradeep Khanal is recognized as a unique spiritual traveler and diplomatic leader of the modern era. He has revived the ancient principles of Sanatan Dharma in contemporary times while
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Moldova Mihai Popsoi in New Delhi today on the sidelines of the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue 2025 organised by the Ministry of Exte
All India Federation of Printers and Packagers (AIFPP) has entered into a strategic partnership with ELE007.com, a one-stop printing and packaging solutions provider headquartered in Beijing, China. This collaboration aims to bring innovative, c
Kathmandu, Nepal:Former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is crucial for the development of Nepal.
Texas, March 15: The United States' Texas legislature has declared March 13 as 'Nepali Lumbini Advocacy Day'.
Guwahati: Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expresses dismay over 'on camera physical assaults' on three television scribes by a group of individuals in West Bengal and demands a fair probe to nab the culprits as early as possible. The scribes name
Kathmandu,Nepal:Foreign direct investments pledged to Nepal has increased in the first eight months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year.
Kathmandu,Nepal:The Lumbini Buddhist University (LBU) is going to establish a Buddhist study centre in California, USA.
Kathmandu, March 13: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has reached New Delhi, the capital city of India, on Thursday afternoon on a visit.
The two-day gathering ignited enthusiasm for the upcoming China Print, scheduled to take place from 15-19 May 2025 at the China International Exhibition Centre (Shunyi Hall) in Beijing, offering an exclusive preview of the groundbreaking innovat
For decades, U.S. alliances have been the backbone of global stability, fostering economic cooperation and collective security. NATO, economic partnerships with European and Asian allies, and engagement in international organizations have ceme
During the COVID pandemic, a number of households in high-income countries planted kitchen gardens. For some, this provided necessary food in the face of economic upheaval. Many of these gardens are still being tended. The reason—inflatio
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to "do whatever the hell you want", Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to "do whatever the hell you want", Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, affecting ecosystems, economies, and communities worldwide. As the impacts of climate change become increasingly evident, the need for effective environmental initiatives has nev
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting, on Sunday evening on the sidelines of the Eighth Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat, Oman.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him.
April 25, 2015, was the day Nepal was hit by one of its worst earthquake ever. The Earthquake with 7.8 magnitude caused massive destruction and left deep wounds to the nation.It took nearly 9000 lives and injured over 22,000 others
Mantras are divided from veda and vedas are ancient hindu religious text,where each veda plays different roles in our daily lyfestyle.
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — Comoros' ruling party has won 28 out of 33 seats in Parliament, according to election results announced on Tuesday.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, the first such claim by Kyiv since North Korea sent tho
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire t
The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, especially for those residing in its eastern regions including Bangladesh. These areas now face a perpetual threat akin to li
Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its strategic oil reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 16, 2024: Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) PL Singh has passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday night
Guwahati: On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, over a hundred concerned citizens staged a strong protest in front of the office of assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the prehistoric city against the ongoin
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2024: Nepal and China signed the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI) Cooperation Framework on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Amrit Rai and Vice Chairman of China's Development and Reform Commission Liu Sushe signed the B
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the stalled South Sudan peace talks resumed Wednesday in Kenya, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long crippled the African country's economy.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to
MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home.
The recently concluded by-polls for 48 legislative assembly constituencies in 14 States (along with two Parliamentary constituencies in Kerala and Maharashtra) divulged an important fact that no less than 41 assembly seats needed the special e
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to travel to Beijing first before his visit to India and Bangladesh demanding the extradition of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are being viewed as acts of assertion of the two countries i
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa's most populous country, Ahmed Halilu knew his e-hailing cab business in the capital, Abuja, was about to run in
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka has handed over the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY2024 to Mr. KAMIMURA Yoshiharu, Head of the Japanese Language Department at the Campus of Inter
Japan's minority government was set Friday to sign off on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers' pockets after the ruling party's worst election result in 15 years.
A function to commemorate the completion of 53 years by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (under Assam government) turned a serious and fruitful event to cherish the recognition to Asomiya (Assamese) as a classical language and also highlight
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) annual prize 2024 for the protection of journalists was awarded to Palestinian journalist Iyad Alasttal on 20 November. Since 7 October last year, more than 150 Palestinian and Lebanese journalists have been k
The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country's contribution to the World Bank's International Development Association fund to more than $600 million, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
Germany and Finland launched a probe Monday after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed, warning of the threat of "hybrid warfare" amid heightened tensions with Russia.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Russian air strike on Ukraine on Sunday shook a fragile consensus among the Group of 20 major economies drafting their joint statement at an annual leaders summit in Rio de Janeiro, three diplomats familiar with the
Jhapa Nepal, November 25, 2024: A wild elephant has taken the life of a middle age man in Jhapa district.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia's central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, an Associated Press inve
LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a n
LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) -Russia told Austria on Friday it will suspend gas deliveries via Ukraine on Saturday, in a development that signals a fast-approaching end of Moscow's last gas flows to Europe.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the U.S. across a near-empty stretch of the Canadian border.
As the voting for by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, obliged to fill up the vacant seats after all the legislators shifted their focus to the national politics, concluded peacefully on 13 November evening, the debate
Guwahati: The voting under by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, conducted to fill up the vacant seats (as the respective legislators had shifted their focus to the national politics after winning the recently conducted
Kathmandu, Nepal November 13, 2024: two chiefs of Indian security agencies are arriving in Nepal.
PARIS (AP) — French farmers protested Tuesday against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoods.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis.
Geneva: Expressing serious concern over the recent murder of Filipino radio journalist Maria Vilma Rodriguez, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands a thorough probe into the incident to book the culprits und
Geneva: One more journalist has been assassinated in the central Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to increase the tally to four victims this year till date, which is condemned by global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (http
Despite ongoing efforts to mediate a meaningful resolution, the war between Russia and Ukraine continues. World leaders are concerned this war will escalate. World War III could possibly erupt from it. There are similar concerns regarding confli
Kathmandu, Nov 8: Former Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Khilraj Regmi, emphasized that Vedic science and modern science should blended for world peace, prosperity and development.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 31, 2024: for the first time in Nepal, the political map of Nepal that includes the Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani is being printed in bank notes.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 31, 2024: Famous religious gurus say – Khanal has 'broken' the historical records of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya and Guru Nanak Dev.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 31, 2024: Today is the Kukur Tihar and Laxmi Pooja.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of t
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland and occurring days ahead of the U.S. election.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looked to have secured his immediate political future on Wednesday when the leader of a smaller party dismissed efforts to bring down the minority Liberal government.
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in seven Italian cities on Saturday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East, Ukraine and all global conflicts.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia, a local official reported Sunday, months after Kyiv staged a bold assault on its nuclear-armed enemy that Moscow is st
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sunday, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what
Guwahati: Chalachitram National Film Festival, an annual feast for committed movie goers, commences on Saturday morning in the far eastern part of Bharat, where 50 documentary and short feature films in both competitive and non-competitive cate
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at making his administration more efficient, his office said Wednesday.
TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's own Liberal Party asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career.
JERUSALEM (AP) — In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer's camera captured the moments that a battleship-gray Israeli bomb plummeted toward a Beirut building before detonating to bring the tower down.
Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) passes through a critical phase of civil war and it needs to be noticed carefully from northeast India as the disturbance in the south Asian nation may jeopardize the newly found peace and tranquility
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Union candidate Serbia will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure, Serbia’s leader said after his telephone conversation with Russian Presiden
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a cut on the back of his head, slightly above the neck, his office said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on Taiwan, but a report released Friday has raised a red flag about possible non-military tactics that could be used eff
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti's main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 and forcing over 6,000 to flee, causing widespread shock even in a country grown accustomed to out
TAIPEI (Reuters) - It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday.
As the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updating process in Assam embraced corruption and malpractices, the issue often drew media attention across India and lately Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma added another dimension advocating f
A recent discussion, initiated by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the leaders of All Assam Students' Union trying to resolve the explanation of an Asomiya, received widespread response from the people of northeast India. State gov
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 01, 2024: Nepal and the United States of America (USA) have signed in an agreement to establish a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between the two countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 01, 2024: The death toll from the rain-triggered floods and landslides in different parts of Nepal has now reached 209.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety risks.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has dropped a push for the U.N. Security Council to ask for a plan to transform a security mission helping fight armed gangs in Haiti into a formal U.N. peacekeeping operation, a move some diplomats
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday as a ground invasion by Israel looked imminent, just days after Israel killed the head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in an escalati
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights expressed shock over the killing of journalist Salman Ali Khan (35) in Madhya Pradesh of central India and demanded a fair probe into the murder so that the perpetrators can
Guwahati: Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the State government in Dispur and current leadership of All Assam Students' Union (AASU) to resolve the definition of Asomiya (Assamese people) with the cut-off date of 1 January 1951.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2024: The incessant rainfall has begun to decline from today evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2024: The floods and landslide followed by the torrential rainfall since yesterday has caused huge losses across the country including Kathmandu valley.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2024: Adi Guru Shankaracharya, who lived for only 32 years, traveled on foot to all four corners of India about 1,235 years ago and established four Shankaracharya Muth.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration is one of the key issues in the November election, with many voters concerned over the numbers of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two consecutive Russian attacks on a medical center in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least nine people on Saturday morning, officials said.
The European Union is planning to vote on whether to introduce tariffs as high as 45% on imported electric vehicles made in China on Oct. 4, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
ATLANTA (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is trying to get a second opportunity to debate her Republican challenger Donald Trump in this year's presidential race, she said on Friday.
AVIGNON, France (AP) — The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her over the course of nearly a decade has highlighted the difficulties that sexual violence victims can face in France.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2024: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba said that there are still many challenges for women to reach leadership positions across political and institutional sectors.
Commonly depicted picture of Bangladesh, where the Hindu and other religious minorities often face persecution by the majority Muslims, recently contradicted by some public rallies organized in Dhaka and Chittagong. As the south Asian nation was
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 19, 2024: Constitution Day- 2081 is being celebrated with greatest enthusiasm and various programs across the country today.
Especially in low-income countries, chemical fertilizers and pesticides carry risks for those who handle them and those who consume the produce on which they are used. As important, they can be costly. Moving from subsistence to profitable fa
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2024: Indrajatra, the traditional cultural festival of Nepal, particularly the Newar community in Kathmandu valley, is being observed today amid different functions.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2024: Nepal has lost Canada by 103 runs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match held at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground in Canada on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2024: The government has formed a study committee to address the citizenship issue.
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Mr. Deepak Chapagain, President of Volunteer Corps Nepal (VCN), for the reconstruction of a classroom building for Shree Bheri Tribeni Secondary School
Geneva: After putting numerous troubles for professional media persons in Bangladesh with brutal laws at the background of relentless socio-political turmoil in the last few decades, the current interim government in Dhaka, headed by Nobel laure
There are many elements that contribute to economic development that lifts communities out of poverty. One of the more important—and difficult to measure—is effective governance.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's government ordered temporary controls at all land borders Monday, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, saying that it was responding to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist th
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela, a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia took up asylum in Spain claiming post-election repression.
The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said Monday.
Guwahati: With a huge expectation from the people of Bangladesh, the interim government under the leadership of Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was formed on 8 August 2024 in Dhaka, but on the ground the caretaker government is yet to m
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned to introduce targeted artificial intelligence rules including human intervention and transparency amid a rapid rollout of AI tools by businesses and in everyday li
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An opposition party in Canada ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government Wednesday, raising the odds an election could happen before the fall of 2025.
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An opposition party in Canada ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government Wednesday, raising the odds an election could happen before the fall of 2025.
Germany's military put a first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles.
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow's invasion of
Bangladesh remains in the international media for many days now, but as usual for the wrong reasons. Along with the Muslim majority nation with over 170 million population, the meagre Hindu community also finds space in the public domain as an o
Even the middle aged Assamese nationals remember that Assam agitation was initially propagated as 'Bohiragata Kheda Andolan' (literarily meaning agitation to deport outsiders) and later redefined as an agitation against illegal migrants (from Ea
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2024: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the government monopoly on petroleum products, has reduced the prices of petrol, diesel and aviation fuels.
(Reuters) -Ukraine launched sustained drone attacks targeting power and refinery plants in the neighbouring Moscow and Tver regions, Russian officials and media reported on Sunday, with tens of drones destroyed also across other parts of the cou
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin announced the young man's death early Sunday, ending a relentless campaign by his parents to rescue him that included meetings with world leaders and an address to the
WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of immigrants approached the U.S. border in early 2021, President Joe Biden tapped his second-in-command to address the influx. The decision has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of her biggest political
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Media organizations in Senegal staged a blackout day on Tuesday to protest a government crackdown they say targets them directly and is aimed at curtailing press freedoms in the West African country.
For the time in the history of Bangladesh, minority Hindus are hitting the streets with the participation of over a hundred thousand liberal Bangladeshi nationals with the declaration that they have every right to live in the south Asian country
WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's defense ministry on Monday said 66 soldiers who had been “kidnapped” by villagers in the south of the country were released unharmed and will continue to carry out operations against rebel groups in the provinc
ATLANTA (AP) — At the Republican National Convention and multiple rallies since, former President Donald Trump has been greeted as a hero who narrowly escaped assassination and is destined to lead a new American golden age.
PARIS (AP) — If historic waterway settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul’s mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2024: Hundreds of thousands Hindu devotees are thronging in the Lord Shiva temples across the country including the Pashupatinath in Kathmandu today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2024: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended an invitation to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for an official visit to Nepal through Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is currently on an official vi
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health autho
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's government on Friday enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel invest
Young Bangladeshi professional Tanushree Shaha is outraged by recent mob violence against her family in the chaotic wake of premier Sheikh Hasina's ouster from power, fearful that her fellow Hindus could face more reprisals.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 11, 2024: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is arriving in Kathmandu today at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As Donald Trump adjusts to the reality of his new race against Kamala Harris, his campaign is counting on younger male voters to give him the edge in November in a presidential contest they insist is his to lose.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's government on Friday enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel invest
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — As one of the world's largest retirement communities, The Villages in central Florida is known for its endless golf courses, having the oldest median age in the United States and its traffic-stopping golf-cart parades u
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2024: Following the agreement among the major political parties, the transitional justice (TJ) bill is being presented in the parliament.
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police have arrested a man after he allegedly made threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online.
The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging the former president, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi's influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup that in a few short, agonizing weeks has reengineered the 2024 presidential ticket and the race for the White House.
Informal employment encompasses workers who are not effectively covered by formal arrangements, such as commercial laws, reporting procedures for economic activities, income taxation, labor legislation, or social security laws. This lack of cove
Guwahati: Now it's official- Bangladesh's lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of interim government by Bangladesh President Muhammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday midnight following a series of discussions with t
Guwahati: The lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, who has more visibility than any President and Prime Minister of the south Asian nation across the globe, agreed on principle to accept the responsibility to lead the interim government in Dhaka,
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More federal law enforcement officers are being sent to Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state after clashes over land between Indigenous peoples and farmers over the weekend, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.
Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon, according to a regional Indigenous organization.
Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of protests, has been one of the dominant figures in its politics since the assassination of her father, independence leader Sheikh Mujibur
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousand
Guwahati: A large number of Myanmar-centric outfits express disappointment over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leadership for engaging the military junta officials in the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting held on 25 J
CAIRO (AP) — Malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan’ s western Darfur region are at risk of dying, an aid group said Sunday, because it was forced to ration malnutrition treatment due to a blockade imposed b
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 8.1% early Monday, extending sell-offs that shook world markets last week as worries flared over the state of the U.S. economy.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's nuclear program to counter p
GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country w
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, and Hamas blamed Israel for the attack.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to attend the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on Ukraine.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2024: The Supreme Court has sentenced former minister Govinda Raj Joshi to nine months in prison and a fine of Rs 6.9 million for corruption.
JASPER, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now, a Parks Canada official said Saturda
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rocket strike Saturday at a soccer field killed at least 11 children and teens, Israeli authorities said, in the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country's northern border since the fighting between Israe
Kathmandu: Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Ms. Bidhya Bhattarai, Minister for Education, Science and Technology of Nepal on July 26, 2024, accompanied by the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)
The student protests in Bangladesh began as a legitimate and peaceful movement aimed at addressing inequalities within the educational system and government job reservations. Students were particularly concerned with the country's quota system i
Guwahati: As Bangladesh has slowly returned to normalcy after deadly unrest for many days, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an impartial probe into alleged human rights violations across the south Asian nation. He als
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2024: The post-mortem of those who died in the plane crash of Sourya Airlines has started at the University Teaching Hospital.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 23, 2024: Kirgizstan had defeated Nepal in the semifinal of the Kava U-20 Women Volleyball Championship by 3-0 points.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday signed a bill that bans bullfights in the South American country, further reducing the short list of nations around the world where the centuries-old tradition is still legal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they gather next month in Chicago — despite Vice President Kamala Harris being ov
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaign
For decades, climate change has been framed as an environmental and economic issue. Only recently has the international community begun to recognize that the climate crisis represents a health emergency, already resulting in fatalities and disab
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2024: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, has made clear that all Nepali students in Bangladesh are safe.
Janakpurdham, Nepal, July 22, 2024: Former minister for state Ramchandra Ray has been found dead at his at residence located at Chandranagar Rural Municipality-1 of Sarlahi district.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to def
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian Peninsula country.
KATHMANDU, July 21: The 42nd Memorial Day of the first elected Prime Minister, BP Koirala, is being celebrated today by organizing a variety of programs across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2024: Gurupurnima, which is also known as Ashad Shukla Purnima, is being observed today amid different program.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2024: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to take a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) today.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised a tentative deal between Serbia and the European Union signed on Friday that paves the way for the disputed excavation of lithium, a mega project that could reduce Europe's dependency
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day.
Kathmandu, Chitwan, Nepal, July 15, 2024: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made a plan to take a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Sunday.
LIMA (Reuters) -Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, were published on Tuesday by Survival International, showing dozens of the people on the banks of a river close to where logging comp
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of holding the entire West “at gunpoint” and impeding international cooperation, a claim the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations denounced as “hypocrisy” by a
KATHLANDU, July 16: Newly-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba affirmed Nepal's conviction for Non-Aligned Movement and Principles of Panchsheel.
BEIJING (AP) — China and Russia's naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a series of rogue m
KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan (Reuters) - For much of its 72 years, Hitoshi Fujita's company was just another mom-and-pop business grinding out metal parts. Then it did something unusual for a small Japanese manufacturer: it expanded, buying two neighbor
A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, following a deadly Israeli strike that targeted militant commander Mohammed Deif more than nine months into the war.
Geneva: Expressing utter dismay over the relentless killing of journalists in Pakistan, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights organization, urges the highest government authority in Islamabad to investigate all relevant
Mugling, Chitwan, Nepal, July 15, 2024: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated to the newly-appointed Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on Monday.
Mugling, Chitwan, Nepal, July 15, 2024: Newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appointed 22 ministers on Monday.
Mugling, Chitwan, Nepal, July 15, 2024: Newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has taken the oath of office and secrecy on Monday.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. , July 15: Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi’s second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Sunday night on Lautaro Martínez’s 112th-minute goal.
Mugling, Chitwan, Nepal, July 15, 2024: At least 54 people are still missing in the Trishuli River after two passenger buses were swept away by a mudslide at Simaltal of the Narayanghat-Muglin road section on Friday morning.
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials s
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event.
BANGKOK (AP) — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups not previously involved in the fightin
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2024: CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has been appointed as the new Prime Minister today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2024: CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is being appointed as the new Prime Minister today.
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, a
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage at fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, waving at the cheering crowd and settling into his regular rally speech under
The 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum convened in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 11 and 12, 2024, under the theme "The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security." This year's plenary session
Kathmandu: The handover ceremony of the Project for the Improvement of Medical Equipment in Advanced Public Hospitals was held at Ministry of Health and Population, and H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal attended the ceremony.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2024: Chairman of the CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli will be appointed as Prime Minister on Sunday morning.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The gods must be angry — or just laughing at the hubris of humanity. Authorities in Mexico have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot-tall (3-meter) aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit issued a joint statement Thursday to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation" between Russia and North Korea, showing how the military alliance and its Pacific pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2024: The police have been mobilized since Saturday morning to search for two buses that fell into the Trishuli River from Simaltal located in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29 of Chitwan.
Global food supply chains are a wonder of modern technology and logistics. Everything from coffee to berries to shrimp are produced and transported thousands of miles to distant markets.
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov urged his compatriots throughout Europe on Tuesday to sign up for a Ukrainian legion to be based in neighbouring Poland, describing it as a key step in improving battle readiness with Western help.
KYIV, July 9: Russia fired dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in a massive barrage that killed at least 24 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, trapping victims under the rubble, officials said.
Social media posts containing a list of supposed Canadian temperature records from the early 20th century were used to claim recent reports of extreme heat are exaggerated. This is misleading; data from Environment and Climate Change Canada show
The structure of the electricity sector differs greatly across countries, with markets comprised of varying combinations of state-owned and private-owned electricity companies. In some cases, a company may be private but can only operate in the
As global economic dynamics shift, emerging economies seek new opportunities for growth and influence. A notable development is the BRICS coalition, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. With its recent expansion,
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on an official visit to Russia, underscoring the enduring and multifaceted partnership between India and Russia. As he prepares for the 22nd annual bilateral summit, Modi expressed his anticip
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2024: Relief is felt in Nepal after reduced monsoon rainfall from Monday. The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has said that decrease in rainfall is expected across Nepal. Reduced monsoon rainfall has beco
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday could paralyze the country, weaken him abroad and overshadow his legacy, just as France prepares to step into the global spotli
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps Monday if further provoked.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2024: The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament, has reiterated that the new government will be formed according to Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning.
The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don't go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or you'll risk a conflict with Russia that could quickly turn nuclear.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for years ne
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh is set to embark on an important three-day state visit to China from July 8 to 10 at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang. This visit, anticipated to be a significant milestone, aims to enhance the bilate
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam along with some other parts of northeast India remain grim as incessant rainfall continues affecting over 2.1 million population. The second wave of flood in Assam inundated over 2200 villages in 29 distr
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use mosques as drop points for bills and cash, a “pay
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2024: The National Cooperative Bank Limited (NCBL) Chairman KB Upreti has been arrested on charge of embezzling money of cooperative depositors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2024: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has suspended its general secretary and spokesperson Dr Mukul Dhakal.
TOKYO (AP) — In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to elimi
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government on Wednesday began evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's bold declaration of war against corruption in Bangladesh marks a significant turning point in the nation's ongoing struggle to eradicate systemic corruption. With corruption deeply entrenched in both the public and
What is the use of voluminous debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favour of a particular political party, which was observed in the last national elections across Assam, and an increase in their aggressions over the
Guwahati: Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favour of a particular political party in General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggressions over the original inhabitants
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2, 2024: The Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML, the largest and second largest parties respectively in the parliament have agreed upon to form a coalition government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2, 2024: At least seven persons have been killed and eight injured in a fetal jeep accident occurred at Parewachhahara area of Madi Rural Municipality in Rolpa district on Monday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2024: Nepal and China have agreed upon to hold a talk over the issues of boundaries between the two countries.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine killed at least 11 people Saturday, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian strike ripped through a nine-story residential building, leaving one dead, o
JAMMU, India (AP) — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 peopl
PARIS (AP) — French voters around the world are casting ballots Sunday in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election that could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, far-right forces for the first time since the Naz
Kathmandu The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the Improvement of Water Supply Project in Biratnagar was held today, and Mr. Takahiro TAMURA, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan attended the ceremony.
Kathmandu The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the Improvement of Water Supply Project in Biratnagar was held today, and Mr. Takahiro TAMURA, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan attended the ceremony.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet 3.0 readied to resume regular work, the unusual controversy relating to a nationwide entrance examination for selecting 10+2 standard students for admission in government run medical colleges in
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the murder of an Indian journalist based in Bihar on Tuesday evening and demands a fair probe into the incident to identify the culprits for necessary l
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's lower house on Friday approved President Javier Milei's sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and r
The head of France's top cinema institution, Dominique Boutonnat, was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, two of them suspended, after being convicted of sexually assaulting his godson in 2020.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2024: Asar 15, which is known as the National Paddy Day and also known as the bitten rice-curd feeding day, is being observed today across Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 25, 2024: United States of America (USA) has extended congratulations to the Millennium Challenge Account Nepal for the successful contract award for its second substation!
Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Monday launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies around the world.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteri
Yet another notoriously corrupt government official and just-sacked member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Bangladesh, Matiur Rahman, who has been enjoying "connections" with each of the government since 2001 has succeeded in fleeing t
NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public p
Saudi Arabia (AP): More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2024: Sun Weidong, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of China, is arriving here in Kathmandu today to participate in the 16th meeting of the Nepal-China Diplomatic Consultative Mechanism that is going to kick off from
BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when scientists say the world needs to urgently phase out fossil fuel use because of climate change. Analysts say Filipinos will likely pa
By the end of 2024, people across 65 countries, nearly half of the global population, will have cast a vote in an election, marking the biggest manifestation of the democratic process in history. [1] With populism on the rise, the geopolitical l
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa's new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses utter shock over the relentless murder of journalists in Pakistan, as the south Asian nation has lost its seventh scribe to assailants this year. Condemning the g
As the first Parliamentary session after General Elections 2024 that reinstated the Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi led government in New Delhi once again sets to begin on Monday, a letter has been sent to PMO seeking his personal interv
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19, 2024: Second China higher education exhibition 2024 held here in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
PARIS (AP) — Voters who don't expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France's high-stakes legislative election by signing up in their hundreds of thousands to hand their voting rights to loved
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of lawlessness and panic among hungry people in the area, despite Isra
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology, as part of an attac
KATHMANDU, June 14: ILO Director-General, Gilbert F Houngbo, paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel, who is currently in Geneva Switzerland, for the High-Level event of the 112th International Labour Conference and the Inaugural S
KATHMANDU, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Sixth Chinese language training course kicked off here on Tuesday for tourism professionals in Nepal.
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to allow married couples to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so hinders women’s advancement and has even become a business risk.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to foster a globally competitive open environment for scientific and technological innovations, and expand international exchanges and cooperation, state media reported on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country's president.
When the Congress achieved slight electoral success in northeast India, an abridged space was offered to NE Parliamentarians in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet. Compared to the Modi 2.0 cabinet, where once five MPs representing Assam,
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2024: President Ramchandra Paudel is leaving for Switzerland today evening to attend the inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice.
BRUSSELS (AP) — For decades, the European Union — which has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy — confined the nationalist far right to the political fringes.
SEOUL (Reuters) - In the balloon warfare between North Korea and South Korean activists, one Seoul-based group has honed its tech expertise to develop balloons capable of dispersing leaflets and electronic speakers hundreds of kilometres across
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea's military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diesel price in Malaysia jumped by more than 50% on Monday as part of a revamp of decades-old fuel subsidies to tighten government spending and save billions of ringgits annually.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2024: Prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is now in India, held a bilateral talks with his Indian Counterpart Narendra Modi.
The Awami League government in Bangladesh formed government for the fourth consecutive term following the election held on January 7, 2024. This election posed significant challenges for the ruling party. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's strong le
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of workers who were trapped when a gold mine collapsed in northcentral Nigeria, authorities and residents said.
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — United Nations special representatives on human rights have called on Belarusian authorities to investigate the torture and deaths of political prisoners.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, while speaking at a recent function in Moscow, announced that his country was waiting for the launch of cancer vaccines. Putin, globally condemned for invasion on Ukraine resulting many casualties and enormous p
On March 17, 2024, we commemorate the 104th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the revered leader of the Bengali people and the esteemed architect of independent and sovereign Bangladesh. He is celebrated as the greatest fat
Kathmandu: The World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF), the global federation of Print and communication forum, has announced Mr. Byung-Soon Kim as its new President.
As we celebrate and appreciate our natural resources and surroundings today on World Environment Day, we are also acutely aware of the rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasingly frequent extreme weather events like dr
The problem of plastic pollution has gained global attention, but there is another, less visible danger lurking within our ecosystems—microplastics. Small plastic particles of 5 millimeters or less, some invisible to the naked eye, have pervaded
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2024: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving for New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2024: Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to compete for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and Asian Cup 2027 second-round qualifiers.
BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of Rakhine, state-controlled media reported W
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as tensions rise over Western military support for U
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024: Nepal government is going to present the annual budget for the fiscal year 2024/25 today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024: Nepal government is going to present the annual budget for the fiscal year 2024/25 today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2024: Some traditional border points to China including the Kimathangka in Sankhuwasabha have reopened from Saturday.
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania holds presidential elections on Sunday, with incumbent Gitanas Nauseda expected to win after a campaign dominated by security concerns in the post-Soviet state.
A video of Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main opposition Congress party in India, was manipulated to make it appear he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win the country's ongoing elections. Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely
New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States.
Ask Google if cats have been on the moon and it used to spit out a ranked list of websites so you could discover the answer for yourself.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies' businesses in the country, citing national security concerns.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, at his rally this week in the Bronx, invited two rappers on stage who have been charged in a sweeping gang case, with one of them facing attempted murder charges.
Yukiko Kimishima Harada is a deputy general manager at Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd. This article draws on research undertaken during her MSc at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2024: Nepalese mountaineer Phunjo Lama has broken the women's record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by reaching the summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2024: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to secure a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR) today.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Ir
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2024: Candidate of the main opposition CPN-UML Suhang Nembang has been elected to the member of House of Representatives from Ilam constituency-2.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2024: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa, is arriving in Nepal next week. Minister Kamikawa is arriving in Nepal as part of her visit to Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, France, Sri Lanka, and Nepal from April
LONDON (AP) — British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the U.S. military, the BBC reported Saturday. U.K. government officials declined to comment on the report.
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2024: Nepal Investment Summit 2024 kicks off in Kathmandu from today. This is the third investment summit organized with the objective to attract foreign direct investment in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2024: The CPN-UML, the second largest party in the federal parliament, is celebrating its 75th anniversary of the establishment of the party amidst a function on Monday.
Baitadi, Nepal, April 21, 2024: The Jhulaghat border checkpoint based in Baitadi district that shares a border with India has been reopened from Saturday.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Jav
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Elon Musk postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing obligations at his Tesla automaker and saying he aimed to reschedule the visit for later this year.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to profoundly remodel everything we recognize, from societal structures to industry paradigms, guaranteeing transformation across all sectors, from healthcare to finance. The key will be to harness this pow
BEIJING (AP) — A top ranking official Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting Saturday with the country’s leader Kim Jong Un in the capital Pyongyang, China's state media reported, in the highest-level talks between th
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran's aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider regional escalation and coor
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2024: Leading Nepalese delegation finance Minister Barshman Pun has left for the United States of America (USA) on Monday to participate in the spring meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monet
BUENOS AIRES, April 10 (Reuters) - Argentina's government has circulated a pared back version of its sprawling omnibus reform bill to lawmakers and governors after Congress rejected it earlier this year, a spokesperson for President Javier Milei
The U.S. and Japan announced a historic upgrade to their security alliance Wednesday, as President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit that highlights Japan’s role in countering China in the Asia-Pacific.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2024: President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal have separately extended best wishes on the occasion of Eid (Eid-ul-Fitr), the festival of the Islam community today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2024: The Muslim community across the world including in Nepal is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr by reciting special prayers (Namaz) and receiving blessings from their elderly ones today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2024: The fourth meeting of Nepal-Switzerland Bilateral Consultations Mechanism (BCM) held in Bern, Switzerland on Tuesday.
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday to track down the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack that left 144 people dead in the worst assault on Russian soil in two decades, and urged its law enforcement agencies to tighten
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. There were no immediate rep
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2024: Secondary Education Examination (SEE) examination of this year has commenced from today. The exam will run till April 9.
SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn't have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin's government that “extremists” had “imminent
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2024: Application for Miss Nepal 2024 has opened from Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2024: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, who is in Beijing now, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on M
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2024: The daughter of Gopal Hamal, mayor of the Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city has gone missing in Goa of India from Monday. The 36 years old Aarti, who was a follower of Osho meditation, had been staying in Goa for
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18, 2024: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has initiated investigation over 61 kg gold smuggling case after it received the report of the High-Level Probe Commission.
Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core machinery orders fell more than expected in January on the back of a weak manufacturing sector, data showed on Monday, prompting the government to downgrade its view on the indicator for the first time in more than
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and security services, accord
March 17 (Reuters) - Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to try to sabotage the election that is expected to keep President Vladimir Putin in power for another six years
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17, 2024: Holi, the festival of colors, officially begins with the traditional installation of the ceremonial wooden pole known as ‘Chir’ at the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Swuare Palace premises on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2024: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu celebrated the 22nd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day amid a function on Friday.
The health of mothers and newborns can give insights into the overall health of a population, revealing important clues about the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 aims to reduce the
In Nepal, the Maoists have been the leading force pushing to establish Nepal as a secular state, which was finally achieved on May 28, 2008. The majority of hardliner Hindus in Nepal saw this move as an official license to promote Christianity.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin told the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 29, 2024: Breaking the incumbent coalition partners with the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is reshuffling his cabinet to include the new coalition partners
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 29, 2024: Nepal and Jordan are playing in the final of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship match today.
KYIV (Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian official on Tuesday welcomed talk of European nations sending troops to Ukraine, but the Kremlin said a conflict between Russia and NATO would become inevitable if European members of the alliance sent in troo
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's Alibaba Cloud on Thursday said it will slash prices of some of its products by as much as 55%, its most severe price cut to date, amid intensifying competition to attract heavy users, particularly artificia
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Ms. Siramala Tamang, Chairperson of Sahakarya Nepal, Sindhuli, for the construction of a new health post in Sindhuli District. The signing ceremony was
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2024: The closed session of the Mahasamiti meeting of Nepali Congress has started from 9: 00 am today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2024: Tremors of an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale felt in Dolakha district at wee hours on Tuesday.
As President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit the Andaman & Nicobar islands on Monday, a debate surfaced on the series of development initiatives in the Indian archipelago. The first tribal women head of state is arriving in Port Blair, exe
While there are specific allegations against Shafiqul Alam, bureau chief of French news agency AFP in Bangladesh of his notorious bias towards Islamists and jihadists and fact-checking editor of the same agency – Qadaruddin Shishir being an acti
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, his lawyer said, starting a first day of freedom in his homeland, 15 years after fleeing in the wake of his overthrow by the royal
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16, 2024: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the political parties to inform it if they have made any changes and amendments to their names, statutes, rules, stamps, flags symbols and office-bearers.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel and remains intent on carrying out attacks abroad, the U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Farmers blocked highways and held demonstrations in many rural areas in northern India on Friday to protest over a range of grievances that have also led tens of thousands to march toward the capital in tractors and wagons.
The energy sector contributes to 73% of global greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting the crucial need for a shift to cleaner and renewable energy sources for achieving net zero and a sustainable global future. Road transportation accounted for
Before January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, key figures in Biden administration were making frantic bids in destabilizing the country by foiling the election with active collaboration of Al Qaeda-connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP
Butwal, Nepal, February 15, 2024: The death toll of Kapilvastu bus accident has reached 10. In the accident 30 other passengers have injured.
ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Middle East’s first traditional stone-built Hindu temple on Wednesday, internationalizing both his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular India
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2024: The death toll of Palpa Jeep accident has reached 10.
PARIS (AP) — The governments of Poland, France and Germany vowed Monday to make Europe a security and defense power with a greater ability to back Ukraine, amid concerns that former U.S. President Donald Trump might return to the White House an
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West soar
National elections in Pakistan, no single party secured an outright majority, necessitating the formation of a coalition government. Concerns have arisen regarding the delayed release of election results, adding to the uncertainty surrounding th
Geneva, 12 February 2024: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has condemned the murder of Myanmar journalist Ko Myat Thu Tun (alias Phoe Thiha) along with six other political prisoners by the military junta und
Climate change poses a serious threat to the development of countries and can have material impacts on sovereign risk. Sovereign risk refers to the probability that a country may not be able to pay its debts. However, since the global financial
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where Israel says remaining Hamas strongholds are located —
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11, 2024: Nepal has sent a tariff proposal to neighboring Bangladesh to export 40 MW of electricity.
The military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, remains an ominous specter haunting the nation, plunging it into a prolonged civil war with devastating repercussions for its populace. The conflict between the military junta and democratic fact
Wastewater management is crucial for water security due to its inherent correlation with institutional development, resilience, and welfare (World Health Organization 2020). But despite this, many countries will fail to achieve Sustainable Devel
COP28 finished with new initiatives for promoting climate adaptation, some hope, and many questions. Similarly, the climate emergency continues to present many uncertainties. One certainty is that adaptation to climate change is and will continu
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages fell for a 21st straight month though at a slower pace, while household spending dropped for a tenth consecutive month, showing that inflation outpaced wage recovery and continued to weigh on consumer spendin
Guwahati: Ancient wisdom views human beings as an integral part of the natural ecosystem, rather than its masters and this it advocates for equitable human progress achieved in harmony with ecology, said Dibrugarh Declaration 2024, adopted on t
The global tourism industry stands out as a pivotal economic force, recognized for its significant impact worldwide. In the contemporary context, tourism serves as a primary driver of socio-economic progress. Bangladesh, endowed with unparallele
January 25, 2024, marks the remarkable milestone of 52 years of diplomatic relations between Dhaka and Moscow. Over the decades, these two nations have cultivated a strong and enduring partnership, fostering cooperation in various fields and con
A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2024: The fourth review conference of the United Nations Programme for Action (UN PoA) has kicked off on Tuesday. Delegations from over 25 Asia-Pacific countries have participated in the conference.
In recent times, the diplomatic ties between India and the Maldives have undergone a significant downturn, raising concerns about the future trajectory of their relationship. The strained relations reached a new low following a controversial epi
As the specter of a Donald Trump comeback looms over the 2024 presidential election, corporate media in the United States, Britain, and beyond is launching a fervent propaganda campaign against the former president and his MAGA supporters.
Transition finance is one of the most challenging and underdeveloped aspects of climate finance. Finance for companies operating in hard-to-abate sectors, such as steel, cement, chemicals, aviation, and electricity generation, has been limited c
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2024: The Nepali U-19 cricket team is going to face Pakistan at the ICC U-19 World Cup on Wednesday.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low strengthening over the Coral Sea on Tuesday is forecast to be the second cyclone is as many months to bring destructive winds and more flooding to Australia's northeast coast.
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right a
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons has been ended and the sailors are now considered deceased, the U.S. military said Sunday.
In recent times, the political landscape in Bangladesh has raised concerns on an international scale as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), alleged to be collaborating with extremist Islamist groups including Al Qaeda, launches a movement ti
Al Qaeda and Hezbollah sympathizer ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with active participation of its jihadist and pro-Caliphate ideological allies has started a dangerous plot targeting India that would destabilize South Asian r
The recent disturbing surge in the 'India Out' movement in Bangladesh, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is reminiscent of the Maldives' analogous campaign that strained relations with India. As the largest opposition party
Although Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her administration, including Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud have been defending Palestinians and condemning Israel and Jews, Qatari ruler, being the key patron and funder of Pale
When Bangladesh embraced the 12th general election amidst violence and boycott call from the prime opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), it was predicted that the ruling Awami League (AL) led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was winning
The echoes of Bangladesh's 7 January'2024 National Parliamentary Elections are still reverberating, casting a profound impact on the nation's geopolitical dynamics. The scrutiny and critical statements from the United States and its Western alli
In the annals of 2023, Pakistan found itself grappling with an unprecedented surge in terrorist incidents. The Taliban's triumph in Afghanistan has catalyzed the surge, which in turn emboldened and strengthened the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TT
TORONTO (AP) — Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart who helped build up Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party, has died. He was 87.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets,
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2024: 302nd birth anniversary of the great king Prithvi Narayan Shah, the leader of the Nepal Unification Campaign and the National Unity Day is being observed today amid different programs.
On January 1, 2024, Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, was sentenced to six months in jail by a labor court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for violating labor laws. The court found Yunus and three others guilty of not regular
When Bangladesh embraced 12th general elections on Sunday (a working day for the Muslim majority nation) amidst violence and boycott call from the prime opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), it was predicted that the ruling Awami League
Bangladesh embraces 12th general elections (since its birth as a nation in 1971) on Sunday, a working day in the Muslim majority country, amidst violence and uncertainties as the prime opposition party has boycotted the polls. Bangladesh Nationa
Although in January 7 general elections, Awami League under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina bagged 222 seats out of 300, there is clear indications of the newly-elected government facing oxymoronic hegemon from the United States and its Western
Bangladesh stands on the threshold of a new year and prepares to engage in the democratic process on January 7, 2024, the nation is poised for significant developments that will shape its trajectory over the next five years. The lead-up to the e
Bangladesh embraces 12th general elections (since its birth as a nation in 1971) on Sunday, a working day in the Muslim majority country, amidst violence and uncertainties as the prime opposition party has boycotted the polls. Bangladesh Nationa
When in February 2022 Russian began its war in Ukraine which is also known as 'Special Military Operation' (SMO), American intelligence agencies came up with a hurried speculation stating it would end in days. Now after 23 months of the conflict
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2024: The seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting is going to commence from today in Kathmandu.
WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year's Day quake that killed at least 78 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three day survival window that ends on Thursda
A large hole is gaping in a three-storey building and debris litters the street amid charred cars in south Beirut where a strike blamed on Israel killed the deputy leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas.
In the 21st century, where human rights are seemingly at a high level, paradoxically, modern slavery is still present all over the planet, hidden in the shadow of the great achievements of humanity. Although traditional slavery was formally
According to media reports, infamous microcredit mafia, Muhammad Yunus, who has pushed lives of millions of poor women in Bangladesh into extreme adversity and sufferings has been handed six month's imprisonment by a court in Dhaka. Following th
Guwahati: On the first day of 2024, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for a 4-lane elevated corridor connecting the city's historic Dighali Pukhuri with Noonmati in eastern part of the city. Projected to be the
The recent adjudication of Dr. Muhammad Yunus in the Labor Court stands as a seminal moment in the judicial annals of Bangladesh. Over the decades, he has consistently commanded a conspicuous global presence, drawing the attention of internatio
Geneva/Guwahati, 3 January 2024: With 140 journalists killed, 2023 was the deadliest year in ten years, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, announced in Geneva on Wednesday. Two-thirds of the victims were in t
Damauli, Nepal, January 1, 2024: A Canadian tourist who was missing has been found safe in Bandipur Rural Municipality-1 Dumre market of Tanahun district.
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own.
The Ukrainian government faces enormous challenges and risks from internal divisions and the waning support of its Western allies. It is evident that President Vladimir Putin has skillfully managed the war that erupted in February 2022. By the e
Bangladesh, a land woven with resilience, heritage, and a drapery of culture, stands at a crucial juncture in the contemporary geopolitical landscape. At the wheel of this dynamic nation is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an indomitable leader, wh
Guwahati: Unity is not uniformity, but it is unitedness, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat while addressing the Purvottar Sant Manikanchan Sammelan 2023 at Uttar Kamalabari Satra in Majuli, a human inhabited
In the chronicles of contemporary history, few leaders have demonstrated the extraordinary compassion and resilience exhibited by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. Her profound commitment to humanitarian values became unmistakably evid
After 9-month's bloody war, where three million Bengalis were butchered and 400,000 girls and women raped by the Pakistani occupation forces, on December 16, 1971, Bangladesh was born with the firm determination of being a secular country. But u
In the chronicles of contemporary history, few leaders have exemplified the extraordinary compassion and resilience demonstrated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. Her unwavering commitment to humanitarian values became vividly appar
On the occasion of Christmas, Palestinian 'envoy' in Bangladesh, Yousef SY Ramadan has written an article titled "Message to the West on Christmas: Remember humanity" in Dhaka's notoriously anti-Semite newspaper The Daily Star. Before going into
As the 12th parliamentary general election in Bangladesh approaches on January 7th, 2024, the whole nation is immersed in the election vibes. However, a shadow looms over the electoral process as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its al
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2023: Nepal is going to host an international pickleball tournament in the month of Fagun (February-March).
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the
In 2023, Nepal experienced relative stability in both domestic and foreign spheres. Unlike previous years, the domestic landscape was primarily dominated by economic issues while the fragile coalition government remained comparatively stable. Ad
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, brought several critical firsts for global health. For the first time at a COP, health made it onto the agenda as one of the key discussion items, underscoring the linkages
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal handed the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY2023 to JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (JAAN) at his official residence today.
Kathmandu: The handover ceremony of the Project for the Construction of a Turmeric Processing Center in Pyuthan District supported by the Government of Japan to Pyuthan Municipality, Pyuthan District was held today. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambas
According to the ancient Hebrew principle of Pikuach Nephesh, 'He who saves a life saves the world entire'. In an extraordinary act of compassion and courage, Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving Muslim female prime minister, has emerged as the sa
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Surat diamond bourse will create 150,000 new jobs and become a "one-stop shop" for artisans and businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the new bourse in Gujarat.
BEIJING (AP) — At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday.
The looming specter of the upcoming election in Bangladesh carries the weight of potential manipulation and political maneuvering. The ruling Awami League finds itself under international scrutiny and faces the risk of punitive measures, includi
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck. Troops with their arms slung around each
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying about half of the oil that powers the world's second-largest economy.
Guwahati: Repeatedly harassed and abused by the current regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has brought laurels to the south Asian nation once again and this time the award comes from the world of football.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2023: The sale, storage and consumption of tobacco products packed in plastic have been completely banned within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) area from today onwards.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor who would master gritty drama for seven seasons on “Homicide: Life on The Street” and modern comedy for eight on “Brooklyn 99,” died Monday at 61.
President Joe Biden has invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said, after the administration warned it will run out of money for Ukraine aid in weeks unless feuding US lawmakers act.
Geneva, 8 December 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, is appalled by the large number of journalists killed in two months of war in Gaza, a Palestinian city on the eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea. Sinc
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Maria Andreeva, whose husband has been fighting in Ukraine for more than a year, is also waging a battle in Moscow: to get him home.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 07, 2023: The seventh meeting of the Nepal-India joint commission is going to be held in the first week of coming January, 2024.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 05, 2023: The government of Nepal has revealed that at least six Nepali nationals serving in the Russian army have been killed so far while fighting Ukrainian forces.
GUWAHATI, India, Dec 4 (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed in a gunfight between two unknown militant groups in India's restive Manipur state on Monday, a police official said, seven months after ethnic clashes in the border state killed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ballistics missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. militar
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 04, 2023: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have jointly launched USAID’s Global Health Security program, a strategic partnership to streng
Guwahati: A dedicated tribal leader turned true nationalist Bhimbar Deuri was recently remembered for his extraordinary contributions to the country, while it was preparing to adopt a new identity as a sovereign nation after decades of foreigner
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's security service said on Saturday it had prevented former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country on grounds that Russia planned to exploit a planned meeting with Hungary's prime minister to hurt Ukrainian
Nepal, a small country situated between two global giants, India and China, plays a vital role in maintaining regional stability. Despite persistent efforts by China to distance Nepal from India, the historical and cultural ties between Nepal an
KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the UN summit on climate change, COP-28, should be regarded as an opportunity so that Nepal could reap benefits from this global event.
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract for the construction of a girls’ hostel at Shree Kali Devi Secondary School (SKDSS) in Lalitpur district with Ms. Amira Dali, President of Love Green Nepal
Guwahati: Over one thousand children belonging to the families of sanitation workers in the city will participate in a cultural event titled 'Joy of Life with the Rhythm of Equality’ at Khanapara veterinary college ground on Sunday (3 December 2
BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-28), to be held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December, aims to pave solid future pathways to address the urgency of the climate crisis as it reaches unprecedented levels. The Conferenc
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, in a ranting speech before a presidential election campaign, cast Moscow's military action in Ukraine as an existential battle against purported attempts by the West to destroy Russia.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41 construction workers who were trapped when a landslide collapsed a mountain tunnel in northern India earlier this month.
Guwahati: The World Hindu Congress 2023, a global platform for Hindu leaders, thinkers, and influencers, from around the world, concluded with a sense of unity, inspiration, and a renewed commitment to the timeless values of Hindu Dharma. The WH
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday that another 3,000 of his fighters were ready to go to fight in Ukraine as part of new units of the Russian defence ministry and the Russian National Guard forces.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) on November 2
PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of exp
In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s — people who refuse to fight.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has extended his best wishes to all Sikh communities living home and abroad on the occasion of 555th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Monday.
Digitalization in financial services, or digital finance, can enhance access to finance by expanding the range of financial services and resources available, thereby supporting financial inclusion (Beirne and Fernandez 2022; United Nations 2016)
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Reuters) - Released with her mother and little sister after almost 50 days in captivity in Gaza, four-year-old Raz Asher sits in her father's arms on a hospital bed in Israel.
After years of allegation over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process in Assam, the court proceedings begin against the former State coordinator Prateek Hajela (for his involvement with a financial scam to the tune of over 155
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 20, 2023: Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2023-24 is going to kick off at the Gokarna Golf Club in Kathmandu on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 20, 2023: The Chhath festival has been concluded with much fanfare by worshiping the rising Sun on Monday morning.
The Ukrainian army said Sunday it has pushed Russian forces back "three to eight kilometres" from the banks of Dnipro river, which if confirmed would be the first meaningful advance by Kyiv's forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday Israel has suffered a "defeat" in its war against Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas, and that it was "a fact".
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2023: Chhath festival, one of the major festivals of the country that predominantly observed in the Terai-Madhes region, is being observed today with much-more fanfare.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2023: Nepal emerged victorious against Japan by 67-run margin in the ongoing Hong Kong Women’s T20I Quadrangular Series held at the Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai on Saturday.
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crac
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive said Wednesday it proposed to the member states a new package of sanctions targeting the Kremlin and its associates, seeking to tighten previous measures approved since the February 2022 invasion of
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 17, 2023: Challenging to the decision of the Nepal government to ban the social site Tik Tok in Nepal, a writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country on Friday.
Chitwan, Nepal, November 17, 2023: smugglers have killed two rhinos in Chitwan National Park (CNP).
That was an usual television show of ND24 (newsdaily24.in), a Guwahati-based satellite news channel available in over 120 cable networks and different social media platforms, however it ended up with intriguing discussions highlighting on the lo
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of the Polish opposition parties that together won the most votes in last month's election signed a coalition agreement on Friday that vows to restore the nation's legal order and strengthen its international po
AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief on Friday called for an investigation into what he called Israel's use of "high-impact explosive weapons" in Gaza, which he said was causing indiscriminate destruction in the besieged Palestini
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 09, 2023: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the governing body of the Nepalese Cricket, has announced a 22-member Nepali Women Team under the joint leadership of Rubina Chhetri and Sita Rana Magar for Four-nation Wom
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is set to end the deployment of three Patriot air defence units to Poland after almost a year, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday, confirming earlier plans.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Palestinian tourists, students and workers in the United States to remain in light of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and unrest and viole
Kathmandu, November 08: Ncell Axiata Limited has handed over the bumper prize to 3 more winners of the 'Harek Din Surprise Sabailai Sure-Prize' campaign. The bumper prize was presented amid separate programmes held at Ncell Centres in New Banesh
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, while addressing the media in Bhuj of Gujarat on 07 November 2023 after completion of three-day Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, commented that currently the numbe
Clutching makeshift white flags, Gazans made their way in between dead bodies and Israeli troops on Tuesday as they followed Israel's orders to flee across the Palestinian territory.
(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on Ukrainians to remain united, days after a rift emerged between his office and the country's commander-in-chief as the war with Russia grinds on. The Ukrainian leader, who also said it was
Kathmandu: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kamikawa Yoko has sent a message of condolences to her Nepalese counterpart Narayan Prakash Saud on the loss of lives and severe damages caused by the earthquake in western Nepal on November 6,
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 07, 2023: The government has formed a task force to study the feasibilities of cannabis cultivation in Nepal.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s newly appointed head of defense industry says he is working tirelessly to ramp up local arms production and wants to turn the country into a weapons production hub for the West.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 05, 2023: At least four people died and six people injured in Doti and Jumla accident on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 05, 2023: The final match of the ICC T-20 World Cup Qualifiers is going to be held today.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, November 04, 2023: The death toll of the 6.4 Richter scale earthquakes occurred at 11:47 pm on Friday with epicenter at Rami Danda in Jajarkot has reached 132.
Biratnagar, Nepal, November 04, 2023: CPN-UML has left the Koshi provincial government. The UML has officially left the government after Ram Bahadur Rana Magar, who had became a minister representing UML, resigned from his position on Saturday m
Guwahati: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Karykari Mandal Baithak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is being held in Bhuj (Kutch region of Gujarat) on 5, 6 and 7 November 2023. The meeting will start at 9 am on Sunday and will culminate at 6 pm on
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 03, 2023: National cricket teams of Nepal and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to compete today in the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Asia Qualifier.
Green hydrogen—an energy carrier produced solely from renewable energy through the use of electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen—could be a game-changing solution for both energy security and ambitious climate targets. By the end o
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sweeping new measures against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, targeting Russia's future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone that has been a menace to Ukrainian tr
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces on Thursday encircled Gaza City - the Gaza Strip's main city - in their assault on Hamas, the military said, but the Palestinian militant group resisted their drive with hit-and-run attacks from undergro
Kathmandu, November 2: The handover ceremony of the equipment supported by the Government of Japan to the Blood Bank run by the Nepal Red Cross Society, Dadeldhura District Chapter in Amargadhi Municipality was held today. Mr. TAMURA Takahiro, t
Geneva, Gaza, Dhaka, 2 November: The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) deplores the high number of journalists killed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, wh
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 01, 2023: United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has praised the role of Nepal on dealing the multiple challenges.
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 1: Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prakash Saud, who is on an official visit to the United States of America, held a meeting with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the US International Development Finance Corporation, Scot
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang's miss
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has expressed concern over the recent arrest of a Rakhine reporter in western Myanmar and urged the military junta to release Ko Htet Aung along with other nearly 30 m
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2023: Nepal and Malaysia are going to play second round match of the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier final today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2023: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concerns over the climate change impacts in mountain region of Nepal.
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — After months of political bickering, the parliament in NATO member and EU candidate Montenegro is set to vote Monday on a proposed new government that will hinge on support from pro-Russian and anti-Western groups.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday asked former President Donald Trump whether he wants to appear on television when he stands trial in federal court on charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2023: The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kathmandu early this morning today.
It’s usual when one responsible citizen possesses love & affection to his/her country, but when the residents worship their motherland as a deity, the trend emerges unusual, and it happens only in India (Bharat). Indians continue calling their m
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2023: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is paying an official visit to Nepal from 29 October to 1 November 2023.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2023: Renowned Nepalese actress Manisha Koirala has been honored in Brittan for her significant contribution in the film industries and active role in social sector.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2023: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the 15 member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier under the regular captainship of Rohit Paudel.
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing its millions of followers across Bharat on the occasion of Vijayadashami (24 October 2023) from Reshimbaug ground in Nagpur of Maharashtra, emphasized
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2023: Dengue, a disease of viral infection that used to be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, has claimed 20 lives so far this yearin Nepal.
BEIJING (AP) — Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68. Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left with little authority a
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 24, 2023: President Ramchandra Paudel has extended the Bada Dashain best wishes to the entire Nepali citizens residing at home and abroad today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 24, 2023: Bijaya Dashami festival, the 10th day of the Bada Dashain, is being celebrated all over the world today by the Hindus with great enthusiasm by receiving 'tika' and ‘Jamara’ with blessings from elders.
Ukraine's spy service orchestrated the assassination of the daughter of a leading Kremlin hardliner last year using bomb parts smuggled inside a cat carrier, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
Washington (AP) — China's top diplomat will come to Washington Thursday for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level talks open amid tense bilateral relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is schedule
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks
Thousands of Hindu families in western Burma/Myanmar have also organised the Sharadotsav (autumn festival) to worship Mother Goddess Durga with limited resources. The Sanatani Hindus in Rakhine/Arakan State bordering Bangladesh start celebrating
The two rival political parties, the governing Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are on a head-on collision course on 28 October. In a major showdown of the BNP in mobilisation of supporters, members and sympath
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2023: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which has already been in the spotlight due to questions about the constitutional validity of the appointment of its office-bearers and the perceived ineffectivenes
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2023: Nepal has defeated Hong Kong by 79 runs in the ongoing triangular T20I series on Saturday. With the winning for the third time, Nepal has entered in the finals.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2023: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Prabhuram Sharma is leaving for China on an official visit on October 27.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel is going to France on November 8 to participate in the sixth Paris Forum to be held in Paris, the capital of France.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off in the wake of Hamas' bloody
During the COVID pandemic, a number of households in developed countries planted kitchen gardens. For some, this provided necessary food in the face of economic upheaval. But for most, it was a pleasant way to spend time while confined to home
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India amid a dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday, adding that Ottawa would not take retaliatory steps.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Rare footage was shown on Wednesday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing accompanied by officers carrying the so-called nuclear briefcase which can be used to order a nuclear strike.
Guwahati: Bharat Mata Pujan 2023, organised with an aim to celebrate the legacy, culture and traditions of the great land, kick starts on Thursday (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) coinciding the Sharadiya Durgotsav. Thousands of cultural personaliti
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2023: The ongoing 11th National Convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is going to elect a new leadership for the upcoming term. As all the efforts to elect the leadership unanimously failed, a new
Pokhara, Nepal, October 18, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reached in Mustang on Wednesday morning to take part in an interaction program on climate change organized by Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) under the National T
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2023: Nepal is playing with United Arab Emirates (UAE) under triangular T20 series. The first match is going to be played in the upper Mulpani cricket ground on Wednesday. The tournament is taking place at 1.00 pm
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Oct 18: A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, w
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2023: The government has started the process of formally granting citizenship to the non-resident Nepalese. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has started the process of granting citizenship to non-resident Nepalese
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2023: The World Conference and 11th International Convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) kicks off in Kathmandu. President Ramchandra Poudel is scheduled to inaugurate the conference amid a functio
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran warned Israel of escalation if it failed to end aggressions against Palestinians, with its foreign minister saying other parties in the region were ready to act, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
As the much-talked-about general elections expected in early January 2024 approach, the global superpowers are zooming their hawkish eyes on Bangladesh. Most concerned people in the West, of course, the Bangladeshi expatriates and especially th
Unlike other Durga Puja mandaps showcasing splendid clay idols of Devi Maa, the celebration at Kamakhya temple nestled atop Nilachal hills traditionally avoids any idol worshiping. The auspicious occasion symbolising the victory over the demon k
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister warned Friday that if Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip don’t stop immediately, the violence could spread to other parts of the Middle East.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Friday summit of a Moscow-dominated alliance of several ex-Soviet nations and commended the growing cooperation between them despite Western sanctions against Russia.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2023: the government has airlifted a total of 254 Nepali nationals stranded in Israel due to the recent conflict.
It was a unique literary confluence of authors, translators, art connoisseurs, critics, budding writers and young people, who assembled for Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2023 showcasing a series of panel discussions, interactive sessions w
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 09, 2023: The government has on Monday declared national public holyday for Tuesday to morning on the demise of 10 Nepalese citizens in Israel.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the recent arrest as well as raids of a media office in India’s capital city New Delhi, asserting that scribes should not be harassed for perfor
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance of up to three billion two hundred and ninety-six million Japanese Yen (?3,296,000,000), equivalent to 2,920 million Nepali Rupees to the Government of Nepal for the imple
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the recent arrest and raids of media office and residences of journalists in New Delhi, an Assam based scribe’s body urges Delhi police to clarify the reason behind the actions against media personnel in the las
Guwahati: As if, it was not enough to malign the image of Professor Muhammad Yunus, the lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, by repeated legal harassments from various government agencies, now the pioneer of microfinance and social business has be
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 04, 2023: A three-day international conference on lightning strike and its prevention is starting today in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 04, 2023: CPN United Socialist Party Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has argued that there is no need to change the incumbent CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 04, 2023: World Animal Day is being observed today. World Animal Day October 4 every year dedicating to honoring the wonderful creatures of the world.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 03, 2023: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit western Nepal on Tuesday afternoon. Rounds of quakes have been felt before and after the earthquake that occurred at 3:06 PM.
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepal has been honored with the 2023 Future Policy Award for pursuing a mercury-free policy in healthcare and dentistry.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has appointed two non-resident ambassadors of Nepal.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s External Affairs Ministry is examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy that says it plans to cease all operations in the Indian capital by Saturday, an official said Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan de
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2023: Indra Jatra is being celebrated as a special festival in some districts, particularly in Kathmandu, valley on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2023: Nepal Police have confiscated 4 kg of illegal gold from Singti in Dolakha, bordering area to Tibet.
Amidst Nepal’s objections to China’s new “standard map,” Beijing welcomed the Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (also known as Prachanda) on a week-long trip starting on September 23. Dahal reportedly raised the map issue with Chinese Pre
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto on Wednesday said policymakers are aiming to tighten cryptocurrency regulation and subject brokerages to their supervision.
KYIV: Ukrainian football teams will boycott all competitions featuring Russian sides while Poland will refuse to play against teams from the country, their national federations said on Wednesday following a decision by UEFA to lift a ban on Russ
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2023: The 44th World Tourism Day is being marked across the world including in Nepal with various programs today. World Tourism Day used to be marked every year on September 27.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As many as a dozen bodies were found Tuesday scattered around the northern Mexico industrial hub of Monterrey and its suburbs, including some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2023: Nepal and China have agreed upon to co-operate in the fields of hydropower, wind energy, solar energy and hydrogen power development.
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it le
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran a community Facebook news page was killed in the northern Mexico border town of San Luis Rio Colorado on Monday, when he was apparently caught in the cross-fire of an attack aimed at police.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently on an official visit to northern neighbor China, met with his counterpart in Beijing this morning.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractu
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting on Saturday.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside, with speeches and machinations and carefully deployed elbows, those who administer the world persist in their search for the elusive path to peace. Outside, on the wooded grounds of a place founded on the premise of
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left
Guwahati: An intellectual and interactive treat for the literary enthusiasts, cultural connoisseurs and budding writers is waiting to emerge as Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2023 (PLF) which will unfold a series of literary activities for t
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2023: The SAFF U-19 Championship commences from Thursday at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. The opening match is set to play between Nepal and Pakistan.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2023: Foreign Minister NP Saud has met with former US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 21: Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations and a criminal by India
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2023: The United States of America (USA) has congratulated the entire Nepali community on the occasion of Constitution Day- 2080 BS (2023) on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2023: Constitution Day- 2080 BS (2023) is being marked amid a different program in Kathmandu on Wednesday..
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2023: Canada has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to take extreme precautions while visiting India.
Most political observers are curious to know, what's next after United States President Joe Biden and the world's longest-serving women Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, both posed for selfie shots in New Delhi recently.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 18, 2023: Hartalika Teej is being observed by Hindu women in Nepal and across the world today.
Washington DC, USA, September 18, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently in New York, USA to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly, held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in the UN Headquarters on
MOSCOW, Sept 18: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday on his armoured train, Russian news agencies reported, wrapping up a six-day trip which has focused largely on military matters.
Washington DC, USA, September 18, 2023 Foreign Minister NP Saud has addressed the Parliamentarians Network for a Fossil Fuel Future, a program held in Washington DC, USA on Sunday.
Even though the outcome and experience of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process in Assam turned sour, a national forum insists on updating the NRC with the base year of 1951 across Bharat. The forum, Bharat Raksha Manch (Save
In an urban environment, resilience helps to maintain continuity amid shocks and stresses while progressing toward sustainability. When thinking about urban resilience in the post-pandemic era, the existing research is overwhelmingly focused on
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2023: Four people, including three members of the same family, were killed in Gaihrigaon, Tinkune of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 32 on last night.
LONDON, Sept. 16: A European Union regulator fined Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok 345 million euros over child data breaches on Friday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said in a statement that it has handed down the "administrat
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2023: Balendra Shah, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been listed as one of the 2023 TIME100 Next emerging leaders of the world.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2023: Today, Kushe Aunsi festival or father’s day is being celebrated by performing rituals by honoring father.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2023: last rites of late Subas Nemwang, the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly and vice chairman of the main opposition party, CPN-UML, is being held with state honors today.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a vast and elaborate complex on the edge of the North Korean capital, they sit frozen in time; two luxurious train carriages designed specifically for two supreme leaders — father and son, the predecessors of the man who is no
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the erratic supply of electricity across Assam for many days because of power deficiency, a forum of graduate engineers urged the government to encourage more people to nurture solar power consumption initiative
When we used to presume the Editors Guild of India (EGI) as a national forum of editors, the journalists-editors of Manipur changed the perception. Two major local media bodies have challenged the EGI over its fact-finding report on the ongoing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that is likely to focus on Russia’s desire to buy ammunition to refill reserves drained by its war in Ukraine.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2023: Writer and journalist Rajendra Parajuli passed away on Tuesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2023: Subash Chandra Nemwang, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly and Vice Chairman of the main opposition party CPN-UML has passed away. Nemwang died last night due to a heart attack.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2023: The government employees working at Tribhuwan International Airport, Sinamangal Customs Office have announced to launch strike stopping the customs from today.
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories this week, where he will press for renewed dialogue on a two-state solution and commit to tackling threats to regional security, inc
Leaders gathered here for the annual Group of 20 summit managed to agree on a joint statement laying out shared views on climate change and economic development but showed the fractures within the group by stopping short of explicitly condemning
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known a
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2023: Three more government employees of the custom office at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have been arrested in connection with the 60 kg gold smuggling case.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2023: Nepal Police have arrested Hasta Gautam, 52, on charges of trafficking Nepali people to various foreign countries including the USA.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as h
NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Only China can explain the reason for the absence of President Xi Jinping from the annual G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's biggest economies begin a two-day G20 summit on Saturday in India's capital of New Delhi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has invalidated the vote of confidence received by Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa of Koshi Province.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2023: The Kathmandu District Court has ordered to produce additional documents related to the birth certificate of the teenage girl called 'Gaushala 26', who is said to be the victim in the rape case against the fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2023: The government of Nepal has been preparing a law provision to allow the Non-resident Nepalese (NRN) to invest in the country’s secondary share market.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2023: The Kathmandu District Court has scheduled the hearing in the Sandeep Lamichhane case for Friday. Previously, the case was put on hold the hearing for multiple times.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2023: Mukunda Rijal, the ward chairman of Ward Number 16 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), passed away on Thursday.
Beauty of Nature By Sadrish Raj Tuladhar (GEMS, 8'C')
Climate change profoundly impacts every aspect of human existence, and there is a looming fear that this global crisis might be aggravated by heightened geopolitical rivalry among global powers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 5, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the main opposition party CPN-UML’s Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 5, 2023: The government has promoted Phaninder Gautam to the post of secretary from the law group under the judicial service.
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping’s signature “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects, as Rome considers whether to ren
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a "catastrophic" winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency's country director said.
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a "catastrophic" winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency's country director said.
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Bola Tinubu has ordered a recall of Nigeria's ambassadors the world over with immediate effect, his spokesman said on Saturday.
Nepal's decade-long Maoist insurgency ended 16 years ago, but war crimes victims are still seeking justice. The government, headed by the same party leader that carried out the insurgency, has largely refused to prosecute alleged war criminals.
Guwahati: Arguing that the Bangladesh government has been persecuting the country’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus for the last 13 years, 177 global leaders including 106 Nobel laureates, elected officials, business & civil society
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A clash between Congolese armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in Congo killed at least 26 people, a local official said Thursday.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away, in an apparent reference to the previous day’s strike on an airport in western Russi
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2023: Rahul Mahara, son of CPN Maoist Center leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police in connection with a gold smuggling case on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2023: Vice President of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Operations Department, Cameron Alford arrived here in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening.
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations officials said on Tuesday that sanctions on Niger were blocking vital humanitarian aid such as food and medicine, saying that requests for exemptions had been submitted to regional bloc ECOWAS.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic moon landing, India’s space agency said
Siraha, Nepal, August 30, 2023: Secretariat meeting of the main opposition party CPN-UML is being started from today at Dhangadhi Municipality-14 Sarre Ambas of Sirha District.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2023: The 8th South Asian Neurosurgery International Conference is going to be held in Kathmandu from September 7 to 9.
BEIJING, Aug 29: The United States and China will set up a new working group for discussing trade tensions, Washington said Monday, as the world's largest economy seeks to cool tensions with its strategic competitor.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders of the West African nation’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from
(Reuters) - Canada will deny temporary residency to Iran's former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Monday, citing Tehran's human rights record, after Hashemi was reportedly seen in Mont
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2023: US senator Chris Van Hollen, who is also a member of the US Senate Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Sub-Committee on State and Foreign Operations, is arriving here in Nepal in the first week of coming Septemb
LONDON (AP) — Mystery hunters converged on a Scottish lake on Saturday to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's lunar rover continued its walk on the moon Friday after the historic touch-down of India's spacecraft near the moon's south pole earlier this week, the country's space agency said. The rover's data collection and experi
ATLANTA (AP) - A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, creating a historic and humbling visual underscoring t
Guwahati: Congratulating the concerned authorities and agencies for completing the new flyover starting from Kamakhya temple’s entry gate towards Maligaon with diversion to Pandu township on the bank of mighty Brahmaputra, the Patriotic People’s
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2023: At least seven people died and 19 others injured when a passenger bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in Churiyamai area of Jitpur Simara sub-metropolitan city-22 in Bara district at wee hours on Thursda
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was presumed dead Wednesday after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed all 10 people on board.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2023: The hearing of the writ petition filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday by Hikmat Kumar Karki, leader of the Koshi Pradesh Assembly, Parliamentary Party of the CPN-UML, demanding an interim order to dismiss th
LONDON (AP) — Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia, according to information on Russian social m
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has decided to award the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY 2023 to JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (JAAN).
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2023: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has unanimously endorsed the name of Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha as the Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2023: The parliamentary hearing of the proposed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Bishvambhar Prasad Shrestha is being held at 11:30 Am this morning at the committee's office, Singh Darbar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2023: A meeting of the Socialist Front is called for Sunday. The meeting is going to take place at the central office of the CPN (Unified Socialist) in Subidhanagar, Kathmandu.
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine, Aug 20: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said, hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses its serious concern over the murder of two Pakistani journalists within a week and the global media safety and rights body (www.pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) demands justice to the bereaved families
Even though public responses go on eroding, many separatist militant outfits of northeast India continue calling to boycott the Independence Day and Republic Day. Following the decades long tradition, some of the banned armed outfits called for
Kathmandu: The handover ceremony of the water supply facilities under “Project for Improving Water Access and Agriculture Income” was held today at Balefi Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok District in the presence of H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Amba
LONDON, Aug 19: A British nurse was found guilty Friday of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked, becoming the UK's most prolific killer of children.
In the Moscow region's Patriot Park, dedicated to the achievements of the Russian army, an officer wearing a green cap stood in front of a captured US MaxxPro armoured vehicle.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the House Speaker Devraj Ghimire to take extra initiation to resume meeting of the long being obstructed federal parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 14, 2023: The gold recovered from Sinamangal in Kathmandu, which was brought illegally from Hong Kong on July 19 hiding in a brake pad, is claimed to have just 60 kg and 789 grams.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 14, 2023: Foreign workers coming to work in Nepal will now get their work permit through online from August 17.
Guwahati: Denouncing the diktat of separatist armed outfits, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the north-eastern citizens to hoist the national flag on 15 August and pay their respects to the martyrs, who made supreme sacrifices to cre
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2023: Parliamentary Party (PP) meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) is set to hold today as well.
The famed Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated two times on Saturday due to bomb threats, according to French media BFM.
Blended finance is an international public–private funding mechanism aimed at mobilizing private funds for infrastructure investment in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs). However, expanding the scale of blended finance in clean energy wi
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media KCNA reported on Thurs
Kathmandu: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, visited the Nagdhunga tunnel construction site today to inspect the breakthrough of the evacuation tunnel. The excavation of the 2.557 km-long evacuation tunnel wa completed today,
Nepalgunj, Nepal, August 5, 2023: Six persons from two families of Nepalgunj were killed in a vehicle accident that took place last night in Shravasti district of India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2023: Two persons of a family died when a house belonging to them buried by landslide in Tarakeshwar municipality ward number five of Kathmandu on Saturday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands of new mothers in the U.S. each year.
CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group called Friday on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on the Sudanese individuals "responsible for the atrocities" in Darfur, as evidence of scorched-earth attacks mount.
India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a decision that could pave the way for the senior opposition politician to return to parliament after his disqualification.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2023: At least 17 Nepalese have gone missing after falling into a landslide in Gaurikund in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2023: A clash erupted in the district jail in Jhapa on Friday against the transfer of the prisoner watchman.
KOSTOLAC, Serbia (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Serbia are painstakingly brushing sand and soil off the ancient woodwork of a Roman ship discovered by miners in a vast opencast coal quarry.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that Moscow was ready to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as the West met its obligations with regard to Russia's own grain exp
India, the world's largest rice exporter, banned the exports of non-basmati white rice on Jul. 20. The government is seeking to address surging domestic food prices and ensure adequate domestic rice supply.
Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) during a meeting at Bhopal in central India, the nation starts debating aggressively over the ‘one nation one rule’ policy. PM Modi strongly argued that two laws
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2, 2023: Koshi province Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa, who was appointed to the position on Tuesday, took the oath of office and secrecy amid a function organized at the Provincial Assembly Office in Biratnagar on Wednesda
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2, 2023: The Nepal police have arrested lawyer Bhagwati Pandey 'Sheetal' on Wednesday on the charge of making controversial statement.
KATHMANDU, August 2: Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, has said the government is committed to implementing the principle of inclusion in all appointments to be made by it, in line with the spirit of the Constitution.
Biratnagar, Nepal, August 18, 2023: Nepali Congress, Koshi Province Parliamentary Party leader Uddhav Thapa has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province again just 6 days after he was relieved of his post. Following the Supreme Cou
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It has hosted history-shaking meetings of world leaders and boasts a strategic naval base. And it has been the site of ethnic pe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. It’s a sign that while America’s wars in the region may be finished, its conflict wi
Human trafficking is often considered gender-based harm (Lansink 2006), as women and children are more likely to face this form of violent exploitation. Over 60% of women and 27% of girls reported being trafficked for gender-specific labor, such
Over the past 25 years, central banks in emerging Asia have improved their monetary policy frameworks, helping to anchor inflation expectations and support broader macroeconomic stability. While this has also contributed to enhancing the resilie
The amount of waste produced in the rural areas of many developing Asian countries has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) generates the most domestic waste (garbage) globally. Official data show t
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2023: Srawan 15 is being celebrated today in Nepal as the Khir Khane (rice-pudding) festival. In Nepali society, there is a tradition of celebrating Srawan by eating kheer.
MARSEILLE, July 31: A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said.
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) The death toll due to an alleged suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has increased to 44, officials said.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy
CHENNAI, India, July 29: Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday, France's representative said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 29, 2023: World Tiger Day is being marked across the world including in Nepal with various programs today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country, has annulled the appointment of Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa of Koshi Province government.
NATO said Wednesday it was stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2023: The verdict on the dispute regarding the unconstitutionality of the formation of the Koshi state government will be delivered today. The verdict on the writ petition filed challenging the unconstitutionality of t
As one more first information reports (FIR) was lodged against the corruption and money laundering by concerned officials while updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the petitioner, Gitika Bhattacharya, a Guwahati-based s
Guwahati: Bharat Raksha Manch (Save India Forum, a non-government organisation) reiterates its demand for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the base year 1951 across the country. The recently concluded its national executive meeting
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the United Nations Food Systems Summit, 2023, on Monday.
BARDIYA, NEPAL — It was the Nepali New Year and the sun was bright and strong. The fields appeared desolate, except the luxuriantly growing green corn. After fetching water from a nearby hand pump, Prakash Jaisi, 18, walked back to the home he s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Treasury official will highlight Washington's efforts to facilitate Russian grain and fertilizer exports during a visit to Kenya and Somalia and stress that Moscow's exit from the Black Sea grain deal will hurt
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday it has joined major donors in demanding that the United Nations be able to deliver aid through a key crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest independently and to everyone in need.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2023: A delegation led by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief Tidiane Kinda called on National Planning Commission (NPC) Vice-Chair Dr Min Bahadur Shrestha at the NPC Office in Singha Durbar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2023: Nepali swimmer Gaurika Singh has set a new national record in the 20th World Aquatic Championship 2023 that is being held in Fukuoka, Japan.
LONDON, July 24: Elon Musk has unveiled a new black and white “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
India wishes Bangladesh to join the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project (IMT Highway), which envisages connecting South Asia and South-East Asia to achieve the broader agenda of Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BI
Kathmandu: The Handover Ceremony the mammography equipment, supported by the Government of Japan to the Nepal Cancer Care Foundation in Satobato, Lalitpur, was held today. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the ceremo
Guwahati: A week long summer theatre camp, organized by KimDaula Media in association with Jirsong Theatre (JT) for the first time in Dima Hasao district in central Assam, concluded successfully at Haflong with the presentation of three short pl
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2023:: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving for Italy today evening leading the Nepalese delegation to participate in the Food System Summit of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to release Sudhir Kumar Shah, Meen Bahadur Gurung and Dharma Prasad Gautam, who were arrested in the Lalitaniwas land case while Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut, who was arrested
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2023: Nepal and the European Union (EU) signed in a grant agreement of more than Rs 10.5 billion for two different programmes amid a function organized at the Finance Ministry, Singha Durbar on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2023: A Chinese citizen has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in gold smuggling case on Thursday. The immigration department has confirmed about the arrest of Chinese national from Tribhuvan International Airp
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Pe
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific Islands nations Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are considering forming defence forces and have discussed the matter with Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2023: A substantial amount of smuggled gold has been seized from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2023: The Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has objected to the ongoing debate regarding the reduction of the number of the army terming it as "unseasonable".
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to Italy on coming July 21 to participate in the United Nations Food System 2023 Stocking Moment. The program is going to be held in Italy, the headquarters of the Food
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2023: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli left for Cambodia last night to observe the election to be held there.
GENEVA, July 19: The world should prepare to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reeled from soaring temperatures. "These events will continue to grow in intensi
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2023: Unilever Nepal, a distinguished provider of personal care products, has announce its official affiliation with its esteemed brands as the proud sponsor of Nepal's National Women's Football Team in conjunction wit
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2023: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) has started from Tuesday. The meeting, which began at the party's central office, Sanepa, was broadcasted "live" by the Congress through its Fac
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a U.N.-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Moscow claimed gains on the ground in an area where Ukrainian officials said Russian forces were going back on
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA) expresses profound grief at the untimely demise of photo journalist Dhanti Hira (25) at Samaguri in Nagaon district and demands a thorough probe into his mysterious death after a road accident in night hours
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A pact that has allowed the safe Black Sea export of grain from Ukraine for the past year will expire at the end of Monday if Russia does not agree to extend the agreement brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to c
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2023: Office bearers’ meeting of the Nepali Congress is being held today to discuss the agenda to be submitted to the central committee meeting starting tomorrow.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2023: Keshav Tuladhar, who was arrested earlier in the fake Bhutanese refugee case and was released on bail of 1.5 million rupees by the order of the Kathmandu District Court on July 12, has been arrested on charges of
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2023: Foreign Minister NP Saud is leaving for Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, today to participate in the 'retreat' of foreign ministers of BIMSTEC nations.
Biratnagar, Nepal, July 15, 2023: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has claimed that he will run the party better than it is now if he becomes the leader of the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has promised to fulfill the promise he made to the people during the election within five years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2023: Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Loo and Nepali Congress President Deuba hold discussions on Friday.
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan handed over the Mental Health Therapeutic Center in Kathmandu District today. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the ceremony.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country on Thursday ordered the Government of Nepal to produce the Secretary of the Government of Nepal Krishna Bahadur Raut, who was arrested in the Lalitanivas land
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance of up to four hundred and twenty-four million Japanese Yen (¥424,000,000), equivalent to 385 million Nepali Rupees to the Government of Nepal for the implementation of the
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's wife Sita Dahal passed away in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2023: Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress is going to begin from today at the party's central office Sanepa.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2023: The bodies of all the six people who lost their lives in the Manang Air helicopter crash have been brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem at the teaching hospital on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2023: The government of Nepal has formed a committee to investigate the Manang Air helicopter accident that happened on Tuesday.
China's foreign minister Qin Gang will not attend a diplomatic gathering in Indonesia as expected this week, sources familiar with the matter said, extending an unexplained public absence that has lasted for more than two weeks.
Biratnagar, Nepal, July 11, 2023: The helicopter of Manang Air, which flew from Surke in Solukhumbu to Kathmandu, lost contact after 10:00 this morning.
Hetaunda, Nepal, July 9, 2023: The meeting of the House of Representatives has been adjourned till Monday after the so-called agreement reached between Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress member Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML Pres
Hetauda, Nepal, July 3, 2023: At least three people were killed and two others injured when two trucks collided each other on head on the east-west road section of Nayabasti Dipat village of Manhari Rural Municipality Ward No. 6 of Makwanpur dis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines.
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday dismissed criticism of racially tinged comments by its top diplomat, who said Westerners are incapable of distinguishing among Chinese, Koreans and Japanese.
Geneva, 6 July 2023: Fewer journalists were killed in the first six months of this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Thursday. Since 1 January, 27 journalists have paid for their profession with their lives in 17 countries. This is t
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The EU has approved 303 million euros ($330.3 million) worth of grants for Bosnian infrastructure projects, the bloc said on Tuesday, with all grants focused on the country's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation rather than
NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Russian people are “united as never before,” seeking to project confidence in the wake of a short-lived revolt while participating in a meeting of an international organization that
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to visit northern neighbor China in coming September.
Pokhara, Nepal, July 1, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that incumbent coalition government would continue for a full five years.
PARIS, July 1: France’s Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt - a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, Australia and Canada have called on Israel's government to reverse a decision to approve new settlement units in the West Bank, saying they are "deeply concerned" by an ongoing cycle of violence.
KATHMANDU — A male gharial (Gavialis gungeticus), one of the world’s most endangered crocodilians, was found dead on June 26 in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The animal had a fishing net wrapped around its snout and a hook piercing its abdomen.
Nepal, a landlocked country in South Asia, is known for its diverse topography, rich cultural heritage, and abundant natural resources. However, the country faces numerous challenges, including energy insecurity, which hampers its economic growt
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2023: Construction Business entrepreneur Hari Narayan Rauniyar, who is also a former lawmaker, has been arrested by the police on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, was sympathetic to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's weekend rebellion, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, though it was unclear i
June has commemorated the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, and other sexual identities (LGBTQ+) community’s history and ongoing pursuit of equal rights. Globally, people with diverse sexual orientations, gender iden
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA) demands a modern multi-media centre in Guwahati for the benefit of working journalists across northeast India and urged State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take personal interest in realising the proje
Belgrade on Monday freed three Kosovo police officers taken into custody by Serbian security forces earlier this month, easing the latest flare-up between the two Balkan nations.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Eastern European NATO countries on Tuesday warned that a move of Wagner's Russian mercenary troops to Belarus would create greater regional instability, but NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is ready
Geneva, 27 June 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the mysterious death of a young Indian scribe and raises demand for an authentic probe to find reasons behind the untimely demise
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2023: Jack Ma, the founder of one of the world's largest e-commerce companies "Alibaba" Group, has arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2023: The government has announced a public holiday on Thursday to celebrate Bakra-Eid (Eid-ul-Azha), an important festival of Muslims religious community living home and abroad.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has said that it is inappropriate to reduce the number of personnel in the Nepali Army.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2023: Men's rugby team has been selected to participate in 19th Asian Games scheduled in Hangzhou, China. The players were selected from a competition held at Tripureshwor-based Dasharath Stadium on Sunday.
Russian government troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow on Sunday and the rebellious mercenary soldiers who had occupied other cities were gone, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing
Food systems in Asia are in critical need of reform. Accurate information on food sources and quality is crucial in developing Asia, where robust food systems are essential for public health and the long-term development trajectories of economie
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, while expressing its concern over the blockade on Asia Sentinel, an independent online media outlet focusing on Asian news coverage, urges the Singapore government (precisel
A growing conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is threatening to become a major crisis for the U.S. and Western leaders who are already responding to the largest land war in Europe since World War II.
NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit that has been projected as a milestone in ties between the two countries that would deepen and diversify their partnershi
Dhangadhi, Nepal, June 4, 2023: 3 persons, including Minister of Internal Affairs and Law of Far West Province Prithvi Bahadur Singh, died in a car accident in Bajhang district on Tuesday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2023: An earthquake measuring of 4 magnitudes occurred in Khaneshwari area of Darchula district at 4:55 am on Tuesday morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, on many counts, a curious choice for President Joe Biden to honor with a state visit. Since Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine 16 months ago, India has boosted its e
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister has a reputation of casting himself as an ascetic. So when Narendra Modi leads foreign dignitaries and bureaucrats in a session for International Yoga Day on Wednesday at the United Nations’ Secretariat in
Guwahati: A city-based acclaimed Assamese newspaper has been trolled in social media for using a fake photograph to narrate the horrible story of Manipur in the front page of 19 June 2023 issue. The social media users slammed the editor of Amar
Kathmandu: More than 11,000 residents in the Sarlahi and Siraha districts of Madhesh province now have access to clean drinking water, with the successful implementation of seven Solar Drinking Water projects. These projects, supported by the Go
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19, 2023: Four political parties- CPN (Maoist Center), Janat samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, CPN (Unified Socialist), which are the allies of the incumbent government, and Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) announced the Socialis
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19, 2023: United Kingdom (UK)'s ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt, paid a farewell call on Minister for Health and Population, Mohan Bahadur Basnet at the latter's office on Monday.
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbians paraded life-size figures of leading government figures in prison jumpsuits on Saturday during a seventh week of protests since two mass shootings triggered nationwide protests.
Biratnagar, Nepal, June 1, 2023: At least one person has died and 25 others people have gone missing due to floods and landslides occurred since last night followed by torrential rainfall in various places of eastern Nepal.
Ever since the initiation of Russia's conflict against Ukraine, the Nova Kakhovka Dam has been identified as a high-value target due to its strategic importance. It was seized by Russian forces during Moscow's invasion in February 2022 and has r
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Bangladeshi journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim (45), who becomes the 26th media person to be killed this year till date. It also demands a fair pro
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2023. President Ram Chandra Paudel has been admitted to a hospital after experiencing renewed heart problems at wee hours on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2023. Out of the 18 defendants taken in judicial custody in the Bhutanese refugee case, 16 defendants have been ordered to be detained by the Kathmandu District Court, while 2 defendants have been released on bail.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2023. The newly appointed Chief Justice, Harikrishna Karki, has taken the oath of office and confidentiality with President Ramchandra Paudel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2023. Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approved the name of Harikrishna Karki as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kyiv's counteroffensive notche
A new mural on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors, with Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh seeking an explanation from New Delhi. The mural depicts a map of an ancie
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has been practicing unconventional monetary easing for more than 2 decades. Under Haruhiko Kuroda’s 10-year governorship from March 2013 to April 2023, the BOJ became known as a bold practitioner of monetary easing (New Y
The next parliament elections are around the corner, expected in January 2024. The hardline Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) after 10 years of hiatus held its first rally in Dhaka, on June 10. The three-hour-long event was held
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2023: Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Hanan Goder, called on Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane on Tuesday and discussed on ranges of issues.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Government of Japan handed over the Rehabilitation Center for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy in Shankharapur Municipality, Kathmandu District today. Mr. TAMURA Takahiro, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal atte
Pyuthan, Nepal, June 12, 2023. 8 people killed when a private car with number Lu 1 Ch 6345 met with a fetal road accident in Pyuthan district on Monday.
Bajura, Nepal, June 12, 2023. An earthquake occurred on Monday morning with the epicenter at Bichhia in Bajura district.
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to "hold hands" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and bolster strategic cooperation on their shared goal of building a powerful country, state media KCNA reported on Monday.
PARIS, JUNE 11: Novak Djokovic made clear for years that this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport's biggest stages were Djokovic's main aim and now he finally stands alone - ahead of Rafael Nadal,
CANBERRA, JUNE 12: A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said Monday.
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday about the consequences of delivering drones to Russia, Macron's office said on Saturday.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis continued protests Saturday for the 23rd week against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to overhaul the judiciary in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Friday ordered the government’s bodies concerned to submit a copy of the Citizenship Bill that was currently certified by President Ram Chandra Paudel
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Friday ordered its administration to register the writ petition against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is the chairman of then CPN Maoist and i
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2023: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar (NHRCQ) have signed in an agreement to protect and promote the Human Rights of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2023: Nepal has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
NEW YORK (AP) — On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of it. In reality, it's a thick, hazardous haze that’s disrupting daily life for millions of people across the U.S. and Canada, blotting out skylines and turning skies orange.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 5, 2023: World Environment Day is being celebrated across the world including in Nepal with various programs. The government has set a national slogan to celebrate this year's Environment Day as 'Let's eliminate plastic po
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has on Suday issued a short-term interim order in the name of Nepal government ordering not to implement the Citizenship Bill immediately.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has on Sunday appointed six Non-resident Ambassadors of Nepal to oversee additional countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2023: The mandatory provision made by the Nepal government to the foreign tourists visiting in Nepal that they should hire only the licensed trekking guides while trekking in Nepal is believed to help to curb the malpra
BHUBANESWAR, India, June 3 (Reuters) - The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has surged to 288 and more than 850 are injured, a state government official told AFP on Saturday, making the rail accident t
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning of a new threat to global food security, the United Nations said Thursday that Russia is limiting the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports in its campaign to get Kyiv to open a pipel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for choosing “service over self” but said they now have the “great privilege” of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the
It’s shocking to report that a number of Guwahati-based scribes and RTI (right to information) activists have been facing interrogation and even arrest by Assam chief minister’s special vigilance cell following the allegations of Sewali Devi Sha
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal have agreed to extend the Technical Cooperation Programs for Fiscal Year 2023.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a state visit to India, paid a courtesy call on India’s President Draupadi Murmu and Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2023: Nepal and India have signed in different seven agreements ranging from constructing the Lower Arun project to, Fukot Karnali project and Petroleum Pipeline project to bringing into implementation the Cross-Border P
The development of “quality infrastructure” that is sustainable and promotes inclusive development has become a driving force of economic growth (Vivek et al. 2023). However, current global challenges and their socioeconomic impacts are undermin
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is in four day official visit to India, is holding bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has appointed non-residential ambassadors to five different countries in line with Article 282(1) of the Constitution.
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Biden administration is poised to sign off on a deal that would allow General Electric Co to produce jet engines powering Indian military aircraft in that country, according to three people briefed on the dec
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehic
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2023: President Ramchandra Poudel authamnticated the the long-awaited Citizenship Bill.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's official visit to southern neighbor India is starting from today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2023: The government of Nepal has removed the requirement of mandatory negative PCR test reports and Covid-19 vaccination certificate for international air travelers visiting Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2023: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against Shashi Bhushan Kumar Yadav, a senior inspector working at the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Birgunj on Monday.
BEIJING (AP) — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.
China has declined a request by the U.S. for a meeting between their defense chiefs at an annual security forum in Singapore this weekend, media reported on Monday, a new sign of strain between the powers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2023: Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat unveiled the budget for the forthcoming fiscal year 2080/81 in a joint parliamentary session of the National Assembly and House of Representatives of the federal parliamen
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2023: 16th Republic Day is being marked across the country on Monday. The government has announced public holyday today to mark the republican day.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2023: Resham Lal Chaudhary has been released after president Ramchandra Poudel granted on the occasion of Republic Day on Monday.
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Saturday announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe.
Guwahati: Lauding the JK & Ladakh high court for emphasizing on implementing all safety measures to prevent electrocution deaths and injuries to consumers, a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India opines that the electricity authority an
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2023: Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee (CWC) member Min Bahadur Bishwakarma has been nominated as the head of Central Information, Communication and Publicity Department of the party.
Our region – the Hindu Kush Himalaya – has been hit hard by the perfect storm of the triple planetary crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Against this backdrop, this year’s theme for the International Day of Biological Di
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, launched on 30 November 2022 by US firm Open AI, with the potential to lay the foundation for structural change and economywide productivity growth. The technology is part of the g
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on Tibet to build a prosperous, harmonious and "new socialist Tibet" underpinned by unity and civility, days after Group of Seven (G7) nations expressed concern over human rights
North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday, which noted a "worsening" situation globally since its last survey five years earlie
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The top Israeli general raised the prospect of "action" against Iran on Tuesday even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser played down any immediate threat posed by a new underground nuclear facil
BEIJING (Reuters) -China Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong has summoned the Japanese ambassador to register protests over "hype around China-related issues" at the Group of Seven (G7) summit over the weekend, a ministry statement late on Sunday
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2023: The International Day for Biological Diversity is being marked across the world including in Nepal today under the theme of 'From agreement to action: Build back biodiversity'.
Bajhang, Nepal, May 22, 2023: At least a person died, two other are missing and two more got ingured due to the avalanche occurred at Dhanshera of Surma Rural Municipality-2 in Bajhang district on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 19, 2022: The government’s annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2023/24 is being unveiled today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2023: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to Nepal to improve transport connectivity of the Kakarbhitta–Laukahi road to international trade routes, particularly to neighboring India and Ban
XIAN, China (Reuters) - Central Asian heads of state converged in China's historic city of Xian on Thursday for one-on-ones with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to seal pledges of "enduring" friendship, and paving the way for a summit expected to resu
NEW YORK (AP) — A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world's oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on Wednesday.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Drawing lessons from the Ukraine crisis, a top Chinese general urged greater integration of novel capabilities, including artificial intelligence, with conventional warfare tactics ahead of any confrontation with the West.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday upheld the decision of the High Court Dipayal to sentence Resham Chaudhary to life imprisonment.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has issued an interim order on the name of Nepal government not to immediately implement the government's decision to distribute Rs 200,000 to the disqualifie
TOKYO (AP) — Amid the high-level efforts to deal with a raft of global emergencies, this weekend's Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation as the leaders of Japan and South Korea look to continue
Russia's defence ministry scrambled a fighter jet on Monday after it said it detected French and German patrol aircraft flying towards Russian airspace, the ministry said in a statement.
Russian news outlet Kommersant said two Russian fighter jets and two military helicopters had been shot down on Saturday close to the Ukrainian border, in what would be a spectacular coup for Kyiv if confirmed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2023: CPN UML’s suspended secretary Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, who was arrested on Sunday late evening on the charge of involving in fake Bhutanese refugee scam, is being presented today at Kathmandu district court seeking
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase — typically done via text — that can lead to a hookup.
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan on Friday welcomed a deal between the country's warring generals promising safe passage to civilians fleeing the conflict and protection for humanitarian operations in the East African nation.
A damning report released Friday by the United Nations on a March 2022 incident in Moura, central Mali, describes five days of horror during which at least 500 people were allegedly executed by Malian and "foreign" soldiers.
Women around the world are burdened with “unseen” work, such as house cleaning and maintenance, preparing meals, taking care of children and the elderly, fetching water, and gathering wood. These unpaid contributions to production and consumptio
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2023: Responding to the police investigation on Bhutanese refugee scam, CPN-UML has on Thursday suspended its Secretary Top Bahadur Rayamajhi.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Sunday arrested a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India’s northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2023: Voting for the by-elections in three constituencies of Chitwan 2, Bara 2 and Tanahu 1 is being held on peacefully on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has issued an interim order against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) to collect the garbage from Singha Durbar, the principal secretariat of the federa
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting o
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The latest high-profile example of state legislative leadership deciding who can be heard during statehouse debates is playing out in Montana where a transgender lawmaker was silenced by Republican leaders for a second day F
Jajarkot, Nepal, April 20, 2023: At least four people were killed and four others injured when an under-construction Bailey bridge over the Bheri River collapsed at Tallu, Nalgadh Municipality-12 in Jajarkot district.
Seoul, April: Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has been airlifted to New Delhi, the capital city of India, for further treatment.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2023: The meeting of the Constitutional Council held on Wednesday to proceed with the appointment of new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ended inconclusive.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2023: Chandra Prasad Dhakal has become the president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), a leading representative organization of Nepalese business community.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: The Government of Japan handed over Medical Equipment to the Community Health Center in Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur District today. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the cer
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: The entry of the Indian security personnel in Nepali territory on the name of searching its fugitive criminal has become a matter of widely raised concern in Nepal after it has come to know that a team of India
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: The leaked audio recording of conversation between Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha and medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has brought a big jolt in the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: Nepal and Bangladesh are going to hold a secretary-level bilateral energy talks in the second week of May. The bilateral meeting is scheduled to take place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made a commitment to resolve the ongoing problems seen in the country’s economy coordinating with the private sectors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has stopped to collect garbage from the premises of Singha Durbar, the central secretariat of Nepal government, from Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: Nepal recorded 124 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 1,001,877.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2023: Nepali actor Tank Dhamala has been associated with a Bollywood film, named as Animal. Dhamala, who is living now in London since long, has been associated with the film, which is being shot in London from April
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2023: Two Nepalese nationals Aman Thapa and Bisal Thapa have won the first and second title the Paragliding Accuracy Pre-World Cup that recently held at Bir Billing of Kangra district of India .
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2023: The District Court Kathmandu has ordered the police to produce the doctor who was involved in the medical examination of the minor allegedly raped by cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane before the court.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2014: Three candidates- Umesh Lal Shrestha, founder and managing director of Quest Pharmaceutical, Anjan Shrestha, executive director at Laxmi Group and Ram Chandra Sanghai of the Triveni Group are competing for the v
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2014: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed at 1,844.02 points on Monday after gaining 5.54 points or 0.30 percent from the last trading day's closing. This NEPSE index had lost by 28.31 points on Sunday, the
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2014: The chairman of the Securities Board (SEBON) Ramesh Hamal Hamal has reiterated his commitment to resolve the problems faced by the share market investors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2014: The prices of gold and silver have decreased by Rs. 700 and 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
As the official think tank engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20), Think20 (T20) plays a crucial role in helping G20 countries and partners advance economic resilience and sustainable development by providing research-based policy recommendat
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2023: journalist Kiran Pokharel has been appointed as the press advisor of President Ram Chandra Paudel.
Guwahati, 9 April 2023: Expressing concern over the alleged unusual increase of monthly electricity charges after shifting to prepaid bill paying system, a forum of graduate engineers urges Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, a division of
Initially Bangladesh, Myanmar and India failed to accept Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) a jihadist outfit. The militant group was described as 'Rohingya Muslim vigilantes' with a limited ordinance, disorganized, therefore nothing to be wo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Purna Bahadur Khadka has said on Saturday that incumbent ruling alliance will form provincial government in all seven provinces.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2023: A delegation of European Union (EU) led by Ambassador Nona Deprez called on Finance Minister Dr Prakasharan Mahat on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has sought clarification from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for its decision not to file a case against the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Par
NEW YORK, April 5: Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 U.S. election to su
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2023: Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2023: Nepal records 64 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2023: The National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, has unanimously endorsed the Public Service Broadcasting Bill, 2077 BS and the Bill Related to Security Printing, 2077 BS on Monday.
Brussels: BBFinland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the head of the military alliance said no more troops would be sent to the Nordic country unless it asked for help.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: With the end of nomination of candidates for the April 23 by-election in Chitwan-2, Tanahun-1 and Bara-2 on Monday, election fever hits up in the country. Political parties, regardless of winner or losers in the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: Coronavirus infection cases have been gradually increasing in Nepal in recent days. Withstanding the spreading threats, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has issued a statement to aware people to be p
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state owned petroleum product monopoly of the country, has reduced the prices of diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel by Rs 10 per litre while petrol's price is reduced by Rs 3 per
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: A writ petition has been registered at the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, on Monday against the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) demanding investigation on Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: The Film Development Board (FDB) is going to organize a short film competition with the aim to protect and promote original, realistic, message, cultural, historical, creative, artistic, social transformation and
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: Nepal-China Coordination Mechanism on Border Trade meeting held in Lhasa, Tibet on Sunday has concluded with the positive note on resuming the stalled trade between the two neighboring countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: A delegation of the secondary share market investors led by Ambika Prasad Paudel met with newly appointed Minister for Finance Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 16.67 points, which is 0.88 in percent, and closed at 1,871.88 from the last trading day's closing on Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 3: Former President Donald Trump faces the most urgent legal challenge of his life this week in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned Tuesday on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.
Kathmandu, 3 April: The UN Capital Development Fund, UNCDF, is partnering with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, for coordinated action on adaptation to the impacts of climate change in the highly vulnerable
SEOUL (Reuters) - The navies of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will hold two days of anti-submarine exercises starting Monday to better counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korea's defence ministry said.
Nepal is a small, landlocked country by two giant powers, China and India in South Asia. It is renowned for its diverse culture, Himalayan mountains and historical landmarks. However, the country has been scuffling with political instability s
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel has been admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu after he suffers from stomach related illness.
ROME, April 2: A jovial Pope Francis joked with well-wishers on Saturday as he left hospital after a three-night stay for bronchitis, and headed back to the Vatican to prepare for Christianity's most important week.
Globally, agriculture accounts for the largest share (72%) of total annual freshwater withdrawals, but the share varies significantly across regions and countries (World Bank 2019a). According to the World Bank, South Asia has the largest share
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expanded his cabinet by adding 12 cabinet ministers on Friday.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the arrest of Evan Geshkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, by the Russian security agency and demands his immediate release as he was only d
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the arrest of Evan Geshkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, by the Russian security agency and demands his immediate release as he was only d
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 30, 2023: Nepali Congres (NC)’s youth leader Dr Swarnim Wagle, who is also the renowned economists, quits party.
KATHMANDU, March 29: Nepal has been elected as the Chair for the 13th Council Session (2023-2025) unanimously in the 12th INBAR Council Meeting held on Tuesday at the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) Headquarters in Beijing,
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: Nepal is going to host the first round of the Asian qualifiers of the women football for the Olympics to be held in 2024 in Paris, France.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: Responding to the request of the Indian government, the Department of Immigration (DoI) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has instructed all security agencies to be on high alert in the Nepal-India bord
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: Finally, the ruling coalition partners have reached nearer on a power-sharing deal. Final round of meeting between the top leaders of the major coalition partners- Nepali Congress, CPN Maoist Center and the CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: President Ramchandra Paudel has said that politics should be guided by service motive towards the society and people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: Two air traffic controllers have faced music after an incident on Friday which saw a near miss between an Air India and a Nepal Airlines flight. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two em
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2023: Former national cricket captain Paras Khadka has been honoured by the Nepalese Association of Victoria (NAV) in Melbourne, Australia. Sport journalist Binod Pandey has also been honored on the occasion on Sunda
As we join the global community in marking World Water Day with the theme ‘Accelerating Change’, we are yet again reminded how critical this resource is, particularly to those of us living in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) – a region that is the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayankaji Shrestha has said that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed Kathmandu-Raxaul railway project would be
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2023: Controversial model Durgesh Thapa has dragged into controversies. For now, he has been alleged of beating and stealing gold chain of a person in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has gained by 17.70 points, which is 0.94 percent, and closed at 1,906 points from the last trading day's closing on Monday. The NEPSE index had lost by 26.87 points in the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2023: The prices of gold and silver have decreased by Rs 200 and 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2023: A new edition of 'Heritage's Pageants,' an international beauty pageant, is going to be held in Thailand in coming November.
World Water Day, 22 March, highlights global issues on access to safe drinking water and sanitation. This year, the focus is on accelerating change and going beyond “business as usual” (UN-Water 2023). It is a timely reminder that water affects
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2023: The World Bank has announced to provide USD 120 million (about 16 billion NEPALI rupees) grant assistance to Nepal to implement the main school education sector program of the Government of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24, 2022: The government has appointed Basanta Bahadur Kunwar as the new Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.
NEW DELHI, March 24: India's parliament disqualified the leader of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, a day after a magistrate's court jailed him for two years in a defamation case linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's s
AHMEDABAD, India, March 23 (Reuters) - A court in India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he made in 2019 in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi, and sentenced him to two years
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2023: Nepal has secured 15th position in ODI cricket in International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings by improving one place from the previous ranking.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has initiated discussions with ruling coalition partners to give full shape to his cabinet after he received the vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR) on Mo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2023: Coinciding to the already scheduled date to hold a by-election in Chitwan-2 on April 23, 2023, the Election Commission (EC) has announced the by-elections in Tanahun-1 and Bara-2 on the same date as well.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2023: The Office of the Attorney General has given a clean chit to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane in the case of possession of dual passports.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has received the vote of confidence for the second time from the House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2023: Newly-elected Vice-President Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav has received the oath of office and secrecy amidst a special ceremony at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20,2023: US Ambassador to Nepal H.E Dean R Thomson has paid a courtesy call on the newly-elected President Ramchandra Paudel on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20,2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has received the vote of confidence for the second time from the House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March, 17, 2023: Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal has been elected as the new vice-president of Nepal.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are two of the most influential and rival countries in the Middle East(ME). These two rivals have been engaged in a power struggle to establish their dominance in the region, and their rivalry has had far-reaching conseque
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17, 2023: Voting to elect a new Vice-President has begun at the Federal Parliament Building at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu from 10:00 am that will run till 3:00 pm.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has shown his unwillingness to take part in the second Summit for Democracy to be hosted by the US President Joe Biden on March 29 and 30.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been preparing to take vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR) on March 22, 2023.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2023: Newly elected president Ram Chandra Paudel officially assumed his office after taking an oath of office and secrecy amid a special function at Sheetal Niwas, the President’s Office, on Monday. Newly elected Pre
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2023: President of the neighboring India Droupadi Murmu has congratulated to her newly elected Nepali counterpart Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday. Indian President Murmu congratulated President Poudel sending a letter r
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2023: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has made clear that his party would not join in the incumbent government immediately.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2023: President Ram Chandra Paudel took an oath of office and secrecy amid a special function at Sheetal Niwas, the President’s Office on Monday.
International Women’s Day, 8 March, is an opportunity to remind the world of the importance of empowering women and raising awareness of the challenges they face and have overcome. It is a timely occasion to draw attention to the continuing prev
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 11, 2023: Three candidates filed their candidacy for the post of vice president.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2023: Nepali Congress’s candidate Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected in the post of president. With the election, Poudel has become the third elected president of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2022: voting for the presidential election has begun at the parliamentary building at New Baneshowr, Kathmandu from 10 am on Thursday.
Can we imagine a world of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero carbon emissions with a new approach in post-corona economics! Ask Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and he will answer in the affirmative. The university professor turned
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2023: Two writ petitions filed against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal have been registered at the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2023: Holi, the festival of colors, is being observed with huge fanfare in different parts of the country, particularly in the Terai region today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2023: Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 42 runs in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in Dubai.
A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said, with the Islamic State (IS) group later claiming responsibility.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the recent physical attack on a journalist in Uttar Pradesh and demands stringent punishments to the perpetrators. Devendra Khare, who is associated with the
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the recent physical attack on a journalist in Uttar Pradesh and demands stringent punishments to the perpetrators. Devendra Khare, who is associated with the
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha is leaving for Doha of Qatar today to take part in the Fifth United Nations Conference of the Least Developed Cou
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2023: The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been postponed until March 19.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: Nepal’s political landscape has seen another round of turmoil after two major alliances of the incumbent CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal government-CPN-UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (R
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament, has urged the second largest party CPN UML to support to its presidential candidate Ram Chandra Paudel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to continue its support to the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led incumbent government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's scheduled visit to Doha of Qatar has been canceled.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: A four-day ‘CP3P (Certified Public-private Partnerships Professional): The APMG PPP Certification Program’ has kicked off in Kathmandu on Monday. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended support to the t
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: Nepal has defeated Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets in ICC World Cup League -2 triangular one-day international series in Dubai on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: Following the Pokhara High Court’s verdict to acquit him on the charge of sexually abusing a teen age singer, popular Nepali actor Purna Bikram Shah, who is also known as Paul Shah, has been released from Ta
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday lifted the travel ban imposed on rape-accused national cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane. Responding to the writ petition filed by Lamichhane hi
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Nepali music video 'Relko Bato' (The railway) has won different five awards at an international film festival held in India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has come to close at 2,023.54 points after losing 3.65 points or 0.18 percent from the last trading day's closing in the second trading day of the week on Monday. In the
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The gold and silver prices have declined even on Monday. The gold and silver prices have regularly been declining in the domestic and international markets since four days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has decided to cancel the agreement with India's Seven3 Sports Pvt Ltd as the main partner of the Nepal T-20 League cricket competition. The CAN had signed in the agreem
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2023: CPN-UML has withdrawn its support to the incumbent coalition government led by CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
By 2026, Assam government will eliminate the menace of child marriage and if one believes in State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s commitment, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government in Dispur is ready to fight against the social ev
It was shocking and heart-breaking news. Within four days, we have lost two college friends, both with ailments and gone too soon. Their untimely demise was mourned in the whatsapp group created for the 1985 - 90 batch of Assam Engineering Colle
It was shocking and heart-breaking news. Within four days, we have lost two college friends, both with ailments and gone too soon. Their untimely demise was mourned in the whatsapp group created for the 1985 - 90 batch of Assam Engineering Colle
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 23, 2023: Bird flu cases have also been detected in Bhaktapur district. Earlier, the deadly deadly flu was detected in several poultry farms in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2023: Just five days are left to meet the February 25 deadline to file nomination paper to contest the presidential election. However, no clear picture has come out yet about to be elected head of state.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2023: CPN UML chairman KP Oli has proposed CPN (United Socialist) chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal to become the candidate of the new president.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the increasing trend of migrating intellectual people to foreign countries has emerged as a challenge for the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: Neighboring India has gifted 20 Kidney Dialysis Machines (KDMs) to Nepal. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over the first tranche of 20 Kidney Dialysis Machines (KDMs) to Minister for Healt
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: Nepal has received additional installment of booster dose vaccines against COVID-19 on Monday. According to Dr Surendra Chaurasiya, chief of the Logistic Management Section under the Department of Health Serv
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: A parliamentary delegation of German is in Kathmandu for its four day official visit to Nepal. The six members South-Asian Parliamentary Delegation from the German Bundestag, the German House of Representativ
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: A charge sheet has been filed at the Kathmandu District Court against five individuals involved in spot-fixing during the Nepal T20 League, the country’s first-ever official franchise league, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: The visiting Namibian cricket team has concluded its Nepal tour without a single victory. The Namibian cricket team has lost all four matches of the Triangular Series of the ICC World Cup League 2 after they
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: Following the declining trend, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has declined by1.14 percent or 23.60 points and closed at 2,046.81 points on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: Following the decision of the government, process is initiated to establish an industrial village in Tatopani Rural Municipality-4 of Jumla district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: Different five construction companies have been blacklisted by the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) for abandoning their contracted projects without completion.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: The price of gold and silver remained stable in the domestic market on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of fine gold remained stagnant at Rs 103,200
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: Rastriya Lok Tatha Dohori Geet Pratisthan Nepal, the representative organization of Nepalese folk and dual song singer has reached at the verge to split ahead of its general convention.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: The Film Development Board (FDB) has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide some incentives to the Nepali films while shooting in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has on Monday suspended all flights of Guna Airlines for not paying salaries to its employees in recent times.
Multifunctionality is associated with human activities that perform multiple functions and generate ecosystem services that can be positive or negative. In economics, these are known as “externalities” and may result in socioeconomic and welfare
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who insist their creations pose no threat.
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from an attack by the Islamic State group against an army checkpoint and people collecting truffles in central Syria has risen to at least 53, most of them civilians, state media and an opposition war monitor reporte
China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as "hysterical and absurd", in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power.
Geneva, 14 February 2023: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expressed serious concern over the recent closure of a leading independent media outlet, available in Cambodia’s official language Khmer and English by the
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on Feb. 4, including key sensors presumably used for intel
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: 10th Nepal-India Energy Secretary-Level Joint Steering Committee meeting is going to be held in New Delhi of India on coming February 17-18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: The rounds meetings held between the leaders of the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have failed to find the common ground about the candidate of the president.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: Former king Gyanendra Shah and the family members of the former monarch have joined in a public campaign launched to restore Hindu Kingdom on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided not to join in the government even though another major ruling partner- CPN UML- was exerting pressure on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to reappoint its pre
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged various factions of the Maoist movement and other fringe communist parties to get united for the cause of social justice and transf
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: The visiting high-level South Korean official in Kathmandu under the leadership of Jang Sung-min, special advisor for political affairs to President Yoon Suk-yeol has reiterated commitment to increase South K
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2023: The Nepali National Women’s Football Team is going to face senior Indian Women’s National Team in the two day FIFA friendlies match scheduled on February 15 and 18 at the Chennai based Jawaharlal Nehru Stadi
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2023: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has issued treasury bills worth Rs 18 billion on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2023: Belgium's Jan de Brandt has been appointed as the head coach of the national volleyball team of both men and women.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2023: The price of gold and silver remained stable in the domestic market in Nepal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2023: Nepal received 345,600 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine, which also called as bivalent Covid-19 shot, from the COVAX Facility on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2023: Nepal sends essential relief materials to Turkey on Monday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal sent more than 22 tons of relief materials that include- medicines, medical supplies, warm clot
Hypertension affects 25% of the world’s population and can be a silent killer with no warning signs (Zhou et al. 2021). The condition is defined as blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal (Joffres et al. 2001). It is particularly
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 10, 2023: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has addressing the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal February 10: The Government of Japan handed over a Childbirth Center in Ghorahi Municipality, Dang District today. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the ceremony.
Geneva, 9 February 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the killing of journalist Shashikant Warishe in Maharashtra and demands a fair probe to identify the culprit for punishing under
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Wednesday ordered the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Devraj Ghimire to submit a written clarification for recognizing the Nepali Congress a
Gaziantep: Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 9,500, making
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 8: The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,800 people on Tuesday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collaps
London: The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Tuesday underscored the urgency of resuscitating diplomatic efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program, saying the situation could quickly worsen if negotiations fail.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2023: H.E. Mr. Kikuta Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Dr. Eliya Shrestha, Medical Director of Himalaya Eye Hospital, for installing medical equipment at Himalaya Hospital in Kaski
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: The Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power has arrived in Kathmandu for her two-day visit to Nepal today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2023: The Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power is arriving here in Kathmandu for her two-day visit to Nepal today (Tuesday).
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: The investigation commission formed to investigate the crash of a Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft in Pokhara on January 15 has found that there was no engine power during its final moments.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and Chairperson of the CPN Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is also the Prime Minster, held discussion on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen is arriving here in Kathmandu on February 8 for one-day official visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: Bird flu infection has been confirmed in three places in the Kathmandu Valley. The newly detected bird flu in Lalitpur and Kathmandu is characterized as highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: Nepali Film 'Chapli Height 3' is going to be released in Sydney of Australia on coming March 5.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: Actress Neeta Dhungana's upcoming movie 'Hraswadirgh' has started shooting at Ramoji Studio in Hyderabad of India on Monday. It is said that the film is being shot in various touristic spots in Nepal and India
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: Pokhara High Court has ordered actor Paul Shah and rape victim to present in court within 15 days on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2023: Indian National Monty Desai has been appointed as head coach of the national men's cricket team on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained just 0.22 percent or 4.57 points on Monday. With the gaining, the NEPSE index has closed at 2,100.65 points.
DIYARBAKIR/ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 6: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 6: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck southern Turkey early on Monday and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing buildings and sending residents into the snowy streets, witnesses and broadcasters said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 5, 2022: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to support the CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Urmila Aryal for the post of Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly.
Kathmandu: The handover ceremony of the reconstructed Shree Sahid Jagat Prakash Jung Shah Sanskrit Secondary School took place in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot District on February 2. The school was severely damaged by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake,
Safe sanitation for all is essential for improving public health, providing a clean environment, and breaking cycles of disease. Yet, rapidly urbanizing countries in South Asia are seeing increasing slums and sanitation challenges. A lack of pro
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2, 2023: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding arrest of cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane changing the order of the Patan High Court on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2, 2023: Arun Kumar Chaudhary, a Member of House of Representatives (HoR) belonging to the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) has been arrested from Banke on Thursday.
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have been implementing the Project on “Emergency Support Initiative for Green Building-based Prevention and Control Measures for Vulnerable Communitie
Guwahati: Assam is all set to host first sustainable financial working group (SFWG) meeting and Youth 20 inception meeting as part of India's yearlong G20 presidency, where it is meticulously chalked out various tour programs that would help in
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2022: Nepal has ranked as the 110th most corrupt country out of 180 countries across the world.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023: The ruling head CPN (Maoist Center) is going to hold its Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday so as to take some crucial decision from the ranges of appointing Home Minister to finalizing the party’s positi
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023:Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal is leaving for Sri Lanka on Thursday to take part in the program of 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023:Though the Election Commission (EC) has on Monday announced March 9 as the date for the election of new President and March 17 for electing Vice President, competition among the political parties for the covete
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023:A Nepali nurse has been arrested in Australia for allegedly abusing an elderly patient at her working place, Estia Health.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023: The coalition partners of the incumbent government have divided on ranges of issues. The bitterness emerged among the ruling alliance, particularly the CPN (Maoist Center) and the CPN UML, on the issue of elec
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023: US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, who came here in Kathmandu on Sunday for two day official visit, has said that the US wants Nepal to take sovereign decision on the issues of
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has directed the Rastriya Beema Sansthan (RBS) and Rastriya Beema Company Limited (RBCL), the state-owned insurance companies of the country, to
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2023: The newly-appointed women’s team head coach Ananta Raj Thapa has named a 43-member preliminary squad for the upcoming international friendly football match against India.
Guwahati: Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to grace the forthcoming Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar in western Assam scheduled for 27 February to 2 March next. Widely acclaimed as a ban
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 1.89 percent or 41.01 points and closed at 2,127.52 points from the last trading day's closing on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: The Election Commission (EC) has on Monday fixed the date for the election of the President and Vice President on 9th and 17th march, 2023, respectively.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: The price of gold has increased by Rs 300 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: Avatar 2 film has all set to become the 3rd highest grossing film in history. The worldwide box office has moved closer to Titanic’s $2.194 Billion, different media have reported on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: Film Development Board (FDB) Chairperson Bhuwan KC has reiterated his commitment to formulate a special low to control the piracy of the Nepali films.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and visiting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs at the United States, Victoria Nuland held a meeting at former’s official resident on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 28, 2023: Rabi Lamichhane has acquired his Nepali citizenship certificate from the District Administration Office (DAO) in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 29, 2022: United States of America (USA)’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland is arriving in Kathmandu today for today official visit to Nepal.
North Korea on Sunday denied providing arms to Moscow after the United States said the nuclear-armed state supplied rockets and missiles to Russia's private military group Wagner.
Ankara: Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against "possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks" in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in Turkey about possible terror attacks.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 28, 2023: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Dol Prasad Aryal has been picked as the Acting President and Parliamentary Party (PP) leader of the Party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2022: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has on Friday resigned from the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs after the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country,
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country has stripped the post Rabi Lamichhane as the member of the House of Representatives (HoR)
Science, technology, and innovation are playing an increasingly vital role in sustainable and agile agricultural and food systems worldwide. Information and communication technology-based smart farming technologies have brought the ability to co
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2022: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has formed a committee to probe the issues raised by late Prem Prasad Acharya of Ilam district, who self-immolated in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2022: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has undermined the need of national consensus while electing the president.
Madrid: Vinícius Júnior's day started with him being the target of an apparent hate crime.
United Nations: Global economic growth is projected to slow to 1.9% this year from an estimated 3% in 2022, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday that blamed the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, high inflation and
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: Japanese Minister for Foreign affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa has conveyed his congratulatory letter to Foreign Minister Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: The Federal Parliament Secretariat has recognized the Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament as the main opposition party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: New research on DNA mapping of coffee in Nepal has found that Nepal needs to diversify the genetic landscape in coffee production to mitigate the risk of having a single uniform genetic background.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition and largest party in Parliament, has decided to file its candidacy to the post of president.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has proposed the names of party’s senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and former General secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula as presidential candidate.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the number of ministries in provinces will be cut down so as to manage economic burden.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Dr Gyanendra Giri, vice-chancellor of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, at the Special Court on the char
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has appointed Min Bahadur Shrestha as the vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission (NPC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Buddha Air has sold its 19 seated 25-year-old Beechcraft 'B 1900 D' two aircraft. According to the company, the planes were brought in Nepal on September 30, 1997,
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has made commitment to implement the Startup Work Procedures.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: The Federation of Export Entrepreneurs Nepal (FEEN) has demanded the government to organize an international-level business fair in Nepal for the export promotion.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested two Nepali cricketers- Mehboob Alam and Mohammad Aadil Alam (Aadil Ansari)- on charges of their involvement in spot-fixing at the Nepal Twen
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF), the umbrella organization of sports journalists in Nepal, has announced that the 19th edition of the annual NSJF Pulsar Sports Award will be held on March 7 at the Nepa
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Surya Nepal NPGA Match Play, the third event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2022-2023 season, is going to be played at the Royal Nepal Golf Club from today (Tuesday).
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 0.63 percent or 13.71 points to close at 2,165.10 points in the first trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2023: 2159th Sonam Lhosar, one of the greatest festivals of Tamang community is being celebrated with much more fanfare today.
Incidents of poaching related to rhinoceros in various forest reserves of Assam in northeast India have decreased drastically. Brutal laws against the poachers, strengthening of ground staff inside the protected forest areas and increasing publi
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge has ordered the Canadian government to help bring home four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister said Thursday that the country was reviewing the supervision of its gas and oil installations and other strategic locations after a weekend incident in which three foreign divers had to be rescued fr
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2022: Newly appointed ministers from the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have taken the oath of office and secrecy amid a function at the President's
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2022: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has made clear that he had never renounced Nepali citizenship as per the Citizenship Rules that has not clearly provisioned the procedures for people li
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2022: Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Mohan Kwatra is arriving in Nepal at the end of this month to make necessary grounds to visit Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16, 2022: As ruling alliance has finalized the distribution of ministerial portfolios, cabinet is being expanded likely today (Tuesday). The rounds of meeting among the top leaders of the coalition partners finalized th
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16, 2022: Rescuers have recovered 69 bodies from the Yeti Airline’s plane crash’s site at the gorge of Seti River as of Monday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16, 2022: Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2022: Coronavirous infection tally of the country has advanced to 1,001,056 with five new cases recorded in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Geneva: New Year brings sad news as a young Bangladeshi journalist was killed in the first half of 2023. Ashiqul Islam (27), who worked for Dainik Parjabekshon from Brahmanbaria locality (which is adjacent to India’s north-eastern State of Trip
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators loo
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16, 2023: The government has spent higher than the total revenue collected during the first half of the current fiscal year 2079/080.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16, 2023: The prices of gold and silver have increased by Rs 200 and 10 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines malnutrition as imbalances in the dietary intakes of individuals that can cause deficiencies and excesses. It covers two broad issues—undernutrition and overnutrition (overweight, obesity, and diet-rel
Pokhara, Nepal, January15, 2022: A Yeti Airlines flight flown to Pokhara from Kathmandu has at gorge of the Seti river on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 15, 2022: Maghe Sankranti or Makar Sankranti is being observed throughout the country with much more fanfare today.
In the US and other industrialized countries, efforts to improve agricultural output and productivity usually involve capital-intensive efforts. These include genetically modified seeds; large, technologically sophisticated machinery; robotic au
When a senior minister in Himanta Biswa Sarma’s State cabinet takes a ride in city buses of Guwahati to understand the problems of daily commuters, it makes news. So when Assam urban affairs minister Ashok Singhal recently got into a city bus an
Of all the burning issues this world is embroiled into, terrorism(Jihadism) is arguably the most important issue at present. In the post-9/11 epoch, the global arena is ensnared in the issue of terrorism under a new dimension, which rapidly was
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The 301st Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day has been celebrated today across the country including in Kathmandu with various program.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP)’s Saroj Yadav has been appointed as the chief minister (CM) of Madhesh Province.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: CPN-UML's Leela Giri has staked claim to the post of chief minister of Lumbini Province.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: Rajkumar Sharma, the parliamentary party leader of the CPN (Maoist Center) in Karnali Provincial Assembly, is being recommended in the post of chief minister of the province by the ruling alliance.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 10, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to give a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: As the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is all set to secure vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday, the largest party in the parliament, the Nepali Congress (NC), has fall in di
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: Newly appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to face a vote of confidence in parliament today, on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: After a hiatus of 16 years, the government has finally recognized the late king Pritihi Narayan Shah as the founder of modern Nepal and decided to grant a public holiday on Poush 27.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: Incumbent coalition government has unveiled its Common Minimum Program (CMP) on Monday incorporating various ambitious plans from ranges of taking the country’s economic growth rate close to double digits to
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: Newly-elected members of the House of Representatives (HoR) from the November 20 elections held last year sat for the first time on Monday. Three political parties namely the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), J
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: The singer Samiksha Adhikari has vented her anger for negative comments against her. Posting in social media, singer Adhikari has said that that no one has the right to abuse others through hateful comments.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 09, 2022: The web based series 'Main Ramri' that is directed by comedian Kunjana Ghimire 'Suntali' is going to be release from coming Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 9, 2022: Following the appointment as Chief Minister of Gandaki Province CPN UML leader Khagaraj Adhikari took the oath of office and secrecy amid a function on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 9, 2022: CPN (Maoist Centre) leader and provincial assembly member Shalikram Jammakattel has been appointed as chief minister of Bagmati Province on Monday. Before appointing in the post, Jammakattel had laid claim to
The prices of gold and silver have increased by Rs. 600 and Rs. 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 9, 2022: Continuing the increasing trend, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained 46.76 points, which is equal to 2.16 percent, to close at 2,211.38 points in the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 9, 2023: The first session of the newly-elected members of the federal parliament is going to start from today.
Guwahati: One of the most intimate witnesses of the Hindi film world, Gulzar’s memoirs can provide a glimpse into an era of Indian cinema. And through these stories one can get to know many unknown facts about the lives of the colorful world, sa
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while appreciating the State minister of housing & urban affairs Ashok Singhal for taking a ride in city buses recently to understand the problems of daily commuters, urged the minister to focus o
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 6, 2022: Ambassador of the United States of America to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Narayan Kaji Shrestha on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 6, 2022: Police have arrested two Indian nationals from Kanchanpur on Friday as part of recent course of investigation into the rape and murder of 13-year-old girl Nirmala Panta.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 5, 2022: Election of the Free Students’ Union (FSU) under the Tribhuvan University (TU) is going to be held on coming March 19, 2023.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the House of Representatives (HoR), is holding its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting on January 6 to review the recent election and discuss contemporary pol
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has consulted with the office bearers of the Election Commission (EC) for holding elections to the posts of president, vice president and the vacant positions of the National
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has divided over the issue of joining in the incumbent CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: Newly appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has decided to seek the vote of confidence in the Parliament on January 10.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: The Internet Service Providers' Association of Nepal (ISPAN) has threatened to disrupt internet service across the country alleging the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for forcefully removing internet cables
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2023: Nepal's renowned folk-rock band, Nepathya has concluded its month-long nationwide 'Music for Humanity' tour with a performance in Kathmandu on Saturday. In the full-house Bhrikutimandap crowd, the band entertai
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2, 2023: World famous Hollywood actor Jet Li has arrived in Nepal along with his wife during the Christmas holiday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2, 2023: Tourists Business Sector Remains Satisfactory In 2022 With Arrival of 614,148 Tourists
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2, 2023: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has gained 0.86 percent or 17.56 points to close at 2,063.83 points on Monday, the second trading day of the week.
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Vatican City: He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and Mozart piano concertos to the public glare and majesty of Vatican pageantry. When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thr
Beijing: China "stands on the right side of history," the country's leader Xi Jinping said Saturday in a New Year's address that came as questions swirl over his government's handling of COVID-19 and economic and political challenges at home and
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31, 2022: The government has requested the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) to provide booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 30, 2022: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Heeraben Modi, mother of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's on Friday.
Bangkok: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.
Guwahati: Assam Book Fair (2022-23) begins with fanfare among the book lovers in the region on Thursday. Jointly organised by Publication Board Assam and All Assam Publishers & Book Sellers Association at Assam Engineering Institute playground i
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Kishinda Fumio, has congratulated Priem Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal for his inauguration as Prime Minister of Nepal on December 26, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal December 28, 2022: Nepali Congress lawmaker Tek Bahadur Gurung, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) member from Manang district in the November 20 election, has been suspended from his post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Monday recommended constitutional expert Dr Dinmani Pokharel for the post of Attorney General.
A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar with her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sha
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: With the end of political squabbling on formation of new government under the leadership of the CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the backing of seven political parties and few independent lawmakers,
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: The first cabinet meeting has decided to make easy and hassle-free the public service including the passport and driving license distribution.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Immediate neighboring countries-India and China along with USA and Pakistan have congratulated the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal for being appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: In a general sense, police have to arrest the criminals. But, some cases, police also arrest the police too. Such a case happened in Rupandehi district on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Tulsi Ram Pokharel has been appointed as an acting chief executive officer of Mega Bank Nepal Limited (MBNL).
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Actress Suveksha Khadka is going to tie a nuptial knot with her boyfriend Aramsha Joshi near soon. It is said that the couple, who have been in a relationship for some time now, will soon turn their relations
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: Bollywood film Industry’s actor Sonu Sood is also arriving here Nepal during Nepali New Year 2080.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2022: The Surya Nepal Eastern Open is going to begin at the Dharan Golf Club on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2022: Ncell Women Icon ICT Award 2022 has been presented to Sheela Kansakar Karkee. She was awarded the award at the grand finale event of the Infodevelopers ICT Awards 2022 held at The Soaltee Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2022: The newly-appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been administered oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a special function organized at the office of the president, Sita
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2022: The newly-appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been administered oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a special function organized at the office of the president, Sita
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2022: The newly-appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is being administered oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari at 4 pm on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2031: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal as new Prime Minister as per the Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal on Saturday.
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Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2022: The inauguration ceremony of the Sunaulo Library took place in Sunsari district, Province 1 on December 24. H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the ceremony to celebrate the inaugur
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2022: Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj has been released from the central jail in Kathmandu on Friday. Following the release process are underway to deport him to his home country, France.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2022; The price of gold and silver have decreased by Rs 1,200 and 15 per tola (11.66 grams) respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu: - Validation and Coordination meetings for youth entrepreneurship programme was held on 15th December in Hotel La Himalaya, Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 22, 2022: Newly elected members of the House of Representatives (HoR) have been administered oath of office and secrecy amid a function organized at Federal Parliamentary Building at New Baneshowr on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2022: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the Parliamentary Party (PP) leader of the party on Wednesday.
If anything can be viral in social media these days, why not rumour about the untimely demise of a prestigious newspaper! And it happens only in India! The country’s premier English daily The Statesman’s origin edition in Kolkata was recently st
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC) is going to pick its Parliamentary Party (PP) leader on Wednesday morning most likely through a voting process. A meeting of the PP leader election committee held on Monday decided t
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2022: The Federal Parliament Secretariat has scheduled an oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected members to the House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for at 1:00 pm o
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2022: As the President Bidya Devi Bhandari served a seven-day deadline for the parties to stake claim for the formation of a new government as per Article 76 (2) of the constitution on Sunday, political parties rep
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2022: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has provided financial support of Rs 1 million to the earthquake victims of Purbichauki Rural Municipality of Doti district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has organized a reception on Monday on the successful completion of the election to the Members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: The 10th edition of the Nepal Literature Festival is going to be held in Pokhara from December 21 to 26.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC) is going to pick its Parliamentary Party (PP) leader on Wednesday morning. A meeting of the PP leader election committee held on Monday decided to start the elections from 8 am on Wed
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that he and his party have not forwarded any bottom line regarding the formation of new government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: Two Nepali teams- DRS Gaming and Trained to Kill (T2K) have reached the grand finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed green after four days consecutive loss on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: The Miss World pageant is going to support the families of Nepalese migrant workers and other countries, who lost their lives while building a stadium for the World Cup football in Qatar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2022: A reality show of folk song 'Dohori Idol' is going to be organized in Nepal from mid January, 2023. The DAR Movies is going to organize the program for the first time in Nepal.
Soaring fossil fuel prices since 2021, exacerbated further by the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year, have reminded the world that investment in clean and low-emissions energy projects is needed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissi
LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 19: Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final on Sunday as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw and Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick to bring the holders back fro
KHAJURA, Dec 18: US Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, has said that the US government has been providing special support for Nepal's economic prosperity. The US envoy shared that the main priority has been given to education, health, agricul
Geneva/Guwahati, 18 December: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, mourns the death of two senior journalists, who died of Covid-19 complications in China recently.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The handover ceremony of newly-built classrooms to the Shree Mahendra Secondary School in Dadeldhura district took place today. The new building has been built with USD 81,465 (approximately NPR 9.2 million) under the Grant Ass
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2022: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state own oil monopoly, has reduced the prices of petroleum products.
Chicago: Two students were killed and two other teens were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon near a high school on Chicago's West Side, authorities said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 15, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has submitted its report with the election results of both the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) electoral systems held on last November 20 to the P
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Mr. Manoj Raj Panta, President of the Rural Empowerment Society, for the construction of a new health post in Kavrepalanchok
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: The government has forwarded an ordinance to amend the Civil Code for Criminal Procedure-2072 BS to the President’s Office, Sital Niwas on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: A study has shown that fertility rate of Nepal has drastically been decreasing in recent years. Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) Report 2022 released recently by the Ministry of Health and Populatio
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: European nation, Turkey, is going to open its embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal. Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka and his Turkish counterpart Mevlat Cavusoglu have already agreed to open Turkish embassy in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: The government’s decision to amend the criminal procedure code through an ordinance, allowing the government to withdraw criminal cases has been dragged into controversies from different sectors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2022: The coach of the Nepal national cricket team, Manoj Prabhakar, is going to resign after the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) pressured him to leave the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: at least 11 people killed and one injured when a bolero jeep met fetal accident at Chhedagad of Jajarkot district on Monday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: Representing Nepal, Mrs. Diksha KC, the winner of Mrs. Nepal World, is going to compete in the finale of Mrs. World that is being held in Las Vegas, USA on December 17.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed green by gaining 0.90 percent or 16.97 points to close at 1,902.28 points in the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has launched inspection and supervision drive against suspicious transactions in banks and financial institutions (BFIs) through its newly formed Money
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2022: The prices of gold and silver have decreased by Rs. 300 and Rs. 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Guwahati: Nation should be a priority for everyone. Leaving aside all differences we have to work tirelessly for welfare of the nation, thus said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing a conclave of Swaya
The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow could adopt what he described as a U.S. concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it has the weapons to do the job, in a blunt statement amid rising Russia-NATO te
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 9, 2022: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Mr. Shiva Rimal, President of the Volunteer Nepal National Group, for the construction of a new turmeric processing center and
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 7, 2022: The impeachment motion registered in the parliament against Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has become inactive from Wednesday.
A tightening United States (US) monetary policy cycle in 2022 in the face of severe inflationary pressures has led to a broad-based appreciation of the US dollar. Over the period from January until the end of November 2022, the currencies of eme
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2022: Though the vote counting of the November 20 elections is almost over, it is unlikely to form a new government within three weeks. As the EC would take at least two weeks to complete the electoral process, the
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2022: The political parties aligned in the ruling alliance including the CPN (Maoist Center) have reaffirmed to remain intact and agreed to form a new government. A meeting of the ruling alliance held at the prime
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2022: Responding to the situation at Khalanga in Darchula district turned tense since Sunday evening, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has on Monday written letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reque
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2022: Minister for Youth and Sports of Gandaki Province Deepak Manange aka Rajeev Gurung has joined Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN Unified Socialist amid a function on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The season-opening event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2022-23, Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open, is going to kick off at the Royal Nepal Golf Club today (on Tuesday).
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 24.46 points or 1.25 percent and closed at 1,938.76 points on Monday, the second trading day of the week. In the first trading day of the week on Sunday,
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The prices of gold and silver have increased by Rs 400 and Rs 15 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the representative organization of Nepalese business and industry sectors, has requested the Finance Minister Janardan Sharma for cooperati
The entire results of the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Province Assembly held under the first-past-the-post system have been announced.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The 11th edition of NEFTA Film Awards is going to be held in Texas, USA on coming May 27, 2023. Issuing a press statement, the organizer, Movie Technical Association (MTA) has stated to this effect.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2022: The Everest Man, a Nepali movie that depicts the adventure of the legendary mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, has won the best film award in Bastau Film Festival held in Kazhakstan.
Jakarta: Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.
Guwahati: A splendid show by hundreds of sanitation workers’ children at Sonaram playground in Bharalu locality of the city on Sunday mesmerised thousands of audience, where ??? pupils performed Bhortaal Nritya and 500 tradionally dressed partic
Demand for groundwater has increased steadily in Asia and the Pacific in recent decades, driven by rapid socioeconomic development and population growth (Borodina and Yerkinbayeva 2017). Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, the People’
Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi was indeed crowded with audience including a large number of distinguished personalities from Assam as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 November addressed the closing ceremony of the year-long celebration of 400th bi
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would protect federal recognition of same-sex marriage, a measure taken up in response to worries the Supreme Court could overturn a 2015 decision that legalized it nationwide.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2022: With almost all results of the November 20 federal and provincial elections determined the shape and size of the political parties and no signal party won the majority of seats in the House of Representative
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2022: Withstanding the feeble presence in the November 20 federal and provincial level elections, the communist parties of Nepal, particularly the second rung leaders of the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have a
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has instructed the political parties and candidates participating in the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assembly elections held on November 20 to submit the detail
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US government has entered in the implementing phase. The Nepal-based agency of the MCC has announced a global tender to construct 315 km long transmission li
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: At least 35 people have injured in a violent clash between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Police personnel and people from the squatters settlement along the Bagmati River in Thapathali area on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed at 1,950.37 points after losing 15.61 points from last trading day's closing on Monday. The 15.61 points loss is equal to loss of 0.79 percent. In the first trad
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has reduced the interest rate gap (spread rate) of the banking and financial institutions (BFIs) through the first quarter review of the Monetary Policy 202
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: The prices of gold and silver have slightly decreased by Rs 300 and 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: Actor Salon Basnet has tied a nuptial knot with his girlfriend Karisma KC amid a function on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2022: The Nepali actress turned producer Pooja Sharma is now in Doha, Qatar, for her upcoming film, Ram Kahani. She is producing the film after her successful cinematic debut with Three Lovers and with Prem Geet,
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), held on 6–18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, focused on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and financing while ensuring a “just transition” for developing countries. Delegates at
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: The Nepali Congress has secured top position in the ongoing vote count tally of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections held on November 20 under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category.
Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record.
Lusail: Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina's celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2022: Common candidate of the ruling allies Arjun Narsingh KC, who is also a prominent leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) has won the election as the member of the House of Representatives from the Nuwakot elector
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stat
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United “with immediate effect,” the Premier League club said Tuesday, days after he gave an explosive interview criticizing manager Erik ten Hag and the club’s owners.
Al Khor: Croatia's World Cup campaign got off to a stuttering start with a 0-0 draw against a battling Morocco on Wednesday as the 2018 runners-up lacked the punch of the side that went so close in Russia.
Pakistan has been suffering from terrorism for the last three decades. Due to its strategic position, Pakistan became a centre stage of terrorist activities. The menace of terrorism has adversely affected the social fabric, political structures,
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2022: Vote counting of the November 20 federal and provincial assembly members’ elections is underway across the country. The preliminary votes counting have, however, left a clear signal that no party can secure
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2022: As the November 20 federal and provincial assembly election registered just 61 percent voter turnout, questions are being raised over the performance of the political parties for failing to lure the people in
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2022: As part of plan to bring into operation the newly built Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) from January 1, 2023, calibration flights are started from Monday. The Aero Thai aircraft has started cali
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2022: The international vaccine-sharing scheme backed by the United Nations is providing 1.5 million doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal from the COVAX facility. The officials at the Ministry of Health and
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2022: The Department of Customs (DoC) has failed to fulfill the set target to collect revenue in the first four months of the current fiscal year- 2022/023.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2022: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the only national flag carrier of the country, is going to operate regular flights from Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) to New Delhi of India from next week (Nove
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2022: The prices of gold and silver have decreased in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2022: Gagan Thapa, candidate of Nepali Congress from Kathmandu constituency No. 4 for the member of the House of Representative (HoR) has reached at a film hall with his spouse at the time when vote counting was u
Maryam Marof Arwin, founder of Afghanistan Women and Children Strengthen Welfare Organisation in a Twitter post lament: Afghanistan has been made a cage for Afghan women and girls.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 20, 2022: Voting for the election of members of House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly is underway across the country on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2022: Nepal has won One-Day International Series Cricket match against United Aram Emirates (UAE) by six wickets on Friday.
Cape Canaveral: NASA's new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard early Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Ap
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022: With the approaching date for both the federal and provincial level elections to elect members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies, security threats have also been mounting in the
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022: Visiting Chinese vice Minister for Culture and Tourism Li Qun is leaving for Hong Kong today, on Tuesday after completing his five-day ‘unofficial’ visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022: Withstanding the security threats during the federal and provincial level elections to elect both the House of Representatives (RoR) and provincial assembly members, all the border points between Nepal and In
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022:The Election Commission (EC) has informed the diplomatic missions in Nepal about the upcoming federal and provincial level elections to elect the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly member el
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022:The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has issued an interim order in the name of the Election Commission (EC) on Monday not to implement its decision to remove the name of the LGBTIQ+ persons
Kathmandu, Nepal, November15, 2022:The Nepali Congress (NC) has taken disciplinary action against five party leaders on the charge of non-cooperation with the party and its election candidates by fielding rebel candidates.
Geneva, 14 November 2022: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards Russian journalist in exile Ekaterina Glikman for her ongoing and exemplary commitment to press freedom in Russia. The brave journalist, who is currently working from Switzerland as d
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2022: As Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) downgraded the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s status to 'B’ from ‘A’ pressures are now mounted to its office bearers
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2022: Indian actress Shabana Azmi is arriving in Kathmandu to take part in the 2nd Nepal International Theater Festival- 2079 (Nitfest 2022). The festival is going to begin from coming November 25, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2022: Nepal has got a chance to host the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has granted permission Nepal to host the ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup in 2027 in coordinati
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained by 1.13 percent or 21.29 points and close at 1,904.43 points on Monday. This NEPSE index had been losing since five consecutive days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2022: The prices of gold and silver have declined in the domestic market on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of gold has decreased by Rs 100 per tola, wh
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14: Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday for a long-awaited meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) summit set to be fraught with tension over Russ
MELBOURNE, Nov 13: England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white ball cricket.
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capit
Phnom, Penh: Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders and were due to meet U.S. President Joe Biden, as the region tries to navigate the growing rivalry between China and Western powers.
Washington: The Biden administration's move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China is signaling a new phase in relations between the globe's two largest economies - one in which trade matters less than an increasingly heated compet
Beijing: Beijing closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases, even as millions of people remained under lockdown Friday in the west and south of China.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2022: Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Canada to Nepal Amanda Strohan has said that vibrant and unbiased media is an absolute condition for healthy democracy and free elections.
Asia and the Pacific, which was already experiencing widespread economic inequalities, has been one of the hardest-hit regions socioeconomically during the COVID-19 pandemic due to population density, sanitation issues, remaining poverty, and la
BAITADI, Nov 9: Over 200 aftershocks of the Doti earthquake that occurred on Tuesday night have been recorded so far, the Seismological Center, Surkhet said. Assistant Technician at the Center Rajesh Sharma confirmed that over 200 aftershocks t
Guwahati: The city-based scribes will observe the National Press Day on 16 November commemorating the day since the Press Council of India (PCI) started functioning in 1966, and discuss the state of press freedom in Northeast and India as a who
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: As political parties and candidates of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the provincial assemblies have intensified election campaign across the country for the November 20 election, the election campaig
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: The government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reached an agreement for the investments in the nuts and fruits in the hilly area project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has said that ruling alliance was formed to move the country towards the prosperity and to prevent the regressive force that has stood against of the cons
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has said that the scheduled November 20 elections will give a chance to the people to choose between stability instability in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: Chairperson of the Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal Chitra Bahadur KC has said that the incumbent alliance formed under the leadership of the ruling head Nepali Congress was for the protection of the constitution an
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2022: Nepali Congress (NC) Spokesperson Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that incumbent ruling alliance will win the scheduled November 20 elections and form next government under the leadership of the NC to lead
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2022: Kathmandu Metropolitan Mayor Balen Shah has sent a reply to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday stating that he does not have any affiliation with the Hamro Nepali party headed by Engineer Anantaraj Ghimir
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2022: Nepal’s newly appointed ambassador to Japan Dr. Durga Bahadur Subedi presented the Letters of Credence to His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, amid a special ceremony held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Mon
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 7, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has slightly declined by 0.33 percent on the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 7, 2022: The Existing insurance committee is going to be transformed into the insurance authority from Tuesday onwards. A meeting of the board of directors of the insurance committee has decided to convert the insuranc
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 7, 2022: The gold and silver prices have declined in the domestic market on Monday. The gold price has decreased by Rs 200 per tola while the silver price has decreased by Rs 10 per tola.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 7, 2022: Various investors' organizations of the Nepalese share market have warned to hit to the streets for the delaying process to issue license to the new broker companies and new stock exchange.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland resumed normal service after missing his side's last two games when his stoppage-time penalty gave the 10-man champions a dramatic 2-1 victory over Fulham to move top of the Premier League on Saturday.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, the official WAFA news agency reported, in a first call after Israel's veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu led a far-right allia
As Sharon Wilson pulled up to the BP site in Texas last June, production tanks towered above the windblown grass roughly 60 miles southeast of San Antonio. Cows and pumpjacks lined the roadsides.
Long ago, on one fine autumn afternoon, my friends and I were discussing which one of our friends who had escaped the get-together in that café to penalize. An army general sitting next to us was intrigued by our excitement and dragged his chair
Guwahati: India observes National Press Day on 16 November with an aim to pay tributes to everyone who contributed to the growth of print media along with its mentor & watchdog the Press Council of India (PCI). Moreover, it’s also an occasion fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, November4, 2022: Rape victim Niharika Rajput son’s DNA has matched with the rape accused Shiva Raj Shrestha.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4, 2022: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is going to embark an official visit to the Republic of Iceland from November 7.
SEOUL, Nov 4: South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries' shared border on Friday, hours after the North fired about 80 artillery rounds in protest of Seoul's joint military drills
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2, 2022: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, Chief Election Commissioner, at Election Commission, Kantipath, Kathmandu.
Geneva, 2 November 2022: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, while marking the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Wednesday commented, ‘more needs to be done to fight impuni
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2022: With just three weeks left for the November 20 elections for the federal and provincial assemblies, election fiver has gripped the nation. Not only general public but also the international communities, part
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2022: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal’s economic growth rate would reach to 5.8 percent in 2022 though the government has already set a target to achieve 8 percent of economic growth rate in the ongoin
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2022: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the aviation regulatory body of Nepal has decided to bring the newly-constructed Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa into full operation despite
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2022: A popular Nepali musical band, Nepathya is going to begin its a month-long nation-wide tour from coming December 2. Issuing a press statement, the Nepathya band has stated on Monday that the musical journey
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2022: The national cricket team of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is arriving in Nepal to play one-day series match with Nepal’s national cricket team.
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 1: A massive barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for wha
Recently United States Congressman Steve Chabot along with co-sponsor Congressman Ro Khanna and Congresswoman Katie Porter introduced a bipartisan resolution 1430 "Recognising the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971" in Capitol Hill, Washington DC.
Kathmandu, Nepal, october 31, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) closed to green gaining 16.39 points from last trading day's closing on Monday. With the gain of 0.88 percent, the NEPSE index has closed at 1,874.87 points.
Kathmandu, Nepal, october 31, 2022: The gold and silver prices have remained stable on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of fine gold fixed at Rs 93,000 and tejabi gold is Rs 92,500 per t
Kathmandu, Nepal, october 31, 2022: The Standard Chartered Bank has proposed a Cash Dividend of 16.51 percent inclusive of all taxes for the Financial Year 2078/079.
Kathmandu, Nepal, october 31, 2022: Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) is going to postpone the ongoing licensing process for the new stock exchange after one of the companies made submission by the official time on Monday.
MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were hunting Monday for people missing after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s Royal Navy said he is “deeply disturbed” by allegations that female submariners were bullied and sexually harassed and has ordered an investigation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress has unveiled its election manifesto targeting for the upcoming November 20 elections to the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly.
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Russian soldiers pummeling a city in eastern Ukraine with artillery are slowly edging closer in their attempt to seize Bakhmut, which has remained in Ukrainian hands during the eight-month war despite Moscow's goal of cap
Seoul: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Friday in its first ballistic weapons launches in two weeks, as the U.S. military warned the North that the use of nuclear weapons "will result in the end of that regi
Cotabato: At least 13 people died and five others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains that swamped a southern Philippine province overnight, officials said Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2022: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba did not partake in the Bhaitika rituals this year as is mourning the death of his younger brother, Prem Bahadur.
BEIJING, Oct 27: President Xi Jinping said China is willing to work with the United States to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, Chinese state television reported on Thursday, ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden
Geneva, Switzerland, 27 October 2022: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemned the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif (50) in Nairobi, who becomes the 102nd media victims so far in 2022 and urged
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2022: Bhai Tika is being observed today, the fifth day of Tihar also known as Yamapanchak across the country in Nepal and world by the Hindu community.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 25, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended his congratulations to Rishi Sunak for his election as the leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister of the UK.
A lack of legal advice during a project’s procurement process can result in unclear contractual terms that undermine the project and lead to costly and lengthy dispute resolution processes. This is particularly relevant in the context of large i
Participating in a debate on satellite television or digital channels needs some homeworks to make the deliberations short and clear. Unless you face an arrogant anchor and unruly participants, the experience in talk shows normally emerges as an
BEIJING, Oct 23: China's Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced a new top governing body stacked with loyalists, cementing his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Beijing: President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision o
TOKYO (Reuters) - Between China's 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from war in East Asia, according to Japan
LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday her resignation as Conservative Party leader after just six weeks in power and said her successor would be elected by the end of next week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2022: H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Mr. Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa, President of NPO Nepal Volunteer Social Service, for building new classrooms in Sankhuwasabha District
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2022: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rattled Kathmandu and surrounding districts on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at 3:07 pm on Wednesday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has set the October 22 deadline to submit expenses details with fines to those who contested in local elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: The Spokesperson of the ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has claimed that next government would be formed under the leadership of the Nepali Congress after the federal and provincial
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: 30 different games are going to be held today under the 9th National Games that is undergoing in Gandaki province. Among the games scheduled for today, women’s cricket, badminton and athletics are being held
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: A delegation of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), a leading representative organization of Nepalese business and industry sectors in Nepal, has drew the attention of Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: A total of 45 companies have applied at Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) seeking brokerage licenses within the last 30 day deadline set to submit an application for a new broker company license on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2022: Withstanding to the complaints against of the name, the name of the film 'Bhagwat Geeta' is going to be changed. The film is scheduled to shooting from November 20.
British actress Jodie Comer has been named as the most beautiful woman in the world. According to the ‘Golden Ratio of Beauty’ report, British actress Jodie was named as the most beautiful woman of the world with her face accuracy of (94.52 perc
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2022: The price of gold has increased by Rs 200 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has lost by 0.14 percent in the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2022: Noted litterateur and culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi, who is regarded with the title of 'Bangmaya Shatabdi Purush,’ passed away at the age of 103 on Sunday. He breathed his last at Gwarko of Lalitpur based K
Kyiv: Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military training ground, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin's forces since the invasion of Ukraine.
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday called for faster military development and announced no change in policies that have strained relations with Washington and tightened the ruling Communist Party's control over society and the economy
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the continued arrest and imprisonment of journalists in Myanmar, and urges the military authority to release all media persons detained, arrested or imprisoned in fake cases across the southeast Asian
There is a crucial but conflicting question that often emerges in various forms in policy discussions and academic research: Would one like to live or set up a business in a city with good transportation and high-quality roads but no pedestrian
Celluloid film/drama and culture are closely entwined to each other. Culture may be defined as the way people live in this materialistic world. And when we watch cinema/drama, we see the visual representation of culture through celluloid screens
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: A technical operation team of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has given a positive sign to remove Nepal from its air safety list. The three-member technical team of the EASA has made positive observatio
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: With the filing of nominations by candidates for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats of the federal and provincial assembly on Sunday, the country has now formally headed towards the elections scheduled for c
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) is going to publish the name list of candidates for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats of the federal and provincial assembly on Tuesday. According to the EC, the candidacy file
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: United Kingdom’s Minister of state for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Lord Ahmad, has urged the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to vot
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: Nepal and Italy have signed in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of two countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2022: Health condition of the centenarian Satya Mohan Joshi has been deteriorating further. The 103 years old Joshi has been shifted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital in
Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 1.43 percent on Monday. The NEPSE has closed at 1,871.22 points after losing 27.16 points. The NESE index had gained 44.62 points on Sunday, the first trad
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2022: The Kathmandu District Court ((KDC) has extended the judicial remand of Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane by three more days for investigation. With the permission, the police will keep Lamichhane in police custody
Guwahati: The lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, who is popularly known as banker to the poor, Professor Muhammad Yunus has been awarded with Karl Kübel Prize of Germany for his extraordinary and multifaceted commitment to families all over the
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Clashes between supporters of two Indonesian football teams in East Java province killed 125 fans and 2 police officers, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2022: Fulpati, the seventh day of 10 days long Bada Dashain is being marked today.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has hu
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops and located in a region of Ukraine that Russian Presiden
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 01, 2022: Suspended captain of Nepalese cricket team Sandeep Lamichhane, who is accused of raping a minor girl, has announced that he will arrive in Nepal on October 6 and submit himself to police.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), UN Women, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a report on ‘State of gender equality and climate change in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region’ here to
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 30, 2022: Nima Rinji, 16, has set the world record for successfully scaling Mt Manaslu on Friday morning.
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday jailed deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, for three years for violating a secrets law, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2022: Renowned American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, who had gone missing while skiing on Mt Manaslu since last Monday morning has been found dead on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: United States of America (USA) Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau is arriving in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: The intra-party feud of the ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has escalated ahead of the federal and provincial assembly elections slated for coming November 20. The disgruntled faction of the party led by C
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: Founding leader of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) Rabindra Mishra has resigned from even the general membership of the party to join in the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Rajendra Lingden. Howeve
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a diffusion notice against suspended Nepali cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: A noted American ski mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson, went missing at Mt Manaslu. She went missing apparently after falling into a crevasse while attempting to ski down a peak on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: Nepal’s trade gap has narrowed down by 9.45 per cent compared to Rs 270.48 billion in the corresponding period of last fiscal year, thanks to the government’s decision to give continuity to the ban on impor
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: Prem Geet 3, has given a signal to collect good as it has become success to collect about 15 crores within four days of its release on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: The fifth Global Nepali Film Award is going to be held at Denver Colorado of the United States of America (USA) on October 13-15, 2022. The award is going to be organized on the occasion of the 75th anniver
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: The national men’s football team is playing an international friendly match against Bangladesh at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar at 5:30 pm on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2022: United States of America (USA) Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau is arriving in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Sept 27: A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2022: Bada Dashain, the great festival of the Hindus across the world including in Nepal, commenced from Monday. The auspicious hour for receiving Tika this year is 11:51 am on coming November 5, 2022.
Guwahati: Rashtriyata Swayamsevak Sangh chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while attending a public meeting at U Soso Tham auditorium in Shillong of Meghalaya on 25 September, stated that Bharat is an ancient nation since time immemorial, but due to forget
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 25, 2022: Supreme Court (SC) Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki has retired from the post due to the age limit of 65 years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 25, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show-cause order on writ petitions filed against President Bidya Devi Bhandari for not authenticating the citizenship bill on Sunday.
Rome: Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that could move the country's politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe, with war in Ukraine fueling skyrocketing energy bills and testing the West's resolve to stand
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2022: The handover ceremony of the reconstructed Shree Jyoti Secondary School took place in Hetauda, Makawanpur District on September 23. The school was severely damaged by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, but it is
Four areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and pro-Moscow forces were preparing to hold referendums on Friday on joining Russia, a move widely condemned by the West as illegitimate and a precursor to illegal annexation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2022: First hearing of the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court against of the President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's decision not to authenticate the Citizenship Bill is being heard today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2022: The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance of up to two billion, two hundred and fifty-six million Japanese Yen (¥2,256,000,000), approximately NRs.2.0 billion, for the implementation of
Asian megacities have witnessed surging populations and increasing motorization resulting from rapid urbanization. The railway-plus-property public–private partnership model is an innovative tool for promoting the sustainability of these trends.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022: Mountain Advocacy Summit (MAS) is going to commence in Mustang from today (Tuesday). The two-day summit is going to be organized by the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) with the aim to draw the na
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022: Though the government has decided not to allow the suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana to return in the Supreme Court to continuity to his duty, questions are aroused against of the decision.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022: Political parties have submitted their closed lists of candidates under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system for the upcoming federal and provincial elections that is scheduled for coming N
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:Prime Minister and president of the ruling head Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday evening after she did
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:Lal Mohammad, who was seriously injured after an unidentified gang of shooters shootout in Gothatar of Kageshwari Manohara Municipality-8, Kathmandu has died during treatment on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:The government is preparing to expedite the process to construct the international Airport at Nijgadh of Bara district after an expert group submitted a report to the government giving a node that the propos
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:The ‘undeclared border blockade’ imposed by the southern neighbor China has come to end after the recent high level visit of the Chinese officials in Nepal. However, Nepalese traders have yet to feel relief f
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, has concluded his first visit to Nepal on Monday. During his stay in Nepal, he made the commitment to support the country’s federalism and Green, Resi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022:The International Feature Film Selection Committee of Nepal has recommended the film 'Aaina Jhyal Ko Putali' for the 95th edition of the Oscar Awards. The Oscars is going to be held on March 12, 2023 at the
The gossip is doing the rounds that actors duo Prabhas Kriti Sanon are daring now. As Prabhas and Kriti have worked together on the much-awaited epic 3D mythological film Adipurush, whose shoot was wrapped up last year, there are rumors that th
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022: Nepalese student Sagar Guvaju has won the gold medal in the Sunshine Coast Open Taekwondo Championship held in Australia.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2022: Nepal has faced defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the final of SAFF Women Championship by 1-3 goals on Monday.
Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband on Monday after a day which saw Britain and the world pay a final farewell to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, in a dazzling show of pomp and ceremony.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2022: The 8th Constitution Day is being observed by organizing various programs across the country on Monday. The Constitution Day marks the promulgation of the constitution from the constituent assembly on Ashoj
Guwahati: America’s largest selling newspaper The New York Times (NYT) has done it cleverly. The most acclaimed newspaper, when it had to laud Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, used the words ‘Leader of India’ in the front page. The news head
Geneva, Switzerland: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has expressed its concern over the relentless arrest and imprisonment of working journalists in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) since last ye
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 18, 2022: The main opposition party, CPN-UML, is going to hold its secretariat meeting today with the aim to prepare the list of candidates for the upcoming House of Representative (HoR) and provincial assembly electi
IZIUM, Ukraine, Sept 18: Dressed in white protective suits and wearing rubber gloves, Ukrainian emergency workers on Saturday dug up more bodies from a wooded burial site in territory recently recaptured from Russian forces, while townspeople lo
Kathmandu, September 17: Ncell customers can enjoy unlimited data and on-net voice calls as well as All Network voice and SMS services. On the occasion of Constitution Day, Ncell Axiata Limited on Saturday announced the launch of these attractiv
Beret, Gaza Strip: Last spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard object. He called his son, and for three months, the pair slowly excavated an ornate Byzantine-era mosaic that experts say is one of th
London: The torrential monsoon that has submerged more than a third of Pakistan was a one in a hundred-year event likely made more intense by climate change, scientists said on Thursday.
Guwahati: Realizing that each individual has an inherent engineering mind irrespective of their adopted professions, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) greets everyone on the auspicious occasion of Engineer's Day, which is celebrated on 15
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2022: Rapid increase of dengue cases has created havoc across the country. Hospitals across the country seem to have fulfilled by the patients of the dengue fever since one month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2022: Nepal has trounced Sri Lanka by 6-0 goals in its second match or semi-final match under the 6th women's SAFF Championship football tournament on Monday. With the win, Nepal has now reached on the semi-final
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2022: The Province Sports Council of the Gandaki Province has decided to take part in all 26 sports events of the 9th National Games. With the decision all the players would be kept in closed-door training sessio
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2022: The first ever Indo-Nepali bilingual film 'Prem Geet 3' is going to be screened in public from October 7. Though it was said earlier that the film would be released first in Nepali and a week later in Hindi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2022: A senior most Chinese leader Li Zhansu led 67 member delegation has arrived in Nepal at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal Agni Prasad Sapkota for a four-day official visit on
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2022: First ever electric vehicle exhibition show–EV Expo 2022 is going to commence from coming September 22 at Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2022: The gold price has decreased by Rs 300 per tola while the silver price remained stable in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index declined by 0.17 percent or by 13.59 points and closed at 1,912.69 points on Monday, the second trading day of the week. In the first trading day of the week on Sunday,
Guwahati: Understanding the concern of millions of automobile users in India following the death of a high-profile entrepreneur in a recent road accident, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) bats for more advanced safety features in the vehi
The tragic death of a young entrepreneur in a road accident has created ripples in social media about the safety of a luxury car which may run at a higher speed but with satisfactory control over the vehicle in case of an emergency. The debate a
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his condolence on the demise of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain. The Prime Minister Deuba has also expressed his deepest condolences to the British Royal Family o
London: As world leaders paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth on her death aged 96 on Thursday, ordinary people in Britain and around the globe paid their own respects to a woman who had been the face of her nation for more than 70 years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2022: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the governing body of Nepalese Cricket has suspended the national team captain Sandeep Lamichhane on Thursday after the Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warran
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and embarrassing dysfunction in her own family, died Thursday after 70 years on the thro
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2022: The ticket booking of buses operating in long route targeting to the upcoming Dashain is going to be opened from September 17.
Vladivostok: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything in a global confrontation with the United States over the conflict in Ukraine but had actually gained by setting a new sovereign course that would restore
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: Following the footsteps of the ruling allies, the main opposition CPN-UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) are also intensifying discussions to forge electoral alliance in the upcoming November 20 ele
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The Citizenship Act has been sent to the president Bidya Devi Bhandari for authentication after both the houses of the federal parliament passed it for the second time without any change. Speaker Agni Sapkot
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has conferred the insignia of the honorary rank of general of the Nepali Army to the Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army General Manoj Pande amid function at Sheetal Niwas on Mon
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The five-party ruling alliance has reached closer to an agreement on seat sharing deal for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections slated for November 20.It is said that the taskforce formed to fi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: A delegation of France-Nepal Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group in French Senate led by Daniel Salmon is in Nepal at the invitation of the Chairperson of Nepal France Inter Parliamentary Group Madhav Kumar
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has expressed its interests to invest Rs 2 billion of the Retirement Fund in the fixed deposits of banks and financial institutions (BFIs).
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: Withstanding to the growing merger trends of cooperatives, the Department of Cooperatives (DoC) has adopted restrictive measures by introducing new guidelines for the cooperatives looking for their merger.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The Nepali movie 'Mahapurusha', which is going to be screened after Bhaitika, i.e. from October 11, 2022 in Nepal will also be screened simultaneously in various foreign countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: Nepal has defeated Kenya by six wickets in the third and final One Day match at the Gymkhana Club grounds in Nairobi on Monday. Nepali team pulled off a six-wicket victory over Kenya in the third One-Day matc
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The sixth edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women’s championship is going to kick off at the Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu from Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2022: The 'K1 World Grand Prix 2022' kick boxing competition going to be held at the Arena Center in Yokohama, Japan, on September 11.
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan has handed over a newly-built agricultural processing center for coffee production in Temal Rural Municipality, Kavrepalanchok District on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 4, 2022: Indian Army chief Manoj Pande has arrived in Kathmandu for five day official visit to Nepal on Sunday.
Venice, Italy: Timothée Chalamet was feeling cut off from the world in the early days of the pandemic. Then Luca Guadagnino, whom Chalamet saw as a father figure while filming "Call Me By Your Name," called with a new possible project. It would
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine: As UN inspectors sought to avert a nuclear disaster on Ukraine's frontline, the West and Russia wounded each other's economies, with Moscow keeping its main gas pipeline to Germany shut on Saturday while threatened with pr
Guwahati: Little unusual, but the Apollo Chennai doctors have successfully performed a carotid endarterectomy on a 93-year-old patient using regional anaesthesia where the patient was awake during the entire procedure. The life-saving surgery wa
Southern Pakistan braced for yet more flooding on Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river, threatening further devastation in a country already a third inundated, in a growing disaster blamed on climate change.
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Heavy fighting continued Friday near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine, a day after experts from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency voiced concerns about structural
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2022: The National Examination Board (NEB) has published the results of Class 12 on Friday. The examination was conducted from May 30 to June 8.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing displeasure on circulating a wrong photograph of Kanaklata Barua, the teenage martyr of India’s freedom struggle from Gohpur in Assam, urges the government to take the pain to pa
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put a spotlight on health system resilience around the world. Demands on health care provision have skyrocketed in record time and brought some health care systems to the brink of collapse. Public funds to
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2022: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her serious concerns over the House of Representatives (HoR)’s endorsement of the amendment bill on Citizenship Act without any discussions on her suggestions.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2022: The 'Teej' festival, which is also known as the 'Haritalika', is being observed by Hindu women today throughout the world including in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: Withstanding the upcoming festivals, the government is mulling the idea to lift a ban on import of a number of luxurious goods, which were banned earlier owing to the slow down effects of foreign currency reser
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) have signed in a concessional financing agreement of $100 million (equivalent to Rs. 12.7 billion) for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has directed the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) to furnish written clarification within seven days on a contempt of court ca
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that the government intends to ensure the constitutional rights of all citizens of getting citizenship certificates.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: Protesting the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry (EDE) and Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC), a group of conflict victims and human rights defenders have written a letter to the United
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: The handover ceremony of a School Lunch Preparation Center constructed with Japanese assistance at Budhanilkantha Municipality in Kathmandu District was held today. The new building has been built with the supp
Geneva, Switzerland: One more journalist of Pakistan named Muhammad Younis was shot dead by unidentified assailants on 27 August 2022 in Jhang district of Punjab province. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body exp
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained 3.76 points or 0.19 percent and close at 1,993.02 points in the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could damage the facility and cause a massive radiation leak.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 28, 2022: In view of the upcoming federal and provincial assembly elections that are slated for coming November 20, the Election Commission (EC) has commenced voters' name list update from today.
PESHAWAR/KABUL, Aug 28: Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major bridge, as deadly floods cause devastation across the country.
Butwal, Nepal, August 27, 2022: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has inaugurated the international conference center amid a function in Butwal on Saturday.
UNITED NATIONS, August 27: Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its military takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear p
A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow would not stop its military campaign in Ukraine even if Kyiv formally renounced its aspirations to join NATO.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2022: Nepal is playing the second T-20 match with Kenya today. The match is being played at the Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2022: The ruling five-party alliance has decided to study to study the situation in all electoral constituencies of the country so as to reach on conclusion over division of seats in the upcoming federal and provinci
At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as his nation marked the anniversary of its independence from Moscow-dominated Soviet rule.
For some days, it has been widely discussed about the success stories of Delhi government in both education and healthcare sectors. The well wishers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) along with Delhi chief minister CM Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Man
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2022: Chairman of the main opposition CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has expressed his strong objection to the Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba for moving forward without concluding with the ma
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: The five ruling allies- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) CPN (United Socialist), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha have faced challenges to finalize seat- sharing deal though t
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Nepal and Bangladesh are going to hold energy secretary-level talks in Kathmandu on Thursday. The joint steering committee meeting is being held with the purpose of expediting the bilateral works on the promoti
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: The CPN (Maoist Center) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) have agreed to contest the upcoming federal and provincial assembly elections with a common manifesto.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced on Monday that it will provide $15 million to Nepal as part of its efforts to address the global food crisis. This assistance is a pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Nepal and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed in a Government to Government agreement for ‘fair and ethical recruitment’ of Nepali healthcare professionals in the British health sector.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: A Nepali Shrepa caliber has set the climbing records by scaling the Pakistan based world's 14th highest peak that measures 8,035 metres or 26,247 ft for a second time.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state owned hydro electricity body of Nepal, has proposed the neighboring India to sell an additional 111 MW of surplus electricity.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Commercial paragliding is being operated in Phulchoki area of Panauti in Kavrepalanchok district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Miss Nepal Earth 2022 Sarisha Shrestha, who is medical doctor by profession, has been invited in the World Book of Records Award ceremony that was organized in Indore, Madhya Pradesh of India on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Popular Nepali Actress Rekha Thapa marked the 40th birthday on Sunday. As she was born in Morang on Bhadra 5, 2039 she marked the birthday secretly sans any public function.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Nepali cricket team has left for the East African nation, Kenya to play a five-match Twenty20 International Series and two One-Day games. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) bid farewell to Nepal national cr
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal court to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the materials it seized two weeks ago from his Florida home, until a special master can be appointed to oversee the rev
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 22, 2022: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has slightly declined by 0.36 percent or 7.41 points to close at 2,053.13 points on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2022: The last rites of senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader and lawmaker Pradip Giri has been performed with state honor at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.
KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk kissed the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine and looked to the Saudi Arabian sky as he waited to discover if he had honored his war-torn country by retaining his world heavyweight title
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal embarked on an official visit to Iran and the United Arab Emirates on 18 August, during which he will pay a visit to Shahid Beheshti port of Chabahar (in Iran). Me
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian physician who ensconced himself at the helm of al-Qaeda (AQ) after Osama bin Laden's death in 2011, was killed by the US drone strike in Afghanistan on the 31st July, 22. Biden's administration is hailing Al-Zawah
Kathmandu, Nepal, An earthquake measuring of 4.8 rector scale centering of Banke district of Lumbini Province shook at 1.28 AM on Saturday.
Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - and some unwanted hazards.
Asia has made substantial progress on economic development over the past 3 decades, with the quality of institutions playing an important role. Real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has grown by around 4% annually across the region on ave
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Japanese officials have met in northern China amid renewed tensions over Beijing’s military threats against Taiwan and after Tokyo protested China’s firing of missiles into Japan’s exclusive economic zone during recent
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to host the U.N. chief and Turkey’s leader Thursday for talks on the recent deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports, the volatile situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power pl
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 18, 2022: top leaders of the five party ruling allies include the members of the taskforce formed to allocate the seats in the elections to the provincial assembly and House of Representatives ( HoR ) slated for November
Most of us could be from a small town, but we certainly have a big dream like others. We may be working for a small company holding a designation which may not be enough to bear our expenses. In this day-to-day hustle, we may be sacrificing our
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian physician who ensconced himself at the helm of al-Qaeda (AQ) after Osama bin Laden's death in 2011, was killed by the US drone strike in Afghanistan on the 31st July, 22. Biden's administration is hailing Al-Zawah
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has been registered at the Election Commission (EC) for the upcoming federal and provincial assembly elections scheduled for upcoming November 20.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) and the newly formed Nepal Socialist Party (NSP) have been jointly registered at the Election Commission (EC) for the elections for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies sch
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2022: The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the sole exporter of petroleum products to Nepal, has reduced the price of petroleum products.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2022: 'Public Debt Management Bill, 2022' has been endorsed by the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting on Tuesday.
Guwahati: Acclaimed Rakhine author Maung Paw Tun, who translated popular Hindi novel Mera Naam Joker of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas into Burmese language, passes away. The award winning writer-translator, who was suffering from colon cancer, breathed his
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15: The Bill to Amend the Citizenship Act 2063 has been sent back to the House of Representatives.
NEW DELHI, August 15: India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a national day address on Monday, with policies to support domestic production in power, defence and digital technology.
KYIV: Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month war, but said they had repelled many of the attacks.
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen met Monday with a delegation of U.S. Congress members in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island that China claims as its own territory.
Billions of people in Asia and the Pacific depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods, food security, health, and recreation. However, the impacts of climate change, marine pollution, unsustainable fishing, and rapid, unsustainable coastal d
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 14, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and newly formed Nepal Samajwadi Party’s chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai have agreed upon to contest in the upcoming federal and provincial assembly elections sched
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, while expressing relief over the release of senior television personality Ammad Yousaf on 11 August 2022 by a Karachi-based civil court, urges the Pakistani military
NEW DELHI, August 14: The United States has expressed concern to India that it was used earlier this year to export fuel made from Russian crude to New York through high-seas transfers, a top Indian central banker said on Saturday.
The E-commerce business has emerged as an integral part of modern age business and economy across the world including in Nepal. It has simplified the way of shopping. The traditional way of shopping, going shop-to-shop which used to cost us both
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2022: The 'Janai Purnima' which is also known as 'Rishi Tarpani,' a major festival of the Hindu community in Nepal and across the world, is being observed with much more fanfare today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2022: Gaijatra, a traditional and cultural festival, which is also known as the festival of cow, is being observed in different parts of the country, particularly in the Kathmandu valley, with much more funfair today
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: The Investment Board of Nepal (IBoN) has given the nod to India’s state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited to study and develop the 1,200 MW hydropower projects, named as West Seti Pr
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande is arriving in Nepal in the first week of September. An official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed that Indian Army Chief Pande will be here in Kathmandu from
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP) has expressed its interests to join in the incumbent coalition of the government for the upcoming elections to the provincial assemblies and House of Representatives slated for
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022:Nepali Congress (NC) leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula has been picked as the coordinator of a taskforce formed to propose seat distribution among ruling coalition partners in the upcoming elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022:Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Narayan Khadka is leaving for Qingdao, China today for three day official visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affair
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: Responding to the widespread concerns, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has ordered the agencies under its purview to amend the names and surnames mentioned in the citizenship certificates if such names and
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: The Nayab Subbas (non-gazette first class officials) have decided to stay on leave today (Tuesday) against of the unequal salary raise.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has taken steps towards issuing its own digital currency.
Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, 45, has met with 44 year old Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is also a former actor and comedian, in Kyiv on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the governing body of Nepalese cricket, has appointed renowned Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar, 59, as the new head coach of the Nepal national cricket team.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 9, 2022: A golf tournament, which is called as ‘Top of the World Golf Classic,’ is going to be held at the highest altitude in Lo Manthang of Mustang district of Nepal on coming August 27, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2022: Nepal records 934 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 990,625.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2022: The gold and silver prices have remained stable in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2022: The documentary film 'Sahayak Sriman' (Co-Husband) that portrays about Nepal’s unique polygamy culture has won the 'Best International Documentary Award' in the USA.
Kathmandu, Neppal, August 8, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 17.67 points, which is 0.83 in percent, and closed at 2,106.16 points on Monday. In the first trading day of the week on Sunday, the NEPSE index had gained
Taippei: China's military announced fresh military drills on Monday in the seas and airspace around Taiwan - a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest against last week's visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy P
It was probably two decades back, when a group of journalists and Guwahati-based patriots marched on a street of Guwahati to celebrate the Independence Day. As a number of separatist armed militant outfits imposed a general strike on the day (th
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demands justice to Myanmar photographer Aye Kyaw, who died in military custody recently. The pro-democracy activist used to document the anti-military protest-demonstr
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 6, 2022: Earthquake measuring 5.3 Richter scale with epicenter in Belkotgadhi of Nuwakot district rattles early morning on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — China declared Friday it was stopping all dialogue with the United States on major issues over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, including crucial climate cooperation between the two nations that led to the landmark 20
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2022: Nepal records 912 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally stand to 989,350.
Kathmandu, Nepal August 5, 2022: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has decided to award the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY 2022 to the Japanese Universities Alumni Association, Nepal (JUAAN).
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2022: The government has declared the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies in a single phase on November 20.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met top South Korean political leaders on Thursday, a day after she concluded her high-profile visit to Taiwan by renewing Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defending democracy on the
Guwahati: United Trust of Assam, while expressing serious concerns over the sensational allegations, floated in regards to the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation in Assam, demanded a high level probe (preferably by the Centr
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2022: Ambassador of Finland to Nepal, Pertti Anttinen, paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at latter’s office, Shital Niwas on Monday.
TAIPEI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China furiously condemned the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as "one of the freest societies in the world" in a speech to the
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The US drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and further undermined their efforts to secure internatio
Pokhara, Nepal, August 2, 2022: five members of a family have been killed at a landslide at Tameng village of Rum, Malika Rural Municipality-2, Myagdi district on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: The government is mulling the idea to hold the elections for the federal and provincial assembly on November 20, 2022. To be held cabinet meeting, which would be likely on Tuesday, would take the decision to this
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: Nepal has been promoted from dialogue partner to observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). A meeting of the SCO foreign ministers held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on last Friday took the decision.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: Dr Bishnu Maya Pariyar, a noted Nepali-American social activist, got featured in a government school curriculum in the Massachusetts State of the United States of America (USA).
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: The reappointment of Janardan Sharma as the Finance Minister is widely criticized from different sectors. Not only the critics, media and oppositions but also the leaders and cadres of the ruling allies have prote
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: Disputes over the properties as well as the misunderstanding among the couple claim the lives of a family of four persons including two children in Kavresthali of Tarkeshwor Municipality-2, Kathmandu on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that he had to step down from the post of Prime Minister after he took a decision to incorporating the territory of Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulek in the Nepali map.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: Nepali youth football team is going to play with Bangladesh in the ongoing SAFF U-20 Championship at at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India on Tuesday. This will be the fourth match of the league championshi
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: A delegation of the Nepal-India Chambers of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) paid a courtesy call on Industry Minister Dilendra Prasad Badu at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies in Singhadurbar, Kathmand
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 2, 2022: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organization of Nepalese lawyers, has urged the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota to proceed with the impeachment motion that is already regis
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan at the weekend, President Joe Biden says, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: Model Songs Nepal has opened the application form for the ‘National Designer Runway,’ the fashion design competition that is being organized for the first time in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: Total of 895 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection have been recorded in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 987228.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has closed at 2,196.25 points on Monday after gaining just 1.15 points from the first trading day of the week on Sunday or last trading day's closing.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: Prabhu Bank Limited (PRVU) has acquired the Century Commercial Bank Limited (CCBL). Both the banks have made agreement to this effect on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has sent a new price list to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) by reducing the prices of petroleum products. However, the NOC has yet to take decision to adjust the price as per the re
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2022: Actress Neeta Dhungana has underwent surgery of appendicitis on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2022: A strong earthquake measuring 6 Magnitude in rector scale with the epicentre at Mattim Birta in Khotang district rattled various parts of the country, particularly the eastern part of Nepal on Sunday morning.
Kyiv: Russia on Sunday invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, while Ukraine's president ordered the evacuation of residents in the eastern region of Do
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 16 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia.
The World Bank’s Global Findex Survey, the primary source for global data on financial inclusion, just released its latest data for 2021 (Demirgüç-Kunt et al. 2022). Overall, it shows steady progress on financial inclusion in Asia compared with
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Friday there should no longer be any doubt that Russia intends to dismantle Ukraine “and dissolve it from the world map entirely.”
If some editor-journalists are allegedly involved in a financial scam, shouldn't the people get an opportunity to identify them? As the mainstream newspapers and news channels of Assam are avoiding the issue in their coverage, how come the actua
Portland, Oregon: The scorching heat spell in the Pacific Northwest is now expected to last longer than forecasters had initially predicted, setting parts of the normally temperate region on course to break heat wave duration records.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2022: United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Donald Lu, is arriving here in Kathmandu today.
Russian forces have taken over Ukraine's second-biggest power plant in eastern Donetsk region and are undertaking a "massive redeployment" of troops to three southern regions, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said.
Vaikunthpuri gives the impression that religion, culture, tradition and society are still alive. Vaikunthpuri has become a tourist spot along with a museum of ancient and traditional materials which were used by our ancestors. Vaikunthpuri, wher
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2022: Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results of recent past academic session have been published by the National Examination Board (NEB) on Wednesday.
Manila: A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 26, 2022: The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance of up to three hundred and seventy six million Japanese Yen (¥376,000,000), equivalent to 350 million Nepali Rupees to the Government of Nepal for th
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 26, 2-22: The leftist forces including the allies of the incumbent government namely as CPN Maoist Center and the CPN United Socialist have intensified their efforts either to forge a leftist alliance or to be united in a
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2022: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has surged by 54.45 points, which is 2.62 in percent, and closed at 2,132.96 points on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2022: Nepal’s trade deficits have soared by 23 percent compared to the last fiscal year 2077/78.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2022: The gold price has decreased by Rs 100 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2022: An earthquake measuring 4.7 in Richter scale hit Sindhupalchowk district and surrounding areas on Monday morning.
Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media said on Monday, the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades.
The ISO 9001:2015 is a set of standards put forward by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its purpose is to clarify the best practices for organizations that wish to improvise the result based on the Quality Management Sys
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2022: at least six people have been killed and seventeen others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Ribdikot of Rebdikot Rural Municipality-2 on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2022: at least three killed and a dozen other injured when a tree fell and crushed a scooter and a passenger bus at Sallagharai of Bhaktapur district on Sunday.
Beijing: China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) demands a fair distribution of flats, developed by Assam State Housing Board, to media persons so that the real needy families get the opportunity instead of continued possession by rich personnel inclu
Kyiv: Russian missiles hit Ukraine's southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages caused by the war.
Hetauda, Nepal, July 22, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the date for the upcoming election to the House of Representatives and the Province assembly would be announced soon.
ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by Russia's invasion can be eased.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked fears of energy insecurity in South Asia. Rising oil and gas prices, inflation, prospective food deprivation, and food protectionism have compounded the challenges in the region, which is only just beg
Guwahati: Sixth Chalachitram National Film Festival is scheduled for 10, 11 September 2022 at Rabindra Bhawan in the city. Feature, non-feature, documentary and animation films produced between 1 Sept 2020 and 31 August 2022 will be screened i
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Guwahati: That was an amazing experience to attend the foundation day of a 25 years old press club in central Assam on a lazy Sunday, where a number of senior citizens along with rural scribes and novice journalists were waiting to listen to my
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: The parliamentary probe committee formed to investigate then Finance Minister Janardan Sharma’s alleged role to enter unauthorized persons to manipulate tax rates on last May 28, a day before presenting the budge
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to forge electoral alliances with the ruling parties in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections. The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: The scheduled plan to administer the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to children between five and 11 years has been disturbed in several districts including in Kathmandu Valley due to the lack of syringes.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2022: Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattrai is going to form a new party after Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal expelled him even from the general membership of the party. Following the months long factional fe
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Nepal Police, Bishwa Raj Pokharel has resigned from the post on Monday. He reached the police headquarters to submit his resignation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: Owing to the trade deficit, particularly the meager condition in the foreign exchange reserves, the government has given continuity to the ban on import of luxurious non-essential items.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: API Power Company Pvt Ltd is going to develop green hydrogen projects totalling 50 MW across Nepal by 2025 in collaboration with the Indian renewable consultancy and project developr, GreenZo Energy Pvt Ltd.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a 23-member team to play the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship representing the country. Head coach Meghraj KC announced the name of the Nepali team for the tourname
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has on Monday announced the names of four teams out of the six teams to take part in the first edition of the Nepal T20 League. The CAN officials have said that more two tea
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: The documentary ‘Chachaji’ has been released on You Tube. Journalist Santosh Regmi has written directed and produced the Chachaji documentary.
Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have got married in Las Vegas on Sunday night at The Little White Chapel, pop star Lopez has confirmed. This is Jennifer's 4th marriage and Affleck's second marriage.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2022: Nepal recorded 457 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection ally of the country has advanced to 981,794.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chairman Jagat Prakash Nadda hold a discussion on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress leader Arzu Rana Deuba met in New Delhi of India on Saturday. Both the leaders are in New Delhi.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2022: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) is being continued today as well.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is in New Delhi of India, holds talk with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday morning.
The United states and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of stopping Iran from "acquiring a nuclear weapon", during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden, a joint statement carried by the Saudi state news agency (SPA) said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14: The handover ceremony of a four-wheel-drive ambulance provided by Japanese assistance to the Basantapur Women Society in Laligurans Municipality, Tehrathum District, was held today. The new ambulance was provided with
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2022: The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2022 has been passed by the House of Representatives (HoR). The meeting of the HoR held on Wednesday passed the bill.
WASHINGTON, JULY 13: Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted US inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with hig
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2022: Incumbent coalition government formed on July 13 last year under the leadership of the Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to complete one year of its formation. The first anniversary of the in
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2022: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that his party will not forge unity with the CPN Maoist Center or others before the upcoming federal and provincial level election.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2022: Nepal records 129 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 980446.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2022: The gold price has declined by Rs 100 per tola while the silver price remained stable in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by of 3.86 percent on Monday. The NEPSE index has closed at 1,915.61 points after losing 77.01 points from last trading day's closing.
Geneva: Journalists continue to be the victim of violence in Bangladesh as the police recovered a partially decomposed body of Hashibur Rahaman Rubel on 7 July 2022. The young scribe went missing five days back and his body was found under a b
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2022: The Foreign Department Chief of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Liu Jianchao, arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2022: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota have extended their best wishes to all Nepali Muslim religious community living i
Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told political leaders he is willing to step down and make way for a new government.
Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tes
TOKYO: The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in broad daylight Friday shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Friday’s shocking assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world’s safest country stunned the world and drew condemnation, with Iran calling it an “act of terrorism” and Spain slammin
Kathmandu: Ncell Axiata Limited on Thursday announced the launch of an innovative and first-of-its-kind data offer 'Double Majja Pack', encouraging customers to repeat the purchase of Rs. 125 pack.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday.
NUSA DUA – Top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations are confronting multiple crises as they open talks beset by sharp divisions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on food and energy security, along wit
LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson has caved in to a Conservative Party revolt after months of ethics scandals and resigned as party leader, but he remains Britain’s prime minister — for now — while a successor is chosen.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 6, 2022: Withstanding to the widespread criticism, Finance Minister Janardhan Sharma has on Monday resigned from his post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2022: The death toll of fatal bus accident that took place at Sunapati Rural Municipality - 5 near Lubhughat in in Ramechhap district on Tuesday has reached 13.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba-led incumbent government has been dragged into controversies due to the reason of nonperformance of the Finance Minister Janardan Sharma and his latest controversial activities.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2022: An Indian national, who was working at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu as a security guard has found dead on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2022: The newly arrived Ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, pays a courtesy call to the Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singha Durbar, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2022: Displaced people from different countries, mostly the Rohingya refugee, staged a protest outside the United Nations Nepal office in Pulchok, Lalitpur on Monday.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body, has demanded adequate punishment to perpetrators who were involved in the murder of Pakistani journalist Iftikhar Ahmed on Saturday last. Iftikhar becomes
Kathmandu, Nepal, Jully 4, 2022: President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed three ministers from the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal amid a special function organized at Sitalniwas on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 4, 2022: The shooting of the French feature film ‘Digbi’ is going to be held in Nepal. For the purpose, crew members of the film including Director Alan Simon have already arrived in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has lost by 0.47 percent on Monday, the second trading day of the week.
Mumbai: Sini Shetty, 21 of Karnataka has won the coveted title as Femina Miss India World 2022. The grand final event was organized at JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai on Sunday.
Guwahati: A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwal
Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire post World War-l, the Islamic religiopolitical movement accelerated its activities to revive and embolden the antecedent Islamic systems around the world. After a long battle, the Taliban's victory over the s
WASHINGTON, July 2: President Joe Biden predicted on Friday that some U.S. states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedures nationwide.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 1, 2022: The National Assembly (NA), the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, has passed three separate bills related to the budget for the next fiscal year -2022/023 on Friday.
KYIV, July 1: Russian missiles hit an apartment building and a resort near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa early on Friday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian authorities said, the latest in a spate of deadly missile st
Geneva, 30 June 2022: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has been appalled by the large number of journalists killed in the first six months of 2022. The year-on-year increase is 100% with 72 victims in 18 coun
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reiterated his commitment to hold the elections to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies on time.
COLOMBO, June 30: The International Monetary Fund reported constructive talks with Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday, raising hopes it could soon grant preliminary approval for a credit facility to alleviate a crisis in which the country is str
The Russian war against Ukraine has led to fertilizer prices increases. In Nepal, this and other factors have resulted in difficulty obtaining and affording chemical fertilizer.
KREMENCHUK, JUNE 28: Firefighters and soldiers searched on Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall, where authorities said 36 people were still missing after a Russian missile strike that had killed at least 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 28, 2022: Even though the date for the provincial and federal elections is yet to be fixed, the debate over the issue of seat-sharing has already griped the ruling allies- Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (United
Kathmandu, Nepal June 28, 2022: The Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany has reiterated its commitment to continue the bilateral development cooperation with Nepal beyond 2023.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 28, 2022: US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry and Jr. Deputy Chief of Mission in the US Embassy in Kathmandu Manuel P Micaller have been nominated as the US’s new ambassadors to Namibia and Tajikistan respectively.
SAN ANTONIO, June 28: Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2022: Following the directive of the Insurance Board to raise the paid-up capital to Rs 5 Arba, the Surya Life Insurance Company Limited (SLICL) and Jyoti Life Insurance Company Limited (JLI) have made agreement for th
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 1.22 percent from yesterday’s closing on Monday. The NEPSE index closed at 1,933.13 points after losing 23.85 points due to the huge selling pressure.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reshuffled the cabinet to induct new ministers from the CPN (United Socialist) party.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, striking at least two residential buildings, the mayor of Kyiv said, as elsewhere Russian troops fought to consolidate their gains in the country's east.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2022: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has tendered his resignation from his post.
KABUL/WOR KALI, Afghanistan, June 26: Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a U.N. agency wa
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2022: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agni Prasad Sapkota has revealed that the preparations are underway to pass the Citizenship Bill from the ongoing session of the parliament.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, pressing their momentum after taking full control Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chem
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 25, 2022: The newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday to take up his assignment.
If one believes in the simple mathematical calculation and minimum political honesty by public representatives in the Indian Parliament and State legislative assemblies, the largest democracy on Earth is expecting a lady tribal President in New
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country’s east to move to stronger positions, a regional official said Friday, the four-month mark in Russia’s invasion.
Central banks in some emerging market economies engaged in quantitative easing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by buying domestic government bonds. These asset purchase programs (APPs) were aimed at reducing bond yields, there
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his desire to be the Prime Minister once again.
LONDON, JUNE 23: As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO's decision to act only after the dise
Kathmandu, Nepal, july 23, 2022: The government of Nepal has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
KABUL, June 22 (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain vill
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2022: As Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is under pressure from the coalition partners of the incumbent government, particularly from the CPN (Unified Socialist) to replace the ministers, cabinet reshuffle is likely
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2022: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhuram Sharma is scheduled to pay an official visit to the United States (US) from June 27 to July 1.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2022: Withstanding the widespread concerns, the Nepal government has decided not to participate in the US government’s State Partnership Program (SPP). A Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided not only not to participa
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday issued an interim order in the name of the government not to implement its decision to stop issuing loan from banks and financial institutions
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2022: The first EduCanada Mission to Kathmandu is going to be held from June 27 to 29, 2022. Representatives from 24 prominent Canadian universities and colleges have set the mission to highlight the education opportun
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: Nepal and Bhutan held the fourth round of trade talks on Monday with the aim to expedite the bilateral trade and cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: The Nepal-America International Film Festival 2022 is going to be held from June 23 to 26 in Maryland of the USA through the both physically and virtually means. Nepal America Film Society (NAFS) is going to orga
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: Nepal has emerged as a champion in the South Asian Kumite Championship that was held recently in Jaipur of India. Nepal Shotokan got the title of champion with 12 gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: The strike of the Independent Capital Reform Association, a loose alliance of Share market investors, has completed sixth days on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 2.55 percent on Monday. With the massive decline, the NEPSE index has closed at 1,884.81 points after losing 49.31 points from Sunday's closing.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: Along with the rise in the prices of petroleum products, fares of public transport have also been increased by about eight percent on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: The gold price has increased by Rs. 200 per tola on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of fine gold has been fixed Rs 97,700 and tejabi gold Rs 97,200 per
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2022: Nepal has entered in the semifinals of the ACC Women’s T20 Championship by defeating Bahrain by 8 wickets in their third match of the group stage played on Monday. With this victory, Nepal is at the top of Group
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted Russia will escalate its attacks this week as European Union leaders consider whether to back Kyiv's bid to join the bloc and Moscow presses its campaign to win control of the country's east.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19 2022: Priyanka Rani Joshi has won the title of Miss Nepal World.
KYIV, June 19 (Reuters) - The head of NATO said on Sunday the war in Ukraine could last years and Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian assaults after the EU executive recommended that Kyiv should be granted the status of a candidate to joi
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the police inaction to nab the killers of Dhaka-based television journalist Abdul Bari, who was found dead on the bank of Hatirjheel lake in Gu
GENEVA: The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said Friday that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year’s event in the U.K. after concluding that it can’t be held in Ukraine.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17 2022: H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka handed over Japanese study books to Tribhuvan University. Prof. Dr. Shiva Lal Bhusal, the Rector of Tribhuvan University, Prof. Dr. Kushum Shakya, Dean of Facul
KYIV/IRPIN, Ukraine, June 17: The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2022: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand has made clear that Nepal neither involved in the State Partnership Program (SPP) nor does it have the intention to do so in the future.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has accused the main opposition party CPN UML of spreading false and hypocritical propaganda on the name of nationalism.
Guwahati: Another first information report (FIR) has been lodged against the former State coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the system integrator, sub-contractors with other persons alleging corruption and money laundering
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2022: The US Embassy in Nepal has made clear about the media reports as well as public comments made over alleged military deal between Nepal and USA.
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan handed over a newly-built Agriculture and Livestock Training Center to Love Green Nepal in Kavrepalanchok district today. H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka attended the ceremony. The new buil
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2022: Withstanding to the demands from the ruling allies, particularly from the CPN (Unified Socialist) and the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been mulling an idea to res
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2022: A delegation of the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) led by party Chairman Mahantha Thakur has called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s upcoming visit to the United States of America (USA) has been demanded to make clear. Prime Minister Deuba has scheduled to visit USA on coming July.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2022: Responding to the widespread criticism from in and outside of the party, the CPN (Maoist Center), a major ally of the incumbent coalition government, has been preparing to recall the Finance Minister Janardan Sha
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2022: The House of Representatives (HoR) has issued a special directive to the government to procure chemical fertilizers as soon as possible by applying any means necessary for the purpose.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2022: Police have arrested four youths on Monday on the charge of ganged raping a 24-year-old girl at Bouddha of Kathmandu based hotel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2022: Nepali film Kabaddi 4 has been dragged into controversies after leading actor Meruna Mangar slapped a monk, Phurba Lama, on the charge of touching her inappropriately during the premiere rush at a cinema hall in
The Bollywood film star Disha Patani has turned a year older Monday. She celebrated happy birthday among her close aids amid special function.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2022: The 89th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup League 2 is going to take place between Nepal and Oman on Tuesday (14th of June, 2022) at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, Texas, USA.
The Asia Foundation, with support from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP), United States (US) Department of State conducted a multi-country qualitative research study to help inform and improve the efficiency and eff
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports to residents in one city who requested them, as Moscow sought to solidify its rule over captured pa
Maladaptation refers to the negative consequences of adaptation actions that can increase current or future vulnerability to climate change. While the importance of adaptation to climate change and mitigation initiatives is well-recognized in th
Los Angeles: Justin Bieber says a rare disorder that paralyzed half of the superstar performer's face is the reason behind his tour postponement.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2022: Earthquake measuring 4.7 rector scale trembled the country at 2:36 AM on Sunday morning. It is said that epicenter of the earthquake is in and around the area of Changunarayan of Kathmandu.Big jolt was felt in mo
BANGKOK, June 9: Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick the legendary Thai Stick variety delivered.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2022: The Government of Japan handed over newly-built classrooms to the Shree Laxmi Narayan Secondary School in Jhapa district today. The Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. TAMURA Takahiro, attended the ceremony.
London: Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to visit USA in coming week as part of marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the Nepal and USA.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: The government’s decision to install embossed number plates on vehicles has bagged widespread controversies from different sectors. Questions are being raised from the general public to lawmakers for the controvers
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: CPN (Unified Socialist)’s abrupt decision to replace its ministers is stalled by the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Prime Minister Deuba rejected the proposal made by the party’s chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal on
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: The government has decided to revoke its earlier decision to enforce two-day a week public holiday provision.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: In view of the upcoming elections to the Provincial Assembly and House of Representatives (HoR), the Election Commission (EC) is going to start the collection and update of the voters’ name list.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: The government has decided to promote five Deputy Inspector General (DIG)s of Nepal Police to the posts of Additional Inspector General (AIG).
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: Nepali actor Bipin Karki will star in the Bollywood movie ‘Animal.’ It is said that Karki will star as a comedic character in a short role of the movie.
Bollywood singer turned actress Shirley Setia has made her Big Bang Bollywood debut with the film Nikamma along with stars Abhimanyu Dassani and Shilpa Shetty. The film is all set to release on 17th June.
Kathmandu, Nepal June 7, 2022: Nepal has defeated Bhutan by four wickets in a match played at the Kinrara Oval Ground in Malaysia under the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has continued the declining trend even on Monday, the first trading day of the week. This is the 7th consecutive decline in the NEPSE index.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2022: Every year on June 7th, World Food Safety Day used to be celebrated to highlight the importance of healthy eating habits. The Day was observed globally with the theme of ‘Safer food, Better health,’
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2022: The price of gold and silver increased in the domestic market of Neal on Monday. The gold price has been increased by Rs. 200 per tola while the price of silver has increased by Rs. 15 per tola.
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote later on Monday, after a growing number of lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party questioned the British leader's flagging authority over the "partygate" scandal.
Butwal, Nepal, June 5, 2022: At least nine people have been killed and about two down others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Rupandehi district on Sunday morning.
WASHINGTON, June 4: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the cou
MADRID, JUNE 04: Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said in a statement released Saturday.
The killing of members belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) in their hideouts somewhere in Myanmar-China border areas and the subsequent irresponsible media coverage glorifying the brutal acts of separatist Ulfa
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2022: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court (SC)’s order, the government has decided to move forward the construction of the Nijgadh International Airport Project (NIAP).
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2022: The first meeting of the newly-elected executives of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has made several decisions including the decision to run garbage management and physical infrastructure ambulances.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 2.26 percent in the first trading day of the week on Monday. The NEPSE has closed at 2,173.44 points after losing 50.33 points from last trading day's closing
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2022: The ‘missing’ aircraft of Tara airline since Sunday morning has been found to have crashed at Sanosware, Thasang-2 in Mustang district on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2022: The government has announced the budget for the fiscal year 2022/23 amid a joint meeting of the federal parliamentary at parliamentary building on Sunday.
London: Britain is getting ready for a party featuring mounted troops, solemn prayers — and a pack of dancing mechanical corgis.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2022: The Tara Air aircraft which took off from Pokhara airport for Jomsom has lost contact from Sunday morning.
Europe is in turmoil. The world has been shaken. Uncertainty pervades the globe in the face of the Russian incursion into Ukraine. As a result, despite its long-held tradition of neutrality, Sweden is seeking NATO protection. But whether or not
MADRID: With one of Europe’s largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain’s LGBTQ community is worried that the outbreaks of monkeypox on the continent could lead to an increase in homophobic sentiment based on misunderstandings
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2022: Rabindra Mishra, the President of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, has resigned from his post owing to the party's dismal results in the local level elections held on May 13.
Uvalde, Texas: An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest grueso
London: World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has strongly condemned the murder of journalist Subhash Kumar Mahato, who hailed from Begusarai locality of Bihar in central India on 20 May 2022. The global media safety and rights body also demanded punis
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: The policy and program of the Nepal government unveiled at the federal parliament today. The government presented its policies and the programs in the federal parliament meeting at 4:00 pm on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: As the main opposition CPN UML reduced into second position with distant gap after the ruling head Nepali Congress, the critics as well as the dissident leaders of the party have blamed its party chairman KP Sharm
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress has emerged as the largest party in the local level election held on May 13, 2022 though final result is yet to be announced.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said on Monday that his country rejects any attempt to introduce military blocs and block confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: The National Assembly (NA), the upper House of the Federal Parliament, has approved eight various ordinances on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: UN Human Rights Committee has stated that Nepal violated the human rights of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured, raped and shot dead by army officers during the decades long Nepalese Civil War launched by the CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: Airline companies have hiked their airfares by up to Rs 445 per travel, citing the government’s decision to hike in fuel price. According to the Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN), the decision will com
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: Bollywood Actor Salman Khan is arriving here in Kathmandu to perform at a program that is scheduled to be held at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on May 28, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: The Pakistani Ambassaodr to Nepal H.E Syed Haider Shah has presented sports kit bags to Nepal’s 16–member U-19 Women National cricket team amid a function on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2022: The amateur team of pro Purna Sharma that includes Mahendra Phagami, Samir Acharya and Kashmira Shah clinched the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship Pro-Am.
In the desolate and seldom visited region of northern Nepal, not far from the Tibetan Plateau, lies the once forbidden kingdom of Mustang. For centuries, only hardy traders and devout pilgrims were allowed to undertake the arduous journey along
Kathmandu, Nepal May 23, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined by 34.21 points and closed at 2,200.88 points in the first trading day of the week on Monday. This loss of is 1.53 percent.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 23, 2022: The government is going to announce the annual budget for the fiscal year 2079/080 on coming Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 23, 2022: General Insurance Company Nepal Limited (GIC) is going to issue 30 percent right shares. Board of Directors meeting held on Monday decided to this effect.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 23, 2022: The gold and silver price has remained constant on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of fine gold is set Rs 98,000 and tejabi gold is Rs 97,500 per tola. Si
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing worries at a police complaint lodged by National Register of Citizens (NRC) Assam coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma against his predecessor Prateek Hajela for deceitfully including n
The Japanese yen is widely regarded as a safe-haven destination for investors in times of heightened stress in markets or financial crisis episodes (e.g., Fatum and Yamamoto (2015) and Ranaldo and Söderlind (2010)). This has been linked to Japan
HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa is spreading.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine.
Southampton: Joel Matip's stooping header gave Liverpool a 2-1 win at Southampton on Tuesday tokeep the Premier League title race alive until the final day of the season.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, 2021: Southern neighbor India has appointed its additional secretary Naveen Srivastava as its new ambassador to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, 2021: The CPN-UML, main opposition party in the parliament, has ended obstruction in the parliament after about nine months.
BERLIN (AP) — The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of
BERLIN (AP) — With Finland and Sweden inching closer to applying for NATO membership amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, the list of “neutral” or nonaligned countries in Europe appears poised to shrink.
KATHMANDU, May 8: Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday.
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters remained trapp
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has expressed grave concern over the news relating to the execution of two Assamese youths by the separatist militant outfit with the conviction of spying for Assam police and demanded the governme
KYIV, May 7: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said diplomatic efforts were underway to save the remaining fighters holed up inside the Azovstal steelworks in the city of Mariupol, as more civilians were evacuated from the bombed-out plant
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7: Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for the month of April, and that followed similar new records set in January and February, reflecting a worrisome uptick in destruction in a state deep withi
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Amnesty International says it has documented extensive war crimes by Russian forces in communities around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, including arbitrary executions, bombardments of residences and torture.
NEW DELHI, May 6: The Asian Games scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed until 2023 because of the COVID-19 situation, the governing Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 05, 2022; The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government to close all the international borders crossings before 48 hours of the local level election date that is slated for coming May 3.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: With the approaching date for the local level election, violations of election code of conduct have also intensified in different parts of the country. The Election Commission (EC) has become failure to implement t
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving here in Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti that falls on coming May 16.
Gandhi landed at Tribhuwan International Airport at around 4:40 pm. He was accompanied by three other friends and two security personnel. They have been staying at Naxal based Marriott Hotel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: Challenging to the government’s decision to appoint Dhiraj Pratap Singh as Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP), Additional Inspector General (AIG) Bishwa Raj Pokharel has filed a writ petition against at the Su
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarification from CPN-UML mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Keshav Sthapit over his alleged derogatory comments against a woman at a public event. Send
Perhaps, never before had the Himalayan nation, Nepal, with a 29 million population faced such a severe economic crisis, both on the external and internal fronts as it is facing today. On the external front, the crisis that the nation is facing
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: Bollywood film industries’ celebrities including Salman Khan are arriving in Kathmandu at the end of this month to take part in the ‘Da-Bangg: The Tour-Reloaded’ that is scheduled at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathma
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2022: Salina Maharjan has won the title of Miss Newa: Nepal 1142. Maharjan, who hails from of Chasmati of Kathmandu won the coveted title by defeating different 18 competitors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2022: Nepal records 8 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 978836.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2022: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) nosedived at first trading day of the week by 48.73 points and closed at 2,307.44 points, which is 2.07 percent, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2022: The tourism business in Nepal has gradually been recovering from the severe consequences of coronavirus crisis that had badly affected the business since April 2019.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2022: The gold and silver price has decreased by Rs 800 and Rs 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market in Nepal on Monday.
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 1: The United Nations labored Sunday to get civilians out of the bombed-out ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, while U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she visited Ukraine’s president to show unflinching Am
Srinagar: Indian security forces have killed 62 militants, including 15 foreigners, in the disputed Jammu & Kashmir region this year, a senior police official said on Sunday.
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Some women and children were evacuated from a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the port city of Mariupol, a Ukrainian official and Russian state news organizations said, but hun
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2022: 133th International Labor Day is being marked today by organizing various programs in different parts of the world including in Nepal. Different trade unions and labor organizations are conducting different program
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2022: The candidates, who are contenting the local-level election that is slated for May 13, have received their election symbol on Saturday.
PEJA, Kosovo (AP) — Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine. Yet there she was wearing a face shield, armed with a landmine detector and ve
NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a week in April, Mariia Pachenko took a respite from her studies in besieged Ukraine to share its plight with fellow college students in New York. Soon after, the 18-year-old faced a wrenching decision: Return to her w
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2022: The Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2022 Spring Imperial Decorations naming Mr. Kedar Bhakta Mathema as one of the recipients. Mr. Kedar Bhakta Mathema, former Ambassador of Nepal to
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2022: Election Commission (EC) has fixed the date today to withdraw the candidacy filed for the local level election that is slated for May 13.
TORETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. pressed its allies Tuesday to move “heaven and earth” to keep Kyiv well-supplied with weapons as Russian forces rained fire on eastern and southern Ukraine amid growing new fears the war could spill over the coun
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the United Nations said they agreed on arranging evacuations from a be
The virtual capital city of northeast India today supports nearly 1.2 million dwellers along with 6 to 8 lakh floating population and amazingly Guwahati is still expanding to the north bank of mighty Brahmaputra river. Identified as a strategic
Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2022: Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has scheduled to hear on the case filed against the suspension of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)’s governor Maha Prasad Adhikari on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2022: The country has move forward into another important phase of electoral process for the local level election slated for coming May 13 with the completion of candidacy filing period on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2022: Two Australian minor age siblings- three-year-old Zachary Kingsley Allen and five-year-old Gabriel Robert Allen have set a new record by becoming the youngest climbers to reach at the base camp of the world's hig
Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has said that about 20,000 observers from 68 organizations are going to observe the local level election that is scheduled for coming May 13.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 24, 2022: Five persons including four Indian nationals killed in road accident in Nepal. The road accident occurred on Sunday night after car collided head-on with a bus in Nepal's Dhading district.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has revealed that she was sexually assaulted when she was a child. Recalling the incidents that happened when she was a child, Ranaut said, I was a little kid and was not aware what exactly was happening. There
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2022: The first Milan Memorial Table Tennis Tournament is going to be held from May 21 to 23 at National Table Tennis Training Centre in Lainchaur, Kathmandu. Spin Events Pvt Ltd is going to organize the Tennis Tourn
Tokyo: A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2022: The Nepal stock exchange (NEPSE) index has decreased by 34.95 points and 1.44 percent and closed at 2,386.01 points on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2022: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has reached on the conclusion that Nepal doesn't need more than 15 commercial banks. Revealing a study report, the NRB has also stated that 15 commercial banks
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2022: The gold and silver prices have decreased in Nepal on Monday. This is the second consecutive fall for the gold price in the domestic market of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2022: The seventh memorial day of the Gorkha earthquake has been observed across the country with various programs on Monday. On 25 April, 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country with its epicenter in Barpak
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2022: Minister for Health and Population, Birodh Khatiwada has said that the World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to support Nepal in strengthening the country’s health emergency preparedness and priorities of
BERLIN, APRIL 23: Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google.
LONDON, APRIL 23: Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the Manchester United team on Saturday after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn son.
JAKARTA, APRIL 22: Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2022: Visiting Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Office of the President- Shital Niwas on Friday.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said negotiations over a new contract at the Premier League club are not all about money, with the Egypt international's future at Anfield in doubt.
Kyiv: Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombard
North Korea's recent volley of advanced nuclear missile tests is designed to grab the full attention of the US and the international community. Despite strong international sanctions and a Covid-19 pandemic-torn crippled economy, Marshall Kim Jo
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 21, 2022: The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), the second international airport of Nepal has formally come into operation from Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 21, 2022: one killed and five others injured when an oxygen plant named as Sagarmatha Oxygen Plant exploded at the Patan Industrial Estate in Lalitpur on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 20 April, 2022: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is arriving here in Kathmandu at the invitation of Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada on Thursday (April 21
Kathmandu, Nepal, 20 April, 2022: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal issued a Note Verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal to extend the Technical Cooperation Programs for Fiscal Year 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: A group of US Democratic lawmakers, including four senators and a House member will be arriving in Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: Election fever has gripped the nation as the local level election that is slated for May 13, 2022 is approaching nearer to doorsteps of all Nepalese nationals. Political parties, regardless of ruling allies or o
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: The seventh agriculture census is going to begin from Tuesday. Central Bureau of Statistics has stated that 5,200 enumerators and 1,300 supervisors have been deployed for the agriculture census.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is going to establish its residential office in Nepal. IMF had closed its Nepal based residential office about 12 years ago citing financial problems.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has refused to issue an interim order on a writ petition filed by Prithvi Bahadur Shah, who had filed a writ petition demanding court order to release his m
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022:Visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday. ADB Vice-President Chen is in Nepal visit from 13 to 19 April, 2022.
Nepal’s recent political turmoil put its internal divisions in the spotlight and raised questions of where the country stands 16 years after the end of its civil conflict and five years after the first elections held under its new federalist con
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: As a part of its effort to reduce import of petroleum products amid depleting foreign currency reserves in the state treasury, the government of Nepal has begun to curtail petroleum facilities that being provide
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: The sixth event on the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2021-22, Surya Nepal Challenge, is going to be held at the Royal Nepal Golf Club (RNGC) in Kathmandu from April 19 to 22, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: The ninth edition of the National Games is going to be held on from coming June 5 to 11 in Pokhara.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2022: Men's and women's basketball league is going to be held from coming May 21 and June 1 respectively. Nepal Basketball League (NBL) Pvt Ltd, is going to organize the basketball league.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 18, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has continuously been plunging down making panic the investors in Nepal. Continuing the downwards trends, the NEPSE index losses by 41.77 points, which is equivalent to 1.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 18, 2022: The price of gold and silver has increased by Rs.500 and Rs. 5 per tola respectively in the domestic market of Nepal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 18, 2022: The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) has suggested the government to increase tax and interest rates on loans for imports instead of banning imports to manage the current pressure on foreign exchange r
MYKULYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — On a quiet street lined with walnut trees was a cemetery with four bodies that hadn’t yet found a home.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On a day that saw Moscow suffer a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship, Ukraine’s president hailed his people for their resolve since Russia invaded in February and for making “the most impo
KYIV, Ukraine, April 15: The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, a guided-missile cruiser that became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war, sank Thursday after it was heavily damaged in the latest setback for Mo
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2022: Canadian Ambassador to Nepal Cameron Dean MacKay paid a courtesy call on Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Paudel at his office in Singha Durbar on Tuesday.
The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) is to hold interaction with the non-resident Nepalis regarding their support in easing the situation in the context of decreasing foreign currency reserve in the country. The interaction will also have
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2022: Austrian Ambassador to Nepal Katharina Wieser paid a courtesy call on Minister for energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal on Tuesday.
Geneva, Switzerland: As the dictators of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and military courts continue to detain and imprison journalists, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses annoyance over the military junta’s actions. The Geneva-
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2022: Gopal Krishna Ghimire has been elected as the new president of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the representative umbrella organization of Nepalese lawyers.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has had wide-ranging impacts on the economies of Central Asia. Uncertainty and protective policy measures, such as lockdowns, social distancing, and travel restrictions, have led to falling demand and
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv’s calls T
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 202: Advocate Gobinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala), who is popularly known as Gobinda Bandi, has been appointed as the minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs.
LVIV, Ukraine/DUBLIN, April 6 (Reuters) - Artillery pounded key cities in Ukraine on Wednesday, as its president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new and tougher sanctions being readied against Russia in response to civilian killings
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2022: A Nepali peacekeeper deputed in peacekeeping mission in Congo has died of bullet injuries on Tuesday. According to Nepal Army peacekeeper Anil Gurung, who is a permanent resident of Surkhet, died in the course of
Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body is alarmed by the large number of journalists killed in different parts of the world in the first 100 days of 2022. Till date 38 journalists have
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: Considering to the approaching election for the local governments, the Election Commission (EC) held a meeting with the top leaders of political parties today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s stand made before his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during recent his recent official visit to India to resolve the border disputes seen between the two neighboring countrie
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: The ruling head Nepali Congress has formed 28 member Local-Level Election-2079 Manifesto Preparation Committee (LLEMPC) under the leadership of party’s General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: India's Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the foreign secretary of India. According to the media reports, appointment of committee of the cabinet approved the appointment of Kwatra to
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: The three-day training program entitled ‘Training of Women Entrepreneurs on Expanding Business through E-commerce and Digital Marketing’ kicks off in Kathmandu on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: Singer Raju Lama and actor Diya Pun are going to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. Lama is leaving for Mt Everest on April 10 while Pun is leaving for on April 7.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: Nepal has claimed the T20 International Tri-series after registering a comfortable victory against Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the final match played at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: To celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) is going to hold various programs including walkathon in Lumbini on Wednesday.
Kathmandu Nepal, April 4, 2022: The Government of Japan handed over a newly-built health center to the Female Awareness Campaign Team Nepal in Udayapur district today. Along with Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yakuta Yutaka, the Minister for
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 2022:Nepal records just 32 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 978507.
Kathmnadu, Nepal, April 4, 2022:The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), country’s sole secondary stock exchange market, has continued the downward trend even in the second trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmnadu, Nepal, April 4, 2022: Nepal has become fourth foreign country following Bhutan, Singapore and the UAE to use Indian RuPay Card.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 2022: The price of gold and silver decreased by Rs. 600 and 10 per tola respectively in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 2022: The tourism business has gradually been bouncing back to normal after the world including the Nepal has felt relief from the global pandemic of coronavirus infections that had badly gripped the world since two an
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has returned back to home on Sunday evening concluding his three day official visit to India.
COLOMBO, April 3: Sri Lankan soldiers with assault rifles and police manned checkpoints in Colombo on Sunday as the government blocked social media platforms after imposing a curfew to contain public unrest triggered by the country's economic cr
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day.
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, April 3: Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the invasion.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated railway link between Janakpur in Nepal to Jaynagar in India. The 35-km (22-mile) railway, the first railway service i
The Printing industries that have still been reeling under the adverse effects of global pandemic of COVID-19 have now faced another setback posed by the paper shortage. Almost all the countries across the globe have faced paper shortage to revi
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people early Saturday that retreating Russian forces were creating “a complete disaster” outside the capital as they leave mines across “the whole territory,” even around h
LONDON, April 2: Europe vowed to stay united against Russia's demand that they pay for its gas in roubles, as the threat of an imminent supply halt eased on Friday.
For decades, scientists and virologists have been predicting a deadly virus outbreak, with the majority of the world’s pandemics attributed to zoonosis—infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Despite these warnings, many countrie
TROSTYANETS/LVIV, APRIL 1: European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles on Friday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set to resume even as Ukraine braced for further attacks in the south and
KYIV, Ukraine, April 1: Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday, more than a month after taking it over, Ukrainian authorities said, as fightin
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has applauded the role of media for the promotion of democracy and overall development of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2022: Two Deputy Inspectors General (DIG) have knocked the door of the Supreme Court (SC) challenging to the government’s decision to promote three DIGs- Basanta Kumar Pant, Dhiraj Pratap Singh and Rabindra Bahadur Dh
GENEVA, March 31: The U.N.'s aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call t
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An organization of seven Bay of Bengal nations said its members must urgently use their geographical advantage and other resources to address their post-pandemic vulnerabilities and collectively strengthen their ability
KYIV, UKRAINE, MARCH 30: Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, local officials said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. The shelling further tempe
KYIV, Ukraine, March 29: The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes of progress to end to a war that has ground into a bloody campaign of attrition.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: Ruling head Nepali Congress (NC)’s ongoing central committee meeting likely to conclude today by taking decision of electoral alliance with the ruling coalition partners in the upcoming elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: All the political parties registered in the Election Commission (EC) of Nepal for the purpose of contesting local level elections scheduled for coming May 13 will get their own election symbol.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is embarking an official visit to southern neighbor, India, on April 1 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Nepal and India have jointly announced the thre
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2022: The 10th General Convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has concluded in Kathmandu on Monday electing a new executive committee under the leadership of three presidents. The anonymously elected
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: Newly formed Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal’s Chairman Kamal Thapa has said that his party would not abandon the Hindu nation agenda though it had abandoned the agenda of constitutional monarchy system i
The fashion industry employs millions worldwide, from artists and models to dressmakers, merchandisers, and many more. However, it has also been deeply impacted by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as the majority of the work in the se
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: The Nepal Association of Tours and Travel Agents (NATTA) is going to hold its General Convention on March 31. It is said that the convention will elect a new leadership for two years term.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2022: Renowned Nepal actor Bhuwan KC has expressed his desire to be active in politics at again. KC, who had already entered in the CPN UML, has revealed his plan to be active in the politics without elaborating about
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2022: Japan has handed over a newly-built Health Training Center and Emergency Shelter to the Rolpa Municipality in Rolpa District amid a function on Sunday. The new building has been built with grant assistance of US
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2022: Nepal records just 15 active cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 978347.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2022: The declining trend of Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), the sole secondary share market of Nepal, continued even at the second consecutive trading day of the week on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to visit southern neighbor India from April 1 to 3 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Virtual capital city of the north-eastern part India, Guwahati today nurtures nearly one thousand working journalists who are associated with various newspapers, news channels, radio outlets, digital platforms, etc and with no doubt they need a
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2022: Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi led high level Chinese delegation returned home warping up their three days official visit to Nepal on Sunday afternoon.
Sarlahi, Nepal, March, 2022: At least four persons died while 32 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident at Sarlahi district on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2022: Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi led high level Chinese delegation is returning back to home today concluding three day official visit to Nepal.
After producing vaccines and treatments for acute COVID-19 in record time, researchers and drugmakers are turning to finding a cure for long COVID, a more elusive target marked by hundreds of different symptoms afflicting millions of people.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml), the global media safety and rights body, denounces the continued crackdown on the media by the military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and demands the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 25, 2022: The Foreign Minister of People’s Republic China and State Councilor Wang Yi is arriving here in Kathmandu on a three day official visit to Nepal on Friday. He is landing at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA)
Lviv: Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of the capital Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to sieze the city are falling back on their overextended supply lines, Britain said on Friday.
LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, March 25: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainians "need to achieve peace" and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland, where U.S. President Joe Biden is due
Kailali, Nepal, March 24, 2022: Nepali Congress Central Committee member Dr. Arju Deuba has said that ruling allies would make alliance in the upcoming local level election and the future elections as well.
LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine/ BRUSSELS, March 24: Ukraine's leader called for solidarity on Thursday, a month since Russia's invasion began, warning he would see who sells out at summits in Europe where bolstering sanctions and NATO is planned but rest
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 24: China's foreign minister made a surprise stop in Kabul on Thursday to meet Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, even as the international community fumes over the hardline movement's broken promise a day earlier to open sc
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country’s defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.
WUZHOU, March 23: A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two “black box” recorders had been found in severely damaged condition, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in southern China with 132 people on board.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2022: Bollywood film industries’ stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif likely to come in Nepal for the shooting purpose of Tiger 3 film.
Ukraine born Hollywood actress Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher have been raising funds to help the people in Ukraine. Their effort to raise the funds to help the people affected from the war is widely admired from different sectors.
Palpa, Nepal, March 22, 2022: A national women’s beach volleyball tournament is going to be held at Tansen of Palpa district from coming April 7 to 9. Sanjay Smriti Memorial Foundation is going to organize the tournament for the first time in Pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2022: Nepal has faced humiliating defeat against the hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 99 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 played at Dubai International Stadium on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress is going convene its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting from coming Friday to take the decision whether to form electoral alliance with other ruling allies in the upcoming lo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2022: Following the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister and the State Councilor Wang Yi to Nepal on March 25 t0 27 in Nepal, a high level US' bipartisan Congressional delegation is also arriving in Nepal at the seco
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2022: It’s official that Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi is in arriving here on coming Friday for three day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart Foreign Minister
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2022: The Morang District Administration Office (DAO) has issued an indefinite curfew order in and around Kherwa of Letang area of the district from 7:00 am on Monday with the motive to control the untoward incidents.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2022: A delegation of the main opposition CPN-UML led by Vice Chairman Bishnu Prasad Poudel has left for China on Monday to participate in the 'Economic Cooperation & Cultural Exchange' program, which is going to be h
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has highlighted the role of local governments underlining the need of working to win the confidence of the people and to implement the current federal democratic system of the c
Kathmandu, Nepal March 21, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has closed at 2,634.65 points on Monday after gaining 18.07 points from yesterday’s closing. In the first trading day of the week on Sunday, the NEPSE index had lost by 14.6
Kathmandu, Nepal March 21, 2022: Nepal recorded 41 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 978196.
BEIJING, March 21: A China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC
Guwahati: Ranjan Kakati, a senior healthcare administrative manager, associated with Dispur Hospitals in the city, has been honoured with Six Sigma Excellence Awards 2022. The young and energetic professional was handed over the award by Union s
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern and condemns the killing of scribes in Ukraine, who have been reporting from ground after the Russian invasion, and urges every concerned to
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating impacts on South Asian economies and livelihoods, resulting in long-lasting adverse socioeconomic consequences that have pushed households into poverty, unemployment, and substantia
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18, 2022: Nepal records just 12 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 978119.
GENEVA, March 18: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern and condemns the killing of scribes in Ukraine, who have been reporting from ground after the Russian invasion, and urges every concerned to
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner. The death of Jim Hill was reported Thursday by his sister.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17, 2022: Holi, the festival of colors among the Hindus living across the world including in Nepal, is being observed with much fanfare across the world.
KYIV, Ukraine, March 16: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a "business-like spirit" is emerging at talks with Ukraine that are now focused on a neutral status for the war-torn country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022: Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi is arriving in Nepal on March 26 on a two-day official visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed yi’s scheduled visit to Nepal sans elabora
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022: There is just about 8 weeks to meet the date for the local level election that is slated for May 13. Political parties, however, failed to launch the election campaign in local levels by fielding their candidate
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022: Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Fahran Al Saud has arrived in Kathmandu for two-day official visit to Nepal. The Saudi prince-led a 23-member delegation arrived from Sri Lanka
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022:Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged one and all not to speak against of the recently ratified Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022:International conference on ‘resonating from South Asia to the world: global norms address violence against women and girls’ is going to be held from Tuesday in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022:Application forms for Korean Language tests under the Employment Permit System (EPS) have opened from Monday. The EPS Korea Section has opened the application forms for Nepali nationals seeking jobs in South Kore
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022:Responding to the threat from some sister wing f the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), singer Prakash Saput has requested one and all not to politicize his new song ‘Pir’. Singer Saput has made the request though the s
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022:10th Hyundai Open Golf Tournament is going to be held at the Gokarna Golf Club on March 19. Laxmi Intercontinental Pvt Ltd is going to organize the Golf Tournament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2022: Nepali cricket team has left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in a triangular ODI series under the ICC World Cup League 2.The Nepali Cricket team has left for the UAE straight from Sri Lanka on Mo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange’s trading largely disturbed due to the technical error in the brokers' data center on Monday. Trading was halted from 12:53 pm due to the technical error.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2022: Ravi Singh has been reelected as the President of the Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN), the representative umbrella organization of Nepalese construction entrepreneurs, for the second conse
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14, 2022: Nepal records just 50 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationalide infection tally has advanced to 977987.
Guwahati: ‘The Kashmir Files’, which is based on the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 and has been released this week in cinema halls, should be declared tax-free in Assam, stated Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA). The forum of nationali
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capita
“I don’t have the words to describe it. I would never imagine in my life that it would come to this — that I would be in my home city ... with a gun in my hands,” Stakhovsky said Saturday, rubbing his left cheek with his palm during a video inte
Bhaktapur Nepal, March 12, 2022: Bird flu has been detected in Bhaktapur again. As the bird flu confirmed at the chickens farm of Suwal Poultry Farm run by Jagat Laxmi Sujkhu in Suryabinayak Municipality-10 of the district, the farm is taken int
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, three family members of President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson and lawmakers in the latest punishment for Russia's invasion
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2022: At least 14 people killed and five injured when a passenger bus met with a fatal caccident at Sankhuwasabha on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2022: American Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry paid a courtesy call to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki at latter’s office, Singhdurbar on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2022: Gold prices increased by Rs 2,500 per tola in the Nepali domestic market on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 9: Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II. But the invading force of more than 150,000 troops reta
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has mourned the death of its president Hedayat Abdel Nabi (73) who passed away on Monday in Cairo. Meanwhile, the international media forum expressed shock over the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka is leaving for Turkey today at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. He is leaving for Turkey leading a three-member delegation to take part in this year’
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Nepal government’s decision to vote in favor of the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly demanding Russia ‘immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Chinese state media has stated on Monday that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal compact, which was endorsed from the House of Representatives (HoR) of Nepal last month, undermines the country's sov
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Five members of a family were found dead in their house in Konjyosom Rural Municipality-4, Nallu of Lalitpur district on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: The CPN (Maoist Center) has nominated 50 members to the Central Committee. A meeting of the Maoist Central Committee held in Kathmandu on Monday nominated 50 out of the 97 members.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: A secretary-level meeting of the joint task force of Nepal and India that was formed to facilitate supply of the petroleum products and gas has concluded with various decisions on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is going to fly it aircrafts to different destinations of Saudi Arabia from next month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Nepal national cricket team has defeated Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club by 111 runs in a practice match played at the Navy Ground in Colombo on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2022: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan not only loves Nepal and Nepalese but also the Nepali dresses and culture as well. Amitabh has shared a photo of himself wearing a Nepali dhakatopi on his Instagram account. H
Guwahati: The innovative SAMRIDH healthcare blended finance facility, supported by USAID (US agency for international development, which is the Washington’s premier international development agency) has extended financial aid of US $1.2 million
LAHORE, MARCH 7: Rafiq Tarar, a former Pakistani judge who served as the country's President from 1997 to 2001, died on Monday in the eastern city of Lahore after a prolonged illness at the age of 92.
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collap
Guwahati: The innovative SAMRIDH healthcare blended finance facility, supported by USAID (US agency for international development, which is the Washington’s premier international development agency) has extended financial aid of US $1.2 million
WASHINGTON/KYIV, March 2: A week after launching its invasion of Ukraine, Russia said its forces took control the first sizable city on Wednesday, seizing Kherson, in the south, as fighting raged around the country and Western nations tightened
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: The political maneuver to rectify the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact project, a $500 million grant package provided by the US government to develop Nepal’s energy and transport infrastructure arch
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: Maha Shivaratri is being observed across the world including in Nepal by worshipping Lord Shiva on Tuesday. Maha Shivratri is considered as one of the most auspicious festivals in Nepal and is celebrated across t
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: China has said that it has noted the parliamentary endorsement of the US-Funded grant Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact project with Interpretive Declarations.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: The government has extended thanks to one and all including the political parties represent in the parliament for their support to ratify the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: The government has extended thanks to one and all including the political parties represent in the parliament for their support to ratify the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has not only defended but expressed his happiness for endorsing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) with interpretative declaration from the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: Nepali Congress (NC) has thanked the main opposition CPN UML claiming that has also supported to ratify the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement from the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: The representative umbrella organizations of the private sectors have welcomed the ratification of the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement through parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: Bir Ganeshman Singh (BGS) Sports Committee is going to organize three different sports events over two months starting from March 5.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: The 18th edition of Pulsar Sports Award is going to be held at the Nepal Academy in Kathmandu on March 22, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: Defending champion Armed Police Force (APF) Club has won the title of Lalitpur Mayor Women's T-20 Cricket Championship in the final match played at TU cricket ground in Kirtipur on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2022: Nepal and India have signed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for long-term supply of Urea and DAP fertilizers from India to Nepal under a government to government (G2G) arrangement.
Kathmandu, February 28, 2022: Nepal recorded 119 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 976984.
Kathmandu, February 28, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has closed at 2,610.58 points losing 43.12 points or 1.62 percent from Sunday's closing on Monday. In the first trading day of the week on Sunday, the NEPSE index had also lost
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2022: Much waited Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement has been ratified from the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday.
KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 28: President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27 2022: Discussions on Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has begun at the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 25, 2022: Meeting of the federal parliament called for 1:00 pm today has been postponed till 1:00 pm Sunday.
KYIV, Ukraine, February 25: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite t
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2022: Meeting of the federal parliament called for 1:00 pm today has been canceled.
MOSCOW/DONETSK, Feb 22: The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a secu
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2022:Even though the government has tabled the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact project in Parliament, there is no certainty that it would be ratified by February 28, the deadline set by the US
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2022:Following the tabulation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact project in Parliament, the ruling head Nepali Congress has intensified its efforts to woo the political parties represent i
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2022:The Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the representative umbrella organization of the Nepalese lawyers, is going to hold its 26th general convention on coming April 2, 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2022:CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused the government and its allies, particularly the CPN (Maoist Center) and the CPN (United Socialist) for playing double slandered role over the ratification of US-funde
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2022: With the ten more political parties registered at the Election Commission (EC) for the purpose of local level election scheduled for May 13, the number of political parties registered at EC has reached 109 s
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2022: Nepal has defeated Canada by eight wickets at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2022: Nepal records just 247 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 975806.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2021: Finally the Nepal government has tabled the much waited Millenniums Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the federal parliament on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2022: The five ruling allies have decided to table the US grant MCC in the parliament.
Leave it to Elon Musk to stir up controversy without saying - or tweeting - a word. In November, according to a regulatory filing, the Tesla CEO donated to charity about 5 million shares of company stock, worth $5.7 billion. Since the filing wi
KYIV: The Ukrainian military said a soldier was killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday morning in east Ukraine, where violence this week in a long-running conflict has stirred concern it could be the trigger for Russian milita
KYIV: The Ukrainian military said a soldier was killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday morning in east Ukraine, where violence this week in a long-running conflict has stirred concern it could be the trigger for Russian milita
Geneva: Expressing grief over the demise of Karachi-based Pakistani television journalist Athar Mateen, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (https://pressemblem.ch/) insists on a genuine probe into the incident that led
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 17, 2022: Ramesh Hamal has been appointed as the chairman of Nepal Securities Board. Cabient meeting held on Thursday decided to appoint Hamal in the post of the regulatory body for capital markets.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 17, 2022: British Ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt has called on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal at latter’s office at Singhdurbar on Thursday.
Lucknow: Thirteen women and girls died while singing and dancing at a wedding as a concrete slab covering an abandoned village well collapsed under their weight in northern India, an official said Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 17, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has called a meeting among the senior leaders of the ruling allies to discuss over the MCC compact project.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16, 2022: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, signed a grant contract with Dr. Anjani Kumar Jha, Chairman of Kathmandu
Geneva: Condemning the attack on the residence of Sri Lanka’s senior television journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema by a group of masked armed men in the early hours of 14 February 2022, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Camp
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: The ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to vote in favor of the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: The government has been preparing to table the widely-debated Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact in Parliament most likely on Wednesday amid widening differences among the political parties repres
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: Speaker Agni Sapkota has made clear that he will not create any hindrance to but table the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Agreement in the parliament if the government takes the decision to th
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: The main opposition CPN UML has backtracked now from its plan to register impeachment motions against some other Supreme Court justices- Deepak Kumar Karki, Mira Khadka, Ishwar Khatiwada and Ananda Mohan Bhat
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: The US Embassy in Nepal has made clear that the US has not issued any threats to Nepali leaders over the issue of endorsing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact project from the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: The government of Nepal has warned of tough actions against illegal online business of crypto currency, hyper fund and digital networking and among others.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: Nepal has lost to Ireland by 16 runs in the final match of the Oman T20 Quadrangular Series at the Al Almerat Stadium in Muscat on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: Popular actress as well as producer of the Nepalese film industries Rekha Thapa has tied a nuptial knot with Balaram Shahi. According to the media reports, the duo recently got court marriage at Kathmandu dis
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2022: Ivan Reitman, the influential Hollywood filmmaker and producer has died at the age of 75 on Sunday Monday. Family members of Reitman have revealed that he died peacefully in his sleep at Saturday night at hi
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2022: Nepal records just 482 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the virus advanced to 973541.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demanded stringent punishments to perpetrators of the murder of a young scribe in central India’s State of Uttar Pradesh some days back. Condoling the demise of Sudhir
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2022: The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting scheduled for Monday has been rescheduled for February 16.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2022: A impeachment motion has been registered at the parliament Secretariat against Supreme Court Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana on Sunday.
UNITED NATIONS, FEBRUARY 12: Five United Nations staff have been abducted in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission, the United Nations said on Saturday.
MOSCOW, Feb 12: More than 30 ships from the Russian Black Sea fleet have started training exercises near the Crimea peninsula as part of wider navy drills, RIA news agency reported on Saturday citing the fleet, as Western nations warned that a w
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 12: NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.
Guwahati: All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) appreciates the latest initiative taken by both the Union government in New Delhi and State government in Dispur to encourage the use of green fuel in all kinds of automobiles and urges the conce
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11, 2022: bird flu that is also also known as also known as H5N1 has been detected in Chitwan district.
SEOUL, Feb 10: The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has so far failed to arrange for any shipments.
Beijing, February 10, 2022: Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva showed up for her scheduled practice at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after Russian media reported the 15-year-old had tested positive for a banned substance.
Los Angeles: A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2022 The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, signed a grant contract with Mr. Lalmani Joshi, Director of Meri Stop Community Service Center Nepal, for installing medical equipment at Meri Stop Comm
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2022: School Education Examination (SEE) of this year is scheduled for coming April 22 to May 3.
A global initiative to get COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received 5% of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups.
Bogota: At least 14 people were killed and 35 injured after a landslide covered several homes in central Colombia on Tuesday, the country's disaster management agency said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC) led incumbent coalition government has decided not only to table the much-delayed American grant- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the parliament but also to hold the local le
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: The government has decided to table the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Agreement at the parliament on February 9.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has been appointed to the post of the party’s spokesperson. Party President Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed him on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: For the first time in the history of Nepal, a separate hospital will be established for the labors. The government has formed a feasibility study team for the construction of a labor hospital.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: Nepal has received additional 862,080 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. United Kingdom (UK) has provided the vaccines through the COVAX facility on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: The death of popular Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar has been mourned in Nepal as well. Not only the song lovers but also the people from different walks of life including the president Bidya Devi Bhandari remem
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: Popular Hollywood celebrity Kylie Jenner has become a mother of second child. She has announced that she and her husband Travis Scott welcomed their second child. However, she has not revealed the gender of th
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: The national cricket team of Nepal is leaving for to Oman today (on Tuesday) to play in the ICC Men's T20 Cup Global Qualifiers, which is going to take place from February 18 to 24 in Oman.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2022: The government has requested the European Union (EC) to remove Nepal from the European airspace prohibition order list. During a meeting with EU Ambassador to Nepal, Nona Deprez, at the ministry on Monday Mini
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, mourns the demise of a promising Indian scribe in a landmine blast, planted by left-wing rebels in Kalahandi locality of Odisha province. A native of Mohangiri village
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2022: The government has decided to hold the local level election on May 13 in a single phase. A Cabinet meeting held on Monday made a decision to this effect.
Beijing, February 7: The coach of the Finland men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the Winter Games.
Beijing, February 7: A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organisers said on Sunday that they did not expect any more large fluctuations in infection numbe
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2022: Three leaders- Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, main opposition party leader KP Oli and CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal hold talks on contemporary political issues
United Nations, February 6: North Korea has continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs including its capability to produce nuclear fissile materials in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.N. experts said in a n
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 5, 2022: Nepal records 1103 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 965222.
Beijing: His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium and spoke of the ideals that had brought together athletes from all over the world.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 5, 2022: At least eight persons were killed and five others injured when a passenger jeep carrying wedding attendants met with an accident in Pyuthan district in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 4, 2022: Nepal records 1602 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 964119.
Cape Town, Feb 4: South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen
British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in an attempt to sidestep lengthy development processes through readily available drugs.
Madrid: Real Madrid will turn their attention back to maintaining their lead at the top of the LaLiga standings after suffering a disappointing 1-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 3, 2022: Nepal records 2742 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 962517.
US Special Forces successfully carried out a counter-terrorism mission in northwest Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said, a raid which Syrian sources said was believed to have targeted an al Qaeda-linked jihadist.
New York: Janet Jackson’s four-part documentary on Lifetime was the network’s most-watched non-fiction show since “Surviving R. Kelly” three years ago, and viewership is continuing to grow.
The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Beijing: Eleven Beijing Olympics-related personnel have been hospitalised with COVID-19 in the Chinese capital since Jan 23 out of a total 232 positive cases, Brian McCloskey, chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel, said on Wednesday.
Washington: An asteroid that was discovered riding along in Earth's orbit is about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) wide and might remain as a hitchhiker with our planet for at least 4,000 more years while posing no danger, scientists said on T
New Delhi: Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms, sources told Reuters, the government's latest altercation with Big Tech.
Geneva: Expressing shock over the murder of a record number of 12 journalists in the first month of 2022, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign demands justice and adequate compensation to the bereaved families.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: The proposed $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact Project has shaken up the Nepali politics including the five party alliance of the incumbent government- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in a poultry farm in the eastern district, Morang, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has stated on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday issued an order in the name of the government and the federal parliament to ensure rights of the Dalits (untouchable) community as provision
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: CPN UML leader and lawmaker Bhim Bahadur Rawal has urged not to approve proposed $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact Project from parliament without amendment in some provisions m
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: The Ministry of Health and Population has on Monday instructed its subordinate bodies to send the details of vaccines administered to eligible citizens across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: Three representative umbrella organizations of the private sectors have protested the corruption case filed recently by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) against some cement ind
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: Australian Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk pays a courtesy call to the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal at latter’s office in Singhdurbar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: The price of milk has been increased by Rs 6.52. A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to increase the price of milk.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: Host Nepali national football team is playing its second friendly match against Mauritius on Tuesday. The match is being played at Dasharath Stadium from 5.45 pm today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the governing body of the Nepalese cricket, has appointed Raghu Ram Srinivas as the fielding consultant coach of the national cricket team.
Kathmandu, Nepal, february 2, 2022: 26 years old Nepali Model Sophiya Bhujel is taking part in the Miss Eco International-2022, which is going to be held on coming march in Egypt, representing to the Nepal.
Bollywood film industries’ youngest superstar Urvashi Rautela has walked in the famous Arab Fashion Week for the second time. Arab Fashion Week is considered as one of the most important and prominent fashion weeks.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2022: The government has appointed Samir Jung Shah as the Executive Chairman of the Nepal Television.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2022: The Election Commission (EC) has submitted its annual report for the fiscal year 2077-78 BS to President Bidya Devi Bhandari. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya submitted the report amid a func
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2022: Nepal records 3472 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, infection tally of the country has advanced to 953913.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2022: The Government of Japan has on Monday provided the grant assistance to strengthen vaccine cold chain system in Nepal through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 30: North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office, as it revives its old playbook in brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and ne
Melbourne: French Open champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova added the Australian Open's women's doubles title to their resume on Sunday, with a 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 win over Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 29, 2022: Main leaders of the five ruling allies have suggested the government to hold local level elections by mid June.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 29, 2022: Nepal records 4904 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 947,392.
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.
Geneva: Appreciating the release of three digital media workers in Myanmar recently, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) maintains its demand to the Burmese junta for unconditional release of all detained journali
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 28, 2022: Nepal records 4810 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 944074.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 28, 2022: The Nepali Congress (NC), the head of the ruling allies, has formed a 37-member Central Work Performance Committee. A Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the party held through the virtually means on Fr
The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to boost its arsenal to fight the Omicron variant.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2022: Nepal records 8,017 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition nationwide infection tally has advanced to 939,267.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 26, 2022: Nepal records 5571 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 933451.
Washington/ Moscow: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a pot
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the murder of Lahore-based Pakistani journalist Hasnain Shah on 24 January 2022 and demands justice to the Pak media fraternity. It urges Prime Minister Imran
The debate over the future elections, particularly the elections of the local bodies, has become a matter of debate in all political spectrums now. As the election of local governments held in 2017 for the first time after the promulgation of ne
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: The Government of Japan has decided to extend loan assistance of up to ten billion Japanese Yen (¥10,000,000,000), approximately NRs. 10.4 billion, to the Government of Nepal as a Policy Loan for Economic Grow
Guwahati: Should the journalist-editor-proprietors continue to have government sponsored personal security officers (PSO) even though they do not have visible threats to their lives ? Are PSOs slowly becoming status symbols for many celebrated m
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture aviation company, has been awarded with ISO 9001-2015 QMS certification. This is the first time in Nepal’s history of aviation sector to be awarded with the cert
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has finally approved the Initial Public Offering (IPO) proposal of six different companies- Balephi Hydropower Ltd, Green Ventures Ltd., NESDO Sambridha Laghubitta Bittiy
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state own petroleum product monopoly, has paid over Rs 13 billion to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for the procurement of oil.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: The contradictions in the constitution of Nepal and Local Level Election Act over the term of the elected representatives of the local governments has not only created confusion to fix the date for the local l
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: The dissident faction of the ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to exert pressure to the party leadership and the government to hold local level elections by April 2022 as proposed by the Election C
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2022: Responding to the widespread criticism, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Kumari Yadav has made attempt to clarify her controversial statement as ‘mass murder of cadres of CK Raut-led par
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2022: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index, the sole secondary share market of the country, has closed at 2,820.65 points after losing 99.86 points from yesterday's closing on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2022: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 918,448 after 8,054 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, active cases of coronavirus infection tally of Nepal advanced to 8
Guwahati: Paying floral tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat commented that Bose was a symbol of courage, sacrific and patriotism, who dedicated his entire
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 23, 2022: Nepal records 5,598 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 910,394.
London/Keyv: Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after Britain accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader there.
Roskilde, Denmark: For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2022: Nepal records 8,212 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 904,796.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2022: The CPN Maoist Center, a key ally of the incumbent government, has decided to form a panel to suggest the party on the issues related to the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact project.
Shanghai/Beijing: China's capital Beijing urged all its local districts on Saturday to maintain "full emergency mode" as the city continued to report new local coronavirus cases, less than two weeks before the start of the Winter Olympic Games.
Shanghai/Beijing: China's capital Beijing urged all its local districts on Saturday to maintain "full emergency mode" as the city continued to report new local coronavirus cases, less than two weeks before the start of the Winter Olympic Games.
Geneva: As the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) continue to arrest scribes in the south-east Asian country, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the Burmese junta (also known a
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 21, 2022: Nepal records 8,815 new cases of coronavirus infections in last 24 hours from across the country on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally advanced to 896,584.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 21, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged one and everyone to be ready for the elections. Addressing to the nation on Friday, Prime Minister Deuba said that his government has the responsibilities to hold th
Accra: At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion in western Ghana when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle, the minister for lands and natural resources, Samuel Jinapor, said on Friday.
United Nations: The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies "to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust de
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 20, 2022: Nepal records 10052 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 887769.
Brussels: A U.N.-backed agency has struck a deal for nearly 30 generic drugmakers to make low-cost versions of Merck & Co's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir for poorer nations, widening access to a drug seen as a weapon in fighting the pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2022: The Armed Police Force (APF) has clinched the title of the Prime Minister (PM) Cup T20 National Cricket Championship by defeating the Nepal Police Club by 21 runs in the final match played at the TU Internatio
Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, including for Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina and Uru
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: Nepal records 8730 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 868215.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: The government and the ruling allies have been facing tremendous pressure to hold the local elections on time. Not only the Election Commission (EC) but also the opposition parties and the civil society have b
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: A meeting of the political coordination committee is scheduled held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official resident, Baluwatar today (Tuesday) morning. The coordination committee is the 11 member comm
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: The long-standing debates on naming Province 2 and designating its capital have been settled after assembly meeting of the province named Madhesh Pradesh as name and Janakpur as Provincial capital on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal, Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN) and Association of District Coordination Committees of Nepal (ADCCN) have jointly urged the government and the Elect
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2022: Nepal records 5,747 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally advanced to 859485.
Guwahati: Amidst the threat of spreading novel coronavirus (precisely the Omicron variant) across India, Asom Granthamela (Assam Book Fair) came to a successful end in Guwahati, the virtual capital of Northeast. Organised jointly by Asom Prakas
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: Nepal records 4534 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 852738.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan 16: The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: Parliamentary meeting called for Monday has been postponed again for January 30.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2022: The Government of Nepal has sent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan through a chartered flight on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 15, 2021: Nepal records 3703 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 849204.
Geneva: The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row, but organizers still hope to catapult the world into t
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2021: The much more touted merger process between the Himalayan Bank Limited (HBL) and Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIB) has come to end from Friday, thanks to the rejection of the merger proposal by the former’s
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2021: Nepal records 4,204 new coronavirus infections cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally jumped to 845,501.
Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the A
The paradigm shift in the geopolitical dynamics in the Asia Pacific is in the offing since President Biden assumed the Office. The Biden Administration took an apparent deviation from his predecessor- Trump's foreign policy, so far this Region i
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: Nepal records 1981 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 835927.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: As the daily coronavirus infection cases drastically increased triggering a fear of third wave in the country, the government has brought some restrictive measures to contain the spreading threats of the virus
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: Nepal Power Exchange Limited (NPEL), a subsidiary of Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN), has signed an agreement with Manikaran Power Limited of India to carry out cross border electricity
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The ruling CPN (Unified Socialist) party has condemned the remarks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Indian government is expanding the road to the Lipulekh area.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: CPN-UML Vice-Chair Subash Chandra Nembang has hinted that his party would end the obstruction in the Parliament. We are ready to discuss the issue of ongoing deadlock in the parliament, Nembang said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been postponed again for January 17. This is the second time to have postponed the HoR meeting after the commencement of the ongoing winter session.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: Nepali Ambassador to Germany Ram Kaji Khadka has been appointed as Non-Resident Nepali Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of the country, has issued four-point directives to all the Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) to provide services by mentioning safety protocols of the COVID
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The government is administering COVID-19 vaccine to the children aged 12 to 17 years in the Kathmandu Valley Tuesday. It is aid that Pfizer, Moderna vaccines will be administered to the children.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 11, 2022: The 300th birth anniversary of late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, which is popularly known as Prithivi Jayanti, is being observed across the country including in Kathmandu on Tuesday by organizing various program
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Chin journalist Pu Tui Dim by the Burmese military forces and demands a fair probe into the incidents that led to his death. Tui Dim died in th
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 10, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,357 new coronavirus infection cases in last 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 833,946.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 9, 2021: Owing to the spreading threat of coronavirus infection across the country, the government has decided to impose ‘smart lockdown’ that meant not to allow people to assemble exceeding the number of 25.
Former world number one Simona Halep stormed past Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 final on Sunday to claim the title and give herself a massive boost of confidence heading into the Australian Open.
MUMBAI, Jan 9: India reported 159,632 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the country, nudging several state governments to impose fresh restrictions.
Geneva, January 7, 2022 (PEC) Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since March 2020. Last year, in 2021, at least 1400 media workers succumbed to the virus, that is to say 116 par month or some 4 per day on average, announced
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 8, 2022: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the president of the ruling head Nepali Congress, and main opposition party leader KP Sharma Oli held discussion at latter’s Balkot of Bhaktapur based resident on
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 7, 2022: the coronaviurs infection cases including the new Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading in Nepal. It is said that 24 cases of Omicron variant has found so far in Nepal.
Almaty: Security forces appeared to be in control of the streets of Kazakhstan's main city Almaty on Friday morning and the president said constitutional order had mostly been restored, a day after Russia sent troops to put down a countrywide up
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 6, 2022: Coronavirus infection cases have gradually been increasing in Nepal though omicron variant is not found to have spread in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal January 6, 2022: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Minister for Health and Population Mr. Birodh Khatiwada at the Ministry of Health and Population in Ramshahpath today.
Geneva: Expressing shock over the repeated incident of targeting women, including many Indian scribes in social media, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands proper actions against the individuals behind the
Guwahati: Reacting to a viral social media post insisting on India’s diplomatic liberty out of the Commonwealth of Nations, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) bats for appointing ambassadors (instead of high commissioners) in most of the 53 C
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: The dispute surfaced in the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has been resolved for now. The dispute was resolved after CAN authority decided not to offer central contracts for the first six months of 2022 a
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: Dikchya K.C of Bafal, Kathmandu has won the title of Mrs Nepal, 2021. She bagged the title of Mrs Nepal 2021 along with the title as ‘Lady with companionship.’
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: Election process for the 19 National Assembly members is going to begin from today (Tuesday). The Election Commission has set the date to file the nomination for Tuesday, January 4. The elections will be held
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is being administered to the target group from Today (Tuesday). According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), patients of six different types of disease and people ab
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who has been leading the party since more than three decades, has been reelected as the chairman of the CPN Maoist Center for the next five years term. Dahal was unanimously reelec
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: The ruling coalition partners have agreed to share 19 vacant seats of the National Assembly. A meeting of the ruling allies held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official resident, Baluwatar, Kathmandu on
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2022: Resham Chaudhary has registered an application at the Election Commission to register a new party named as “Nagarik Unmukti Party” (Civil Liberation Party) on Monday.
This year has been a stark reminder that, as an erstwhile scientist put it, the virus is the insidious enemy of man. It is one hundred years since the deadly (Spanish) flu virus ran rampant and killed 20 million, to really put a stamp to the end
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2022: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda has been reelected as the chairman of the CPN Maoist Center.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2022: Nepal records 291 new cases of cronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 829277.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while appreciating the State government’s decision to judiciously use the government sponsored security cover to individuals, urges the concerned media persons to abandon the same voluntarily so that th
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2, 2022: At least 11 people killed and dozens other injured in two separate road accident occurred on Sunday.
London: A stoppage-time goal from midfielder Rodri gave Premier League leaders Manchester City a 2-1 win at Arsenal on New Year's Day as the home side finished a thrilling encounter with 10 men following the sending-off of defender Gabriel.
Geneva, 1 January 2022: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, wishes all media workers around the world a happy, secured and prosperous new year. The bygone year witnessed the killing of 79 media employees by assa
Guwahati: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Asom Granthamela, presently going on at Assam Engineering Institute playground at Chandmari locality in the city on Thursday and took a look around various book stalls at the book fair. Sonowal
With the arrival of new year, innovation will continue to play a vital role in the economic, social, and environmental progress of Asia and the Pacific. Over the last 60 years, the region's rapid transformation has yielded the Asian “miracles” o
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine caused mostly mild side effects in children aged 5 to 11 years, according to data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
Pretoria: India seamer Jasprit Bumrah claimed the wicket of South Africa captain Dean Elgar to move the tourists closer to victory on day five of the first test at Centurion Park, leaving the home side on 182 for seven at lunch in search of 305
Kathmandu, Nepal December 29, 2021: Nepal records 209 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 827972.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 28, 2021:Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is leaving for India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on January 9 to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2022 (VG2022), which is schedul
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 28, 2021:Following the footsteps of the major three parties- CPN UML, Nepali Congress (NC) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the CPN (Maoist Center), an ally of the incumbent government and third largest party
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 28, 2021:The government has put on hold its plan to vaccinate children aged 12-17 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to the shortage of syringes.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 28, 2021: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to hold district conventions in the remaining 16 districts on January 11. A meeting of the Central Election Committee held on Monday decided to this effect.
Public reactions against a news item in any newspaper or news channel may be usual in India, but public outrages in digital platforms against the mainstream media outlets for not covering a particular issue is definitely an unusual phenomenon. F
Kathmandu, Nepal December 27, 2021: Nepal records 251 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 827522.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 27, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has decreased by 69.77 points, which is 2.69 in percent, and closed at 2,521.65 points, thanks to the selling pressure throughout the trading hours on Monday.
Sydney: Australia's most populous state reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while thousands of people were isolating at home after contracting the virus or coming into contact with someon
Geneva: As the year 2021 sets to finish its cycle, Afghanistan emerges as the most dangerous country for scribes with 12 journo-casualties, followed by Mexico (10 dead), Pakistan (7), India (6), etc. The south Asian nation also lost at least 10
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2021: General Convention of the CPN Maoist Center is being commenced today in Kathmandu. The convening is being inaugurated at Kamaladi based Nepal Academy amid a function at 3:00 pm on Sunday.
More than 30 people, including women and children, were killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar's conflict-torn Kayah state on Friday, according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights group.
President Vladimir Putin! You are amassing (soon perhaps) up to 175,000 Russian military personnel on Ukraine's border. Are you afraid that Ukraine and Georgia will become NATO members, threatening Russia's sovereignty?
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 22, 2021: New variant of coronavirus Omicron has been detected in one more person in Nepal. Earlier two persons were found to have infected with the virus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2021: Nepal records 252 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 826206.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2021: The House of Representative (HoR) meeting has passed two ordinances amid obstructions from CPN-UML lawmakers on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2021: The ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has intensified its effort to rectify the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact amid stumbling block posed by the opponents, particularly the communist par
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2021: Owing to the liquidity crunch, the government has allowed the banks and banking institutions to use up to 80 percent of the funds released by the federal government for the local governments in their credit-d
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 21, 2021:Enterprise India – Dealers and Distributors Expo 2021 is being commenced at Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Hall, Kathmandu on Tuesday. The three day long Expo will remain till December 23.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2o, 2021: The Covid-19 medical equipments supported by the British Army to the Nepali Army have arrived in Nepal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2021: Nepal records 218 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in last 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 825,954.
With urbanization and the growing global population, much focus has been placed on finding solutions for improving solid waste management (SWM) as a way to curb the growing amounts of waste being generated. However, governments should instead lo
London: A senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet resigned Saturday night, adding to a sense of disarray within a government that has faced rebellion from his own lawmakers and voters this week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2021: Nepal records 133 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 825736.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2021: Owing to the continue obstruction in the federal parliament by the main opposition party CPN UML, the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the president of ruling head Nepali Congress, called an al
The post-Cold War era has formulated an attempt to eradicate dynastic politics in Asia by the Western stakeholders. The fall of socialism boosted the incorporation of the western democratic system by altering and supplanting socialistic, monarch
Geneva: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victims in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military coup th
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2021: five joint general secretaries of the Nepali Congress (NC) under the Khas Aarya, Muslim, backward region, Tharu and Madhesi cluster have been elected on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2021: Nepal records 269 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally advanced to 825445.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2021: Three joint general secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) under the woman, dalit and indigenous cluster have been elected on Thursday night. Mahalaxmi Upadhyay ‘Dina’, Jivan Pariyar and Bhishmaraj Angdambe h
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 16, 2021: Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishow Prakash Sharma have been elected as the General Secretary of Nepali Congress (NC) under the ongoing 14th general convention of the party on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 16, 2021: Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhan Raj Gurung have been elected as Vice Presidents of Nepali Congress (NC) under the ongoing 14th general convention of the party on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 15, 2021: Sher Bahadur Deuba has been reelected as President of the Nepali Congress. Deuba elected in the post by defeating Shekhar Koirala with a margin of 878 votes in the second round of elections held on Tuesday un
NEW YORK, Dec 15: All three U.S.-authorized COVID-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus in laboratory testing, but a booster dose likely restores most of the protecti
Geneva: Three ethnic Shan journalists along with a civilian were imprisoned for three years recently by a military court in Myanmar for spreading misinformation about the regime in Naypyidaw. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 14, 2021: Even though the Prime Minister and incumbent party president of the Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba maintained the lead in the election held for the post of new president for the next four year term,
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2021: Nepal records 313 new cases of coronavirus infections cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 824,535.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2021: Capital Market Strengthening Comprehensive Task Force, a joint forum of all share market investors' associations, has demanded the government to immediately form a high-level task force to carry out capital m
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has decreased by 79.23 points and closed at 2,281.67 points at the second trading day of the week on Monday. This is 3.37 percent loss on the index. All the sectors indi
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2021: Famous Japanese cosmetic brands MEISHOKU and MOMOTANI have launched their skin care and beauty products for the first time in Kathmandu, Nepal. Both of these brands are owned by Momotani Juntenkan Ltd, a comp
Jerusalem: Israeli researchers said on Saturday they found that a three-shot course of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine provided significant protection against the new Omicron variant.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 11, 2021: The election process for the selection of a new working committee under the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress has started on Saturday.
Geneva/Guwahati, 9 December 2021: Afghanistan and Mexico are the most dangerous countries for media work this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its annual report in Geneva on Thursday in view of Human Rights Day. Since 1 January, 76
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 9, 2021: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the Prime Minister, has said that he will select the new leadership of the party by consensus.
Washington/ Beijing: U.S. government officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of China's human rights "atrocities", the White House said on Monday, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the two
Beijing: The United States will have to "pay a price" for its diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China said on Tuesday, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the two sides.
Geneva, 7 December 2021: As the year approaches end, Myanmar continues to be an unsafe country for journalists in particular and pro-democracy activists in general. Soon after the military coup on 1 February last, the south-east Asian nation wit
Kathmandu, Nepal December 7, 2021: Renowned Nepali actress and director Rekha Thapa has said that her defeat in the post of general secretary of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has granted chance her to learn oneself.
Kathmandu, Nepal December 7, 2021: Since the preliminary election results in provinces to local levels suggest that incumbent party president of the Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba would secure his position as the party president at agai
Kathmandu, Nepal December 7, 2021: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, is investing Rs 3.05 billion in ‘A' listed commercial banks, 'B' listed national level development banks and 'C' listed national level finance companies for a
Kathmandu, Nepal December 7, 2021: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that his party would not show of strength by bringing people from across the country in the upcoming 14th general convention.
Kathmandu, Nepal December 7, 2021: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the representative umbrella organization of Nepalese lawyers, has been continuing its protest against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana demanding his resignation from the
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2021: Nepal records 238 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 822830.
Bangkok: A special court in Myanmar's capital sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2021: In the first time in Nepal, two cases of Omicron variant have been detected.
Hyderabad, 5 December 2021: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses concern over the slapping of sedition charges against a journalist from Assam’s Barak valley and urges the authority to withdraw the case against Anirban Roy Choudhury.
Mumbai: India on Sunday reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths since July after two states revised their death tolls.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5, 2021: Rajendra Lingden has been elected as the chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). Linden has Secord 1,844 votes while his rival candidate Kamal Thapa got just 1,617 votes.
Ahmedabad: India reported its third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, government officials said, as total Covid-19 cases inched closer to the 35 million mark.
Kathmandu, December 3, 2021: Nepal records 223 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 722172.
BENGALURU, Dec 3: India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no immediate plan to authorise booster vaccine shots despite demands from lawmakers.
Rome: World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2, 2021: Five ruling allies have suggested to the Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana to stay on leave by appointing an acting Chief Justice.
Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in the south Asian country and also defending
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: KP Sharma Oli has been reelected as the chairman of the CPN UML. Oli defeated his rival candidate Bhim Rawal with huge margin of votes, claims a source close to the UML.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: The main opposition party CPN UML is going to select its executive body including party chair, office bearer and central committee through the election on Tuesday (today). As the last ditch attempts made by i
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: The ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) has published the election schedule of the Central Working Committee. The NC has already scheduled to hold the central level general convention from December 10 to 12, 20
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: Tiger census is going to be conducted in Nepal from coming December 5, 2021. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DoNPWC) is going to launch the census from the Chitwan National Park (C
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: In view that new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant, Omicron (B.1.1.529), that first detected in South Africa and lately found to have spared in many countries including neighboring India, the government has adop
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: At least four people killed and four others injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident in Myagdi on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: Model turned actress Reshma Ghimire has tied a nuptial knot with Prabhat Basu at a Biratnagar based hotel on Monday. The wedding ceremony was held in the presence of family members and few filmy actors, model
Renowned Bollywood film industry’s actress Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are going to tie nuptial knot in coming December. It is said that their marriage ceremony is set for on December 7 to 10, 2021 at the Six Senses Fort Barwara, a resort in
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: Tanka Lal Ghising has been appointed as the member secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC). A cabinet meeting held Monday decided to appoint Ghising in the post of NSC member secretary.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: Nepalese orange growers and tourism professionals are going to take part in the Orange Festival, which is being held at Kolkata, West Bengal of India from coming December 10.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2021: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha has said that the government will blacklist the foreign companies if they fail to provide salaries and perks to the Nepali migrant wo
On 19 Nov. 21, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to repeal the farm reform laws, which the farmers have been protesting against for more than a year. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) raised three controversial farm l
Geneva: The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have "severe consequences" in some places, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2021: Nepal records 243 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 821121.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index lost 21.48 points and closed at 2,630.01 points on Monday. The NEPSE index had lost 80.29 points in the first trading day of the week on Sunday as well.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2021: Nepal records 154 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally advanced to 820878.
Brussels: Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2021: At least five persons killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Jajarkot district on Sunday morning.
Lima: A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru's central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2021: Nepal records 197 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally advanced to 820724.
Guwahati: Undeterred with intimidations from the military junta, a number of Myanmar civil society organizations come out with a strong resentment against the UN General Assembly that recently passed a resolution on the human rights of Rohingya
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2021: Nepal records 242 new cases of cornavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 820527.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2021: The 10th National General Convention of the CPN-UML commenced on the bank of Narayani River in Chitwan from Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2021: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA), which has been protesting against Chief Justice Cholendra Samsher Rana demanding resignation since a month, has urged the government to take initiative to resolve the problem
Comprehensive infrastructure projects have proven to be efficient in reducing poverty, community burdens, and production costs and raising competitiveness within and between regions. However, investment in specific forms of infrastructure can he
Guwahati: As Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) recently issued an advisory asking all film producers, over-the-top platform associations, film chambers of commerce and also the advertisers to prioritize the use of modern methods such as comp
New Delhi: India stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat in the opening test against New Zealand on Thursday in a battle between two spin-heavy squads at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 25, 2021: Nepal records 281 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 820,285.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2021: Nepal records 305 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 820004.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The British College held the Graduation Ceremony 2021 at The Hyatt Regency Hotel, to celebrate the conferment of awards for Leeds Beckett University (LBU) and The University of the West of England (UWE).
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2021: The Election Commission (EC), the only constitutional body responsible for the elections, has warned the political parties that it would not update their records if they issued membership to government employ
Hyderabad, 23 November 2021: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern over the intimidation of banned separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) to a Guwahati-based news channel editor for his views on three
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: The Nepali Women's Cricket team is competing with Bhutan today in the second match under the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers. The match is being played at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai at 3:
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: Agitating lawyers under the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) have called on different political parties representing in the federal parliament including Speaker Agni Sapkota to oust Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Sh
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: Ek Nath Dhakal has been reelected as Chairperson of the Nepal Pariwar Dal (Nepal Family Party). The third National General Convention of the party has reelected him for the next five years term.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana’s discretionary power to constitute bench and assign cases to the justices has been officially curtailed from Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: At least six persons died while one other sustained critical injuries after a passenger jeep met with a fatal accident at Dasharathchand Municipality-4 of Baitadi district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2021: Three minors have died in a fire after a cowshed gutted in Helambhu of Sindhupalchowk district on Monday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2021: Nepal records 367 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to819386.
Developing Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, and Viet Nam, have announced their net-zero carbon emission targets by mid-century at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, and financing c
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2021: Nepal recorded 272 new coronavirus infections cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 818,307.
Berlin: The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a "really terrible Christmas" unless steps are taken to counter the sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
Kathmandu, Nepal : November 18, 2021: The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Mr. YOSHIOKA Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Dr. Chuman Lal Das, Medical Superintendent of Koshi Hospital, for installing medical equipment for the treatment
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has asked some of the world's largest oil consuming nations to consider releasing some crude reserves in a coordinated effort to lower prices, according to several people familiar with the matter.
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut down some coal-burning power plants Wednesday to reduce air pollution in India’s smog-shrouded capital and neighboring states, as the country weighs an unprecedented and more fa
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yoshioka Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Ms. Ranju Napit, Chairperson of the Laborer Women and Child Welfare Council (LWCWC) for providing medical equipment to the Valley He
Bollywood actress and model Urvashi Rautela has shared a picture of her in a diamond-studded body con dress. The pictures shared thorough her Instagram post have went viral not only for the posing style but for the cost of the dress.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 16, 2021: Nepal and Qatar women’s cricket team are playing a three-match T20I series from today (Tuesday) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha, UAE.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Maha Prasad Adhikari has been elected as the chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Coperation (SAARC) Finance.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The price of gold has decreased by Rs 300 in the domestic market in Nepal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The Federation of Truck Transport Entrepreneurs Nepal (FTTEN) has warned of launching protests against of the price hike of petroleum products.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has gained 26.44 points from yesterday's closing. The NEPSE index has closed at 2,715.35 points on Monday making thrill to the share investors as well as traders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: At least four persons died while 14 others sustained injuries when a passenger Jeep met with a fetal accident at Okhaldhunga district on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has presented its annual report for the fiscal year 2077-78 BS (2020-21) before President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: A top diplomat of United States of America (USA) and southern neighbor India are arriving to Nepal at the third week of November.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The ongoing protests of Supreme Court (SC) justices and Nepal Bar Association (NBA) demanding resignation of the Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana likely to defuse after justices divided on their str
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organization of Nepalese journalists, has condemned the move that restricted journalists from collecting news in and outside the Supreme Court (SC) pre
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: Transparency International (TI) Nepal has demanded proves the wealth of the Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Supreme Court (SC) judges. Issuing a press release on Monday, TI Nepal has also deman
Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses shock over the brutal murder of a young scribe in Bihar and demands a thorough probe into the incident that led to the untimely demise of Buddhinath Jha. The national union of scribes also rais
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2021: Nepal recorded 367 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in last 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 817,333.
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condoles the sad demise of two young journalists in India and Afghanistan within 24 hours and urges the concerned authorities to probe the developments that led to the
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the relentless murder of scribes, citizen journalists and digital media users in Pakistan for exposing anomalies in the government, admi
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed its dismay over the 11-year imprisonment of American journalist Danny Fenster by the military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and deman
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing utter dismay over the diktat of a group of villagers to send a native woman along with a teen out of the locality for illicit relationship with some people, urged the concerned au
Kathmandu:The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Mr. YOSHIOKA Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Mr. Rudra Lal Jaisi, Headmaster of Shree Basic School Nakhira, for building new classrooms in West Rukum District.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2021: Nepal records 301 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 816,060.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2021: 12th National Census 2021 has begun from today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2021: Nepal records 387 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 815759.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2021: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma amid a special function organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 9, 2021: The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Mr. YOSHIOKA Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Mr. Deepak Chapagain, President of Volunteer Corps Nepal, for building new classrooms at Shree Malika Secondary Sch
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 9, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Monday removed the governors of Province 1, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim province. The President Bhandari has made the decision under the recommendation of the government as p
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 9, 2021: Agitating Supreme Court (SC) justices, who had been boycotting all the benches demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, begins hearing of hear habeas corpus writs from Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 9, 2021: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma leaves for New Delhi on Tuesday for an official visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manoj Mukund Naravane.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2021: Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Rajendra Prasad Pandey has won the vote of confidence at the provincial assembly meeting on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2021: The People’s Liberation Army of China has provided 300,000 doses of Vero Cell vaccine to the Nepal Army.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2021: The bodies of three missing French nationals, who were buried under snow on the slope of a mountain in the Everest region, have been recovered by a high-altitude search and rescue team.
Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) today expresses concern over the tendency and initiative to target journalists along with other social media users by the Tripura government in Agartala and demands a fair probe into the incidents that l
Dang, Nepal, November 7, 2021: Death toll of Salyan bus accident has reached to 12. A passenger bus with registration number Ra 1 Kha 2552 that was heading to Tulsipur of Dang district from Salyan district met with the fetal accident on Sunday.
A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.
Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU), while appealing to the Union government to declare working journalists as frontline warriors, urges all States and Union territories to separately announce compensations to the families of corona-media
During the British colonial era, religion always played a catalytic role to achieve political power in the Indian Sub-continent. The colonizers were under the habit of subduing the natives and thereby, to rule British India under the auspices of
Kathmandu: The Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Autumn Imperial Decorations naming Himalaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana as one of the recipients.
Guwahati: The recent release of some political prisoners, who actually should have not been arrested in the first place, by the ruling military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh, which is an eastern neighbour to India) was noth
Guwahati: The oldest political party of India is facing a crisis in north-eastern States and it became visible after the results of nine byelections came out on Tuesday, while the polling was conducted on 30 October in Mizoram, Meghalaya and Ass
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global safety and media rights body, endorses the statement of Cambodian civil society organizations (CSO) on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (2 November 2021)
The Nepali festival Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and Diwali in India. It is a five-days festival, which comes soon after the Dashain Festival, and Tihar is all
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2, 2021: Nepal records 422 new coronavirus infections cases in last 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 813,433.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2021: Though search and rescue operation is underway of the three missing French climbers in the Himalayas after an avalanche, hopes fade to find them alive.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba led Nepalese delegation has taken part in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change-26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2021: Responding to the widespread criticism for boycotting the hearing, the protesting 19 Supreme Court (SC) justices have returned to work from Monday. They have resumed only the hearings of habeas corpus writs.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2021: The Nepal Army and the US Army have started a month-long joint drill related to disaster risk management named as 'Ex-Teak Nail-2022' at Chhauni of Kathmandu based Ranger Battalion of the Nepal Army from Mon
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2021: Chief Ministers of Province 1 Bhim Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi resigned from their posts on Monday.
GLASGOW, Scotland: The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow formally opens Sunday, a day before leaders from around the world gather in Scotland’s biggest city to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2021: Nepal records 376 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 812583.
Geneva, 31 October 2021: On the impending occasion of United Nation’s impunity day on crimes against journalists, the Geneva-based media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) raises demands for justice to all victim scribes around
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, held in Dharwad (Karnataka), expresses its deep anguish over the recent outburst of violence on Hindu families in Bangladesh and strongly condemns the c
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2021: The Central Election Committee of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has published the date for the 14th General Convention of the party on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2021: The government has recommended the names as ambassadors to India, USA and UK on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2021: The newly appointed chief minister (CM) of Bagmati Province, Rajendra Pandey, took the oath of office and secrecy. Bagmati Province Chief Yadav Chandra Sharma administered the oath to Pandey as the chief minis
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2021: Nepal records 527 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 811407.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2021: Nepal records 569 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 810298.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Nepal’s judiciary has been dragged into unprecedented controversies with the mounting pressure to resign to the Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana. The Supreme Court Justices and the Nepal Bar Association
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Senior leader of the ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) Ramchandra Poudel has announced his candidacy for the post of party president during the upcoming 14th General Convention, which is scheduled for coming m
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka has said that Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) deal signed with the United States of America (USA) government in 2018 would be passed only if consensus was
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Nepal received United States of America (USA) donated 100,620 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. The USA has donated the vaccines through COVAX, the international vaccine sharing scheme back
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Citizenship less children of Nepali citizens by birth demands their reorganization as Nepali national. Citizenship-less Nepalese Struggle Committee has demanded so by submitting the memorandum to the different
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government would soon announce the date for the election to the post of 19 National Assembly, local level elections and by-election to the vacant posts of Ho
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that political stability and development in Nepal is possible only by strengthening Nepal-India relations.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Eleven Afghan nationals have been arrested from Sinamangal area of Kathmandu on Monday. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested them while they were staying illegally in the area since one month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2021: Nepal Police have arrested five more youths involved in gang-rape of three teenage girls on Monday.
Hyderabad, 24 October 2021: The national executive committee meeting of Indian Journalists Union (IJU), which concluded on Sunday in the capital city of Telangana, discussed various burning issues concerningthe practitioners of journalism across
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 24, 2021: The United States of America (USA) has announced to donate additional 100,620 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 24, 2021: Nepal records 522 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 809056.
NEW YORK, Oct 24: Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds clearly outweigh the risks of rare cases of heart inf
Hyderabad, 22 October 2021: The national executive committee meeting of Indian Journalists Union (IJU) will be held on tomorrow and Sunday after a long gap in Hyderabad. The meeting, organised for the first time after the formation of Telangana
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the decision of Assam government to recognise Bhaskarabda, a period counted from the date of ascension by the greatest king of Kamrup, as an official calendar along with the Saka and Gr
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2021: Nepal records 574 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 808096.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2021: floods and landslides triggered by the torrential rainfall came from Sunday night claimed the lives of 48 people from across the country till Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2021: Nepal recorded 535 new cases of coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 807,052.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2021: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Kikuta Yutaka paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singha Durbar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: China has announced to provide an additional grant of two million COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Nepal records 957 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 806517.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Nepal government’s request to India to import electricity has not been responded yet though the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) had written a letter to the India’s Ministry of Power about two months ago.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to the United Kingdom (UK) in the third week of November to attend the conference on climate change.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Torrential rainfall begun to come from Sunday night has created havoc in different parts of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Two earthquakes measuring 4.7 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit Sindhupalchowk district of eastern Nepal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Bagmati Province government has raised the passenger fare effective from Monday. With the decision, travelers of public buses in the Kathmandu Valley now have to pay Rs. 18, which was previously Rs 15.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: The government has sacked National Sports Council (NAC) member secretary Ramesh Kumar Silwal from the post. A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to this effect.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Outspoken Bollywood actress Neena Gupta has revealed that she was molested by a doctor while examining her eyes and by a tailor while taking her measurements.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2021: Bollywood film industry’s renowned actor Akshay Kumar, who has recently announced his new film ‘Gorkha,’ has vows to ‘correct’ the mistakes occurred while carrying Khukri in the recently released poster.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2021: Nepal records 523 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 805560.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2021: The Nepali football team has arrived in Nepal after clinching the first runner-up title in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship-2021 held in Maldives.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has dropped by 69.51 points and closed at 2,587.45 points on Monday. Likewise, the Sensitive Index that measures the trading activity of the companies classified as class
World media is manifestly devastated having observed the US-created debacle in Afghanistan, and political pundits around the world are comprehendingly lamenting and venting out their concerns after the Taliban takeover. The US-allied forces have
Nepalgunj, Nepal, October 12, 2021: The death toll in the Mugu bus accident has climbed to 32 after four more injured passengers breathed their last while receiving treatment at Nepalgunj of Banke district on Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12, 2021: Fulpati, the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, is being observed Tuesday. On this day, banana stalks, jamara, belpatra (leaves of wood apple) and sugarcane sticks tied with red cloth along with Kalash fill
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12, 2021: The government has initiated process to purchase 6 million doses of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine with the aim to vaccinate the adolescents between ages of 12 to 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12, 2021: The newly-formed CPN (Unified Socialist) has been exerting pressure to the ruling allies, particularly the ruling head Nepali Congress, to help elect its leaders to chief minister positions in Province 1 and B
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12, 2021: The unsolved disputes in the ruling head Nepali Congress has posed threat to hold the party’s 14th general convention that is scheduled for coming November 25-29 in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has lost 23.19 points to close at 2,639.37 points on Monday. As Monday was the last trading day of the week before Dashain Festival, the investors have remained upset due
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2021: Nepal records 663 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 802861.
Pokhara, Nepal, Octover 11, 2021: At least eight people killed and two injured when a passenger jeep, which was heading to Ghandruk from Pokhara, met with an accident at Kalabhir of Ghandruk on Monday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Octover 11, 2021: Nepal’s leg-spinner cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has won the title of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Player of the Month for September, 2021.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Octover 11, 2021: Popular Nepali comedian Manoj Gajurel has tied a nuptial knot with Manju Pokhrel, an officer of the Judicial Service, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2021: Nepal records 565 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 8021698.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 9, 2021: Nepal records 626 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 801633.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2021: Finally, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his Cabinet about three months after the formation of the incumbent government under his leadership.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2021: Nepal records 715 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 800997.
Shanghai: China will make the protection of nature a priority and crack down on damage to habitats, the government said in a policy paper days before it hosts talks aimed at drawing up a new global biodiversity treaty.
Geneva/Guwahati, 8 October 2021 : The number of journalists dying of Covid-19 are still growing globally, where at least 1830 scribes have succumbed to the novel corona virus infection in 83 countries since March 2020, revealed Press Emblem Camp
Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva- based global media rights body expressed serious concern over the imprisonment of a Cambodian journalist without the fair trial and urged the government led by Prime minister Hun Sen to help You
Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based media rights body, condoles the demise of young television scribe Raman Kashyap at Lakhimpur Kheri locality of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and demands an authentic probe into the incident that led t
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 5, 2021: Nepal records 762 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 798766.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 5, 2021:The 5th Annual co-ordination meeting between border guarding forces of Nepal and India has commenced on Tuesday) in India’s capital city, New Delhi. The meeting will be continuing till coming Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 5, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has been dragged into controversy after Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana faced a charge that he demanded his share in the incumbent Sher Bahadur De
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 5, 2021: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has written a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday to take diplomatic initiatives to settle the border issues with northern neighbor China.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2021: Nepal records 812 new coronavirus infection cases in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 798004.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 4, 2021: The Government of Japan has provided six ambulances to support the Government of Nepal in order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 3, 2021: Nepal records 574 new cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 797192.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 2, 2021: Nepal records 659 new cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 796618.
Geneva, 2 October 2021: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva based global media rights body, laments over missing of newspapers from the stands across Afghanistan as most of the media managements shifted to online space after the arrival of T
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC) the Apex Court of the country, decided to acquit former Chief Justices-- Min Bahadur Rayamajhi, Anup Raj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha and Sushila Karki in a contempt of court case.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2021: Nepal records 898 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 795959.
Washington: Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to
Kathmandu, Nepal, 29th Sept., 2021: Nepal records 892 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 794163.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2021: The ruling allies have reached near to consensus to expand the cabinet. It is said that the cabinet would be expanded soon after the agreement about the sharing of the ministries among the coalition partners
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has repealed the ordinance introduced to bring some amendments in the Political Party Act 2073 BS at the recommendation of the government on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2021: The main opposition CPN-UML has continued its obstruction in the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday. The UML lawmakers have been obstructing the meeting of the HoR since the beginning of
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28, 2021: A Buddha Air’s 9N-ANI plane that was flown from Kathmandu to Biratnagar at 8:33 am on Monday with 74 passengers and four crew members encountered serious technical glitches. As plane's landing gear encounter
Guwahati: As Durga Puja (also known as Durgotsav or Sharodotsav) is set to begin next month (11-15 October 2021), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens reiterates its demand to revitalize the Hinglaj Mata Mandir, a ShaktiPeeth l
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2021: Nepal records 975 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has reached to 792,367.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has continued to decline even on Monday. The NEPSE index has closed at 2,685.41 points after losing 73.05 points from yesterday's closing. The index had lost 61.27 poin
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2021: Nepal records 730 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 791392.
New Delhi: A deep depression over India's Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm that is expected to make landfall on Sunday, the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: His Excellency, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan wishes to express his sincere congratulations to Hon. Dr. Narayan Khadka on the appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal and extends his best wishes for the suc
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2021: Nepal records 1103 new coronavirus infection cases in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 679872.
Washington: Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2021: Dr Narayan Khadka has been appointed as Foreign Affairs Minister. Following the appointment, he sworn in as the minister.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2021: The government has decided to recall all ambassadors appointed under political quota by the erstwhile K P Sharma Oli-led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2021: Nepal records 1,036 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 786,577.
Montreal/ Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday as his main rival conceded defeat, saying he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of his goal for a majority win.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index massively plunged in the first trading day of the week on Monday. As NEPSE has come down below the 2700 marks after four months period, all the secondary market investo
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2021: Nepal records 975 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 785541.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2021: Nepal records 656 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 784566.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2021: The 7th Constitution Day has been celebrated in Nepal by organizing various programs On Sunday.
The glorious Indra Jatra, this year, is being celebrated enthusiastically in Kathmandu on 3rd Ashoj 2078 BS ( 19th September 21021). In history, Bhadra 1825 BS, the golden day of Indra Jatra, King Prithvi Narayan Shah concurred greater Nepal an
Geneva/Guwahati: Expressing concern over the recent arrest of three more journalists by the military rulers of Myanmar, the Switzerland based global media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) calls upon the UN Human Rights Council meeting now
Guwahati: On the auspicious occasion of Engineer's Day, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) greets the engineering fraternity in particular and everyone in general as the northeast India based forum of graduate engineers believes that each i
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2021: Nepal records 1180 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 779492.
The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2021: Nepal records 1149 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 778312.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2021: Nepal records 777 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 776325.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2021: Nepal records 961 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 775548.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2021: Leaders of the ruling allies are going to meet again today evening with the aim to reach on consensus over the issue of expanding the cabinet.
Guwahati: Expressing profound grief over the demise of a collegeteacher (Parimita Das, a resident of Kahilipara in the city), who drowned following the boat accident on mighty river Brahmaputra near Nimatighat in Jorhat on Wednesday, All Assam
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2021: Nepal records 1058 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 774587.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2021: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President Fatema Z. Sumar and Assistant Vice President Jonathan Brooks meet CPN UML chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at latter’s Balkot of Bhaktapur
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2021: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President Fatema Z. Sumar and Assistant Vice President Jonathan Brooks have arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2021: Nepal records 1347 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 773529.
Tingerang, Indonesia: A fire killed 41 inmates in an overcrowded prison block in Indonesia's Banten province, a government minister said on Wednesday, injuring scores more in a blaze that police said may have been caused by an electrical fault.
Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based global media safety body, expressed condolences over the death of prominent Afghan journalist Fahim Dashty, who fell prey to clashes erupted between the Taliban fighters and th
Geneva: Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services and food and other aid is about to run out, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: Nepal records 1,423 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 772,182.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: The government has initiated process to endorse the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the multi million US aid project, from the parliament, which is scheduled from Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: The government has sent a diplomatic note to India regarding the death of Jaya Singh Dhami, 33, of Khaldang, Malghat in Byas Rural Municipality of Darchula district on July 30; while crossing the Mahakali Riv
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President Fatema Z. Sumar is arriving in Kathmandu today (Tuesday) to discuss over the issue of implementing the MCC project in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has underlined the need of collective efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic and its effects in other sectors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: Heavy downpour occurred on Sunday night has created havoc in different parts of the country, particularly in Kathmandu valley.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: The government is going to hold the National Census-2021 from upcoming November 11 to November 25.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2021: Schools and colleges in Kathmandu are allowed to run physical classes from September 17. A meeting held on Monday decided to allow running physical calls of all levels of schools and colleges.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 161.94 points before closing at 2,980.78 points on Monday thrilling to the share market investors and the concerned stake holders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2021: Six members of a family have been murdered in Madi Municipality-1 of Sankhuwasabha district, on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2021: Nepal records 1488 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 770759.
Many efforts have been made in Southeast Asia to support creative industries and boost the creative economy, realizing the ability of knowledge-based economic activities to foster income generation, job creation, and export earnings while promot
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 5, 2021: The newly formed CPN (Unified Socialist) has formed five member standing committee, the apex body of the party, on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 5, 2021: The government has warned to take action those, who had burnt an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest on Saturday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA),while appreciating the Union Information and Broadcasting ministry for itsinitiative to review the guidelines for scribe’s welfare schemes, urged themainstream media houses and seasoned journalists to dis
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 4, 2021: The government has requested the President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon the next session of the Federal Parliament at 4PM on September 8.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 4, 2021: Nepal records 1024 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 768295.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 4, 2021: The leaders of the ruling allies held discussions even on Saturday to discuss over the issue of cabinet expansion.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 4, 2021: Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has fallen sick.
United Nation: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is again urging countries to withdraw all foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya, saying they continue to operate throughout the conflict-stricken North African country in violation of
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3, 2021: Nepal records 1,357 more coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 767,271.
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response and rapidly dwindling public support.
Geneva/Guwahati, 2 September 2021: The list of journalists dead from Covid-19 is still growing, where more than 1,754 media workers have succumbed to the novel corona virus in 80 countries during the last 18 months, said the global media safety
Dangj, Nepal, September 2, 2021: Four women have been killed when Sisne River on the Ghorahi-Lamahi road section swept away a car used by them in Dang district on last night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2021: The Government of Japan has provided grant assistance of US dollars 701,273 (about NRs 83.21 million) for a project on improving water access and agricultural income in Sindhupalchowk District. The project wi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2021: Nepal records 1648 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 764295.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) commends the concern expressed by Madras High Court in a recent directive to Tamil Nadu government to constitute a press council so that the menace of fake news/journalists can be legally addressed. The f
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2021: Nepal records 1,523 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 762,647.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2021:The three international rights organizations- Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have urged the Nepal government to enforce Supreme Court (SC) rulings and
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2021:The ruling allies of the incumbent government have failed to reach on the consensus to give full shape to the cabinet. Notwithstanding the widespread criticism for the delay to expand the cabinet, which is direc
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2021: Torrential rain falls come since three weeks has caused havoc across the country. Floods and landslide claimed at least nine lives in the past three days alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2021: Nepal records 1902 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 761,124.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2021: Nepal records 1214 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 759222.
Aden:At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded today in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman for the southern forces and medical sources said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2021: The leaders from the ruling allies have intensified consultations to give full shape the cabinet.
KABUL, Afghanistan: Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the U.S. and its allies were ending a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan.
Tokyo:Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday.
Guwahati: Northeast India is getting 100 new Ayush dispensaries and 1000 health & wellness centers under the National Ayush Mission as an initiatives to promote traditional medicinal practices in the region, surrounded by foreign nations like
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 28, 2021: Nepal records 1516 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 758008.
Nepal has allowed China's Walvax Biotechnology to conduct phase 3 trials for the company's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, citing a Nepal health official.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2021: Nepal records 1577 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 756492.
Guwahati: With an aim to launch the facility of ship repairing for the entire northeast Bharat, the inland waterways authority (IWAI) under the Union ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the H
Guwahati: Assam government in northeast India has directed the police to investigate the murder of a young college girl in a speedy manner so that exemplary punishment can be ensured against the culprit. The cabinet meeting held under the chairm
Kabul, Afghanistan: Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. T
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2021: Nepal records 2052 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 754915.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2021: Chairman of the newly-formed CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal has announced that his party would join in the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2021: Renowned singer JB Tuhure has passed away at the age of 78.
Biratnagar, Nepal, August 26, 2021: Bhim Acharya has become the Chief Minister of Province 1. He has been administered oath of office and secrecy as Chief Minister amid a function on Thursday.
Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the US may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift - rescuing US citiz
Dhaka/Guwahati: Asia Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ) welcomes the decision of Assam government’s forest department in far eastern India to dispose the rhino horns to discriminate the message that it does not carry any aphrodis
London: Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in Britain.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 221: Nepal records 1,862 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 752,863.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2021: Nepal records 2020 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally ahs advanced to 751001.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2021: Prohibitory order has been extended in Kathmandu valley till September 1.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2021: Even though the attempts are being made to stop the registration process of new party under the leadership of Madhav Kumar Nepal formalizing the split in the CPN UML, none of them have worked to woo the Nepal l
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2021: Central Committee members close to senior leader of the CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal have been staying in Chandragiri Hills Resort in Kathmandu since Monday to hold discussions on the future course of action incl
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2021: Responding to the spreading of polio in Afghanistan, the government is going to administer polio vaccine to those who have returned from Afghanistan.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2021: The ruling allies of the incumbent government have condemned the language of threat used by the lawmakers aligned in the establishment faction of the CPN-UML against Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota over the issue o
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2021: Nepal records 1,548 new cases of coronavirus infection cases in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 748,981.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari met Chairperson of the proposed CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal at former’s office, Shital Niwas, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2021: The remaining doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that Japan Pledged for Nepal through COVAX Facility arrived in Kathmandu on August 23. The half of approximately 1.6 million doses were already delivered to Nepal on A
Guwahati: The 5th Chalachitram national film festival, which was organized virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic, concluded with satisfactory response from the film appreciators. Among the participating films in various languages like Engli
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 22, 2021: Nepal records 1,702 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 747,733.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2021: Nepal records 1,424 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 7445,731.
Kualalumpur: Malaysia swore in a new prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation battles its worst COVID-19 surge and public anger grows over mismanagement of the pandemic.
Geneva/ Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based global media rights body, expresses serious concern over the continued harassments to journalists and other media workers of Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh), by th
The informal sector, which employs over 62% of the global population, is a fundamental source of livelihood for over 2 billion people (ILO 2020). Here, “employment” includes self-employment, and the informal sector refers to the part of the econ
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2021: Nepal records 2,079 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 744,307.
Guwahati: As the World Sanskrit Day (Vishvasamskritadinam), an annual event to focus on the India’s most ancient language and its promotion, is being celebrated on 22 August (full moon day), a Northeast Bharat-based nationalist citizens’ forum g
Kathmandu, Nepal: The remaining doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Japan pledged for Nepal through COVAX Facility are expected to arrive in Kathmandu on August 21 and 23. The half of approximately 1.6 million doses were already delivered to Nepal on A
Guwahati: The aviation and also defence sector of the country may expect a high-resolution outcome as Assam electronics development corporation limited (AMTRON) has joined hands with an high-profile Israeli company to establish a strong face re
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 19, 2021: Nepal records 2,321 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours; with the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 742,228.
Kabul: Flag-waving protesters took to the streets of several Afghan cities on Thursday as popular opposition to the Taliban spread, and a witness said several people were killed when the militants fired on a crowd.
The new political party has been named Janata Samajbadi Party (Democratic) with bicycle as election symbol.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 18, 2021: Nepal records 2,613 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 739,907.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 18, 2021: Finally, the main opposition party CPN-UML has split after dissident faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal registered a new party at the Election Commission on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2021: Nepal records 2456 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, infection tally of the country has advanced to 737294.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2021: As Taliban took full control of Afghanistan including its capital city, Kabul since Sunday, the fate of Nepalese migrant workers working in crisis-ridden Afghanistan has become a matter of concerns to all.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2021: The hunger strike of ex-Gurkha Armies, who have been staging a relay hunger strike in front of the office of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London demanding equal pension pay, has become a matter o
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2021: Ongoing sessions of the federal parliament- House of Representatives (HoR) and Upper House have been prorogued by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the government on Monday.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has published its calendar of events to hold its 14th general convention in the midst of the spiking number of coronavirus infection cases throughput the country including in Kathmandu valley and the internal diff
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2021: The outgoing Managing Director (MD) of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Hitendra Dev Shakya filed a case at the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday challenging to the government’s decision to appoint Kul Man Ghising
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2021: the ongoing session of the federal parliament likely to end from today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2021: Nepal records 2566 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 734838.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government has taken seriously to rescue Nepali nationals living currently in Afghanistan.
KABUL: Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan, capping the militants' lightning push for power.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2021: Nepal records 1793 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 732272.
KABUL, Afghanistan: Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city after promising not to take it by force, but the uncertainty panicked workers who fled gover
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have seized most of Herat, Afghanistan's third largest city, and also captured Ismail Khan, the veteran local commander leading militia resistance there, local officials said on Friday.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, August 15: A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as buildings tumbled into rubble. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was
Geneva/Guwahati: Expressing shock at the mysterious death of a television scribe in Bihar, the Switzerland based media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands an authentic probe into the incidents that led to Manish Kumar Singh’s untime
Guwahati: Disappointed with the Assam government road transport officials for imposing fine on the vehicles with higher speed on the four-lane national highways, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) urged the transport department to revise t
Talks have been held in Nepal from all quarters to end the trend of discrimination (unsociability) on ethnic terms. There are no discriminations in cabinet, parliament, government offices, industries, organizations, meetings-assemblies, educatio
MIAMI, AUGUST 12: Soccer star Lionel Messi's signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club's cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement for new digital assets.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 11, 2021: Nepal records 2,616 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition nationwide infection tally has advanced to 723,296.
Geneva/ Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based global media rights body, expresses shock at the murder of journalist Ch. Keshav in Andhra Pradesh of central India and demanded a thorough probe into the incidents which led t
Butwal, Nepal, August 11, 2021: Kulman Ghising has assumed his office as the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) on Wednesday.
Butwal, Nepal, August 11, 2021: The Chief Minister (CM) of Lumbini Province, Shankar Pokhrel, has resigned from his post.
Lionel Messi finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona and sends PSG into a new era.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 10, 2021: Nepal records 3,194 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition nationwide infection tally has advanced to 720,680.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 10, 2021: Standing Committee meeting of CPN-UML has passed a statute amendment proposal barring the party leaders to set up separate panels for the leadership selection from the upcoming general convention.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 10, 2021: The ex-Gurkha Armies, who had been staging a relay hunger strike in front of the office of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding equal pension pay, have now launched a fast-unto-death strike.
Guwahati: Expressing grave concerns over the relentless attacks on temples and Hindu villagers inside Bangladesh, a northeast India based nationalist citizen’s forum urged the Union government in New Delhi to deal with the Bangla government in D
Harare: The United Nations has condemned the practise of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at a church shrine, an incident that caused outrage among citizens and rights activists.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2021: Nepal records 2,137 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 714,877.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said many of its businesses are enjoying strong recoveries from the early depths of the coronavirus pandemic, fueling rebounds in profits and revenue.
Vancouver, Wash: Nearly 50 years after skyjacker D.B. Cooper vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 into freezing Northwest rain — wearing a business suit, a parachute and a pack with $200,000 in cash — a crime historian is conducting a dig on th
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2021: National Examination Board (NEB), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur has been preparing to publish the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2021: Nebico Biscuit industry has reduced into ashes after it caught fire since Saturday morning. The Balaju Industrial state based industry had caught fire since 2:30 Saturday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2021: The Japanese-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Kathmandu today. Ambassador Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka attended the hand-over ceremony at the Tribhuvan International Airport with the Hon. State Minister of Heal
Geneva/Guwahati: Expressing serious concerns over the latest crisis faced by the people of Myanmar (formerly Burma) due to Covid-19 pandemic under a military regime in NayPieTaw, the Switzerland based global media rights body ‘Press Emblem Camp
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 6, 2021: Nepal records 2430 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 710509.
Kathmandu: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka paid a courtesy call on the Hon. State Minister of Health and Population Mr. Umesh Shrestha at the Ministry of Health and Population in Ramshahpath today.
Guwahati: Assam gets a new sports icon in Lovlina Borgohain, who lost to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli at women's welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final match in Tokyo Olympic Games on Wednesday, but still won the hearts of millions. The young pugilist
Kathmandu Nepal, August 5, 2021: Nepal records 3007 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, total infection tally of the country has advanced to 708079.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: Nepal records 2448 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition nationwide infection tally has advanced to 702097.
Beijing: Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: Former Managing Director (MD) of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kul Man Ghishing would be reappointed again in the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: Expansion of cabinet likely to delay further, thanks to the dilemma in the ruling allies particularly the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the dissident faction of the CPN UML led by Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: It is likely that the scheduled 14th general convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) would be differed at again by at least one month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has refused to reinstate four former lawmakers-Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Lekh Raj Bhatta, Prabhu Sah and Gauri Shankar Chaudhary, who were representing the CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2021: Four Karnali Provincial Assembly lawmakers representing the dissident faction of the CPN UML led by Madhav Kumar Nepal have also lost their assembly seats after the Supreme Court (SC) quashed its interim order i
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2, 2021: Nepal records 2279 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 699649.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2, 2021: Newly-appointed State Minister for Health and Population Umesh Shrestha has unveiled his 100-day plans during a press meet organized at the Ministry of Health and Population on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2021: Nepal recorded 1981 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 697370.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Lt Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma as acting Chief of Nepal Army.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been mulling to expand cabinet by Monday (tomorrow) even though the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the CPN UML is in dilemma over the issue of joining in the government.
Albuqerque: “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk said Friday that he “had a small heart attack” but will “be back soon.” The 58-year-old actor took to Twitter to make his first public statement since collapsing on the show’s Albuquerque, New Mex
Beijing: China on Saturday reported 55 new coronavirus cases on the mainland for July 30, compared with 64 cases a day earlier, as the Delta variant spreads across the country during the summer holiday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2021: Nepal records 2280 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 695389.
Guwahati: Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, an umbrella body of Indians supporting the Tibet Mukti Sadhana (Tibetan freedom movement) has decided to observe forthcoming 20 October as a protest day against the Communist regime in Beijing as the People’
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 30, 2021: Nepal recorded 2467 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 693109.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 30, 2021: As Mahantha Thakur has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, on Friday against of the decision of the Election Commission (EC) for recognizing the Upendra Yadav and Babur
Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay over the Assam-Mizoram border conflicts where six Assam police personnel had to sacrifice their lives on 26 July 2021 evening, a northeast India based nationalist citizen’s forum urges the Union government in Ne
Washington: In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan. He's then aiming
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 29, 2021: Nepal recorded 2335 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 690642.
Tokyo: Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2021: Nepali national swimmer Gaurika Singh has set a new national record in the Women’s 100m Freestyle by finishing the course in 1.0011 second.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2021: Nepal records 2634 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 688307.
Gulmi, Nepal, July 28, 2021: At least three killed and seven injured when a passenger Jeep met with accident at Dhovan of Musikot Municipality of Gulmi district on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2021: Nepal recorded 2,726 more coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 685,673.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2021: Nepal recorded 1539 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 680556.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 25, 2021: Umesh Shrestha has been appointed as the Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). He is the member of the parliament from the Nepali Congress (NC).
New York: Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2021: Nepali shooting athlete Kalpana Pariyar has set a new national record at the ongoing 32nd summer Olympics games that being held in Tokyo, Japan, by scoring 616.8 points on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2021: Nepal records 2,309 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 679,017.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2021: 24 dead bodies and three remains of Nepali migrant workers have been brought in Nepal from Malaysia on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 23, 2021: CPN UML lawmaker Bhim Bahadur Rawal has withdrawn his resignation from the post of parliament on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 23, 2021: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged one and all the party leaders and cadres to concentrate on the preparations to hold the 14th general convention by settling out the differences seen over the
Mumbai: At least 18 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooding that submerged low lying areas and cut off hundreds of villages, authorities said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 23, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,982 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 676,708.
TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020 organisers have the chance to patch up the Games' image when they reveal today who will carry the Olympic flame for the final few steps to light the st
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2021: Withstanding to the widespread concerns, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has decided not to hold any party meeting at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,855 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 674,726.
Guwahati: India does not only preach but practices secularism, democracy and pluralism as the great nation follows the concept of vasudhaiva kutumbakam (world is one). Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while inaugurating
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2021: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka paid a courtesy call on the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Mr. Sher Bhadur Deuba today, at the Official Residence of Prime Minister in Baluwatar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2021: Owing to the mounting pressure from different sectors including from his own close confidents not to split the party, CPN-UML Chairman K P Oli has announced to grant amnesty to the lawmakers who had voted in favo
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2021: Nepali Congress Central Committee member and party leader Amresh Kumar Singh, who is also the member of the federal parliament, has announced to tender his resignation from the post on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2021: The CPN-UML has handed over the letter to the 22 lawmakers asking clarifications for casting vote to the Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s vote of confidence proposal in the p
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1918 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 672871.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended his best wishes to the Nepali Muslim community living in home and abroad on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat is visiting Assam to grace a session of RSS Asom Kshetra to be held, following all necessary Covid-19 protocols, at Sewabharati Janajati Chatravas in Adinggiri area of M
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2021: Nepal recorded 2,202 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 670,953.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2021: The internal conflict in the CPN-UML likely to escalate further even after the chairman KP Sharma Oli unseated from the post of Prime Minister as plan made by the dissident faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and J
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2021: CPN UML has asked clarifications from the 22 lawmakers, who had voted in favor of Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during the vote of confidence motion in parliament on Sunday.
Guwahati: As Thailand, Malaysia along with some other countries under the southeast Asian region have faced an upsurge of Covid-19 infections, a group of Parliamentarians came out with an official statement urging the concerned government to ado
TOKYO, July 20: Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC’s top corporate sponsors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,642 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has reached to 668,751.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has closed at 2,994.58 points gaining just 13.97 points on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021: His Excellency, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan wishes to express his sincere congratulations to Rt. Hon. Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba on his appointment as Prime Minister of Nepal and extends his best wishes fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2021: Newly elected Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been receiving congratulatory message from world leaders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2021: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has garnered vote of confidence from the parliament on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2021: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has rescinded the Constitutional Council Act (Amendment) Ordinance on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2021: Nepal recorded 1223 new cases of coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 667109.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2021: House session of the federal parliament has begun at parliamentary party building at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2021: CPN UML lawmaker Bhim Bahadur Rawal has resigned from the post stating that he won’t be involved in ‘immoral political games’,
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2021: Neal recorded 1310 coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 665886.
Berlin: The death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 on Saturday as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation and prevent further damage.
According to the Hindu Mythology, Lord Shiva (Pashupatinath) spent his most of his time on the top of the holy mount Kailas Mansharobar, practicing Yogic austere, joy and love with his divine consort Parbati (mother of mythology), The Lake Mansa
Guwahati: The lone Nobel laurate of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to receive a rare Olympic honour in Japan on 23 July next. The economist turned revolutionary banker turned social entrepreneur, Dr Yunus will be honoured during t
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2021: Northern neighbor China has decided to donate additional 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2021: Nepal recorded 2006 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 664576.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2021: Nepal recorded 1782 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2021: The government has on Thursday recommended to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call a new session of parliament on July 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2021: The CPN (UML) has called its Parliamentary Party meeting on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2021: The government had decided to summon both the session of the Federal Parliament- House of Representative (HoR) and the National Assembly on coming Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Washington: President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House for what is likely to be her last official visit and one to which she's bringing a bag full of issues and an overarching message for Berlin's close ally:
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2021: Nepal recorded 2010 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 660788.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2021: Newly appointed Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has underlined the need of everyone’s support to overcome the current challenges emerged ahead of the nation including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2021: The government has on Wednesday allocated Rs 5 billion for the Ministry of Health and Population to procure COVID-19 vaccines.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2021: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli left the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar on Wednesday.
Kabul: Taliban fighters on Wednesday said they have gained control over an important trade route linking Pakistan with southern Afghanistan, hours after Afghan forces surrendered the critical transit point to the Islamist hardline insurgent grou
Guwahati: All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA), while greeting the new railway (along with information technology) minister in PM Narendra Modi’s Union cabinet, expresses hope that Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is a technocrat, would contribute imme
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2021: Newly appointed Prime Minister Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been administered oath of office and secrecy. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered oath of office and secrecy to Deuba amid a
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2021: Newly appointed Prime Minister Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been denying taking oath of office and secrecy protesting to the appointment decision made sans mentioning the constitutional provis
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2021: Nepal recorded 1639 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 658778.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2021: outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has come heavily against the Supreme Court verdict of Monday to reinstate the dissolved parliament and appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba s the Prime Minist
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2021: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been appointed as Prime Minister of the country for the fifth time on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2021: Nepal recorded 1690 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 657139.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2021: The verdict passed by the Supreme Court on Monday over the issue of House dissolution has been applauded from different sectors except the faction of the ruling CPN UML led by KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2021: As many as 1.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines have arrived here in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on Monday.
ROME, July 12: Europe’s soccer champions returned home at dawn Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who spent the better part of the night honking horns, setting off fireworks and violating all sorts of coronavirus precautions to celebrate
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2021: Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday made a landmark verdict overturning the government’s decision to dissolve House of Representatives (HoR). President Bidya Devi Bhandari had dissolv
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1237 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 655449.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2021: The Election Commission of Nepal has rejected the application registered demanding revoke the registration of the CPN (Maoist Center).
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2021: The much touted deal between the two rival factions of the ruling CPN UML-one led by party chairman KP Sharma Oli and another by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has turned away for a time being after latter disa
Rio De Janeiro: Two long droughts ended on Saturday at the Copa America final: Argentina won its first major title since 1993 after a 1-0 win against Brazil. And Lionel Messi finally lifted his first major trophy for the national team, filling i
Kathmandu, Nepal, Kuly 10, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,353 new coronavirus infection cases in the past 23 hours on Saturday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 654,212.
Guwahati: Expressing gratifications over a recent observation of Delhi High Court in favour of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a northeast India based nationalist citizen’s forum urged the Centre to implement the UCC across the country in total. P
Dhaka: A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said Friday.
Washington: The United States on Friday will send 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal and 500,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Bhutan, a White House official said.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 9, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,479 more coronavirus infection cases in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 652,859.
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries will push for agreement on proposals backed by U.S. President Joe Biden to deter tax dodging by multinational companies.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2021: Nepal has on Thursday recorded 1218 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 651380.
BAGHDAD: Rockets landed in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which houses the U.S. Embassy, causing material damage early Thursday, Iraqi security forces said.
Geneva/Guwahati: In the first six months of 2021, at least 35 journalists were killed in 21 countries around the world, where India lost 2 scribes to violence within this period. On the other hand, more than 1586 journalists dead from Covid-19 i
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2021: Nepal recorded 2,077 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 650,162.
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country's interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 6, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,718 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 646,367.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2021: Nepal's has recorded 1,745 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 646,367.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2021: Nepali bodybuilder Utsav Singh has bagged the gold medal in USA Natural Pro Qualifier Competition in both open and novice categories in Men’s Physique held on Sunday in USA.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2021: The gradual decrease of Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has not only panicked the investors, particularly the naïve one, but also created huge loss in the government’s income.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2021: The local administrations of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley- Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur have further relaxed the ongoing prohibitory orders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2021: Nepal has on Sunday recorded 1,042 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, total coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 644,622.
Guwahati: Ahead of Eid al-Adha (scheduled for 20, 21 July), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India appeals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for preventing the sacrifices of thousands of cows, buffalos, camels, goats, chickens,
Guwahati: Reacting sharply over the mentality of The New York Times expecting an ‘anti-Hindu and anti-Modi’ correspondent in New Delhi, a forum of nationalist Indians commented that the so-called internationally acclaimed newspaper has only unma
Rio De Janeiro: Defending Copa America champions Brazil defended strongly with 10 men to advance to the semifinals with a 1-0 win on Friday against Chile. Substitute Lucas Paquetá scored the only goal of the match only seconds before Gabriel Jes
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2021: Nepal has on Friday recorded 1527 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, total coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 643580.
LISBON, July 3: Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighti
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2021: The ruling CPN UML has directed the dissident faction led by party’s senior leader duo Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal to withdraw the signature put in the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court demandi
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2, 2021: The dissident faction of the ruling CPN UML led by party’s senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal has decided to boycott the central committee meeting of the party scheduled today at Prime Ministe
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 1, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1857 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 640662.
Pokhara, Nepal, July 1, 2021: Two persons killed and three others injured when landslide followed by the torrential rainfall buried houses at Bandipur of Tanahu district on Thursday.
In a televised address from the square, Chine President Xi Jinping said China had achieved its centenary goal of building a "moderately prosperous society", and emphasised its sense of nationalism.
Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi is the only President who was under sanction before the election by the US. He has got 48.8% vote of ever lowest turnout in presidential poll'21 since 1979 Islamic Revolution Movement and become the 8th pres
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1889 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 638805.
The number of Indonesian children contracting the coronavirus has almost tripled since May, with infant deaths from COVID-19 rising sharply as the country suffers its most severe wave of infections so far, a senior paediatrician said on Wednesda
Geneva: The UN human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1728 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 636916.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2021: Asar 15, which is also popularly known as National Paddy Day in Nepal, is being observed today (Tuesday) amid a several traditional functions. The government has fixed the slogan of this year’s 18th National Padd
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2021: Even though the so-called last-ditch efforts made by the second rung leaders of the ruling CPN UML to keep party united by burying the internal tussle among the top leaders failed to yield positive results, the d
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2021: Heavy rainfall is predicted in the country, particularly in the eastern and central parts of the country from Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 28, 2021: Nepal recorded 1509 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 653188.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 28, 2021: The Canadian government has extended heath support to Nepal to help fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 28, 2021: The District Administration Offices (DAOs) of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts have decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory order for a week by relaxing in some provisions made to implement the restr
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1, 353 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, total infection tally of the country has advanced to 633,679.
New Delhi: India's daily COVID-19 infections rose by 50,040 on Sunday, official data showed, as concerns grew about the detection of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus in some states.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2021: Dissident leader of the ruling CPN UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has claimed that the establishment faction has offered him to become a new Prime Minister.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2021: Nepal recorded 1174 new cases of coronavirus infections from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 632326.
MINNEAPOLIS: Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin's knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in
Last week, heavy rains hit Nepal and the Sindhupalchok District was devastated. Flooding has been unprecedented. Homes, bridges and livestock were swept away. Many of those who have lost homes are sleeping in community centers. While masks a
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2021: Nepal has recorded 2,476 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 631152.
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s military on Thursday said it was responsible for a deadly airstrike on a busy marketplace in the country’s Tigray region. Health workers said the attack killed at least 64 people, including children, but the military insi
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,577 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide tally of coronavirus infection has advanced to 629,431.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has given additional ministerial responsibilities to the four ministers of his cabinet.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed 20 office bearers in different constitutional bodies. The office of the president has informed on Monday regarding the appointment stating that appointment was made as
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 23, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of Nepal has reached to 627,854 after 1,511 new cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021: With regard to the natural disaster over the country caused by the current monsoon in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, Ambassador Kikuta shared his condolences message for Nepali people via Facebook of the Embassy
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 626,343 after 3,703 more new infection cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday.
HONOLULU, JUNE 22 Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resu
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021: The Supreme Court(SC) has canceled the recent expansion of cabinet. Responding to the writ petition filed by senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi a bench comprising of Chief Justice Cholendra Shamser Rana and Prakash
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:Nepal’s vaccination drive against the global pandemic coronavirus likely to fall uncertain as the government has become success neither to buy additional does of coronaries vaccine nor to receive in grants even th
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:The Nepali Congress (NC) has witnessed election fever in view of the 14th general convention that is scheduled for coming September 1 to 4 in Kathmandu. As many have wanted a dynamic leadership in the grand old de
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:It is official that a new mutation of Delta variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected in Nepal. Issuing a press statement on Monday the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed th
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:The government has appointed journalist Siddha Raj Rai as the General Manager (GM) of Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the national news agency of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:The leaders of the opposition alliance have asked questions to the CPN UML’s senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal about the possibilities of agreement with his chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to settle the i
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:The case of removal of four lawmakers representing Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) in Lumbini Province will be heard in a full bench of the Supreme Court (SC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021:As the government allowed plying private vehicles including taxis with odd-even registration numbers as per the Nepali calendar from Monday, popular ride-sharing services in Nepal- Tootle and Pathao are also going
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2021: Nepal’s resident ambassador to the United States of America (USA) Yuba Raj Khatiwada has been appointed as the non-resident ambassador of Nepal to Costa Rica.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 622,640 after 1,584 new cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2021: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has plunged by 71.06 points even on the second trading day of the week on Monday. The NEPSE index closed at 2,834.40 points after losing 71.06 points.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 3021: Nepal has recorded 1,421 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the last 24 hours on Sunday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has reached to 621,056.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2021: ongoing restriction imposed in Kathmandu valley owing to contain the spread of coronavirus has been extended by a week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2021: Police have arrested a house owner based on Babarmahal of Kathmandu on the charge of denying rent out room to a lower cast person.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 619,635 after 1,688 more new infection cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandai has consulted with the chief of four security agencies- Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and National Intelligence Department including Home Minister Khagaraj Adhikari on
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Friday ordered the government not to implement its decision to export stones, sand and pebbles.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2021: Nepal has recorded 1,963 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide tally has advanced to 617,947.
Pokhara, Nepal, June 18, 2021: Chief Minister (CM) of Gandaki province Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel has won the vote of confidence from the provincial parliament on Friday.
BENGALURU, JUNE 18: A third wave of coronavirus infections is likely to hit India by October, and although it will be better controlled than the latest outbreak the pandemic will remain a public health threat for at least another year, according
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2021: The Upendra Yadav-led faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has demanded official recombination of the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2021: Prime Minister KP Shrma Oli has presented 29 point explanation to the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday in response to the clarification sought for dissolution of the parliament.
JIUQUAN, June 17: China launched the first three crew members on a mission to its new space station Thursday in its first crewed mission in five years.
Guwahati: Appreciating the State government in Dispur for the recent actions to improve the power sector scenario in Assam, a forum of graduate engineers urges the chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to take a comprehensive initiative so that
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 614,216 after 2,014 cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2021: floods and landslide followed by the torrential rainfall since past three days has created havoc across the country, particularly in the Sidhupalchowk district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2021: A new ecommerce website-kinniho.com has been launched amid a function on Wednesday. The New Muknitra Traders and suppliers, a renowned supply related company in Kathmandu, has brought into operation the new ecomm
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 15, 2021: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally advanced to 612,202 after 1,681 new infection cases recorded in the last 24 hours on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 15, 2021: Nepal would likely to plunge into a crisis as political actors, particularly those who are in the government, involved in the horse-trading game to clinch in the government. Some politicians’ self-centric attitud
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2021: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the opposition alliance.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 15, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday annulled the Gandaki Province Assembly membership of Krishna Thapa. With the verdict, the number of parliamentarians at Gandaki Province has re
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2021: The Federal Republic of Germany has announced to provide financial as well as technical assistance of more than Rs 4.80 billion rupees to Nepal under the ongoing bilateral cooperation agreement reached between th
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2021: The Amnesty International (AI), an international right agency, has expressed its concerns over recent political as well as the coronavirus situations of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 610,521 after 2,049 more people tested positive for the virus from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June13, 2021: Nepal recorded 1,694 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2021: Prohibitory order in Kathmandu valley has been extended by a week.
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s hopes of channeling billions of dollars into green infrastructure investments to fight climate change are running into the political obstacle of winning over Republican lawmakers who oppose that approach as unne
MEXICO CITY: Investigators digging under the house of a suspected serial killer on the outskirts of Mexico City said Saturday they have found 3,787 bone fragments so far, apparently belonging to 17 different victims.
G7 leaders wrapped up the second day of their summit on Saturday with an extended family photo that included the leaders of South Africa, South Korea and Australia.
In Tennessee and North Carolina, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed down so much that they have given millions of doses back to the federal government, even though less than half of their total populations are vaccinated.
Pokhara, Nepal, June 12, 2021: Newly appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province is going appoint four ministers today evening.
Pokhara, Nepal, June 12, 2021: 14th general convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) is going to be held from coming September 1 to 4 in Kathmandu.
Pokhara, Nepal, June 12, 2021: Parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) in Gandaki Province Krishna Chandra Pokhrel Nepali has been appointed as the Chief Minister (CM) of Gandaki Province.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 12, 2021: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 606,778 after 2,382 more new infection recorded from across the country on Saturday.
Guwahati: A group of civil society organisations, worker’s associations and trade union confederations come out with string resentments against NagaWorld limited in the Kingdom of Cambodia for its plan to systematically, unreasonably and unacce
Pokhara, Nepal, June 12, 2021: The opposition alliance that had claimed a new government in the Gandaki province is staging demonstration in front of the provincial assembly to protest the dillydallying to form a new government.
Pokhrel, Nepal, June 11, 2021: Nepali Congress’s provincial parliamentary party leader of the Gandaki province Krishna Chandra Pokhrel Nepali has claimed the post of the Chief Minister with majority votes on Friday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2021: Nepal recorded 2,709 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the last 24 hours on Friday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the virus has advanced to 604,396.
Guwahati: Demanding a credible probe into Assam’s Bamunipahar tragedy, where 18 wild Asiatic elephants were found dead, a city based activist journalist approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi for follow up actions. Sending a memorandum to PMO o
Pokhara, Nepal, June 10, 2021: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Prithvi Subba Gurung has failed to win a vote of confidence from the province assembly.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Thursday ordered the government not to implement the recently introduced Citizenship Amendment Ordinance.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 601,687 on Thursday after 2,874 more new cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours.
BENGALURU: India reported on Thursday the highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 in the world, at 6,148, after a big eastern state revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reshuffled his cabinet at again on Thursday. Eight ministers including one state minister has been including in the newly reshuffled cabinet.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2021: Nepal has on Wednesday recorded 4344 new infection cases of cornavirus from across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2021: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has issued show cause notice against the defendants over the House dissolution case.
BRUSSELS: The European Union needs legally binding measures to protect nature and biodiversity, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, warning that previous voluntary plans have failed to deliver.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2021: notwithstanding the demand put forth by the lawyers pleading from the government’s side, the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court has on Wednesday resumed the hearing over the writ petitions filed against the
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2021: Nepal has on Monday recorded 3,870 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 595,364.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Tuesday issued an order to the government to make clear within 15 days about the decision to reshuffle the cabinet.
TORONTO: A driver plowed a pickup truck into a family of five, killing four of them and seriously injuring the other in a deliberate attack that targeted the victims because they were Muslims, Canadian police said Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2021: Chief Minister of Sudur Paschim Province, Trilochan Bhatta has won the vote of confidence from the province assembly securing 30 votes on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 7, 2021:The interparty wrangling in the ruling CPN UML would not come to end but likely to escalate further moving towards the party into formal split. As the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led dissident faction of the party has rejec
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2021:Chief Minister (CM) of Sudur Paschim Province, Trilochan Bhatta is going to face the vote of confidence Tuesday. As CPN UML decided to withdraw support to the Bhatta led government, he on Monday proposed a vote on
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 7, 2021: Nepal has recorded 6,951 recoveries from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide recovery tally of the country has advanced to 497,960.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 7, 2021: Challenging to the government’s recent reshuffle of the cabinet, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 7, 2021: The hearing on the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case in the Supreme Court (SC) has been postponed for Wednesday after Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser Rana fell ill on Monday. Hearing over the case wa
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2021: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally cross the six lakh marks and reached at 601,693 with 3,479 new infection cases recorded in the past 24 hours on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order not to implement the decision to relieve Krishna Thapa as the member of Gandaki Province Assembly.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2021: Hearing over the writ petition filed against the government’s decision to dissolve the parliament has begun after Supreme Court reconstituted the Constitutional Bench on the basis of seniority on Sunday.
UNITED KINGDOM, June 6: The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to lo
Kathmandu Nepal, June 5, 2021: Nepal recorded 5042 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally has advanced to 598,204.
NEW DELHI, June 5: Some of India's states are easing lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections subside, with the world's second most-populous nation on Saturday logging its lowest daily case count in nearly two months.
NIGERIA, June 5: Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
Guwahati: Sending scribes and other democratic activists to jails under arbitrary laws becomes a new normal in Myanmar (earlier known as Burma), as the Burmese junta in NayPieTaw tries its best to control the public outrages since the south-eas
Kathmandu Nepal, June, 4, 2021: Nepal reported 4,624 new cases of the coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours. With the addition nationwide infection tally has reached to 581,560.
Kathmandu Nepal, June, 4, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to reshuffle cabinet today. At least eight Ministers and two state ministers would be inducted from the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal in to be formed cabinet.
Guwahati: Sending scribes and other democratic activists to jails under arbitrary laws becomes a new normal for Myanmar (also known as Burma), as the military regime in NayPieTaw tries its best to control the public outrages since the south-east
Kathmandu Nepal, June, 3, 2021: Nepal reported 5,825 new coronavirus infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, infection tally till the date has advanced to 576,936.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 3, 2021: The Government of Japan provided 160 oxygen concentrators to the Government of Nepal in order to tackle COVID-19. This essential medical equipment will be delivered to 58 hospitals around the country.
MELBOURNE, June 3 (Reuters) - Rugby sevens powers New Zealand, Fiji and Australia will clash in an Olympic warmup tournament in Townsville, Queensland from June 25-27, Oceania Rugby said on Thursday.
Israel’s opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially told the country’s president that he has reached agreements with political allies to form a new government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2, 2021: Nepal reported 5,316 new COVID-19 infection cases in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2, 2021: The government has on Wednesday extended the ongoing prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley by 10 days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2021: Nepal recorded 6,085 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of COVID-19 has advanced to 566,587.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2021: A Founder chairman of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, Ujjwal Thapa, has passed away while receiving treatment at Nepal Mediciti Hospital on Tuesday. He was 44 years old.
Geneva/Guwahati, 1 June 2021: Press Emblem Campaign, the Switzerland based international media rights and safety body, appreciates the initiative of Indian federal government along with many province authorities for sanctioning financial assista
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31: Nepal has recorded 4,762 new cases of COVID-19 from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the addition, nationwide infection tally of the country has advanced to 561,302.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31: Nepali Congress' candidate Driga Narayan Pandey has been elected as the National Assembly member. He won the by-poll held in Lumbini Province on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2021: Nepal has on Sunday reported just 3,702 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases from across the country in the past 24 hour.
The remains of more than 200 children have been found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children in Canada.
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, U.K. newspapers reported.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2021: Nepal has on Saturday reported just 4,311 new coronavirus infections cases in the past 24-hours. With the addition, nationwide coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 553,422.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2021: Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel is unveiling the budget for the fiscal year 2021/22 amid a function in Kathmandu on Saturday.
BRAZIl, May 29: Brazil’s government agencies warned of droughts this week as the country faces its worst dry spell in 91 years, increasing fears of energy rationing, hitting hydroelectric power generation and agriculture while raising the risk o
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2021: Four former chief justices of the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, have criticized the Prime Minister KP Oli for failing to respect the spirit of apex court verdict by dissolving parliament for
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 549,111 after 6,855 fresh cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has criticized the opposition political parties and his fellow comrade for making attempt to bring instability in the country by toppling the incumbent government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 542,256 after 6,714 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, decided to hear the writ petitions filed demanding restoration of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) through the constitutional bench.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2021: Bird flu has been detected in different locations in Kathmandu valley yet again.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2021: northern neighbor, China has announced 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as grant for Nepal to fight against the recent surge of infections across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 535,525 after 6,677fresh cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created challenges for tax administrations and is constraining tax revenue in many countries. Its impacts have caused the global economy to slow down, leading to reduced tax collection. However, th
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has scheduled the preliminary hearing on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) on May 27 and May 28.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2021: COVID-19 infection tally of Nepal has advanced to 528,848 after 8,387 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2021: in a bid to contain the spreading threat of COVID-19 infections, the District Administration Offices (DAOs) of three districts- Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur have decided to extend Covid-19 prohibitory order i
TOKYO, May 25: The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed Tokyo Games.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2021: The ruling CPN UML and the Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) are in talks to join in the government.
May 26th 2021 is the 2565th memorial Birth Day of the Lord Buddha. Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in the 6th century BC in mid Tarai, Nepal. Nepal has been a pious and holy land for all Buddhists as well as all kinds of religious men and wom
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2021: The KP Oli-led faction of the ruling CPN-UML has expelled 11 leaders and lawmakers of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) including senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2021: Nepal has on Monday reported 7,220 new infection cases of coronavirus from across the country. With the addition, nationwide coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 520,461.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2021: As many as 146 lawmakers of the opposition parties- Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) Upendra Yadav-led faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the dissident faction of the ruling CPN UML have filed a w
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has issued ‘Ordinance on Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment)’ to amend the existing citizenship act.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 513,241 after 7,598 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Sunday.
More than 125,000 school teachers in Myanmar have been suspended by the military authorities for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the military coup in February, an official of the Myanmar Teachers' Federation said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2021: Prime Minister KP Oli has revealed that the annual budget of the upcoming fiscal year will be introduced through an ordinance.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2021: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agni Prasad Sapkota has also condemned the move of the government to dissolve the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2021: coronavirus infection cases have advanced to 505,643 crossing the 500,000 marks in Nepal after 8591 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2021: The medical support extended by the Government of the United States of America (USA) has arrived in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2021: The opposition parties- the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), the Madhav Nepal-led faction of the ruling CPN-UML, the Upendra Yadav-led faction of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha have
Global climate change caused by human activities will continue to be catastrophic for humanity. In particular, climate change is having serious impacts on the world’s water systems (United Nations 2020), and changes in these systems can have an
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: Following the recommendation of the cabinet, the president Bidya Devi Bhandari has dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) and declared the mid-term elections coming in November.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 497,052 after 8,407 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday.
BENGALURU, MAY 21: India said on Friday that it was working to alleviate a shortage of a medicine used to treat a rare fungal disease hitting COVID-19 patients as its healthcare system reels under a massive wave of coronavirus infections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: Two separate claims have been registered at the office of the President, Sital Niwas, to form a new government on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: The opposition parties- the Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) including the dissident faction of the ruling CPN UML led by Madhav Kumar Nepal has initiated process to claim
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has defended the government’s move to recommend the president Bidya Devi Bhandari to initiate the process to form a government as per the Article 76(5) of the constitution.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2021: Challenging to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s call to the political parties to stake claim to form an alternative government as per Article 76(5) without Prime Minister Oli seeking a vote of confidence in pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 19, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 488,645 after 8,227 new infection cases reported in the past 24 hours from across the country on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2021: Dr. Khim Lal Devkota has been elected as a member of the National Assembly, the upper house of the federal parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2021: The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has on Thursday filed a complaint at the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Education Minister Krishna Gopal Sh
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Thursday scarped the appointment of seven cabinet ministers of the incumbent KP Sharma Oli led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 480,418 after 8064 new infection cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Geneva, May 18, 2021 (PEC) - India has overtaken Brazil in the number of journalists dead from Covid-19, the Press Emblem Campaign (https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) announced in Geneva on Tuesday. At least 1,330 journalists have died in 76
Kathmandu: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal issued a Note Verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal to extend the Technical Cooperation Programs for FY 2021 which the Government of Japan supports and applies.
Kathmandu: As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Nepal at an unprecedented pace, the Government of Japan is providing 25 Portable Ultrasound Image Diagnostic Systems to 25 hospitals in Nepal, 23 of which were already
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2021: 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook at 5:43 am on Wednesday. According to the Seismological center, Lainchaur, Kathmandu, the earthquake occurred making center the Bhulbhule and Banjakhet area of Lamjung district. The
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday refused to issue an interim order on a writ petition filed against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and six other ministers demanding nullification
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 472,354 after 8,136 new cases recorded from across the country in the last 24 hours on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 464,218 after 9,198 new cases reported in the past 24 hours from across the country on Monday.
HOLLYWOOD, MAY 17: Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe. Meza, who has a software engineering degree, beat out out Miss Brazil at the end of the night, screaming Sunday when the announcer shouted "Viva Mexico!"
Guwahati, 17 May 2021: Tragic death of 18 wild Asiatic elephants due to electrocution by lightening within seconds can be justified only with an absurd argument, asserted All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA), demanding a high-level scientific
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2021: A with petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, on Sunday against the oath of office and secrecy taken recently by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 455,020 after 7,368 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2021: The ruling CPN UML has formed a 10 member committee to prepare a framework to settle the ongoing internal differences of the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2021: Nepal has recorded 8,046 new cases of coronavirus infections and 187 deaths related to the virus in the past 24 hours on Saturday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran's judiciary who also took part in a panel involved in the mass execution of thousands of prisoners in 1988 registered Saturday to run for the country's presidency.
BEIJING, MAY 15: China has canceled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal, state media reported.
MELBOURNE, MAY 15: Australia carried out its first repatriation flight from India after temporarily banning all travel from the COVID-ravaged country last month, the government said, with 80 passengers arriving in Darwin on Saturday from New Del
Guwahati: The incidents of post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal brings a grim reminder for India and if it is not contained duly, gloomy days are ahead of the great country, commented Dr Swapan Dasgupta, an award winning journalist and soc
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has reached to 439,658 after 8,467 fresh cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Took the office and secrecy amid a special function held at office of the president, Sheetal Niwas on Friday afternoon. Predient Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and
Kathmandu,Nepal, May 13, 2021: K P Sharma Oli has been re-appointed as the Prime Minister. The President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Oli as prime minister on the basis of parliamentary party leader of the largest party representing in the parl
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021: As the opposition parties- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) failed to garner majorities of parliamentarians to claim the new government, it is likely that KP Sharma Ol
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021: After months long warning, the possible threat of vertical split of the ruling CPN UML has been turned aside for a period, thanks to an understanding between the party chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Mad
GAZA CITY, MAY 13: Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Isla
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 431,191 after 8,842 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
JERUSALEM (AP) — As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant and a synagogue in one of the worst spasms of communal violence Israel has seen in years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2021: owing to the deadline today to form a majority government, political parties have intensified meetings. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had already set the deadline to claim the majority government by 9:00 pm today
Pokhara, Nepal, May 12, 2021: Prithvi Subba Gurung has again been appointed as the chief minister of Gandaki Province on the basis of parliamentary party leader of the largest political party in the Province Assembly.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2021: Nepal's coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 422,349 after 9,238 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Hefazat-e-Islam(HI) in Bangladesh was established in 2010 as a countermeasure to thwart the enactment of the Women's Development Policy Bill that proposed equal inheritance rights to women. Hefazat-e-Islam, which means"protector of Islam" claims
Geneva/Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to kill working journalists around the world, where the global tally reaches at least 1302 victims in 76 countries till 11 May 2021. Brazil with 191 journo-casualties because of novel corona virus
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2021: Nepal has on Monday recorded highest number of coronavirus infection and death toll from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2021: the government has extended the ongoing prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley have by two more weeks. With this, the orders will remain in place until May 27.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2021: Prime Minister KP Oli has failed to secure vote of confidence from the parliament during a vote held at the House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday afternoon. He managed to secure just 93 votes even though the ru
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021:Speculations are rife that northern neighbor China would set up ‘a line of separation’ at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan s
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021:As Prime Minister K Sharma Oli failed to secure the vote of confidence from the parliament, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has initiated process to form a majority government as per Article 76 (2) of the constituti
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021: breaking the previous records, Nepal has on Monday recorded highest number of coronavirus infection and death.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021: Prime Minister KP Oli has failed to secure vote of confidence from the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021: dissident lawmakers close to the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the ruling CPN-UML has decided not to resign but to abstain from voting in parliament today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: The ruling CPN UML has issued a whip to all its lawmakers to mandatorily attend the special session of parliament to cast votes in favor of Prime Minister and party’s parliamentary leader KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the Nepal has reached to 394,667 after 8,850 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
MUMBAI, MAY 9: India's COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted.
Butwal, Nepal, May 8, 2021: No-confidence motion has been registered for the second time against Chief Minister Shankar Pokhrel of Lumbini province on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: United States of America (USA) has published the results of the Diversity Visa (DV) 2022.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9, 2021: Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended some names to appoint in the constitutional bodies including the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9, 2021: Owing to the House meeting called for Monday, political parties have intensified consolations to chalk out the future strategy.
CAIRO: The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Saturday that the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international water of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7.
South Africa's health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for a surge of infections and deaths in the Asian country.
BEIJING: A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has formally decided to vote against of the vote of confidence sought by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: The Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deiba has made clear that he would not attend the meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) called by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the Nepal has reached to 385,890 after 8,287 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2021: Northern neighbor China has decided to provide 20,000 oxygen cylinders as assistance to Nepal to fight against the drastic surge of coronavirus infection cases across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7, 2021: Nepal has on Friday breaks at another record in coronavirus infection toll in a single day. With the 9,196 new infection cases reported in the past 24 hours, coronavirus infection tally of Nepal has advanced to 377
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Friday ordered the government release Deep Basnyat, former Chief Commissioner of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), who is a
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the process of removing all contractors from Afghanistan working with the United States was under way as part of President Joe Biden's withdrawal of forces from the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2021: Coonavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 368,580 after 9,070 cases reported in the past 24 hours. This is the single day record high in terms of coronavirus infections.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has downplayed any prospect of an imminent trade deal with a post-Brexit Britain. In an interview with BBC radio broadcast Thursday, Blinken said any deal would take “some time” and that U.S. President
Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Thursday they would donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to help vaccinate athletes and their delegations participating in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2021: Renowned Nepali musician Prem Dhoj Pradhan has passed at the age of 85 on Thursday.
A study in Denmark and Norway has found slightly increased rates of vein blood clots among people who have had a first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, including clots in the brain, compared with expected rates in the general population.
United Nations: More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the time for statements has passed and immediate action is needed to help protect peaceful protesters ag
WASHINGTON DC, May 6: President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pha
Geneva/Guwahati, 5 May 2021: As apprehended India emerges as the second most Covid-19 affected nation in the world to lose 141 journalists where the global tally reaches 1248 scribes in 75 countries due to corona complications since March 2020
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chair of ruling CPN UML, has urged the Nepali Congress (NC) to move ahead through the consensus to run the government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2021: Breaking the past records, Nepal has on Wednesday reported 8,659 new infection cases and 58 deaths from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 4, 2021: Nepal has recorded highest ever coronavirus infection and fatalities in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) 7660 new infection and 55 fatalities were reported from across t
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 4, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to seek vote of confidence from the parliament is believed as a scheme to move the country toward the mid-term elections. It is suspected that he would not let to form a coal
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2021: The government has sacked incumbent governors- Sharmila Tripathi of Sudur Paschchim Province and Amik Sherchan of Gandaki Province- from their posts.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2021: Nepal has reached on 13th position climbing from the previous 14th position in T-20 cricket thanks to the winning the Tri-Nation T-20 Series that was held in April this year at Kirtipur of Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2021: Breaking its past records, Nepal has on Monday reported 7,388 new cases of coroanvirus infections from across the country. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 343,418. On S
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2021: Nepal has on Sunday reported single day record high of coronavirus infection. Breaking the previous single day record high of yesterday, 7137 new cases were reported on Sunday from across the country on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2021: Shankar Pokhrel has been reappointed as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province. Lumbini Provincial Chief Dharmanatha Yadav appointed him in the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2021: owing to the possible ousting through the no-confidence motion, Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Shankar Pokharel has tendered his resignation from the post on Sunday.
INDIA, May 2: India recorded more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Saturday as it battles a devastating second wave, and the country’s massive new vaccination drive was hampered in some areas by shortages of the shots.
DUBAI, May 1: Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present under President Joe Biden's orders, beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in 2020 with the Trump
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 328893 after 5,763 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2021: In response to the spiking cases of coronavirus infections across the country, the Nepali Congress has presented 11-point suggestions to the government to deal with the spreading threat of the deadly virus.
Arouca: Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 323,187 after 5727 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 2,402 are females while 3,255 are males.
Geneva/Guwahati, 30 April 2021: The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the media, the Switzerland based media rights and safety body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) lamented on Friday in preparation for World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. H
ISRAEL, April 30: Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster”.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 317,350 after 4831 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Pokhara, Nepal, April 29, 2021: ‘Gangster-turned-politician’ Rajib Gurung aka Dipak Manange has been appointed as the Minister for Youth and Sports of the Gandaki provincial government on Thursday.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, died Wednesday. He was 90.
Kathmandu, April 29, 2021: The Government of Japan announced the recipients of the 2021 Spring Conferment of Decoration, which this year includes a Japanese volunteer who has been working in Nepal since 1983.
Guwahati: Assam experienced a major earthquake with 6.4 magnitude in Richter scale this morning (28 April 2021), which also hit neighbouring countries like Bhutan, Tibet (China), Myanmar and Bangladesh. The first tremor was felt at around 7.51
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2021:Coronavirus infection toll of the country has advanced to 312,699 after 4774 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 1949 are females and 2825 are males. According to the Ministry of
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck India’s northeastern state of Assam, damaging some buildings, residents said. State authorities said they were checking for any casualties.
TOKYO, April 28: Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee pushed ahead Wednesday with plans to open the postponed Tokyo Olympics in just under three months, unveiling the latest set of rule books to show how the games can be held
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 27, 2021: Coronavirus infection toll has advanced to 307,925 after 4499 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases Kathmandu district alone reported 1602 new cases.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 27, 2021: A Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) is being held today to take decision over the issue of registering the no-confidence motion against of the government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26: The Government of Japan extends grant assistance of up to nine hundred and ninety-six million Japanese Yen (¥996,000,000), equivalent to about NRs. 1,096 million to the Government of Nepal for the project to improve M
Geneva/ Guwahati, 26 April 2021: Now it is alarming for the Indian media fraternity as their journo-colleagues start collapsing to the Covid-19 complications now as fast as three scribes per day. India with 107 media corona-casualties has alread
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2021: Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the county, has denied to issue an interim order to stop Chairman K P Oli from taking action against lawmakers close to dissident factions led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and the
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 303,561 after 3442 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours by Monday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2021: Responding to the spreading threat of coronavirus infections, District Administrations Offices (DAOs) of the Kathmandu Valley have decided to enforce a prohibitory order in Kathmandu effective from April 29 (Com
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 300,119 after 3,032 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday.
BAGHDAD, APRIL 25: At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said.The fire at the Ibn Kh
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 297,087 after 2,486 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Saturday.
Geneva/ Guwahati: India is fast losing working journalists to Covid-19 and crosses 100 mark till date where the global tally hits 1175 scribes in 76 countries. The country lately starts losing three journalists every day. Brazil continues to be
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2021: Internal rivalry of the ruling CPN-UML likely to escalate further after party chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli formed the party’s Standing Committee by removing all the leaders close to dissident factio
INDIA, April 23: India recorded the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second day in a row on Friday, while daily deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by a record.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 292,152 after 2,365 new infections cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 919 are females while 1,446
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2021: Nepal beat Malaysia by 69 runs in a match under the ongoing Tri-Nations T-20 Series that is played at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2021: Chairperson of the ruling CPN-UML and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and party's senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have continued one-to-one meeting on Thursday as well. Both the leaders have been holding discussio
NEW DELHI, April 22: India marked a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere, as its second wave and similar surges elsewhere raised new fears about the ability of
Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based media rights body, while condemning the armed generals of Myanmar (earlier known as Burma) for detaining/arresting over 65 journalists since the military coup on 1 February 2021
Geneva/ Guwahati: Working journalists across the world are falling preys to Covid-19, where Brazil (177 dead), Peru (139) and Mexico (105) are leading the list of casualties among journalists due to novel corona virus infection aggravated ailmen
London: Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2021: The Ministry of Education Science and Technology has temporarily suspended the issuance of No Objection Letter for the Nepali students willing to study in five countries namely Australia, Bangladesh, China, So
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 289,787 after 2,351 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of them, Kathmandu valley alone recorded 1,051 cases.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2021: Former King Gyanendra Shah and former Queen Komal Shah have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2021: coronavirus infection tally advanced to 287,567 after 1,667 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours by Tuesday afternoon.
Kathmand, Neepal, April 19, 2021: The Handover Ceremony of the reconstructed Patan Secondary School took place in Patandhoka, Lalitpur District on Monday (April 19, 2021) amid a function. The school was severely damaged by the 2015 Gorkha earthq
Kathmandu, Nepal April 19, 2021: Veteran comedian Madan Krishna Shrestha, 71, and his all family members have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021:The Nepali National Men's Cricket team has registered a comfortable victory against Malaysia in the ongoing match played under Tri-nation T20 series, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021: Shankar Pokhrel, Chief Minister (CM) of Lumbini Province, has successfully averted his own risk of shacking out from the post by appointing as ministers to those lawmakers who had signed in the no-confidence mo
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 285,900 after 1,227 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021: Following the government’s recommendation, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Monday ended the winter session of the House of Representatives (HoR). Issuing a press statement, the office of the president, S
Geneva/ Guwahati: Working journalists across the world are falling preys to Covid-19, where Brazil (175 dead), Peru (139) and Mexico (104) are leading the list of casualties among journalists due to novel corona virus infection aggravated ailmen
Geneva/ Guwahati: As more journalists are falling preys to Covid-19 in south Asian nations (India and Bangladesh), the Switzerland based media rights and safety body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) urges for preparedness among media persons as they
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021: The government has decided to prorogue the ongoing winter session of the federal parliament effective from 1:00 pm on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2021: Central committee meeting of the ruling CPN-UML led by Prime Minister K Sharma Oli is going to be held at 1:00 pm today amid internal wrangling in the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2021: Ram Bahadur Thapa has been re-sworn in as the Minister for Home Affairs (MoHA) amid a function at Sital Niwas on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2021: Nepal has on Sunday reported 1,015 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the new addition, nationwide tally of the coronavirus infection has advanced to 284,673.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2021: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 283,658 after 768 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2021: An all-party meeting called by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has ended after holding discussions on ranges of striking issues emerged ahead of the country including the recent spiking of coronavirus infection acr
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2021: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Kikuta Yutaka presented his credentials to the Rt. Hon. President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Office of the President, Shital Niwas amid a special function on Friday.
DELHI, April 17: India battled a record surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday as hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds, while politicians held election rallies and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended a weeks-long festival, infuriating he
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 16, 2021: Nepal has on Friday recorded 900 new cases of coronavirus infection. With the addition, coronavirus infection toll of the country advanced to 282890. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 836 cases
A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 16, 2021: Prime Minister K P Oli has on Friday called an all-party meeting for Saturday. All the top leaders of the parties representing in the federal parliament are invited in the all-party meeting.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2021: Nepal has reported 490 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday. With the addition, nationwide coronavirus infection tally has advanced to 282,054.
Responding to the spreading threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) neighboring India is going to imposed weeklong lockdown in its capital city, New Delhi.
NEW DELHI, April 15: Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told R
Geneva/ Guwahati: More than a thousand journalists died of corona-complications in 74 countries since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic confirming the casualty of over two scribes per day. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based media
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 13, 2021: Nepal has on Tuesday recorded 460 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the new addition, nationwide infection tally of the deadly virus has advanced to 280,984.
LONDON, APRIL 13: US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, but safety concerns needed to be straightened out and it might not be needed for Americans because of supplies of other shots.
DELHI, April 13: Rajasthan Royals’ Sanju Samson struck a blistering century in his first match as captain but was unable to prevent Punjab Kings from recording a four-run victory in a high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller at the Wank
Brussels: The European Union's top diplomat said on Sunday that Russia and China were hampering a united international response to Myanmar's military coup and that the EU could offer more economic incentives if democracy returns to the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2021: Nepal has on Sunday reported 303 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the new addition, infection tally of the country has advanced to 280,028.
BEIJING, April 11: In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost.
NEW DELHI, APRIL 11: New COVID-19 cases in India surged to a record of 152,879 on Sunday as the country battled a second wave of infections by pushing for faster vaccinations, with some states considering tougher restrictions to slow the spread
MALANG, INDONESIA, APRIL 11: A strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1,300 buildings, officials said Sunday. It didn't trigger
Guwahati: Over 400 civil society groups of Burma (also known as Myanmar) on 9 April 2021 condemned Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) for attending the Armed Forces Day of Tatmadow (popular name of Myanmar Armed Forces) recently alleging that it
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2021: Nepal has on Saturday reported 337 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the new addition, the total nationwide infection tally has advanced to 279,725.
BANGKOK, April 10: Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet sai
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2021: Bipul Pokhrel led joint panel has been elected with overwhelming majorities in the election of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on Saturday.
The government of Mozambique has taken many approaches to end conflict and encourage economic development in the past fifty years. Colonial independence, nationalization, villagization, and Marxism were all tried, with accompanying political uph
Bikram Sambat is the glory of Nepal. We the Nepalese people are lucky because Nepal was never captured by foreign imperialists. The continual practice of Bikram Sambat in Nepal is powerful proof against imperialists’ attempt to hold Nepal. Bikra
Guwahati: Over 400 civil society groups of Burma (also known as Myanmar) on 9 April 2021 condemned Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) for attending the Armed Forces Day of Tatmadow (popular name of Myanmar Armed Forces) recently alleging that it
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2021: responding to the spreading threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases across the country, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has on Friday propose the government to impose a restriction on gather
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2021: Nepal has reported 288 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country on Friday.
London: Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 9, 2021: Three parties-Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal (JSPN)- are going to hold ‘decisive’ talks regarding the formation of the coalition government.
NEW DELHI, April 9: Mumbai Indians have assembled a side that looks even stronger than their back-to-back title-winning teams, with only Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad appearing capable of denying them a third straight Indian Premier L
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2021: Four parliamentrians elected from the CPN Maoist Center have been suspend. House speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota suspended Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Lekh Raj Bhatta, Prabhu Sah and Gaurisankar Chaudhary as per the reco
WELLINGTON, April 8: New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country.
LEMBATA, INDONESIA, APRIL 07The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 126 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.
Geneva/Guwahati: India continues to lose journalists in the Covid-19 pandemic even though the country has launched a massive vaccination program covering over 75 million Indians till date. On the other hand, global tally of casualties among medi
Income growth, urbanization, nutritional awareness, and supermarket revolutions in Asia are fueling demand for high-value agricultural products (HVPs), such as vegetables and fruits. This change in consumer demand can provide new agri-food marke
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2021: Nepal on Tuesday recorded 260 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the addition, total infection tally of the country has advanced to 278,470.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2021: The prospect of forming a coalition government between the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal (JSPN) has taken no momentum thanks to the dual character and indecision o
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2021: Number of coronavirus infection cases has drastically been increasing in recent days across the country including in Kathmandu valley. The spiking number of coronavirus infection has terrorized the people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 2021: Nepal has recorded 176 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday. With the new addition, total infection tally of the country has advanced to 277,944.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing relief at the release of Assamese engineer Pranab Kumar Gogoi after three months of abduction, voices serious concern over the fate of Ram Kumar, who is yet to be released by the
At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, one of the bloodiest attack by the extreme left-wing insurgent groups this year, officials said on Sunday.
Human activity is accelerating climate change, and those most at risk are vulnerable populations in developing countries that are already suffering from chronic poverty. These countries also tend to be ones that contribute only negligibly to cli
AMMAN, April 4: Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be related to a plot to destabilise the countr
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2021: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN Maoist Center has given a clear hint to topple the incumbent KP Sharma Oli led government and to form a new coalition government.
MYANMAR, April 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and i
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has formally launched the distribution of drinking water under Melamchi Water Supply Project in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2021: The government has appointed Laxman Humagain as the chairperson of the Advertisement Board. A cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to this effect.
PEOPLE IN Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the internet on Friday, undaunted by the generals' bloody suppression of protests during the past two months.
Geneva/ Guwahati: The global tally of novel corona virus infected individuals among journalists has reached 970 in 72 countries, where a central India based scribe Pramod Srivastava succumbed to Covid-19 complications recently to increase the so
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 1, 2021: Supreme Court has decided not to review on it´s previous verdict to cancel the unification between CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center. A supreme court bench led by Chief justice Cholendra Samser Jabara made the ve
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 1, 2021: Ruling CPN UML led by KP Sharma Oli has suspended Ghana Shyam Bhusal and Surendra Pande from a general membership of the party. Sending separate letters to Bhusal and Pande on Thursday, party chairman KP Oli, who
Myanmar activists held protests across the country overnight two months after the military seized power, as a United Nations special envoy warned that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the intensified crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations.
NEW YORK, April 1: A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was arrested on assault and hate crime charges in an attack on an Asian American woman in New York City, police said Wednesday.
MYANMAR, March 31: Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in good health on Wednesday during a video meeting, one of her lawyers said, as the United States ordered its non-essential embassy staff to leave after weeks of violence over
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2021: Nepal has on Wednesday recorded 162 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With the new addition, the nationwide infection tally has advanced to 277,309.
NEW YORK, March 31: Authorities searching for a man who viciously attacked an Asian American woman near New York City’s Times Square are asking the public for help — not only in locating the suspect, but also in doing its part to disrupt further
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2021: With the detection of Bird flu in Lalipur district, consumption of meat has come down in Kathmandu valley.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31: G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did not reveal the cause, other than to
Kathmandu, Nepal, march 30, 2021: Considering to the possible withdrawal of support from the CPN-Maoist Center, the KP Sharma Oli led faction of the ruling CPN-UML has intensified efforts to continue in power through the majority votes in the p
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: Nepal has defeated Bangladesh in the final match of the Three Nations Cup played at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has asked the government to arrest those involved in the brutal murder of its two cadres in Baglung district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: The ruling CPN-UML has taken a harsh action against party’s senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Vice-chairperson Bhim Bahadur Rawal by suspending them even from the general membership of the party for six month
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: Nepal has recorded 141 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the new addition, the nationwide infection tally has advanced to 276,980.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has handed over 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli amid a function held at latter’s official resident, Baluwatar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has ordered the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to submit its decision not to file charge-sheets against former Prime Minister
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2021: The government has on Monday decided to close all educational institutions for four days owing to the adverse weather conditions across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2021: CPN-Maoist Centre is going to withdraw support to the incumbent CPN-UML chairman KP Sharma Oli led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2021: Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed grief on the demise of party central member and former minister Nabindra Raj Joshi, who passed away on Friday night.
Guwahati: Amidst the military crackdowns over the peaceful demonstrators of Myanmar (earlier known as Burma) for a comprehensive multi-party democracy in the southeast Asian nation, a senior journalist asserted that military personnel must go ba
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24, 2021: Nepal has recorded 145 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday. With the addition, infection tally has advanced to 276,389.
LONDON, March 24: Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following discharge from hospital after COVID-19, with many suffering months of persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, two UK stud
MYANMAR, March 24: Myanmar’s junta freed hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday arrested during its months-long crackdown on protests, while businesses in Yangon were shut and streets deserted in response to a call by anti-coup activists for a s
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while welcoming the Union government’s campaign for rain water harvesting, urges for specific initiatives in northeast India where often excessive rainfalls are recorded during the monsoon. The fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 276,244 after 188 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: Amnesty International, the international human right group, has called on FIFA, the global football governing agency, to use its leverage with the Qatari authorities to help end the abuse of migrant workers. The
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: The ruling CPN UML has sought clarification from its four leaders including senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal for their alleged activities carried out against the party policies and interests.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: The government has started census of the rhinoceros population after six years. Census of one-horned rhinos kicked off amid a ceremony organized in Sauraha, Chitwan on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: Nepal and Bangladesh have signed on four bilateral Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) to enhance cooperation between the two neighboring countries in different areas, including tourism, sanitation, cultural exch
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi has on Monday held separate meetings with CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal at letters’ residence to discuss over
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) does not seem interested to form a coalition government incorporating the CPN (Maoist Center) and the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSPN).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2021: The main Opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has raised serious objections against the alleged undue pressure exerted by the education minister at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) while assigning to the o
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2021: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 276,056 after 150 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 275,906 after 77 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2020: Responding to the surge of the coronavirus infection cases in the neighboring India, the government of Nepal has adopted precautionary measures to contain the spreading treat of the virus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20, 2021: Nepal has ranked as the happiest country in South Asia stepping up 5th position compare to the 2020’s report.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20, 2021: Notwithstanding to the boycott from the dissident faction, parliamentary party (PP) meeting of the ruling CPN-UML has amended the party’s Parliamentary Party statute on Saturday.
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 275,750 after 125 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Friday.
Myanmar security forces shot dead nine opponents of a February 1 coup on Friday, a funeral services provider and media said, as Indonesia urged an end to the violence and the restoration of democracy, in an unusually blunt call from a neighbor.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2021: The government has recommended the name of advocate Ramesh Badal as the new attorney general of Nepal.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (March 18) that he and US President Joe Biden should hold live online talks in coming days after Mr Biden said he thought the Russian leader was a killer and diplomatic ties sank to a new
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2021: Attorney General Agni Kharel has resigned from the post on Friday, claims a source at the office of the Prime Minister’s official resident, Baluwatar.
India's coronavirus infections surged to more than a three-month high on Friday, led by a record daily increase in the western state of Maharashtra, where authorities have adopted fresh curbs to restrain the spread of the disease.
MEXICO CITY, March 19: Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 275,625, after 107 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. These days, Cho said, attitudes toward Asian–Americans like him have become far more hostile.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: An all-party meeting called by President Bidya Devi Bhandari has ended after holding discussions on contemporary political issues of the country on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 275,424 after 114 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: The House of Representatives meeting has been stalled till the March 19 shortly after passing a condolence motion on the demise of former Constituent Assembly member Dinesh Chandra Yadav on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: At least four persons killed and seven others injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Karam Danda of Sindhuli’s Kamalamai Municipality-7 on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: The possibilities to change in the incumbent CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli-led government are getting slim thanks to the indecision of the parties including the opposition parties- the Nepali Congress (NC) and the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: The CPN (Maoist Center) wants to drop Maoist tag from its name and identity. Following the Supreme Court (SC) order to invalidate the unification with the CPN UML, the CPN (Maoist Center) has initiated internal
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called an all-party meeting to discuss on contemporary political issues at her official residence in Shital Niwas at 4:00 PM today.
Pokhara, Nepal, March 15, 2021: Senior leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Ramchandra Poudel has made clear that his party would not register no- confidence motion in the parliament against the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to form a new coalition gov
Kathmandu, Nepal 15, 2021: Israeli embassy in Kathmandu has donated different medical equipment to help Nepal fight against COVID-19 and other ailments and enhance its overall healthcare amenities.
Kathmandu, Nepal 15, 2021: The Government of Japan has extended US dollars 265,576 (approximately NRs. 30.85 million), to SHAPLA NEER – Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support, under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Schem
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2021: Nepal has reported only 79 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the new addition, the nationwide infection tally has advanced to 275,310.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2021: After months long wrangling, two rival factions of the ruling CPN (UML)-one led by Prime Minister and party Chairman KP Sharma Oli and the other led by party’s senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal held a talk at pa
Lahan, Nepal, March 14, 2021: 53 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded from across the country on Sunday. With the new addition, the nationwide infection tally has advanced to 275,231.
Lahan, Nepal, March 14, 2021: The Jaya Krishna Goit-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (Revolutionary) has taken the responsibility of a bomb blast occurred at a government office in Lahan of Siraha district on Sunday.
Yangon: Myanmar security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the commercial capital Yangon on Sunday, and at least three people were killed, witnesses and domestic media said.
Guwahati: India lost one more senior journalist to Covid-19 complication to increase the tally of media corona casualty up to 57 where the global count reaches 867 journalists.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2021: CPN (Maoist Center) has called back its ministers of the incumbent government led by CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli.
Makawanpur, Hetauda, Nepal, March13, 2021: At least three people were killed and ten others injured in a road accident occurred at Hetauda-Narayangadh road section on Saturday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 12, 2021: factional war within the ruling CPN (UML), which was revived from the Supreme Court order on Sunday, likely to escalate after party president and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli led faction unilateral takes several
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 12, 2021: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is going to visit Bangladesh at the last week of this month. Though the government has not made public officially, Source claims that President Bhandari would leave the country to B
Guwahati: The decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) for extending postal ballot facility for the first time bringing journalists under the essential services voter category in poll-bound Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Ke
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2021: Nepal has recorded 104 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. With the addition, coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 274,9
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2021: The CPN (Maoist Center) has expedited its effort to woo the opposition political parties to form a coalition government after Supreme Court annulled the unification with the CPN UML as Nepal Communist Party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2021: The Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSPN) has faced internal differences regarding the issue of participation in the incumbent CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli led government.
DHAKA, March 10: A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society.
CHAMPHAI, March 10: When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.
London: Meghan's father Thomas Markle said on Tuesday that he did not think the British royal family was racist, and hoped that an alleged remark from a family member about the darkness of the skin of Meghan's son was just a "dumb question".
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2021: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Nepal Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist and Leninist) chairman KP Sharma Oli and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to come up
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2021: Upholding the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC), the Election Commission (EC) has on Tuesday scrapped the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) registered in the name of KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal and revived the
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2021: Following the revival of the then CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) from the Supreme Court (SC) order, Political parties are engaging in to forge a new alliance to form the new coalition government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2021: The government has initiated the process to import the security printing press. The officials have said that the processes are initiated to import the security printing press by mid-July, this year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2021: The Standing Committee meeting of the Dahal-Nepal faction of the erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held at Perisdanda on Monday transformed into farewell meeting after leaders concluded to be part of their re
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2021: Nepal has recorded 89 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection from across the country in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the new addition, the coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 27
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2021: Winter session of the reinstated House of Representatives (HoR) has begun at the parliamentary building, New Baneshwa Kathmandu on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2021: The Supreme Court SC), the apex court of the country, has on Sunday given the Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s name to the Rishi Kattel.
WASHINGTON, March 7: The U.S. Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that was delayed repeatedly as the Republican minority tried but failed to push thro
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2021: Winter session of the House of Representatives (HoR) is going to begin at 4:00 pm today at parliamentary building, New Baneshowr, Kathmandu.
MYANMAR, March 7: Myanmar security forces fired gunshots as they carried out overnight raids in the main city Yangon after breaking up the latest protests against last month’s coup with teargas and stun grenades.
Hyderabad/Chandigarh: Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) has taken strong objection to the intimidation of two Guwahati based journalists by armed militants belonging to the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 6, 2021: Parliamentary party meeting of the KP Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held on Saturday at Prime Minister Oli’s official resident at Baluwatar has ended with the conclusion to make succes
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 6, 2021: Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the parliamentary party leader of the main opposition party, has made clear that he is not interested to be appointed again as the Prime Minister.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 6, 2021: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally advances to 274,655 after 47 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
NEW YORK : After a year and a half, the Miss Universe competition will return with a live telecast on May 16. The 69th Miss Universe event will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
ISTANBUL, March 5: A military helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey on Thursday, killing 10 army personnel including a lieutenant general and injuring three, the defence ministry said.
NEW YORK, March 6: Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fire on protesters against last month’s military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta and the U.N. special envoy on Myanmar urged the Security Council
Guwahati: Expressing dismay over repeated intimidations by the separatist armed militant outfit named United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) against two city based scribes, a forum of journalists urged the State police to take the matte
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2021: Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to register no-confidence motion against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 274,608 after 120 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Friday. Of the total newly infected cases, 51 were females while 69 were males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the agreement signed with the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ would lead the country towards the peaceful politics.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2021: The government of Nepal and the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand, Biplab-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) signed in an agreement amid a function organized in City hall in Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2021: Nepalese civil society members staged a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Kathmandu on Friday against the ongoing military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar in Monday.
SINGAPORE, March 5: Oil prices rose on Friday, extending gains from the previous session, after OPEC and its allies agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2021: An official of the Embassy of Japan handed over a school building for specialized courses in agriculture to the Shree Nepal Rastriya Tribhuwan Secondary School, Gulmi District.
Geneva/Guwahati, 4 March 2021: Globally 840 journalists succumbed to Covid-19 complications in 68 countries during the last 12 months that counts more than 2 scribes per day on average, stated the Switzerland based media watchdog Press Emblem Ca
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 274,488 after 107 new cases reported on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2021: The Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has informed the parliament secretariat on Thursday that some leaders of the rival faction including the parliamentary party leader and Prime Mini
YANGON, MARCH 04: Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month's military coup
BRUSSELS, March 4: The European Union has suspended its support for development projects in Myanmar to avoid providing financial assistance to the military who seized power last month, officials said on Thursday.
LONDON, MARCH 04: Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
BARCELONA, MARCH 3Barcelona pulled off a stirring comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit and reach the Copa del Rey final, beating Sevilla 3-0 after extra time in Wednesday's semi-final second leg to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
LONDON, March 4: Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex.
Kathmandu, Nepal March 04, 2021: The government and the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplav-led Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) have reached a three-point agreement on Thursday.
Guwahati: In the aftermath of an FIR lodged against the president and general secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC) for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities, the State archaeology department insisted on shifting of the club from the p
Guwahati: One of the pioneer media persons’ organizations in Northeast has been asked to vacate its place inside the Ambari archaeological site of Guwahati in the aftermath of an FIR lodged against the president and general secretary of Gauhat
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2021: The government and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), held meeting on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2021: Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has taken action against six leaders aligned with the opponent faction led by KP Sharma Oli including Subhash Chandra Nembang.
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday, killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to help Myanmar resolve the crisis.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: The Government has formed a talk team to hold talks with outlawed Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN).
GUSAU, Nigeria, Mar 2: Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state’s governor said Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: International right bodies- Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and Amnesty International (AI) have on Monday urged the Nepal government to immediately withdraw an ordinance
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: Prime Minister KP Oli’s claim that his life is in danger and possibilities of a physical assault on him anytime and anywhere has dragged not only into controversies but raised serious question marks on security
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: Winter session of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been called for March 7. President Bidya Devi Bhandari summoned the House session on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Parbat Gurung has said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli could not resign from the post as per the constitutional provision and Supreme Court (SC) order.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a chair of the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has claimed that Election Commission (EC) will grant the party’s legitimacy to their faction.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: The Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has called a Standing Committee (SC) and Central Working Committee (CWC) meetings for Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2021: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council of Janata Samajwadi Party Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai is not suffering from neuro-endocrine cancer as feared earlier. Following the observation, the doctors, h
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2021: Resident Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium Gehendra Rajbhandari has been appointed as Nepal’s non-resident ambassador to the Netherlands.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2021: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the price of petroleum products in the pretext of price adjustment. This is the third time incensement of petroleum products within a month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2021: Newly appointed Australian ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk paid a courtesy call on Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota at latter’s office in Singh Durbar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 274,216 after 73 new cases recorded on Monday. Of the newly infected cases, 29 are females while 44 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2021: winter session of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been called for March 7. President Bidya Devi Bhandari summoned the House session on Monday.
Guwahati: Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the largest representative trade union body of journalists in the country has urged the Union government in New Delhi to treat journalists as frontline warriors in the fight against Covid-19 and enable t
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 28, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chairman of his led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has challenged the Dahal-Nepal led rival faction of the party to oust him from the post of
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 28, 2021: Nepal reported only 78 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 28, 2021: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a chair of the Dahal-Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has submitted a written clarification before the Supreme Court (SC).
Myanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least seven people were killed and several wounded, political and medical sources and media said.
YANGON, Feb 28: Police fired tear gas and water cannons and there were reports of gunfire Sunday in Myanmar’s largest city where another anti-coup protest was underway with scores of students and other demonstrators hauled away in police trucks.
MYANMAR, Feb 28: Opponents of military rule in Myanmar planned protests on Sunday a day after the security forces launched their biggest crackdown, arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at least one.
Financial technology (fintech) is rapidly changing the financial landscape in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with important implications for financial inclusion and macroeconomic stability (Huang 2020). Fintech in the PRC started at the e
LAGOS, Feb 27: Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin S
BAGHDAD: U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed at least one fighter and wounded several others in what U.S. officials said was a calibrated response to rocket attacks on American personnel in Iraq.
Geneva/Guwahati, 26 February 2021: Appreciating the United Nations high commissioner for human rights for a comprehensive report on the impact of Covid-19 across the globe, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a Switzerland based media watchdog, cal
LONDON, FEBRUARY 26Arsenal needed a late comeback to secure their place in the draw for the Europa League last 16 where they will be joined by Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester United, Milan and Rangers but Napoli and PSV Eindhoven crashed out on Thurs
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 273,984 after 112 new cases reported on Friday. Of the newly recorded cases, 44 are females while 68 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2021: The Prime Minister KP Oli led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has named Bishal Bhattarai as chief whip of the party dismissing Dev Prasad Gurung from the post.
SYDNEY, Feb 26: Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 273,872 after 112 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: A office-bearers’ meeting of the main opposition party Nepali Congress (SC) held on Thursday at party president Shar Bahadur Deuba’s Budhanilkantha based resident to discuss on contemporary political issues e
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: With the reinstatement of the parliament from the Supreme Court (SC) order, some leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have intensified attempts to remain intact the party from the vertical split.
JERUSALEM, FEBRUARY 25: The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdow
NEW YORK: Katharine McPhee and David Foster may want to channel their musical talents into lullabies. The couple, who wed in 2019, have welcomed a baby boy, McPhee’s publicist confirmed Wednesday.
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: India and Pakistan’s militaries said on Thursday that they had agreed to stop firing along their disputed border in Kashmir, where such gunfire has been frequent in recent months, often killing or maiming people living in the
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 25 Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigations, according to a draft regulation.
NEW YORK, Feb 25: February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.
International Women's Day is March 8. t's women like Laxmi B.K., who has pulled herself out of poverty and transcended social boundaries, who make this day noteworthy—and inspirational.
FIR lodged against GPC president, secretary Guwahati, 23 February: Alleging that the city based press club had ‘designed to give space to a separatist leader of a banned armed outfit which emerged as a terrorist outfit to threat the sovereignty
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2021: parliamentary party meeting of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held on Wednesday at the parliamentary party office, Singha Durbar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 273,760 after 94 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly infected cases, 36 are females while 58 males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2021: Splinter faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Prime Minister KP Oli has decided to face the no-confidence motion registered against him in the parliament by the dissident faction of his ow
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24, 2021: The Chairmen duo of the dissenting faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal has urged the Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba to move ahead joi
TOKYO, Feb 24: Suzuki Motor Corp’s 91-year old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, announced he will retire in June, stepping aside for a new leader to navigate the shift to electric cars and fight off competition from tech giants such as Tesla and Apple.
GENEVA, Feb 24: The United States will seek election to the U.N. Human Rights Council later this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, marking the Biden administration’s latest international re-engagement.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 23, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC) has on Tuesday made a landmark verdict by reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR).
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 23, 2021: Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Purna Chandra Thapa met with Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana by going at the latter’s office in the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalist citizens in northeast India, while expressing serious concern over a declared media interaction with a separatist militant leader who continues to threaten the seventy and i
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: Former Member of Parliament (MP) Eknath Ranabhat, who was also a leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) passed away at the age of 69 while undergoing treatment at Chitwan Medical College on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: Tunnel of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project has come into operation from Monday. With the completion of testing of the 22-Kilometer long water tunnel of the project, the long wait to distribute the drinking
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country advances to 273,556 after 125 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly infected cases, 44 are females while 81 males.
Three weeks after seizing power, the junta has failed to stop daily protests and a civil disobedience movement calling for the reversal of the Feb. 1 coup and release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advances to 273,431 after 80 new cases recorded on Sunday. Of the total newly infected cases, 33 are females while 47 males.
Biratnagar, Nepal, February 21, 2021: Rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal has tabled a no-confidence motion against the chief minister of Province 1, Sherdhan Rai on Suday.
BERLIN: German two-piece rock band Milliarden have turned a van into a club where they stage gigs for one fan at a time as a way of reaching music-lovers during the pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2021: One million doses of Covishield vaccine that was procured by the government of Nepal from neighboring India has arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing concern over the haphazard growth of digital news platforms across the country in recent past, insisted on effective guidelines for the portals. The forum also reiterated its old demand
Guwahati: Expressing serious concern over the situation compelling arrests of two news portal editors in Assam of northeast India recently, a scribe’s forum in northeast India insists on effective guidelines for all digital news platforms. Journ
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 273,351 after 88 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly infected cases, 31 are females while 57 males.
MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 20A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced a top European rights court's order to free the Kremlin's most prominent foe.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2021: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has accused the Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota of acting as of the opposition of the government.
MYANMAR, Feb 20: Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said.
LONDON: AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine is more effective when its second dose is given three months after the first, instead of six weeks, a peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet medical journal showed on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advances to 273,166 after 96 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
BANGKOK: A Thai political street artist who goes by the name “Headache Stencil” is exhibiting some of his riskiest work yet, with a collection of paintings that touch on a strict law that has seen dozens of people imprisoned for insulting the mo
SYDNEY, Feb 18: Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the future of online publishin
The collapse of power-sharing co-existence between the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) and Aung San Suu Kyi at the helm of democratisation in Myanmar has recently upended to the direction of massive setback. The military refused to acknowledge the r
Guwahati: After the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the junta has now cut down internet services across the south-east Asian country from Monday (15 February) seemingly to start an aggressive military action against millions of pro-
Geneva/ Guwahati, 17 February 2021: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a Switzerland based media watchdog, has lauded the Indian Union government in New Delhi for exercising a massive corona-vaccination program and also extending financial aids to the
Geneva/Guwahati, 15 February 2021: After the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February, the junta has now cut down internet services across the south-east Asian country from Monday seemingly to start an aggressive military action against millions o
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 272,945 after 105 new cases reported in the past 24 hours on Tuesday. Of the total newly infected cases, 40 are females while 65 are males.
DHAKA, Feb 16: A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2021: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has organized protest rallies and demonstration against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) in all 77 districts on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2021: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 272,840 after 122 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal February 14, 2021: The Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has announced fourth-phase of nationwide protests against the incumbent government.
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet.
NEW YORK: In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.”
ISTANBUL, Feb 14: Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the bodies of 13 kidnapped Turks executed in a cave, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.
Nepal’s democracy is in crisis. When a long-simmering row within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) flared up last December, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli dissolved Parliament —a move critics decried as unconstitutional. Then, on F
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while appreciating Assamese young scribe Kushal Lahan for his fighting spirit to launch a digital news platform even after suffering from physical disadvantages following a serious road accident, urges
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13, 2021: KP Oli led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is organizing a mass gathering as a part of its show of strength in Butwal on Saturday.
SAN DIEGO, Feb 13: The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind throu
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 12, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 272,557 after 127 new cases reported on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 12, 2020: Protesting the growing number of violence against women, demonstrations are staged in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu on Friday.
BEIJING, Feb 12: China barred Britain’s BBC World News from airing on Friday and Hong Kong’s public broadcaster said it was dropping the channel, a week after Britain’s media regulator revoked Chinese state television’s UK broadcast licence.
NEW YORK : Last year, Taylor Swift gave us a lot of new music. This year it will be old — the pop star has announced she’s dropping the first of her re-recorded albums.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 09, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally has advances to 272,215 after 160 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly infected cases, 61 are females while 99 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2021: Though the Police have failed to arrest yet the perpetrator (s), it has reached in the conclusion that the 17-year-old girl Bhagirathi Bhatta of Dogdakedar Rural Municipality-7 was raped before being strangul
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2021: Southern neighbor China has reiterated its concerns over the recent political development of Nepal, particularly the fragile political situations developed after dissolution of the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2021: Even though the government had put about 430,000 people on the priority list to get the Covid-19 vaccine, only 184,857 people have taken it in the first phase.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2021: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held a meeting with Lord Ahmad, State Minister of Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the United Kingdom, through a virtual means on Monday.
Bollywood hot actress Sunny Leone has landed in a controversy over cheating though she has refuted the claims saying that half-baked information is as dangerous as misreporting.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2021: Nepal Bank Limited (NBL) Chairman Basudev Adhikari has resigned from his post expressing dissatisfaction after government created intervention in the bank’s decision to provide dividends to the shareholders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2020: Nepal-France Bilateral Consultation Mechanism (BCM) meeting has been concluded through the virtual means on Monday. This is the second BCM meeting between Nepal and France.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2020: The NEPSE index has gained 37.48 points to close at 2,561.47 points making the highest index in the history of NEPSE on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 272,055 after 130 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly recoded cases, 61 are females while 69 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2021: coronavirus infection tally of Nepal has advanced to 271,925 after 119 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 7, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Sunday issued a show-cause order over the recent appointments in various constitutional bodies.
Three people were confirmed dead and at least 150 were missing in northern India after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads on Sunday, police said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 5, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has not only claimed the legitimacy of the party of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to his led faction but also expressed commitment to adhere the recent political system en
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 5, 2020: Bird flu has been detected at Tarkeshwar Municipality of Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advances to 271,602 after 171 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu,Nepal, February 1, 2021: Nepalese share market has returned back to the bullish trend though it was massively corrected in the first trading day of the week on Sunday. The NEPSE index has gained 37.7 points and closed at 2,408.24 point
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 1, 2021: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country advances to 271,118 after 159 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
LONDON: Chelsea notched up their first win under Thomas Tuchel on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Burnley thanks to goals by Spanish defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso who have both been given a chance to shine under the German coach.
Moscow: Riot police broke up protests across Russia on Sunday in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, detaining more than 5,000 people who had braved the bitter cold and the threat of prosecution to demand he be set free.
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning rai
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 270,959 after 105 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
MUMBAI, Jan 31: India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the govern
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban
OSLO, January 31: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of pic
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2020: Puspha Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) organized a sit-in protest at Maitighar Mandala in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 270,854 after 109 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly reported cases, 43 are females while 66 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2020: its official that bird flu (H5N8) has been detected in Kathmandu valley on Saturday.
WUHAN, CHINA, Jan 30: The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited a hospital on Saturday in the central city of Wuhan that treated ea
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 29, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 270,745 after 157 new cases reported on Friday.
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: Major Indian opposition parties boycotted the opening day of Parliament’s budget session on Friday in solidarity with protesting farmers engaged in a 2-month standoff over new agricultural laws the government refuses to repeal
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 270,375 after 283 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
MOSCOW, Jan 27: The lower house of Russian parliament on Wednesday approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear arms control pact days before it’s due to expire.
Kathmandu, January 25, 2020: The government is preparing to vaccinate against coronavirus (COVID-19) from Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the vaccination will be started from 62 hospitals of all seven provi
Kathmandu, January 25, 2020: The government is preparing to extend the current academic session by two months. According to an official at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), legal consultations are underway to this effec
Kathmandu, January 25, 2020: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to recognize the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) with chairmen duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal nullifying the legitimacy claim made by the rival factions of the pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2020: The NEPSE index has been making new records in recent days. The NEPSE index has gained 16.04 points and closed at 2,440.87 points on Monday. This is the highest closing-ever in the history of NEPSE.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 269,789 after 339 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Among them, 133 are females while 206 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 269,450 after 270 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 268,948 after 302 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2020: The leaders of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have lambasted the leader of the another faction led by KP Sharma Oli, who is also the Prime M
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 21, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 268,646 after 336 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
BRUSSELS: Climate-change leaders and campaigners worldwide welcomed US President Joe Biden’s move to rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement but said Washington must also cut emissions and use its influence to encourage other countries to do the same.
NEW YORK: Brayden Harrington, the teenager whom President-elect Joe Biden befriended as a fellow stutterer — and will be part of a primetime inaugural special — has a book coming out this summer.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 20, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 268,310 after 318 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of them total infected cases 112 are females while 206 are males.
Guwahati: A number of city-based scribes demonstrated their angers against the abusers of a lady reporter recently in the press club auditorium and demanded stern actions against the culprits. Organized by the Journalist Union of Assam, affiliat
In a recent speech at the US National Press Club, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made a claim that Iran is the 'new Afghanistan' for Al-Qaeda (AQ) militants'. This outrageously gratuitous claim was a quintessential example of the servil
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2020: Souring relationship between the rival factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) would take a nasty turn after Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction initiated process to expel KP Sharm
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2020: The statement made by Subas Chandra Nembang in the capacity of Chairman of the Constituent Assembly (CA) doubled House of Representative (HoR) has helped to claim that the Prime Minister has no right to dissol
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that a fresh mandate is must for peace, stability and development in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2020: Lok Darshan Regmi, the immediate past chief secretary of the government, has been appointed as Nepal's ambassador to the United Kingdom. The government had on October 1 recommended Regmi for the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 267,322 after 266 new cases reported on Sunday. Of the total newly recorded cases, 91 are females while 175 are males.
India conceded a 33-run first innings lead to Australia after being bowled out for 336 on day three of the deciding fourth and final test in Brisbane on Sunday.
LONDON: Britain announced plans to hold the first in-person meeting of the G7 for nearly two years in June, inviting the leaders of major developed economies to a picturesque seaside village to discuss rebuilding from the pandemic and climate ch
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Pakistan’s planning minister says the country’s drug regulatory authority has approved the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the government is trying to make it available by the first quarter of the year.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 17: Gunmen fired on a car in northern Kabul on Sunday, killing two women judges who worked for Afghanistan’s high court and wounding the driver, a court official said. It was the latest attack in the Afghan capital during
ANN ARBOR, Michigan: US President-elect Joe Biden’s impending inauguration has raised hopes that his administration will “make America lead again.” If the United States is to transform its rivalry with China into constructive competition, this
President Donald Trump, who had already said he will not attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, is planning a ceremonial farewell at Joint Base Andrews, the base outside Washington where Air Force One is headquartered.
BEIJING: A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush.
NEW DELHI, Jan 14: India will treat a domestic COVID-19 vaccine “equally” with a prominent global one, even though the homegrown drug’s efficacy has not been proven, and people will have no choice which they one they get, a top government vaccin
DHAKA, Jan 14: A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 266,546 after 403 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly infected cases, 161 are females while 242 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2020: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Gyawali has reached at New Delhi, capital of India, on Thursday afternoon to attend in the 6th Joint Joint Commission Meeting between Nepal and India. The meeting is sched
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week’s violence at the US Capitol was the “right decision,” but said it sets a dangerous precedent.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 13, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has not split yet.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 13, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 266,143 after 445 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
STOCKHOLM: Thousands of households across northern Sweden and southern Finland were without power Wednesday after a heavy snowfall, and forecasters warned that particularly icy temperatures lay ahead for the Baltic Sea region.
A South Korean startup has developed an AI-powered dog collar that can detect five emotions in canines by monitoring their barks using voice recognition technology. The Petpuls collar can tell pet owners through a smartphone application if thei
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 265,698 after 430 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of them, 177 are females while 253 are males.
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: India has started shipping COVID-19 vaccines to multiple cities, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has paved the way to implement the new curriculum of grades 11 and 12.
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of new agricultural laws and ordered the formation of an independent committee of experts to negotiate with farmers who have been protesting against the l
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Former King Gyanendra Shah’s statement issued on the occasion of the 299th birth anniversary of King Prithivi Narayan Shah has created a big sensation in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is going to visit southern neighbor India on Thursday in a bid to mention soured relationship on ranges of issues including the border issues.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Chairperson duo of a splinter faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal urged the Election Commission (EC) to stop preparation for mid-term election.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: The government has made clear that there is no plan to recall Nepali ambassadors serving in various countries. Responding to the media reports that the government has been preparing to recall some Nepali Ambas
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC) signed in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) amid a function with the aim of establishing trade and investment relatio
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: Nepal Petroleum Dealers’ National Association (NPDNA) has announced to raise the prices of petroleum products by 50 paisa per liter from Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 12, 2020: New executive committee has been elected of the Advertising Association of Nepal (AAN) under the chairmanship of Som Prasad Dhital. The 21st annual general meeting of the AAN that concluded in Kathmandu elect
SEOUL, Jan 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media KCNA said on Monday, taking over the title from his late father in a largely symbolic move seen aimed at further cemen
An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Salta Province, Argentina, early on Sunday, GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 222 km (138 miles), GFZ said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan 10, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 264,780 after 259 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the total newly recoded cases, 99 are females while 160 are males.
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia apologised to the India team on Sunday and launched a probe into allegations visiting players were subjected to racial abuse by part of the crowd during the third test at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan 10, 2020: Just after 10 days of its functioning, the winter session of the National Assembly has concluded on Sunday.
It was an intriguing discussion at a special session of prestigious 33rd Guwahati Book Fair, where a number of book publishers, writers, journalists and conscious readers assembled to introspect over various challenges faced by the book (publi
Geneva/ Guwahati, 6 Jan 2020: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken away the lives of over 600 journalists in 59 countries since March 2020 that implies the global media fraternity lost two scribes per day on average, said Press Emblem Campaign (PEC),
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 09, 2020: Coroanvirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 264,521 after 362 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of them, 159 are females while 203 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 09, 2020: Supporters of the KP Oli led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) organized a mass demonstration in Kathmandu on Saturday to show their solidarity to the faction.
BEIJING, Jan 9: Chinese authorities have asked residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 8, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 264,159 after 554 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the total infection cases, 188 are females while 366 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 8, 2020: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) is going to stage nationwide protests on Saturday against the government's ‘unconstitutional’ move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).
BRUSSELS/LONDON: Last year tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest year on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Jan 8: Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breache
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 7, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 263,605 after 412 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
TOKYO, Jan 7: Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of the coronavirus, hoping that less-stringent curbs than imposed earlier will this time stamp out
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2021: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 262,784 after 522 new cases reported in the past 24 hours from across the country.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s prime minister said on Tuesday his country had ordered an additional 35 million doses of the AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccine, bringing its total vaccine pipeline to 63 million doses.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2021: The nationwide protest launched by different political parties threatening the Supreme Court (SC) to reinstate the dissolve House of Representatives (HoR) and the statement of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli over
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2021: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) seems to have deviated from the previous understanding to protest the government’s ‘unconstitutional’ move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) but not to make
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2021: Political development emerged in Nepal after the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) has widely dragged the concerns of the international communities, particularly the neighboring China and India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2021: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday sought written clarification from the government over the latter's decision to expand cabinet even after the dissolution of the House of Repr
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 4, 2021: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 262,262 after 403 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January, 03, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 261,859 after 419 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
WELLINGTON: Paceman Kyle Jamieson took five for 69 as New Zealand overcame some stiff Pakistan resistance to dismiss the tourists for 297 at close of play on the opening day of the second and final test at Christchurch on Sunday.
LOS ANGELES: Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 3, 2020: Pushpa Kamal Dahal- Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to intensify the protest against of the government.
LOS ANGELES, Jan 3: As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up
Indian media fraternity sets to bid farewell to the Covid-19 pandemic year 2020 with the horrible statistics of journo-killings with some dangerous countries for working journalists in the world. The largest democracy in the globe witnessed kill
While financial markets have responded strongly to the emergency-use authorization of various coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in several countries, the economic impacts will take much longer to materialize. One reason for this is that va
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 260,593 after 534 new cases recorded across the country in the past 24 hours.
Biratnagar, Nepal, December 31, 2020: Chief Minister of Province 1, Sher Dhan Rai has on Thursday suspended 15 provincial assembly members belonging to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) for the next three months r
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 29, 2030: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 259,548 after 708 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 29, 2030: Pushpa Kamal Dahal-Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) organized nationwide protests against of the government’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 29, 2020: Recent political development emerged with the sudden dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) has dragged attentions of the international communities, particularly the neighboring China and India.
In the past few months, Bangladesh has been going through an imbroglio regarding the installation of statues. Numerous articles were published on this issue but most of these were apparently partisans to their own ideologies. A number of Islamic
The price of gold rose up by seven hundred Nepalese rupees per tola (11.66 grams) in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2020: Pathao, a ride sharing platform company, office at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, has been vandalized by a group of disgruntled riders, who had been protesting putting forward several demands before the company.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 258,840 after 659 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2020: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has on Monday held a mass demonstration in all the electoral constituencies including in Kathmandu valley to protest the dissolution of the House of Representativ
LONDON, Dec 28: The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of t
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 257,700 after 500 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
SRINAGAR, INDIA, Dec 26: India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reshuffled his cabinet.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to reshuffle his cabinet today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 257,200 after 608 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
PARIS : Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2020: The effect of dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) of the federal parliament in center has now shifted into the provincial assemblies triggering a fear of dissolution of the provincial government
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2020: Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Friday asked the government to furnish a written clarification about its decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 25: With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work?
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 256,592 after 613 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has on Thursday decided to stage demonstrations in all 165 election constituencies across the country on coming December 28 against the government’s decision to dissol
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2020: The Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to protest against the government's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.
LONDON: Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday.
MADRID: A towering header from Casemiro and an added-time strike from Karim Benzema saw Real Madrid beat a stubborn Granada side 2-0 at home on Wednesday to notch a fifth consecutive La Liga victory and go level on points with leaders Atletico M
BRUSSELS, Dec 24: Britain and the European Union appeared close to clinching a long-elusive trade agreement on Wednesday, raising hopes that they were now set to avoid a turbulent economic rupture on New Year’s Day.
MUMBAI, Dec 24: Passengers flying into India’s biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules to try to stop the spread of a new more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2020: Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal led faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has on Wednesday submitted a letter to the Election Commission of Nepal claiming authenticity of the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 255,979 after 743 new cases recorded on Wednesday.
ANKARA, Dec 23: Turkish journalist Can Dundar was sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organisation, his lawyers said on Wednesday, calling the verdict politically motivated.
HONG KONG: A new variant of the novel coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in Britain appears to have infected two students who returned to Hong Kong from the UK, Hong Kong’s Department of Health said on Wednesday, as the city secured 22.5 mill
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 22, 2020: Owing to the new strain of the novel coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom (UK), Nepal government has also implemented travel restrictions from the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 22, 2020: A Central Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) close to Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Tuesday decided to expel Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the post of party chairma
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 22, 2020: The split of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going to be formalized through the separate central committee meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday).
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 22, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recommendation to dissolve the of the House of Representatives (HoR) and subsequent endorsement by President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been challenged at the Supreme Court (SC), th
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 254,514 after 742 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has defended his decision to dissolve the parliament claiming that he was forced to take the decision to dissolve parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2020: Seven cabinet ministers of the incumbent KP Oli led government have collectively tendered their resignation from their respective posts on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2020: Protesting the decision to dissolution of the federal parliament, demonstrations are being organized across the country on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2020: Following the political development made after dissolution of the federal parliament, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called a meeting of the National Security Council at his official resident, Baluwatar, on
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: The recommendation made to the constitutional bodies by the constitutional council has been registered at the secretariat of the parliament on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has dissolved the House of Representatives upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has recommended the President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October, 19, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 253,184 after 710 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal December 19, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has ordered the government to appear before the court for discussion on rationality of the government's latest decision to revoke the tariff imposed earlie
Geneva/ Guwahati, 16 December 2020: The vibrant media fraternity of India sets to end a terrible year with the highest number of journo-killing incidents and second largest digit in the statistics of Covid-19 aggravated deaths (after Peru) aroun
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 18, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 252,474 after 782 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 18, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress has demanded to withdraw the Constitutional Council related ordinance as early as possible.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 251,692 after 776 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2020: Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has concluded on Wednesday with the agreement to hold next meeting on December 20 and the Central Committee meeting on December 25.
SYDNEY : Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using their gaze to “point” and ask for help, researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2020: Chairmen duo of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) agreed to mend the widening relationship on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has advanced to 250,916 after 736 new cases recorded on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing dismay over the increasing number of journalists killed and died of Covid-19 across the country, expects a better year 2021. The forum reveals that India emerges as the most dangerous co
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 15, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Tuesday issued an ordinance to amends the prevailing working procedure of the Constitutional Council (CC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020: Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled for Wednesday would enter in the set agendas to discuss over the political documents presented by chairmen duo KP Sharma Oli and P
Abduction and subsequent murder of Rajendra Shrestha, 54, of Miklajung Rural Municipality-1 Morang district by the Netra Bikram Chand-led underground outfit named as Communist Party of Nepal has not only shocked and terrified the locals but rais
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: As of the previous years, the sugarcane farmers from various districts of Terai region have assembled again in Kathmandu to protest the government and the sugar mills for failing to implement the past deal to
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: The NEPSE index has gained 56.72 points and closed at 2,067.17 on Monday. The index had opened at 2,022.72 ended at 2,067.17 reaching near to the previous highest index.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 14, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 249,244 after 821 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has on Monday staged demonstration against of the government in all 77 districts of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2020: Special Court has on Sunday made a verdict to send former chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Dip Basnyat to judicial custody for his alleged involvement in Lalita Niwas
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has advanced to 248,423 after 830 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 13, 2020: A Constitutional Council meeting scheduled for 9:00 am on Sunday has been cancelled after two members- main opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and speaker of the House of Representatives Agni Prasad Sapkota
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 13: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord made mostly incremental pledges rel
MUMBAI, Dec 11: Around a million doctors in India went on a day-long strike on Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic to protest against a new federal government rule that allows practitioners of the traditional science of Ayurveda to perform mino
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has reached to 247,593 after 899 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers continued protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produ
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 12, 2020: The president of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba, has informed to the Prime Minister KP Oli that he would not attend in the Constitutional Council (CC) meeting scheduled fo
COVID-19 has upended education in the US and around the world. For students in this country without access to computers and the Internet, there is a real risk of long-term negative impacts. These risks are even higher in low-income countries w
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while joining in the deliberations relating to the revised height of Mount Everest (at 8848.86 meter above the sea level), urges the Union government in New Delhi to officially recognize Indian ge
Geneva/ Guwahati, 10 December 2020: India emerges as the most dangerous country for working journalists in the world whereas the pandemic year witnessed the killings of 84 media workers globally, said Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) in its annual
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has reached to 246,694 after 1,044 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 10, 2020: Notwithstanding inter and inter and intra party rift, Prime Minister KP Oli has on Thursday called a meeting of the constitutional council for coming Sunday to fill the vacant positions in the different const
WASHINGTON, Dec 10: There’s plenty of noise but no cause for confusion as President Donald Trump vents about how the election turned out and vows to subvert it even still.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 10, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally of the country has reached to 245,650 after 1,217 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 9, 2020: coronavirus infection tally of the country has reached to 244,433 after 1,056 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday scrapped the government’s earlier decision to open land for plotting and fragmentation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2020: Coronavirus infection tally of the country has reached to 243,377after 1,382 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. O f them, 836 were males while 546 were females.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2020: its official that new height of the Mount Everest, the tallest mountain of the world, is 8848.86 metres.The government of Nepal and China jointly revealed the new height of the Mount Everest. Both the countries
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 8, 2020: The government of Nepal and China are going to announce the newly-measured height of Mount Everest today. After working for years in measuring the height of the world’s tallest mountain, both the countries are
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 8, 2020: The crisis in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is deepening day by day after due to the factional war between the top leaders, particularly the chairmen duo Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli. However,
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 8, 2020: Responding to the recent protests against of the current Federal democratic republican system demanding the restoration of Monarchy system and Hindu state, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has organized an all-par
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 8, 2020: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), constitutional human rights watchdog of the country, has reported that the country’s human rights situation did not improve as expected last year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 8, 2020: Nepal and India have agreed to amend the bilateral transit treaty in a bid to boost trade and connectivity during a meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Monday.
The financial crises of 2008 sent shock waves across the world as economies collapsed or were severely damaged or crippled. Since then, many other crises have ensued, covering issues including debt, finance, stock markets, the environment, natur
There is no room for adopting any self-styled democracy by replacing the theory of Abraham Lincoln's democracy. In today's world, we hear from some rulers that development is more important than democracy. As if the so-called development is unim
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 7, 2020: The nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has advanced to 241, 99 after 1,014 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 442 were surfaced in Kathmandu Valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 6, 2020: Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has begun at the party’s central office, Dhumbarahi, amid the growing factional war on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6, 2020: Coronavirus (Covid-19) tally of the country has advanced to 240,981 after 1,096 new infection cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of them, 408 are females while 688 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 238,861 after 1272 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
SAN JOSE, Dec 4: Costa Rica has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE for the manufacture and delivery of 3 million COVID-19 vaccines next year, the office of President Carlos Alvarado sa
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 3, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 237,589 after 1,343 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 236,246 after 1,490 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2, 2020: The Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) that was scheduled for Wednesday has been put off for upcoming Saturday (December 5) after the party co-chair and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2, 2020: Police have arrested Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ramchandra Poudel from his home town, Tanahu, on Wednesday.
LONDON, Dec 2: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: Secretariat committee of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have started deliberating on the political papers submitted separately by the chairmen duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal from Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: Secretariat committee of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have started deliberating on the political papers submitted separately by the chairmen duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal from Thursday.
NEW YORK: The year’s most played artist on Spotify? Globally speaking: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform’s most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. The Latin Grammy winner and hitmaker , who r
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 233,452 after 1,304 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: All armory used to defeat each other by the rival factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) likely to put on hold for a time being. As both the factions have no guts to split the party and to stay apa
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: After about nine months long closer, the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has decided to open the Pashupatinath temple from December 16. The famous temple of the Hindus across the world has remained clo
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: Hundreds of thousand people joined a protest rally in Kathmandu on Monday demanding restoration of monarchy in the country. The protest rally was organized under the banner of several pro-royal organizations i
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2020: Senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Jhala Nath Khanal, has claimed that the party would not split under any circumstance. Khanal, who is also the former Prime Minister and head of the forme
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 233,452 after 1,474 new cases reported in the past 24 hours by Monday afternoon. Of the newly infected cases, 602 are females while 872 are males.
COLOMBO: At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising corornavirus infections in the country’s crowded
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2020: Leading a 21-member Chinese delegate members, the State Councilor and Defense Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wei Fenghe arrived in Nepal on Sunday.
SYDNEY: Steve Smith led an imperious display from Australia’s top-order batsmen with his second straight century as the hosts piled on a massive 389 for four against India’s listless bowlers in the second one-day international in Sydney on Sunda
MILAN: Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain a hijab was not properly respected.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 231,978 after 1,255 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan: At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has advanced to 230,723 after 1,380 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2020: The Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has concluded on Saturday with the decision to hold next meeting on December 1.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 229,343 after 1,703 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26, 2029: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally advanced to 227,640 after 1,614 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26, 2029: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal on Thursday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 25, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 226,026 after 1,948 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 25: President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States will be “ready to lead” again on the global stage, turning the page on Republican President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies as he pledged to work toget
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 224,078 after 1,790 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2020: Just two days after India’s foreign secretary completes his visit to Nepal, China’s defense minister Wei Fenghe will arrive in Nepal on November 29.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2020: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is arriving in Nepal on November 26. The scheduled visit of the Indian foreign secretary is taken importantly as it is scheduled shortly after the visit of two
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2020: As tensions escalate in ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) resulting likely dissolution of the incumbent government, foreign powers, particularly the neighboring India and China, have also been intensifying t
Kathmandu, November 24, 2020 The examination of Grade XII begins today (Tuesday) amidst the spreading threat of coronavirus (COVID-19). National Examinations Board (NEB) has said that regular examination will be held until December 1.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 222,288 after 1,980 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly recorded infection cases, 789 are females while 1,191 are males.
ZURICH: A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 220,308 after 1,669 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 218,639 after 1,674 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases, 661 are females while 1,013 are males.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condoled the death of city based senior photo journalist and author Mahesh Chandra Medhi (75), who breathed his last yesterday (18 November 2020) after suffering from heart related ailments for some years
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 216,976 after 1,945 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases, 1,205 were males while 740 were females.
BENGALURU, Nov 20: India crossed the grim milestone of 9 million coronavirus cases, with 45,882 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday.
LONDON: Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organisation panel said
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 215, 220 after 2,103 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for closer international cooperation on making a vaccine for the coronavirus available.
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: The South Asia sub-region surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, led by India where officials have been concerned Diwali celebrations could derail a recent fall in infections.
NEW YORK, Nov 19: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said on
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2020: Our newly appointed Director General, Dr Pema Gyamtsho, has taken up his role, beginning his tenure as part of a major Ministerial Mountain Summit held on 15 October. A deeply experienced leader, Dr Gyamtsho’
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 212,917 after 1,442 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly recorded cases, 534 are females while 908 are males.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 18, 2020: Factional feud of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) likely to escalate in coming days as chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli proposed to table a separate political document at the secretariat me
Guwahati: Assam, in accordance to the nation reeling under the Covid-19 pandemic, celebrated the National Press Day 2020 commemorating the birth of Press Council of India (PCI) on 16 November 1966 with various programs in different localities.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 17, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has advanced to 211,475 after 502 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
As the tenure of Director General of ICIMOD shifts from one set of hands to another, we have written this piece together, as we reflect together on an historic milestone day for ICIMOD which took place on October 15th. Ministers from our eight H
The ongoing internal rivalry of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has reached at the verge to vertical split even though the last ditch efforts are intensified from different backdoor channels to keep the party intact. It is likely that the
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 17, 2020: As a secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is scheduled for Wednesday in the midst of escalating rift, the widely raised question mark of now is that how the party will move ahead in d
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 17, 2020: With the decision to extend the deadline for distributing active memberships to mid-December, it is likely that 14th General Convention of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) likely to differed by Septem
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 16, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 210,973 after 1,197 new cases registered in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses serious concern over the killing of another scribe in Uttar Pradesh where a police officer is booked for the murder. Suraj Pandey (25), who worked for a Hindi newspaper, was found dead on a ra
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is threatened by climate and other changes, and urgent coordinated action is needed to save it, warned experts from five mountain countries of Asia. They were speaking at a session titled ‘The HKH
Kathmandu, Nepal, November, 15, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 209776 after 1,477 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases, 912 were males while 565 were females.
HANOI, Nov 15: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 14, 2020: Nepal’s corona virus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 208,299 after 1,946 new cases of the virus detected in the past 24 hours.
SRINAGAR, India/MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Nov 14: At least 10 civilians and five security personnel were killed in cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan on Friday, in one of this year’s deadliest days along the heavily militarised front
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13, 2020: The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to appoint former Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Sunil Bahadur Thapa as the party’s Joint-General Secretary and other six members as the Central Working Committee
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13, 2020: The much more anticipated secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has ended on Friday by fixing the date for the next meeting.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 206,353 after 2,111 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13, 2020: The United States of America (USA) government has provided 100 state-of-the-art ventilators to the Nepal government to assist to fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Guwahati: On the eve of National Press Day (on 16 November), Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appeals to every professional journalist in India to get united for the cause of truthful journalism and avoid personal interest in deliberating views s
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 202,329 after 2,569 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases, 1,261 cases were surfaced in Kathmandu Valley alone.
MOSCOW, Nov 11: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western drugmakers in th
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020: Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has paved the way to the vice chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) not only to retain in the post as member of the Upper House but also to be a
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus infection tally reached to 199760 after 2736 new cases recorded in the paat 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and population, of the newly recorded cases in the past 24 hours,
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2020: Even though the deadline set by the five dissident members of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to call Secretariat meeting elapsed on Monday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also a chairperson of t
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2020: Bandana Rana has been re-elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the second term. Currently she has also been serving as the Vice-chair of the CEDAW committee.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2020: Government’s decision to remove the phrase Federal Democratic Republic used ahead of Nepal for correspondence and speeches has been dragged into controversies. The decision has been criticized even suspecting
YANGON, Nov 8: Myanmar voted in a general election on Sunday seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic government that remains popular at home but which has seen its reputation collapse overseas amid allegations of genocide.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has advanced to 194,453 after 2,817 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 1,166 are females while 1,651 are males.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condoles the demise of another scribe to Covid-19 complications on 5 November 2020 in Orissa of central India. Local media sources reveal that Prabir Kumar Pradhan, a Bhubaneswar based television scribe,
(Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2020 : The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Mr. YOSHIOKA Yuzo, signed a grant contract today to support construction of a hostel for blind women in Kageshwori, Manohara Municipality.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 7, 2020: Executive chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated his demand before another chairman and Prime Minister KP Oli to hold secretariat meeting as soon as possible to re
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia for the first time on Friday, putting him on the verge of winning the White House
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 188,883 after 2,909 new cases recorded in the past 14 hours. Among them, 1,338 were in Kathmandu valley alone.
MOSCOW, Nov 6: The Kremlin on Friday rejected as untrue a report in Britain’s mass market Sun newspaper which suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have Parkinson’s disease and be poised to quit early next year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November6, 2020: : Visiting Chief of Indian Army General MM Naravane paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at latter’s official resident, Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2020: Visiting Indian Army Chief, General MM Naravane has been conferred with the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 185,974 after 3,051 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases, 1,842 were males while were 1,209 females.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2020: As a meeting between the two chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ended inconclusively on Thursday, the internal rift of the party likely to escalate in d
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed utter dismay over the arrest of senior journalist Arnab Goswami on Wednesday morning (4 November 2020) by the Mumbai police and urged the Maharashtra government to release him urgently. The foru
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2020: Visiting Indian Army Chief MM Naravane received a guard of honor of the Nepali Army on Thursday.
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent alleged fraud, filed lawsuits and demanded recounts in a rac
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4, 2020: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day visit at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 182,923 after 3,309 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON, Nov 4: President Donald Trump says he’ll take the presidential election to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear what he means in a country in which vote tabulations routinely continue beyond Election Day, and states largely set the ru
MUMBAI, Nov 4: One of India’s top TV news anchors, Arnab Goswami, was arrested by police in Mumbai on Wednesday for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018, his channel said in a statement.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4, 2020: Sita Mahara, the wife of former Speaker of House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara, died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandem
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4, 2020: On 3rd November2020, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2020Autumn Imperial Decorations. Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Mr. Ramesh Nath Pandey, is among this year’s
Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim many victims among journalists where 442 media workers in 52 countries have died of novel corona virus infections since March. India emerges as the second affected country (after Peru) with 47
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 179,614 after 3,114 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of them, 1,867 were males while 1,247 were females, the Ministry of Health and Populat
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 230,0
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: The never ending rift within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has left no sign to end at anytime soon, thanks to the respective stands among the rival factions of the party. As Prime Minister KP Sharma O
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: A contempt of court case is registered at the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, on Monday against Minister of Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal for allegedly defying the SC’s directive
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukunda Narvane is coming to Nepal on his three-day visit at the at the invitation of Nepal Army Chief General Purna Chandra Thapa on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Central office-bearers’ meeting of the Nepali Congress called for Monday has ended sans discussion on contentious issues related to the upcoming 14th general convention even though the meeting was called for t
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Nepal Nona Diprez paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker and Central Working Committee (CWC) member Surya Bahadur KC has passed away at the age of 65 on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: The Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Bidhya Sundar Shakya has directed to ban all volunteer groups, clubs and helping hands from distributing food to the needy people in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: With the aim to revive the ailing tourism business in the country, which has been badly affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, various tourism agencies of Nepal have organized Nepal Bicycle Tour (NBT
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 3, 2020: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is going to issue the ‘Development Bond 2087 Gha’ worth Rs 20 billion on Wednesday (November 4). The central bank of the country is going to issue the bond through a competitive process
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 176,500 after 2,933 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly infected cases, 1,046 are females and 1,778 are males, the Ministry of Healt
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2, 2020: Election fever has gripped the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), a leading representative umbrella organization of Nepalese industrialists and entrepreneurs.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms.
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA), while expressing serious concern over the ongoing debates over illegal payments by the coal mafia to a section of media houses and scribes based in Guwahati and Silchar, today demanded a high level probe to i
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 173,567 after 2,824 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2020: Police have arrested three persons on the charge of allegedly stabbing Ashish Magar, 24, to death at Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu on Friday.
IZMIR, Turkey, Nov 1: Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 51 and injuring more th
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) mourns the untimelydemise of journalist Pradip Kr Gogoi (53), who breathed his last on 30 October2020 after suffering from diabetes aggravated ailments for a few years. Theformer NETV, DY365 and PrimeNews
SHEFFIELD: Manchester City beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane on Saturday with Kyle Walker scoring against his boyhood club to extend the home side’s winless start to the Premier League season to seven games.
LONDON, Nov 1: Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 170,743 after 2,508 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its grief over the demise of veteran journalist and media trade union leader Kshetradhar Phukan who passed away on 29 October 2020. The State media forum also paid heartfelt tributes to Phukan
IZMIR, Turkey, Oct 31: Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos,
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 168,235 after 3,517 new cases recoded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases recorded in the past 24 hours, 1,361 are females while 2,15
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2020: Journalist based on Kavrepalanchowk district Bishnu Prasad Chaulagain died of the infection of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday.
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Militants shot dead three young workers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in Kashmir late on Thursday, days after his government changed laws allowing people from the rest of the country to buy land in the disputed
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 164,718 after 2,364 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
SYDNEY: Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said this week, the first such discovery in over 100 years
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2020: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) is going to be held at the party’s central office, Sanepa of Lalitpur on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2020: The Central Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was scheduled for October 31 to November 2, has been postponed for a month owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 162,354 after 1,954 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Climate change can have a material impact on sovereign risk through direct and indirect effects on public finances. In addition, climate change raises the cost of capital in climate vulnerable countries and threatens debt sustainability. Governm
Guwahati: City based scribe Nava Thakuria has been assigned as a regional contributor from India to the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), an international independent non-profit and non-governmental organization based in Geneva (Switzerland). Moreove
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The United States and India signed a pact to share sensitive satellite and map data on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of the threat posed by an increasingly assertive China.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 27, 2020: As the government lowered the PCR tests due to the Dashain festival, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections cases have also sharply declined on Tuesday.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80, police and hospital officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2020: Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane is arriving in Kathmandu on November 4 for three day official visit to Nepal to ‘strengthen bilateral relationship between the two neighboring countries.’
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2020: Operation of flights at the Everest region has been allowed again. Earlier, flights at the Everest region were suspended owing the spread of global pandemic-coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2020: Veteran Nepali comedian Manoj Gajurel has been tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guwahati: Expressing serious concern over the vandalism at an ancient Durga temple in Sindh province of Pakistan recently, an Assam based forum of nationalists urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pursue with his counterpart in Islamabad for pr
The United States has been trying relentlessly for building an international coalition against China. The US has adopted 'contain policy' and already the indicators of a gathering storm are getting alarmingly visible now. The anti-China, Indo-Pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 26, 2020: Hindus across the world including in Nepal celebrated the most important cultural and religious festival, Bijaya Dashami, the main day of 10 day long Dashain, by receiving tika, jamara and blessings from their
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 25, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 158,089 after 2,856 new cases recorded across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 25, 2020: ‘Maha Nawami’ the ninth day of the ten-day-long Bada Dashain festival, is being observed throughout the country by worshipping Goddess Durga Bhawani.
KABUL: A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved for the disease in the United States.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has addressed the nation through the live telecast on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2020: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has reached to 153,008 after 4,499 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 23, 2020: 'fulpati' the seventh day of Bada Dashami, is being observed across the country with much more fanfare on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 22, 2020: Nepal’ coronavirus infection tally reached to 148,509 after 3,637 additional cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll as more journalists are dying because of novel corona virus aggravated complications across India. Lately Mysuru based senior journalist Pavan Hettur (35), who worked for Kannada daily
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief over the demise of west Tripura based video journalist Jitendra Debbarma (46), who succumbed to Covid-19 aggravated complications on 20 October 2020. Worked for a Kakborok cable
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 22, 2020: Samant Goel, Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)- the foreign intelligence agency of India has returned to India after having meetings with Nepalese leaders including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 21, 2020: Nepal has on Wednesday recorded highest ever single-day deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Dhangadhi, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Dead body of disappeared Nepal Police constable Ram Bahadur Saud has been found on Tuesday with deep cut injuries in Mohana River. Earlier on Sunday ASI Govinda BK’s body was found at the same river.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has jumped to 139,129 after 3,093 new cases of the virus added in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Relation between the leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), particularly the chairmen duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has soured further in recent days after ‘unilateral’ cabinet expans
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: The government’s decision not to bear the test and treatment expenses of all coronavirus (COVID-19) patients’ draws widespread criticism. Dr. Jageshowr Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Popu
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Following the widespread criticism, the lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have decided not to get Dashain allowance. Though the lawmakers from o
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Govt. Responding the spiking cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections across the country including in Kathmandu valley, the government has given additional powers to Chief District Officers (CDOs) to take ne
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Renowned Comedian Shivahari Poudel, whose popular dialogue is as ‘Mukhama Hannu Jast’ has grieve for his mother Gangadevi Poudel’s demise. The mother of comedian Poudel had passed away at 11 last night at the
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 20, 2020: Though the body of the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Gobind BK, the in-charge of the temporary police post set-up at Jugeda of Kailali district, was found, the whereabouts of the Nepal Police constable Ram Bah
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally jumped to 136,036 after 3,790 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October, 19, 2020: A youth has committed suicide by jumping off the third floor of Sinamangal based KMC hospital on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 132,246 after 2,942 new cases recorded on Sunday.
Udayapur, Nepal, October 18, 2020: At least five people killed and three injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Bhadaure area of Katahari Municipality-14 of Udayapur district on Saturday night.
LONDON, Oct 18: Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak.
Bruno Fernandes made amends for a missed penalty with a late strike as Manchester United thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday to collect their second Premier League win of the season.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 16, 2020: Nepal coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 126,137 after 4,392 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 1, 21,745 after 3749 new cases recorded from across the country in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020: The three newly appointed ministers have taken the oath of office and secrecy. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath office and secrecy to the newly appointed finance minister Bishnu Poudel, Urba
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: Prime Minster KP sharma Oli has included three four ministers on Wednesday. As per the decision, Bishnu Podel has been appointed as fiance minister. Likewise, Pravar Gurung has been appointed as information an
MUMBAI: Heavy rains have killed at least 12 people in southern India and caused widespread flooding in the city Hyderabad, home to major IT companies and startups, government officials said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Sanu Siba Pahadi has passed away during the course of treatment in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 14, 2020: Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 13, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus infection tally reached to 115358 after 3556 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected cases 2129 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 13, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC)’s scheduled 14th general convention for coming 19-22 February, 2021, likely to be postponed for at least three months citing the reason of spreading threat of novel co
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 13, 2020: The Nepal government has decided to close border points with India until November 15. A cabinet meeting held on Monday made the decision to close Nepal’s international border with India in a bid to contain the
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 13, 2020: Internal factional war of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has expose at again from Karnali province. As a section of lawmakers, particularly those who were affiliated to the formerly CPN UML, registered
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 13, 2020: Annapurna Circuit of Nepal has also been listed among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world. The renowned travel site- Lonely Planet- has included the Annapurna Circuit of Nepal in the lis
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 12, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 111,802 after 4,047 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly infected patients, 2,283 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2020: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokharel has been admitted at a hospital in Kathmandu after he infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 107,755 after 2071 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Surkhet, Nepal, October 11, 2020: No confidence motion has been registered against the Chief Minister (CM) of Karnali Province, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 11, 2020: Finally, the government and agitating senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC have reached an eight-point agreement on Saturday midnight.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2020: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has been diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2020: The government has urged senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC to withdraw his ongoing 19th hunger strike without any precondition.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 105,684 after 5008 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. This is the single day record high in terms of coronavirus infection in the country.
SAO PAULO: Brazil and Colombia had no trouble on Friday beating two of the weakest South American teams to score their first wins in the opening round of World Cup qualifiers. The matches took place without fans due to health protocols from the
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2020: The talk team formed from the side of agitating Dr. KC to hold talks with the government’s talk team has urged one and all to intensify protest programs to exert pressure to the government to fulfill demands r
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2020: Shanta Chaudhary, Chief Whip of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s Parliamentary Party has been shifted into the ICU ward at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu after she her heath condition deteriorate further.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 09, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 100,676 after 2,059 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 9, 2020: proposed meeting between the talks team of the government and the agitating senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC canceled at the eleventh hour on Friday after government talk team failed to prepare a draft.
PARIS: American Sofia Kenin’s amazing year continued as the fourth seed outmanoeuvred big-hitting Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-5 to reach her first French Open final on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2020: Kathmandu valley, the capital city of Nepal, alone recorded 2,540 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 8, 2020: Co-chairs duos of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli have tentatively agreed to fulfill the vacant three ministerial positions before change around the cabinet.
Birendranagar, Nepal, October 8, 2020: Death toll of road accident occurred at Juni Chande Municipality in Jajarkot district on Wednesday reached to seven by Thursday.
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank s
HONG KONG: A calligraphy scroll by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong estimated to be worth millions of dollars was cut in half after it was stolen last month in a high-profile burglary in Hong Kong, police said.
Birendranagar, Nepal, October 7, 2020: At least five people killed including the ward chairman of Junichande Municipality in Jajarkot district on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 7, 2020: The Diversity Visa (DV) lottery registration for 2022 has opened from Wednesday. The US Embassy in Kathmandu has urged applicants to apply for the DV before November 10, 2020.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 7, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 94,253 after 3,439 people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours.
Due to the ongoing, life-threatening COVID 19 in Nepal, along with SEE, the 11 and 12th-grade, and university-level final examinations were halted for a couple of months, leaving millions of students in uncertainty. Luckily, in June in the case
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2029: Nepal´s coronavirus infection tally reached to 90814 after 1551 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of them, 1017 were from Kathmandu valley alone.With the new addition, total infection cases in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2020: The official resident of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Baluwatar, has remained ‘shut’ after 144 people including his five advisers tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) on Sunday. All the activities of the
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2020: Alleging the government as ignorant to the demand raised by agitating senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, the residential doctors of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj held a
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2020: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has decided to take disciplinary action against its lawmakers, who had involved in vandalism in the Assembly meeting of Province 5 on Monday.
Kathmandu, October 6, 2020: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has slammed the government for its poor handling of the coronavirus (COV- ID-19) pandemic.
Butwal, Nepal, October 5, 2020: Provincial assembly of the province 5 has been rescheduled for Tuesday to endorse the ‘controversial’ proposal to make Deukhuri of Dang district as the new capital of the province and name as Lumbini after lawmake
Biratnagar, Nepal, October 5, 2020: A coronavirus (COVID-19) suspect patient has committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the Biratnagar-based Biratnagar Hospital on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 5, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 89,263 after 2,440 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally reached to 86,823 after 2,253 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 03, 2020: Three key advisors of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli- Bishnu Rimal, Rajan Bhattarai and Surya Thapa have been tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 03, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 84,570 after 2,120 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
In The World Report on Violence and Health (WRVH) the World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, th
Recently, an altercation took place between activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and a postgraduate student at the Minto Ophthalmic Hospital in Bengaluru over language. The student did not respond in Kannada to their demand for compensatio
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2020: Coronavirs (COVID-19) infection tally breaks single day record high in the country including in Kathmandu valley on Friday.
Butwal, Nepal, October 2, 2020: Contradicting to the previous decision and demands of the region, the Province 5 government has decided to pick Dang as its provincial capital.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2020: With the motive to attract the international tourists, particularly those who are interested for mountaineering and trekking in Nepal, the government of Nepal is going to waive off seven-day quarantine for fore
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2020: Even though the leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) party agreed for a truce, internal rift of the party has surfaced at again after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made political appointment ‘withou
LOS ANGELES: More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican organizations opposing the re-election of President Donald Trump.
SRINAGAR, India, Oct 1: Three Indian soldiers were killed on Thursday in what an army spokesman described as an unprovoked firing of weapons by Pakistani forces at the border in the disputed region of Kashmir, in a fresh eruption of tensions.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 1, 2020: The government has recommended three names to appoint ambassador in three different countries on Thursday. A cabinet meeting held on Thursday morning decided to recommend three names to fulfill the three differ
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 1, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 79,728 after 1,911 new infections cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while appreciating the announcement of State chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary as a National Park, urges the State government in Dispur to fulfill the
LUCKNOW: An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Hindu nationalist leaders, including former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani, in a case over the demolition of a mosque at a disputed site 28 years ago, citing a lack of evidence.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 3o September, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 77,817 after 1,559 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
At least 33,634,972 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,004,690 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 76,258 after 1,513 new infection cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 29, 2020: Unlimited number of international flights is going to be resumed from 1 October with the end of cap to land in Kathmandu every day. The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that it will allow national and
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 29, 2020: The leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), particularly the chairmen duo Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli, who is also the Prime Minister, have intensified internal parleys to reshuffle the c
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its profound grief over the untimely demise of news presenter and announcer Golap Saikia to the novel corona virus infection aggravated ailments. Saikia (52), who worked as a casual newsreader
Kathmandu, Nepal, September29, 2020: Though the federal government is yet to endorse the Federal Civil Service Act, the Province 2 government has on Monday authorized the provincial Public Service Commission to initiate the employee appointment
Kathmandu, Nepal, September29, 2020: Though the federal government is yet to endorse the Federal Civil Service Act, the Province 2 government has on Monday authorized the provincial Public Service Commission to initiate the employee appointment
YEREVAN/BAKU, Sept 28: Armenian and Azeri forces exchanged fierce fire for a second day on Monday over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the sides accusing each other of using heavy artillery amid reports of at least 21 deaths and hundreds
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2020: Nepal’s coroavirus tally reached to 73,394 after 1573 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of them 809 new cases were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 71,821 after 1,207 new infections cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2020: Supporters of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC have been arrested by police while they were staging a protest at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on Saturday.
At least 32,467,949 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 985,007 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. India reported 86,052 new coronavirus cases on Friday and was set to overtake the United States
"She never knew " She never knew the sky is pink ! She never knew that she can think ! She never knew she could have dreams ! She never knew she could fly with desires ! She never knew smile is not a guilt ! She never knew thin
Kathmandu, Nepal September 25, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 70,614 after 1,313 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly recorded cases, 645 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 25, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has condemned the haste move of the government for issuing a clarification on the alleged encroachment of Nepal’s territory by China in Humla district.
BRUSSELS: European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters.
Since COVID-19 hit, households in developed countries have been planting kitchen gardens. For some, this provides necessary food in the face of economic upheaval. But for most, it's a pleasant way to spend time while confined to home.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 69,301 after 1,497 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours.
LONDON: England and Wales launch a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and record visits to venues such as pubs, four months after the technology was promised to the public.
BEIJING, Sept 24: Chinese officials say foreigners holding certain types of visas and residence permits will be permitted to return to China as the threat of the new coronavirus continues to recede.
Guwahati: Journalists, who are playing the role of corona-warriors along with practicing doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police personnel etc, continue to die of novel corona virus aggravated ailments across India. Journalists’ Forum Assam
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2020: Khalti, an emerging digital wallet and payment gateway in Nepal has announced partnership with Food Management and Trading Company to facilitate users to make digital payments for food ordered online.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 67, 804 after 1,172 new cases recorded in past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2020: Bir hospital has denied the accusations of medical misconduct on Ram Lakhan Jaiswal’s body claiming that the rumors over the issue are absolutely false.
LONDON, Sept 23: Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the British people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered restaurants and bars to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19, with new restrictions lasting p
The subject: coronavirus. The status: urgent. The solutions: as diverse as the nations they lead. With the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly reduced to recorded speeches because of the pandemic, leaders are using this week as an opportunity t
MOSCOW: President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, the official news agency Belta said, in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 66,632 after 1,356 new infections reported in the last 24 hours.
BENGALURU: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd could begin late-stage Indian clinical trials of Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine in the next few weeks, an executive at the Indian drugmaker said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: A veteran Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa, who made the world record by climbing the Mt Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, has died at age 72 on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: Printing and distribution of a controversial secondary school reference book on the country’s borders and territories has brought a big jolt not only in the academic, diplomatic and political levels but also
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: The cabinet reshuffle issue has exposed at again the internal rift of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). Secretariat meeting of the party scheduled for Monday has been postponed to Tuesday due to the di
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: Vice-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bamdev Gautam’s nomination to the post as National Assembly (NA) member has been challenged in the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country. Tw
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2020: Nepal’s domestic airlines, which had suspended their service since March after the government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of global pandemic, coronnavirus (COVID-19), resumed their
China’s ascent to great power status during the last 30 years has altered the power equation that had existed in the 1990s between China and India and China and the United States (US). In 1990, China’s GDP of US$ 360 billion was roughly equivale
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 21, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 65,276 after 1154 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
LONDON, Sept 21: Prone to frequent flying, a passion for SUVs and big spending, the richest 1% of the world’s population produced twice as many planet-heating emissions as the poorest half of humanity over the last quarter-century, researchers s
UAE, Sept 20: England all-rounder Sam Curran termed Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a “genius” after justifying his surprise promotion in the batting order in their Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against Mumbai Indians on Sa
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 64,122 after 1, 325 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. Of them, 767 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Guwahati: Journalists across India continue to die of Covid-19 as they are playing the role of corona-warriors after practicing doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police personnel, etc. Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its profound gri
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 18, 2020: Nepal´s corinavirus infection cases reached to 62797 after 1204 new cases identified in the past 24 hours. The ministry of health and population said so amid a regular press briefing on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 18, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 61,593 after 2,020 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. OF them, 859 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
LONDON, Sept 18: Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have topped 30 million worldwide, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2020: Bishwokarma Pooja, which is also known as Vishwakarma Jayanti, is being observed across the country on Thursday amid the pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2020: Long-haul transportation and domestic airline service have resumed from today (Thursday).
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection cases break the records high across the country and Kathmandu valley as well. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has reported 1,539 new cases of coronavirus infecti
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Indian and Chinese border troops had an exchange of gunfire last week just days before a meeting of their foreign ministers, Indian officials said on Wednesday, in a further breach of a decades-old restraint at the frontier.
In a re-set world with Covid-19 and prolong lockdown, accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is much more important now for the United Nation Member States like India and Nepal. Notwithstanding the challenges, the SDGs (Global Go
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appreciates The Arunachal Times, a pioneer daily newspaper of northeast India, for its responsible conduct while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as some of its employees turned positive for the novel c
TOKYO: Japan’s Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2020: An earthquake measuring 6 rector scale has occurred at 5:19 am on Wednesday. According to the National Seismological center the epicenter of the earthquake wa Ramche area of Sindhupalchok district. Details a
Kathmandu, Nepal, Septembwr 15, 2029: Coronavirus infection tally has reached to 56788 after 1459 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly recorded cases, 676 were from Kathmandu valley alone. This is the single record high of coron
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2020: The process initiated by the incumbent government to change the foreign policy has raised eyebrow in the diplomatic as well as political sectors for the unnecessary haste sans border consultations among the
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2020: The controversial business company- Omni Business Corporate International (OBCI)- has been blacklisted for one year. The government has made the decision by issuing a notice on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2020: In view of the upcoming festival season, the government has decided to allow domestic airlines as well as long-distance public transport services to resume from September 21. A cabinet meeting held on Monday
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday stayed the government decision to allow the plotting of arable lands until the next decision of the apex court.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2020: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has on Monday started his 19th fast-unto-death strike reiterating his past demands of reforming in the medical sector.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 55,329 after 1,170 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: With satellite news channels in the country attracting growing criticism over their content and slant of reporting as well as presentation, Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has reiterated its long standing demand for upgrading the exist
In June 2020, reports of a serious military clash involving India and China, one that led to the death of at least twenty Indian soldiers came as a shock to the international community. While journalists raised concerns over incursions from the
Sindhupalchowk, Nepal, September 13, 2020: dead bodies of 11 missing persons have been recovered till Sunday evening while 20 others are still missing in the massive landslide occurred at Ghumthang village of Bahrabise Rural Municipality-7 in Si
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 54,159 after 1,039 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the total infection cases, 597 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 13: At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon, a local mining NGO said.
LONDON, Sept 13: AstraZeneca AZN.L has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 13, 2020: At least three persons have been killed and dozens other are missing in a massive landslide occurred in Bhirkharka area of Barhabise Rural Municipality-7 in Sindhupalchowk district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2020: Nepal’s total coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases have reached to 53,120 after 1,201 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2020: The long prevailed internal differences of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) seems to be settled for now, thanks to the leaders for the understanding to bury the internal rivalry by dividing the posts
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 51,919 after 1,454 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. This is the highest number of infections reported on a single day.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2020: The much anticipated Standing Committee meeting of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has begun at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu from Friday.
BEIJING/NEW DELHI, Sept 11: China and India said on Friday they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore “peace and tranquillity” following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow
BRASILIA/MOSCOW: The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase III clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil, officials have said.
At least 28,252,685 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 909,363 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
WASHINGTON: NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the US space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world
NEW YORK: Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the US Open by Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, denying her the chance of winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on home soil this year.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) today urges the State government in Dispur to initiate for compensations to recently died two journalists due to Covid-19 complications. The forum reminds that Dispur decided to approve Rs 50 lakh insuran
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 10, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 50,465 after 1,246 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
LONDON, Sept 10: The planet is showing signs it’s in peril. In recent weeks, the world has seen ferocious wildfires in the U.S. West, torrential rains in Africa, weirdly warm temperatures on the surface of tropical oceans, and record heat waves
LONDON: British scientists have developed a four-level scoring model for predicting the death risk of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, saying it should help doctors quickly decide on the best care for each patient.
COPENHAGEN: An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.
The Recent showdown between People’s Liberation Army and Indian Army has escalated the situation in Galwan valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) Between China and India. The unarmed fight resulted in the killing of 20 Indian Soldiers wh
Much of the displaced labor force from urban centers is moving back to rural homes due to closures from restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is important that this displaced labor force is put in a working e
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed profound grief over the demise of senior journalist Ashim Dutta, who succumbed to COVID-19 aggravated ailments on 7 September 2020 at Silchar medical college hospital.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: Prohibitory order imposed in Kathmandu valley in the pretext of containing the spread of coronaviru (COVID-19) since three weeks has been eased.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 49,219 after 1,081 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Of the newly recorded infection case, 464 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: The months long wrangling of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party, which was supposed to have settled after leaders had tentatively agreed for power sharing to manage differences, seems to be complicated fur
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: The months long wrangling of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party, which was supposed to have settled after leaders had tentatively agreed for power sharing to manage differences, seems to be complicated fur
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: Election fever has gripped the leaders of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC). The top leaders of the grand old Democratic Party have already initiated election campaign even though there is no guarante
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2020: The government has repealed its earlier decisions restricting the plotting and fragmentation of land. The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty (MoLMCP) has decided to open plotting and splitt
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 08, 2020: The family members and the relatives have dumped their hopes that they would find the whereabouts of their nearer and dearer missing massive floods occurred on September 2 in the Bhuji River of Dhorpatan
Kathmandu,Nepal, September 08, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus infection reached to 48,138 after 902 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesman for the ministry of health and population said during the virtual pr
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 07, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally reached to 47,236 after 979 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has revealed so during the virtual press conferences on M
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) mourned untimely demise of Udalguri based scribe Dhaneswar Rabha, who succumbed to novel corona virus infection today (6 September 2020) in Guwahati medical college hospital. The forum declared that Rabha
Guwahati: Condemning continued acts of vandalism at Satras and temples across Assam by rabidly communal malcontents, Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) has urged the State government in Dispur to take serious note of the situation as anti nat
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 06, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 46,257 after 980 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), said
NEW DELHI: India added more than 90,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry.
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Sept 6: Britain will not blink first in Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union and is not scared of a no-deal exit at the end of the year, the country’s top Brexit negotiator warned the bloc on Sunday.
MEXICO CITY: Mexico has recorded 122,765 deaths more than would be expected during the pandemic up to August, the health ministry said on Saturday in a report on excess mortality rates, suggesting Mexico’s true coronavirus toll could be much hig
BEIJING, Sept 5: China is planning a more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) push to accelerate infrastructure investment in Tibet, including new and previously announced projects, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
DHAKA, Sept 5: A gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Bangladesh killed 13 people and injured 30 as worshippers were about to end their prayers, officials said on Saturday.
WASHINGTON: Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a US think tank reported on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 05, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 45,277 after 1,041 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
MOSCOW: Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID–19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published on Friday by The Lancet medical journal that were hailed by Moscow as an answer to its critics.
Guwahati: Casualties among the media fraternity because of Covid-19 complications across India start kicking as now almost every alternate day the country is losing a media person to the novel corona virus infections. The last three media coron
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 04, 2020: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada, who also looks after the ministerial portfolio of the Ministry of the Communication and Information Technology, has tendered his resignation from the posts on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 04, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 44236 after 1354 new cases registered in the past 24 hours.
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: India’s army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday he was confident the ongoing border stand-off with China could be resolved through talks, even as thousands of troops remained amassed along a disputed Western H
Guwahati: One more television scribe died of novel coronavirus infections in Maharashtra on 2 September 2020 to increase the Covid-19casualties within the media fraternity as journalists continue playing the roleof corona warriors along with the
Baglung, Nepal, September 03, 2020: 14 dead bodies have recovered and 38 others have gone missing in a massive flood and landslide occurred in the Bhuji River in Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung district on Wednesday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 03, 2020: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to recommend its vice president Bam Dev Gautam as a National Assembly member. A Secretariat meeting of the NCP held on Thursday at official resident of Prime Mi
Kathmandu, Nepal September 03, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 42,877 after 1,228 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 03, 2020: The much more anticipated secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), that was scheduled earlier for 11:00 am on Thursday has been rescheduled for 3:00 pm today.
Baglung, Nepal, September 03, 2020: Landslide and flood followed by the torrential rainfall has caused huge losses of lives and properties at Dhorpatan Municipality-9 of the Baglung district on Wednesday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection cases tally reached to 41,649 after 1120 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the total infected cases, 388 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2020: The district administration offices (DAOs) of the Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend ongoing prohibitory order for one more week.
Guwahati: As casualties among media persons to Covid-19 complications continue to grow in India, Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appeals to every scribe to be cautious and careful in safeguarding themselves along with their families while reporti
Kathmandu, Nepal September 01, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 40,529 after 1069 new cases reported from across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2020: Though a secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is scheduled for coming Thursday to settle the months long wrangling, there will be a tough time to the party leadership to settle the in
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2020: The International Day of the Disappeared (IDoD), which falls on August 30 every year, is marked throughout the world including in Nepal with same call for an end to continuing delays in justice for the victi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2020: Following the intense pressure from the people’s level, the Managing Director (MD) of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghising is likely to get his four-year term extended.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August31, 2020: Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who is also a senior leader of the main opposition Congress party, dies at age 84 on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 39,460 after 899 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
At least 25,280,634 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 845,850 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Guwahati: Expressing anguish over the increase of casualties among media persons to Covid-19 complications in different parts of the country, Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appeals to every scribe to be cautious and careful in safeguarding thems
NEW YORK: Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize — and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the world: “Wear a mask” and “Justice for Jacob Bla
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2020: Nepal's coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 38,561after 1,221 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Of the newly-infected persons, 883 are males while 348 are females.
LONDON, Aug 30: Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic.
LONDON: Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the FA Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley.
MELBOURNE: New coronavirus cases in Australia’s state of Victoria returned to the triple digits on Sunday, while neighbouring New Zealand said it would ease curbs slightly in its largest city, hit by a resurgence of infections.
STOCKHOLM: Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police said Saturday.
MUMBAI: Two players and 11 other people have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League (IPL), while all-rounder Suresh Raina has pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 37,340 after 884 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health reasons.
At least 24,612,789 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 832,804 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
LOS ANGELES: Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.
Lalu Maya's is a typical story of a woman in rural Nepal. At least it starts that way. It has taken a very different direction. Lalu grew up in a small village in the Udaypur district in eastern Nepal. At 19, she found herself in an arran
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing shock over the murder of television journalist Ratan Singh at Phephna village under Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, demands stringent punishments to the culprits, six of whom were al
Kathmandu, August 28, 2020: Nepal's coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has risen to 36,456 after 927 persons tested positive in the past 24 hours.
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation’s longest-serving premier, is set to resign due to his worsening health, a source close to a ruling party official said on Friday, sparking a slide in Tokyo stock prices and a rise in the yen
WASHINGTON, Aug 28: President Donald Trump, accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, said on Thursday that he alone stands as a bulwark against the forces of socialism, anarchy and extremism that his Democratic rival Joe Biden woul
The country has plunged into another phase of lockdown though it is named differently as restrictions after coronavirus infection spread in the community level. Though the restriction or prohibited order is now imposed in 44 districts including
JAKARTA: Indonesia has received an injection of cash from the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle forest fires at a time when the country has had to scale back spending in the area due to coronavirus bud
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirs (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 35,529 after 1,111 new cases recorded on Thursday. This is the single day record high in terms of coronavirus infection in the country.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest single-day total in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of control.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has left the Chinese-owned video app firm just three months since joining, and only days since the company sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over an executive order effectively b
Guwahati: At least five members of the Great Andamanese tribe in Andaman Islands (India) are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 and two have been admitted to the hospital, claimed Survival International (SI), a London based global bod
MUMBAI, Aug 27: India reported on Thursday a record daily jump of 75,760 coronavirus infections, taking its total caseload to 3.31 million as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry showed.
New York: When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2020: The ongoing prohibitory order issued by three District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the Kathmandu Valley- Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur has been extended for a week.
TOKYO, Aug 26: An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1,500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years, city officials have said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2020: Nepal’s total coronavirus infection cases have reached to 34, 418 after 885 persons tested positive in the past 24 hours.
GALVESTON: In the largest US evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious wi
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus infection cases have reached to 33,533 after 855 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. Among the newly identifed cases, 232 were from Kathmandu valley alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: The coronavirus (COVID-19) investigational vaccines developed in the world are being allowed for clinical trials in Nepal. The Nepal Health Research Center (NHRC), the government body responsible for the purpos
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: The bid to bury the internal rift of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) by dividing to the posts and positions of the party and the government among the respective camps of the senior leaders would not com
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: Considering to the rising number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the country in Nepal, ongoing restrictions or prohibited order imposed in some distorts including in Kathmandu valley would be exten
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: Though the remittance is considered as the backbone of the Nepalese economy, it has gradually been decreasing due to the severe impacts of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the foreign employment sectors.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2020: Expressing serious concern over the incidents related to the misbehave against of the medical persons including the doctors, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the constitutional right watch body of t
Guwahati, 24 August 2020: Nearly two hundred media employees including scribes based in the city today received a relief package from the representatives of JF Foundation which were donated by Vientiane (Lao PDR) based Assamese entrepreneurs H
SCOTTS VALLEY: Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system packing high winds and more of the lightning that s
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 24, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 32,678 after 743 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
CENTRAL ISRAEL: Israeli youths have unearthed hundreds of gold coins stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a thousand years.
MUMBAI, Aug 24: India reported 61,408 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its total caseload past 3.1 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed grief over the sudden demise of digital scribe Arnab J. Deka on the night of 20 August 2020 in the GNRC hospital. Arnab, 21, who worked for a news portal, faced an accident at Kamarpara near Sa
MINSK: Authorities in Belarus blocked more than 50 news media websites that were covering weeks of protests demanding that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign but protesters still turned out again Saturday, some forming a chain o
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2020: Total number of coronnavirus infection tally has reached to 31,935 after 818 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
LONDON: Taylor Swift has donated more than 23,000 pounds ($30,000) to a Portuguese student living in Britain after she spotted an online page seeking donations to help her fund a maths degree at university.
SEOUL, Aug 23: South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday, as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 22, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 31,117 after 634 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 22: Sevilla clinched a sixth Europa League title with a roller-coaster 3-2 win over Inter Milan after an overhead kick by defender Diego Carlos deflected by the Italian side’s top scorer Romelu Lukaku settled a thrilling co
GENEVA, Aug 22: The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus related death has reached to 137 after 11 deaths reported across the country in the past 24 hours. This is the single day spike of coronavirus death in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection cases tally have reached to 30,483 after 838 new cases detected across the country including 182 in Kathmandu valley in the past 24 hours.
At least 22,781,565 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 792,837 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2020: Teej also called as Haritalika, one of the major festivals of Hindus women is being observed across the world including in Nepal on Friday amid the global pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19).
MUMBAI, Aug 21: Almost 30% of the population in India’s capital of New Delhi likely have been infected by the novel coronavirus, according to a serological survey of 15,000 people conducted by the local government, a figure that indicates infect
HAVANA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Cuba kicks off clinical trials next week of a potential coronavirus vaccine called “Soberana 01” (“Sovereign 01”) developed by its state-run Finlay Institute, with results due in February, state-run media said on Wedne
BERKELEY: Apple has become the first US company to boast a market value of $2 trillion as technology continues to reshape a world where smartphones are like appendages and digital services are like instruments orchestrating people’s lives.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases tally reached to 29,645 in Nepal after 707 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON: US Senator Kamala Harris will make history when she accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, saying the country is at an inflection point and “we can do better” than four more years of President Donald Trump
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 19, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection (COVID-19) tally has reached to 28,938 after 681 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing serious concern over various negative developments over digital media entities functioning across the country, has called upon the Centre to empower the existing Press Council as Media C
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 18, 2020: The National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire passed away at the age of 101.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 18, 2020: Nepal has recorded highest single day spike with 1,016 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours. With the new records, Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 28,257.
After months of wrangling, the leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), particularly the chairs duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, managed to avert the possible dissolution of the incumbent government and the vertical split of t
We are currently living through unprecedented times of epic proportions. Against the backdrop of a deadly relentless pandemic and its resulting economic and societal collapse, cities worldwide are under siege from the backlash of peaceful protes
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2020: The results for this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE) have been published on Monday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 27, 241 after 581 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
NEW DELHI: India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 16, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 26,660 after 641 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
BANGKOK: More than a thousand protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Sunday to demand the resignation of the government, changes to the constitution and an end to the harassment of opposition activists.
SEOUL: South Korea accused the leader of a religious sect on Sunday of violating self-isolation rules and obstructing investigations into the country’s biggest outbreak of new coronavirus in five months.
LONDON: Quarantine brought opportunities to Dev Patel’s front yard. From a safe distance, the British actor was able to enjoy both his birthday and his relationship with India without leaving his L.A. home.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - Robert Trump, the younger brother of U.S. President Donald Trump and a business executive who avoided the spotlight, died on Saturday night, a day after the president visited him in a New York hospital.
Guwahati, 15 August 2020: Sangbadik Sangha Purbanchal (SSP) today paid rich tributes to the martyrs of India’s freedom movement on the occasion of 74th Independence Day at the premises of Pragjyotish newspaper in the city’s Bamunimaidam locality
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2020: Ending months long hiatus Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held telephonic conversation on Friday.
MOSCOW, Aug 15: Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry.
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Friday that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) had declined its request to waive a 30% commission fee the iPhone maker charges apps listed on iOS devices, taking a shot at its fellow Big Tech peer as developers challenge the policy.
MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday issued an appeal to long-term ally Russia as he faced growing pressure to step down following a disputed election that has triggered protests at home and condemnation abroad.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 26,019 after 468 new cases identified in past 24 hours.
LISBON, Aug 15: German champions Bayern Munich utterly humiliated Barcelona with an extraordinary 8-2 demolition job on Friday that sent them through into the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 14, 2020: coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases seem to have spread in Kathmandu valley, the capital city of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 14, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 25,551 after 594 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
HANOI: Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases.
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: When the Dharala River burst its banks in early July, Kamal Hossain left his home with five members of his family to take shelter in a school in northern Bangladesh, carrying their most prized belongings: cattle, a few sacks o
At least 20,975,031 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 759,020 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cas
Guwahati: Sangbadik Sangha Purbanchal, while urging every citizen in eastern India to hoist the national Tri-colour on 74th Independence Day on 15 August 2020 in their households and localities following the Covid-19 pandemic protocols, invites
Guwahati: Sangbadik Sangha Purbanchal, while urging every citizen in eastern India to hoist the national Tri-colour on 74th Independence Day on 15 August 2020 in their households and localities following the Covid-19 pandemic protocols, invites
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 24,957 after 525 new cases recorded across the country in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 13, 2020: The chairpersons of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)- Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli- held a meeting over the issue of widening internal differences of the party after week long hiatus on Thurs
BEIJING: China plans to expand its railway network, the second largest in the world, by one-third in the next decade and a half, as part of a long-term plan to rev up urbanisation and stimulate local economies.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly nine out of 10 Democrats approve of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as their party’s vice presidential nominee, and she is more popular than presidential candidate Joe Biden among women, young voters and some Republicans,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump accused congressional Democrats on Wednesday of not wanting to negotiate over a U.S. coronavirus aid package because he was refusing to go along with “ridiculous” spending requests unrelated to the p
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condoles at the untimely demise of television journalist Mridul Baruah, who breathed his last on Tuesday evening (11 August 2020) at a Jorhat hospital. The Teok based correspondent of satellite channel N
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally reached to 24, 432 after 484 new cases identified in the past 24 hours.
LONDON, Aug 12: The British economy has recorded the deepest coronavirus-related slump among the world’s leading industrial economies after official figures on Wednesday showed it shrinking by a fifth in the second quarter alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2020: Journalist Balaram Baniya has been found dead in Hetauda of Makawapur district on Wednesday. He had gone missing since Monday afternoon from Kathmandu.
QATAR, Aug 12: Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement on Wednesday.
WILMINGTON, Del. Aug 12: Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black vot
MEXICO CITY: Mexico aims to conduct late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in development by US and Chinese companies, two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its profound grief over the demise of veteran journalist Bijay Prakash Barua, 86, who breathed his last on 10 August 2020 in the city. The forum terms him as a sincere and honest journalist, wh
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 11, 2020: Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Nabin Ghimire has been tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 11, 2020: Nepal´ coronavirus infection cases have reached to 23,948 after 637 new cases including 134 in Kathmandu valley identified on Tueasday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 11, 2020: Ending the month long hiatus in the dialogue, officials from Nepal and India are going to hold the eighth meeting of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism (NIOM) on coming Monday (August 17, 2020) in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal August 11, 2020: The Nepali Congress (NC), the grand old democratic party and the main opposition in the parliament, is going to postpone its scheduled 14th general convention, which was slated earlier for February next year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 10, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (Covid-19) tally has reached to 23,310 after 338 new cases detected in the last 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 10, 2020: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Mukherjee took to twitter to inform the public about his test reports on Monday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing shock over the mysterious death of Tinsukia based scribe Bijendeep Tanti, demands a high level probe into the incident. Engaged with a private channel (NewsTimeAssam), Bijendeep was fou
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 9, 2020: Counter attacking the controversial statement of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar that Lord Buddha was Indian, Nepal government has on Sunday issued a statement urging Indian authorities not to indul
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 9, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 22,972 after 380 new cases recorded including 92 in Kathmandu valley in the past 24 hours.
SYDNEY: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday, with 17 people dying, as police thwarted a planned anti-mask rally in the capital of Melbourne.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 9: Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time Sunday after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that cemented his family’s hold on pow
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 9: New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.
Guwahati, 8 August 2020: India is waging a rousing battle against Covid-19 with the world brought to its knees by the pandemic. Indians have been saluting their Covid warriors and with the country's 74th Independence Day drawing near, now is the
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 8: The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 22,592 after 378 new cases recorded across the country in the past 24 hours.
At least 19,450,843 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 720,789 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Ko
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 22,214 after 464 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2020: Two coronavirus patients died on Friday morning while receiving treatment at Patan hospital.
At least 19,166,379 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 714,246 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first case
Over 50 years ago, a pioneering medical system was launched in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Known as the “barefoot doctors” scheme, the program liberalized healthcare beyond doctors and allowed some 1.5 million community health workers
TOKYO (Reuters) - World stock markets tumbled on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up already-heightened tensions with Beijing by banning U.S. transactions with two popular Chinese apps, Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s Tiktok.
BENGALURU/MUMBAI,India (Reuters) - India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million.
NEW YORK, Aug 7: President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from th
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 7: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, according to results released Friday.
Kapilvastu, Nepal, Aug 6, 2020: The local administration has imposed curfew order in Kapilvastu district for 10 days with the aim to contain the spread of coronavirus.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Aug 6: China’s Vivo will not be the title sponsor of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday, amid a growing backlash against Chinese companies in India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 06, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 21,750 after 360 new cases recorded from across the country including 86 from Kathmandu valley in the past 24 hours.
NEW DELHI: Pygmy hogs — the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig — are under a virus lockdown. Not because of the coronavirus, but because of the first outbreak of African swine fever in India. There is neither a vaccine nor cure for the highly
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: The city of Hiroshima in western Japan marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack on Thursday. Three days after its Aug 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagas
BEIRUT: Aug 6: Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened Beirut port and
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2020: Strong jolt of earthquake has been felt in and around the Kathmanndu vally on Wedensday afternoon. The earthquake occurred at 4:30 pm.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 21,390 after 381 new cases identified across the country in the past 24 hours.
Birgunj, Nepal, August 5, 2020: Birgunj, the bordering town of Nepal to India, has becoming the hotspot of global pandemic of coronavirus.
AYODHYA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a plaque on Wednesday to kick off the construction of a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya on a spot where a mosque was demolished nearly three decades ago to spark deadly riots
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 5, 2020: The price of gold has made a new record in terms of price high in Nepali market on Wednesday.
SRINAGAR: Militants attacked Indian security forces with a grenade and gunfire in Kashmir on Wednesday, defying a strict security lockdown on the first anniversary of the government’s scrapping of the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomy.
LONDON, Aug 5: The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities.
BEIRUT, Aug 5: A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodie
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Nepal´ coronavirus infection cases have reached to 21,009 after 259 new cases reported throughout the country including 62 in Kathmandu valley in the past 24 hours.
SEOUL, Aug 4: Days of heavy rain caused floods in South Korea that have forced more than 1,000 people from their homes, killing at least 13 with another 13 missing, authorities said on Tuesday.
Kathmanndu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Intra-party dispute of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has shown no sign of coming closer to an end at anytime soon. As rounds of bilateral and trilateral meetings held at this time around including the
Kathmanndu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Responding to the spiking numbers of coronavirus infections in Kathmandu valley, the government has been mulling ideas to adopt some restrictive measures to contain the spreading of virus.
Kathmanndu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Only a dozen international airlines have shown interest to resume flights from the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of Nepal. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has st
Kathmanndu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Co-chair of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has expressed his determination that he will complete his remaining tenure of two and half years as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
Kathmanndu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: Nepalese Embassy in Malaysia has stated that person who is seen mercilessly beating a Nepali security guard in Malaysia in a viral video is a fellow Nepali national.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2020: ‘Superhero’ controversy has surfaced at again among the celebrities of the Nepalese film industries after actress Niruta Singh posted on her Facebook account praising actor Bhuvan KC as ‘the superhero of my drea
Hollywood film industries’ popular actress Kate Hudson has recently posted a sweet video of yoga session with her daughter Rani Rose, who turns 2 years in last October.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 3, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 20,750 after 418 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal August 3, 2020: Internal rift of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party seems to be continued after both the chairs remained on their respective stands.
MIAMI: Isaias weakened slightly to a tropical storm on Saturday after lashing the Bahamas, but forecasters warned it would likely grow into a hurricane again overnight as it approaches coronavirus-stricken eastern Florida.
BERGAMO: Inter Milan clinched second place in Serie A, disparagingly described by coach Antonio Conte last month as the “best of the losers”, when they ended Atalanta’s 19-match unbeaten run with a 2-0 away win on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2020: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the price of petroleum products effective from Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 1, 2020: It has shown that number of coronavirus infection rates have drastically been increasing in the country after government eased the lockdown imposed earlier to contain the spread of the virus.
Unlike the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), few people will have heard of the rare disease Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). It is an inherited genetic condition that affects the skin and can be fatal during infancy or early childhood for those sufferi
Gulmi, Nepal, August 1, 2020: Four members of a family died when a house belonged to Raju Bote Majhi was buried by a landslide at Aatipata of Ruru Kshetra Rural Municipality ward number 5 in Gulmi district on Friday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 19,771 after 224 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2020: Gold price has made a new record high on Friday in Nepali market. The yellow metal was traded at the rate of Rs 99,300 per tola.
At least 17,294,138 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 671,480 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 31, 2020: ‘Enough Is Enough’ campaigners have been arrested from the Prime Minister KP Oli’s official residence during their protests on Friday.
WASHINGTON: Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading US-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a US security official tracking Chines
KABUL/QUETTA, Pakistan, July 31: Cross-border artillery fire by Pakistan killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan officials said, prompting Kabul to put its ground and air forces on alert.
Dhangadhi, Nepal, July 30, 2020: Kanchanpur District Court has on Thursday acquitted eight police personnel including then chief of Kanchapur District Police SP Dilliraj Bista.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 30, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection cases tally has reached to 19,547 after 274 new cases including 45 in Kathmandu valley identified in the past 24 hours.
Katmandu, Nepal, July 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 19,273 on Wednesday after 210 new cases recovered in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 19,063 after 311 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: Former chief of Nepal Army Kul Bahadur Khadka has passed away at the age of 60 on Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: Internal rift of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) likely to escalate further after dissident leaders led by party’s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal decided to resume the stalled Standing Committee me
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: The cabinet meeting held on Monday evening has made some appointments in different offices. As per the cabinet decision, Joint Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini has been promoted as Secretary of the Government of
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: Though dragging into controversies even to the judiciary has become a common phenomenon in the country, the recent one controversies over the verdict made by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Tej
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 28, 2020: Rastriya Prajatantra Party, (RPP), which claims itself as the alternative democratic force of the country has faced massive landslide after it’s an influential leader Sunil Bahadur Thapa and his associates left
Since the coronavirus hit, households in developed countries have been planting kitchen gardens. For some, this provides necessary food in the face of economic upheaval. But for most, it's a pleasant way to spend time while confined to home.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally has reached to 18,752 after 139 new cases confirmed in various parts of the country in the past 24 hours on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a groundbreaking ceremony next month for a Hindu temple on a disputed site in northern India where a 16th-century mosque was torn down by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, according to the trus
MELBOURNE: Australia reached a grim milestone on Sunday, recording its highest ever daily tally of deaths from the novel coronavirus, as authorities in Victoria state battled scores of clusters of infection and intensified efforts to trace their
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 26, 2020: Gold price has made a new record of price high in Nepal. The yellow metal was traded on Rs 96,300 per tola (11.664 grams) on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 26, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 18,613 after 130 new cases including eight in Kathmandu valley recovered in past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA) bats for due national recognitions to Guwahati Praan Dhiren Barua, who has been leading voluntary organisation Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG) for decades.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam, while expressing shock over the murder of another scribe in central India within a week, has urged the Madhya Pradesh government to punish the culprits under the law. The forum also reiterated its old demand
NEW DELHI, July 26: An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents see
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 16, 2020: Hindus across the globe observe the Nag Panchami festival by offering special worship to the Nag Devata (Serpent God) on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: India began its first human trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases.
NEW DELHI, July 25: Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pull back of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash last month, the Indian government sa
JERUSALEM, July 25: The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24: Police has arrested two persons, including an Indian national on the charge of attacking a girl with acid from Kathmandu on Friday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), expressing shock and anger over the murder of Vijay Nagar (Ghaziabad) based journalist Vikram Joshi, who worked for a local newspaper named JanSagarToday, demands stringent punishments to all the culpri
At least 15,577,209 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 633,071 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Nepal’s coronavirus update: total infection cases reached to 18,374 after 133 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 107 recovered and death toll reaches to 44
BEIJING: A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) could be ready for public use by the end of this year, state media reported on Wednesday, ahead of a previous expectation it may become availab
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 23, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 18, 241 after 147 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
ANCHORAGE: A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula and a tsunami warning has been issued.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2020: Nepal has on Wednesday recorded 100 new cases of coronavirus positive patients in past 24 hours.
ATLANTA, July 22: The United States reported more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time since June 10 the nation has surpassed that grim milestone, as California closed in on passing New
Kathmandu Nepal, July 21, 2020: The Nepal government has decided to lift the lockdown from Tuesday midnight.
Honorable Auditor General of Nepal Mr. Tanka Mani Sharma Dangal’s Profile On 22 May 2017, Rt. Honorable Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the President of Nepal has appointed Mr. Tanka Mani Sharma (Dangal) as the Honorable Auditor General of Nepal. Mr. S
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases tally reached to 17,994 after 150 new cases including nine in Kathmandu valley identified in the past 24 hours.
LONDON, July 21: England vice-captain Ben Stokes’ match-winning performance in the second test against West Indies hoisted him above Windies skipper Jason Holder to become the top-ranked all-rounder in the game’s longest format, the Internationa
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2020: Though the torrential rainfall came since past two days has already created havoc across the country in Nepal, heavy rainfall across the country is predicted for the next five days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2020: The ongoing rivalry among the senior leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over the issue of posts and position in the government and the party likely to transform into ideology after the party p
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2020: The Nepal government has decided to resume operation of both domestic and international flights from coming August 17. A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to resume flights ending the four-month-long suspens
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 21, 2020: United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) have shown that multidimensional poverty level of some countries including Nepal has significantly reduced i
In late April, environment ministers from eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region were supposed to gather for a rare meeting in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. They were due to discuss cooperation and science-based policymaking in th
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while appreciating Assam chief minister (also in charge of home portfolio) Sarbananda Sonowal for showing the initial political will on Dhubri journalist Rajib Sarma’s arrest incident, bats for a high le
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing grief over the increase of casualties among scribes due to novel corona virus infections in different parts of the country, urges the media houses to arrange the compulsory screenings fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 20, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 17,844 after 186 new cases indentified in the past 24 hours on Monday.
LONDON: Arsenal ambushed FA Cup holders Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a goal in each half to secure a 2-0 semi-final victory at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 17,658 after 156 new cases detected in the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON, July 19: Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2020: Public transport entrepreneurs have agreed to resume their services from Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2020: Ongoing Standing Committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been deferred yet again for the seventh time.
UNITED STATES, July 19: Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.
Pyuthan, Nepal, July 19, 2020: The identities of the deceased, who had lost their lives at the Pyuthan Tractor accident on Saturday night, have been identified.
BRUSSELS, July 19: European Union leaders on Saturday extended their summit by an extra day in the hope they were finally closing in on a deal for an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund.
Pyuthan, Nepal, July 19, 2020: Seven persons killed and one injured when a tractor met with an accident in Swargadwari Municipality-3 of Pyuthan district on Saturday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2020: Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held on Saturday at the Prime Minister’s official resident, Baluwatar, ended inconclusively after both the rivaling sides remained on their stand
WASHINGTON: John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Friday.
At least 14,119,588 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 596,219 people have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2020: Nepal has reported 57 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing shock at the arrest of senior scribe Rajib Sarma last night by the Dhubri police, urges the State government in Dispur to release him unconditionally. The forum reveals that Rajib invite
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing shock at the arrest of a senior scribe by the Dhubri police, urges the State government in Dispur to release Rajib Sarma unconditionally. The forum reveals that Rajib invited enmities f
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2020: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has on Friday unveiled the Monetary Policy (MP) for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
WASHINGTON: In the summer of 2016, Donald Trump was trailing in the polls. With time running out, he changed up his campaign leadership team, though not his own mercurial behavior.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2020: The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) that was scheduled for Friday has been put off for the indefinite period after both the chairman of the party-Pushpa Kamal Dahal and K
MUMBAI, July 17: India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further out into the countryside and smaller towns.
LOS ANGELES: Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast. The former first lady will host “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on the streaming service, the Obama’s Higher Ground and Spotify announced Thursday. The podcast will exclu
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2020: A meeting between the senior leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held with the aim to settle the internal differences of the party ended inconclusively on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 16, 2020: 167 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. With the newly identified cases for the coronavirus, total number of patients infected with the virus reached to 17,344 in Nepal.
Americans who received enhanced unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic spent more than when they were working, a study released on Thursday said, adding to concerns about a steep fall in spending when the emergency benefits expire
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16: Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY, July 16: Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of scoring in six league games ended as jittery Juventus were held to a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo on Wednesday and missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of Serie A.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2020: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has issued a strong worded statement on Wednesday to condemn the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recent statements regarding the Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama
Pokhara, Nepal, July 15, 2020: A SSP of Armed Police Force (APF) has been arrested on the charge of raping a woman at his residence on Wednesday.
Hetauda, Nepal, July 15, 2020: Makwanpur District Court has on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four persons of a family involved in the alleged charge of murdering 24 year old Sushmita Thapa.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus fatalities have reached to 29 after a death of a person in Rautahat district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2020: Nepal has reported 116 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. With the new number of positive cases, Nepal’s coronavirus tally has soared to 17,177.
BOSTON: Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held class
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2020: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has made clear over the statement of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stating that neither the statement was intended to the political motive nor to hurt others.
Sindhupalchowk, Nepal, July 14, 2020: Two employees including of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project (MDWP) have gone missing in water tunnel with vehicles on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 17, 061 after 116 new cases confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock and profound grief over the demise of two media corona-warriors in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh within a few hours. The media forum urges every scribe to be cautious and careful in safeguardi
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s statement over the issue of Ayodhya has created a big jolt in India. As Primer Oli accused India of creating an artificial Ayodhya by manipulating the cultural facts, not only the I
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2020: The government of Nepal has been mulling an idea to recall Nepal’s Ambassador to India, Nilamber Acharya before the end of his term reasoning for the diplomatic gap between the two countries.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief over the demise of a media corona-warrior from Orissa, who breathed his last on 11 July 2020 at KIMS Covid hospital in Bhubaneswar.
World media is still shy to lament the United State's debacle in Afghanistan. The epidemic Covid-19 becomes pandemic, where Taliban regaining power in Afghanistan will become catalytic endemic in south Asian regional politics. On 29 February 202
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2020: 144 new cases of the coronavirus has been reported in the past 24 hours to take the nationwide tally to 16,945.
NEW DELHI, July 13: Several Indian states imposed weekend curfews and locked down high-risk areas as its coronavirus cases surge.
MANCHESTER: Manchester City‘s two-year ban from European football has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the Lausanne based court said on Monday.
GENEVA, July 13: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 12, 2020: Challenging the decision to take action her, former lawmaker Sarita Giri has filed a writ petition against Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal at the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex court of the country, on Sunday demandin
Kathmandu, Nepal July 12, 2020: Expressing strong exception to the blasphemous materials disseminated in different news media about Nepal and Nepal’s political leadership, the government of Nepal has sent a ‘diplomatic note’ to India.
BARCELONA, July 12: Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is set to miss his side’s final two La Liga games after sustaining a thigh injury during Saturday’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2020: 82 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease have been reported in the past 24 hours.
LONDON, July 12: The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2020: the number of death toll due to the coronavirus has reached 38 after the ministry of health and population confirmed 3- two in Kathmandu valley and one in Dolakha district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2020: 70 new cases of coronavirus positive have been reported across the country in past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2020: Coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 16,649 after 118 new cases identified across the country in the past 24 hours on Friday.
The coronavirus pandemic has made a severe worsening situation on the jobs market globally, especially in developing countries. The situation is direr than we anticipated. According to the International Labor Organization(ILO) that by the mid-ye
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2020: A Nepali nationals serving in the Indian Army has been killed due to bullet injuries in the Nowshera Sector in Rajouri District Jammu & Kashmir on Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2020: Standing Committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been postponed at gain for the fourth consecutive time till July 17.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 10, 2020: Death toll has reached 31 while dozens others have been missing in the landslide and floods occurred due to the torrential rainfall in the past 24 hours.
Pokhara, Nepal, July 10, 2020: Torrential rainfall has caused huge loss of lives and properties in Kaski and Magdi districts on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 9, 2020: The government of Nepal has decided to ban the Indian news channels.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 9, 2020: Notwithstanding the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the country, particularly in Kathmandu valley, the government has decided to allow short-distance public transport to resume their service.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: Continuing the series of meeting with the leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi has met NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Khumalt
BRUSSELS: The European Union wants to fast-track funding to treat COVID-19 patients with blood plasma collected from survivors, an EU document seen by Reuters shows, in a sign of the bloc’s growing confidence in the experimental treatment.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: The Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal has been formally registered at the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: Former lawmaker and leader of the Janata Samajwadi Party, Sarita Giri has on Thursday filed a complaint at the Election Commission challenging the party’s decision to sack her from the posts.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: Nepal has recorded 108 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in 24 hours.
TOKYO: Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan, while rescue workers searched on Thursday for more people missing in the disaster that already has killed nearly 60 people in
GENEVA: The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years, the UN weather agency said Thursday.
LONDON, July 9: Global coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as evidence mounts of the airborne spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.
Sindhupalchok, Nepal, July 9, 2020: AT least 25 people feared dead due to massive floods that swept away a settlement at Bahrabise Municipality-5 and two houses in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district on Wednesday night.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is “very close” to achieving level 5 autonomous driving technology, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, referring to the capability to navigate roads without any driver input.
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA) emphasizes on the need of a modern multi-media centre in the pre-historic city of Guwahati for the benefit of working journalists across Assam and urged the State chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to take per
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: The Government of Japan has extended grant assistance of up to three hundred and sixty five million Japanese Yen (¥365,000,000), equivalent to 407 million Nepali Rupees to the Government of Nepal for implementing
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock at the incident of self-killing by a scribe who tested positive for Covid-19 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: 23 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been detected in Kathmandu valley in the past 24 hours.
When the phone rang Tuesday morning, Raul Romero had barely slept. The 21-year-old Venezuelan, on a scholarship at Ohio’s Kenyon College, had spent hours pondering his options after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday t
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China said on Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on US citizens who have engaged in what it called “egregious” behaviour over Tibet, in apparent retaliation against US restrictions on Chinese officials.
At least 11,891,395 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 543,539 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: Nepal has recorded 255 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in past 24 hours.
In May 2020, Beijing intruded into Indian territory at some places across the long border and Kathmandu claimed areas of Uttarakhand where India is building a road to Lipulekh Pass on the Tibetan border to smoothen the journey for pilgrims to th
Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s last film- Dil Bechara-’s trailer has been release on Monday. The film was shooting on the basis of the 2012 English-language novel ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: Veteran Nepali actor and producer Bhuvan KC has dragged into controversies after actress Samragyee Rajya Laxmi Shah blamed him of abusing while shooting in the film 'Dreams’ about five years ago. Actress Shah had
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2020: The much more anticipated Standing Committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been postponed yet again for the thirds consecutive time.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 16,168 after 204 new cases identified in past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has on Tuesday sacked Sarita Giri from the post of lawmaker and the general member of the party on the charge of breaching the party decision.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: The widening differences of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) seem to have patched up for the time being though no point of solution is found yet. Both the chairs of the party- KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa K
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: Responding to the widespread negligence of people in the midst of the spreading of coronavirus, the government has decided to adopt stern measures for effective implementations of health protocols, which are consi
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi’s frequent meetings meeting with the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and other number of government officials including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Bid
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the only constitutional right body responsible to watch human right situation in the country, has yet again urged the government to increase the number of PCR tests to
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2020: Clearing the looming clouds of uncertainty, the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has finalized the date and venue of the upcoming 14th general convention.
NEW DELHI/BEIJING, July 6: China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
At least 11,458,371 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 533,218 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 6, 2020: 180 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in past 24 hours to reach the total tally 15,964.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2020: Bilateral and trilateral levels of talks have been intensified with the aim to patch up the differences emerged within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 1, 5784 after 293 new cases identified in past 24 hours.
GENEVA, July 5: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.
TOKYO, July 4: Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued, officials said.
Bajhang, Nepal, July 4, 2020: Death toll of landslide occurred in Mallesi village of Kedarsyum Rural Municipality in Bajhang district has reached to six.
MUMBAI, July 4: India recorded its highest singe-day spike of coronavirus cases on Saturday, with over 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, as infections rose in the western and southern parts of the country amid heavy monsoon rains.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2020: 232 new cases of coronavirus positive have been identified across the country in past 24 hours.
When people around the world are preoccupied with confronting intractable Covid-19, the troops of India and China had a violent clash in Galwan valley, Ladakh in the Himalayas on June 15. New Delhi reported that its military lost 20 soldiers inc
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 4, 2020: Standing Committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled for Saturday has been postponed at again for Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2020: Kathmandu has recorded first coronavirus related death.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2020: Breaking the previous records, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have been reported 740 on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2020: Meeting between the chairman duo of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)-Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli failed to patch up the widening differences but paved the way to escalate further after both the
PARIS, July 3: France is to name a new prime minister “in the coming hours,” the country’s presidency said Friday, shortly after announcing Edouard Philippe’s resignation amid an expected reshuffle.
The United States reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the largest daily increase any country has ever reported, according to a Reuters tally.
NEW DELHI, July 3: India reported another single-day record high of new virus cases Friday while its monuments like the Taj Mahal will reopen for tourists next week.
BARCELONA, July 3: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by Spanish radio station Caden
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, July 3: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on their disputed border there, escalating tension between
MADRID: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos kept his nerve to score a late penalty and secure a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Getafe on Thursday for a sixth consecutive La Liga victory to take his side one step closer to winning the title.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing serious concern over increasing number of city-based media employees infected with novel corona virus in the last few days, urges all media house to go for mass Covid-19 screening for th
Kathmandu Nepal, July 2, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has prorogued the ongoing session of the federal parliament at the recommendation of the government on Thursday.
Kathmandu Nepal, July 2, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed its serious concerns over the sudden prorogation of the ongoing session of the federal parliament.
MYANMAR, July 2: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 100 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a pile of mine waste collapsed into a lake, triggering a wave of mud and water that buried sco
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 2: New Zealand’s health minister resigned Thursday following a series of personal blunders during the coronavirus pandemic.
Kathmandu Nepal, July 2, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 14,519 after 473 new cases recorded across the country including in Kathmandu valley in past 12 hours.
Guwahati: During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a news reader of All India Radio in Guwahati station has created unique and ever in the history in All India Radio and in any broadcasting organizations in the world, by completing non-stop 100
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 1, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus positive toll has reached to 14,046 after 482 new cases identified in past 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 1, 2020: The leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have intensified consultations to discuss over the possible consequences of the party and the government after party faced widening differences on ranges
WASHINGTON: New US COVID-19 cases rose by more than 47,000 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic, as the government’s top infectious disease expert warned that number could soon double
Guwahati: Patriotic Peoples’ Front Assam (PPFA), while observing a media debate revolving around a city based doctor’s claim that Covid-19 is a hoax, urges concerned authorities to address the issue before it creates unnecessary confusions among
CHENNAI/GUWAHATI, India, June 30: Several Indian cities prepared to extend their lockdowns to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, as daily cases in the country remained close to 20,000.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus positive cases have reached to 13564 after 316 new cases identified in last 24 hours.
KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu grimaced as she recalled how she went hungry in order to feed her five-year-old daughter after the coronavirus pandemic cost her husband his job as a mason in the Gulf state of Qatar.
Indian playback singer Neha Kakkar has become highly followed actor of India in the Instagram. It is said that she is being followed by 40 million followers on Instagram and become the most followed Indian musician on photo-video sharing platfo
The Rolling Stones, the renowned classical musical band, has threatened US President Donald Trump for legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2020: Recent statement of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli regarding the alleged plots hatched against him to topple from the post has created a big jolt in domestic politics to diplomatic level triggering a fear that
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2020: The government is preparing to recommend the president to prorogue the ongoing session of the federal parliament in the pretext of spreading fear of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2020: Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Gyawali has reiterated that there is no border dispute between Nepal and China. Taking special time at a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) on Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister
India and China, the two nuclear-armed Asian giants were in a significant escalation of a weeks-long standoff at Galwan valley in the western Himalayas. Nepalese people are becoming furious with India as regards transgression of borders demarcat
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2020: The United States of America (USA) Embassy in Kathmandu has made clear that availability of the funding under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is not open-ended.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 29, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus positive cases tally has reached to 13,248 after 476 new cases added in the past 24 hours on Monday.
Hetauda, Nepal, June 29, 2020: Makawanpur Police has on Monday made public four persons of a family, who were already arrested on the charge of murdering another family member, Sushmita KC, 24 in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-4 on June 15.
GUWAHATI: Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam, authorities said on Monday, warning that the crisis was becoming more critical by the hour.
DHAKA: At least 23 ferry passengers were killed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday when the vessel sank after a collision, officials said.
SYDNEY/BEIJING, June 29: The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in some countries even as other regions are still
LONDON : The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
KARACHI, Pakistan, June 29: Gunmen attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least three people — two guards and a policeman, according to police. Special police forces deployed to the scene of the attack
BEIJING, MAY 2, 2020 : China National Biotec Group (CNBG) said on Sunday that early human test results for a coronavirus vaccine candidate suggested it could be safe and effective, the second vaccine candidate from the firm to show encouraging r
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 28, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 12772 after 463 new cases identified across the country in fats 24 hours.
BERLIN, June 28: Bayern Munich, already crowned Bundesliga champions last week, lifted the league trophy in an empty stadium on Saturday after crushing hosts VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on the final matchday.
DUBLIN, June 28: Ireland’s parliament picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as prime minister on Saturday to head the first coalition uniting the two parties that have battled each other for power since a civil war nearly a century ago
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 27, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally reaches to 12,309 after 554 new cases identified in past 24 hours on Saturday.
BEIJING, June 27: Mainland China reported on Saturday the highest number of new coronavirus cases in four days, driven by a COVID-19 resurgence in the Chinese capital of Beijing.
NEW DELHI, June 27: India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging in major cities including the capita
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister said Thursday the United States “martyred” the al-Qaida leader and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, a term that reflected a subtle jab at Washington as it’s mainly used for honorable figures s
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2020: Nepal´s coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 11,755 after 593 new cases identified in last 24 hours on Friday.
Doctors in Europe will soon be able to treat COVID-19 patients with Gilead’s antiviral drug, remdesivir, after the healthcare regulator’s endorsement put it on track to become the first therapy for the disease on the continent.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2020: At least seven persons injured when a group of looters clashed with locals at Roshi Rural Municipality in Kavre district on Thursday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 26, 2020: Standing committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has resumed at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Baluwatar on Friday.
NEW DELHI: India neared half a million coronavirus cases Friday with its biggest 24-hour spike of 17,296 new infections causing a delay in resumption of regular train services by more than a month.
Doctors in Europe will soon be able to treat COVID-19 patients with Gilead’s antiviral drug, remdesivir, after the healthcare regulator’s endorsement put it on track to become the first therapy for the disease on the continent.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 25, 2020: The government of Nepal has on Thursday rejected the media reports that northern neighbor China has also encroached upon the Nepali territory.
NEW YORK: Jimmy Kimmel apologized Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities but said his delay in addressing the subject came in part to avoid handing a victory to his foes.
DUBAI, June 25: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states has doubled in a month to over 400,000, as the region’s two biggest economies this week fully lifted curfews imposed to combat the infection.
Marking another milestone in France’s recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 25, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 11162 with 434 new cases identified in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 25 2020: The Government of Japan has extended grant assistance of up to three hundred million Japanese Yen (¥300,000,000), equivalent to 333 million Nepalese Rupees to the Government of Nepal for the Economic and Social De
At least 9,469,316 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 482,389 have died, a Reuters tally showed. More than 9.44 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally a
PRISTINA, KOSOVO, June 25: Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted Wednesday on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by an international prosecutor probing the
LONDON, June 25: Former England women’s captain Clare Connor will become the first female president of the 233-year-old Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), it was announced at an historic AGM on Wednesday.
Hetauda, Nepal, June 25, 2020: Lightning strike killed at least six persons-four in Saptari and two in Makwanpur district on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 10,728 after 629 new cases identified in past 24 hours on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2020: The internal rift intensified within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has taken a nasty turn after Speaker Agni Sapkota ‘unilaterally’ put off the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) till Jul
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing serious concern over the brutal murder of a young and spirited scribe at Unnao locality of Uttar Pradesh (UP), has urged the State government in Lucknow to nab the culprits who were beh
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 23, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have reached to 10,099 after 538 new cases identified in the past 24 hours on Tuesday.
BELGRADE, Serbia, June 23: Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the coronavi
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 23, 2020: With the endorsement of the bill to amend the Citizenship Act 2063 of Nepal from the parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, any foreign women married to Nepali men need to wait for seven yea
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 23, 2020: Procurement of medical kits to contain the spreading novel coroavirus (COVID-19) smells rat of irregularities in multiple fronts. Some revelations made till now have exposed that not only wrong test kits were pr
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 22, 2020: Responding to the widespread outcry over the controversial procurement process to procure the medical kits and machines to contain the spreading threat of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Public Accounts Committee (P
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 23, 2020: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has formed a panel to probe the incident that an obscene video was played during a virtual meeting organized by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2020: Palpa, Nepal, June 22, 2020: The landslide followed by the torrential rainfall has claimed three lives in Palpa district.
At a seaside summit in southern India in October 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to take relations between their two countries to “greater heights” in the next year. The Asian neighbors- which t
A Chinese expert said that India is carrying out an Indian-version territorial revisionist policy after four militants were killed by Indian security forces in Kashmir and noted that the South Asian country is trying to deflect its people's diss
Almost 2,500 years ago, Greek historian, Thucydides, wrote of the devastating Peloponnesian War, “What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.” There have been other such conflicts in histor
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2020: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has spit venom against of a magazine, Vogue India, for mistreating and mutilating for several occasions even claiming that the magazine had refused to put her picture on their cov
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2020: Renowned Nepal born Bolywood actor Manisha Koirala has urged on and all to be civil while sharing her hopes in the governments of Nepal and India to solve the ongoing border issues.
More than 8.99 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 468,080? have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2020: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 535 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours on Monday. With the new cases, Nepal's Covid-19 tally has reached to 9561.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2020: Total number of coronavirus positive cases has jumped to 9026 after 421 new cases for positive for the virus in 24 hours on Sunday.
CHIAYI, Taiwan: A shimmering ring of light flashed into view on Sunday in parts of the eastern hemisphere as the moon drifted across the face of the sun in a rare eclipse on the longest day of the year.
BEIJING: Chinese researchers have started a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine, the Institute of Medical Biology at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS) said on Sunday, in efforts to further assess effectiveness
BEIJING: China plans to establish a special bureau in Hong Kong to investigate and prosecute crimes considered threatening to national security, according to details of a controversial new national security law Beijing is imposing on the semi-au
TULSA, Okla, June 21: President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2020: The International Yoga Day has been observed across the world including in Nepal on Sunday by groaning various events and programs.
MUMBAI, June 21: China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week, a federal government minister has said, as the nuclear-armed countries remained locked in confrontation on the frontline on Sunday.
KATHMANDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- With the lockdown taking effect in Nepal, most Nepalis have been spending most of their time at their homes while birds are seen freely flying overhead suggesting the boost in their movement.
Kathmanu, Nepal, June 20, 2020: Government of Nepal has expressed its confidence that disputes between neighboring India and China will be resolved through peaceful means.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) today expresses serious concern over the standoff with Chinese forces at Galwan valley of eastern Ladakh in the northern part of India causing martyrdom to many brave soldiers and injuring few othe
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief at the untimely demise of video journalist Ripul Kalita, 35, who breathed his last on Friday (19 June 2020) evening in a city-based hospital. He was suffering from various ailment
Last couple of weeks, North Korea was showing an aggressive attitudes towards South Korea and finally on 16 June 2020. North has blown- up a liaison office set up as symbolic wage on South in Kaesong. Needless to say, this is a provocative activ
More than 8.69 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 459,604 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20: Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world’s second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 8605 after 331 new cases recorded in past 24 hours on Saturday.
LONDON, June 19: Hospitalised COVID-19 patients of South Asian ethnicity in Britain are 20% more likely to die from the disease than white people, a large-scale study said on Friday, the latest evidence that minority groups are disproportionatel
Kathmandu, Nepal, June June 19, 2020: The government has on Friday made the decision to bar the people in general from walking on the streets from 10 pm to 5 am except for emergency purposes.
CHENNAI, India/NEW DELHI, June 19: India reported a record daily jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday as Chennai locked down following fresh outbreaks there.
WASHINGTON, June 18: President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven
BEIJING (AP) — China’s legislature on Thursday passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining the semi-autonomous region’s legal and political institutions.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2020: Nepal has reported 671 new positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in 24 hours on Thursday. This is the single-day highest spike till the date since the deadly virus begun spread in Nepal.
A Georgia prosecutor is expected to announce as early as Wednesday whether a former Atlanta police officer will face any charges in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot last week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2020: Nepal has reported highest single-day coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours by Wednesday afternoon.
BEIJING, June 17: China says it has agreed with India to peacefully resolve their Himalayan border tensions following the most violent confrontations in decades.
India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff between the two Asian giants in the western Himalayas.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2020: Nepal coronavirus positive cases tally has reached to 6591with 380 new cases identified in 24 hours o Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 16, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday turned down the government’s request to review its interim order to allow 30 days after the complete lifting of the lockdown time to the taxpa
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 16, 2020: Widespread protests have been taking place in different parts of the country including in capital city, Kathmandu, against of the government demanding accountability regarding its overall handling of the coronav
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2020: The five foreign tourists, who were arrested on the charge of taking part in the protests launched against of the government, will be deported even fining and banning them from entering in for two years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 15, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has jumped to 6,211 after 451 new positive cases identified across the country in the last 24 hours on Monday.
BELGRADE, June 15: An emotional Novak Djokovic could not hold back the tears while hosting a charity event at his tennis complex by the Danube River on Sunday.
Pokhara, June 14, 2020: Eight dead bodies out of nine mission persons buried in the landslide occurred in Durlung of Pravat district has been recovered on Sunday. It is said that Janesh BK is still missing in the landslide.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2020: untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood film industries’ star, has highly shocked not only the colleagues of the sector but also the well-wishers from different spectrum of life.
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned “racist thuggery” after far-right protesters clashed in London on Saturday with anti-racist demonstrators and police trying to keep the two sides apart.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2020: Nepal’s total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 5760 after 425 new cases identified in the past 24 hours across the country on Sunday.
BEIJING: Beijing on Sunday reported a record 36 new cases of COVID-19 in China’s capital, all linked to a major food wholesale market, raising concerns about the spike in a country that had sharply reduced its infections.
Gulmi, Nepal, June 13, 2020: Gulmi district has reported second COVID-19 fatalities after a death of a person on Saturday night.
Pokhara, Nepal, June 13, 2020: A massive landslide followed by torrential rainfall swept away at leat hree houses at Durlung of Pravat district on Saturday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2020: Protest against of the government continued even on Saturday in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu valley.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2020: The constitution amendment bill presented by the government of Nepal in the House of Representatives (HoR) to amend Schedule 3 of the constitution to update the national coat of arms by incorporating Limpiyadhura
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2029: Nepal´s coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases tally reached to 5335 with 273 new cases identified across the country in last 24 hours by Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2020: Protests against of the government continued in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2020: Nepal has highest cases recorded of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive on Friday.
Sarlahi, Nepal, June 11, 2020: At least one Indian national died and five others sustained injuries during brief scuffle with Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel at Narayanpur border point between Nepal and India on Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally reached to 4614 after 250 new cases for the virus identified on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2020: A group of independent youths staged demonstrations against of the government across the country including in Kathmandu on Thursday.
More than 7.37 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 415,564 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2020: With the government’s decision to ease the ongoing lockdown, the movements of the people including the vehicular movements have increased in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu valley.
NEW DELHI, June 10: Indian and Chinese military commanders made progress in talks on Wednesday to defuse a standoff along their disputed border in the western Himalayas after pulling back some troops in confidence-building gestures, Indian gover
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2020: Prime Minister K P Oli has reiterated his commitment to retrieve encroached upon Nepali land by India at Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh region that fall under Dracula district of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 10, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 4364 with 279 new cases on Wednesday.
BEIJING: Flooding in south and central China has caused more than a dozen deaths and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, the government said Wednesday.
At least 7,245,807 people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 410,307 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
LONDON, June 10: Players will be banned from the age-old technique of using saliva to shine a ball when cricket emerges from the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2020: The house of representative has unanimously passed the constitution amendment bill to change the map of Nepal in the national emblem.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2020: With 323 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases identified on Tuesday, Nepal’s coronavirus tally reached to 4085.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 9, 2020: Though the infectious rate for the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading across the country, the government does not seem serious yet to be prepared to tackle the global pandemic with reliable test and
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses grief at the demise of Manoj Kumar with Covid-19 complications in Hyderabad. Manoj, 35, was working for a popular Telugu news channel and becomes the first journalist victim of novel corona vir
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2020: Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases has jumped to 3,762 with the newly reported 314 additional cases on Monday.
More than 7.01 million people have been reported infected with the new coronavirus globally and 403,338 have died, a Reuters tally showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 7, 2020: With 213 new cases of coronavirus transmission have been confirmed total numbers have reached to 3448 in Nepal by Sunday evening. Among the newly identified cases, 209 are males while four are females.
UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes dominated Felicia Spencer and scored a comprehensive decision victory on Saturday in retaining her crown, becoming the first two-weight UFC champ to successfully defend both belts.
LOS ANGELES, APRIL 01, 2020: From “White Fragility” to “The New Jim Crow,” literature about the history of racial discrimination in the United States is selling out as white Americans seek to educate themselves as nationwide protests grow over t
The most important lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that human health is dependent on the health and integrity of our natural world. The unfolding crisis also reminds us that more pandemics are likely if the degradation of natural habitats c
Like the rest of the world, Asia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. While some countries have been able to contain the spread of the virus relatively well, the disruption of supply chains, sharp decline in global demand, and the large-sca
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Hanuman, the divine monkey god, rushes to the Himalaya to fetch a medicinal herb to save Lakshmana’s life. Hanuman carries back an entire mountain full of medicinal herbs, among them the Sanjeevani plant, which saves
NEW YORK, June 6: For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the length of time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police - cable TV kids channel Nickelodeon’s screen went black on Tuesday to sounds of inhaling an
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 06, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 3235 after 323 new cases identified on Saturday.
MUMBAI: India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of a lockdown with the reopening of malls, restaurants and places of worshi
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief at the untimely demise of television news presenter and video editor Manik Sarma, who breathed his last on 2 June 2020 in a city hospital.
Guwahati: ‘Patriotic People’s Front Assam’ (PPFA), while wholeheartedly supporting the movement of conservation group ‘Nature’s Beckon’, urges the government to declare the entire Dehing Patkai tropical rainforest as a protected area. The forum
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 5, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 2912 after 278 new cases identified on Friday.
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazil‘s indigenous populations, with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than five-fold in the past month, according to data collected by a national association of first peoples
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2020: Death toll of coronavirus has reached to 10 in Nepal after a person’s death is reported from Palpa district on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, june 4, 2020: Nepal’s single day tally of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have reaches to 334 for the first time in since the virus begun to spread in Nepal.
WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election.
India faces territorial issues with many of its neighbors. Over the past 70 years, it has succeeded to resolve its boundary issues only with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The un-demarcated boundaries with Myanmar, Bhutan and lately with China, Pakis
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 3, 2020: Nepal’s COVID-19 tally reaches to 2300 after 201 new cases have been added on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 3, 2020: Responding to the widespread criticism, the government has revised the deadline for individuals and businesses to clear taxes and file returns.
LONDON: British doctors are trialling a formulation of anti-inflammatory ibuprofen to see if it reduces respiratory failure in patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.
MUMBAI, June 3: Bracing for the first ever cyclone to hit Mumbai in living memory, people in India’s most populous metropolis stayed off the streets and scrambled to protect their homes before the torrential rains and gale-force winds struck.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 02, 2020: Total number of coronavirus positive cases has jumped to 2,099 with 288 new cases confirmed from different parts of the country on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2, 2020:Private sectors have demanded to ease the ongoing lockdown imposed on the name of containing the spreading of coronavirus. Various business communities have urged the government to review the modality of the existi
ROME, June 1: The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 01, 2020: Nepal has reported highest single-day coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases on Monday. The Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson revealed so while updating coronavirus situations of the country on Monday
MUMBAI: Indian singer-composer Wajid Khan of music director duo Sajid-Wajid, popular for their work on superstar Salman Khan’s films such as Wanted, Dabangg and Ek Tha Tiger, died in the wee hours on June 1 in a city hospital due to coronavirus.
PARIS/KARACHI: Air crash investigators were en route from Pakistan to France on Monday with two ‘black box’ flight recorders of a Pakistani airliner that crashed in a residential area while trying to land in the port city of Karachi last month,
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2020: Nepal has reported highest single-day coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases on Monday. The Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson revealed so while updating coronavirus situations of the country on Monday
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2020: The continuation of lockdown has badly hampered the daily life of the people, particularly the students, who were in the process to study abroad.
PADERBORN, GERMANY, June 1: England forward Jadon Sancho capped a blistering individual performance with a second-half hat-trick which helped Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 win at Paderborn on Sunday and kept alive their slim Bundesliga title hopes.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, June 1, 2020: The death toll of Banke road accident has climbed to 12 after an injured passenger breathed his last while receiving treatment at Nepalgunj based Bheri Hospital on Monday morning.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, June 01, 2020: At least 11 people lost lives and 22 others injured in a fatal road accident occurred at Agaiya of Banke district on Sunday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: Death toll due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) has climbed to eight in Nepal by Sunday. Both the deceased have been identified as returnees from India.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases has jumped to 1567 after 166 new cases confirmed on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli believes he landed the job largely because his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni was impressed with his reading of situations in matches.
NEW DELHI, May 31: India extended its coronavirus lockdown until June 30 in high-risk zones but permitted restaurants, malls and religious buildings to reopen elsewhere from June 8 despite a record high number of cases detected nationwide on Sat
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31: Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: Constitution amendment bill has been tabled at the federal parliament for discussion on Sunday.
MUNICH, GERMANY, May 31: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski ended a personal jinx when he opened his account against Fortuna Duesseldorf by scoring twice in a 5-0 win on Saturday as the holders moved closer to a record-extending 30th Bunde
BRAZIL, May 31: Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: Earthquake measuring of 4.8rector scale jolts in and around Dhading disrrict on Saturday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: The government has decided to extend the ongoing lockdown, imposed since two months with the aim to contain the spreading of coronavirus, COVID-19, till June 14.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) extends full supports to Sonam Wangchuk for his social message to everyone in India to boycott all Chinese products. The forum of nationalists also appreciates the engineer turned social scientist
(New York) – Nepal's Special Service Bill risks giving the national intelligence agency unlimited surveillance and search powers, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed law, which permits communications interception without judicial oversig
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to vote in favor of the constitution amendment to embrace the revised political map in the constitution of Nepal.
At least 5,939,025 people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 364,043 have died, a Reuters tally shows.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: With the identification of 189 more positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) during the past 24 hours in various parts of the country, tally has climbed to 1401 in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2020: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has reached on the conclusion to halt all activities related to the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) until it gets endorse from the federal parliament.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 30: Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the death of George Floyd in police custody spread to mor
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2020: Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases jumped to 1,212 in Nepal after 170 people identified positive for the virus.
Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday and accused him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence”, after he tweeted that looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot.
More than 5.82 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 359,389 have died, a Reuters tally shows.
Achham, Nepal, May 29, 2020: A woman migrant worker, who was a returnee from India and local of Thanti, Mellekh Rural Municipality-3, has given birth to a bay at quarantine at Achham district on Friday morning.
Rautahat, Nepal, May 29, 220: Jokaha, Ishanath Municipality-6 of the district remained tense after local clashed with police protesting the decision to transfer two coronavirus (COVID-19) patients from a local quarantine facility to an isolatio
Guwahati: Interviewing a leader of an armed outfit in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and publishing its substance through a portal can be termed as a serious offence against the concerned editor. The fate of Khaing Mrat Kyaw, chief editor of
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) welcomes the move of National Commission for Women (NCW) to issue a show-cause notice to a city based satellite news channel for forcing a reporter to resign because she was pregnant. The forum also agree
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses grief at the untimely demise of Silchar based journalist Pijush Kanti Das, 56, who breathed his last on the night of 27 May 2020 in a city hospital. He was suffering from renal problems for some
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2020: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has presented the fiscal budget of 2020-21 at the joint meeting of House of Representatives and the National Assembly on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have reached to 1,042 after 156 new cases identified on Thursday.
As much of the world begins to emerge from lockdown, people are looking back at time spent cut off from friends, family and colleagues by the coronavirus and forward to what happens next.
NEW DELHI: As India braces for a hotter than usual summer, many cities in the country’s north are reeling under an intense heatwave with the temperatures on Wednesday crossing a scorching 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border, where soldiers camped out in a high-altitude region have accused each other of trespassing over the dis
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2020: Nepal has witnessed 114 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases in a single day on Wednesday.
Gulmi, Nepal, May 26, 2020: The Gulmi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has urged one and all to avoid vehicular movement except emergency vehicles in the district effective from the midnight of May 27 to June 2 midnight.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have reached to 772 in the country after 90 positive cases identified lately on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2020: Notwithstanding the widespread call to bring practical and implementable budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/2021, the government is preparing to increase about fifteen percent than the budget of the current
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2020: The border disputes between Nepal and India are being reflected by the latter by stopping import of refined palm oil and tea from Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 26, 2020: Dairy entrepreneurs have demanded a relief packages from the government through the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2020/21 to recover their losses during the lockdown imposed to contain the spreading fear of coron
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2020: Two actresses became headlines in different media over their comments on recent border dispute between Nepal and India. Nepal born Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and Nepali actress Barsha Raut became headline f
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 26, 2020: Bollywod actress Anushka Sharma has been slapped with legal notice for her 'racist and sexist' Nepali slur in 'Paatal Lok.' Responding to a complaint filed by a Gorkha association in Arunachal Pradesh, the Nation
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that current status of Nepal in battling the COVID-19 is satisfactory.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2020: The total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have reached to 682 with six new cases on Monday. Earlier, today, 72 cases were identified.
More than 5.40 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 343,900 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2020: The Government of Japan has extended grant assistance of up to one billion, one hundred and seventy million Japanese Yen (¥1,170,000,000), equivalent to 1,319.9 million Nepalese Rupees to the Government of Nepal f
MUMBAI, May 25: India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total to 138,845, according to government data, despite the world’s longest lockdown imposed in March by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Total deaths have passed 4,000.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 675 with 72 new cases identified on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 27 new cases identified at Rajpur Farhadawa ru
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2020: Nepal has reported forth death case of a patient infected for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The death of an elderly male patient from Birgunj, who had died at the National Medical College in Birgunj on May 17, has
Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask was a constant reminder that the world is still battling the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW YORK, May 24: Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication,” the institute’s director said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 24, 2020: The total number of coronavirus infected people has jumped to 603 in Nepal with 19 new cases identified today in various districts.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Sunday.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Three large Indian states have sought to delay the planned opening of their airports on Monday as new cases of the novel coronavirus jumped by a record, complicating the federal government’s plan to resume flights after a two-m
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2020: Secretriate meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has reached on the conclusion ot endorse the much more touted Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) only after holding discussions at the party´s
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2020: Seven more cases for coronavirus positeve have been identified lately on Sunday evening. With the new cases, total number of coronavirus positive cases have reached to 591 in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2020: Total number of coronavirus positive cases have reached to 584 after 36 new cases identified on Saturday evening.
UNITED NATIONS: The UN disarmament chief says the COVID-19 pandemic is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration, but “cybercrime is also on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 23, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have jumped to 548 with 32 new positive cases identified on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2020: Total number of coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 516 after nine cases added lately on Friday evening.
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 22: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area of the city of Karachi on Friday, with many feared dead, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have crossed to 507 after 20 new cases identified on Friday.
More than 5.12 million people have been reported to have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 332,526 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A PIA aircraft with 99 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed on Friday in a residential area of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2020: The constitution of Nepal is being revised to incorporate the newly issued political, administrative map of the country that includes Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani areas of Nepal that were unilaterally encro
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22, 2020: Tally of the coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 487 after 30 positive cases identified on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2020: The coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases tally in Nepal has reached to 57 with three new cases added lately on Thursday.
KOLKATA/DHAKA, May 21: The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages, hampered by torn down power lines and floodi
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2020: The cronavirus has claimed the life of a person from Gulmi district, who was receiving treatement at Tilotamma of Rupandehi based Crimson hospital.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2020: The Student wing of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party has on Wednesday sent a bloody letter to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting the encrochment of Nepali land at Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiy
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2020: The number of coronavirus positive caaes have jumped to 444 after 17 patients infected with the deadly virus identifed on Thurada.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2020: Total numbers for coronavirus (Nepal's COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 427 with 25 new cases in various districts on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2020, 2020: The government has on Wedneaday released officially the revised political map of Nepal.
Butwal, Nepal, May 20, 2020: The Tilotamma based Krimson hospital has made clear that the news reports of death of the teacher from Gulmi are false.
Kathmandu Nepal, May 20, 2020: Two police officers at Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu Nepal, May 20, 2020: Nepal’s reclaim on Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani through the endorsement of a political map likely to spark diplomatic tension not only between Nepal and India but with China as well.
LONDON: Health experts say US President Donald Trump’s increasing attacks on the World Health Organization for its handling of the coronavirus demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of the UN agency’s role and could ultimately serve to weaken g
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 19, 2020: Annual policies and programs unveiled by the incumbent government recently have been endorsed by the federal parliament- House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 19, 2020: Total numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases reached to 402 with 27 new cases reported on Tuesday.
At least 4,817,766 people have been reported to have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 317,874 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of May 18, 2020, 10:35 PM (ET).
DELHI, May 19: Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday, matching its number of intensive care beds, and the rate of increase of new infections showed little sign of slowing.
Kathmandu, Neoal, May 18, 2020: The number of coronavirus positive cases have jumped to 375 after 18 new cases added on Monday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2020: Death of a youth at Rolpa district is suspected of coronavirus positive. However it is not confirmed yet about the reason behind the death.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2020: The government Nepal has endorsed a new political map including Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura, the integral part of Nepal that situates at Darchula district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2020: Total number of coronavirus (COVID-9) positive cases have jumped to 357 after 53 new cases confirmed on Monday.
Kavre, Nepal, May 18, 2020: The family members of the first coronavirus (COVID-19) death case of Nepal have reported negative for coronavirus.
GENEVA: Health ministers from around the world are expected to call for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during a WHO meeting on Monday.
BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA, India, May 18: India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, officials said on Monday, piling pressure on emergency services grappling w
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, May 18: India on Sunday extended a nationwide lockdown to May 31, as cases exceeded 90,000 and further clashes erupted between police and stranded migrants.
Inauguration of the road constructed by the Indian through Lipulekh to join with China has sparked uproar in every spectrum of life, particularly in the political and diplomatic level, even though the encroachment of Nepali territory in the bord
Dibesh Pokhrel, stage name Arthur Gunn, has bagged the second runner-up title on American Idol on Sunday. The Nepal origin, 22 years old artist, Pokhrel has made the history by achieving the feat in the American Idol for the first time in the hi
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 18, 2020: With nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) identified total numbers have jumped to 304 on Monday.
BERLIN: Champions Bayern Munich scored a goal late in each half to beat promoted Union Berlin 2-0 on their return to the Bundesliga on Sunday after more than two months out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and protect their four-point lead at the t
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, 2020: The government has on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown by 15 days.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, May 17, 2020: The man, who had died on Sunday morning at quarantine set up at Dipendra Secondary School, Bhoj Bhagwanpur of the Banke district, is confirmed of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, May 17, 2020: A man, who was kept in quarantine set up at Dipendra Secondary School, Bhoj Bhagwanpur of the Banke district, has died on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, 2020: The numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases have been increasing day by day. Ten new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on Sunday morning to reach the total number to 291.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2020: Nepal has reported first corona virus (COVID-19) death on Saturday.
PARIS, May 16: Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday in the Paris region, the French Justice Ministry said.
Kavre, Nepal, May 16, 2020: With the two more new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) have been identified, total numbers of patients infected with the deadly disease have reached to 278.
Kavre, Nepal, May 16, 2020: A woman, who was suspected to have been infected by coronavirus (COVID-19), has died while undergoing treatment at Dhulikhel hospital, Kavrepalanchowk Saturday.
Kathmandu ,Nepal, May 16, 2020: Total numbers of COVID-19 positive cases have jumped to 276 with 9 cases added on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2029: As nine more corona cieus positive cases have added on Friday evening, total number of the patients infected with the deadly disease has jumped to 267.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2020: Indian army Chief MM Naravane has said that Nepal would have objected the inauguration of the road constructed in the Lipulekh pass ‘on the behest of someone’.
Nepal is a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multi-religious nation. Within a short span of duration, Nepal has witnessed tremendous political changes. In the last two decades, Nepal moved from a semi-authoritarian monarchy to a
NEW DELHI, May 15: India will provide free food grains to millions of migrant workers hardest hit by a weeks-long lockdown as well as offer employment under a rural jobs program, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
CHICAGO/SYDNEY, May 15: Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2020: Annual policies and programs of the government have been presented in the federal parliament on Friday.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, has tested over 3 million residents for the pathogen since April, and will now focus its testing efforts on the rest of its 11 million population, accordin
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: The President Bidya Devi Bhandari is going to table the policy and program of the government for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 in the joint meeting of the federal parliament at 4:00 pm on Friday.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: More than 150,000 people were riding out a weakening typhoon in emergency shelters in the Philippines on Friday after a mass evacuation that was complicated and slowed by the coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: Finally, District Administration Office (DAO), Jhapa issued vehicle pass to the former king Gyanendra Shah.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going on at the office of the Prime Minister, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: Nine more confirmed cases of corona virus COVID-19 have been identified on Friday. With the new cases, total numbers of COVID-19 patients infected with the deadly virus have reached to 258 till Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2020: With three new corona virus positive cases identifed at late evening on Thursday, total number of patients infected with the deadly disease have jumped to 249.
More than 4.37 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 295,923 have died, according to Reuters tally, as of Thursday.
JALALABAD/KABUL, May 14: A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents.
LONDON: Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defense Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2020: New corona virus (COVID-19) positive case has been identified at Chandragiri municipality of Kathmandu on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2020: All party meeting called held on Wedneaday called by the prime minister KP Sharma Oli has concluded with the conclusion to launch the diplomatic innitiatives to retrieve the encroched land.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2020: Total number of COVID-19 positive patients has reached to 243 after 24 more patients added on Wednesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2020: Total number of COVID-19 patients have jumped to 219 after two new patients infected with the deadly virus added on Wedneaday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2029: Standing Committee meeting ofbthe ruling head Nepal Communist Party(NCP) scheduled for 11: 00 am today has been postponed at again.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2920: Totol number for corona virus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 217 by Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2020: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has called its most anticipated Standing Committee meeting for Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2020: As 57 new cases for corona virus (COVID-19) positive identified on Tuesday, total numbers of COVID-19 patients have jumped to 191 in Nepal. This has becme the highest number of confirmed cases in a single day in N
Guwahati: As a part of Assam government’s multi-pronged approach to negotiate with the Covid-19 pandemic, State chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal dialed several eminent personalities and took stock of their well-beings. During the telephonic di
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2020: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has on Monday handed a letter of protest to Indian through its Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra over the boundary issues, particularly the construction of
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2020: Nepali national Dibesh Pokharel, who famously known as Arthur Gunn, has claimed Top 7 position of the American Idol 2020, popular American musical reality show on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2020: With the identification of 10 patients, the numbers of corona virus (COVID-19) positive cases have reached to 120 in Nepal by Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2020: Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has reiterated his commitment to resolve the border issue through the diplomatic efforts.
KATHMANDU, May 10: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has appealed to the government to take the top-level diplomatic and political steps to deal with India's latest move in regard to Nepali territory Lipulek.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 9, 2020: The Nepal government has on Saturday strongly objected to the construction of a strategic link road by the Indian government connecting Dharchula of the Indian State of Uttarakhand with the Tibetan Autonomous Region
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief at the demise of Agra based senior journalist Pankaj Kulashrestha with Covid-19 complications. The forum announces Kulashrestha, who tested positive for novel corona virus, as t
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9, 2020: The government of Nepal has failed to take prompt initiation for the talks with the high ranking Indian officials even though a high ranking official of India officially inaugurated the construction of link road by
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9, 2020: Corona virus (COVID-19) tally has reached to 109 in Nepal after seven more confirmed cases identified on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9, 2020: Responding to the scuffle of Friday between Chinese tourists stranded in Nepal and Nepal police, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has urged its citizens to strictly abide by the laws of the land.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the main opposition party, has come heavily against of the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chairperson KP Sharma Oli led government even allegi
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2020: A brief clash ensued between Nepal police and the Chinese tourists in front of Singhdurbar, the central secretariat of the Nepal government, on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2020: The budget session of the federal parliament has begun at the federal parliament building at New Baneshowr of Kathmandu on Friday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2020: With one more patient identified for corona virus (COVID-19) at Nepalgunj of Banke district on Friday, total number of confirmed cases for the deadly virus has jumped to 102.
LONDON: More than 3.77 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 262,714 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
HYDERABAD: A gas leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early Thursday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. At least 11 people died and about 1,000 suffered breathing difficulties
NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world’s second-most populous country.
Bara, Nepal, May 7, 2020: Nepal-India bordering area adjoining Suvarna Rural Municipality-2 of Bara district remained tense through the day after Indian national attacked the post office of the Armed Police Force (APF) on Thursday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses grief at the demise of senior journalist Padmeswar Chitrakar last evening (6 May 2020) in the city after suffering from a brief illness. The forum also wishes an early recovery to another city
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7, 2020: As part of precautionay measures, corona virus (COVID-19) test is conducted of members of the federal parliament on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: Standing committee meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled for Friday has been canceled, thanks to the unwillingness of prime minister KP Sharma Oli.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the federal parliament, has drawn the attention of the government to make necessary arrangements to bring back home the Nepali nationals who have left in a miserab
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: Total confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have reached 99 after 17 more patients have been diagnosed for corona virus positive on Wednesday.
The novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which arose in China and swept around the globe, has devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. But however large the health impact of COVID-19 ultimately is, hundreds of millions more have alr
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has begun at the Prime Minister's Residence, Baluwatar in Kathmandu.
BANGKOK, May 6: Even as countries moved forward Wednesday with easing their coronavirus restrictions and restarting their economies, a large cluster of infections linked to a market in India and the first lockdown of a major Brazilian city highl
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2020: In a bid to curb the spread of corona virus (COVID-19) the government has on Wednesday decided to extend nationwide lockdown till May 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2020: Though no sector is remained untouched from the adverse effects of global pandemic, corona virus (COVID-19) tourism business sector of the country is largely affected, which would not recover soon. The tourism busi
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2020: The District Attorney Office (DAO), Kathmandu has registered a complaint against ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker duo Mahesh Basnet and Kisan Shrestha including former Inspector General of Nepal Pol
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2020: The government has been preparing to evacuate Nepali migrant workers living abroad in a dearth situation owing to the global pandemic of corona virus (COVID-19). As some migrant workers, who have lost their jobs du
Kathmandu Nepal, May 5, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has on Monday address a virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conducted under the theme of ‘United against COVID-19.’
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that a report that COVID–19 had emerged in December in France, sooner than previously thought, was “not surprising”, and urged countries to investigate any other early suspicious cases.
SRINAGAR, India, May 5: Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed.
NEW DELHI, May 5: Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70% on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores as authorities ease a six-week lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Guwahati: Nagaland will launch Covid-19 Horticulture special drive district tour program in the state from tomorrow to work and make our state self sufficient in Horticulture crops for nutritional and economic benefits.
Guwahati, May 4 : The COVID-19 warriors of the country are continuing their works in the fight against the novel Coronavirus without fearing their own lives, safety and it is the greatest patriotism of these warriors during the crisis time.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2020: Seven more new cases of corona virus (COVID-19) have been identified in Nepalgunj, of Banke district on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 4, 2020: Nepali national Dibesh Pokhrel, 21, has made it to the top 10 of the American Idol 2020. Pokhrel, whose stage name Arthur Gunn was selected as a top ten contestant after the online voting results announced Sunday ni
SYDNEY, May 4: Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday and deaths neared a quarter of a million, according to a Reuters tally, concerning experts who fear substantial underreporting even as the rate of fatalities and new cases s
MUMBAI, May 4: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has extended a nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 17 but has allowed some relaxations, which will take effect on Monday. The following lists what remains banned and what is p
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2020: As more six people have tested positive for the novel corona virus (COVID-19) in Nepalgunj on Sunday evening, total number of tested positive for the deadly virus have reached 75 in Nepal.
LONDON, May 3: The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll rose 621 to 28,131 as of May 1, just short of Italy which has so far had the world’s second most deadly outbreak of the disease after the United States.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, May 3, 2020: Total number COVID-19 positive cases have jumped to 69 with 10 new cases found on Sunday.
MADRID, May 3:Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 164 to 25,264 on Sunday, health ministry data showed, marking the lowest one-day increase since March 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Sunday summoned the budget session of the federal parliament on May 8 as of the recommendation made by the government earlier today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2020: The government has decided to call the budget session of the federal parliament on May 8.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2020: secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held at official resident of prime minister KP Sharma Oli on Saturday evening ended with the decision to hold a standing committee meeting on May 7
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: Dr. Runa Jha, chief pathologist and director of the Kathmandu-based National Public Health Laboratory, has been included in the list of five women which was unveiled on the occasion of World Day for Safety and He
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed sorrow over the loss of property due to fire in Phungling of Taplejung district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: The much more hyped secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has resumed at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence, Baluawatar on Saturday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on President Biddya Devi Bhandari at latter’s office Sitalniwas on Saturday.
Mahottari, Nepal, May 2, 2020: The death toll has reached 11 with two new cases added on Saturday at a settlement located in-between the Bardibas and Bhanggaha municipality of Mahottari district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2029: Extended secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going to be held at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli´s official residence, Baluwatar at 4:00 pm on Sunday.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, May 2: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global
(New York) – The decision by Nepal's Supreme Court to reject a petition by the government asking that it reviews its 2015 ruling against amnesties for grave conflict-era crimes is an important step in securing truth, justice, and reparations for
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has strongly condemned the incident where four police personnel were injured in a mob attack last Thursday evening in Lakhimpur of north-eastern Assam. The group of ‘men in uniform’ from Naoboicha
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2020: Senior leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have intensified bilateral and trilateral meetings over the issue of recent internal differences on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2020: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has intensified meetings with leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2020: The four human right organizations- Amnesty International, TRIAL International, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and Human Rights Watch- have urged the government to revise the 2014 Transitional Justic
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has demanded an immediate investigation into the death of four children in a bomb explosion in Rolpa district.
Butwal, Nepal, May 1, 2020: Total numbers of corona virus (COVID-19) positive cases have jumped to 59 with two new cases identified in Rupandehi and Banke districts on Friday.
Nepalgunj, Nepal, April 30, 2020: At least four children have lost their lives due to explosive at Triveni Rural Municipality of Rolpa district.
More than 3.19 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 226,880 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases
BRUSSELS, April 30: The working conditions of news reporters around the globe have deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic amid job losses and attacks on media freedom, according to a survey published Thursday by the International Federatio
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2020: Janata Samajbadi Party- Nepal lawmaker Dr. Surendra Yadhav has filed acomplaint against ruling pary head Nepal Communist parry (NCP) lawmakers- Mahesh Basnet, Kishan Shrestha and immediate past IGP Sarvendra Kha
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2020: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has been conferred from the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2020: Journalist Deepak Pathak has been arrested on the charge of using abusing words in social media against Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
WASHINGTON, April 30: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 30, 2020: Bollywood film industries’ veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away at the age of 67 at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress has demanded early session of the federal parliament
Kathmandu,Nepal,April 29,2020: A Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Baluwatar on Wedneasday has ended inconclusively, thaks to the adamant standas of the rival fa
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Irfan Khan, 54, had died on Wednesday due to ailments related to the colon infection.
ANKARA, April 29: At least 40 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Tuesday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, blaming the attack on the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.
LONDON, April 29: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday at a London hospital, slightly earlier than had been expected.
Birgunj, Nepal, April 29, 2020: Three persons have found tested positive for corona virus (COVID-19) in Birgunj Metropolitan City of Parsa district on Wednesday.
MOSCOW: Russia’s nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 100,000 mark on Wednesday after 5,841 new cases of the virus were registered overnight along with a record daily rise in the death toll.
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Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) mourned the sad demise of senior photojournalist Ronojoy (Ronny) Roy in suspected novel corona virus complications and declares him a brave media warrior in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic outbrea
SINGAPORE, April 27: Oil prices fell on Monday on signs that worldwide oil storage is filling rapidly, raising concerns that production cuts will not be fast enough to catch up with the collapse in demand from the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON, April 27:The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to 16% or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a str
LONDON, April 26: Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days, according to a Reuters tally.
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to his Downing Street residence on Sunday after recovering from COVID-19, ready to take the helm again with pressure growing for the government to explain how it will ease a month-old coronavirus loc
Kathmandu, Nepal April 26, 2020: The government has decided to extend the existing lockdown until May 7.
NEW DELHI, April 26: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing norms, as cases of coronavirus mounted steadily despite over a month-long curfew
Kathmandu, Nepal April 26, 2020: The Metropolitan Police Range (MPR), Teku, Kathmandu has on Sunday refused to register the first information report (FIR) filed by the newly formed Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal lawmaker Surendra Yadav alleging t
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2020: Cabinet meeting scheduled for 2:00 pm on Sunday has been postponed for evening without specifying the reason to postpone the meeting.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2020: The numbers of corona virus positive cases have reached to 51 with new two cases added on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2020: The numbers of corona virus positive cases have reached to 51 with new two cases added on Sunday.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses grief at the untimely demise of scribe Bhaskar Dutta who breathed his last on 25 April 2020 at North Lakhimpur civil hospital. Hailed from Naoboicha, Bhaskar used to work for different media
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2020: It is likely that the modality of existing lockdown imposed by the government owing to the spreading fear of global pandemic corona virus (VOVID-19) would be changed to ease in the daily life of the commoners.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, April 25: The Indian government allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighbourhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after the nation went into a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, offi
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses serious concern over the physical attack on Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami along with his wife (Republic TV editor) Samyabrata Ray Goswami in Mumbai last night and condemns the inc
Internal rift within the ruling head NCP takes a new height after Prime Minister Oli moves ahead 'unilaterally'
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2020: Total number of corona virus (COVID-19) positive cases has reached 49 in Nepal after a 62-year-old man from Jhapa has been tested for positive on Friday.
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Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba at his official resident, Baluwatar, on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2020:President Bidhya Devi Bhandari revoked the recently issued two ordinances in the recommendation of government on Friday.
NEW YORK, April 24: Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus, according to new data released Thursday. In response to t
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it would announce a “landmark collaboration†on Friday to speed development of safe, effective drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19.
LONDON/ROME: Scientists in Britain began clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday as other vaccine developers across Europe also stepped up work on experimental shots against the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2020: Two more new patients have tested positive for novel corona virus (COVID-19) on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2020: Samajwadi Party and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have submitted the application for registration of their newly unified party at Election Commission (EC) on Thursday.
LONDON, April 23: England’s Premier League could make games available on free-to-air broadcasting once the season resumes following the suspension due to the corona virus, Britain’s culture secretary said in quotes reported by the BBC on Wed
NEW DELHI, April 23: South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data showed on Thursday, complicating the task of governments looking to scale back lockdowns that have destroyed the liveliho
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2020: Major two Madhes based poltical parties in Nepal- Samajwadi Party and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have announced their merger for a new political party named as ‘Janata Samajbadi Party’ on Wednesday m
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2020: Southern neighbor India has donated various medicines to Nepal to fight against of the global pandemic corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2020: Northern neighbor China has on Wednesday handed over medical kits to fight against corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 22, 2020: Three new patients have tested positive for novel corona virus (COVID-19) on Wednesday. With the three new number of COIVD-19 patients, total number of COVID-19 infected persons have reached 45 in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April, 21, 2020: The total number of corona virus (COVID-19) infected cases have reached to 42 in Nepal.
LONDON, April 21: The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe
GENEVA, April 21: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests the novel corona virus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 21, 2020: The long being brewed internal rift of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has reached in the climax and further distanced the relations with the main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC) after Prime Minist
SEOUL, South Korea, April 21: The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into U.S. media reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery.
SEOUL, April 21: Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday, with U.S. crude turning positive after trading below $0 for the first time ever, but gains were capped amid unresolved concerns about how the market can cope with fuel demand decimated by the cor
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2020: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has endorsed two ordinances at the recommendation of Council of Ministers on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2020: Internal rift of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has reached in the climax after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli ‘unilaterally’ passed an ordinance amending the existing provision of splitting a po
TORONTO, April 20: A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials sa
WASHINGTON, April 19: U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible†for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outb
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India’s Maharashtra state, the country’s largest regional economy, will allow a limited number of sectors to resume business on Monday, after a weeks-long shutdown to slow the spread of coronavirus left millions out of work
Kathmandu, Nepal, April, 18, 2020: The second person infected with corona virus (COVID-19) in the country has returned home on Saturday after full recovery.
KABUL: At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most of his contact with staff to digital communication, government sources said on
LONDON, April 18: The number of deaths worldwide linked to the novel coronavirus reached 150,000 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, April 17: I’ve always thought I would be prepared to face my mom’s death. I grew up watching her go through a series of illnesses and a medical accident that almost took her life a few years ago.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2020: corona virus infected cases have jumped to 30 in Nepal after 14 more people tested positive on Friday.
LONDON: The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor told lawmakers on Friday.
MYANMAR, April 17: Myanmar will free almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year, the president’s office said on Friday, its largest mass pardon in recent years.
ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy increased by 525 on Thursday, down from 578 the day before, but the number of new cases accelerated sharply to 3,786 from a previous 2,667.
LONDON, April 17: - Britain extended its nationwide lockdown on Thursday as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home for at least another three weeks to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed o
US corona virus deaths rose above 33,000 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, even as President Donald Trump laid out White House guidelines for reopening the economy.
PARMA: It was March 7, in the afternoon. Dr Giovanni Passeri had just returned home from Maggiore Hospital, where he is an internist, when he was urgently called back to work. His ward at the hospital was about to admit its first COVID-19 case.
SEOUL, South Korea, April 16: South Korea’s ruling liberal party secured a resounding victory in parliamentary elections that had the highest turnout in nearly three decades, despite the corona virus forcing social distancing at polling places
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A former senior North Korean diplomat won a constituency seat in South Korea’s parliamentary elections, the first such achievement among tens of thousands of North Koreans who have fled their authoritarian, impoveri
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country has on Wednesday sought explanation of the government and its authorities concerned over releasing detainees under the special arrangement to fight against t
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday urged schools to reopen after Easter holidays so students did not lose a year of education and parents could work, as health authorities reiterated that schools were safe for children.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2020: Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) conducted on 298 persons residing in Sun City Apartment in Pepsicola town planning, Kathmandu have tested negative for COVID-19.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, April 15: India will allow industries located in the countryside to reopen next week, as well as resuming farm activities to reduce the pain for millions of people hit by a lengthy shutdown in its corona virus battle, the go
MONACO, April 15: Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the winner of the 2017 London Marathon, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2020: Withstanding to the increasing trend of corona virus (COVID-19) positive cases in the country, the government has on Tuesday decided to extend a nationwide lockdown until April 27.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2020: Two of three members of the same family residing in the Sun City Apartment in Kathmandu have tested positive for corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2020: Considering cases of corona virus (COVID-19) continued to increase in recent days in Nepal and neighboring India, the government of Nepal is mulling idea to extend the ongoing lockdown by two weeks.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2020: Withstanding to the rounds of controversies over the failed attempt purchase the medial equipments to stem the spreading threat of corona virus (COVID-19), the Nepal government has requested to sign government t
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2020: As hundreds of thousand poor people have deprived of basic facilities like food from the ongoing lockdown triggered by the spreading threat of global pandemic (COVID-19), transparency questions have been raised
More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally, on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI, April 14: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown.
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WASHINGTON, April 14: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries including Nepal under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more financial re
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its profound grief at the untimely demise of senior sports journalist Pranjal Hazarika, who breathed his last today (13 April 2020) morning on the hospital bed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 13, 2020: Three persons of a family in Kathmandu have been tested positive for corona virus (COVID-19) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 13, 2020: The number of people infected from the deadly corona virus (COVID-19) has jumped to 14 in Nepal with the two more confirmed cases found on Monday in Rautahat and Kailali district. Nepal has currently 13 active c
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2020: The Ncell, a privately owned largest telecommunication company in Nepal, has on Sunday paid all its dues related to outstanding capital gain tax (CGT).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2020: The Transparency International (TI) Nepal has raised quests over the controversial procurement process of medical equipments made by the government to contain the corona virus (COVID-19).
MADRID: The number of coronavirus deaths in Spain fell for a third consecutive day on Saturday, with 510 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours — the smallest overnight increase since March 23.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi state‘s chief minister said on Saturday, without saying how long the extension would be for.
DHAKA/NEW DELHI, April 11: In South Asia’s latest moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown by 11 days while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Saturday with states to decide wh
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has on Sunday held an online conference meeting with the chief ministers of all seven provinces to in the wake of novel corona virus) COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too.
Globally, there have been over 1.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, with the death toll topping 100,000 on Friday, according to Reuters tally.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD April 10 (Reuters) - India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control th
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have on Monday held a telephonic conversation in the wake of spreading corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic.
TOKYO (AP) — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with a 16-month delay.
NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies to their knees. Meanwhile, religious leaders worldwide Thursday urged people to celebrat
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 9, 2020: The government has on Thursday decided to allow people to leave Kathmandu Valley for their preferred destination for two days.
JOHANNESBURG: The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading question: When would family planning services return?
NAIROBI, April 9: The rapidly-spreading coronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession in 2020 for the first time in 25 years, the World Bank said in a new forecast on Thursday.
AUSTIN — When a corona virus outbreak hit a Texas nursing home, Dr. Robin Armstrong reached for an unproven treatment: the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine.
MADRID: Spain‘s official coronavirus death toll edged higher again on Wednesday, but questions persisted over the veracity of numbers and the main business lobby warned the economy may slump up to 9% this year.
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition on Wednesday after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications, raising questions about how key decisions would be taken in
Dissident leaders of the ruling head NCP demands immediate investigation over alleged corruption scam while purchasing medical goods
ROME: Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents from the coronavirus that surrounds her at work in one of Italy’s hardest-hit intensive care units.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2020: District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu has on Wednesday permitted the Nepal police to keep Sulav Agrawal in custody for another seven days for further investigation.
Guwahati: North East Union of Working Journalists (NEUWJ), while appreciating the Union government in New Delhi and province governments of all northeastern States for supporting the frontline health workers including doctors, nurses, asha work
NEW YORK, April 8: As New York City faced one of its darkest days with the death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000 — more than the number killed on 9/11 — the Chinese city where the global pandemic began lifted its final restricti
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2020: National Examination Board (NEB) has on Tuesday decided to postpone the board examinations of grade 11 and 12 in view of the spreading fear of novel corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged one and all to stay home to remain safe from this greatest challenge posed by the global pandemic novel corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2020: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has launched a web-based self-testing application for corona virus (COVID-19). According to party spokesperson Biswa Prakash Sharma, the application was developed
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2020: The differences and factional war has marred the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the time when the country has faced challenge to cope the spread of global pandemic, corona virus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2020: The ongoing nationwide lockdown has been extended until midnight April 15. A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to this effect.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2020: Maha Prasad Adhikari has been appointed as the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal. A cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to this effect.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2020: The government will extend the nationwide lockdown by at least another one week. A cabinet meeting is called for Monday to take decision to this effect.
WASHINGTON, April 5: Nepalese Americans living in various parts of the US have also been affected by the Coronavirus that has taken a huge toll in the country. So far, one Nepali-origin American citizen is reported to have died while around 500
MELBOURNE: Organisers expect this year’s Twenty20 World Cup to be a success even if it has to vie with Australian rules football and rugby league for viewers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the organising committee said on Sunday.
Dhangadhi, Nepal, April 5, 2020: Seven members of the forth COVID-19 positive tested youth of Dhangadhi, have tested negative.
LONDON: Britain is unlikely to lift its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May, a leading government adviser said on Saturday, warning that the spread of coronavirus must first slow and intense testing be introduced.
LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party named Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions who opposed Brexit, as its leader on Saturday.
BEIJING/WUHAN, China, April 4: China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs†who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half-mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 2020: Three new cases of corona virus (COVID-19) have been confirmed including a first locally transmitted case in Nepal on Saturday.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered Trump’s impeachment.
London: Medical researchers and engineers have teamed up with Formula One outfit Mercedes to adapt a breathing aid for mass production that could keep coronavirus patients off much-needed ventilators.
Leaders from the ruling head NCP demands secretariat meeting to discuss over alleged corruption scam and others
LONDON, April 3: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was remaining in isolation on Friday as he still had mild symptoms of the coronavirus including a high temperature seven days after he tested positive for the virus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2020: Medical equipments have been brought in Kathmandu from various business groups including Chaudhary Foundation on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2020: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has on Friday suggested the internationals students to go back to their home countries. The statement of Australian Prime Minister would affect thousands of Nepali student
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2020: Nepali Congress Central Committee Member Shekhar Koirala has asked the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to sack his IT consultant Asgar Ali for his alleged involvement in removing of news content from kathmandupress.
SANTIAGO: Chilean telescopes that comb the skies seeking answers about some of the universe´s most fundamental questions have confirmed they, too, have fallen victim to the mass disruption brought about by the new coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2020: Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his serious concerns over the alleged irregularity in the procurement deal signed earlier to procure the medical equipment to contain the novel corona vi
The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March, abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories, confirming a recession is underway.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: The Nepal government has on Thursday entrusted the Nepal Army to import Coronavirus (COVID-19) related medical supplies.
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s coronavirus death toll rose to 170 on Thursday as the world’s fourth most populous nation passed South Korea as the country with the highest number of recorded fatalities in Asia after China.
NEW DELHI: India reported its biggest single day increase in coronavirus cases as officials on Thursday raced to track down some 9,000 people exposed to the country’s biggest infection cluster during a Muslim missionary group’s gathering in
JERUSALEM, April 2: The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Th
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: Sixth confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected in Nepal. It is said that the confirmed COVID-19 patients was from Baglung district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the only representative umbrella organization of the Nepalese journalists, has on Thursday strongly objected to the incident of removing news item by hacking the news s
BANGKOK, April 2: Thailand is to announce a nationwide curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. starting Friday to try to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: They were hungry. Some had not eaten for days. Others survived on water and biscuits. But they walked anyway for hundreds of miles, in groups of families that included men and women, young and old — all trudging along deserted
MADRID: The number of cases of coronavirus in Spain surpassed 100,000 on Wednesday while the number of fatalities reported overnight reached a new record, the country’s health ministry said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 1, 2020: The government has on Wednesday decided to scrap the controversial procurement deal with Omni Group to bring medical equipment from China to contain the spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
WASHINGTON, April 1: If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? Global health authorities say no. Amid a shortage of masks, the U.S. is sticking with that advice but Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested
NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES: The US government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems were pushed to capacity, and sometimes beyond, by the coronavirus pandemic.
LONDON: Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new corona
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing concern over the Covid-19 pandemic straining the healthcare systems across the globe, insists on nurturing self consciences by every individual with an aim to protect the human
Guwahati: In the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Assam government has started free distribution of hand sanitizer.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2020: Though no death is confirmed yet of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive patient, the death reports of some suspected patients have created fear among the general public that the deadly virus would have spread across
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday ordered the government to provide immediate relief to the daily wage earners, who have depressed from the ongoing nationwide lockdown.
With the successful completion of the first phase of weeklong lockdown, the government has extended for one week till April 7 with the aim to contain the spreading cronavirus (COVID-19). It is likely that another one week lockdown period would b
The global death toll from COVID-19 disease caused by coronavirus jumped to 37,814 as of Tuesday. It has so far infected 785,712 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 582,292 are currently being treated with 29,488 be
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, India, March 30: Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and
Butwal, Nepal, March 30, 2020: The 34 year old patient Babu Ram Thapa from Sainamaina municipality-4, Rupandehi, who had breathed his last at Butwal based temporary corona virus hospital during the course of treatment of possible corona virus on
MADRID: Spain overtook China‘s total number of coronavirus cases on Monday but business leaders and regional authorities criticised the government’s decision to further restrict the movement of people and keep non-essential workers at home u
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 30, 2020: Three suspected patients of corona virus (COVID-19) have died in course of treatment in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2020: The government has on Sunday decided to extend nationwide lockdown until April 7.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2020: Nepal government has on Sunday decided to extend its ban on all international commercial passenger flights until April 15 as part of a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
WASHINGTON: Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Men seem to be faring worse than women.
MADRID: Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record 838 cases overnight to 6,528.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29, 2020: The Chinese government has provided medical aid to the Nepal government to combat the spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
NASA on Friday picked a new space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to ferry cargo and supplies to the agency’s planned lunar space station, a crucial building block to its plans to build a permanent post on the moon and mount future missions
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2020: Another one new infected person for Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been found in Nepal.
BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2020: An aircraft of Nepal Airlines has met an accident at Nepalgunj airport on Saturday.
WASHINGTON, March 28: President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care prov
One of the countries that has been badly affected by the Coronavirus Covid-19 is Nepal. Though Nepal does not figure anywhere near other countries in terms of incidence of suspected cases, its economy — that depends mainly on the tourism and h
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India’s central bank slashed interest rates in an emergency move on Friday to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic after the federal government locked down the country in order to slow the spread of infe
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2020: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed that fourth person of Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive has been tested in Nepal.
LONDON, March 27: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self-isolating at Downing Street but would still lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak.
KABUL, March 27: Afghanistan will release at least 10,000 prisoners above the age of 55 in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Thursday.
RIYADH/WASHINGTON, March 27: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion) into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and “do whatever it takes to ov
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been admitted to hospital after he complained of chest pain and difficulties while breathing. He was admitted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Thursday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2020: Two Nepalese nationals have lost their live in United Kingdom (UK) due to the global pandemic, coronavirus (COVID-19).
Pokhara, Nepa, March 26, 2020: Stranded trekkers in Mustang district came from the different countries including Nepali nationals have been rescued on Thursday amid lockdown.
MADRID, March 26: Spain registered 655 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours - down from over 700 on Wednesday, the health ministry reported on Thursday as the total death toll from the epidemic in the country rose to over 4,000
NEW YORK, March 26: U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped 1,000 in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and the established routines of ordinary life.
NEW DELHI, March 26: India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash transfers and food security measures aimed at giving relief to millions of poor hit by the nat
LONDON: Extending school and work closures at the coronavirus’ ground zero in China may delay a second wave of infections, researchers said on Thursday, urging the rest of the world to take note.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2020: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has sprayed disinfectant with the aim to curb the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in different parts of the Kathmandu metropolitan city.
WELLINGTON, March 26: A suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move on Thursday.
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo and football agent Jorge Mendes joined forces on Tuesday to donate lifesaving equipment to Portuguese hospitals struggling to treat patients with coronavirus.
ROME: More than 680 people have died from coronavirus in Italy in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, as concerns grew that the disease was spreading more towards the south of the country.
ZURICH/GENEVA: Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can “to suppress and control†the virus, the World Health Organization
Kathmandu,Nepal, March 25, 2020: Another man has tested positive for coronavirus in Nepal.
France became the fifth country to report more than 1,000 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday and a government body dealing with the outbreak suggested the national lockdown imposed last week for an initial 15 days should last at least six weeks.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros ($1.08 million) towards the fight against coronavirus.
MOSCOW: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific and forecasters said tsunami waves were possible for the nearest shores.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2020: The Nepal Government has on Monday decided to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown. The decision will come into effective from 6 am on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC)’s youth leader and member of the federal parliament Gagan Kumar Thapa has proposed to donate one month salary to the coronavirus (Covid-19) fund.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2020: Police have arrested six cadres of outlawed Netra Bikram Chanda (Biplab)-led outfit, Communist Party of Nepal (CPN).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23, 2020: A person has been tested positive of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to the Minister for Health Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, a 19-year-old girl has been tested of COVID-19 positive.
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, March 23: New Delhi will be under lockdown until March 31, the Indian capital’s government announced on Sunday, seeking to keep citizens indoors to prevent the spread of coronavirus and giving police powers to punish violato
BERLIN, March 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Birgunj, Nepal, March 22, 2020: A local resident of Birgunj, Parsa district of Nepal has been tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19). Earlier it was reported of positive of coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2020: The Nepal government has decided to shut all the border points to neighbouring India and China for seven days.
Birgunj, Nepal, March 22, 2020: A local resident of Birgunj, Parsa district of Nepal has been tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 22, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli met with President Bidya Devi Bhandari to discuss about the steps taken by the government to control the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
Black-marketing of daily commodities still rampant in the market despite claims to control from the government
DUBAI, March 22: The United States’ offer to help Iran in its fight against the new coronavirus pandemic is strange, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech on Sunday, describing U.S. leaders as “charlatans
MADRID: Spain‘s death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the Health Ministry.
LONDON, March 22: Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the v
NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian migrant workers attempting to reach their home villages crowded a railway station in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, defying a 14-hour “people’s curfew†that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called to
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2020: The Hotel Professional Federation Nepal in Kathmandu has made a decision to provide hotel rooms for quarantine facilities if it was required to keep in isolation to the infected persons of coronavirus, COVID-19.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2020: Nepal Police have arrested a person from Sipadol of Bhaktapur district on the charge of spreading fake news on coronavirus (COVID-19) through social media.
LONDON, March 21: The Tokyo Olympics should be called off to spare athletes the “stress†of trying to train in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, UK Athletics chairman Nic Coward said on Friday.
ROME: Italy imposed further draconian restrictions on public life on Friday in an increasingly desperate effort to halt coronavirus infections after the death toll leapt by 627 in a single day, by far the biggest 24-hour rise recorded anywhere.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2020: The German government has pledged to provide additional 1 million euro grant to the Nepal government to respond to the emergency situations caused from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an "indefinite" absence, and California's governor asked all 40 million residents to stay home, to try to slow a pandemic t
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli delivered a special address to the nation today over the issue of global threat of spreading coronavirus.
NEW DELHI, March 20: Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians
ATHENS, March 19: Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event.
Guwahati : Ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, Indian army and police had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Kokrajhar and Udalguri district.
Guwahati: At least seven people including six policemen were critically injured after a speedy truck hit a police vehicle in Assam's Nagaon district in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Guwahati: A meeting of the Special Action Group (SAG) on Covid-19 was held under the chairmanship of Nagaland Home Commissioner, Abhijit Sinha IAS to review the various activities in connection with the impending pandemic at his Office Chamber o
ROME, March 19: The Chinese city where the coronavirus first took hold reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was poised to overtake that of China in a dramatic illustration of how the outbreak has pivoted toward
The Eurovision song contest, one of the world’s largest television events, will not take place this year due to the global coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2020: India has claimed that Nepal has requested India to send a rapid response team to prevent the spread of coronavirus (covid-19).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2020: Manakamana Cable Car service, the first cable car service in Nepal that connects Manakamana Temple from Kurintar of Gorkha, will remain shut from March 21 to April 12 as part of adopting precautionary measure to
KATHMANDU: People have started to leave Kathmandu Valley for their hometowns following the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2020: The government has taken an insistent measure to contain the spread fear of deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The government has not only decided to cancel the examinations but also restricted unnecessary
BHAKTAPUR, March 18: This year's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) is beginning from tomorrow. The National Examinations Board, Office of the Controller of Examinations has said all preparations for the exam have been completed. The exam wil
ISLAMABAD/COLOMBO, March 18: Pakistan’s prime minister has urged calm after its tally of coronavirus cases rose to 245 while Sri Lanka sealed itself off and shut its stock market on Wednesday, fuelling fears that South Asian countries are stru
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17, 2020: Though factional feuds have always been a defining characteristic of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the recent one division into two camps- one is led by chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli a
Kathmandu, Nepal March 17, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the government to work on a war-footing to ensure safety and security of the Nepalese national in home and abroad from the consequences of spreading cor
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2020: Popular Nepali model Usha Khadgi, who is also the Miss Nepal of 2000, has announced to end her 17 years of marriage with her husband GP Timilsina. She has made the announcement through her Facebook status.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2020: Following the spreading fear of coronavirus (COVID-19), the United States (US) embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal has announced to cancel its routine Diversity Visa and non-immigrant visa appointments.
WASHINGTON: With panic buying on Main Street and fear-driven sell-offs on Wall Street, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the US economy amid the rapidly escalating coronav
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2020: Government heads of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have vowed for their commitment for the joint efforts to tackle the spreading fear of coronavirus outbreak.
SPAIN, March 15: Spain and France imposed stringent measures to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, the death toll kept climbing in China and the United States extended a travel ban.
MADRID: Spain’s government said Saturday that Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli has been discharged after ten days of his kidney transplant Maharajgunj based Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Friday evening.
We are living in times where people throughout the world are divided. And yet, regardless of political persuasion, there are certain points of agreement: corruption in many governments has reached unprecedented levels; ethics and integrity have
SYDNEY, March 13: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged people not gather in groups of more than 500 but said he would still go to a weekend rugby game, as health officials warned millions of residents will contract coronaviru
DÃœSSELDORF, GERMANY: The Premier League and the Champions League were both suspended Friday as the chaos stemming from the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact soccer.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who underwent kindney transplant at Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) since March 4, is being discharged today evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: Former Central Committee Member of the All Nepal Free Students' Union (ANFSU), the student wing of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Indra Hang Rai has been slapped for eight-year jail term and fine fo
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has been suspended till 15th April 2020.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: Nepal government has decided to close down all of its Himalayan peaks including Mount Everest owing to the spreading fears of the coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2020: The Nepal government has suspended the labor approval for foreign employment for an indefinite period bearing in mind the spreading fear of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
LONDON: The World Health Organization is considering changing the way it classifies and describes international epidemics, amid a protracted public debate over whether to call the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic.
ATHENS: Greece’s first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in for a five-year term on Friday at a ceremony scaled down due to the coronavirus outbreak.
BEIJING, March 13: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the outbreak.
Jhapa, Nepal, March 12, 2020: Two Ukrainian nationals have been denied to entry in Nepal while they were detected of suffering with high fever while conducting a medical checkup at Kakarbhitta border on Thursday.
Udayapur, Nepal, March 12, 2020: At least 14 cadres of the outlawed Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) have been arrested from Katari municipality-6 of Udayapur district on Thursday.
OSLO, March 12: Norway will announce the closure of all kindergartens and schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus, following a similar step by neighboring Denmark, news agency NTB reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump Wednesday night announced he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to fight the new coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
As she struggled to get her wailing three-year old into her school clothes, Saraswati heard the milk hiss away in the kitchen. She frantically looked up towards her husband, who was busy watching the morning news on his mobile. He looked back
British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 11, 2020: A powerful bomb went off at the house of erstwhile information and communication minister Gokul Prasad Baskota at Manaharaphant of Bhaktapur at 7:45 am on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is likely to be discharged from the hospital soon. Though the doctors, where Prime Minister Oli underwent second kidney transplant at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), h
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020:Notwithstanding the widespread criticism, the government is preparing to continue the controversial Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) even with the plan to spend more amounts this year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari likely to go neighboring Bangladesh at the end of this month to participate in the 'Mujib Year' event set to mark the birth centenary of the country's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mu
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Responding to the concerns of the neighboring China, the Nepal government has ordered the concerned agencies including the security force to be deployed in-and-around Tibetan refugee settlements in different par
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020:With the spreading fear of coronavirus, the government has decided to temporarily suspend visa-on-arrival for the nationals of three more countries. The Department of Immigration (DOI) has informed by issuing a p
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has called on the government to take up strong measures to prevent black marketing of daily essentials and artificial shortages i
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Holey festival marked across the country on Monday in a dissent manner compare to previous year. The streets of major cities including the Kathmandu were unusually quiet, thanks to the spreading fear of coronavi
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Bara district in charge of outlawed Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplav-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has been arrested by police on the charge of extorting money and terrorizing the people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Lekhraj Bhatta has claimed that there is no shortage of daily commodities in the market but confesses of price hike. Addressing a function in the capital on Monday, M
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10, 2020: Withstanding the spreading fear of coronavirus, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), is preparing to reschedule its annual general meeting (AGM) set for upcoming April 10 and 11
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2020: 110th International Women’s Day is being observed in different parts of the world including in Nepal organizing various programs with the theme ‘I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights’ for gre
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 8: Four people have died in the collapse of a hotel in the Chinese city of Quanzhou, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Sunday, after state media said the place was being used to quarantine individuals under obs
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2020: President of China Xi Jinping, who is also the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has wished for a speedy recovery of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Surkhet, Nepal, March 7, 2020: As part of precautionary measures to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Karnali provincial government has on Friday decided to seal its border points along the Nepal-China border.
DUBAI, March 7: An Iranian lawmaker has died from coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, in an another sign the disease is spreading within state institutions.
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 6: Gunmen killed at least 27 people and wounded 29 more in Afghanistan’s capital on Friday at a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader, officials said.
KATHMANDU, March 6: The matches under the World Cup Qualifier -2022 and the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier-2023 are to be suspended due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) which is spreading globally.
YANGON, March 6: A military helicopter carrying foreign diplomats crashed in eastern Myanmar on Friday afternoon, injuring two pilots, a military spokesman said.
Kathmandu, Nepal March 6, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has registered a motion of urgent public importance demanding for a broader national solidarity to take initiations to prevent the spreading outbreak of coronavirus.
BEIJING: China’s central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak, as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other p
DERBY: Odion Ighalo scored twice as Manchester United beat second tier Derby County 3-0 on Thursday to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals and leave their all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney on the losing side.
Guwahati: Chief of the Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria had visited the headquarters Eastern Air Command (EAC) in Shillong on March 4 and 5 for the annual Commanders' Conference.
NEW DELHI: India shut all primary schools in the capital New Delhi until the end of March on Thursday and imposed new restrictions on travel from Italy and South Korea as part of efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 5, 2020: Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has presented his credentials to President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a function held at President’s office, Sitalniwas on Thursday.
LONDON, March 5: British regional airline Flybe collapsed on Thursday after a plunge in travel demand, making the long-struggling carrier one of the first big corporate casualties of the coronavirus outbreak.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 4, 2020: The health condition of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is stable. Prime Minster Oli underwent second kidney transplant today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 04, 2020: Prime Minister KP Oli has undergone a second kidney transplant at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 04, 2020: Notwithstanding the widespared concerns over the spreading threat of coronavirus, the government has not suspended the Nepal bound flights from countries that have been badly affected by the deadly decease.
At least nine people were killed by a powerful tornado that struck Nashville, Tennessee in the early hours of Tuesday morning, flattening buildings, damaging an airport and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: Finance and Communications and Information Technology Ministry Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has resigned from the post after his two year tenure as national assembly member completed on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: The newly appointed secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Esala Ruwan Weerakoon of Sri Lanka, has assumed office.
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, March 3: The national news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it will close in late June, its 85 years in business vanquished by a decline in subscribers and free distribution of news content on digital platform
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: Five decades after the Nepal government illegalized marijuana cultivation and consumption, the demands for permitting license to cultivate and sell of cannabis are raised from different quarters. A private bill h
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Kathmandu for his kidney transplant for second time on Monday. Oli had reached the hospital at around 6:30 pm.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made a syrupy statement on Monday before he went to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for his kidney transplant. In a brief video message, the Prime Minister Oli said
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: Internal rivalry surfaced now in the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) seems to take a nasty turn as leaders, particularly the chairman duo-Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli, who is also the Prime Minist
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 3, 2020: World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nepal is at a very high risk of the spreading coronavirus, which is named as COVID-19. As the deadly decease has emerged as a global health epidemic, Nepal government
The internal differences within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have come into surface once again triggering a fear of political instability in the country followed by the possible vertical split in the party. Though the leaders seen
Guwahati: Assam chapter of All India Patriotic Forum (AIPF) has expressed serious concern over an unhealthy media debates by some journalists relating to the forthcoming elections of Guwahati Press Club (GPC), a pioneer pressmen’s organizatio
Guwahati: Army and police had recovered huge quantity of explosives and apprehended a person in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2020: District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu has on Monday allowed the police to keep Ratan Tiruwa in custody for seven days for further investigation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2, 2020: The government of Nepal has on Monday announced suspension of visa on arrival for citizens of China, Japan, South Korea, Iran and Italy from March 7 to March 31 so as to prevent the spreading coronavirus.
MADRID: Real Madrid showed their character by beating Barcelona 2-0 in Sunday’s top-of-the-table ‘Clasico’, leapfrogging their rivals at the La Liga summit after a week in which their pride had taken a beating at home and in Europe.
Kathandu, Nepal, March 1, 2020: A irate cadre of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) hurled shoes on the executive chairperson of the party Pushpa Kamal Dahal at City Hall in the capital on Sunday.
SEOUL, March 1: Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday, with many holding online services instead, as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings as 586 new coronavirus infections took the tally to 3,736 cases.
Guwahati: City based Dispur Hospitals has been conferred with Healthcare Excellence Awards 2020 by News18 Network for the successive second year. The premier healthcare organization of northeast India was handed over the certificate of appreciat
Guwahati: While the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) – an influenced students' organization of Assam, has continued its protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the students organization is now planned to form an alternative pol
Chitwan, Nepal, February 28, 2020: Ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated that the secretarial decision to recommend the party’s vice chairperson Bam Dev Gautam to appoint as the National Assem
ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the previous night to 33 Turkish troops, the highest number of Turkish soldiers killed in a single day since Ankara fir
NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 27, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the voice record in the recently released audiotape was not former government’s spokesperson Gokul Baskota.
Dadeldhura, Nepal, February 27, 2020: Dry landslide occurred in Nabadurga rural municipality-2 of Dadeldhura district on Thursday claimed the lives of one person and injured four others.
BEIJING, Feb 27: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 82,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
It is said that from the 29,029-foot summit of Mount Everest, you can see the curvature of the Earth. But for the hundreds of climbers who vie to scale it, there’s another curve at play: that of supply and demand. In a relatively short peri
Guwahati: Chairman of Airports Authority of India, Arvind Singh on his maiden visit to Northeastern Region reviewed various projects and operations of NER Airports at the AAI regional headquarters, NER Guwahati on Wednesday.
Guwahati: The Thoubal district police of Manipur had arrested a most wanted International drug smuggler from Cachar district in Assam on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: At least 20 people have been killed in the Indian capital during violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups over a new citizenship law, a hospital official told Reuters, even as an eerie calm descended in riot-torn areas on Wedne
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2020: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has recommended its vice-chair Bamdev Gautam’s name as a member of National Assembly.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26: Anwar Ibrahim’s name has been put forward for Malaysian prime minister by his supporters after the shock resignation of his alliance partner and on-off rival, Mahathir Mohamad, members of Anwar’s party said on Wednesday
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2020: President of main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has strongly objected to the white paper released by the Nepal Trust.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2020: Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has demanded a probe into the private properties of the leaders including present and all the former Prime Ministers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 26, 2020: Following the rounds of controversies, Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is scheduled today at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s residence.
SEOUL: South Korea reported 169 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a US soldier, as health authorities readied an ambitious plan to test more than 200,000 members of a church hit hardest by the country’s outbreak.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 25, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Gagan Thapa has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives, NC leader Thapa also raised question marks over
CAIRO, Feb 25: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 after undergoing treatment in an intensive care unit following surgery, state television said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 25, 2020: Internal rift prevailed in the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has come into surface at again, thanks to the many debacle in the front of the party and government including the recent one party decisi
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 25, 2020: Former Speaker and standing committee member of ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Suvash Chandra Nemwang has said that the constitution should not be amended just for the sake of personal benefits.
Bhairahawa, Nepal, February 25, 2020:The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has demanded impartial investigation into the case over Rs 70 million kickback commission amounts demanded by government’s spokesperson
Pokhara, Nepal, February 25, 2020: Prime Minister and chair of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Sharma Oli has said that several reactionary forces were hell-bent on defaming his government.
AHEMADABAD, Feb 24: U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to boost trade ties between the United States and India, and said the United States was prepared to supply India with defence equipment ranging from drones to helicopters and missil
BEIJING, Feb 23: China’s measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak have been effective, but the battle is still at a crucial stage, President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying on Sunday.
YASOK, FeB 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government was devoted to ensuring happiness to people with increasing comforts and facilities resulted in the development activities.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 23, 2020: Cabinet meeting of the 'Shadow Government' formed by the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has reached on the conclusion that incumbent government formed under the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has instituti
WELLINGTON, Feb 23: Trent Boult followed up his counter-attacking cameo innings of 38 to take three wickets, including that of Virat Kohli, to put New Zealand on top against India at the end of the third day of the first test on Sunday.
DUBAI, Feb 23: Iran on Sunday announced a 42% turnout in its parliamentary election, the lowest rate since the 1979 Islamic revolution, while its top leader said Tehran’s enemies played up the new coronavirus threat to dissuade people from vot
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 23: Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 23, 2020: The Nepali Share market has stand at a 26 month high on Sunday. In the sixth consecutive trading day on Sunday, the NEPSE Index gained massive 4.85% or 69.56 points and closed at 1504.14 points.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2020: The leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) have underlined the need to follow the guiding principle and ideology propounded by the BP Koirala.
WELLINGTON, Feb 21: The final session of the first day’s play in the opening test between New Zealand and India at the Basin Reserve was washed out by heavy rain on Friday, giving the tourists time to regroup after they were reduced to 122-5 a
WASHINGTON, Feb 21: An agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban is expected to be signed on Feb. 29, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 21, 2020: Mahashivaratri, a great festival of Hindus is being observed across the country with much more fanfare today.
BEIJING: China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward trend which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called encouraging.
Guwahati : The Assam forest department had seized 21 trucks with illegal Burmese supari (betel nut) in Assam's Dima Hasao district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has announced his resignation from the Twiiter.
Julie Walters, one of Britain’s most famous actresses, said she had undergone surgery to remove 30 cm (12 inches) of her colon and taken a course of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has resigned from his post after an audio recording of a conversation between Minister Baskota and Swiss Company local agent Bijaya Prakash
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 19, 2020: Editors of some print and online media outlets in Nepal have condemned the press statement released by the Ambassador of China to Nepal on Tuesday against of the article published in the The Kathmandu Post re
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has embarked on a three-day official visit to neighboring Bangladesh on Monday at the invitation his Bangladeshi counterpart, Dr AK Abdul Momen.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020:Former Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Krishna Bahadur Mahara has returned home on Monday after spending nearly five months in judicial custody on rape attempt charge against Roshani Shahi, femal
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020:Though Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli leads the government with comfortable majority in the parliament in the capacity of chair of the ruling head Nepal Communist Part (NCP), he seems afraid from the unknowing f
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) Vice-President Bimalendra Nidhi has said that his party has no mood to topple the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair KP Sharma Oli led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020: Former Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe, who is also the lawmaker of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has been appointed as the Minister for Law and Justice.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020: The Nepali Congress (NC) has on Monday organized a mourning assembly at the NC’s Parliamentary Party office on Monday to mourn the death the National Assembly member and general convention representative of
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 18, 2020: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has on Monday slashed the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 2. The decision has come into effective from Monday midnight. With the new adjustment, the price of petrol cost Rs 10
Kathmandu,Nepal, Febrary 17, 2020: Former speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been acquitted on the rape attempt charge on Monday.
BEIJING, Feb 16: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of a five-year war.
HONG KONG: Hundreds of demonstrators rallied for a second day in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against plans to turn some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centres, reviving anti-government protests in the Chinese-ruled city.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has accused the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led government of failing to live up to the people's expectations in the past two years since it came to power.
Paris, Feb 14, 2020 -Researchers both public and private have launched efforts to combat the novel coronavirus that has already infected tens of thousands of people in China, and profit isn't their only motivation.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers who showed up were asked to refrain from shaking others’ hands or holding them during prayers
PARIS: An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalised in France has died of the coronavirus, becoming the first fatality in Europe, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15, 2020: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that incumbent government has made tremendous progress in every spectrum of life.
Guwahati, 14 February: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses serious concern over an incident of eve-teasing to a senior lady journalist at a place adjacent to Guwahati Press Club in Ambari locality of the city and demanded necessary action
TOKYO: Japan on Friday vowed to step up testing and efforts to contain the spread of a new coronavirus after suffering its first death and finding new cases, including a doctor and at least one taxi driver, in different parts of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 14, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country has asked the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to present a written clarification as to why it did not file charges against f
BEIJING/SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA, Feb 14: The daily death toll in the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak halved on Friday, officials said, while passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to virus fears fi
WASHINGTON, Feb 14:The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries, accusing the company of a brazen scheme to steal trade secrets from competitors in America, federal prosecutors
Kathmandu, Nepal February 14, 2020: State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the Federal Parliament has decided to investigate former chief of army staff Rajendra Chhetri against his alleged involvement in irregularities when he was at
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13 2020: The leaders of the All Nepal National Independent Students' Union (Revolutionary), the student wing of outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party, including its chairpersons Chiranjivi Dhakal have b
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 13 2020: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has marked the ‘people’s war day’ naming the program as condolence meets on Thursday.
BEIJING: China has reported 254 new daily deaths and a spike in new daily virus cases of 15,152, after new methodology was applied in the hardest-hit province of Hubei as to how cases are categorised.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11 2020: Thakur Prasad Gyawali has been appointed as the Inspector General of Nepal Police on Tuesday. A meeting of the Council of Ministers took a decision to this effect.
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Feb 11: An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 16 dead, Bangladeshi officials said Tuesday.
BEIJING, Feb 11: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 43,000 people globally. The latest figures reported by global health authorities as of Tuesday in Beijing:
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11 2020: International community seems annoy with the government decision to appoint Agni Prasad Sapkota as speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR). The international community have repeatedly been concerning ove
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11 2020: The parents of the Nepali students, who are languishing in Wuhan City of China, from where the deadly coronavirus was detected first, have urged the Nepal government to evacuate their sons and daughters at the
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 11 2020: Responding to the widespread concerns over the continue obstruction in the parliament, the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) likely to end the obstruction to let function the parliament from Tuesday.
Guwahati, Feb 10 : Amid NRC row as doubts over the accuracy of the NRC, the Assam government is planning to conduct a survey to identify the indigenous Muslim population of the state so that they can be segregated from the illegal Bangladeshi im
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 10 2020: Muna Karki, wife of former government secretary Arjun Karki died on Monday afternoon. She was found unconscious in her Sanepa-based residence at around 11:00 am.
Guwahati, Feb 9 : Assam minister for Excise, Forest and Fisheries Parimal Suklabaidya Parimal Suklabaidya on Sunday gave away the prizes of winners of the 6th Dinanath Pandey Smart Idea Innovation Award.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9 2020: The National Human Rights Commission (NRRC), has on Sunday directed the government to immediately evacuate Nepali nationals from Wuhan city of China's Hubei province, from where the deadly coronavirus had sprea
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9, 2020: Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of the main opposition party Nepali Congress has staged demonstration in the capital on Sunday against of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) mov
BEIJING, Feb 9: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 37,500 people globally. The latest figures reported by global health authorities as of Sunday in Beijing:
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 9 2020: The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been adjourned for the third time on Sunday due to the obstruction instigated by the main opposition party Nepali Congress obstructed.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND, Feb 9: Thai security forces on Sunday shot and killed a rogue soldier who went on a rampage in a shopping mall in a northeastern city, ending an overnight siege after a series of attacks that left at least 20 people
BEIJING, Feb 9: A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try
BANGKOK, Feb 8: A Thai soldier killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage on Saturday in Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and remains at large, police said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8 2020: Nepal has defeated the United States of America (USA) by 35 runs in the ongoing ICC World Cup Cricket League Two played at TU Cricket Ground on Saturday.
LONDON: Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a fixing scandal, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
Guwahati: Security forces had arrested an Assam Rifles personnel along with contraband drugs worth several lakh of rupees in Manipur's Thoubal district on Thursday evening.
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the concerned authorities to quarantine the Nepali students, returning from Wuhan, China, in various locations of the Kathmandu valley.
BEIJING, Feb 7: The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world’s only scaly mammals, which are prized in Asia for food and medicine, Chinese researchers said.
BEIJING, Feb 7: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 31,400 people globally. The latest figures reported by health authorities as of Friday in Beijing:
BEIJING, Feb 6: China on Thursday finished building a second new hospital to isolate and treat patients of a virus that has killed more than 560 people and continues to spread, disrupting travel and people’s lives and fueling economic fears.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress has accused the anti corruption constitutional body, Commission for Investigation and Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of coming under the influence of the government and ruling he
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s fast-moving coronavirus spread among passengers of a quarantined Japanese cruise liner on Thursday and dragged down production at more global businesses, as scientists across the world searched for a vaccine.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2020: Media Council Bill, 2076 has been passed unanimously from the Upper House of the Federal Parliament on Thursday by scarping the controversial provisions forwarded earlier by the government like qualification-t
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 6, 2020: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has on Thursday obstructed the proceedings of the House of Representatives (HoR) protesting the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)’s move to im
Kathmandu,Nepal, February 5 2020: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has on Monday filed a corruption case against one hundred and 75 persons including the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Nepali Congress (NC) le
LONDON: A leading British scientist has made a significant breakthrough in the race for a coronavirus vaccine by reducing a part of the normal development time from “two to three years to just 14 daysâ€, Sky news reported.
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 5: An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said eight rescue workers were killed a
SOUTH KOREA, Feb 5: An autobiography of Dr Hak Ja Han Moon was unveiled in South Korea on Tuesday.
Kathmandu,Nepal, February 5 2020: Veteran journalist Durga Nath Sharma passed away on Wednesday.
GENEVA, Feb 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) is having a teleconference this week with travel and tourism industry representatives to work on recommendations on protecting their crews so they can resume flights to China, a senior WHO offic
Makawanpur, Nepal, February 4, 2020: Makawanpur police have on Tuesday made public the gang of five persons involved in the murder of transgender Ajita Bhujel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 3, 2020: With the evolution of Bamdev Gautam as the vice-chairperson of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) even amending in the party statue, new form of debate has emerged in the political arena, particularly
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 4, 2020: It is being suspected that the ongoing severe division in the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over whether or not to endorse the $500 million Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant of the US governme
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 4, 2020: As country lacks of proper screening facilities in the entry points in Nepal including the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) and proper quarantine facility, concerned experts have feared that the coronavir
On January 23, 2020, the newly appointed office bearers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) took oath of office and secrecy in a programme organised at the
Guwahati, Feb 3 : The Ninth edition of Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise "SAMPRITI-IX" commenced at Umroi, Meghalaya on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 3, 2020: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has on Monday filed corruption case against Khagendra Prasad Rijal, the then chief district officer of Dolakha.
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim the world number one ranking.
Dharan, Nepal, February 2, 2020: Death toll has reached five of the road accident occurred in Ramdhuni Municipality-2, Sunsari district on Sunday morning. In the accident fourteen persons sustained injured.
BANGKOK, Feb 2: Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said on Su
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2, 2020: After years long wrangling, finally, Bamdev Gautam has been appointed as the vice-chairperson of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 2: At least 20 people have been killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, a government official said on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 31, 2020: Senior Superintendent of Nepal Police Saurabh Rana has been suspended on the charge of sexually abusing a woman on Friday.
LONDON, Jan 31: The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, the most significant change to its place in the world since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from
The month long dispute engulfed in the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has come into end now after leaders of the party agreed to move ahead in a unified manner by forging consensus on all the disputed issues including the recent on frictio
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2020: Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn called on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal,January 30, 2020: Nepali Congress has formed three membered committee of the Nepal Student Union (NSU) under the leadership of Rajiv Dhungana.
SHANGHAI/SEOUL, Jan 30: Several countries began isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the global spread of an epidemic which has killed 170, with South Korea calling for calm in the face of
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2020: Shree Panchami, which is also known as Basanta Panchami is being celebrated today across the country by worshipping Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, art, music and culture- Saraswati.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 30, 2020: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged one and all to materialize martyrs’ dream by protecting the nation and democracy.
BEIJING: China, with 5,974 cases of a new virus, has more infections than it did in with SARS, though the death toll is still lower. China had 5,327 cases of SARS in the 2002-2003 outbreak.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalists in northeast India, while slamming Sharjeel Imam for anti-national statements amidst the Shaheen Bagh protest in New Delhi, appreciates people of the region for strongly
MUMBAI, Jan 29: Twenty-six people were killed and 32 injured when a bus and an autorickshaw collided with each other and plunged into a nearby well in India, a local police official said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 28, 2020: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has refused to issue a stay order over the writ petition filed against newly elected speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota.
Kathmandu, Nepal January 28, 2020: Newly elected speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agni Prasad Sapkota has assumed his office amid protest from the right activists and conflict victims on Monday. Earlier on Monday, President Bidya De
Kathmandu, Nepal January 28, 2020: Though the two patients suspected of coronavirus infection, who were admitted at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH), Teku, have been discharged from the hospital on Monday, the looming fe
Bhairahawa, Nepal January 28, 2020: At least three persons died on the spot while nine others sustained injuries when three trucks collided with each other at Rohini rural municipality-4 of Rupandehi district at the Bhumahi road section at 6:30
MELBOURNE, Jan 27: Roger Federer continues his quest for a 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Tuesday but for his journeyman opponent Tennys Sandgren their quarter-final meeting is the latest chapter in a story of survival in profes
MELBOURNE, Jan 27: Roger Federer continues his quest for a 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Tuesday but for his journeyman opponent Tennys Sandgren their quarter-final meeting is the latest chapter in a story of survival in profes
TOKYO, Jan 27: Hydrogen will be used for the first time to power the Olympic torch during its journey through Japan, organisers said on Monday, as part of Tokyo 2020’s efforts to hold an environmentally friendly Game.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2020: Nepali pop song singer Astha Raut has been remanded in police custody for four days beginning from Monday. District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu allowed the Nepal police to investigate against singe
BAMAKO, Jan 26: Nineteen soldiers were killed and five wounded in an attack on an army camp in central Mali before dawn on Sunday, an army spokesman and a local official told Reuters.
LOS ANGELES: At a celebration for Bob Marley’s 75th birth anniversary, the late icon’s children — famous in their own right — gathered to tell stories about the reggae king and discuss passing the musical torch to their own children.
Kathmandu, Nepal January 26, 2020: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has been elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives unopposed.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 26, 2020: Notwithstanding the concerns raised from the national and international sector, the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going to elect its murder accused leader Agni Prasad Sapkota as speaker of the Ho
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 26, 2020: After two cases of coronavirus have confirmed, Nepal has become the first country to report the deadly disease in South Asia.
SHANGHAI, Jan 26: Hong Kong’s popular amusement parks Disneyland and Ocean Park are closed from Jan. 26 to help prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, state media CCTV reported on Sunday.
MELBOURNE, Jan 26: Australia’s bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday dampening some of the fires that have razed 2.5 million hectares (1.2 million acres) of land since September, but the wet weather caused major f
BEIJING: The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with Hong Kong declaring a virus emergency, scrapping celebrations, and restricting links to mainland China.
ELAZIG, TURKEY (REUTERS) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey reached 22 on Saturday (Jan 25), as rescuers searched for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 25, 2020: The leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) reached on the consensus to narrow down the differences on state affairs.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2020: Months-long disputes engulfed within the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have come into an end after both the factions-one led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and another led by senior leader Ram Ch
WOLVERHAMPTON: Runaway leaders Liverpool extended their Premier League advantage to 16 points with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday thanks to goals from Jordan Henderson and Roberto Firmino.
BEIJING: A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said on Friday, as the World Health Organisation declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 24, 2020: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party won the elections of 16 seats out of 18-member upper house elections held on Thursday. Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), Madhes based party, won remaining two seats in t
Pokhara, Nepal, January 23, 2020: The rescue team led by the Nepal Army has traced the possible site of four South Korean missing trekkers and three Nepali guides at Deurali area of Annapurna Rural Municipality-11 in Kaski district.
Pokhara, Nepal, January 22, 2020: Chairperson of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Kaski Milan Gurung has filed a complaint against the Provincial Assembly Member Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange to District Police Office, Kaski accusing him
SEOUL: South Korea’s first known transgender soldier pleaded to be allowed to continue serving after the military decided Wednesday to discharge her for undergoing gender reassignment surgery.
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: India’s top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2020: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. SAIGOMasamichi, signed a grant contract for US$ 419,617(approximately 47 million NRs.) with Ms. OKUDAKaeko, Acting Country Directorof AMDA Multisectoraland Integrated
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2020: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. SAIGO Masamichi, signed a grant contract with Ms. Kalpana Malla Thakuri, President, Aadarsha Nepal for digging a deep well for drinking water in Pathivara Community,
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22, 2020: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. SAIGO Masamichi, today signed a grant contract with Nona Koirala Smriti Pratisthan to build a health training center and emergency shelter in Biratnagar Municipality.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 21, 2020: Eight Indian nationals, who were airlifted to Kathmandu after being found unconscious in a room of a resort in Daman, Thaha Municipality of Makawanpur district on Tuesday morning, declared dead in a hospital.
GENEVA , Jan 21: A U.S. envoy on Tuesday called an Iranian lawmaker’s offer of a $3 million (2.3 million pounds) reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump “ridiculous†and said it pointed to the “terrorist underpinningsâ€
Dhading, Nepal, January 21, 2020: The death toll of Dhading truck accident on Tuesday has reached seven. The local authority has confirmed the death of seven people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 21, 2020: The wrangling of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), particularly the recent one difference among the Co-chairs of the party- KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal over the issue of candidate of the Sp
LONDON, Jan 20: Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 20: A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced 10 members of a banned Islamist militant group to death for a deadly bomb attack on a Communist Party rally in 2001.
NAIROBI, Jan 20: The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology
Main Opposition Nepali Congress Put Forwards Its Claims For The Post Of Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2019: After a long gap, a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is scheduled for today afternoon. No meeting of the HoR was held for two months due to the differences within the ruling head Nepal Communist P
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2019: Princess Astrid of Belgium has arrived in Kathmandu for a week-long official visit to Nepal on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 19, 2019: The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has recommended its leader Agni Prasad Sapkota as the candidate for the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 18, 2019: The political parties, particularly the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) have agreed to share the position of office bearers of the two transition
NAYPYITAW, Jan 18: China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbour increasingly isolated by the West.
Kathmandu, Nepal January 18, 2020: Responding to the widespread debate over the issue of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Programme, the US Embassy in Nepal has made clear that the Programme does not have any military component bu
Pokhara, Nepal, January 18, 2020: Six trekkers- four Korean nationals and two Nepalese, who were missing at popular trekking route in Annapurna region on Friday, are not identified yet.
When we hear about the Landmark Forum, it signifies and strikes, that an International educational organization which focus on individuals towards positive thinking and implementing it in a practical life. Landmark is an international, personal
Guwahati: With India approaching the 71st Republic Day on 26 January, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has appealed to the people of Northeast India to pay tributes to the martyrs of freedom struggle by hoisting the national flag in e
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 17, 2020: Mr. NAKAYAMA Norihiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Nepal on a two-day official visit from 16th to 17th January 2020. During the visit, Mr. Nakayama paid courtesy calls on
The movie Wag the Dog was released a generation ago, one month before a presidential scandal which invited comparisons between that film and the reality of that time. Now, 23 years later, we find ourselves in the midst of yet another presidentia
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 6 2010: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Norihiro Nakayama handed over the badminton rackets to the President of Nepal Badminton Association (NBA), Mr. Ramji Bahadur Shrestha at a ceremony o
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 15, 2019: Neighboring India has sent a request for agreemo on Vinay Mohan Kwatra to appoint its ambassador to Nepal.
The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
BEIJING: The US State Department warned Americans in China about an outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan believed to be caused by a new strain of coronavirus, and which has killed one person.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 15, 2019: The Maghe Sankranti, one of the major festivals in Nepal, is being celebrated today with gaiety and religious fervor all over the country in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2020: The pressure exerted by the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to resign to the deputy speaker Dr Shibamaya Tumbahamphe from the post has sparked controversies not only in the party but also other section
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 14, 2020: The rampant corruption has painted a bleak picture of the country. Hinting to the many stances of policy corruptions, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has urged the authorities con
The Lower House of the federal Parliament has been remained functionless since three months due to the differences within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over the issue of picking candidate for the post of Speaker. The parliamentary
The Manaslu Conservation Area in the Himalayan Mountains of north-central Nepal is a 642-square-mile protected area that has yet to be connected by road to the outside world. The route for trekkers, opened more than two decades ago, follows a de
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 13, 2019: Following the decision of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to name province 3 as the Bagmati province and Hetauda as its capital, the party has not only faced criticism but also raised question mark
Chairman duo of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) seem divided over the issue of selecting candidate for the post of Speaker
DUBAI, Jan 11: A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed earlier this week in Iran had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to the elite Revolutionary Guards and was shot down unintentionally due to human error, the Iranian military said
Guwahati, Jan 10 : The 3rd Khelo India Youth games, Guwahati sees sizable participation from Army and its Boys Sports Companies(BSC) which are a joint venture between Indian army and Sports Authority of India.
Guwahati, Jan 10 : The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria undertook a two-day visit to Air Force Stations in Eastern Air Command (EAC).
Guwahati: Sahitya Akademi award winning writer and former DGP of Assam Kuladhar Saikia has been elected as the president of Asom Sahitya Sabha – one of the biggest literary body of the country.
Guwahati: A classic in the history of world cinema ‘The Birth of a Nation’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (Friday, 3 January 2020) by 4 pm. Produced by DW Griffith & Harry Aitken and directed by Griffith, the silent era mov
Bajura, Nepal, January 2, 2019: At least four persons killed and injured in the same number when a passenger jeep plunged into Karnali River at Himali Rural Municipality-7 of Bajura district on Thursday.
LAFAYETTE, LA, JAN 2: A Louisiana mom and son who were devoted fans of Louisiana State University and were on their way to see the school’s football team in the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash, will be laid to rest Thursday.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, JAN 2: Taiwan’s top military official was killed in an air force helicopter crash Thursday morning that killed seven other people, the defense ministry said. Five people survived the crash in mountains outside the capital.
With the onset of 2020, Nepal is going to launch an ambitious tourism campaign ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ with the aim to welcome two million international tourists. As the theme of the visit Nepal year 2020 is fixed as ‘lifetime experience,
Kathmandu, Nepal, January 1, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31, 2019: As sugar mills have not paid for their sugarcane crops, the sugarcane farmers have been staging a sit-in in by coming in Kathmandu from different districts of Terai since the past four days. However, neither
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31, 2019: Notwithstanding the outcry from the concerned stake holders including the oppositions, the government has tabled the Nepal Special Service Bill on the name of strengthen its intelligence capabilities to count
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 31, 2019:The social Security Scheme brought by the government by setting even the specific deadline has been elapsing time and again sans tangible progress, thanks to the failure to attract both the employers and emplo
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 30, 2019: The Nepal Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank Ltd. has begun to provide service by opening its branch at Rangeli-7 of Rangeli municipality in Morang district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 29, 2019: Clearing the looming clouds over the name and capital of the province 3, the secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has on Sunday decided that the Province 3 will be named as ‘Ba
DHAKA, Dec 29: At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh as cold weather continues to sweep across the country, officials said.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Dec 29: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,†state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington t
Guwahati: City-based Apollo Hospital today (28 December 2019) conducted a media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Adwaita Avatar Chakravarty (medicine) and Dr Joydeep Ghosh (ortho & spine surgeon) were available for free consultations
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28: The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 90 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at a bustling checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in o
Hetauda, Nepal, December 27, 2019: At least three persons killed when a passenger jeep met with an accident in Makawanpur district on Friday afternoon.
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities on Friday and mobile data services were suspended in some places ahead of protests against a new citizenship law.
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - As China struggles to deal with the slowdown of the world’s second-largest economy, it has embarked on a new strategy of placing financial experts in provinces to manage risks and rebuild regional economies.
As the year 2019 is approaching the finish line, India appears to improve its journo-murder index with only two casualties and the northeastern region (NE) with none this year. The world witnesses murders of nearly 50 scribes for journalistic wo
LEICESTER: Rampant Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League after Roberto Firmino struck twice in an emphatic 4-0 win at second-placed Leicester City.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday scored a landslide victory in a primary race for leadership of the ruling Likud party, giving the embattled leader an important boost ahead of the country’s third election in les
TOKYO, DEC 26: Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four, in the country’s first execution of a foreigner since the disclosure of details on sentences carried out began in 2007, the justice mi
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 26, 2019: Former secretary of the Nepal government Shanta Bahadur Shrestha has passed away on Thursday morning.
KATHMANDU: BP Koirala Memorial Planetarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development Board has made arrangement for viewing the solar eclipse with the help of telescope from 8:00 am today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2019: Renowned singer Ram Krishna Dhakal and his spouse Nilam Shah Dhakal have formally divorced in the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) on Wednesday.
Katmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2019: The Samajbadi Party Nepal (SPN) has withdrawn its support to the incumbent KP Sharma Oli-led government on Wednesday.
Katmandu, Nepal, December 25, 2019: The Election Commission (EC) has granted election symbols to the 11 political parties contesting in the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election scheduled for upcoming January 23.
PALM BEACH, Fla. DEC 25: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present†such as a “beautiful vase†for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
Kathmandu,Nepal, December 24, 2019: Samajbadi Party Nepal, a coalition partner of the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co chair KP Sharma Oli-led government has quit the government on Tuesday alleging the government and its head NCP for bei
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2019: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has emerged as of the daunting task within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP). As the government has been dillydallying to rectify the MCC from the parliament d
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 24, 2019: The lawmakers from the ruling and opposition party have demanded clarifications from the government about the ‘controversial decision’ to extend the lease for Gokarna Forest Resort to the Yeti Group.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has sought clarification from the government for failing to take concrete measures to bring back the Nepali territories encroached by the southern neighbor India in di
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2019: Nepal Police have on Monday arrested 122 Chinese nationals from different parts in Kathmandu valley for engaging on suspicious activities by overstaying illegally in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 23, 2019: A College going girl students of Pashupati Multiple Campus at Chabahil died after a bus hit her while crossing the road on Monday. Following the accident, the Chabahil and Sukedhara area remained tense after
MANILA, DEC 23: At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on Monday.
KABUL, DEC 23: The Taliban said their fighters killed a U.S. service member in Afghanistan on Monday and posted photographs of a blood-soaked backpack and the identity card of an American soldier to prove it.
PRETORIA, Dec 23: England will be looking to bring a heady year to a successful close in the opening test of their four-match series against South Africa, which starts on Boxing Day in Pretoria, but must beware a home side eager to revive their
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 20, 2019: The winter session of the Federal Parliament- both the House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly (NA) have begun from Friday.
BEIRUT, Dec 20: Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister said on Friday that he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country’s crippling economic crisis.
Udayapur, Nepal, Dec 19, 2019: Another road accident has been added in the series of road accident occurred in a daily basis Nepal on Thursday. At least four persons killed and when the Bolero jeep met with an accident at Udayapurgadhi-3, J
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 19, 2019: New form of political development is likely in the country with the election for the National Assembly (NA) and the deal signed between the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the Rastriya Janata Party Nep
Danish scientists have managed to extract a complete human DNA sample from a piece of birch pitch more than 5,000 years old, used as a kind of chewing gum, a study revealed yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and
Ruling head NCP leaders criticize party leadership in the ongoing standing committee meeting for failure in different fronts
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final appeal of one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi, paving the way for the four to be hanged.
ISLAMABAD - A special court in Pakistan Tuesday found former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and sentenced him to death.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2019: Nepal and Oman have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on ranges of issues including the labor and tourism cooperation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2019: A group of lawmakers affiliated to the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, on Monday demanding immediate scrap of the regu
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2019: The long being prevailed internal rift in the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has exposed in the ongoing Standing Committee meeting by pointing fingers visible to each other for launching different fa
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 17, 2019: The Central Working Committee meeting of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), that was scheduled for Monday afternoon has been put off yet again, thanks to two the differences between factions- one led p
In Nepal, 2017 BS 1st Poush is unforgettable. What the then king Mahendra did on 1 Poush 2017 (15 December 1960) for prosperity of prosperous, sovereign Nepal and Nepalese is immortal in the history of nationalism. The memorial King Mahendra was
NEW DELHI/ GUWAHATI: The death toll from bloody clashes sparked by contentious citizenship law has risen to six as protesters in north-east India vowed to continue demonstrations while more than 100 activists were injured in New Delhi, on Sunday
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 16, 2019: Film Development Board (FDB) Chairperson Keshab Bhattarai has passed away at the age of 52 due to cardiac arrest on Sunday night.
NEW DELHI, Dec 16: More than 100 activists protesting against a new Indian citizenship law were injured in New Delhi on Sunday as they clashed with police who used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators at a major university.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 14, 2019: Executive Chairman of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has admitted that the government has failed to live-up the expectations of the people.
LONDON, Dec 15: John McDonnell, Labour’s finance policy chief, accepted the blame on Sunday for the main opposition party’s election “disaster†last week when many traditional supporters switched to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
SEOUL: North Korea said it successfully performed another “crucial test†at its long-range rocket launch site that will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 15, 2019: At least 14 persons died and about one dozen others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Chha Kilo area of Sunkoshi rural municipality in Sindhupalchowk district on Sunday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 14, 2019: At least three persons including a police inspector killed in bomb blast occurred at Mahendranagar area of Chhireswornath municipality-5 of Dhanusha district on Friday midnight.
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from US political candidates.
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their 17-month trade war.
Bhaktapur, Nepal, Dec 13, 2019: At least 22 people have sustained injuries when a college bus met with an accident at Ghyampedanda of Bhaktapur district on Friday afternoon.
STOCKHOLM, Dec 13: Teenage striker Mason Greenwood scored twice as Manchester United hammered AZ Alkmaar 4-0 and Enzo Crivelli scored a last-gasp winner to put Istanbul Basaksehir through to the last 32 as the Europa League group stage concluded
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is likely to win a solid majority of seats in Parliament, an exit poll suggested late Thursday — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulf
There is a great divide between the youth in the mountains and those in the plains. Even skilled and educated mountain youth have fewer opportunities to earn a decent standard of living, largely because of the difficult mountain terrain and clim
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 12, 2019: An earthquake was felt in Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas at 7:11 am on Thursday.
Recently, Chinese president Xi Jinping made his state visit to Nepal. During the visit, China and Nepal signed twenty agreements from connectivity to security and Beijing promised around $500 million in economic grants to Nepal. Further, China r
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 12, 2019: The National Assembly (NA) elections have been scheduled for January 23, 2020. During a press briefing held at Singha Durbar on Thursday, government spokesperson Gokul Baskota announced the date for the NA electio
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 11, 2019: The government has decided to honor the medalists of the recently held 13th South Asian Games (SAG) with monetary prizes of Rs 900,000 on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 11, 2019: Chief of the Division Road Office in Pyuthan, Dhruba Kumar Shrestha and engineer Niroj Maharjan have been caught red-handed with bribe money of Rs 2 million from a restaurant in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepa
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 10, 2019: Nepal has beaten Bhutan by 2-1 goals in the finals of men's football match and grabbed the gold medal in the men's football match played at the Dasrath stadium under the South Asian Games on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 10, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Tuesday summoned the winter session of the Federal Parliament for December 20.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 10, 2019: The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-Chairperson Pushpakamal Dahal has exercised to perform the role of executive chairman of the party. As part of such an exercise, Dahal has called standing committ
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 9, 2019: Gaurika Singh has added other gold medals in the swimming competition at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) on Monday.
PARIS, Dec 8: Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government’s overhaul of France’s retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages by other protesters disrupted w
STOCKHOLM: Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth, one of this year’s Nobel laureates for physics urged on Saturday, saying the idea of humans escaping our planet to live in other solar systems was farfetched and unrealistic.
BEIJING,Dec 8: China’s trade with the United States sank again in November as negotiators worked on the first stage of a possible deal to end a tariff war.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 8, 2019: Gaurika Singh has set a history in swimming by winning three gold medals at the 13th South Asian Games.
MADRID: Activists of all ages and from all corners of the planet demanded concrete action Friday against climate change from leaders and negotiators at a global summit in Madrid.
BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday (Dec 7) that the United States should stop interfering in China's internal affairs, according to a report by state TV.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 6, 2019: Nepal has won more gold medals in the ongoing 13th edition of South Asian Games (SAG).
MIRAMAR, FLORIDA: Four people, including a United Parcel Service driver, were killed Thursday after robbers stole the driver’s truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire at a busy South Florida intersection during rush hour, the FBI
The men had been in police custody and were shot dead near the scene of last week’s crime where they tried to snatch the weapons of accompanying policemen, said N. Prakash Reddy, a deputy commissioner of police in Shamshabad, near Hyderabad.
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA: Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 5, 2019: Gaurika Singh has added another gold medal in the swimming 200 meter freestyle on Thursday.
Guwahati, Dec 5 : The Assam Rifles Kohima battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR(N) conducted an awareness lecture on Wednesday for the teachers from various schools of Kohima at Kohima Garrison under the theme 'Child Abuse'.
Guwahati, Dec 5 : By aiming to strength the women empowerment, India's premier airlines company Indigo and Grameen Sahara have joined hand together to increase the income of around 1500 women farmers from the bordering areas of Assam and Meghala
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 5, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been discharged from the hospital on Thursday.
Prime Minister Oli To leave USAA to Transplant Kidney For The Second Times About Two Months Latter
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 4, 2019: Nepal has bagged three more gold medals on in the ongoing Sauth Asian Games (SAG) on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec 3, 2019: At least fourteen persons killed and three others sustained injures when a passenger jeep met with accident in Baglung district on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 03, 2019: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the government monopoly on petroleum products, has increased the prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene by Rs 2 per liter each effecting from Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 03, 2019: The by-elections held for the House of Representatives (HoR) member, State Assembly (SA) members and local representatives including a Mayor have shown no tangible change in the strength of the ruling Nepal Commu
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 03, 2019: Nepal has become success to bag seven gold medals in the ongoing 13th South Asain Games (SAG) in taekwondo and karate held in Kathmandu and Pokhara on Monday. Taekwondo player Ayasha Shakya and Manday Kaji Shrest
Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 03, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he is recovering fast. In a video message from the hospital bed on Monday, Prime Minister Oli said ‘I am recovering fast’.
Guwahati, Dec 2 : In a major success, Indian army gunned down a hardcore NSCN (R) insurgent after a firefight on November 30 in general area Shallang of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Guwahati, Dec 2 : The 8th India-China joint training exercise 'HAND-IN-HAND 2019' with the theme counter terrorism under United Nations mandate will be held in Meghalaya's Umroi on December 7-20.
Dharan, Nepal, December 2, 2019: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Tilak Rai has been elected as the mayor of Dharan sub-metropolitan city on Monday.
Pokhara, Nepal, December 1, 2019: Candidate of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bidya Bhattarai, who is also the widow of late tourism minister Ravindra Bhattrai, has won the by-elections from Kaski constituency-2 on Sunday.
Guwahati: A vivid followers of various religions, linguistic communities, tribes etc, India can be a natural ally to the Kurdish nation as it also supports various religious faiths including Islam (both Shia and Sunni sects), Christianity, Juda
Guwahati, Nov 30 : The Border Security Force (BSF) had organized a civic action programme cum free medical camp on the occasion of celebration of BSF raising day at LP School, Jhagrachar near BoP- Kakripara in South Salmara Mankachar district on
Guwahati, Nov 30 : In line with the Union government's mission against single use plastic, the Military Engineer Services (MES) has recently constructed a road by utilizing plastic as partial substitute of bitumen.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) amid a grand function organized at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2019: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Krishna Lal Bhadel has been elected as the provincial assembly member in Bhaktapur-1 (a).
Biratnagar, Nepal, December 1, 2019: At least seven people killed when an ambulance carrying patients and a truck collide head-on-head each other at Koshi Rural Municipality-7 Haripur of Sunsari district on Saturday night.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Will Remain Hospital For At Least A Week.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2019: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has opened up account in the by-election held on Saturday by winning the elections for the post of ward chairperson of Thawang rural municipality-1 of Rolpa distric
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2019: The Election Commission (EC) has said that by-elections held on Saturday to fill 52 vacant positions in three-tiers of government have been concluded in a peaceful manner.
LONDON: The 28-year-old British man who killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge before police shot him dead had previously been convicted of terrorism offences and was released from prison last year.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30, 2019: The voting for by-election to elect people's representatives in various 52 vacant posts in 37 districts of the country began from 7:00 am on Saturday.
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was best if U.S. President Donald Trump did not get involved in Britain's upcoming election when he visits London for a NATO summit next week.
TOKYO (AP) – Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his post-World War II policy, has died. He was 101 years old.
BAGHDAD, Nov 29 : Security forces shot dead 40 anti-government protesters during 24 hours of bloodshed amid spiraling violence in the capital and Iraq’s south, security and medical officials said Thursday, one day after an Iranian consulate wa
LISBON/SYDNEY, Nov 29 : Thousands of people in Australia and Europe joined rallies demanding more action on climate change on Friday, aiming to force political leaders to come up with urgent solutions at a United Nations conference next week.
Dailekh, Nepal, November 29, 2019: Another fatal accident occurred on Friday killing three passengers and injuring seven others at Mugra of Gurans rural municipality-4 of Dailekh district.
CHICAGO: A small study of African infants infected with HIV found that treating them with powerful drugs within the first hours and days of birth helped preserve their immune systems, improving their chances of better long-term health, US resear
Guwahati: Well-known Kurdish activist Diary Khalid Marif will interact with the city-based scribes at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (30 November 2019), where he would explain the aspiration of Kurdish people scattered in different countries.
Guwahati, Nov 28 : The Assam Rifles had apprehended five militants of NSCN (KN) with arms in Nagaland's Dimapur area.
Guwahati, Nov 28 : Foreign Service Attache tour is conducted biennially for the Foreign service attaches to the service establishments for better understanding of the Indian Armed forces.
Guwahati, Nov 28 : Indian Army has been constantly working with the local administration of Arunachal Pradesh to promote education and development in the border areas.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2019: Considering to the situation of traffic jam in Kathmandu valley, the government has decided to introduce an odd-even rule for vehicular movement in Kathmandu in view of the upcoming 13th South Asian Games (SA
DURRES: Hopes were fading Thursday of finding anyone else alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania two days after a deadly quake struck the country’s Adriatic coast, with the death toll increasing to 40 after more bodies were
HONG KONG, Nov 28: China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures†in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city wer
Arghakhanchi, Nepal, November 27, 2019: Death toll of the Arghakhanchi bus accident has climbed to 19. It is likely that the death toll would increase again as many passengers have reported as critical in condition.
HONG KONG: Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while on set in China.
NGHE AN, Vietnam, Nov 27 : With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arri
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University on Thursday, bringing their near two-week siege of the campus to an end, after final searches for any pro-democracy protesters still hiding turned up empty.
LONDON: Among the most hotly contested topics at international climate change talks in Madrid on December 2-13 will be the role of market-based mechanisms for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon offsets.
Arghakhanchi, Nepal, November 27, 2019: At least ten persons died while 15 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with a fatal accident at Narpani, Sandhikharcha municipality-6 in Arghakhanchi district on Wednesday.
Pokhara,Nepal, November,27 2019: An explosive device went off at progam venue of the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at Pokhara of Kaski district on Wednesday.
Kathmandu,Nepal, November 27, 2019:Prime Minister KP Sharma Olis´s health condition has gradually been improving, hospital has said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has underwent an appendicitis surgery at Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj on Tuesday would rema
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket chief David White visited England’s Jofra Archer in his hotel on Tuesday to apologise for the racial abuse the fast bowler said he was subjected to in the first test at Mount Maunganui.
TIRANA/THUMANE: At least 13 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades shook the capital Tirana and the country’s west and north on Tuesday, tearing down buildings and burying residents under rubble.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam renewed her appeals for peace in the Chinese-ruled city on Friday but failed to offer any concessions to anti-government protesters despite a resounding victory for pro-democracy parties in local elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26, 2019: Noted development journalist Vinaya Kumar Kasajoo passed away at the age of 73 on Tuesday.
Guwahati, Nov 26 : A 20- member team of the Indian Army on Tuesday completed its long, challenging and adventurous Trans Arunachal Mountain Terrain Cycling Expedition covering a distance of 1494 km within a span of 30 days.
Guwahati, Nov 26 : The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed Anand Kumar, founder of the popular Super 30 education programme, to appear personally before the court on November 28 after he failed to appear before it today as per its order in co
LONDON, Nov 26 : More than 2 million under-35s have applied to vote in Britain’s Dec. 12 election since the poll was called just four weeks ago, government data showed ahead of Tuesday’s registration deadline.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26, 2019: As the government done nothing than issuing a ritual statement describing Kalapani as an integral part of Nepal, the issue of border encroachment would take a nasty turn. The political parties, regardless of
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26, 2019: Samajwadi Party-Nepal (SPN) Chair Upendra Yadav has assumed charge of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (MLJPA) without consulting his party on Monday even tho
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to sack ministers to induct new faces has raised question marks not only among the general public but also sparked controversies within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP). There was a general b
Guwahati, Nov 25 : A major terror attack has been thwarted in Assam as the Delhi police and Assam police have arrested three youths inspired by ISIS in Assam's Goalpara distict.
Chinese Actress Xu Qing is arriving in Nepal in the first week of December to help Nepal to make success visit Nepal 2020. Xu was appointed as goodwill ambassador for the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign on October 19 with the aim to attract much more
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 25, 2019: Tibet-Nepal Economic and Trade Fair kicked off in Kathmandu. The four-day long fair has begun at the Tripureshowr of Kathmandu based United World Trade Center.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 25, 2019: The Federation of Contractor's Association Nepal (FCAN), the umbrella organization of Nepalese contractors, has staged a sit-in protest wearing black armbands in front of the Prime Minister's official residen
London’s transit authority said Monday it is not renewing Uber’s license to operate in the British capital, dealing a major setback to the ride-hailing company.
GENEVA,Nov 25 : Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record in 2018, rising faster than the average rise of the last decade and cementing increasingly damaging weather patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Nov 25 : Authorities said Monday that a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, all but one of them young children.
MADRID, Nov 25: Spain’s talisman Rafael Nadal sealed a sixth Davis Cup title for his country on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-0 in the final of the revamped event.
Goa, the sate comprising of some of the most extraordinary sea beaches in India, is a land of paradise. With the salty air, all around and the mouth-watering Goan fish curry, Goa itself allures every tourist to set foot on its bosom. However, a
KOLKATA: Umesh Yadav struck three times as India took less than an hour on day three to complete formalities and bulldoze Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the second and final test for a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2019: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the only constitutional anti graft body of the country, has on Sunday filed cases against 38 government employees including three under secretari
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2019: Counter attacking to the political map unveiled by the Indi, Nepali civil society members have also unveiled a new political map of Nepal comprising Limpiadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani of Kanchanpur district o
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 24, 2019: A woman with Nepali origin in Sydney of Australia has been charged of murdering her own husband.
HONG KONG: Given a chance to vote, the people of Hong Kong did just that.Long lines snaked around plazas and extended for blocks as citizens of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory turned out in droves Sunday for an election seen as a test of p
Guwahati, Nov 23 : The 4th National Research Society of India (NRSI) East Zone Conference was organized on the theme "Nursing Research : Building wellness for a better Future" by Army Institute of Nursing (AIN), Basistha, Guwahati on November 2
MELBOURNE: Deaths related to measles, mostly among small children, have more than tripled to 20 in the past week on the Pacific island of Samoa, the government has said eight days after declaring a state of emergency over the outbreak.
BEIRUT, Nov 23: At least 10 people were killed and 25 wounded when a car bomb exploded on Saturday in a Syrian border town seized by Turkish-backed forces last month, witnesses and a rescuer said.
Pokhara, Nepal, November 23, 2019: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that India would have unveiled the new political map placing Nepali territories inside Indian borders in Kalapani region of Darchula district after
Guwahati, Nov 22 : At least two CRPF jawan were injured in a blast near Manipur Assembly complex in Imphal on Friday evening at around 5-15 pm.
WASHINGTON, Nov 22: Facebook Inc has agreed to turn over additional documents after the California state attorney general’s office went to court this month to compel the social media firm to comply with requests for information in its privacy
WASHINGTON: They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2019:Contradicting the understanding reached among the political parties, Co-chair of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that there would be new office bearers in the Transitio
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2019: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organization of Nepalese journalists, is going to organize a nationwide demonstration on Sunday demanding assurance of press freedom and protection of jour
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2019: Olympic torch rally for the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) has started from Kathmandu from Friday morning.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 22: Diego Maradona decided to stay on as coach of Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima in a surprising about turn on Thursday, two days after saying he was leaving his job at the struggling first division side.
SYDNEY: Mitchell Starc took four for 52 as a middle-session blitz and some late new-ball fireworks helped Australia dismiss Pakistan for 240 to bring a close to the opening day of the first test in Brisbane on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2019: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has reduced about fifty percent capital gains tax.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday swore in his elder brother, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, as prime minister, cementing the powerful family’s political comeback.
SINGAPORE, Nov 20 : An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.
LONDON: Britain’s Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his “ill-judged†association with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family’s work.
Kathmandu,Nepal, September 21, 2019: Newly appointed ministers and state ministers have taken oath of office and secrecy amid a function helt at Sital Niwas, office of the president, on Thursday. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oa
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reshuffled cabinet at late evening on Wednesday.
Cabinet Reshuffle And Sharing of Responsibilities Among the Co-Chairs Sparks Controversies Within The Ruling Head NCP
The government of Nepal should ensure that forthcoming legislation to regulate social organizations protects the right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said. The government should hold open consultations with activists before introd
Cabinet Reshuffle Scheduled Today Post-pond For Thursday Due To The Differences Over The Persons And Portfolio
Dhankuta, Nepal, November 20, 2019: Nepali Congress’s senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has blamed the government for failing even to protest the territory of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 20, 2019: The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to hand over all the executive powers of the party to co-chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 20: Days of protests over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed at least 106 people across Iran, Amnesty International said Tuesday, adding that the real figure may be much higher.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 20, 2019: Cabinet is being reshuffled today. The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has scheduled a secretariat meeting today to select the name of to be included new ministers.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has unveiled party’s commitment paper for the upcoming by-election scheduled for November 30.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2019: The government has not paid heed to what is happening in the border areas though the every section of the society has sought response from the government over the recent border dispute between Nepal and India
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2019: The victims of the decade long conflicts have casted a doubt that to be reconstituted Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies would not deliver justice to them.
Energy security is a crucial issue in contemporary international relations but not a new one. It is usually defined as the reliable and sufficient supply or demand of energy at acceptable prices and is at the top of the agenda for both energy-im
As senior orthopedic surgeon and the crusader of medical sector reforms in Nepal Dr Govinda KC ended his 17th hunger strike owing to the border encroachment by India, no agreement is signed at this time around on the name of improvising the medi
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 19, 2019: Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial has underlined the need of improvement of intra-regional connectivity for effective regional i
LONDON, Nov 18 : China’s ambassador to London on Monday accused the British government of taking sides in the Hong Kong protests by criticising the police and government.
BANGKOK, Nov 18: China on Monday called on the U.S. military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding “new uncertainties†over Taiwan, during high-level talks that underscored tension between the world’s two l
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defense official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, registered a comfortable victory Sunda
YANGON: Myanmar’s government rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Kathmandu, Nepal November 17, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the government will make its efforts to retrieve its encroached land.
Guwahati, Nov 17 : Indian army and Assam forest department have jointly rescued an elephant calf and her mother from a water tank located inside an army camp in Guwahati on Sunday morning.
Palpa, Nepal, November 16, 2019: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has claimed that the government has already made diplomatic initiatives to settle a border dispute with neighboring India.
Guwahati, Nov 16 : Police had arrested three Nigerian nationals from a Guwahati-bound passenger bus in Assam's Karimganj district along Assam-Tripura border on Friday night who illegally entered India without valid documents.
Guwahati: After the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the Modi government on the Rafale issue, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a nationwide programme on November 16 to seek apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his false all
Guwahati : At least three people were killed following a road accident in Karimganj district of Assam on Friday night.
Guwahati: In a shocking incident, a group of Naga women had snatched a leader of Naga rebel group National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) from the clutches of Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur's Ukhrul district on Thursday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 16, 2019: Prime Minister KP Oli is going to admit at the Grande International Hospital today for a follow-up treated of his transplanted kidney.
Rautahat, Nepal, September, 15, 2019: The Rautahat District Court has decided to send suspended lawmaker of the federal parliament and Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam to judicial custody.
The landscape of Misato City in Japan has changed drastically in the last 35 years. In the 1980s, Shin-Misato Station was the Mushashino marshalling yard for freight services. Most of the land near the station was used for agriculture, but once
The Government Head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Intensifies Internal Discussion To Reshuffle Cabinet
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2019: Completing his three day long official visit to Nepal, the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdul Hamid, has left for his country on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2019: Renowned entrepreneur Roop Jyoti has been released on court date on Friday.
Guwahati : The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials had seized gold bars worth Rs 25.75 lakh from a passenger of Delhi-bound flight at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati.
Guwahati, Nov 14 : At least three joggers including two women were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit them in Assam's Darrang district on Thursday morning.
WASHINGTON: The House will hear from a singular witness Friday in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear†campaign now central to the in
Nepalgunj, November 15, 2019: Normal life has badly crippled due to general strike called by Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC).
HANOI, Nov 15: A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook that the government said were “anti-stateâ€.
BOSSIER CITY, Nov 15: President Donald Trump said Thursday that the impeachment probe has been “very hard†on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor’s mansion in deep-red Louisiana.
FARO, PORTUGAL, Nov 15: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored another treble, moving closer to 100 international goals, as he led the European champions to a 6-0 drubbing of Lithuania in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday.
WASHINGTON: Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an international report by doctors said.
GAZA CITY GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group announced a cease-fire with Israel early on Thursday, ending two days of heavy fighting that left at least 34 Palestinians dead.
A Hawaii man was surfing with his girlfriend when — instead of hanging 10 — he knelt down on one knee on his board and proposed.
Pokhara, Nepal, November 14, 2019: Bangladeshi President Mohammad Abdul Hamid went on a boat ride on Fewa Lake in touristic city Pokhara on Thursday.
Guwahati : Almost 500 years after Saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardeva's creation 'Bhaona' – with the literary language of Brajavali, has now reached on the global stage.
Guwahati : Osama Bin Laden may have been killed by the US Navy SEALs eight years back, but his name continuing terrorise in some parts of Assam and finally Laden in Assam has been captured.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday has inaugurated the Majuli Raas Festival in Assam's river island district Majuli.
Guwahati: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday had filed a charge sheet before the NIA court in Guwahati by accusing eight persons in the grenade lobbing case in the capital city of Assam.
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The regional conference of the honorary consuls has commenced from today in Kathmandu with an objective to advance the cause of economic prosperity through economic diplomacy.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 13, 2019: Visiting Bangladeshi President Mohammad Abdul Hamid has intensified meetings with various Nepalese leaders on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 12, 2019: President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Md. Abdul Hamid has arrived today in Kathmandu on a four-day official goodwill visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu Nepal, November 11, 2019: The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been mulling over a major overhaul not just of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the Cabinet but also of provincial Chief Ministers an
The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has completed the task of forming the party’s Central Organizational Departments (COD). The secretariat meeting of the party held at the prime minister's official residence in Baluwatar completed
Kathmandu Nepal, November 11, 2019: The Bangladeshi president Md Abdul Hamid is arriving in Nepal today (Tuesday) for three day long official goodwill visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu Nepal, November 11, 2019: Bollywood film actress Katrina Kaif has shared a stunning mirror selfie on her Instagram handle after a long time. The beauty often keeps entertaining fans with her alluring photos. However, she was not seen a
Kathmandu Nepal, November 11, 2019: Liking or disliking the actors is common phenomenon for now. But a newly married man of Indian origin living in New York, USA, has stabbed his wife to death and then hanged himself for jealous because her wif
Guwahati, Nov 11 : Assam Congress on Monday has staged protest against the BJP-led union government's move to remove Special Protection Group (SPG) protection of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
Kathmandu Nepal, November 11, 2019: The parliamentary committees of the Federal Parliament have directed the government to resolve the border issue including the Kalapani area of Kanchanpur district through political and diplomatic channels.
MUMBAI, Nov 11: In a setback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has decided not to form the government in Maharashtra - the country’s richest state - leaving opposition groups scrambling on Monday to cobble together an alliance.
MELBOURNE Nov 10 : Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of “catastrophic†fire conditions ahead, including around the country’s biggest city of Sydney.
Dangadhi, Nepal, November 10, 2019: State Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment of province 7 Prakash Rawal has resigned from his post.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2019: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has vowed that the government will hold decisive talks with neighboring India over the encroachment of Nepali territories including Kalapani.
Kathmandu, November 7, 2019: Candidates' nomination filing has concluded today for the by-election for vacant members of House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly scheduled for coming November 30. The nomination filing process begun 10.00
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presidential misconduct by Donald Trump.
Guwahati : Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government and the BJP party of using the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as political instrument to divide and
Guwahati: While the BJP accusing the Congress party that, the party is a single family party, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that, Congress party is not one man party.
Guwahati : The Congress party on Wednesday staged protests and agitations in Guwahati against the anti-people policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government, economic slowdown in the country, price hike of essential commodities.
Guwahati : Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah of using the trishul of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax to att
Pokhara, Nepal, November 6, 2019: Khemraj Poudel is going to contest the by-election from Kaski-2. The main opposition party Nepali Congress has on Wednesday decided to field Poudel for the by-poll, which is scheduled to be held on November 30.
LIVERPOOL, Nov 6: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said it was too soon to decide exactly how his team will play two games in 24 hours in England and Qatar but it was time to address the regular fixture pile-ups facing top clubs.
NEW DELHI, Nov 6: Schools in India’s capital New Delhi reopened on Wednesday after closing for two days due to a spike in air pollution that triggered a public health emergency and prompted protests by residents and environmental groups.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6, 2019: Recently-unveiled political map by the neighboring Indian has strongly been objected in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6, 2019 : Journalist Ashok Silwal's new book 'Sri Lanka Smritee', which translates into Sri Lanka Memoirs, have been launched amid a gala event in Colombo recently.
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the Brahmaputra Pushkar & Sanskritik Mahotsav 2019 and highlighted river Brahmaputra's important role in Assam's socio-cultural life.
Guwahati : In a joint operation police and Assam forest department had arrested a dreaded rhino poacher with arms in Assam's Biswanath district on Tuesday.
Guwahati : Police had arrested two persons who allegedly raped a woman in a moving vehicle in Assam's Hojai district.
Guwahati: While Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi defended the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam and said that, it is a base document for the future, Assam government has rejected the NRC which was published on August
LONDON: Chelsea battled to an incident-packed 4-4 draw with nine-man Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the hosts fighting back from 4-1 down after scoring two own goals.
Bajhang, Nepal, November 5, 2019: The Armed Police Force has recovered dead bodies of four construction workers of 65-megawatt Kalanga Hydropower Project situated at Bungal Municipality-1 of Bajhang district.
NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Once touted as the ‘next big thing’, Rohit Sharma’s test outings have been curtailed by injury, inconsistency and India’s quality lineup, so now that he has another chance to fulfil his potential he has no intention of
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 5, 2019: The newly-appointed state governors have been administered the oath of office and secrecy amid a function on Tuesday.
Guwahati: The troops of Assam Rifles had seized heroin worth Rs 92 lakh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district.
Guwahati : The Government Railway Police (GRP) had recovered four gold bars worth about Rs 24 lakh and arrested a person at Guwahati railway station on Monday morning.
Guwahati : Police have arrested three Nigeria nationals including a woman in Assam's Karimganj district on Sunday night, who entered into India without valid documents.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 05, 2019: The deteriorating health condition of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s health has remained the biggest political and medical concern not only within the government and its head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) but
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 05, 2019:A charge sheet has been filed on Monday against Mohammad Aftab Alam, a local leader of the Nepali Congress and lawmaker on the charge of involving in the explosion and the subsequent murder case in Rautahat ab
Kathmandu, Nepal November 05, 2019: Renowned medical education reform Crusader Dr Govinda KC has started his 17th fast-unto-death from Dadeldhura district from Monday.
Not long ago, Beijing’s perspective towards Nepal was limited to that of a ‘good neighbour’ only.1 Though the presence of about 20,000 Tibetans in Nepal has been an issue of major concern to Beijing, it has carefully managed its relations
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 04, 2019: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has recommended names of candidates for the vacant posts of the governors of all seven provinces.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 04, 2019: Former House of Representatives Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been sent to jail on the charges of attempt to rape against an employee of the parliamentary secretariat.
HONG KONG, Nov 4: A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms
Guwahati : Three jawans of Border Security Force (BSF) were injured in a blast at a venue of Chhath Puja in Manipur's Imphal East district last night.
Kathmandu,Nepal, September 3, 2919:At leastsixteen people killed and injured in the same number when a passenger bus met with a fatal accident at Sindhupalchowk district on Sunday.
Guwahati, Nov 2 : If you are not a resident of Meghalaya and want to visit the state, as of now you will have to register with the government for entering.
Tanahu, Nepal, November 2, 2019: Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has reiterated that his party would never go against the spirit of federal democratic republic system.
YOKOHAMA, Nov 2: Wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scored South Africa’s first tries in a World Cup final as the Springboks out-gunned England 32-12 to win the trophy for the third time and reassert the supremacy of the southern hemis
Guwahati: At a time, when the people of Assam are suffering lot of problems for dilapidated condition of roads, a BJP MP of Assam said that, good roads result in more accidents.
Guwahati: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said that, India's tryst with books and literature is almost as old as the 5000-year-old civilization itself.
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 1, 2019: The hearing over attempted rape case against Former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has begun at Kathmandu District Court from Friday.
HONG KONG, Nov 1: South Korea will host the inaugural Asian Women’s Club Championship, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday, with the tournament featuring four of the leading female club sides from within the region.
Guwahati, Nov 1 : A RSS leader from Assam has claimed that, Mother Teresa had a link with the drug mafias. Not only it, the RSS leader also claimed that, the drug mafias of Europe had financed the Nobel laureate and she used that money in Chris
Guwahati, Nov 1 : Two militants of banned Bodo insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Sangbijit (NDFB-S) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district along Indo-Bhutan border on Thursday night
CHRISTCHURCH: England kept up its recent sporting superiority over New Zealand with a seven-wicket win Friday in the first of five Twenty20 internationals.
Guwahati, Oct 31 : The troops of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) along with Manipur Police apprehended an Under Ground (UG) worker and recovered huge cache of Arms, Ammunitions and War like stores on October 29 evening, officials
Guwahati, Oct 31 : In the series of joint bilateral exercises between India and Japan, both nations once again came together to propel their bilateral relations towards the next level.
The House on Thursday passed a resolution to establish formal procedures for the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s alleged political interference in foreign aid to Ukraine.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been discharged on Thursday evening from hospital.
MULTAN: A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted Thursday on a train travelling in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, killing at least 71 passengers, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 31, 2019: A rape case has been filed against Former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara at the Kathmandu District Court on Thursday.
Guwahati : Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) between Indian Army and People's Liberation Army was conducted by the People 's Liberation Army on 30 October on the Chinese side at Bum La.
Guwahati, Oct 31 : At least two people were killed and several others injured when a speeding truck ran over a Kali puja immersion procession.
Kathmandu, Nepal: As by-election is scheduled to take place on coming 30 November, political fever has gripped the political parties, particularly the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC). Th
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2019: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the apex body of the Nepalese cricketers, has on Wednesday appointed Gyanendra Malla as an interim captain of the national cricket team.
LONG BEACH: Authorities say three people were fatally shot and nine others injured at a home in Long Beach, California.
SRINAGAR, INDIA, Oct 30: India will formally split up disputed Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its grip on the restive region that has been in the grip of a harsh security clampdown for nearly
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 30, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been admitted at Kathmandu based Grande International Hospital on Wednesday.
Solukhumbu, Nepal, October 30, 2019: A British national has founded dead at a hotel in Khumbu Pashanglhamu rural municipality-4 of Solukhumbu district.
BARCELONA, Oct 30: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up two more as the Catalans thrashed Real Valladolid 5-1 to move top of La Liga on Tuesday.
LONDON, Oct 30: Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock.
Guwahati, Oct 29 : Aiming to fulfill the Prime Minister's vision of doubling farmer's income by 2022, Assam government on Tuesday had distributed power tillers, rice mills, lentil mills, Soil Health Cards, solar powered pump sets, sprinkler mach
Guwahati, Oct 29 : Reacting over AIUDF chief Badaruddin Ajmal's recent controversial comment, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday that, all the people of Assam will have to accept the policy adopted by the state government.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2019: Bollywood renowned actress Sunny Leone has posted an image for her fans giving a message that she celebrated Diwali though she had injured twisted ankle in recent past.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2019: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said intra-party betrayal in the by-election would be intolerable and unforgivable.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2019:The 5th Global Gathering on Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) is going to be held in Kathmandu on coming November 4-7. Nepal is hosting the SUN for the first time in history of South Asia.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2019:The last and most important day of five days long Tihar, which is also popularly known Bhai Tika, is being marked today (Tuesday) with sisters’ offering Saptarangi Tika to their brothers’ forehead.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2019: Three Nepali migrant workers have been murdered in Pithoragadh of India. The murdered Nepali nationals have been identified as 36-year-old Hare Bohora and his 27-year-old brother Beera Bohara of Dahatali, Purch
LONDON, Oct 28: Liverpool’s Anfield fortress was briefly shaken by Tottenham Hotspur but Juergen Klopp’s side recovered to secure a 2-1 win and restore their six-point lead atop the Premier League on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Oct 28: For President Donald Trump, the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a signature achievement that may help quell growing criticism from his own ranks, but it is unlikely to offer much relief from Democratic-l
LONDON, Oct 28: Prince Charles, heir-to-the-British throne, will make an official visit to India next month with a focus on sustainable markets, climate change and social finance, his office said on Monday.
Guwahati: Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28, 2019: Laxmi Pooja and Govardan Puja, which is also known as Gai Puja and Goru Puja respectively are being observed across the country on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 27, 2019: Laxmi Pooja, the third day of Yamapanchak or Tihar festival is being celebrated by worshipping the goddess of wealth, affluence and prosperity today.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Responding to the widespread pressure from the international community and the conflict victims over their failure to resolve the Transitional Justice (TJ) process for years now, the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) has blocked the purchase of electric buses alleging the Sajha Yatayat for changing the specifications approved by the ministry.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 25, 2019: Tihar, the five day long second largest festival of Hindus across the world including in Nepal, also known as Yam Panchak, begins from today (Saturday).
Guwahati : A 20-member Indian Army team of Gajraj Corps embarked on a 1500 km long challenging cycling expedition across Arunachal Pradesh.
Guwahati: Assam government has constituted a Special Review Committee to review various conditions prevailing in the Detention Centres.
Guwahati : Body of a half naked minor girl was found near a bridge at Amaratari Klapani area in Assam's Biswanath district on Friday morning.
Guwahati, Oct 26 : As the October 31 deadline for the final settlement of the over two decades old Naga peace talks, high security measures have been strengthened in Nagaland and the Nagaland government directed all district police, security age
Guwahati, Oct 25 : The Manipur police had seized huge quantity of illegal Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 9.60 lakh and truck in Manipur's Jiribam district on Thursday evening, officials said on Friday.
Guwahati: The crucial meeting to end the deadlock the Naga peace talks between the NSCN-IM and the centre which was held in New Delhi on Thursday was inconclusive.
Guwahati : The First ever Brahmaputra Sailing Expedition culminated successfully on Friday with the Flagging In ceremony graced by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Pandu Port, Guwahati.
Guwahati : Assam police have arrested a regional news channel journalist for an alleged objectionable post on social media against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and threatened to kill the Chief Minister.
Guwahati : Six hardcore militants of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Assam – Independent (ULFA-I) laid down arms before security forces in Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday.
Guwahati : Two militants of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Assam – Independent (ULFA-I) had surrendered with arms before the security forces in Assam's Tinsukia on Thursday evening, officials said on Friday.
The Nepali festival Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and Diwali in India. It is a five-days festival, which comes soon after the Dashain Festival, and Tihar is all
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) begins here today.
LA PAZ: President Evo Morales on Thursday declared himself victor of the weekend election, stirring more anger among his opponents who have protested for days claiming fraud in the vote count, while the US, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia joined
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 25, 2019: Election code of conduct issued by the Election Commission (EC) in view of upcoming by-polls has come into effect from today (Friday).
Guwahati, Oct 24 : Independent candidate Chakat Aboh, the wife of NPP leader Tirong Aboh who was shot dead in May, won the by-poll to Khonsa West assembly seat.
Guwahati, Oct 24 : In the by-polls to four assembly seats in Assam, BJP has retained all three seats while Badaruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) won one seat.
Guwahati, Oct 24 : Balajied Kupar Synrem of the United Democratic Party (UDP) - son of deceased MLA and former Chief Minister Donkupar Roy has sealed the Shella seat by defeating his nearest rival candidate with a huge margin.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 24, 2019: Spokesperson of the government Gokul Baskota has said that arrested cadres and leaders of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) would not be released until they come u
MUMBAI, Oct 24: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party was set to retain power in a big western state on Thursday and was leading in another in the north, although the races turned out to be closer than forecast.
LONDON, Oct 24: The United Kingdom will ultimately leave the European Union on the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal even though parliament has complicated the timing of the divorce, a senior Downing Street source said.
Guwahati : The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption branch of Assam police on Tuesday caught a doctor of Guwahati Medical College Hospital red handed while he taking a bribe of Rs 8,000 for a post mortem report.
Guwahati: To help conservation of Assam's Greater Adjutant Stork commonly known as Hargilla, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioner Kamrup to use his administrative machinery along with forest department
Pokhara, Nepal, December 23, 2019: avalanche of snow has claimed one person in Kaski district on Wednesday.
CAPE TOWN, Oct 23: There is no quick fix for South Africa’s ailing Test team in the wake of their demoralising series whitewash in India, captain Faf du Plessis said, as retirements, defections abroad and an under-performing domestic scene dra
BERLIN, Oct 23: Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of
The Government Head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) indulges on internal rift over cabinet reshuffle
Guwahati, Oct 22 : Locals caught a fraud IPS officer in Assam's Biswanath district on Tuesday and handed over him to police.
TOKYO, Oct 22: Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfil his duty as a symbol of the state.
MONTREAL, Oct 22: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals held onto power after a closely fought election on Monday but were reduced to a minority government that will need the support in Parliament of a smaller left-leaning party.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 18, 2019: Supreme Court (SC) has on Friday made a landmark directive to the Federal Government not to pay monthly salary to people's representatives at the provincial and local levels.
Kathmandu, Nepal October 18, 2019: Kumar Pant led panel has won the elections in most of the seats of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). Pant emerged victorious by defeating Kul Acharya by 111 votes.
Guwahati, Oct 17 : Several people have been reportedly missing after a country made boat capsized in Jia Bharali river in Assam's Sonitpur district on Thursday.
Guwahati: Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed dismay over relentless incidents of killing of scribes in different parts of the country and urged the Union government in New Delhi to formulate special protection laws to safeguard the med
Guwahati, Oct 16 : After India's dismal rank in the Global Hunger Index slipped to 102nd rank, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Nardra Modi and said in Guwahati that, poverty has
Guwahati, Oct 17 : Police had seized heroin powder worth Rs 12 lakh and arrested two women in Manipur's Jiribam district on Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 17, 2019: The election process of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has begun amid the widening differences between the rival factions.
Dang, Nepal, October 17, 2019: At least two dozen leaders and cadres of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chanda led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have been arrested from Dang district.
LONDON, Oct 17: Climate change activists disrupted rail services in the east of London early on Thursday, sparking a physical confrontation between angry commuters and a protester who had climbed onto the roof of a London Underground train, vide
Guwahati: Senior online journalist and media watchdog Yashwant Singha will interact with the city-based scribes on 18 October 2019 at 4 pm in Guwahati Press Club through video-conferencing, where he is expected to highlight the future course of
Guwahati: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh today.
Guwahati, Oct 16 : Khrielievinuo Suohu, first runner-up at the Miss Kohima beauty pageant, has been trending on social media following her imperative message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2019: Former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara will remain at police custody for more three days.
PORTUGAL, Oct 15: Cristiano Ronaldo has lost count of the number of records he has broken, the Portugal forward said after scoring the 700th goal of his career during a 2-1 defeat to Ukraine on Monday.
Guwahati, Oct 15 : Joint Military Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN -2019 between India and Japan wiil be conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram from October 19 to November 2.
Guwahati, Oct 15 : A 70-year-old man died after he was hit by a speeding motorbike in Guwahati. The incident took place at Beltola area in the capital city of Assam on October 14 where the older man named Mamrej Ali was hit by a speeding bike an
SEOUL: South Korean pop star and actress Sulli was found dead at her home south of Seoul on Monday, police said. The 25-year-old was found after her manager went to her home in Seongnam because she didn’t answer phone calls for hours, said Kim
MORELIA: State police expected the worst when they ventured into the wild township of Aguililla to serve a single warrant. Commanders sent 42 officers in five trucks.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2019: The ninth Global convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has begun from Tuesday in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu,Nepal, October 13, 2019: ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)leaders called on visiting Chinese president Xi Jinping at Soltee Hotel today morning
Guwahati, Oct 8 : An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded at Moreh area in Manipur along Indo-Myanmar border on Monday night.
Guwahati, Oct 8 : The people of Guwahati bid a tearful farewell to Goddess Durga and celebrated Vijaya Dashami on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2019: The Hindus around the world are celebrating the Vijaya Dashami, the main and last day of Dashain of this year, with great enthusiasm today by receiving Tika, Jamara and blessings from elders.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 10, 2019: All eyes are now concentrated on what investigation would be conducted on the high-profile rape case surrounding to immediate past Speaker and senior leader of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Krish
Guwahati, Oct 7 : The Kapili power house of the NEEPCO power project on the Kopili river at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao district was submerged by water after a tunnel pipeline burst on Monday morning.
Guwahati, Oct 7 : Four people of a family including a 8-year-old girl child were killed and two others injured while a Maruti Alto car fell into a deep gorge in Assam's Goalpara district last night.
Guwahati, Oct 7 : Justice Ajay Lamba on Monday has sworn in as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
LOS ANGELES: The filmmakers and studio behind “Joker†have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theatre security, audiences flocked to the multiplex to check out the R-rated film this weekend
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 7, 2019: Hindus all over the world including in Nepal observe the ‘Maha Nawami’ the ninth day of the ten-day-long Bada Dashain festival, on Monday by worshiping Goddess Durga Bhawani.
BAGHDAD: At least eight people were killed in new clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters on Sunday, the sixth day of unrest in which the death toll has now passed 100 and more than 6,000 have been wounded.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2019: Immediate past Speaker of the House has been arrested for his alleged involvement of raping a woman employee at the Parliament Secretariat.
MUMBAI, Oct 6: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami picked up a five-wicket haul while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four in South Africa’s second innings to bowl India to a comprehensive 203-run victory in the opening test at Visakhapatnam on
CAIRO: Irrigation ministers from three key Nile Basin countries wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in Sudan’s capital without resolving differences over Ethiopia’s soon-to-be-finished Blue Nile dam, with Egypt calling for international me
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2019: Nepal Police likely to arrest former Speaker of the federal parliament by today evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 6, 2019: Senior journalist Rajendra Dev Acharya has passed away on Sunday.
Guwahati, Oct 5 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited Indian Army's 3 Corps and 2 Mountain Division camp at Dinjan in Dibrugarh district and held discussions with the top army officials there to take stock of the security
Guwahati, Oct 5 : Security forces had seized different varieties of drugs worth over Rs 28 crore in Manipur's Moreh area along Indo-Myanmar border on Saturday.
Guwahati, Oct 5 : A unit of Indian Army organized an Ex-Servicemen Rally as part of Year of next of kin at Jagiroad in Assam's Morigaon district on Saturday.
Guwahati, Oct 5 : Union Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that, the BJP-led NDA government at the centre has doubled the development fund allocation to Mizoram compared to the previous UPA government.
Guwahati, Oct 5 : The villagers of Manikpur area in Assam's Karimganj district along Indo-Bangladesh border have celebrated the Durga Puja every year at a special Durga temple which is located in the Bangladesh side.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2019: US ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry has called on government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal at the latter’s residence in Dallu, Kathmandu on Friday.
Guwahati, Oct 4 : Amidst visit of Union Home minister and BJP national president Amit Shah to Mizoram on Saturday, several organizations of the North Eastern state are planning to hold street protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Guwahati, Oct 4 : Gajraj Corps of the Indian Army on Friday celebrated its 57th Raising Day at a function held at its headquarters in Assam's Tezpur.
SRINAGAR: Journalists in Indian Kashmir on Thursday staged a small silent protest against what they say has been a “media gag†by Indian authorities that has badly affected their ability to work in the disputed region for the last 60 days.
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said on Thursday more than 11,500 people have been evacuated from the town of Wamena in the easternmost province of Papua since dozens died during clashes last month in the area.
ISLAMABAD: Senior Taliban leaders met Thursday with Pakistan’s foreign minister in Islamabad as part of a push to revive an Afghanistan peace deal discussed in months of US-Taliban talks before those negotiations collapsed.
MUMBAI, Oct 3: India’s opening batsman Mayank Agarwal converted his maiden test hundred into a double century as they declared for 502 for seven before the hosts’ spinners made early inroads into the South African batting order on Thursday.
Guwahati, Oct 3 : The Chandrayaan II mission has become the theme of a Puja pandal in Guwahati as Durga Puja fervour gripped in the capital city of Assam and other parts of the state.
Guwahati, Oct 3 : Massive protests are continued in Manipur against the centre's move to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Guwahati : The Assam Rifles troops had apprehended a gold smuggler and recovered 47 numbers gold biscuit worth Rs 2.95 crore in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Spear Corps organized a multitude of events on the theme of 'Swachhta Hi Sewa', from September 16 to October 2 in the entire Corps Zone.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2019: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reminded the Nepal government about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights-1948, and the constitutional provisions that have guaranteed the right to freedom of
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2019: Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has suggested the government, its head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the Nepal police to use the sexual harassment case related to the former speaker Krishna Bahadur M
Guwahati, Oct 2 : 13 stolen Royal Enfield motor bikes were seized by the Government Railway Police at Guwahati railway station on Wednesday.
Guwahati, Oct 2 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that, the nation is now going on the way of fastest development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Guwahati, Oct 1 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said that, Assam Police has been providing exemplary service to the people of the state and their uniform carries a lot of power and responsibility.
Guwahati, Oct 1 : Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command on Tuesday met Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr). B D Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhawan, Itanagar.
Guwahati, Oct 1 : Ceremonial Border Personnel Meetings (BPM) were organised at Natu La, Bum La and Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh along Indo-China border on Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese National Day.
Guwahati, Oct 1 : Indian army had apprehended six hardcore militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Sangbijit (NDFB-S) with huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Kokrajhar district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 1, 2019: General Secretary of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) Dr Shashank Koirala has demanded a fair and independent investigation against Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 1, 2019: Speaker of House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara has resigned from his post on the moral ground on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 019, 2019 :Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara has courted controversy after a female employee at the Federal Parliament Secretariat (FPS) accused him of raping her.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 019, 2019 :Nepal has been declared as an open-defecation free (ODF) country amid a program in Kathmandu on Monday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made the declaration claiming the declaration as of his government’s nota
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 019, 2019 :Six Nepali nationals were killed in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at wee hours on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 019, 2019 :Two persons died when a passenger bus that was heading for Sirpa of Rolpa district plunged into the Lungri River at Ruinibang area on Monday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, October 019, 2019 : The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going to host a tea reception in Kathmandu on October 16 on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali, Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals.
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Guwahati, Sep 30 : BJP candidate Bijay Malakar on Monday had filed his nomination for the bye election from Ratabari assembly constituency in Assam's Karimganj district.
Guwahati: Assam’s well known Dispur Hospitals and ‘The Heart, Sahridoy Gosthi’, a premier non-government organization today organized an awareness rally on the occasion of World Heart Day on the streets of the city. Braving the rain in mo
Although South Asia has the highest population but you should know that you (western people and especially teenagers) are the largest consumer of meat product resulting 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions (37% of human-caused me
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 29, 2019: Bada Dashain, the greatest and longest festival of Hindus, begins from today by observing the Ghatasthapana on Sunday.
HONG KONG: Thousands of protesters regrouped after police fired tear gas at them Sunday and marched along a thoroughfare in downtown Hong Kong in a second straight day of defiance, sparking fears of more violence ahead of China’s National Day.
Guwahati: City-based Dispur Hospitals in association with ‘The Heart’, a non-government organization, have organized an awareness rally on the occasion of World Heart Day on 29 September in the morning hours on streets of the pre-historic
Guwahati, Sep 28 : General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh and CI/CT areas of Central and Lower Assam from Se
Guwahati, Sep 28 : A hardcore militant of Naga outfit NSCN (R) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Saturday morning.
Guwahati, Sep 28 : A rhino poacher was shot dead by a joint team of Assam police and forest guards in Assam's Orang National Park in the wee hours of Saturday.
Guwahati, Sep 28 : At least three women were killed and six others injured after a speeding Innova car rammed into a group of people while the people participating in the Mahalaya rally in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday morning.
Guwahati: Baloch patriots have fought for over seven decades to free their beloved country from Pakistan's illegal occupation and the time has come for India to lend an active helping hand to their cause as a trusted ally. With this fervent appe
JOHANNESBURG: A body armour-wearing Prince Harry on Friday followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, whose walk through an active mine field in Angola years ago helped to lead to a global ban on the deadly weapons.
WASHINGTON: If House Democrats press ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, their case will rest in large part on the claim that he sought a foreign government’s help, with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid in
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 27, 2019: Dawa Phuti Sherpa has been appointed as the new Nepali ambassador to Spain.
Guwahati, Sep 27 : An Indian army Cheetah helicopter crashed in Bhutan on Friday at around 1-19 pm.
Kathmandu, Nepal September 27, 2019: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract for the construction of a Childbirth Center in Dang District with Mr. Krishna Prasad Bista, the Director General of the Fami
MUZAFFARABAD: As Pakistan‘s Prime Minister Imran Khan prepares to deliver another appeal to the world to address the situation in Kashmir, he faces the risk that rising anger in his country’s portion of the disputed region could spiral into
Guwahati: In the unlikely scenario of a war and to combat the challenges from the China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct the Rafale aircraft in the North Eastern region soon and ready for fully operationalise eight more Advanced Landing G
ELVERUM, Norway, Sept 26: Norway does not plan to block China’s Huawei Technologies[HWT.UL] from building the country’s 5G telecoms network, cabinet minister Nikolai Astrup told Reuters.
Guwahati, Sep 26 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that, India is going to become the manufacturing hub of the world under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Guwahati, Sep 26 : Security forces had recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Manipur's Moreh along Indo-Myanmar border on Thursday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2019: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract for the construction of a Children’s Home in Humla District with Mr. Rakesh Shahi, the Chairperson of the Rural Empowerme
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2019: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal H.E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo signed a grant contract with Mr. Anand Prasad Bhatta, Chairperson of Sudur Paschimanchal Samudayik Aspattal for a project to install medical equipmen
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2019: United State of America (USA) ambassador to Nepal, Randy W. Berry, has called on Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at latter’s residence at Budhanilkantha on Thurs
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 26, 2019: South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) foreign ministerial level meeting is going to be held in New York on Thursday with the aim to pave the way for upcoming Summit stalled due to the sour
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: President Donald Trump pressed the leader of Ukraine to “look into†Joe Biden, Trump’s potential 2020 reelection rival, as well as the president’s lingering grievances from the 2016 election, according to a rough tra
LONDON, Sept 26: Manchester United’s current malaise was laid bare as they struggled past third-tier Rochdale 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the League Cup third round at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: At another attempt to steal over Rs 5 billion from various banks and financial institutions of Nepal via hacking has been crackdown by the Nepal police.
LONDON, Sept 25: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned home from a foreign trip on Wednesday to face parliament in what is likely to be a stormy session after a humiliating Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully suspended the assemb
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The death toll from an earthquake in Pakistan on Tuesday has risen to 37, the Mirpur divisional commissioner, Muhammad Tayyab, said on Wednesday.
STOCKHOLM, Sept 25: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named on Wednesday as one of four winners of the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has staged a demonstration against of the government in the capital on Tuesday.
LONDON, Sept 24: The unanimous decision by the court’s 11 presiding judges thrusts Britain’s exit from the European Union further into turmoil as it undermines Johnson and gives legislators more scope to oppose his Brexit plans.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: World Federation Of Trade Unions (WFTU) Asia Pacific Conference has kicked off in Kathmandu with prime slogan of ‘Ensure basic needs of working class and social security, generate more investment on produc
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H.E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, today signed a grant contract with the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation-Nepal (MDF-Nepal) to build a rehabilitation center for people with muscular dy
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract today with Food for Life Nepal to build a School Lunch Preparation Center in Budhanilakantha Municipality in Kathmandu District.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 24, 2019: National Examination Board (NEB) has published the results of Grade 11 on Tuesday.
Butwal, Nepal, September 24, 2019: Five persons died when a truck collided head-on with a car at Kawasoti municipality-8, Kharkatta of Nawalparasi district along the Narayanghat-Butwal road section of the Mahendra Highway on Monday night.
Guwahati, Sep 23 : At least 9 people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries after a passenger bus and traveller collided in Assam's Sivasagar district on Monday.
Guwahati, Sep 23 : Assam police have arrested a person with more than 5500 mobile SIM cards and 20 mobile phones who looted cashback offer of different online shopping companies and diverted the amount to his Paytm account.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2019: Chairperson of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that his party lacks clear vision to set up a foundation to socialism.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2019: Head of International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Song Tao arrived on a three-day visit to Kathmandu on Monday.
HONG KONG, Sept 23: Hong Kong cleaned up on Monday and resumed train services after a weekend of sometimes violent protests that saw pro-democracy activists vandalize a railway station and shopping mall.
KABUL, Sept 23: A Taliban delegation met China’s special representative for Afghanistan in Beijing to discuss the group’s peace talks with the United States, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgency said.
MILAN, ITALY, Sept 23: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged Italian soccer authorities to hand out stadium bans for supporters guilty of racism after another incident in a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina on Sunday.
LONDON, Sept 23: The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook (TCG.L) collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.
Guwahati, Sep 22 : Aiming to transform Guwahati as the gateway to the ASEAN region, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the first flight to Bangkok at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in the wee hours of Sunday.
Guwahati, Sep 22 : Assam police have arrested a youth from Assam's Nalbari district, who threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Finance Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on social media.
MOGADISHU, Sept 22: Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed an army base near the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, looted it for weapons and then withdrew, a military source, residents and the group told Reuters.
Guwahati: Baloch nationalist leader Hyrbyair Marri will interact with Guwahati scribes on Wednesday (25 September 2019) where he is expected to narrate the story of Balochistan freedom struggle against Islamabad and probable Indian contribution
Guwahati, Sep 21 : The bye elections in four assembly constituencies of Assam will be held on October 21.
Guwahati, Sep 21 : Assam excise department has suspended a department constable after he was found involvement in illegal liquor transportation.
Guwahati, Sep 21 : Union Minister of State of Railways Suresh C Angadi on Saturday reviewed the existing railway services and also ongoing construction works that are going on in Arunachal Pradesh during a meeting with Sanjive Roy, General Manag
Guwahati, Sep 21 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the state Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department to take effective and immediate steps for controlling the spiraling prices of the essential commodity in the s
NEW YORK: Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can’t wait any longer.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2019: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), has decreased the price of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and aviation fuel by fifteen rupees per cylinder and fifty US Dolor per kiloliter respectively.
Guwahati, Sep 20 : Police have arrested a person for allegedly raping his own minor daughter in Assam's Kamrup district.
Guwahati: City-based Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya will conduct a general eye screening camp for scribes at Guwahati Press Club on Monday (23 September 2019), where the participants can avail the free test of visual assessment and consultations fro
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2019: Nepal and Belgium have agreed to explore the new avenues to enhance the bilateral relations between the two countries.
BERLIN, Sept 20: The German government will raise incentives for buying electric cars under its new climate plan, as well as raising road tolls for trucks from 2023 and pumping money into rail operator Deutsche Bahn, a climate policy document se
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 20, 2019: Constitution Day, which is also known as the National Day, is being marked amid grand functions across the country including in Kathmandu on Friday.
Guwahati, Sep 19 : In an apparent case of moral policing, three minor boys were allegedly beaten up by a group of villager alleged that, the boys attempting to steal coconut in Assam's Hojai district on Thursday.
Guwahati, Sep 19 : Security personnel had arrested one Rohingya with four other persons who involved in illegal transportation of foreigners in Manipur's Moreh.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2019: President of the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has come heavily against the government even accusing of running anti-constitutional activities and attempting of imposing autho
JALALABAD/ KABUL: At least 30 civilians were killed and 40 injured in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan security forces, backed by US air support, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister warned Thursday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,†further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf.
Guwahati: Around 2000 transgender in Assam who were excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) which was published on August 31, are still hoping that, the Supreme Court will modify the appeals process of the NRC for inclusion t
UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims in the Xinjiang region, saying he has spok
Guwahati, Sep 17 : Tense erupted in Manipur's Senapati district, after some miscreants suspected to be volunteers of Maram Khullen Circle Union equipped with sophisticated weapons had destroyed and torched more than 10 houses at Makhan village a
Guwahati, Sep 17 : In a horrific incident, a pregnant Muslim woman and her two sisters were allegedly stripped and tortured inside a police station in Assam's Darrang district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: 17 September, 2019: An official of the Embassy of Japan handed over medical equipment to the Labor, Women and Child Welfare Council in Bhaktapur today. The equipment includes an X-ray, ultrasound, computer radiography (CR) mach
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2019: The government and its head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have now alleged of becoming increasingly intolerant of dissent, thanks to the arrogance of comfortable majority in the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2019: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s possible visit to Nepal is begun to mark with much more fanfare terming it as of the greatest achievement of the government even though the exact date is yet to be finalized.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 17, 2019: Conflict victims of the decade long insurgency launched on the name of Maoist movement have urged the government to replace the existing recommendation committee formed to suggest commissioners for the trans
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2019: Nine journalists have been arrested by a team of Nepal police from Singh Durbar, Central Secretariat of the Nepal government, on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2019:: A week long Nepal-Pakistan Friendly Trade Fair- 2019 has kicked off at Tripureshwor of Kathmandu based United World Trade Center (UWTC) from Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2019: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the representative body of the Nepalese cricketers, elections has been rescheduled for upcoming October 27-28, 2009. Earlier, September 20-21, 2019 was fixed for the elect
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 16, 2019: The Lawmakers representing to the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has been obstructing the proceeding in the federal parliament demanding an investigation over Banke incident.
HONG KONG, Sept 16: Hong Kong’s businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside govern
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 19, 2019: Social activist Gyanendra Shahi has been arrested from a press meet held in Lalitpur on Sunday afternoon.
Butwal, Nepal, September 19, 2019: An unidentified gang of looter shot dead a man and robbed about fifty million rupees at Rohini rural municipality-3 of Rupandehi district on Sunday.
Guwahati, Sep 14 : The Kuki Students Organisation, Guwahati on Saturday celebrated silver jubilee after completion 25 years of the organisation in Guwahati.
Guwahati, Sep 14 : Security forces had apprehended two Adivasi extremists and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.
Guwahati, Sep 14 : The final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) which constitute status of every individual in a family in Assam has been published online on Saturday.
Guwahati, Sep 14 : At least five people were killed and several others injured after a truck rammed a Maximo passenger vehicle in Assam's Biswanath district on Saturday evening.
Guwahati: Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai launched a Privilege Card for scribes at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday (14 September 2019), where senior hepatologist Dr Vaibhav Patil, deputy general manager Muralidharan V and mar
Guwahati, Sep 12 : Continuing with the endeavor to provide humanitarian assistance to the less privileged populace of Biswanath district, the troops of Indian Army organised a medical camp at village Maranabari in Gophur on Wednesday under Oper
Guwahati, Sep 12 : Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary urged the Union government for a bilateral trade agreement with Bangladesh in line with the Indo-Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreement which will boost the bilateral trad
Guwahati, Sep 12 : Combine Annual Training Camp for Air Wing NCC which was conducted at Narangi Military Station Guwahati from September 4 came to an end on Thursday.
Guwahati, Sep 12 : A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Guwahati today evening. The incident took place at Kumarpara near Athgaon area in the capital city of Assam where a group of 4 to 5 miscreants shot an employee at Jagadamba Ir
The great Hero Prithvi Narayan Shah was born in Gorkha on 27th Poush 1779 BS and he gowned king's Crown in Gorkha Palace on Ramnawami 1799 BS. With the support of all different castes including Magar, Gurung, Sherpa, Bahun, Chetri, Kami,
Guwahati: Senior hepatologist Dr Vaibhav Patil from Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai will be available for free consultations to scribes along with their family members at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (14 September 2019) from 11 a
Guwahati : The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) had seized huge quantity of contraband drugs and apprehended a person in Assam's Karimganj district along Indo-Bangladesh border last night.
Guwahati: Security forces had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition and warlike stores in Nagaland's Namsa area.
LONDON: A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario reluctantly released by the government on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12: Nepal and Malaysia have signed a 10-point deal to pave the way to resume the stalled process of labor supply from Nepal to Malaysia.
GENEVA: Airstrikes by US-led coalition forces in Syria have killed or wounded many civilians, indicating that required precautions were ignored and war crimes may have been committed, United Nations investigators said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Sept 11: Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget†18 years after the deadliest terror attack on American soil.
Guwahati : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that, the centre will not touch the Article 371 of the constitution which gives special status to the North Eastern states or allow any legislation that overlaps the tribal laws, local acts
Guwahati: City based scribes, who participated in a daylong Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C screening camp at Guwahati Press Club on 9 September 2019, showed an excellent health status as none was reported positive in the blood tests.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2019: Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Nepali Counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali separately on Monday.
Guwahati : While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken an initiative to scrap such plastics by 2022 in India, the Meghalaya government has also started a green campaign against the use of plastics in the state.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2019: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Kathmandu for a three-day state visit to Nepal on Sunday evening.
HONG KONG, Sept 8: Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the upmarket Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday, after demonstrators had rallied at the U.S. Consulate calling for help in bringing democracy to the Chinese-ruled
Guwahati, Sep 7 : Security forces had seized suspected brown sugar worth Rs 5.14 crore at Moreh town along Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur on Saturday evening.
HONG KONG, Sept 7: Hong Kong police searched public transport heading for the airport on Saturday ahead of another “stress test†of road and rail links by anti-government protesters, the latest in 14 weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations
Guwahati : Assam police with the help of Mumbai police had arrested two key members of an ATM hacker gang from a hotel Colaba area in Mumbai.
KABUL, Sept 6: The Taliban attacked a third provincial capital in Afghanistan in less than a week, killing at least two civilians, an official said Friday as a U.S. envoy was back in Qatar for unexpected talks on a U.S.-Taliban deal he had descr
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home from Singapore on Friday afternoon after weeks long treatment of ailments related to his kidney.
It’s almost midday in Nsisi – a fishing village nestled on the shore of Lake Nyasa – and Lucy Gwamaka is busy unfurling a canvas to dry her sardines in the sun. For the 33-year-old mother of three, life is a daily struggle. Her wrinkled
People in the Philippines are turning back to nature as dengue, the sickness carried by the deadly Aedes egypti mosquito has spread affecting almost 200,000 victims in the country. Health experts and authorities are using frogs, mosquito fishes
Guwahati : While ruling BJP and several other organisations alleged that, a large number of illegal foreigners name were figured in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was published on August 31 that left out more than 19 lakh p
The right to freedom of expression in Myanmar has been declining during the term of present regime, which was otherwise unexpected as Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is leading the Union government in NayPi
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 5, 2019: Absconding former lawmaker Dol Bahadur (DB) Karki has been sent to jail on Thursday.
KABUL, Sept 5: A Taliban suicide blast in the centre of Kabul killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40 on Thursday, destroying cars and shops in an area near the headquarters of Afghanistan’s NATO force and the U.S. embassy, official
MANCHESTER: Majestic Steve Smith scored his third century of the Ashes series as Australia reached 245 for five at lunch on the second day of the fourth test at Old Trafford.
NEW DELHI: A blast at a fireworks factory in India on Wednesday killed 14 people, police said, weeks ahead of a Hindu festival marked by the lighting of millions of fire crackers.
Ruling Head NCP Remains Silent over Prime Minister KP Oli’s Health Condition Despite Mounting Concerns of commoners
Palpa, Nepal, September, 4, 2019: AT least three persons died and 18 others sustained injuries when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Galyang municipality-3, Kholsa in Syangja on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September, 4, 2019: A lawmaker from the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) Gagan Thapa has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to take rest considering to the prolonged absence of executive head, poor health condition an
LONDON, Sept 4: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to call a snap election on Wednesday after lawmakers seeking to prevent him taking Britain out of the European Union without a divorce deal dealt him a humbling parliamentary defeat.
Guwahati, Sep 3 : After publishing the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), 19 lakh people who left out from the list are now feared about their citizenship right.
KABUL: The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the Taliban, the chief US negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3, 2019: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Minister for Human Resources, M Kulasegaran on October, 29, 2018 has y
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3, 2019: The government has been exploring the ways to supply the Nepalese workers in Turkey. The Ministry for Labour, Employment and Social Security has prepared a draft proposal as part of its bid to sign a labor ag
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3, 2019: Though the Nepal Police have become success to arrest the five Chinese national, a French national of Chinese origin and three Nepalese in connection with the country’s biggest cyber heist in the banking se
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3, 2019: Transnational human trafficking rackets found to have involved in trafficking of Nepalese girls and women to China as brides. With the arrest of the 10 people including 4 Chinese nationals, trafficking racket
Guwahati: Dr Rela Institute & MedicalCentre, Chennai has organized a daylong Hepatitis B and C screening camp atGuwahati Press Club on 9 September 2019 (11 am to 3 pm). Subsequentexpert opinions by consultant hepatologists from the multi-special
Guwahati, Sep 2 : More than 80 per cent resident of Pub Malaybari – a revenue village in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district, have now spent sleepless night after their names were missing in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) that publ
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2, 2019: Haritalika Teej is celebrated today by the Hindu Women and girls around the world including in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September, 2, 2019: Another one Chinese national involved in the alleged charge of hacking bank data and stealing millions of rupees from automated teller machines (ATMs) of various banks in Kathmandu has been arrested on Sunda
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 02, 2019: The whole story of notorious Shyam Krishna Kalawar of Sarlahi district sounds like a filmy story of a feudal society. But it has exposed into a reality after police arrest him for allegedly defrauding hundre
Guwahati, Sep 1 : A 73-year-old doctor who was attacked by tea workers of a tea estate in Assam's Jorhat district was died of injuries.
Guwahati, Sep 1 : Over 19 lakh people have been left out in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which published on Saturday.
Guwahati, Sep 1 : Not only one, two, three or five, six, 50 persons of a single family have been excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was published on August 31 by leaving out more than 19 lakh people.
Guwahati, Sep 1 : A teacher fainted at a NRC Seva Kendra in Assam's Kamrup district after he found that his two children name were not listed in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was published on Saturday by leaving out over 1
Guwahati, Sep 1 : A retired Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Sabindra Sharma is among the 19 lakh people, whose name were missing in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) that published on August 31.
Guwahati, Sep 1 : Assam on Saturday has published the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) by leaving out over 19 lakh people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, September 1, 2019: Nepal Police arrest five Chinese nationals from Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, for their involvement in stealing millions of rupees by hacking bank system.
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in Maharashtra on Saturday, hospital officials and police said.
WASHINGTON, Aug 31: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship.
Guwahati, Aug 30 : Assam is all set to publish the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on August 31, which will identify the bonafide citizens of the state.
Kathmandu, Nepal 30 August, 2019: A delegation of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan’sWomen Parliamentarians, led by Ms. Tomomi INADA, Chief Deputy Secretary General, LDP and Former Minister of Defense, along with Ms.Fusae OTA, Membe
Guwahati, Aug 30 : At least four forest personnel were killed and two others injured in a road mishap in Assam's Sivasagar district today morning.
MONACO: Missing out on the Champions League title in his first season at Juventus still pains Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 30, 2019: It is likely that the Parliamentary Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, under the federal parliament would study the Supreme Court (SC)’s recent verdict on Ncell tax assessment.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: Cities around Pakistan came to a standstill on Friday as tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets in a government-led demonstration of solidarity with the disputed region of Kashmir, after India revoked its autonomy
Guwahati, Aug 29 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed Congress for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Fit India movement' and said thatthey ran an economy with double digit inflation through their 10 years regime.
Guwahati, Aug 29 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, the government will announce more measures to boost the economy in coming days.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 29, August, 2019: The Advertisement Bill-2076 BS has been endorsed the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday.
Guwahati, Aug 29 : Police had seized huge quantity of contraband drugs in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district on Thursday.
Guwahati, Aug 29 : While only a day left for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the NRC authority has still conducted the re-verification andhearing process in many places in the state.
Guwahati, Aug 29 : Security has been beefed up in Assam ahead of the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Guwahati, Aug 29 : Contagious skin diseases have broken out in several areas in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
Guwahati, Aug 28 : Suspected militants of NSCN (R) had killed a civilian in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Monday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 29, 2019: Government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has claimed that no cabinet meeting had taken place through video conference.
Guwahati: In a major embarrassment to the Assam health department, the family members of a pregnant woman have been forced to carry her in a hand cart and boat to reach hospital in Assam's Barpeta district.
Guwahati, Aug 28 : Finally, a Deputy Commissioner (DC) had reached a remote village in Mizoram and no surprise that, the villagers welcomed him heartwarming.
Guwahati, Aug 28 : One person killed and seven others injured after a speedy Tata Sumo vehicle turned turtle on road in Assam's Biswanath district on Wednesday.
Guwahati, Aug 25 : Police had arrested a drug peddler with drugs in Assam's Chirang district on Saturday evening.
Guwahati : Security forces had arrested six active cadres of United Socialist Revolutionary Army (USRA) and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from them in Manipur's Imphal East district on Monday evening.
Guwahati: Leading orthopedic & sports medicine specialist Dr KL Praveen Kumar from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai today (24 August 2019) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 28, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has strongly objected the recent cabinet’s meeting held through video conference.
LONDON, Aug 28: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to limit parliament’s opportunity to derail Brexit by cutting the amount of time it sits between now and EU exit day on Oct. 31, infuriating opponents who accused him of leading a “v
MEXICO CITY, Aug 28: An attack on a bar in Mexico’s Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 23 people and injured 13 late Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2019: Following the completion of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s two-day official visit to Nepal, country’s diplomacy fell under the hotspot. Not only the immediate neighbors like China and Pakis
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2019: Southern neighbor India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit to Nepal at the third week of September. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has already invited his Indian counterpart Modi to become chief guest o
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2019: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has imposed a ban on commenting and criticizing the party leaders over the party’s internal affairs and decisions. A secretariat meeting of the party held at its he
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 23, 2019: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday quashed a decision of the Large Taxpayers' Office (LTO) to impose Rs 39 billion tax on the Ncell Private Limited.
Chitwan, Nepal, August 26, 2019: Chitwan District Court has granted release of television journalist duo Rabi Lamichhane and Yuvaraj Kandel along with Asmita Karki, aka ‘Ruku’ on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 26, 2019: gold price, has set a new record of Rs 73,500 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2019: A meeting of the Council of Ministers was held through video-conferencing for the first time on Monday.
BIARRITZ, Aug 26: President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed China wanted to make a trade deal after contacting U.S. trade officials overnight to say it wanted to return to the negotiating table.
BOURNEMOUTH: Sergio Aguero struck twice as Manchester City moved into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool, with a 3-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 25, 2019: A case has been filed against TV journalist Rabi Lamichhane and two others in connection to the suicide of journalist Shalik Ram Pudasaini Chitwan at Chitwan district Court on Sunday.
BEIRUT: Two Israeli drones crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital overnight without the militants firing on them, a spokesman for the group said Sunday, saying the first fell on the roof of a building housing Hezbollah’s med
Kathmandu, Nepal, August, 25, 2019: Gold price has reached a new high of Rs 72,500 per tola in the Nepali market on Sunday.
MADRID, Aug 25: Real Madrid’s early optimism was punctured by an 88th-minute equaliser from Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola as Zinedine Zidane’s side stumbled to a 1-1 draw in their first home game of the La Liga season on Saturday.
HONG KONG, Aug 25: Hong Kong police said on Sunday they arrested 29 people after clashes overnight in which volleys of tear gas were fired to disperse anti-government protesters, as the Asian financial hub braced for more demonstrations later in
Guwahati, Aug 24 : In a shocking incident, a man left his wife and his newborn baby at a railway station in Assam's Jorhat district.
Guwahati, Aug 24 : Mizoram's influenced apex student body – Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) has decided to launch a campaign across the state against the inter-community marriages.
Guwahati, Aug 24 : One cattle smuggler was killed and two others injured in police firing incident in Assam's Karimganj district along Indo-Bangladesh international border on Friday night.
Guwahati, Aug 24 : In a horrific incident, two young girls were gang raped by a group of miscreant at a railway quarter in Assam's Kamrup district on Friday night.
‘Dignified way for return of Kashmiri Pandits obligatory’ Guwahati: The return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir valley must be addressed in terms of historical aspect than a cosmetic contemporary understanding. This community has suffered a g
BIARRITZ, FRANCE, Aug 24: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he expected a G7 summit in France this weekend to accomplish a lot, adding he had a special relationship with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron even if they had their di
President Donald Trump angrily escalated his trade fight with China on Friday, raising retaliatory tariffs and ordering American companies to consider alternatives to doing business there.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August, 24, 2019: Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister passed away at the age of 66 on Saturday.
Guwahati, Aug 23 : Within 48 hours, the BSF troops deployed in Assam's South Salmara district along Indo-Bangladesh border had apprehended seven cattle smugglers and seized 25 cattle heads.
Guwahati, Aug 23 : The Guwahati Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday had organized a pension adalat to speedy redress the grievances of BSF retirees and family pensioners of all the seven states of North East region and Coochbeh
Guwahati, Aug 23 : A Muslim youth was seriously injured after he was beaten up by a mob in Assam's Hojai district for alleged involvement in 'Love Jihad'.
Among all religions of the world, Hindu religion is considered as an ancient religion that is recognized as the foundation of civilization and as the most liberal democratic way of life. Hinduism & Buddhism are the identities & cultural assets
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 23, 2019: Chairman of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said on Friday that the recent political system would be changed if the government fails to live up to the people's expectations.
Pokhara, Nepal, Aug 23, 2019: Two persons identified as Krishna Wagle, district in-charge and Om Hamal, journalist affiliated to the journalist group of Netra Bikram Chand Communist Part Nepal (CPN) have been arrested on Friday.
HONG KONG, Aug 23: Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test†of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed no signs of let-up amid rising tension between China
HONG KONG, Aug 23: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies said on Friday its business has been less impacted by U.S. trade restrictions than the company had initially feared and it is “fully prepared†to live and work with the U.S. san
Guwahati, Aug 23 : Ahead of the publication of final National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has appealed the people of the state to maintain peace and harmony.
Goa, the sate comprising of some of the most extraordinary sea beaches in India, is a land of paradise. With the salty air, all around and the mouth-watering Goan fish curry, Goa itself allures every tourist to set foot on its bosom. However, ap
Guwahati: The Assam police is known for its unique activities and continuing its effort for the people, the Assam police on Thursday has launched a programme related to the Children named "Shishu-Mitra".
Another deadly attack, this time in Eastern Afghanistan. The target: a wedding party. The toll: 63 dead and almost 200 injured. Ironically, the invitations to the Kabul wedding read "… we celebrate … with a world of hope and desire …" And,
Guwahati: Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai has organized a daylong Hepatitis B and C screening camp at Guwahati Press Club on 7 September 2019 (11 am to 4 pm). Subsequent expert opinions by consultant hepatologists from the multi-spe
Guwahati, Aug 22 : The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) had apprehended two cattle smugglers and seized eight cattle in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district on Thursday.
Guwahati, Aug 21 : Mumbai police had arrested an Assam youth, who threatening to kill a Team India cricketer.
WELLINGTON, Aug 22: As New Zealand lawmakers vigorously debated fuel prices in parliament this week, speaker Trevor Mallard called for order while feeding baby TÅ«tÄnekai his bottle.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 22, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Singapore on Thursday afternoon for his regular health check-up. The prime minister will receive treatment at National University Hospital in Singapore.
HONG KONG/NEW YORK, Aug 21: China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political unrest in the Asian financial hub, two people with knowledge of the matter t
HELHEIM GLACIER, August 21: This is where Earth’s refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. New York University air and ocean scientist David Holland, who is tracking what’s happening in Greenland from b
Guwahati: Leading orthopedic & sports medicine specialist Dr KL Praveen Kumar from Apollo Hospitals in Chennai will be available for free consultations to scribes at Guwahati Press Club on 24 August 2019. Member-journalists along with their fami
Guwahati: The forest officials and activists of Hatibandhu – a NGO had rescued a 14-feet long python in Assam's Nagaon district.
Guwahati: Security personnel had apprehended five militants of Manipur based outfit PREPAK with arms in Nagaland's Mon district on Monday.
Guwahati : Security forces had arrested a most wanted rhino horn dealer and poacher, who was involved in several rhino poaching incidents, from Nagaland's Dimapur area on Monday night.
Guwahati: In a shocking incident, a brave Head Constable of the the Railway Protection Force (RPF) risked his life to save a passenger from getting run over by a fast-moving train.
Chitwan, Nepal,August 20,2019: The Chitwan district court has allowed the police to take more five days in police custody to the popular TV journalsit Ravi Lamichhane and two others on Tuesaday
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called an all-party meeting at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: A government employee has been found dead at Singha Durbar, the central administrative secretariat of the country on Tuesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar is arriving here on Wednesday, August 21, for a two-day visit to Nepal. Even though the purpose of recent visit to Nepal is to participate in the fifth meeting of t
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has claimed that no talks will be held with Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar, who is arriving here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Nepal to pa
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: Tainted judge at the Pokhara High Court, Jiwan Hari Adhikri has tendered his resignation on Monday. Expressing dissatisfaction over the investigation into his controversial judgment, the Judicial Council (JC) h
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 20, 2019: The government is preparing to appoint the commissioners of two transitional justice bodies- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) goi
OKJOKULL GLACIER, ICELAND: It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a glacier.
Guwahati : Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock at the murder of journalist Ashish Dhiman along with his brother at Madhonagar locality of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on morning hours of Sunday (18 August 2019).
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 18, 2019: Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Sunday ordered the government not to arrest Nepali actress Shilpa Pokhrel, who has been charged of polygamy.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 18, 2019: Following months long investigation, Nepal Police have arrested for his alleged charge of involvement in the murder of former ambassador to France Keshav Raj Jha.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 18, 2019: A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed on Sunday against three persons including popular TV journalist Rabi Lamichhane over the death of journalist Shalikram Pudasaini.
KABUL: The death toll from a late-night suicide bombing at a crowded wedding party in the Afghan capital rose to at least 63 on Sunday, including women and children, officials said. The local Islamic State group’s affiliate claimed responsibil
HONG KONG: Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-ready protesters Sunday as they started marching from a packed park in central Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity.
LONDON, Aug 18: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp laughed off stand-in goalkeeper Adrian’s mistake in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Southampton, joking that the howler was a “goalie thing†at the Merseyside club.
Guwahati, Aug 18 : Assam police on Sunday had arrested a senior government official and former Deputy Commissioner of Karimganj district in connection with a multi-crore rupees scam involving for acquiring land for Land Ports Authority of India'
Guwahati, Aug 18 : The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended a cadre of ZUF militant group in Assam's Cachar district.
Guwahati, Aug 18 : In support of the Assam state government's commendable efforts in flood recue and relief work, Diageo India, India's leading premium spirits company on Saturday donated a sum of Rs 1 crore to the Assam Chief Minister's Relief
Guwahati, Aug 18 : The fresh flood waters of Teok river have submerged at least 10 villages in Mariani area in Assam's Jorhat district on Sunday.
Guwahati, Aug 18 : Assam police had arrested a most wanted rhino poacher from Jakhalabandha area in Assam's Nagaon district on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that there is no possibility of restoration of the monarchy in the country even though the ‘reactionary’ forces have raised their head for the same.
GENEVA, August 18: From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind’s exploitation of the planet’s fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction. Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting in Geneva t
Guwahati, Aug 17 : A local court in Assam's Hojai district on Friday had convicted three persons with life imprisonment in connection with a 10-year-old murder case.
Guwahati, Aug 17 : Nagaland governor RN Ravi said that, the centre wants to conclude the Naga peace process within three months. Attending a grand civic reception in honour of the 19th Governor of Nagaland held at NBCC Convention Centre in Kohim
Guwahati: Samsun Nahar, a resident of Goroimari area in Assam's Kamrup district is still feared about inclusion his and other family members name in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which to be published on August 31.
Guwahati, Aug 17 : Manipur police had arrested a security personnel for involving drugs smuggling. Manipur police had seized huge quantity of drugs worth Rs 4 crore in Manipur's Moreh town on Friday evening.
Guwahati: Assam police have arrested three persons in connection with making of fake currency notes in Darrang district on Saturday.
Guwahati: Senior journalist and chief editor of Epilogue, an English journal published from Jammu, Tito Ganju will interact with Guwahati scribes on Friday (23 August). An expert on strategic affairs, constitutional guidelines, South Asia polit
QUETTA: The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among at least four people killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan on Friday, two Taliban sources told Reuters.
Guwahati: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Friday had inaugurated the two-day Commanders Conclave of Eastern Air Command at Eastern Air Command (EAC) headquarter, Shillong.
Chitwan, Nepal, Aug 16, 2019: Chitwan District Court has allowed police to keep three arrestees including noted TV journalist Rabi Lamichhane in custody for five days for further investigation.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 16, 2019: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has on Friday finalized the names of the heads of various departments including the most contentious school department.
The Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force on Thursday celebrated 73rd Independence Day at Patgaon, Guwahati with great enthusiasm and fervour.
Girls tied 'Rakhi' to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed at Kakripara BOP in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district along Indo-Bangladesh border on the occasion of 'Raksha Bandhan' on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal August 15, 2019: popular TV journalists Ravi Lamichhane and Yubraj Kandel along with Asmita Karki have been arrested from the Panipokhari of Kathmandu based News 24 TV office on Thursday evening .
LONDON, Aug 15: Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and put England in to bat on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 15, 2019: Southern neighbor India marked 73rd Independence Day on Thursday.
A coalition of 13 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, seeking to block a new rule that would drastically reduce legal immigration by denying visas to poor migrants.
Guwahati: Assam police on Wednesday had arrested a man from Kokrajhar district for circulating objectionable post of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on social media.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2019: The Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to give continuity to the previous committees in all 7,991 local bodies and electoral constituencies.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2019: Following the widespread suspicions of corruption, a five member parliamentary probe panel has been formed on Monday to investigate the alleged irregularities in vehicles procurement at the Parliament Secretari
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 15, 2019: Serial incidents of suicides by the corruption accused government officials and failure to catch the corruption accused ‘big fish’ has raised serious question marks over the investigation of the Commission
Guwahati, Aug 14 : The troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) had apprehended two cattle smugglers with six cattle in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district along Indo-Bangladesh border last night.
Differences in Government Head NCP Takes A New Height Over The Issue Of Appointment Of School Department Head
SAN FRANCISCO: Two music companies cancelled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which numerous women accused the opera legend of sexu
BANGKOK, Aug 14: A court in Thailand on Wednesday dismissed terrorism and other charges against 24 leaders of an extended street protest in 2010 that saw key areas of central Bangkok closed off and random violence that was ended by military forc
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 14, 2019: Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) that was slated earlier for Wednesday afternoon has been postponed yet again for an indefinite timeframe.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan used an address celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday to criticise India for its actions in the disputed Kashmir region that has long been a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed neigh
Guwahati, Aug 13 : Security forces had apprehended a PLA cadre and busted an extortion racket in Nagaland.
Guwahati, Aug 13 : The troops of Assam Rifles and Manipur police have arrested seven Myanmar Muslims suspected to be Rohingyas along with one Myanmar transporter from Moreh area in Manipur along Indo-Myanmar border last night.
Guwahati, Aug 13 : A cluster of villages in Assam's Nagaon district have found a way to reduce the Man-Elephant conflict and keeping their crop by setting aside a meal zone for the wild elephants.
Guwahati, Aug 13 : Ahead of Independence Day celebrations security have been beefed up in Assam and other parts of the North Eastern region after various banned outfit groups of the region including United Liberation Front of Asom – Independen
ATHENS, Aug 13: Hundreds of firefighters battled three wildfires in Greece, where two villages were being evacuated Tuesday as the largest blaze burned a thickly forested nature reserve on the island of Evia north of Athens.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appeals to the people of northeast India to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day on 15 August 2019 in a befitting manner. The scribe’s body argues that I-Day and Republic Day are two auspicious occasi
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home from Singapore after his health check-up on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Aug 12: Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect, one of its most aggressive moves to restrict lega
Top seed Rafa Nadal overwhelmed Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-0 to win his fifth Rogers Cup on Sunday in Montreal — the first time he has retained a title outside of clay.
Guwahati: The Investigation Wing of Income Tax department of North Eastern Region (NER) has detected benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya.
SRINAGAR: Indian authorities reimposed some restrictions in parts of Kashmir on Sunday ahead of the Muslim festival Eid, amid fears that large gatherings could trigger renewed protests against Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for the regio
Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil to atone for their sins and then descended to Muzdalifa for the final stages of the annual haj pilgrimage amid summer heat and regional tensions.
NEW DELHI, August 11: Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown Saturday after Indiaâ
Dhading, Nepal Aug 9, 2019: At least three people died and about a dozen others sustained injuries when a passenger bus with registration number Na 6 Kha 7469 met with an accident at Salanghat of Rorang rural municipality in Dhading along the Pr
SRINAGAR, Aug 8 — Pakistan halted its main train service to India today and banned Indian films as it kept up the diplomatic pressure on New Delhi for revoking the special status of Kashmir, the region at the heart of 70 years of hostility bet
BERLIN, Aug 8: A 92-year old German man will go on trial in October charged with helping to murder 5,230 prisoners, many of them Jewish, at a Nazi death camp in World War Two, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2019: Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA) the umbrella organization of various 28 commercial banks has demanded to revise the formula to calculate the spread rate that banks are required to maintain.
Guwahati, Aug 7 : The entire nation now mourns the demise of 'People's Minister' Sushma Swaraj. Assam BJP has also paid rich tribute to the irony lady, who passed away the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after suffering a cardia
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 7, 2019: Various Nepali leaders have expressed their deepest condolences on the demise of neighboring Indian’s former External Affairs Minister and veteran politician Sushma Swaraj.
KABUL, August 7: A car bomb exploded on Wednesday outside a police station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, wounding at least 34 people, government officials said.
Veteran politician Sushma Swaraj, who most recently served as minister of external affairs, died on Tuesday, following a cardiac arrest.
CHENNAI, Aug 6: Dozens of billion-dollar companies. Thousands of high-paying IT and manufacturing jobs. Luxury apartments towering over the Bay of Bengal. The southern Indian city of Chennai has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, bu
Domino’s Pizza announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer David Wild on Tuesday and said it was in talks with its franchisees to resolve a row over profit sharing, sending its shares up as much as 8.6%. The company said a succession p
Guwahati, Aug 6 : After the passing of the triple talaq bill in the parliament there is a wave of happiness among the women in Muslim society and the bill criminalising triple talaq of Muslim women has now become a law.
Guwahati, Aug 6 : After the passing of the triple talaq bill in the parliament there is a wave of happiness among the women in Muslim society and the bill criminalising triple talaq of Muslim women has now become a law.
Guwahati, Aug 6 : The Assam forest department had rescued a rhino calf which strayed into the Karbi Anglong hills area during the flood in Kaziranga National Park.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 6, 2019: Journalist Shalik Ram Pudasaini found dead at a Chitwan-based Kangaroo hotel on Monday night.
Guwahati : Assam police had seized huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 90 lakh from a passenger bus and apprehended two persons in Assam's Karimganj district on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 5, 2019: Madhesi Commission has made tremendous progress within the short span of time. The commission, formed in November 2018, has made necessary fundamentals to achieve its desired goal and objectives though the governme
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 4, 2019: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has said that the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli himself will bear all the expenses of his health treatment in Singapore.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 4, 2019: Former Crown Princess Himani Shah has unveiled a book entitled ‘Sandesh Sangraha’, the compilation of speeches delivered by former king and her father-in-law Gyanendra Shah on several occasions in the past amid
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2019: The long being derailed Transitional Justice (TJ) of Nepal likely to trigger severe consequence in the country to reach the ongoing peace process into a logical conclusion. Referring to the appointment process o
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2019: The Judicial Council (JC) has formed two separate panels to investigate three judges at Pokhara High Court and a judge at Kathmandu District Court. A meeting of the CJ on Monday formed two panels to investigate
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2019: As the secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has failed reach on the conclusion, the appointment of department heads and reshuffling of cabinet has pushed for at least three weeks.
It’s been a year since a 13 year old minor Nirmala Panta of Bhimdatta Municipality of Kanchanpur district was raped and murdered but the perpetrator(s) of the heinous crime is yet to be identified. The investigation process, botched up from th
Hundreds of Indian visitors and students are fleeing Kashmir after the government ordered tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine "to curtail their stay" in the disputed territory, citing security concerns.
In a shocking incident, a man had thrashed his own daughter as she denied to work as a prostitute.
Kathmandu, Nepal, August 2, 2019: Foreign Affairs Department Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling head party of neighboring India, Vijay Chauthaiwale has said that India Indian always wants to see Nepal as stable and prosperous nati
The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty, something the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
Guwahati: The next media OPD clinic for the benefit of scribes at Guwahati Press Club will be conducted by two practicing homeopathic doctors on Saturday (3 August 2019) from 4 pm to 6 pm. Member-journalists along with their families (precisely
Assam police have arrested three trained cadres of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with arms in Barpeta district last night.
At least three persons including two women were injured in a blast in Manipur's Imphal on Tuesday evening.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed concerns over incidents of attacks on scribes across the country and urged the concerned authorities to investigate the motives behind those assaults and punish the culprits accordingly.
BIRMINGHAM, August 1: There were no handshakes as Australia won the toss and elected to bat in brightening conditions at Edgbaston as the Ashes series between England and Australia got underway in Birmingham on Thursday.
North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the first test-firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there.
NEW DELHI, July 30: Indian cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni starts patrol duties in conflict-torn Jammu and Kashmir from Wednesday to discharge his responsibilities as an honorary colonel in the army, the military said.
Guwahati, July 29 : With nearly 3000 tigers, India has become the safest habitats in the world for the big cats.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 29, 2019: The National Examination Board (NEB), has published the results of grade XII for all faculties under regular and partial categories on Monday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is teaming up with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls to venture into India’s wilderness to raise awareness about protecting nature, the show’s host said.
BEIJING, July 29: China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 29, 2019: Lawmakers representing to the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJPN) obstructed the proceedings of the House of Representatives on Monday demanding the formation of a parliame
At least 65 people died in an attack by suspected Islamists on a group returning from a funeral in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region, state television reported on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent years.
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even
BEIRUT, July 28: A Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, most of them children, according to activists. The town of Ariha has been particularly targeted over
To frame the modalities of creating the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), the Nagaland government on Saturday has constituted a Commission headed by a former Nagaland Chief Secretary.
Guwahati: Border Security Force Guwahati Frontier has concluded a weeklong "Kargil Vijay Diwas" by a Motor cycle Rally at Patgaon, outskirts of Guwahati as well as Sector Headquarters and Battalions under Command on July 27, to commemorate 20 Ye
Guwahati : The flood situation in Assam has improved after the water levels in the flood-hit areas are receded, but still over 21 lakh people of 17 districts in the state are still affected in the current flood.
Guwahati: The Japanese Encephalitis death toll in Assam since the beginning of this year rose to 124 with four more casualties being reported in past 24 hours.
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has improved after the water levels in the flood-hit areas are receded, but over 27 lakh people of 17 districts in the state are still affected in the current flood.
Guwahati: City based Down Town Hospital today (26 July 2019) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where ENT specialists Dr Chatrajeet Talukdar, MS and Dr Siva Balaji Muvvala were available for free consultations to scri
Guwahati: The first day of the monsoon session of the Assam assembly witnessed a situation as oppositions staged massive protest and walked out at the beginning hours of the session over the present flood and erosion problems of the state.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 26, 2019: Nepali airlines will be able to operate flights in different eight new destinations in China.
GENEVA, July 26: Airstrikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in the past 10 days, including 26 children, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a st
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26: Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Friday and an uptick in daily users who see advertisements on the site, driven by changes to show users more relevant content.
LONDON, July 26: Mesut Ozil and Arsenal teammate Sead Kolasinac escaped unhurt after an attempted carjacking by knife-wielding attackers in North London on Thursday, British media reported.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 26, 2019: Nepal Student Union (NSU) held a demonstration at Maitighar Mandal in the capital on Friday demanding against the perpetrator (s) of the brutal murder of Nirmala Panta.
LONDON, July 26: Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump in his first speech to parliament as prime minister.
Guwahati: A series of events were conducted by the troops of Army under the aegis of Dao Division to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Indian Army's resounding victory over Pakistani Army in Kargil war in year 1999.
Guwahati, July 25 : Assam flood situation has remained grim as around 35 lakh people of 18 out of 33 districts in the state are still affected.
SEOUL, July 26: North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean “warmongers†to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said was also aimed at the United States.
LONDON, July 25: Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers on Thursday and said his new government was fully committed to the “momentous task†of leading Britain out of the European Union by October 31
Guwahati: City based Down Town Hospital will conduct tomorrow’s (26 July 2019) media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where ENT specialists Dr Chatrajeet Talukdar, MS and Dr Siva Balaji Muvvala will be available for consultations and prelim
Guwahati, July 25 : While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect the illegal foreigners and the Supreme Court has directed the NRC authority to publish the final NRC by August 31, the Assam
BERLIN, July 25: Europeans cooled off in public fountains Wednesday as a new heat wave spread across parts of the continent and was already breaking records.
Guwahati, July 25 : While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect the illegal foreigners and the Supreme Court has directed the NRC authority to publish the final NRC by August 31, the Assam
Guwahati, July 24 : Continuing his effort towards strengthening the road connectivity in the State, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) convened a high level meeting at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Wednesday.
Guwahati, July 24 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the flood hit South Salmara-Mankachar district and took stock flood situation in the district including the people displaced by the recent wave of flood.
Guwahati, July 24 : As a part of "Kargil Vijay Diwas" celebrations 11 Bn and 30 Bn Border Security Force under command of Meghalaya Frontier organized a drawing and paintings competition in border villages adjoining BSF BOP Barsora and Sanghat
Guwahati, July 24 : Indian Army has joined in the rescue operation in flood-hit districts in Assam and rescued several hundred flood affected people.
Guwahati, July 24 : Assam flood situation is still grim and flood waters submerged new areas in few districts following incessant rains in past 72 hours.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2019: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) central member Gagan Thapa has criticized the government for being apathy over the relief and rescue of the flood and landslides victims.
ASUNCION, July 24: Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one game and fined $1,500 after being sent off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff and levelling accusations of “corruption†at South American soccer chi
Guwahati, July 24 : At least three people were killed and 35 others injured in an accident in Assam's Karimganj district on Wednesday.
BEIJING: China said it will not renounce the use of force in efforts to reunify Taiwan with the mainland and vowed to take all necessary military measures to defeat “separatists.â€
WASHINGTON, July 24: The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter sa
Assam flood situation is again turned worse after flood waters submerged new areas in few districts following heavy rains in past 24 hours.
Situation at Mahendraganj area in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border is still tense after a mob of over 400 people had attacked the Mahendraganj police station and damaged several government vehicles, propert
Guwahati: In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old married woman was gang raped in Assam's Karimganj district.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2019: It is likely that the government would backtrack from its decision of vehicle consignment tracking system (VCTS), Values Added Tax (VAT) in the daily commodities and transportation sector, mandatory Permanent Ac
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2019: Notwithstanding the widespread concerns from the concerned stakeholders to amend the Transitional Justice Act (TJA) before appointing members of two transitional justice mechanisms- Truth and Reconciliation Comm
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2019: Squabbling over who should lead the party’s key departments, particularly the school department has created a limbo to declare the head of the departments of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2019: First Pushpalal Memorial National Badminton Championship is going to take place from July 23 to 29 in the lake city, Pokhara.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2019: It is likely that the government would backtrack from its decision of vehicle consignment tracking system (VCTS), Values Added Tax (VAT) in the daily commodities and transportation sector, mandatory Permanent Acc
Gulmi, Nepal, July 23, 2019: The landslides occurred in Satyawati rural municipality of the Gulmi district claims the lives of eight persons.
DHAKA/NEW DELHI: The death toll from severe flooding in parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh rose to more than 300 on Monday, even as heavy rains are starting to ebb and water levels started to recede in some of the worst-affected areas.
MUMBAI: A major fire broke out on Monday in a nine-storey government building in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with several people feared trapped, fire officials said.
Guwahati, July 22 : Troops of Border Security Force of Guwahati Frontier apprehended one person along with 788 numbers of Yaba tablets on Sunday from bordering area of Boreralga in Assam's Dhubri district.
Guwahati, July 22 : The death toll Assam flood has risen to 69 as still over 30.55 lakh people of 18 districts continue to face lot of problems.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 22, 2019: Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Mr. Masamichi SAIGO and Mr. Rajan Khanal, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Nepal have signed and exchanged three sets of Notes today on behalf of their respec
The wild animals including one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National park have suffered majorly following the devastating flood submerged over 95 per cent areas of the park.
Guwahati: Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save the journalists with other employees of satellite news channel Tiranga Television who face imminent dismissal. IFWJ president K. Vikram Rao
Guwahati: Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save the journalists with other employees of satellite news channel Tiranga Television who face imminent dismissal. IFWJ president K. Vikram Rao
Guwahati: City based Pratiksha super-specialty hospital today conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 21 July 2019 for the benefit of scribes along with their family members.
MADRID: Forward Gareth Bale’s tenure with Real Madrid could come to an end in a matter of days after manager Zinedine Zidane said the club were working on offloading the Welsh international.
The death toll in monsoon flooding in Assam has risen to 67 as still over 38 lakh people continue to face lot of problems.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 21: In-charge of Kathmandu Valley Bureau of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Maila Lama has been arrested from Kathmandu on Saturday night.
Guwahati, July 20 : The death toll in monsoon flooding in Assam has risen to 62 as still over 4.4 million people and animals continue to face lot of problems.
The Kazirnaga National Park, a World Heritage Site, which hoststwo-third of the one horned rhinoceros, has lost around 110 wild animals so far in the devastating flood.
Guwahati, July 20 : Assam Rifles had arrested a Rohingya in Assam's Cachar district, who was residing illegally since nine years.
Instagram is expanding a test to hide how many “likes†people’s posts receive as it tries to combat criticism that such counts hurt mental health and make people feel bad when comparing themselves to others.
While the entire state facing majorly in devastating flood with over 57 lakh people affected, a large scale Flood Relief Operation is underway in flood-hit areas of Lower Assam by Indian Army Troops since 11 June when the torrential rains commen
Deputy Director General Recruitment (North East Zone) Brig Vinay Mohan Sharma called on Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday took stock of the flood situation in Majuli and also inspected Geo Bag erosion prevention work at Dakhinpat Kumar Gaon.
The Assam forest department on Friday had rescued a 10-feet long king cobra from the Chotajalenga village area in Assam's Cachar district.
Guwahati : The flood situation in Assam has gradually improved but several lakhs of people are still living under water in the state.
The wild animals in Assam's Kaziranga National park have suffered majorly following the devastating flood submerged over 95 per cent areas of the park.
Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker Friday and briefly detained a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying tensions in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint between Tehran and the West.
Veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Yam has been stabbed while attending an event in southern China. Police say his injuries are not life-threatening and a suspect has been detained. The motive is unclear. His manager Lester Mo says Yam was stabbed
DUBAI: Zimbabwe were suspended from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday, with the world governing body saying the country’s cricket administration was not free from government interference.
Ruling Head NCP At Loggerheads Over Cabinet Reshuffling, Consensus Attempts Underway To Woo The Dissident Factions
ATHENS: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, sending people running from buildings in panic, witnesses said.
Guwahati, July 19 : After the only bamboo bridge washed away by the flood waters, the villagers of Jogipara area in Assam's Darrang district now have been forced to cross a river with the help of a rope by taking risk their lives.
WASHINGTON, July 19: The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed†an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losing a drone.
Bajura, July 19, 2019: At least two persons lost their lives and a dozen others sustained injuries when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Bhuwa Khola along the Karnali corridor in Jagannath Rural Municipality- 5 of Bajura district on Frid
Dhangadhi, July 19, 2019: The Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has claimed the responsibility for Thursday evening's powerful bomb blast in Dhangadhi, the district headquarters of Kailali district.
The flood situation in Assam has slightly improved but several lakhs of people are still living under water in the state.
The Assam forest department, forest guards of Kaziranga National Park and many other NGOs have rescued several wild animals while the Kaziranga National Park has faced devastating flood this year and the animals suffering majorly.
A man screaming “You die!†burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans.
NEW YORK, July 18: Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money.
GENEVA, July 18: The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people.
The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state, but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 57.51 lakh people have been affected.
KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 18 Afghan soldiers in clashes that erupted overnight when troops were trying to capture a senior Taliban leader, government officials said on Wednesday.
LONDON: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to build his team around midfielder Paul Pogba despite media speculation linking the French World Cup winner with a move away from Old Trafford ahead of the new Premier League campa
Guwahati, July 17 : At least three persons were injured and one feared to be trapped in a massive landslide along the NH-415, between the Gohpur-Tinali trijunction near Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
Guwahati, July 17 : A 7-year-old minor was raped by her own relative and now under treatment in critical condition.
UNITED NATIONS, July 17: The United States has tightly restricted the travel of more than a dozen Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York, according to a U.S. diplomatic note to sent to the Iran mission to the United Nations and
The flood situation in Assam is remained grim with around 44.96 lakh people have been affected.
Guwahati: While the Assam is reeling by devastating flood with over 26 lakh people affected, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, the state government has taken all adequate measures to help the flood affected people.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2019: The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has repeatedly been courting into controversies on ranges of issues including the performance of the NCP Co-chair KP Sharma Oli led government on dealing the diplomatic
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2019: The lawmakers representing the main opposition Nepali Congress have decided to donate their five day’s salary to the flood and landslide victims.
90 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park and its 158 camps have been submerged by the flood waters and the wild animals of the national park have been forced to flee to the neighbouring hills areas.
The water level of the Brahmaputra river has gradually increased and flowing above danger level mark in Guwahati.
Security forces had apprehended a militant of Kuki National Front (Military Council) and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur's Churachandpur district.
While 25 districts in Assam are reeling under flood waters with over 14.17 lakh people affected, the flood waters also submerged several Border Out Posts (BOPs) of the Border Security Force (BSF) along the Ind-Bangladesh border and CRPF camps in
The flood situation in Assam become more worsen with 11 people died and over 26.45 lakh people of 28 out of 33 districts of Assam area affected in the current flood.
Guwahati, July 14 : Eight people killed and over 14.17 lakh people affected as flood situation turned more worsen in 25 out of 33 districts in Assam.
BEIJING, July 15: China’s economic growth slowed to its lowest level in a decade in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington.
LONDON, July 15: England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping drama on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 15, 2019: Indian embassy’s letter sent to the Nepal government to relax its decision to carry out stringent pesticide residue tests on fresh vegetables and fruits imported from south of the border has sparked controversi
Despite having an overwhelming majority in the House, Prime Minister Oli appears to be facing many challenges. The breakaway faction of the Maoists led by Netra Bikram Chand continues to be active and is gaining ground.
During the face-off earlier this year between India and Pakistan over a terrorist attack that killed more than 40 Indian paramilitaries in Kashmir, New Delhi made an existential threat to Islamabad. The weapon was not India’s considerable nucl
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 14, 2019: It is confirmed that floods and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall in the last 24 hours claimed at least 43 people lives.
Guwahati, July 14 : Due to devastating flood in Assam, more than 75 percent areas of the Kaziranga National Park and its 95 forest camps were submerged by flood waters.
Guwahati, July 13 : The flood situation in Assam worsened and along with the other parts of the state, the Kaziranga National Park has also been affected.
WIMBLEDON, July 13: Simona Halep was not focused on trying to prevent Serena Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about was winning Wimbledon for the first time.
WASHINGTON, July 13: The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said efforts to deport families with orders to leave the country will continue after an upcoming national sweep that President Donald Trump said would start Sunday.
DHANUSHA, July 13: A bridge along the East-West Highway at Bhapsi has been swept away by flood disrupting the transport on the highway. The middle section of the Bhapsi bridge at Bardibas municipality of Mahottari district has broken.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 13, 2019: Death toll has reached 21 due to floods and landslides triggered by the incessant rainfall for the past three days in eastern and central parts of the country. According to the reports eight others have also gone
Guwahati: Legendary Assamese film-star Vidya Rao will attend ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) tomorrow (13 July). The Saturday interactive session with scribes will begin at 2 pm, where the actress is expected to sh
Guwahati, July 12 : The flood situation in Assam has taken a deadly turn as it affected over 8.69 lakh people of 21 out of 33 districts in the state.
Guwahati, July 12 : To provide a common platform for the North East region to promote inclusive growth with reference to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the region and to create awareness among all stakeholders including students, academicia
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2019: The Government of Japan supported the project on reconstruction of Paropakar Maternity & Women’s Hospital and Bir Hospital has been completed and the new buildings were handed over to the Ministry of Health and
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2019: At least seventeen people feared killed and seven missing across the country due to torrential rainfall come since Thursday night. Four people including three persons of a family lost their lives in Kathmandu val
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2019: It has become a matter of shame to the government after a letter written by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is made public on Monday requesting Nepal government not to test pesticides on the vegetable and fruits
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2019: The government has made a mandatory provision that all the office bearers and other officials of provincial and local governments have to receive permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), regardless
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 12, 2019: As a high-profile humanitarian aid worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison on pedophiliac charges in Nepal, international aid agencies across the globe have shown their concerns over the incident.
Guwahati: Two minor girl students were died and one injured after a wall of the school hostel collapsed in a landslide incident in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Thursday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2019: Government spokesperson Gokul Prasad Baskota has blamed the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) for discharging the double standard role by linking with the outlawed Biplab-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN).
A most wanted rhino horn smuggler from Nagaland, who was the mastermind of several rhino poaching cases in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and smuggled the horns in the international market, was arrested by police in Guwahati on Wednesday night,
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reviewed the prevailing flood situation in the state.
In a shocking incident, a handcuffed man had escaped police custody, while he was taken by police to produce him before a court in Assam's Biswanath district on Thursday.
As trade talks resume between China and the United States, President Donald Trump’s advisers are confident he can portray his stance against Beijing as a strength in the 2020 election, despite making concessions and having no deal in sight.
LONDON: Host England takes on five-time champion Australia at Edgbaston in the second Cricket World Cup semifinal on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2019: The family dispute emerged between Nepali film producer Chhaviraj Ojha and actress Silpa Pokhrel has been settled on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 11, 2019: Minister for Agriculture Chakrapani Khanal has said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) should take responsibilities about the letter written by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu to the Nepal government not
India and U.S. trade negotiators will meet on Friday, with few signs of a compromise on a series of protectionist measures taken by the two governments in recent months that have strained ties between the strategic partners.
Guwahati : The current flood in Assam has claimed three lives in past 24 hours and affected over 2.07 lakh people of 11 districts of the state.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday criticized comments by Japanese officials who questioned the credibility of Seoul’s sanctions against North Korea while justifying Tokyo’s stricter controls on high-tech exports to South Korea.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July, 10, 2019: Nepali filmy Actress Shilpa Pokhrel has filed a domestic violence case against of her husband Chhaviraj Ojha.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July, 10, 2019: Opposition parties including the main opposition Nepali Congress continued their obstruction in the House of Representatives even on Wednesday demanding formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the
The battle between rival militias for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000 people since it began in April, the U.N. said Tuesday, a grim milestone in a stalemated conflict partly fueled by regional powers.
A police personnel and a cadre of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chanda led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) have lost their lives at Bhojpur Bazar, the district headquarter of the Bhojpur district, when both the sides open fire on Wednesday morning.
Okhaldhunga, Nepal, July 10, 2019: At least three persons killed and 14 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident in Okhaldunga district on Wednesday morning.
Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to wealthy nations after finding it was contaminated with used diapers, plastic and other materials, adding to a growing backlash in Southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the de
Guwahati: Assam flood situation turned worsen after flood waters have submerged 145 villages in eight districts of the state and affected over 62,000 people in the state.
MANCHESTER, July 9: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Cricket World Cup semi-final under overcast skies at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 9, 2019: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against the government for rolling back from its decision to check use of pesticides in the vegetables and fruits imported from India.
Guwahati: Legendary Assamese film-star Vidya Rao will attend ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday. The interactive session with scribes will begin at 2 pm on 13 July 2019 where the actress is expected to hig
Guwahati, July 9 : A devastating cloudburst leading to massive rainfall and flash flood in Arunachal Pradesh.
Security forces had arrested two militants of Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) with ammunition and explosives in Manipur's Imphal East district.
After Md. Sanaullah – an ex-army who was declared as a foreigner by the Foreigners' Tribunal, another Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan in Assam has been served notice as a Doubtful Voter (D-Voter).
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2019: With endorsement of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) of the federal parliament to the recommended names of candidates to the post of ambassadors, the ways is paved for the appointment of Nepali envoys for
Britain’s trade minister said on Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the UK ambassador describes the U.S. administration as “dysfunctional†and “ineptâ€.
The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game.
TEHRAN, July 8: Iran increased its uranium enrichment Sunday beyond the limit allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching its program closer toward weapons-grade levels while calling for a diplomatic solution to a crisis heighte
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 8, 2019: Pressures have been mounted against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's Chief Advisor Bishnu Rimal for his superstitious remark.
Guwahati, July 7 : The Indian army had busted a hideout of NSCN (IM) in Manipur after the militants of the Naga insurgent group were found extorting from local people at a village.
Guwahati, July 7 : A big attempt of rhino poaching foiled by the state forest departemt and police in Assam's Biswanath district and arrested five rhino poachers last night.
Guwahati: City based Hayat Hospital conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 9 July, where Dr Tehsin Omar and Dr Bishnu Das offered free consultations to the participants. The scribes also got their blood pressure & sugar
Guwahati, July 6 : In a shocking incident, following instructions of a self-styled godman, a science teacher and his family members had allegedly tried to sacrifice a 3-year-old minor girl child in Assam's Udalguri district on Saturday.
African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.
At least 544 civilians have been killed and over 2,000 people injured since a Russian-led assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began two months ago, rights groups and rescuers said on Saturday.
A jolt of strong earthquake of 4.6 magnitude rattles Kathmandu valley on Saturday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July, 6, 2019: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Purna Chandra Thapa led Nepali delegation is going to take part ‘Women, Peace and Security Chief of Defence Network Meeting’ that is scheduled to held on July 10 in the Unit
Kathmandu, Nepal, July, 6, 2019: 84th birthday celebration programs of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is obstructed by the Nepal government.
Guwahati, July 6 : With reports of 49 deaths and 190 positive cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the state, the Assam government has kept on hold leaves for all doctors and paramedical staff including surveillance workers up to September 30.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief at the untimely demise of Pankaj Barua, a dedicated journalist turned documentary filmmaker, on Sunday (30 June 2019) in the city.
A 45-year-old man has allegedly been lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of molesting two girls in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district.
A South Korean actress has been charged in Thailand with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to four years in prison if found guilty, an official said Friday.
Birgunj, Nepal, July 6, 2019: The Nepal government has put on hold its decision to carry out pesticide testing for vegetables and fruits imported from India until further arrangements, thanks to the failure to resist the mounting pressure from
RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake was reported to have hit Southern California the occurred a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake hit in the Mojave Desert about 150 miles from Los Angeles.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2019: Global IME Bank and Janata Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to go into the merger.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 5, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has given a clear indication that the government would host the ‘controversial’ IIFA awards in Nepal amid protest from different sectors.
TOKYO, July 5: Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Friday they had underestimated Japanese demand for tickets after 3.22 million briefs were sold during the first domestic sales phase last month.
Guwahati, July 4 : The Assam Rifles and Manipur police troops had seized 11 kg Methamphetamine drugs worth of Rs 8 crore in international market in Manipur's Moreh area on Thursday.
Guwahati, July 4 : The 12th State Level Pineapple Festival cum Sellers and Buyers Meet and Youth Festival, 2019 kicked off from today at the Thambalnu Market Complex under Andro Assembly Constituency in Manipur's Imphal East district.
Guwahati, July 4 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday met Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi and held discussions on leveraging the hydrocarbon potential of Assam to develop the state as a
Guwahati, July 4 : In a bid to bring both legislature and executive on a same plane of development agenda and strengthen the spirit of 'Team Assam', Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday held a meeting with the newly elected Members of
Guwahati, July 4 : Eastern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Air Marshal R.D. Mathur on Thursday called on the Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar.
Guwahati, July 4 : The Border Security Force (BSF) had apprehended a lady along with huge quantity of contraband drugs in Assam's Dhubri district along with Indo Bangladesh border on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Guwahati, July 4 : Group Captain SG Murali assumed the command of Air Force Station Digaru in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district from Group Captain CK Rasyara on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal July 4, 2019: Former IGP of Nepal Police Ramesh Chand Thakuri has surrendered before the Supreme Court (SC) and promptly sent to him to Dillibazar based jail on Thursday.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while endorsing the demand for erecting a statue of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika in the premises of Parliament, thanked AGP lawmaker Biren Baishya for adoring BhupenDa (as millions affectiona
Guwahati, July 4 : A local court in Assam on Thursday convicted six persons in connection with the Dhemaji bomb blast incident triggered by the militants of banned outfit group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on August 15, 2004.
LYON, July 4: A long-range strike from Jackie Groenen sent European Champions the Netherlands into their first women’s World Cup final as they edged Sweden 1-0 after extra time in their last-four clash on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI, July 4: India’s government said Thursday the economy is expected to grow at 7% in 2019-20, up from a five-year low of 6.8% in the past year.
Kathmandu,Nepal,4 July, 2019: At least three people killed and and four others injured seriously when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Supadeurali area of Arghakhanchi district on Thursday.
Consensus attempts between co-chairs of the ruling head NCP yields no results, thanks to the stands from the respective sides
Kathmandu, Nepal, 04 July, 2019: It is official that ‘notorious gangster’ turned politician Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange has joined in the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Kathmand, Nepal, 04 July, 2019: A Nepali citizen named as Santosh Shrestha including at least 44 others killed in the airstrikes hit at a Libyan migrant detention centre in Libya’s capital Tripoli, on Wednesday.
DURHAM: Jonny Bairstow’s second consecutive century at the Cricket World Cup powered England to 305-8 against New Zealand in their final group game at the Riverside Ground on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi announced his resignation as leader of India’s opposition Congress party, taking responsibility for its dismal result in the recent national election.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 3, 2019: A meeting between co-chairs of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal concluded on Wednesday without reaching on the logical conclusion on contentious issues of both party and t
BELO HORIZONTE, July 3: Brazil advanced to the final of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday thanks to a goal in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino.
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country’s U.N.-supported government said.
Guwahati, July 2 : Police had recovered a girl hailing from Assam from a house located at Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh along Indo-China border.
Guwahati, July 2 : Japanese Encephalitis continues to kill in Assam as 28 people have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the north eastern state so far this year and the number of JE-case have also been risen.
Pokhara, Nepal, July 2, 2019: A Russian national with name Nikckolay Olegovich Voronov has been arrested from Khahare of Pokhara by a team of Nepal Police on charge of illegally staying in Nepal on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, July 2: The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists.
MUMBAI, July 2: Monsoon rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday, as the second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai, prompting officials to shut schools and offices, thou
Guwahati, July 2 : Sahitya Akademi Award winner Durga Khatiwada is among the 1,02,462 people whose names have been dropped from the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is updating in Assam.
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2, 2019: Mr. Hideyuki TANAKA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan visited Nepal on a three-day official visit from 29th June to 1st July, 2019. During the visit, Mr.
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MUMBAI: A Muslim actress’ decision to quit Bollywood, saying acting was taking her away from her faith, has triggered a backlash in India from fellow actors and fans.
LONDON: Batsman Avishka Fernando smashed his maiden ODI century to guide Sri Lanka to 338-6 in 50 overs in their World Cup match against West Indies at Chester-le-Street on Monday.
MUMBAI: Heavy rains battered India’s financial capital Mumbai on Monday causing disruption to the commuter train network, snarling traffic on water-logged streets and delaying flights from the country’s second-busiest airport.
Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the former British colony’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to China.
ANCHORAGE, July 1: Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and bloating rivers with meltwater.
SRINAGAR, July 1: An overcrowded minibus crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 31 people and injuring another 7, officials said.
DALLAS, July 1: All ten people on board were killed when a small airplane struggled to gain altitude after taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday, veered to the left and plunged into a hangar, local authorities and witnesses said.
Sarlahi, Nepal, June 30, 2019: A demonstrator killed and another injured when police opened fire on an agitating mob in Sarlahi district on Sunday.
LONDON: Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Pakistan in the autumn at the request of Britain’s Foreign Office, Kensington Palace said on Saturday.
BIRMINGHAM: Jonny Bairstow smashed a belligerent 111 and Jason Roy returned from a hamstring injury to feature in the tournament’s highest opening stand and power England to a commanding 337-7 against India in the World Cup at Edgbaston on Sun
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2019: Asar Pandra or the National Paddy Day (NPD) is observed with much more fanfare across the country on Sunday.
Guwahati, June 30 : A man burnt alive after a bus caught fire following an accident in Assam's Biswanath district last night.
Guwahati, June 29 : In a major achievement, Assam Excise Portal, the online portal of the Assam state excise department has won the SKOCH award in the corporate excellence category in the highest rank of platinum which is considered as the top m
Guwahati, June 29 : In a major achievement, the Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) and Manipur police had busted a brown sugar factory and seized drugs worth over one billion rupees or Rs 100 crore in the international market in Manipur's Tho
Guwahati: Practicing Ayurvedic physicians Dr Binod Kalita MS (Ayu, Anorectal specialist) and Dr Jayanta Sarmah MD (ayu, Panchakarma) today (29 June 2019) conducted a media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club. Over 30 scribes participated in the
Guwahati : Thousands of Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) qualified teachers on Saturday had staged agitation programme in Assam's capital city Guwahati.
Guwahati: Two practicing Ayurvedic physicians namely Dr Binod Kalita MS (Ayu, Anorectal specialist) and Dr Jayanta Sarmah MD (ayu, Panchakarma) will conduct tomorrow’s (Saturday, 29 June, between 4 and 6 pm) media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press
Tashi Sherpa runs the only teashop in Rasuwa Ghadhi on the border of Nepal and China, 170 kilometres northwest of the capital Kathmandu. About 50 metres away, a group of Chinese workers are busy building a bridge that will link the two countries
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 28, 2019: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has on Friday warned the government not to act against of the democracy and rule of law.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 28, 2019: Nepal Police have on Friday arrested a person on the charge of involving in the syringe attack.
CHESTER-LE-STREET: Sri Lanka’s fast start was halted by seamer Dwaine Pretorius as South Africa rallied to limit their opponents to 203 all out at the innings break of their crucial Cricket World Cup clash at the Riverside Ground on Friday.
TOKYO,June 28: Environmentalists from around the world urged global leaders at the G20 summit on Friday not to “turn a blind eye†to what they called a “cruel assault on whales†planned by host Japan when it restarts commercial whaling n
GENEVA, June 28: This year is on track to be among the hottest ever and that would make 2015-2019 the world’s hottest five-year period on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday.
Guwhaati, June 28 : The Border Security Force (BSF) had organized Annual Medical Conference at their campus in Shillong on Friday.
Guwhaati, June 28 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) on Friday felicitated the officers and personnel of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for saving the lives of car accident victims including a lady with an infant, ne
Guwhaati, June 28 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the general meeting of Assam Cultural Trust at his conference room at Janata Bhawan on Friday and reviewed the activities undertaken by the Trust so far.
Guwhaati, June 28 : A man feared dead after overflowing river Jatinga washed away him in Assam's Dima Hasao district.
The Fourth Meeting of the SAARC Agriculture Ministers held in Thimphu, Bhutan on 27 June 2019, reaffirmed their commitments to further strengthen regional cooperation by promoting cooperation in Agriculture and Rural Development for enhancing fo
Washington, June 27: Twitter said today it would label and deprioritise tweets from politicians that break its rules — in a move that could affect the prodigious output of US President Donald Trump.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 June, 2019: The US Embassy in Kathmandu has expressed its serious concern over the deportation of a Nepal-born US citizen on suspicion of being an agent of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama.
“In pursuance of the vision set forth by our leaders, we have been able to establish the SAARC Food Bank and the SAARC Seed Bank. These are significant accomplishments of SAARC,†H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General of the Sout
Guwahati: Security forces had seized huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 3 crore and arrested a person in Manipur's Moreh area.
OSAKA, June 27: Trade and geopolitical tensions, and the looming threat of climate change, are on the agenda as Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders gather in Osaka, Japan, for a summit of the Group of 20 major economies.
Bhaktapur, Nepal, June 27, 2019: Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results of this year has been published today.The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) published the results on Thursday afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM: Babar Azam’s patient unbeaten century guided Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand on Wednesday and revived their hopes of reaching the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.
Guwahati, June 25 : A road – which is the lifeline of around 5-7 lakh people living in two Assam's districts – Dima Hasao and Cachar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 June, 2019: With the formation of the new government for the next term under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the government of India has reshuffled on its intelligence wing.
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for talks on trade and defence issues that have strained ties between the countries.
MONTREAL, June 26: Bombardier Inc said it will sell its money-losing regional jet business to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) for $550 million in cash, in a deal marking the Canadian plane and train maker’s exit from commercial
Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 26, 2019: The long being alleged issue that some agencies and persons have been launching free Tibet movement by using the land of Nepal has emerged at again as of a contentious issue.
MOSCOW, June 25: Three astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2019: The Japanese government is going to hire only nurses this year though the Nepal government has still been claiming that Nepali foreign job aspirants would able to go to Japan to seek employment in various sectors
Udayapur, Gaighat, June 24, 2019: Responding to the widening difference over the name of the province No. 1, its Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai has urged all the parties representing the Provincial Assembly for consensus.
GENEVA, June 24: U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that 55,000 captured Islamic State fighters, including foreigners, and their families detained in Syria and Iraq should face fair trials or be freed.
Put into bat, Bangladesh posted 262 for seven wickets against Afghanistan in a group match of the Cricket World Cup on a slow track at the Hampshire Bowl on Monday.
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian paramilitary soldiers have reached the bodies of seven of eight members from a team of international climbers believed killed on a notoriously dangerous Himalayan mountain, an official said Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 23, 2019: Ideological differences surfaced in the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have triggered a serious question mark to end the unit process of the party.
SOUTHAMPTON: Twice champions India struggled against Afghanistan’s disciplined bowling and posted a below-par 224 for eight in a group stage match of the Cricket World Cup at Hampshire Bowl on Saturday.
Guwahati: City based College of Physiotherapy and Medical Sciences organized a physiotherapy camp for scribes at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (22 June 2019), where Dr Ranjeet Singha (PT), Dr Chatrajit Das (PT) and Dr Vandana Pradhan (PT) were
Guwahati : The 9th UN Contingent of Assam Rifles called as the India Formed Police Unit (IFPU) celebrated International Yoga Day at Log Base Camp, Port au-Prince, Haiti on June 21.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2019: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the only constitutional body responsible to check the corruption, has on Thursday filed a corruption case against 13 officials including the Director
ARSAL, June 20: Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and are taking action to ensure they can’t put down roots.
BELO HORIZONTE, June 20: Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot to salvage a 1-1 draw for Argentina against Paraguay in the Copa America on Wednesday as his side rode their luck to cling on to hope of reaching the quarter-finals.
LONDON: A tight bowling performance from New Zealand restricted South Africa to a modest total of 241-6 in their rain-delayed World Cup match at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19, 2019: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government has continued its mistake by not withdrawing the controversial Guthi Bill from the Parliament.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, June 19: Facebook Inc announced ambitious plans on Tuesday to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital payments that immediately raised privacy concerns.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19: U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 19, 2019: Locals in Kathmandu valley, particularly the ethnic Newar communities of the Kathmandu valley, staged massive protest program on Wednesday demanding immediate scrap of controversial Guthi Bill.
LONDON, June 19: Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.
Relations Sour Between Chairs Duo Of The Government Head NCP On Ranges Of Issues Including Power Sharing Deal
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was very prepared with regard to Iran, as tensions ramped up after attacks on several oil tankers and Tehran's announcement it would step up uranium enrichm
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2019: Following the widespread protests and criticism, the government has decided to withdraw the controversial Guthi Bill.
MANCHESTER: England captain Eoin Morgan smashed his way into the record books on Tuesday, blasting 17 sixes – the most in a one-day international cricket innings – on his way to 148 off just 71 balls against Afghanistan at the Cricket World
HONG KONG, June 18: Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers and activists rejected a new apology Tuesday by the city’s leader over a highly unpopular extradition bill, demanding that she quit and that the legislation be scrapped completely.
PARIS, June 18: Former UEFA president Michel Platini denied wrongdoing during police questioning Tuesday following his arrest as part of a corruption probe into the vote that gave the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 18, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he is surprised by the obstruction made by the Nepali Congress at the meeting of the lower house of the federal parliament on Tuesday.
Kathmandu,Nepal, June 18, 2019:The meeting of the lower houses of federal parliament has been postponed for Wednesday after main opposition Nepali Congress obstructed demanding Withdrawl of the controvercial Guthi Bill.
BEIJING/SHANGHAI—The death toll from two strong earthquakes in China rose to 11 on Tuesday, with 122 people injured, state media said, adding that rescuers pulled some survivors from rubble in a part of the country that often suffers strong tr
The Government Head NCP Divided Over Guthi Bill Over Whether To Withdraw Or Correct It Through Consultation
NEW DELHI: Nearly 100 children have died this month from encephalitis, commonly known as brain fever, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, a state health official said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 16, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that his visit to Europe became highly productive.
MANCHESTER: Noisy India and Pakistan cricket fans brought a taste of the subcontinent to Manchester on Sunday, their enthusiasm undimmed by the threat of rain looming over a World Cup match between the regional rivals that will draw a massive gl
This summer, Nepal is seen to be witnessing protests on various issues all of the Government’s own making. The first was the Media Council Bill which is still attracting a large number of protests. There has been no attempt by the governmen
VALENCIENNES: Vivianne Miedema scored twice to become Netherlands‘ all-time leading goalscorer as the European champions beat Cameroon 3-1 on Saturday to reach the last 16 at the women’s World Cup.
Guwahati, 14 June 2019: There is a need for a policy framework to manage the transitions in shifting cultivation in Northeast India. This policy need was underlined by Dr VK Saraswat, Member of the NITI Aayog in his inaugural address at the Inte
PROVIDENCE, June 15: A helicopter pilot who heads a military command in Guam will be the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College, the Navy announced Friday, days after removing the college president who came under investigation over q
Dang, Nepal, June 15, 2019: AT least three Indian nations, who were working as construction labor, killed and three others injured when a under construction building collapsed at Lamahi of Dang district on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 14, 2019: The government has decided to pick four ambassadors going against of its own procedure set by Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year. The government’s decision has not only been criticized from the concerned sta
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 15, 2019: Renowned popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has played the character of Kumud Raina aka Madame Sir in the recently released Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat' though she is going to shift as producer in near future
Guwahati, June 13 : A local court in Assam has sentenced life imprisonment to three people including two women in connection with a murder case over a conflict of an egg.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded to scrap the vacancies announced by the Public Service Commission (PAC) to fulfill the vacant position in the local unites.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2019: Lawmakers even from the ally of the incumbent government have demanded action against Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lal Babu Pandit.
BANGKOK, June 13: Thai police said on Thursday there is enough evidence to press human trafficking charges against the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims that was shipwrecked this week on a southern Thai island.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not approve of US intelligence agencies using family members of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as assets, a day after a report that Kim’s half brother had travelled to Malaysia to
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine legalized medically assisted suicide on Wednesday, becoming the eighth state to allow terminally ill people to end their lives with prescribed medication.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will avoid flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central Asia on Thursday, the foreign ministry said, even though Pakistan has granted overflight access.
VALENCIENNES: Sara Daebritz scored the only goal of the game as Germany beat Spain 1-0 in their women’s World Cup Group B match on Wednesday to all but secure a spot in the next round.
The Differences over the issue of leadership change of the incumbent government likely to take a new height after Oli's return back in home
HARIDWAR: Three years ago, Indian yoga guru and entrepreneur Baba Ramdev was riding high. The consumer goods empire he co-founded had tapped into a wave of Hindu nationalism after the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Customers were sna
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2019: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organization of the Nepalese journalist, has on Wednesday announced its third phase of protest programs against of the government demanding withdrawal of th
HONG KONG, June 12: Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial turned to viole
NEW YORK, June 11: A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9/11, after an erratic trip across some of the nation’s most restricted airspace.
BAMAKO, MALI: Assailants raided a central Mali village early Monday, killing at least 95 people in the latest massacre in a growing ethnic conflict that has been inflamed by Islamic extremists, government officials said.
Guwahati, June 10 : Assam state forest department has started a massive eviction drive against encroachment in the forest land in the state.
MONTPELLIER: Defender Kadeisha Buchanan scored on the stroke of halftime to hand Canada a winning start to the women’s World Cup as they edged Cameroon 1-0 at a rainy Stade de La Mosson on Monday.
STERLING, June 10: With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized him for overselling a deal that mostly ra
GENEVA, June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and members of his delegation attended a reception organized Sunday evening by Nepal's Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva.
Sindhuli, Nepal, June 10, 2019: At least two people were killed and one injured in a tractor met accident at Marind rural municipality-02 of the district on Monday.
SEOUL, June 10: South Korea and Britain have agreed in principle to sign a separate free trade deal ahead of Britain’s exit from the European Union in late October, South Korea’s trade ministry said on Monday.
CÚCUTA: Thousands of people crossed into Colombia on Saturday to buy food and medicine after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reopened a border between the countries that had been shut down for the past four months.
Guwahati: City based super specialty healthcare institute Excelcare Hospitals today (8 June) conducted media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Prabhat Kusum Das was available for free consultations to the participants.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 08, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to embark eight-day Europe visit from today. Prime Minister Oli will begin his Europe from Switzerland and thereafter move to United Kingdom (UK) and France to engage in diffe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has indefinitely suspended the threat of tariffs against Mexico after reaching "a signed agreement" on immigration.
Kathmandu, Nepal, june 7, 2019: Police have fired a shot to arrest a robbery accused Chhiring Tamang in Kathmandu on Friday.
NEW YORK, June 7: U.S. stockpiles of Venezuelan cocoa swelled in May to levels not seen in at least five years, a Reuters analysis showed, as exporters in the crisis-hit country hit by U.S. sanctions scramble to raise cash however they can.
COLUMBUS, June 7: Prosecutors face a legal hurdle as they pursue 25 murder charges against an Ohio doctor accused of essentially using his colleagues as weapons by ordering fatal painkiller doses for hospital patients but not directly administer
WASHINGTON/HONG KONG: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to force Chinese companies listed on American stock exchanges to submit to regulatory oversight, including providing access to audits or face delisting.
LAS VEGAS, June 6: A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer said Wednesday.
BANGKOK: When Prayuth Chan-ocha led a military coup to take over Thailand’s government five years ago, he wore a dowdy officer’s uniform. A five-year makeover transformed him into a politician, now styled in a well-tailored Western suit or a
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 6, 2019: A Central Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) ended inconclusively on Thursday, thanks to the differences among the top leaders.
PARIS, June 5: Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday as he claimed to have turned the organization from being “toxic and almost criminal†back to i
LONDON: Donald Trump promised Britain a substantial post–Brexit trade deal with the United States on Tuesday, quipping to outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May that she should stick around to clinch it though she is due to step down in two daysâ
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2019: The so-called astrologist, Arjun Chhetri, who had been claiming for another dreadful earthquake in Nepal, has been arrested on Tuesday.
NAMCHE, Nepal (AP) — Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on
The swearing-in ceremony on 26 May 2014, marking Narendra Modi’s first term as Prime Minister in office, was distinctly different from those one had witnessed earlier in New Delhi. Apart from local dignitaries and the diplomatic corps, the hea
Guwahati, June 3 : An Indian Air Force transport aircraft has gone missing after taking off from Jorhat airbase in Assam.
KATHMANDU, June 2: Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has said there is no inaccuracy in the annual figures of estimated revenue and expenditure of the upcoming fiscal year 2076-77 BS (2019-20). Seeking time from Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahar
KATHMANDU, June 2: Former President Dr Rambaran Yadav has said various organizations were encroaching upon Nepal's culture and religion, so such activities need to be strongly discouraged and organization brought to book by all three tiers of go
PARIS, June 2: Teenager Marketa Vondrousova continued to impress at the French Open when she walloped Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-0 to reach her maiden Grand Slam quarter-finals on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2, 2019: Co- Chairs duos of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP)-- KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have held a meeting at Baluwatar on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, June 2: The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It’s a vast expansion of the Trump administration’s enhanced s
Guwahati: Assam’s premier health care institute, Barthakur Clinic organized a media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 1 June 2019, where practicing physician Dr Jury Das was available for free consultations to the participants. Nurse Luc
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2, 2019: New executive committee of the Online Journalist Association (OJA) has been elected from its 10th annual general assembly held in Kathmandu on Saturday.
VIRGINIA BEACH: The gunman who killed 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building was identified by police Saturday as a 15-year city employee who had served in the military and was described by neighbors as quiet and rarely smiling.
Government Head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Initiated Discussions To Reshuffle The Cabinet, Leadership Clash Likely To Hinder The Process
DHARAN, June 1: The governing Nepal Communist Party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has complained that the 'secret agreement' among the top leaders in course of party unification was misinterpreted by media. Addressing a cadres' orientation and int
Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1, 2019: Responding to the widespread wrath and criticism, the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has given a hint to revise the controversial media laws. The party has initiated internal discussion to revise the medi
Kathmandu, Nepal June 1, 2019 Chinese digital wallets, WeChat Pay and Alipay, have been banned in Nepal. The Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of the country, decided to ban the use of Chinese digital wallets WeChat Pay and Alipay in the count
A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded four U.S. service members and killed at least four Afghan civilians, officials said, in the second attack in the city in two days.
WASHINGTON, May 31: The United States will sanction any country which buys oil from Iran after the expiration of waivers on May 2, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting on ranges of issues on Friday.
Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister after an overwhelming election victory for his Hindu nationalist party in a country of 1.3 billion people seeking swift economic change.
An earthquake measured at 6.6 magnitude struck off the coast of El Salvador early on Thursday, though emergency services in the Central American country said there were no initial reports of significant damage.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for New Delhi to attend Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony that is being held today.
SAN DIEGO, May 30: When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed j
LONDON, May 30: Shares in Britain’s biggest watch retailer Watches of Switzerland Group Ltd rose by as much as 15% on their debut on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday.
LIVERPOOL: The hugs, the smiles and the laughter suggest Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool are a happy bunch, bonded together in enjoyment of the attacking football that has taken them to a second straight Champions League final.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2019: 12th Republic Day, which is also known popularly as Ganatantra Diwas, is observed by organizing various programs across the country on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2019: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has presented budget for the fiscal year 2019/20 in the joint session of the Federal Parliament at parliamentary building at New Baneswor, Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Biodiversity is a global asset of tremendous value, recognized as “natural capital†necessary for the survival of all species that share this planet. The International Day for Biological Diversity is annually celebrated on 22 May to draw att
Government Head NCP Faces Internal Difference To Adopt Measures To Dealt With The Netra Bikram Chanda Led CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2019: The budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20 is being presented today. Minister for Finance, Yuba Raj Khatiwada is going to present the budget of over Rs 1.6 trillion at the joint session of the federal parliam
KATHMANDU: A hundred and eighty-eight incidents of violence against women based on gender discrimination have taken place across the nation from April 14- May 14 this year, according to the monthly report made public by Women’s Rehabilitation
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to visit New Delhi on May 30 to take part in the swearing-in ceremony of his Indian Counterpart Narendra Modi.
KATHMANDU May 27 : Parliamentarians have drawn the attention of the government on rising insecurity, violence and sexual harassment against women.
PARIS: Roger Federer counts himself as an “outsider†for the French Open title this year and says he is not merely trying to temper expectations on his return to the clay court Grand Slam following a four-year absence.
Government adopts strong security measures across the country owing to the general strike called called by the Netram Bikram Chanda led CPN
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2019: Normal life has partially been affected due to the general strike called by the Netra Bikram Chanda led Communist Party Nepal (CPN).
Panchthar, May 21, 2019:Nine members of two families at Miklajung rural municipality- 3 have been murdered on cold blood on Monday night. The deceased have been identified as Dhanraj, 41, Jasmita Phiyak, 36, Man Kumari Phiyak, 26, six-year-ol
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 20, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has formed various ministry-level committees as Shadow Cabinet on Monday.
Guwahati: Down Town Hospital, northeast India’s pioneer healthcare institute, conducted a free hemoglobin screening camp at Guwahati Press Club on 18 May 2019, where the participants also got the opportunity to consult with experienced doctor
Guwahati: Senior journalist and researcher on environment and development issues, Keya Acharya expressed concern over the state of environment across the country and said that Bengaluru can be an example of environmental mismanagement for state
Dhading, Nepal, May 19, 2019: At least eight killed and about 29 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River on Sunday in Dhading district.
LONDON, May 18: The British government’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill needs to include another public vote when it is presented to MPs again next month, the Labour Party’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal May 17, 2019: An earthquake measuring 5.0 in the Richter scale trembled Dhading district on Friday afternoon.
LONDON: Liverpool are overwhelming favourites to win the Champions League title when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the final in Madrid on June 1, former England striker and television pundit Gary Lineker has said.
KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has spoken of the need of undoing the culture of groupism inside the party to ensure its strong presence. Inaugurating the 11th National General Convention of Democratic Thought So
TAIPEI, May 17: Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 16, 2019: Two Indian nationals have died while climbing on Mt. Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, on Thursday morning.
May 01, 2019 Croup, a common upper respiratory tract infection in young children under age 6, can become severe and require hospitalization, doctors say in a new patient resource published in JAMA.
GENEVA: Increasingly complex, growing and related risks, from global warming to pollution and epidemics, threaten human survival if left to escalate, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 15, 2019: Kami Rita Sherpa, 49 breaks his own record for most summits the records by escalating world’s highest mountain for the 23rd time on Wednesday.
BAGHDAD: Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq on Wednesday, after repeated US expressions of concern about threats from Iranian-backed forces.
CAMBODIA, May 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is returning home today after completing his eight-day official visits to Viet Nam and Cambodia (five day official visit to Viet Nam and three day official visit to Cambodia).
San Francisco, May 14: WhatsApp today encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook.
Guwahati: Senior journalist and researcher on environment and development issues, Keya Acharya will interact with city scribes on Friday (17 May 2019). Presently functioning as the President of Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJ
Guwahati: City based Down Town Hospital is conducting the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (18 May 2019), where the participants will get the opportunity to screen their hemoglobin & sugar (random) level and also grouping
Guwahati, May 14 : A rhino poacher, who was in Assam forest department custody, had managed to escape from the lock-up in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, 2019: Chairman of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timalsina has assured that he would take initiatives to amend the proposed 'Bill to Amend and Integrate Media Council Act' as per the fundamental spirit of the media
KATHMANDU, May 14: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has underscored the need of carrying out thorough investigation to stamp out the growing corruption in the country.
BEIJING: US officials are targeting a $300 billion list of additional Chinese imports including laptop computers for tariff hikes, ratcheting up a trade fight that is shaking financial markets and fueling fears about global economic growth.
CAMBODIA, May 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is currently on an official visit of Cambodia, has held a meeting with acting Head of the State Sambdech Vibol Sena Pheakdey Say Chhunm at the Senate house here today.
MOSCOW: Natalya Konkova got a call from her 5-year-old son’s day care centre at School No. 1357, asking her to pick up Yaroslav because he was running a fever and having trouble walking.
WASHINGTON, May 14: The social media giant Facebook Inc is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices that would put it under 20 years of oversight, according to a source knowledgeable about the d
On May 2, 2019, at a press meet in Kathmandu, a group of conflict victims expressed their concerns over the Government’s ongoing appointment process of commissioners and members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commissi
Forty years ago, I bought a second-hand Volkswagen van and, with my wife, drove out of Switzerland. We crossed the unstable and at times dangerous lands of Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Our destination was Nepal. This relatively small country h
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2019: Nepali Congress has challenged the government to pass the proposed bizarre media bill from the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2019: It is likely that adverse weather conditions would affect the general life in some parts of the country from today.
HANOI, May 11: Nepal and Vietnam have forged consensus to strengthen bilateral relations and trade increment to new heights. In course of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official visit of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, different bilateral agre
Dhangadhi, Nepal, May 11, 2019: A couple of Chukapani of Byas Rural Municipality-5 in Darchula district has been arrested for their alleged charge of burning their 10 months old daughter alive to death.
Guwahati, May 10 : One person died and several others injured after a building was collapsed in Manipur's Imphal on Friday.
Guwahati, May 10 : At least 15 people were injured during a communal clash took place in Assam's Hailakandi town on Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland and Britain will work with Northern Irish parties to try to restore a devolved government in the province within weeks rather than months, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2019: Anushka Shrestha has been crowned as Miss Nepal World 2019. At a grand finale of the pageant held in the Capital on May 9, Shrestha was crowned beating other 24 other contestants.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2019: Speaker of the federal parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara has directed the Parliament Secretariat on Friday to remove the ‘unparliamentarily’ remarks exchanged between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Co
WASHINGTON, May 10: The U.S. said Thursday that it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was used to violate international sanctions, a first-of-its-kind enforcement action that comes amid a tense moment in relations between the two countrie
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 09, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Vietnam and Cambodia on Thursday. He is accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya.
A man in Los Angeles' posh Holmby Hills neighborhood was hiding a stash of weapons large enough to outfit an army. The Los Angeles Police Department busted Girard Damien Saenz, 57, with as many as 1,000 weapons piled up in his home. Authorities
LONDON: Having absorbed everything Liverpool could throw at them in a titanic title battle, Manchester City will retain their crown with victory at Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday.
The as yet un-named son and heir of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was presented to the Media today after an uncharacteristically long wait. The Duchess, glowing and visibly proud, said happily that she was ‘with the two best guys in the world
LAHORE: A bomb targeting Pakistani police outside a major Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore on Wednesday killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 20, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has started its awareness campaign naming it as “Himal Pahad Terai Madhes’ from Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's businesses lost a total of more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, according to the New York Times, which said it obtained printouts from Trump's official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and to the Kingdom of Cambodia from tomorrow (May 9) at the invitation of his counterparts.
Guwahati: Assam’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital conducted a media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 7 May 2019, where Dr Drapan Dutta (medicine) was available for free consultations to the participants. Member-journalis
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7, 2019: American Electronic Diversity Visa (EDV) result for the year 2020 is published today. The EDV result was published after 9:45 am (Nepali time) on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7, 2019: Government’s policy and program has been passed with majority of votes amidst the protest from the fringe parties including the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC).
KATHMANDU, May 7: Main opposition Nepali Congress leader Prakashman Singh has described the government new policies and programs as a well-arranged essay.
China backtracked on substantial commitments it made during trade talks with the United States, prompting President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods slated to go into effect on Friday, top U.S. trade officials said on M
MEXICO CITY: - All 13 people aboard were killed when a private jet crashed between the U.S. city of Las Vegas and Monterrey in northern Mexico, authorities said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 06, 2019: Upendra Yadav led Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal (FSFN) and Dr. Baburam Bhattrai led Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) have unified amidst a function in Kathmandu on Monday.
Guwahati: Assam's well-known Dispur Hospital will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (Tuesday, 7 May 2019), where Dr Darpan Dutta (medicine) will be available for free consultations to the participants. Member-jour
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are officially parents. Just weeks ahead of their first wedding anniversary, the couple have welcomed their first child, a baby boy. The couple confirmed the news on social media, noting that the new arrival weigh
BHUBANESWAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw for himself the damage wreaked by a powerful cyclone on Monday, pledging an extra 10 billion rupees ($144.19 million) to the hardest-hit state of Odisha where hundreds of thousands returned ho
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2019: 201st birth anniversary of Karl Marx, the German philosopher and thinker is marked across the world including in Nepal on Sunday. Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1881 in Germany.
JERUSALEM, May 5: An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip killed an Israeli man Sunday outside a home in the coastal city of Ashkelon amid a massive wave of attacks, marking the first Israeli casualty from rocket fire since the 2014 war wit
NEWCASTLE: Liverpool will be without their Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Anfield, manager Juergen Klopp said on Saturday.
PURI, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 05, 2019: American Diversity VISA (DV) - 2020 result is going to publish on Tuesday, (May 07, 2019). It is said that the lucky one would begin to get VISA to enter in US from upcoming September to October.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 05, 2019: Nepali national Sijan Pun has got the chance to be affiliated in the Bollywood film industries.
BENTOTA/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
DUBAI: Iran will continue with low-level uranium enrichment in line with its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a US move to stop it.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 4, 2019: The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) have concluded to merge their parties on Monday.
BHUBANESWAR, INDIA/DHAKA: The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to safety.
Department of Defense Boeing 737 plane skids off Florida runway into the water; 2 minor injuries originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Following the widespread criticism, the government has demolished the structures constructed at Khula Manch, the only open theater that locates at the heart of the Kathmandu. It is astonishing that the authorities including the Kathmandu Metropo
Government's Annual Policy And Program Criticized For Using Terminology 'MY Government' and making ambitious plan
BANGKOK, May 04, 2019: Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who will be officially crowned on May 4 as part of elaborate three-day coronation ceremonies, has been listed as the world’s richest monarch by publications such as Business Insider
SEOUL, May 3: A South Korean automakers’ group called on Friday for an end to generous state subsidies for sales of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), citing a potential threat to local automakers and Beijing’s “discrimination†against EVs
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari presents the government’s annual policies and programs at the Federal Parliament Building on Friday.
BHUBANESWAR: A cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively†damaging the tourist town of Puri, but there were no early reports of casualties with a million people evacuated before it m
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was banning Alex Jones and other controversial U.S. political personalities for violating the social media company’s policies on “dangerous individuals and organizations.â€
Karachi: At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by a doctor using a contaminated syringe, officials said Friday.
KAJANG: The Vietnamese woman who was tried for the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader was released Friday from a Malaysian prison and due to fly back to Hanoi later in the day, her lawyer and an embassy translator sa
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2019: The Cyclone Fani, which is believed to have formed from the Bay of Bengal, has begun to affect the normal life in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu from Friday.
KATHMANDU, May 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today inaugurated the campaign of ‘model smart school’ based on information technology for teaching by remote-clicking amid a program held in Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu.
The ex-wife of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, Sussanne Khan, has shared as to why she didn't enter the film industry besides the family background she has.
LONDON, May 2: The U.K. should effectively eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent committee that advises the Briti
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday for skipping bail when he holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for seven years until police dragged him out last month.
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2, 2019: First the time in Nepal’s history, a person succumb to the H5N1 and HPAI virus in Nepal.
HONG KONG, May 2: China can scale a 2023 population peak. A new study suggests the country’s populace may top out in about four years, earlier than expected. That’s disheartening for the likes of Mattel, Lego and education companies. But it
BARCELONA, May 2: Lionel Messi put Barcelona on the verge of the Champions League final with a devastating double in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in the first leg of their last-four clash on Wednesday, taking his goal tally for the Catalans to
CARACAS, May 1: Opposition leader Juan Guaidó took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power in Venezuela, taking to the streets Tuesday to call for a military uprising that drew quick support from the Trump administration and fierce re
Kathmand, Nepal, May 1, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has returned home on Wednesday morning after spending about one week long state level visit of neighboring China.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April, 30, 2019: It has become likely that Federal Socialist Forum (FSP) would withdraw its support to the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led government.
British tobacco group Imperial Brands plans to sell its global premium cigar business as a part of a divestment plan to cut debt and reinvest the money to further growth.
Rolpa, Nepal, April 30, 2019: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has been detonated targeting Province 5 Chief Minister Shankhar Pokhrel in Rolpa on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship aga
COLOMBO: The US ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on the island were likely still at large and could be planning fresh attacks.
BEIRUT, April 30: The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in
Palpa, Nepal, April 29, 2019: At least five passengers died and one injured when a passenger jeep that was carrying the bridegroom’s procession met with an accident in Palpa district on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2019: The budget session of the Federal Parliament begins from today. First meeting of the session is scheduled at the International Convention Centre at 4:00 pm on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal 29 April, 2019: Nepal and China inked in two agreements and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Nepal-China Economic and Trade Forum in Beijing.
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi fittingly sealed Barcelona’s 26th La Liga title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the goal in a 1-0 win over Levante in front of a jubilant Nou Camp crowd, who celebrated a remarkable eighth league crown in 1
LONDON, April 28: Former world number one Andy Murray said he is under no pressure to return to competitive tennis after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery earlier this year but he would attempt to make a comeback if his body allowed it.
COLOMBO, April 28: The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2019: Nepal had defeated Malaysia by 59 runs to win the ACC U-16 Eastern Region-2019.
KATHMANDU, April 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has promised an end to the culture of begging from the country. “Now onwards, no Nepali citizen will be forced for begging in the street to meet the survival needs.â€
POWAY, April 28: A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman and wounding the rabbi and two others Saturday, authorities said.
BARCELONA, April 28: Lionel Messi fittingly sealed Barcelona’s 26th La Liga title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the goal in a 1-0 win over Levante in front of a jubilant Nou Camp crowd, who celebrated a remarkable eighth league
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 27, 2019: Minister for Land Reform and Management Padma Kumari Aryal has claimed that the land at Lalita Niwas of Baluwatar, Kathmandu was transferred in the name of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) General Secretary Bishnu Po
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged dozens of world leaders on Saturday to reject protectionism and invited more countries to participate in his global infrastructure project after seeking to ease concerns surrounding the program.
MINSK/MOSCOW, April 27: Russia plans to restore oil supplies via its key Druzhba pipeline to Europe in two weeks, after joint talks with Belarus, Ukraine and Poland on Friday in Minsk.
million bill presented by North Korea to cover the medical costs for Otto Warmbier, an American college student who fell into a coma in North Korean custody and died shortly after being returned home after spending 17 months in a Pyongyang priso
LONDON: Liverpool will look to finish the season strongly so that they have no regrets if they lose out on the Premier League title to reigning champions Manchester City, the Merseyside club’s manager Juergen Klopp said on Thursday.
Rising waters were prompting further evacuations in central Canada on Thursday, with the mayor of the country’s capital, Ottawa, declaring a state of emergency and Quebec authorities warning that a hydroelectric dam was at risk of breaking.
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is now planning to demolish infrastructures which were constructed by encroaching upon public lands of Old Bus Park and Khula Manch- the open theatre.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s President Xi Jinping said on Friday the aim of his Belt and Road initiative is to advance win-win cooperation among countries and build a new platform for international trade, while also creating development opportu
TAMGHAS, April 26: Ninety-eight people of a village have been taken ill after consuming contaminated water in Dajakot of Bagagaon in ward no. 4 of Musikot municipality.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April, 26, 2019: Chairman of the Madhesi Commission (MC) Dr. Bijaya Kumar Dutt has been honored by the Chitragupta welfare society amid a function organized at the MC premises on Thursday.
Basketball legend and eight-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics John Havlicek has died at 79 years old.
XIAN: President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited the Daci’en Temple here in Xian this morning. Located in the southern suburb of Xi’an City, about 4 kilometres from the downtown of the city, the Da Ci’en Temple is a major attraction for its fam
KATHMANDU, April 25: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has unveiled a bust of the first man in space, Russian Astronaut Yuri Gagarin, at Shankhapark (Ratnapark).
Kathmandu, Nepal April 24, 2019: Madheshi Commission has been moving forward by creating a strong basis on the front of institutional as well as administration.
Three senior leaders of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)- KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal agree to patch up difference by sharing posts on proportional basis among their respective groups
Dadeldhura, Nepal, April 24, 2019: At least seven people killed and about two dozen others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident at Sahukharka of Dadeldhura district on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2019: An earthquake measuring first 5.2 Richter scale and the second earthquake measuring 4.3 Richter scale shook the Kathmandu valley and neighboring districts on Wednesday morning.
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will make a state visit to the United Kingdom in June, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday, a trip Britain hopes will cement transatlantic relations but one that immediately prompted criticism an
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded a strong reaction from his team, stunned by their 4-0 loss to Everton, when they face title-chasing Manchester City in Wednesday’s Premier League derby at Old Trafford.
CAIRO: Islamic State has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group’s AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.
COLOMBO, April 23: Sri Lanka’s state minister of defense said Tuesday that the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites was “carried out in retaliation†for the shooting massacre at two New Zealand mosques last month, as the Islam
Furor seems to have sparked among the general public after 113 ropanis public land located at right under the nose of the Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar, Kathmandu is proved to have illegally transferred in the person’s name includi
COLOMBO: More than 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 yea
COLOMBO, April 21: Seven people were arrested and three police officers were killed during a security forces raid on a house in the Sri Lankan capital several hours after the rash of attacks, some of which officials said were suicide bombs.
Kathmandu, Nepal April21, 2019: Nepal government has condemned the series of terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ag
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ag
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ag
MUMBAI: The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court, Ranjan Gogoi, on Saturday denied allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances towards a junior court assistant who worked in an office at his home and that she was subsequently victimise
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Friday appointed Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and five justices at the Supreme Court.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2019: The Supreme Court has on Friday issued interim order against of the government not to implement the decision to ban an internet game named as PUBG.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2019: As the deadline set by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to surrender the Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) ends on Thursday, the government is mulling the idea to deal with the party in days
MANCHESTER: Little over 60 hours after their extraordinary Champions League drama, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will face each other again at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, this time in the Premier League.
LONDON, April 18: British shoppers ignored worries about an impending Brexit deadline and spent heavily in March, official data showed on Thursday, supporting the country’s sluggish economy while companies were cutting back on investment.
MOSCOW, April 18: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will travel to Russia in the second half of this month and meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting has begun in the second phase of India's general elections amid massive security and a lockdown in parts of the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2019: Senior journalist Pushkar Lal Shrestha passed away at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, April 17: Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea’s main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a U.S. think tank said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2019: The Ncell and Axiata have to pay Rs. 62.63 billion to the Nepal government within a week.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 16, 2019: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Tuesday upheld the decision of Ministry of Home Affair’s (MoHA) to issue citizenship by descent.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 16, 2019: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has announced its “Himal Pahad Terai Madhes, Nepali Congress†campaign across the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 16, 2019: An earthquake measuring 4.5 Richter scale hit Gorkha and surrounding areas at 12:35 PM on Tuesday leaving terror among the general public.
Kathmandu, Nepal April 16, 2019: Nepal has secured win against Oman by 150 runs in the ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier match on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 16, 2019: The controversial land purchase deal of Lalita Niwas at Baluwatar, Kathmandu has dragged into controversies even to the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) General Secretary Bishnu Poudel.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 16, 2019: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Monday issued a stay order asking the government not to issue citizenship by descent. Responding to the writ petition, a single bench of Justice Pur
Tel Aviv, April 15: Scientists in Israel unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels today, calling it a first and a “major medical breakthrough†that advances possibilities for transplants.
CUCUTA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants in Colombia on Sunday as he wrapped up a four-nation tour of South America aimed at pressuring Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
Guwahati, April 13 : As a celebration of the self and the individual, Blenders Pride Magical Nights 2019 arrived in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam as an extension to the coveted Blenders Pride Fashion Tour that introduced its extraordinary
LOS ANGELES, April 14: The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen,
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2019: Various dignitaries including president Bidya Devi Bhandari, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli, former King Gyanendra Shah and others have extended their best wishes to all the Nepale
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 14, 2019: The Nepali New Year- 2076 is being marked across the country today. The New Year is popular not only among the Nepalese but also those who recognize Bikram Sambat calendar.
Solukhumbu, Nepal, April 14, 2019: At least three killed and four injured when a Summit Air plane met with an accident while taking-off from Lukla based Tenzing Hillary Airport on Sunday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 13, 2019: Nepal Police have arrested a French national from Kathmandu on Friday on the charge of his involvement in pedophilia.
NEW DELHI, April 13: The figures involved in India’s general election are staggering: 900 million voters, 83 million first-time voters, 11 million poll workers, nearly 4 million electronic voting machines, 1 million polling booths and 570 spec
CAIRO, April 13: Israeli planes targeted a military position near the province of Hama in Syria on Saturday, but Syrian air defenses intercepted and downed some of the rockets, Syrian state television said on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 13, 2019: Rice is one the world's mains food crops. While climatologists, health experts and others believe a more diverse food supply is preferable, rice will remain a staple for year to come.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 12, 2019: The government’s decision to ban the online game Player- Unknown’s Battlegrounds, which is popularly known as PUBG, has widely been admired from different sectors.
Land Purchases Issue Of Government Head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)'s General Secretary Bishnu Poudel Brings Jolt In And Outside Of The Party
BHAKTAPUR: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has lauded Nepal Army for its capability to deal with security challenges and various possible security threats in the country.
LONDON, April 11: Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation revoked his asylum.
Biratnagar, Nepal, April 11, 2019: The Deputy Prime Minister and minister for health Upendra Yadav, who is also the chairman of the federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N), has threatened to quit the government.
Gulmi,Nepal,April 11, 2011:At least three person killed including former member of the parliament Rudramani Bhandari killed in Gulmi passenger Jeep accident on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2019: 2nd International Printing, photography and media technology expo is commenced at Tudikhel of Katmandu from Thursday. The expo will be continued for three days.
The recently concluded Nepal Investment Summit 2019, convened by the government of Nepal in March in Kathmandu, has moved the country’s new economic agenda to center stage. The event, which drew industry leaders, senior government officials, a
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2019: Newly-appointed High Court judges took oath of office and secrecy amid a function organized on the premises of Supreme Court in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 10, 2019: Prominent industrialist and former lawmaker of the Nepali Congress Diwakar Golchha passed away at Chennai of India on Tuesday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2019: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to leave for northern neighbor China leading a Nepalese delegate to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on April 24.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 9, 2019: Clearing the looming clouds over the issue of capital gains tax labeled against Ncell and Axiata companies, the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday issued a full text ordering the de
HONG KONG, April 9: A Hong Kong court found leaders of the 2014 “Occupy†civil disobedience movement guilty on Tuesday of public nuisance charges during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict that comes as the China-ruled city’s freedoms
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8: Police and cadres of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party clashed briefly during latter’s demonstrations at Putalisadak area in Kathmandu on Monday.
LONDON, April 8: British voters want a strong leader who is willing to break the rules and force through wide scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8: At least three persons died and 11 others injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Bhumikasthan Rural Municipality-8 of Arghakhanchi district on Monday.
Dharan, Nepal, April 8 2019: At least four killed and several injured when a passenger bus met with accident at Dharan district on Monday.
BEIJING, April 08, 2019 : China’s agriculture ministry late on Sunday confirmed the first outbreak of African swine fever in the country’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
POKHARA, April 7: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ has said the provision on the citizenship by descent came as per the court verdict and the constitution.
Guwahati: The gate-keeping role of traditional media has been questioned by observers, despite the advent of social media where everyone has a say but there is little credible analysis. Reacting to the recent controversy over NaMo TV, the Elect
KARACHI/MUMBAI: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for “whipping up war hysteria†over claims that India shot down a Pakistani F-16 during a standoff in February, saying the truth is alwa
BUCHAREST/ LONDON, April 6: The British government is optimistic about reaching some form of deal with the opposition Labour Party to end a deadlock on Brexit as work on a compromise continues, Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond said on
Scientists are expected to unveil on Wednesday the first-ever photograph of a black hole, a breakthrough in astrophysics providing insight into celestial monsters with gravitational fields so intense no matter or light can escape.
Lalitpur, Nepal, April 5, 2019: At least two persons killed and one more injured in a fatal road accident at Nayabato of Lalitpur district on Friday.
PARIS, April 5: Two key American officials — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — are skipping meetings in France this week as the Group of Seven countries gather to try to find solutions to
Chitwan, Nepal, April 5, 2019: Three persons of a family have found dead at their home at Sashinagar Sahari Clinic area of Bharatpur Metropolitan City- 17 on Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2019: The doctors serving in government-run health institutions have started a fresh round of protests against of the government protesting to the civil service adjustment act from Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 5, 2019: Ghode Jatra, an annual traditional festival of Nepal that used to mark popularly in Kathmandu valley, is being celebrated today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 4, 209: Election results of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organization of Nepalese lawyers, have come after three days of vote completion on Thursday evening.
Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 4, 2019: Any forms of strikes or obstructions in the essential service sectors are restricted in Nepal.
Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 4, 2019: Authorities have confirmed that another case of deadly Bird Flu has been detected in a poultry farm in Bhaktapur district.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today held talks with the chief ministers of all seven states of the country on policies and programmes for the next fiscal year 2019/20.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he makes his second court appearance, New Zealand police said Thursday.
An American woman and her Ugandan driver have been kidnapped from Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, April 3, 2019: Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan has returned in the industries after recovery from the deadly decease- cancer.
NEW DELHI, April 3: India’s Jet Airways has been forced to ground more than three quarters of its fleet after failing to pay lessors, as the debt-laden carrier struggles to secure bailout funds promised by state-run banks.
Guwahati: City based Ayursundra Hospital has organzed a brief health camp for the scribes on 3 April 2019 (Wednesday) at its Lachit Nagar centre. During the free camp starting at 11 am (and continue till 1 pm), member-journalists of Guwahati P
Early results Monday in Ukraine’s presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience maintaining his strong lead against the incumbent in the first round, setting the stage for a presidential runoff in three weeks.
The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has denounced Brunei's "cruel and inhuman" laws set to take effect this week which impose death by stoning for gay sex and ...
Birgunj, Nepal, April 01, 2019: The death toll from the devastating storm in Bara and Parsa district has risen to 31 till Monday morning. It is likely that death toll would escalate further as many people have been receiving treatment with serio
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2019: The film industries, particularly the Hollywood and Bollywood seem abuzz over the speculations that Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are going to divorce just after four months after their marriage.
At least seven people have been killed and five injured when a container containing scrap metal exploded in the latest in a series of industrial accidents in eastern China.
LONDON, March 31: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of the city of Santa Elena on the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
KATHMANDU, March 31: A total of 5,211 athletes are competing for 1,307 medals in the eighth National Games taking place at different places of state 5 from coming April 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 31, 2019: At least six persons died and three others sustained injuries in a Scorpio jeep accident in Manebhanjyang Rural Municipality-6 of Okhaldhunga district on Sunday.
Bara, Nepal, March30, 2019: Bara remained tense on Saturday after student clashed briefly with police during their protest against of the leakage of the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) question.
DHAKA: The death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh skyscraper rose on Friday to 25, including some who leapt to their deaths, as firefighters combed through the charred shell of the building.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 29: The Nepal Investment Summit 2019 commenced at Hotel Soaltee in Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Mach 28, 2019: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has returned in Kathmandu on Monday after weeklong medical trip to United State of America (USA) for his ailing spouse Sita Dahal.
Janakpur, Nepal, March 28, 2019: The District Court of Dhanusha has slapped a life term on former parliamentarian Sanjay Sah ‘Takala’ for his involvement in 2012 Janakpur blast that had claimed the lives of five people and left about three d
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2019: Indian delegates led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale have arrived here in Kathmandu in a two day office visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2019: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and her spouse Radhika Shakya have got 20 unit shares of the Trishuli III B hydropower project launched under the government's 'People's Hydropower Program. Both of them had applied
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 28, 2019: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Nepal government to be a part of the Indo-Pacific strategy unveiled by the US to ensure free and open Indo-Pacific region claiming that the strategy is in the inte
PHOENIX: An Arizona woman who used to operate a popular YouTube channel featuring children has been indicted on charges that she kidnapped five of her seven adopted children and abused them by pepper-spraying them, forcing them to take ice baths
Guwahati, March 27 : Police had recovered one 303 rifle and ammunition from a vehicle during checking in Assam's Biswanath district on Wednesday and arrested four persons in connection with it.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2019: Government’s plan to keep the National Army under the preview of the Prime Minister bags strong exceptions from different quarters. Not only the opposition parties including the main opposition Nepali Congress
KATHMANDU, March 26: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Ishwor Pokharel, left here today for the US, leading a Nepali delegation to participate in a ministerial-level conference on capacity building of peacekeeping armies and security u
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2019: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against its own immediate past commissioner, Raj Narayan Pathak, allegations of his involvement in a corruption scandal i
HAVANA, March 26: Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday during the first official British royal visit to the Caribbean island, even as Britain’s top ally, the United States, seeks to isolat
Dhangadhi, Nepal, March 26, 2019: At least two persons lost their lives including a government employee in a road accident in Kailali district. The accident had taken place at Balmi of Godavari Municipality, Kailali on Monday night.
KATHMANDU, March 26: One more species of reptile has been newly discovered in Nepal. Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius), a ground-dwelling lizard, which was first found along the Kamdi biodiversity route in Banke district in course of
Actress Candace Cameron Bure says “family sticks together no matter what,†in what seems a sign of support for “Fuller House†co-star Lori Loughlin, who has been charged in an alleged college admissions scandal.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 25: Dinesh Thapaliya, who is currently the secretary at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFFGA), has been recommended for the post of Chief Commissioner at the Election Commission (EC)
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has given mid-April deadline to the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) to join the mainstream peaceful politics by renouncing the violent activities.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 25: Nepal and Japan signed on a much waited Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to send Nepali workers to Japan amid a function held at the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March,25, 2019: Main opposition Nepali Congress’s parliamentary party meeting is called for today to hold discussions on contemporary national political issues including the controversial Security Council Bill.
It was 1982, the height of the civil war in El Salvador. Four Dutch TV journalists had linked up with leftist rebels near the town of El Paraiso, which has an army base on its outskirts.
The Miami Open lost two of its biggest drawcards on Saturday with world number one Naomi Osaka suffering a shock third-round loss to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei after eight-times champion Serena Williams withdrew due to a knee injury.
Ahead of fresh high-level trade talks this week, China is not conceding to the US demands to ease curbs on technology companies, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing three people briefed on the discussions.
Residents of Australia’s northwest coast were bracing for a torrid night of fierce winds and heavy rain on Sunday as the country’s second major cyclone of the weekend slowly wound toward land.
VALENCIA, March 24: Spain captain Sergio Ramos scored another “Panenka†penalty to give his side a 2-1 home win over Norway on Saturday in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier but it was a far from convincing display from Luis Enrique’s sid
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24: Secondary Education Examination (SEE) has begun across the country from today.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led Incumbent Government To Adopt Stern Measures against of the Biplav led CPN
Pokhara, Nepal, March 23: Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Upendra Yadav has threatened to resign from the post even withdrawing the support extended to the incumbent government by his party- Federal Socialist Forum- if the constitutio
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 23: With the arrest of the senior leader of the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), Hemanta Prakash Oli and eight others, new form of wave has emerged in the political front of the country.
Sindhuli, Nepal, March 23: Nepali Congress’s senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has accused the incumbent government of jeopardizing the democratic values and culture of consensual politics.
A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother's Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 83 people, including families, officials said.
SHANGHAI: An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China‘s Jiangsu province has killed 44 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21, 2019: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Thursday appointed chairpersons to five different constitutional commissions on the basis of the recommendation of the Constitutional Council (CC).
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 21: The Nepal Army (NA) has expressed its serious concerns over the news related to the NA.
Biratnagar, Nepal, March 21, 2019: Holi is being celebrated in the Tarai districts including some adjoining hilly districts with much more fanfare today.
BRUSSELS, March 20: Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in two only years.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 20: The Fagu Poornima, also popularly known as Holi, is being celebrated with much more fanfare by exchanging of wishes and smearing colorful powders today.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 19, 2019: With the detection of the bird flu, which is also known as H5N1 virus, in some of poultry farms in Kathmandu, the concerned authorities have adopted high alertness to check the deadly decease.
Uganda investigating a supply of food from the World Food Programme (WFP) after three people died and moris e than 150 others became sick in recent days, police said.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18, 2019: Parliamentary proceeding of the House of Representatives is obstructed by the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) for the third time on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18, 2019: An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale has been recorded at 9:01 am on Monday morning.
Government Head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Faces Internal Differences Over Cabinet Reshuffle Issue
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 18: Former king Gyanendra Shah, who is now in Teria visit, has been consulting with his supporters over the recent political development of the country.
In an effort of strengthening the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh, a joint White Water Expedition is planned on the Siyom River at Along, Arunachal Pradesh from March 16 to 18.
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17, 2019: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left for United States (US) for treatment of his ailing wife Sita Dahal on Sunday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand formally launched her presidential bid on Sunday morning, announcing she will deliver her first major speech next week in front of Trump International Hotel in New York City.
Guwahati, March 16 : Assam BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah has resigned from the party. Senior BJP leader Ram Prasad Sarmah, who represented the Tezpur parliamentary constituency, has resigned from the party after he knew that, his name was not include
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 16, 2019: With the government’s decision to ban the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), the former one has intensified its search operation to the latter’s leaders and cadres from across
During Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering’s December visit to New Delhi, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Development of hydroelectric projects is an important part of the long history of India’s aid to Bhutan.†While hydr
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 15, 2019: Nepal government has condemned the deadliest attack at two mosques in Christchurch of New Zealand that left at least 49 dead and dozens injured on Friday.
Thousands of school students walked out of classes across Australia and New Zealand on Friday in a global student strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.
Barcelona will meet Manchester United in the Champions League last eight in a repeat of the 2009 and 2011 finals which were both won by the Catalans, with the help of goals from Lionel Messi.
Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days,†as authorities charged one person, detained three others and defused explosi
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to visit the United States (US) of America on March 18 for the treatment of his ailing wife, Sita Dahal.
Dhangadhi, Nepal, March 14, 2019: Kanchanpur District Court has ordered to release six suspended police officials on bail on Thursday.
Officials from India and Pakistan met Thursday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims to easily visit a Sikh shrine just inside Pakistan.
The government has given 35 days to the Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ led Nepal Communist Party to surrender its weapons.
Dissatisfaction mounts in the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over government's performance
During the 2013 pre-general elections rallies, foreign policy was not one of the main topics for Narendra Modi. However, after nearly 5 years of tenure, it is safe to say that he was one of the most important prime ministers of India’s post-in
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H. E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo handed over embankment along the Kali Gandaki River Bank to the Ward No. 2, Gharapjhong Village Municipality.
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H. E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract for the construction of a school building for specialized courses in agriculture at Shree Nepal Rastriya Tribhuwan Secondary School, Gulmi District. The grant c
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H. E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, signed a grant contract for the installation of an oxygen generation and distribution system for the District Hospital in Dhankuta. The grant contract was signed between the Embassy of
The United States (US) has initiated process to gift four M28 Skytruck aircraft to the Nepal Army (NA) in order to strengthen the army’s humanitarian rescues and ferry services.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that incumbent cabinet would be reshuffled soon.
Real Madrid reappointed Zinedine Zidane as coach on a three-year contract on Monday following the sacking of Santiago Solari with the Frenchman promising wholesale changes after the deposed European champions saw their season collapse inside a w
The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department announced late on Thursday.
Journalist Ashok Silwal recently attended a joint conference of Karnataka Union of Working Journalists Association and Mysore Journalists Association organized in Mysore as the special chief guest. Over 2,500 journalists participated in the conf
Responding to the widespread wrath and criticism over some controversial phrases mentioned in the 11 points agreement signed between the government and Free-Madhes activist CK Raut, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made clear that there is no po
Agreement Between Government And CK Raut Sparks Controversies For Giving Spaces For The Voices Of Independent Madhes
Ekta Adhikari, a Nepali national working with World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia confirmed dead in the fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft.
China’s aviation regulator has ordered domestic airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 Max aircraft, Chinese media outlet Caijing reported on Monday, following a deadly crash on Sunday of a 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honoured Saturday as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that Nepal needed support from its neighboring countries as well as from the development partners to accelerate its development.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.
In past few years, the cow has emerged a major player in Indian politics and the political parties use the cow as a political tool to win favours among Hindu voters.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Rs 22 crore upgradation works of Sri Sri Pitambardev Civil Hospital, Garmur into a 200 bedded district civil hospital in a programme held at Majuli Milan Sangha at
Guwahati : Three villages in Nagaland have been declared as tobacco free village. Tobacco free declaration program was held at Nsunyu village community hall on Wednesday for Nsunyu, Chunlikha and Likhwenmchu villages.
At least three persons were killed and 12 others injured after a truck fell into a deep gorge in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Thursday.
A jawan of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) had allegedly committed suicide at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI), Borjhar in Guwahati on Thursday.
A case has been filed at the District Court on Thursday against erstwhile Kanchanpur District Police Chief SP Dilipraj Bista and seven other police personnel on the charge of torturing and tampering evidence in Nirmala Panta rape and murder case
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Thursday ordered the government to release Coordinator of Free Madhes Alliance CK Raut on a general date.
A grenade explosion at a bus stand in the Indian city of Jammu wounded at least 18 people on Thursday, police said, in an attack just weeks after a Pakistan-based militant group killed 40 paramilitary police in Kashmir, almost sparking a war.
Every member of England women’s squad is made to feel valued and the sense of togetherness will stand the Lionesses in good stead at the World Cup later this year, defender Leah Williamson has said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Following the verdict of the Kailali District Court, the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal has decided to withdraw its support to the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co-chairman KP Sharma Oli-led incumbent government.
Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has expressed the determination to find and bring to book the murderer(s) of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was mercilessly raped and killed in Kanchanpur district.
Indian opposition parties are launching a united attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what they see as his politicization of the armed forces as he tries to ride a patriotic wave into a second term in office at a general election.
Kailali district Court has sentenced Lawmaker Resham Chaudhary among eleven others with life imprisonment on Wednesday.
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, H. E. Mr. Masamichi Saigo, and Mr. Ratna Prasad Juwarchan, Chairman of Ward No. 1, Thasang Rural Municipality, today signed a grant agreement for the project Installation of an Excavator for Tukche Village, Must
Industry, Commerce, Labor and Consumers Welfare Committee under the House of Representatives, has agreed for representation of Labor organization in the Board of Directors of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Authority.
A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,†doctors reported.
Guwahati: India and Afghanistan have maintained historically close ties fruitful for both nations. But political disturbances in Pakistan, located in between, poses difficulties for the Indo-Afghan bilateral relationship, observed senior Afghan
Kathmandu, Nepal: New Baneshwar of Kathmandu turned into battle field after teachers and Nepal police clash briefly on Monday.Police used excessive force against of the protesting teachers in the name of dispersing the protesters.
Pokhara, Nepal: A Poles national sustained serious injuries in a paragliding accident at Macchapuchre Rural Municipality-8 on Monday.
Guwahati : Aiming to unite the all Karbi community people in Assam All Assam Karbi Students Association in association with Karbi Arloso Asem, All Assam Karbi Youth Association, Karbi Bangthe Asem on Sunday had organised the 1st Karbi Socio Poli
While, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process is going in Assam to detect illegal foreigners residing in the state, a shocking data has come out that, over 1600 families of illegal Bangladeshi muslim are illegally residing in K
Kathmandu, Nepal: Final rites of former Deputy Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari have been performed with state honours at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Final rites of Former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and senior communist leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari is going to be held at Pashupati Aryaghat on Sunday evening.
Nepal Communist Party´s senior leader and former deputy prime minister Bharatmohan Adhiakri becomes critical.
Local NCP leaders and cadres demands to rename Pokhara International Airport as Ravindra Adhikari International Airport
As liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottlers stopped to collect the purchase delivery order of cooking gas from Nepal Oil Corporation, the traders have begun to hide the LPG from the market, triggering ‘shortage.’
The National Assembly (NA) today endorsed a condolence motion on the demise of Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, who was killed in a chopper crash in Taplejung Wednesday.
The mortal remains of late Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari is airlifted to his home town Pokhara on Friday.
South Korea will work with the United States and North Korea to ensure they reach agreement on denuclearization, the South’s president said on Friday, a day after talks between the U.S. and North Korean leaders collapsed over sanctions.
Various dignitaries including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to President Bidya Devi Bhandari paid their last tributes to Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six other persons, who had lost their lives in the Helicopter crash in Taplejung on We
A powerful explosion killed at least 11 people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said. An Islamic extremist group claimed that a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a police officer said militants detonated a bomb while trying to a
India and Pakistan exchanged fire along their contested border in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, while leading powers urged the nuclear armed rivals to show restr
European stock markets opened lower on Wednesday after fresh hostilities erupted between India and Pakistan, causing Asian assets to fall and pushing investors into safe havens such as the yen.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump met in Hanoi on Wednesday for their second summit, with the U.S. president saying he was not walking back on U.S. demands for North Korea’s denuclearization.
Kathmandu, Nepal: All seven persons on board the Air Dynasty helicopter including Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari have been killed in the fatal crash near Pathibhara temple in Taplejung district on Wednesday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal thanked the Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel for carrying out air strikes against terrorists in Pakistan.
Giving an Academy Award to a documentary about periods set in India will help shatter the monthly shame that impacts millions of women globally, with some even dying in isolation while menstruating, health campaigners said on Monday.
Central Committee meeting of the main opposition party Nepal Congress (NC) called for 11:00 am today has been posted until further notice, thanks to the interparty differences.
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will likely be all smiles as they shake hands later this week in Hanoi for a meeting meant to put flesh on what many critics call their frustratingly vague first summit in Singapore. But
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded the government at all three levels make media law and other structure with full guarantee of freedom of press and expression, the rights enshrined in the constitution.
Senior Afghan radio journalist Abdul Mujeeb Khalvatgar will interact with member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on 3 March at 3.30 pm. An MA in international relations, Khalvatgar is scheduled to address the city based scribes through vide
Visiting American Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia, Joseph Felter, expressed his concerns over Nepal’s latest development of the country including the government‘s policy on foreign affairs.
The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated South American nation after a weekend effort failed to del
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to Dubai from Chittagong in Bangladesh made an emergency landing back at Chittagong on Sunday after a passenger behaved suspiciously and appeared to be wanting to hijack the plane, a senior official from the ai
The death toll in the toxic liquor consumption incidents in Golaghat and Jorhat district has gone up to 114.
Guwahati: City based Barthakur Clinic Hospital conducted a brief media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (23 February 2019), where nurses Lucy L Chongloi and Kapila Lama Borah checked blood pressures of the participants. It may be me
The death toll in the toxic liquor consumption incidents in Golaghat and Jorhat district has gone up to 94.
A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year due to stepped up aerial attacks by U.S-led forces and more suicide bombings, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday.
Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the government would soon bring the culprit (s) to justice. He made such a claim while visiting the injured and family members of the deceased Singh Prasad Gurung, 49, from Lamjung district at Medici
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is leaving for Geneva today leading a Nepali delegation to take part in the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
There will not be a host and Sunday’s Oscars ceremony will not open with the traditional monologue in which celebrities and politicians are skewered.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, Karin Kneissl, has arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday afternoon.
A devastating fire raced through at least five buildings in an old part of Bangladesh's capital and killed at least 45 people, an official and witnesses said Thursday.
Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said the government has been successful in maintaining peace and security in the country.
Russia will respond to any deployment of intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where those missiles are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday he saw investment opportunities of more than $100 billion in India over the next two years as he began his first official visit amid tensions between arch foes India and Pakista
In a speech regarding the Pulwama terror attack; India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “India will give a befitting reply to this incident. The security forces have been given full freedom to decide.†We salute the Prime Minister
During Imran Khan’s four-month sit-in and political demonstrations in front of the parliament in Islamabad from August to December 2014, the allegations of election rigging and the demand for electoral reforms were simply a smokescreen.
Pakistan’s foreign minister appealed to the UN Secretary General on Tuesday to help ease tension with India that has escalated sharply following a suicide bomb attack in the Indian part of disputed Kashmir, that India blamed on Pakistan.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior-most Justice Deepak Raj Joshee has tendered his resignation to the President through Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana on Tuesday.
PAKISTAN is ready to help India investigate the suicide bomb attack in Kashmir, but will retaliate if Delhi attacks, prime minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday (19).
Rajen Gohain, Minister of State of Railways on Monday laid the foundation stone of a Refurbishing facility of LHB coaches at New Bongaigaon.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of banned NSCN (K) in Nagaland’s Mon district.
Asian share markets bounced broadly on Monday as investors dared to hope for both progress at Sino-US trade talks in Washington this week and more policy stimulus from major central banks.
An eastern Chinese province plans to ban teachers from assigning homework to be completed on cellphone apps as part of efforts to preserve students’ eyesight.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday.
Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman Kusal Perera scored a brilliant unbeaten century to lead them to a famous one-wicket win over South Africa in a thrilling first test at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Hundreds of thousand people including the artists gathered at Maitighar Mandala of Kathmandu on Sunday to express solidarity on Pashupati Sharma’s new music video ‘Lootna Sake Loota Kancha.’
Advisor and former president of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi (MSAD) Thokchom Veewon has been arrested by police in Delhi on Friday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Raj Narayan Pathak has resigned from his post on Friday.
Dolpa, Nepal: AT least four persons died and nine others injured in Jajarkot after a passenger bus met with an accident.
The U.S. government and Facebook Inc are negotiating a settlement over the company’s privacy lapses that could require the online social network to pay a multibillion-dollar fine, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
The Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yuzo Yoshioka,signed a grant contract for US$ 599,216 (approximately 63 million NRs.) with Mr. Takafumi Miyake, Country Director of Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA), for strengthening t
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yuzo Yoshioka, signed a grant contract for US$ 217,065 (approximately 24 million NRs.) with Ms. Kaeko Okuda, Program Manager of AMDA Multisectoraland Integrated Developm
A suicide bomber rammed a car into a bus carrying Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir on Thursday, killing 44 of them in the deadliest attack in decades on security forces in the disputed region, raising tensions with arch foe Pakistan.
The Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yuzo Yoshioka, signed a grant contract for the construction of a health center in Chaudandigadhi Municipality, Udayapur District. The grant contract was signed between the Embassy of Jap
The government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) differs over ideology on 'people's war' launched by the former Maoist
A suicide bomber killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, state media said, in a southeastern region where security forces are facing a rise in attacks by militants from the country’s Sunni Muslim minority.
Guwahati: Over 10 million individuals in northeast India lack access to affordable, quality healthcare services and bridging this gap through appropriate healthcare services would result in a healthier population and a robust economy.
Immigrants from Honduras and Nepal have filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration unfairly ended a program that lets them live and work in the United States.
President of Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student wing of the Nepali Congress (NC) Nainsingh Mahar has tendered his resignation from the post on Monday.
The term of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) extended by one year with the task of completing probe on crimes committed during its decade-long civil war. Th
Shree Panchami, which is also known as Basanta Panchami is celebrated across the country by worshipping Saraswati (Sarasati Pooja), the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, art, music and culture on Sunday.
The Thai political party that nominated a princess as its candidate for prime minister could be banned from a general election in March after an activist said on Sunday he would file a petition seeking its dissolution.
Turkey’s interior minister says the death toll from a collapsed apartment building in Istanbul has risen to 21.
Kathmandu, Nepal: torrential rainfall along with snowfall for the past few days has affected the normal life across the country including in Kathmandu valley.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. diplomats had a “very productive meeting†with North Korean officials, and he announced his summit later this month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held in Vietnam’s capital, Ha
Venezuela political crisis creates division in the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
Guwahati: Vociferous support or strident opposition to the citizenship amendment bill (CAB) is ‘politically motivated’, says Suhas Chakma, director of New Delhi based Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG). Interacting with scribes at Guwahat
The Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Yuzo Yoshioka has handed over Braille printers to the Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind, a Nepali NGO which is located in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, amid a function on Friday.
Global film personality Angelina Jolie, who is serving as a special envoy to UN Refugee Agency commented that the international community should not turn away from the nearly one million Rohingya refugees, who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh ne
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been given a second prison term for a new corruption charge, meaning he’ll spend the next 25 years in jail.
As Manchester City fans left Goodison Park after a 2-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday that sent their team back to the top of the Premier League, they aimed their chants across adjacent Stanley Park to title rivals Liverpool.
At least five people killed and eight others injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Chande Bhanjyang of Fikkal rural municipality-2 of Sindhuli district on Thursday.
The British government has signed an order to extradite Indian liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya, the UK’s Home Office said in a statement on Monday.
A comprehensive new study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, known as the world’s “Third Pole†for its vast store of ice, and home to Mount Everest, K2 and other soaring peaks, finds that even the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal
The country is observing the 2855th Sonam Lhosar, a festival celebrated particularly by Tamang community, with various programmes today.
The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, staged protest rallies across the country against the government on Monday.
Eight European nations joined the United States in recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, heightening the global showdown over Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the constitutional anti graft body of the country, has filed a corruption case at the Special Court on Monday against 14 individuals including former Minister for Women, Children
The Assam government has registered a total of 251 sedition cases in the state since the BJP-led alliance government came into power in 2016.
At least eight people were killed in three different road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
Union Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday had inaugurated the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit at Hotel Taj Vivanta in Guwahati.
Nepal won the Twenty-20 International series by 2-1 after handing over 14-run defeat to UAE at the match held at ICC Academy, Dubai on Sunday.
Seven Assam bound Rohingya children were detained by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) from a railway station in Tripura on Sunday.
The second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused the United States of seeking “world hegemony†and denounced Washington for trying to topple Tehran’s ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, state media reported.
Bangalore based Manipal Hospital today (2 February 2019) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC), where Dr Ravichand Siddachari, consultant HPB on organ transplants, was available for free consultation to scribes. Rahu
US not satisfy with Nepal government and its head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over Venezuela comment
When there are over 1,200 nicknames for a product, as well as traditional names in almost every possible dialect – you know you have stumbled upon something that has time and again captured the imaginations and passions of human civilization.
Agitating Dr.Govinda KC ended his 16th hunger strike in the 24th day on Friday. He has expressed his hope that Presidnt would correct the mistakes on National medical Education Bill.
Agitating Dr.Govinda KC ended his 16th hunger strike in the 24th day on Friday. He has expressed his hope that Presidnt would correct the mistakes on National medical Education Bill.
Fighting in Yemen has forced more than half a million children from their homes in the past six months alone, aid groups said on Thursday, warning of a lost generation of young people.
Dongyuan Li’s business was called “You Win USA,†and authorities say she coached pregnant Chinese women on how to get into the United States to deliver babies who would automatically enjoy all the benefits of American citizenship.
Hong Kong customs busted a massive endangered species smuggling operation from Africa, seizing a record quantity of pangolin scales along with more than 1,000 ivory tusks, as authorities step up the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking.
Myanmar’s government under Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has used repressive laws to prosecute peaceful critics, dashing hopes that its first democratic leader in decades would safeguard free speech, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Finally, Lucky Sherpa has stepped down as the Ambassador to Australia on Friday. Issuing a press statement, she has confirmed her resignation from the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Police arrested dozens of doctors while they were staging silent protests in support of Dr. Govinda KC from different hospitals including the Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Though the health condition of agitating surgeon Dr Govinda KC’s has gradually been deteriorating, the government has remained deaf ear over his demand.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Notwithstanding the widespread wrath and criticism from different sectors, the disputed National Medical Education Bill has been endorsed from the National Assembly on Thursday.
Bangalore based Manipal Hospital will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday (2 February 2019). Dr Ravichand Siddachari, consultant HPB on organ transplants from the prestigious hospital will be available for
Kathmandu, Nepal: The doctors involved in the treatment of former Crown Prince Paras Shah have said on Tuesday that his health condition is still critical but stable.
The United States on Monday announced criminal charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, escalating a fight with the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker and coming days before trade talks between Washington and Beiji
The opposition Congress, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Monday came together to protest against the CitizenshipAmendment Bill, 2016 in Assam assembly, alleging that, the issue was not mentioned in the A
“Black Panther†took the top award at Sunday’s 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler’s superhero sensation it’s most significant honor yet and potentially setting it up for more wins at the Academy Awards.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversaw a display of the army’s Russian hardware on Sunday, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum for new el
With the endorsement of the National Medical Education Bill, a form of confrontation is invited in the country in the initiation of the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led government. As two-thirds majority strength is utilized in the parl
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Student Union (NSU), the student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress, staged street protest against of the government for endorsing the National Medication Education Bill bulldozing the protest of the opposition p
A total of 115 new leprosy patients were diagnosed in 10 districts of the Karnali Province in the fiscal 2017/18, according to official records. A total of 119 patients were recorded in the province the previous fiscal.
H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), said that said promotion of women’s welfare and empowerment is at the forefront of SAARC’s agenda.
In an unprecedented move, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had fired his ambassador to China, who prompted a political furor with comments about Huawei’s high-profile extradition case.
Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 27 people and wounding 77 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said.
Guwahati: As part of the ongoing confidence building measures between India and Myanmar and in order to further consolidate the ties, Indo-Myanmar Post Level Meetings were held between Assam Rifles and Myanmar Army at nine different locations in
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal joined the nation in celebrating the 70th Republic Day by offering floral tribute to the martyrs at the martyrs’ column at Shradhanjali Kanan in Guwahati on Saturday.
A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in Manipur Imphal West district on Saturday while the nation celebrated the 70th Republic Day.
Guwahati : The 70th Republic Day was celebrated in Manipur at the historic Kangla Fort on Saturday.
Guwahati: With the nation, Nagaland also celebrated the 70th Republic Day with great pomp on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has said that he would continue his hunger strike unless Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tenders his resignation from the post on the moral ground that he failed to live up his commitment an
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has congratulated the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of the 70th Republic Day of India today.
“In a single generation, Singapore became a first world country. It is now one of the wealthiest nations in the world while maintaining social harmony and remaining free of corruption and crime,†so said senior journalist Hiren Phukan, prese
A rampant Novak Djokovic completed a stunning 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolition of Lucas Pouille on Friday to storm into his seventh Australian Open final and set up a mouthwatering title match with Rafa Nadal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The disputed National Medical Education Bill has been endorsed from the House of Representatives (HoR) amid protest from the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC).
As the parliament proceeded to endorse the disputed National Medication Education Bill notwithstanding to the concerns of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, confrontations are likely in the sessions of the federal parliament today.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has reached on the conclusion to present strongly against of the government if it continued exhibiting its arrogance against of the concerns raised by the opposition party over the
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has claimed that the parliament will endorse the Medical Education Bill on Friday.
As part of implementing the federal system, the Ministry of Health and Population has devolved its various structures and rights to the provincial governments.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is here to attend the 49th meeting of the World Economic Forum, held talks with the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc this morning.
Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for a seventh time on Wednesday after eighth seed Kei Nishikori retired hurt when trailing 6-1 4-1 in their quarter-final.
Government Seem Reluctant Towards The Hunger Strike Of Senior Orthopedic Doctor Govinda KC Though His Health Deteriorates Further
A person was killed during police encounter at Rupani rural municipality today.
The parliament’s meeting has been adjourned again for 15 minutes, the second time on Tuesday after lawmakers of the main opposition party Nepali Congress demonstrated against the government’s decision to keep the two hospitals under the prov
RPF (Railway Protection Force) of Lumding Division has taken a significant step towards enhancing the security of women in the NE region.
A senior Assamese journalist, who has worked for many years in Singapore will interact with the city based scribes on next Friday (25 January 2019). Hiren Phukan, now settled in the port city State, will answer queries from the members of Guwah
Seeking to become a dominant force in global high-tech manufacturing, the Chinese government launched what’s being called “Made in China 2025.†By using subsidies, mobilizing state-owned enterprises, and pursuing intellectual property acqu
Kathmandu, Nepal: Earthquake measuring 3.3 rector scale jolts the Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon.
Murders in Mexico rose by 33 percent in 2018, breaking the record for a second year running, official data showed, underlining the task facing the new president who has pledged to reduce violence in the cartel-ravaged country.
The United States has informed the Canadian government that it plans to proceed with a formal request to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on allegations violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Globe and Mail reported o
In 2016, the Nepal Pashmina Industries Association entered into an agreement with the Nepal Chapter of China’s Belt and Road International Trade and Investment Platform for the sale of large quantities of Nepali pashmina in China.[1] This trad
In yet another major haul, Tengnoupal Battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) recovered a huge cache of drugs worth lakhs of rupees containing 19,600 World is Yours (WIY) tablets, approximately weight 2.05 kg from Per
As part of Army’s continued endeavour towards providing basic veterinary facilities to the people living in remote areas, a veterinary camp was organised by Chowkham Battalion of Dao Division, at Wagun village of Namsai district in Arunachl Pr
Nagaland Governor PB Acharya said that, India was one of the most ethnically diverse Nations in the world and the canvas of India’s culture was vast and has hues and vibrancy of all sorts.
While protests are going on against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 across the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, the present state government is committed to safeguard Jati, Mati and Bheti of the indigenous
Serena Williams faced her first real test at this year’s Australian Open and emerged with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over No. 1-ranked Simona Halep to reach the quarterfinals.
People in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 85 people say the section of pipeline that gushed fuel has been a habitual gathering site for thieves, repeatedly damaged and patched like a trusty pair of jeans.
The Ministry of Health and Population has planned to expand free dialyses in 16 districts representing the seven provinces.
Rafal Nadal routed Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-1 7-6(4) in a center court masterclass to charge into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Davos of Switzerland today evening leading a Nepali delegate to participate in the conference on Annual World Economic Forum.
Liverpool continued their convincing push for the Premier League title as a Mohamed Salah double saw them repel a severe challenge from Crystal Palace to win a remarkable game 4-3 at Anfield and stretch their lead at the top to seven points.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
At least 73 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) reiterates its appeal to the people of Assam and northeast India to hoist the National flag as in every localities a mark of tributes to the martyrs of our Freedom Struggle and also respect to the Indian c
A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan is scheduled to visit Nepal from 22nd to 25th January, 2019 as an official visit. The delegation is headed by Mr. Takami Nakada, Deputy Director-General for In
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has assured that the government will bring out the facts by investigating over the issue of illegal money deposited in the Swiss banks.
Nepal women cricket team has defeated Indonesia by 92 runs. With the winning, Nepal has secured its place in the finals of Women's-T20 Smash, which is being held at Asia Institute of Technology cricket ground, Bangkok, Thailand.
President Donald Trump has canceled his delegation’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week due to the partial U.S. government shutdown, according to a statement released by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday.
Almost 1,000 Central American migrants entered southern Mexico on Thursday in a test of the new government’s pledge to manage an ongoing exodus fueled by violence and poverty that has strained relations with the Trump administration.
After seizing a huge cache of contraband drug worth Rs 5.78 crores on January 13, thr Tengnoupal battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) once again proved its might and on Thursday as the battalion successfully recove
More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday had finally managed to spot several skeletons inside the mine.
More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday had finally managed to find out a body inside the mine.
Trade between Qatar and Turkey is expected to have hit $2 billion in 2018, a Turkish official said, up 54 percent from the previous last year and underscoring Ankara’s solidified role as a top ally to Qatar amid a political rift in the Gulf re
Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage.
The Alleged Corruption While Purchasing Wide Body Aircraft For NAC Creates Big Jolts In Government Head NCP
At least five people killed and dozes other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Parbat district on Thursday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Though the issue of illegal parking of Rs 35.8 billion in Swiss banks by the 55 Nepalese nationals has rocked the country, the government authorities do not seem serious to initiate the investigations with the motive to return
Defying the Supreme Court ban, traditional buffalo fight locally called Moh Juj was organised in different parts in central Assam’s Morigaon district on the first day of Assamese month Magh on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half goal secured a record eighth Italian Super Cup victory for Juventus as they beat AC Milan 1-0 in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Three Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) officials of Mulpalni branch have been arrested on the charge of taking bribe on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has condemned the government for showing empathic attitude to save the life of Dr Govinda KC by fulfilling his demands.
The Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation are going to hold an exhibition entitled "NETSUKE: Contemporary Wood-Carved Craft" at the Embassy Hall, Panipokhari, Kathmandu.
A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census.
Considering to the deteriorating health condition of agitating senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, Civil society members have on Tuesday urged the government and political parties representing in the parliament to be serious to save his lif
The Israel government is positive toward increasing the number of quota for Nepali workers in Israel.
Maghe Sankranti or Makar Sankranti, one of the major festivals of Hindus Nepalese, is being observed with much more fanfare across the country today.
Security forces had seized narcotics worth Rs 5.78 crore and apprehended a person in Manipur on Sunday.
Narayana Super-Specialty Hospital, Amingaon, north Guwahati today (12 January 2019) conducted a free health camp for the journalists along with their family members at its clinic in Ulubari locality of the city, where Dr Mrinmoy Barkataky, Dr Ku
As many as 31 persons sustained injuries after the passenger bus they were travelling on overturned in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-9 of Dhading district on Sunday morning.
Tired but smiling, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she feared death if deported back home arrived Saturday in Canada, which offered her asylum in a case that attracted global attention after she mounted a social media campaign.
Twenty-one coal miners were killed when a mine collapsed in northern China, state media reported Sunday.
The high-powered committee formed by the Union Home Ministry to look into the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord of 1985 has hit troubled from beginning after six of the nine members of the committee including former bureaucrat M P B
The Gauhati High Court on Friday had granted interim bail to Assamese literature and Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr Hiren Gohain, activist Akhil and absolute bail to former journalist Manjit Mahanta in the sedition case filed by the Assam police for
Guwahati: Expressing grave concern over the turbulent situation in Assam’s Brahmaputra valley along with some parts of Northeast India, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) today urged the government to reassure local people that the region
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 continued on Thursday in Assam with students, farmers, artists of the state raising their voices against the bill.
The Rasuwa-Nuwakot Tourism Society has shared information that as many as 65 pairs of oxen were going to fight this year on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti.
A partial shutdown of the U.S. government could slash job growth by as much as 500,000 in January and lift the unemployment rate above 4.0 percent unless the impasse in Washington is resolved before next Friday, economists warned.
For a nation steeped in tennis history but long starved of success, Britain’s Andy Murray was the gift that kept giving.
Several countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept a Saudi asylum seeker who fled alleged abuse from her family, Thai police said Friday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Mulling Idea To Reshuffle The Cabinet, Factional War Among The Top Leaders Emerge As Hurdle
Contradicting to the agreement signed between the government and the agitating senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC, the Education and Health Committee (EHC) of the House of Representatives endorsed the National Medical Education Bill (NMEB) on
Double defending champion Roger Federer will start his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles next week against unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin, who caused a huge upset when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the second round two years ago.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has met with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said .
Narayana Super-Specialty Hospital, Amingaon (north Guwahati) will conduct a free health camp for the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) along with their families on Saturday (12 January 2019). The daylong camp will be started by 10
Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has said that he would launch 16th series of hunger strike for exerting pressure to the government for implementing the past agreements reached with him. He has alleged the government for not showing since
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to deliver speech at the federal parliament today over outstanding issues related to the governance
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to deliver speech at the federal parliament today over outstanding issues related to the governance
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to deliver speech at the federal parliament today over outstanding issues related to the governance
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing serious concern over repeated attacks on working journalists across India, insisted on honoring media wisdom by both media and non-media entities. The scribe’s body reiterated that as the jour
The elections of three autonomous councils of Assam will be held on January 21. Assam State Election Commission on Friday had announced the dates for elections of the Rabha Hasong, Sonowal Kachari and Mising Autonomous Council.
The U.S. House of Representatives, where Democrats now hold a majority, approved legislation on Thursday to end a partial government shutdown that began nearly two weeks ago at several federal agencies and fund the Department of Homeland Securit
The administration of oath of office and secrecy as Member of the Federal Parliament to Resham Chaudhary, who is in judicial custody on the charge of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre, has sparked controversies from different sectors.
Five Rohingyas including two women on Thursday deported to Myanmar via Manipur’s Moreh along Indo-Myanmar border.
Police and Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authorities on Wednesday night had arrested three rhino poachers with arms, ammunition and other sharp weapons, who were trying to enter and poach rhino inside the national park.
The Assam Rifles has organised the 9th All India Police Commando Competition at Diphu in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Continuing its peration against the anti-social elements, illegal drugs traffickers, Assam Rifles had seized illegal goods worth of Rs 76 crore in Manipur’s Moreh area, a bordering town of Indo-Myanmar border in last year.
A 40-year-old man was arrested by police for allegedly raping a 3-year-old minor girl at Hatigaon area in Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Wednesday.
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away due to prolonged illness at the age of 81 on December 31, his son Sarfaraz confirmed.
The U.S.-China trade war resulted in billions of dollars of losses for both sides in 2018, hitting industries including autos, technology - and above all, agriculture.
An election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday’s election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government.
Two people of a family were killed and three others injured in a road mishap at Khanapara area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati last night.
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) welcomes renaming of three Andaman & Nicobar islands after legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose along with his magnificent legacy and it expresses happiness that the Patriot of Patriots has
Assam, India’s 15th least populous state, on average consumes 1.75 lakh bottles beer and 2.34 lakh bottles Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) daily through authorised vendors in the state.
As the parliamentary hearing against chief justice nominee Cholendra Shamsher Rana has been postponed till Tuesday, it is being suspected that something would have cooked behind the saga.
A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co (TPCO.O) such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun.
Standing Committee Meeting Of The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Fails To Patch-up The International Differences
The Gurung community in Nepal celebrated the 'Tamu Lhosar' as the New Year from maid a functions across the country including in Kathmandu.
At least one killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Bhojpur district.
City based journalists will get an opportunity to enroll their names in Aadhaar at the city centre adjacent to Guwahati Press Club for five days starting from the first day of 2019 thanks to the initiative of Kamrup (Metro) district administrati
Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Upendra Yadav, who is also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, has expressed serious dissatisfactions over the government allies, particularly its head Nepal Communist Pa
Bhaktapur, Nepal: Popular Nepali folk song singer Buddhi Krishna Lamichhane passed away at the age of 63.
Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users.
National anthem writer Pradeep Kumar Rai, who is popularly known as Byakul Maila, has been bereaved of his father Man Bahadur Rai, 71, at wee hour on Friday.
The widows of two Sherpa climbers, who died on Mount Everest, will try to climb the world’s highest mountain to complete the unfinished ascents of their husbands and hopefully inspire other single women, the pair said on Wednesday.
Cheteshwar Pujara‘s century formed the backbone of a dominant Indian batting display before Australia’s openers survived a few nervous overs as the home side reached eight without loss at the end of a scorching day two in the third test on T
The 13th meeting of the Power Exchange Committee (PEC) held in the Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday agreed on banking energy.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth appear to have tied the knot amid reports the couple got married in a secret wedding ceremony.
Indian authorities have ordered firefighters in the capital to sprinkle water from high-rise buildings to settle dust and stop garbage fires and have banned construction activity as hazardous air quality affects millions of people.
Brace yourself for a bumpy ride in 2019. The global economic outlook is looking more problematic than at any time over the past decade, and there is a real risk that the world’s financial markets too are in for a tough time. This will inevitab
Romain Saiss bundled home from close range to earn Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Wednesday and deny Claudio Ranieri’s side their first win in six Premier League matches.
An Oregon man became the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance on Wednesday, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey that was previously deemed impossible.
Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 429 people.
A husband-and-wife political power couple who were the current and ex-governors of the central Mexican state of Puebla died in a Christmas Eve helicopter crash, officials announced.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has on Monday filed a graft-case at the Special Court (SC) against 16 individuals including Kamal Prasad Timalsina, chief of Land Revenue Office, Chabahil alleging them of involvi
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.
A woman was reportedly expelled from home in Jumla for not bearing a son. Jhanmaya Rokaya of Ludki of Kanakasundari rural municipality-6 who is just in her mid-20s is the mother of three daughters and has so far been pregnant for the sixth time
The Federation of National Christian today took out a motorcycle rally in the central capital city demanding a public holiday on Christmas Day- December 25.
A 12-member team of officers from Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) visited Headquarters Eastern Command, Kolkata on December 21-22.
A Guwahati policeman was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting a girl. According to the reports, the Guwahati city police on Saturday had arrested Krishna Saikia, a Sub-Inspector of Jalukbari police station for allegedly sexually molesting a
The All India Forest Officers Federation and Assam Forest Employee Association had recently met Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses concern over the detention of Imphal based television anchor Kishore Chandra Wangkhem under the National Security Act (NSA) and demands his immediate release. However, the Assam based scribe’s body ur
South African jazz artist Musa Manzini has played his music all over the world, but one performance stands out – strumming his guitar while surgeons operated on his brain.
A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of
The prolonged Mahasamiti meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) likely to endorse the pressing issue about the number of office bearers and their selection process of to be amended statue of the party.
The death toll in the Dang bus accident has reached 23 after an injured breathed his last while undergoing treatment.
Challenging its previous verdict to nationalize her property obtained through dowry, former Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh has moved the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country on Friday.
Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday they had removed accounts and fake news pages linked to the Bangladesh government that had posted anti-opposition content, days ahead of an election in the South Asian nation.
Dang, Nepal: At least 16 persons, mostly the students Rapti Technical School, killed in a road accident in Tulsipur Sub Metropolitan City -3 of the district on Friday.
The ongoing Mahasamiti meeting of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), the apex decision making body of the party, has been heading towards the agreement to have an additional position of office bearers in the party’s executive committee.
The much more waited Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has witnessed the heated debate over the joint political document presented by its chairmen duo Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli.
Former King Gyanendra Shah, who had created a tremble when he had danced at the dinner party in Kathmandu, resembled like his direct regime at tourist city Pokhara on Monday.
Spirituality, politics and tourism: welcome to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, that begins next month in India.
Notorious gangster Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange has been released from Dillibazar-based prison on Friday afternoon. He had been doing time at Dillibazar-based prison since April 2018 for organized crime including attempt to murder.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the world.
Fifty eight years ago, the King Mahendra took the leadership on 1 Poush 2017 (15 December 1960) to keep intact the Nepal's sovereignty. Due to the unnecessary Indian intervention, the position of Nepal's sovereignty was in danger. The great King
As the Union government has continued implementing various welfare schemes for the benefit of common Indians, the downtrodden section in the society should access to those schemes and here the media can play a vital role, said Ansumwi Khunguri B
Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability in the coming years, according to new defense guidelines approved Tuesday that cite its need to counter potential threats from North Korea and Ch
Various leaders including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have expressed sorrow over the demise of Former Prime Minister Dr Tulsi Giri.
The widespread claim of massive irregularities occurred while purchasing two wide-body aircrafts for the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) wound not remain merely blame, thanks to the revelations of one after another facts regarding to the case.
Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is going to visit southern neighbor India on January 8 to participate in the program- India’s flagship geo-political and geo-economics conference- to be held in New Delhi of India.
At least two dozen killed and many others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Nuwakot district on Friday even.
The Maha Samiti meeting of Nepali Congress (NC), the major opposition party in parliament, has kicked off in Kathmandu from today. Maha Samiti is the party’s highest policy-making body.
Former President Barack Obama was honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening.
As the Constitutional Council (CC) meeting held on Thursday finally picked senior Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) Cholendra SJB Rana, the way is paved to appoint new Chief Justice (CJ) of Nepal.
With the four senior leaders- Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha- skipped the scheduled Secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the internal rift of the party is believed to
The Nepali Congress (NC), the only oldest democratic party of the country, has concluded it’s almost all preparations for Mahasamiti meeting, which is going to be convened in Kathmandu from December 16.
The Province No 2 Government today felicitated the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state of India, Yogi Adityanath, who arrived here as part of the bridegroom’s party from Ayodhya to participate in the Sitaram Vivah Mahotsav.
Time magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters journalists imprisoned by Myanmar’s government, as its “Person of the Year,†in a cover story headlined “The Guardians an
On November 21, 2018, the Conflict Victims Common Platform (CVCP), an umbrella body of 13 organizations advocating justice for war-era victims, adopted a 23-point Charter of Conflict Victims calling for meaningful participation of the victims th
The city based scribes maintain good health as most of them have performed well in a recent blood screening camp conducted by Assam’s celebrated healthcare institute Dispur Hospitals. Nearly 80 scribes, age limit from 30 to 60 years, participa
The Embassy of Nepal reported that Nepali migrants died at a rate of one per day in Malaysia during 2017.
India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday, citing vote count leads, potentially handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014, and months ahead of a gener
Internal rift of the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) takes a nasty turn after four senior leaders boycott Secretariat meeting
Venezuela held municipal elections to elect some 2,500 counselors on Sunday, though the mainstream political opposition boycotted the vote and widespread apathy kept most people at home during a devastating economic crisis.
Inter-Provincial Council meeting has decided to form a five-member working committee under the leadership of Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa to assess existing challenges of provincial governments.
China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nastyâ€.
The share investors' has launched a relay hunger strike at the office of Nepal Stock Exchange in Bhadrakali of Kathmandu putting forward various demands related to reforms in the Nepalese Share market.
Tens of thousands of Malaysian Muslims rallied Saturday in Kuala Lumpur against any attempt to strip the ethnic Malay majority of its privileges, in the first massive street gathering since Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s alliance won a hist
Kathmandu, Nepal: Inter provincial council meeting commenced first time in Kathmandu.
Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, wins the Miss World 2018 title in the beauty pageant. Manushi Chhillar, from India, who won the Miss World contest last year, passed the baton to the newly crowned Vanessa Ponce De Leon, at a lavish ceremon
Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday’s Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga.
As India and Myanmar (formerly Burma) maintain a strong legacy of friendship, trust and cooperation for centuries, the southeast Asian nation expects an active role in diverse fields from New Delhi. But reasons, best known to the Indian gover
Since the 2007-2008 Global Finance Crisis (GFC), the global economy has experienced a decade-long “economic stimulus†which can be likened to a steroid in human health. Could this possibly create a highly resistant “economic superbug†wh
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 21 individuals over the Sikta Irrigation project, the national pride project of the Nepal government.
For some years now, a charity in Laos has been providing women at risk of being trafficked with a new tool to seek help: the Chinese social media app WeChat.
The Metropolitan Police Range Kathmandu has rescued 21 people from a rehab home in Kathmandu.
On December 6th of 1992 in Ayodhya, by demolishing the â€ILLEGAL†and “DISPUTED†Babri Structure, We, the Karsewaks, liberated and reclaimed our rightful Holy Hindu shrine, Sri Ram Janma Bhoomi, Lord Rama’s Holy Birth Place. Since then
As President of India, Ram Nath Kovind sets to visit Myanmar next week, an Assam based patriotic citizens’ forum appeals to the Head of the State for pursuing his counterpart in NayPyiTaw to preserve all monuments relating to India’s gloriou
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to name State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with his decision said on Thursday.
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has alleged the media for portraying the government wrongly by disseminating misleading information.
A hardcore militant belonging to banned outfit NSCN (K) in a gun fight with Assam Rifles troops in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Thursday.
Guwahati: Debbie Stothard, a pro-democracy human rights defender who used to work as a journalist, community educator and trainer in Malaysia, Thailand and Australia, will interact with the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on Friday. P
President Bidya Devi Bhandari returned home today after participating in the 24th conference of the state parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) held in Katowice of Poland.
The Trump administration separated 81 migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border since the June executive order that stopped the general practice amid a crackdown on illegal crossings, according to government data obtained by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has expressed his confidence that the misunderstanding between Federal government and provincial ones would be resolved through the meeting of the Inter- Provincial Coordination Council.
A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.
Guwahati: Well-known healthcare institution of northeast India, Dispur Hospitals will conduct free blood tests for Thyroid, Hemoglobin & Sugar among the members of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) this week. The hospital representatives will arrive at
Nepali Congress (NC) has called its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the central party headquarters with the aim to finalize the party statue.
Haydee Posadas had waited eight years for her son to come home. On the last night of her long vigil, she was too agitated to sleep.
The French government on Tuesday suspended planned increases in three taxes on fuel for a six-month period starting January 1 in response to nationwide protests against high pump prices and living costs, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced
Former President George H.W. Bush’s state funeral encompasses four days of events, from his arrival in Washington to his burial in Texas on Thursday.
It is ironical that communist Government of China, which views religion as potentially destabilizing and contradictory to communist philosophy, has facilitated the organization of Fifth World Buddhist Forum in the city of Putian in east China’
President Bidya Devi Bhandari — who is currently in Poland to participate in the 24th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 24) in Katowice — visited various monuments of historical, archaeological and cultural import
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has been working on preparedness regarding the disaster risk management along with national policy, learning from the devastating 2015 earthquake.
The Engagement of government in two-day Asia Pacific Summit of the Universal Peace Federation sparks controversies in the ruling head NCP
Nepal-Bangladesh joint steering committee meeting on energy cooperation kicks off in Kathmandu on Monday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that Nepal would facilitate the 19th SAARC Summit in Pakistan.
China and the United States have agreed to halt new tariffs as both nations engage in trade talks with the goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days, the White House said on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi
Amid the fanfare marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, little has been said about crucial participants in the conflict: Africans.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division has said that some parts of the hilly region in the country would receive partial to normal rainfall in the coming three days.
The ‘Asia Pacific Summit-2018’ kicked off at Hotel Hyatt in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on Saturday morning.
George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He wa
Visiting State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi has met with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today morning.
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from traveling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbors.
As the incumbent government failed to in every front, the people in general seem to have criticize the Nepali Congress (NC) for failing to discharge the role and responsibilities as the main opposition party in the parliament. Though the interna
President Bidya Bhandari is leaving for Katowice city of Poland on Saturday to participate in the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 24).
Lionel Messi scored an excellent individual goal and laid on another as Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure top spot in Group B of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Pokhara, Nepal: An Australian national Cassandra Ecise Emary, 23, died while kayaking at Seti River in Pokhara on Thursday.
An eight year old minor boy Prayash Kunwar, who was abducted on Tuesday, has been found murdered at Gongabu of Kathmandu on Thursday.
Most of the dignitaries from various Asia-Pacific countries have landed in Kathmandu to attend in the Asia-Pacific Summit 2018, which is scheduled to be held on November 30 to December 2 in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has said that trade relations between Nepal and Myanmar should be promoted.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Secretariat meeting likely to postpone to escape criticism against government and party leadership
Ms. Hou Yanqi has been named as China’s next ambassador to Nepal. The Chinese government has communicated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA about its decision to nominate Yanqi as the new ambassador seeking agreemo.
On November 19, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced a blueprint for construction of strategic roads and permanent integrated buildings along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China in the states of Arunachal Prade
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) welcomes the verdict of Delhi High Court staying the retrenchment of 297 employees of Press Trust of India (PTI) and congratulates the employees for the historic legal success.
The Night Train to Kathmanduâ€, a 1988 surrealistic American movie set against the backdrop of the Himalayas, mixed fantasy and reality as a young woman traveled from India to the Nepalese capital in search of a non-existent city above the clou
The Judicial Council (JC) has recommended two senior-most justices to the Constitutional Council (CC) for appointment as the Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday.
The government has on Tuesday decided to impose ‘odd-even’ system for the vehicles starting from November 29 till December 2 on the name of easing the traffic pressure in the Kathmandu valley during the Asia Pacific Summit (APS).
Three U.S. service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on Tuesday near the central Afghan city of Ghazni, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement.
The Coordination Meeting between the border security officials from Nepal and India has concluded at Aligarwa of Siddhartha Nagar district in India.
Britain’s Prince Harry on Monday offered Zambia support with boosting the country’s dwindling elephant population, as he began a two-day working visit without his pregnant wife Meghan.
Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA's InSight spacecraft sent back a "nice and dirty" snapshot of its new digs. Yet the dust-speckled image looked like a work of art to scientists.
A NASA spacecraft designed to drill down into Mars’ interior landed on the planet Monday after a perilous, supersonic plunge through its red skies, setting off jubilation among scientists who had waited in white-knuckle suspense for confirmati
Share investors have protested the technical glitches occurred in the automated system introduced recently by the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE).
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.
Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has warned for another hunger strike demanding reform in the medical education sector. The Medical Education stalwart Dr. KC has extended three weeks deadline to meet his demands.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Sakuldev Khang, a teacher of BP Madan Primary School in Shripurjabdi, Sunsari, for using a fake educational certificate to get government’s j
Denied justice led to the difficult journey to the parents of rape and murder victim Nirmala and govt. as well
Yagya Raj Panta, father of rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta, has been receiving treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for mental health.
As a child, Riham would wake up at night to her half-brother molesting her. Now she is one of seven women recounting their suffering in a play about sexual violence in Lebanon.
Tense erupted in Moreh, bordering town along Manipur-Myanmar border, after some Myanmarese army men entered Haulenphai village near Moreh and reportedly asked the villagers to halt construction work of some houses.
European Union leaders formally agreed a Brexit deal on Sunday and urged Britons to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package in the face of furious opposition in the British parliament.
Indian troops on Sunday killed six separatist militants in a gun battle in the disputed region of Kashmir, the army said, as its forces stepped up operations in one of the bloodiest weeks of fighting this year during which 23 people have been ki
India’s Virat Kohli led from the front with a sparkling 61 not out to help secure a series-levelling six-wicket victory over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 International on Sunday.
Shelling by insurgents wounded more than 100 people in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo, which a health official described as the first such assault in the city.
Rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta's father shows mental illness after sit-in protest demanding justice
In our solar system family, Mars is Earth’s next-of-kin, the next-door relative that has captivated humans for millennia. The attraction is sure to grow with Monday’s arrival of a NASA lander named InSight.
Assam Rifles troops had recovered huge cache of contraband drugs worth Rs 29.88 lakh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Friday.
Assam police had arrested a youth for posting derogatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The office of the President has been in the news after government initiate process to buy a set of expensive luxury cars amounting to Rs 180 million for the president Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Three gunmen stormed the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, triggering an intense, hour-long shootout during which two police officers and all the assailants were killed, officials said.
One NSCN (IM) militant was killed during a gun fight between NSCN (IM) and Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants in Manipur’s Noney district on Wednesday.
Two people were killed in a grenade explosion carried out by suspected ULFA (I) militants in upper Assam’s Sivsagar district on Wednesday evening.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Chairman Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday hit out at J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik and termed him is a slave of centre.
At least 18 people killed and 10 others seriously injured when a school bus met with an accident on Thursday evening at Raduwa Khola of Amarghadhi municipality-11 of Dadheldhura district.
Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Sujata Koirala has accused the government of failure to deliver to meet the expectations of the people.
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has ordered the government to build up the shrinking Phewa Lake within six months.
For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel island have been isolated from the rest of the world.
A Guatemalan court sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison on Wednesday for the massacre of 171 people in what is considered one of the worst atrocities in that country’s 36-year civil war.
The European Union and Britain have agreed on a draft declaration on the future of their political relations after Brexit, European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday, paving the way for an EU summit this weekend to rubber-stamp the dea
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday a joint military exercise with South Korea called “Foal Eagle†would be reduced in scope next year so it does not harm diplomatic efforts with North Korea.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has ambitions to reshape the global economy by connecting more than 60 countries across Asia, Europe and Africa through trade and infrastructure projects. All told, it’s envisioned that nearly two-third
Central Committee Meeting Of The Nepal Communist Party Demanded Amid Differences On Leadership
Google News Initiative Training Network in India in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a media workshop on 23 November 2018 starting at 12 noon. The workshop is expected to enlighten the journalists on fact-checking to ultimately
Afghan authorities were struggling on Wednesday to identify the group behind a suicide bomb attack that killed at least 55 people at a gathering of religious scholars in Kabul after the Taliban denied any responsibility.
Adam Zampa picked up two wickets in a miserly spell of leg spin bowling as Australia edged India by four runs in an enthralling rain-shortened Twenty20 International on Wednesday.
Survival International, a global tribal rights’ protection platform, will be available for interaction with member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on 30 November 2018. Sophie Grig of the influential nonprofit organization will answer vario
Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) organised the 5th Zonal Level Consultation on the Status of Child Protection Mechanism with special focus on the Performance of the DCPU and Police in Assam in collaboration with UNI
An elephant was died when a passenger train hit the jumbo crossing the railway track in upper Assam’s Jorhat district on Wednesday morning.
A global tribal rights body, which appealed to the international community for boycotting the world famous Kaziranga National Park in central Assam alleging that atrocities by rangers were going on inside the forest reserve against the locals, r
Army’s Red Horns Division on Sunday flagged off a National Integration Tour for 20 students of Baksa and Nalbari districts of Assam aimed at exposing the youth of Assam to the various facets of life and give them a glimpse of the various oppor
Bangladesh Military Delegation team which had arrived India on November 14, returned back to Bangladesh, after a successful completion of their visit to Trishakti Corps.
Nepal Communist Party's chairperson Pusha Kamal Dahal has claimed that the state of conflict-victims had improved compared to the past.
President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi — making clear in an exclamation-filled statement that the benefits of good relations with the kingdom outweigh
An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of Yemen’s civil war in 2015, an international aid group said Wednesday.
Northeast India’s pioneer healthcare institution Down Town Hospitals conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (17 November 2018), where Dr Hrishikesh Bora (medicine) and Dr Madhusmita Das (gynecology) were available fo
One hardcore militant of NSCN-U was killed and few others injured during a fierce gun battle with Assam Rifles troops in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on Saturday.
Northeast India’s pioneer healthcare institution Down Town Hospitals will conduct tomorrow's (17 November) media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Hrishikesh Bora (medicine) and Dr Mridusmita Das (gynecology) will be available for fr
Security forces had apprehended five hardcore militants of banned outfit NDFB (S) including three women militants and two NSCN (R) militants in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.
The 911 emergency call came in to the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson station around midnight.
Chennai based senior journalist, Sashi Nair will interact with member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (16 November) at 3 pm. Editor of Vidura & Grassroots, Nair will be available for interaction through video conferencing from the so
The Election Commission of India on Thursday removed Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer SB Shashank, just days before the state goes to polls and replaced him with IAS officer Ashish Kundra after widespread protests against SB Shashank in the pol
A 20-member Bangladesh military delegation team is on a five day visit to Trishakti Corps of Indian Army commencing.
In order to take forward Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev’s multifaceted personality and contribution in many hues to humanity at large, the Assam government would produce a movie on the life and works of the great spiritual reformer.
The Indian Army and Japanese Army today completed their joint military exercise, 'DHARMA GUARDIAN' – 2018 at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte, Mizoram.
While Assam gears up for panchayat polls which to be held in two phases on December 5 and 9 and several political parties announced their candidate list, miscreants had torched a vehicle of an Assam BJP leader in central Assam’s Nagaon distric
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has hoped for generous support from neighbours to help Nepal achieve the goals of prosperity.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rebuffed criticism from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other leaders Wednesday over her government’s treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
Italian Claudio Ranieri has been appointed the new manager of Fulham, replacing Slavisa Jokanovic, the struggling Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing serious concern over mounting tensions between two valleys of the State in the recent past, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take personal initiative in defusing relentless worries a
US analysts said Monday they have located 13 secret North Korean missile development sites, underscoring the challenge that the Trump administration faces in trying to reach its promised broad arms control agreement with Pyongyang.
Legendary comic book writer and editor Stan Lee died at the age of 95. During his decades-long career in comics, Lee was one of the key figures behind some of Marvel’s most iconic characters.
India began on Monday the first of five state elections to be held in coming weeks, important tests for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he plots a course that he hopes will ensure him victory in a general election due by May.
Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned on Monday (Nov 12) on a global day aimed at raising awareness of the biggest infectious killer of infants worldwide.
Ten days after the Tinsukia killing incident, Assam police still in fight to get clues of killers identity.
Unleashed by an archduke’s assassination, World War I gradually entangled more and more countries, killing millions of soldiers and civilians and touching multiple continents.
At least two persons of a family killed when a truck hauling Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) overturning at Bishaltar along the Prithvi Highway in Dhading on Sunday.
Guwahati: City based Dispur Hospitals conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 10 November 2018, where Dr Darpan Dutta (emergency medicine) offered free consultations to the participants. They also got their blood pressure & s
Guwahati: City based Dispur Hospitals today (10 Nov 2018) conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Darpan Dutta (emergency medicine) offered free consultations to the participants. They also got their blood pressure & s
Guwahati: Come election season in India or Pakistan and politicians make hay with hate speech. Bashing the neighbor has always been the easier way out to seek some electoral lift, but political leaders need to be more responsible, considering th
The Ganesh Man Singh Foundation organized a programme at Shova Bhagawati here this morning, commemorating the 104th birth anniversary of commander of the 1990 democracy movement, Ganesh Man Singh.
At least 25 inmates and two security officers have been killed after a riot broke out at a high-security prison in Tajikistan, three security sources said on Thursday.
The Issue Of Reshuffling Cabinet Sparks Controversies Within Ruling Head- Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Bhai Tika, the most important day of Tihar, is being marked today by offering tika by sisters to their brothers.
The Hindu glorious Festival-Tihar is also known by many names such as Deepawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and calls Diwali in India. In this year the light day-Tihar is starting from 19 to23 Kartik 2075 just
The 110th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota was commemorated here today by organizing a literary programme. Nepal Sanskritik Sangh organized the program.
Pakistan’s well-known journalist, broadcaster, expert on policy advocacy, strategic and corporate communications, Munir Ahmed will interact with the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on Friday (9 November 2018). The proactive journali
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior leader of the Nepali Congress Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar has been nominated as the vice-president of the party.
An aircraft on Tuesday flew 20 tons of pine nuts from Afghanistan to China, officials said, inaugurating their first air cargo link as the landlocked South Asian nation turns to overseas markets to offset its trade deficit.
Kukur Tihar, the second day of five day long Tihar festival, observed today by worshiping dogs and offering delicious regarding as the symbol of Yama.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari attended a tea reception hosted by Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun on the occasion of Tihar, Chhath and Nepal Sambat 1139 festivals in the capital on Monday.
Paying tributes to Bhupen da, Guwahati Press Club (GPC) will showcase an old hit movie titled Aarop at 5 pm on 9 November 2018 starring Vinod Khanna, Saira Banu, Vinod Mehra, Bharat Bhushan, Satyen Kappu, Johnny Walker etc. Enriched with the st
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama made dueling election appearances on Sunday, offering sharply different views on the country’s problems but agreeing on the high stakes for voters in the final 48 hours of a tight campaign.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least ten people were killed when a passenger jeep veered off the road into the Tholo Bheri River in Dolpa on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Tihar, which is also called Yama Panchak, the festival of lights, has begun from today.
Sri Lanka’s deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the United States and Japan had frozen more than a billion dollars of development aid after his abrupt dismissal raised doubts about the future of democracy in the island.
Three days after killing of five people by unidentified gunmen at Kherabari area under Sadiya assembly constituency in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, a delegation team of All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) led by TMC parliamentary pary lea
The 2nd Arunachal Scouts personnel stationed in Bomdila, headquarter of West Kameng district, on Saturday went rogue and vandalized a police station and the PWD office in Bomdila.
Noted right activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar at the age of 77 on Sunday.
An Indian politician who resigned from the government last month after more than a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment, said on Friday he had a consensual relationship with a New York-based journalist who has accused him of raping her.
Three persons including elected representatives have been arrested along with a huge cache of banned narcotics, Marijuana.
Two suspected NSCN (K) militants were beaten to death by villagers in Assam’s Cachar district on Saturday.
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), expressing utter dismay over the killing of five common people in eastern Assam last evening, has asked the authority to take stringent actions against the culprits. The forum of nationalists also appeal
Thousands of local people and right activists took to the streets again in Kanchanpur districts seeking justice for Nirmala Panta, who was brutally murdered after rape in Bhimdutta Municipality of Kanchanpur distract on July 26. Though it has
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returns home after spending five days at hospital
The politics of South Asia have always cast a shadow over the economics of the region, making it a tariff-ridden jumble of impossibilities rather than a neighbourly place of opportunities.
Suspected Indian militants shot dead five Bengali-speaking Hindu men in a sensitive border state late on Thursday, police said, as tension grows over a controversial citizenship test to identify illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.
Kathmandu Nepal: Physical Infrastructure Minister of Province 3, Keshav Sthapit, has been sacked out from the post on Friday.
Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) organized a tea reception on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, Deepawali, Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals at the party central office, Sanepa, Lalitpur on Friday.
Nepali Congress’s central committee member Dr. Shekhar Koirala has alleged the government for failing to implement the federalism in the country.
While some organisations of Barak Valley given a proposal to divide Assam into four parts as Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley over the Citizenship Amendment Bill row, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally party of BJP-led Assam government on Wedn
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Frontier Tezpur on Wednesday had organized Run for Unity as a mark of observance of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Security forces had apprehended four militants of banned outfit NDFB (S) in Assam’s Baksa and Chirang district.
Prime Minister KP Oli resumes work from Hospital bed at Manmohan Cardio-thoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Wednesday ordered the government not to relieve General Manager (GM) of Gorkhapatra Corporation Basanta Prakash Upadhyaya from the post.
The Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and will be retired after a 9-1/2-year mission in which it detected thousands of planets beyond our solar system and boosted the search for worlds that might harbor alien life, NASA said on Tuesday.
An Afghan official says an army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 on board.
India on Wednesday inaugurated the world’s tallest statue, a $400-million effigy of independence hero Vallabhbhai Patel that towers nearly twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he is well aware about the rumors regarding his health condition in different social media.
Assam police has detained a school teacher for his alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
More than 10,000 protesting supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, brought parts of the capital, Colombo, to a standstill on Tuesday as political turmoil on the island entered its fifth day.
Rautahat district remained tense on Monday after main opposition Nepali Congress’s cadres shot dead by the government head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) cadres in Ramnagar Rural Municipality of Sarlahi district on Tuesday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who is on a four-day official visit to the State of Qatar, held a meeting with Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hadin in Doha on Tuesday.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck New Zealand‘s north island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, a tremor felt by thousands of people although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Kathmandu, Nepal: One person died and another one sustained serious injuries in a road accident in Lainchaur, Kathmandu on Tuesday morning.
The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) cadres and well wishers have thronged at the premises of the at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) to inquire about the health condition of
Cristiano Ronaldo says the rape allegation against him is affecting his personal life.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended an arms smuggler and recovered three pistols in Nagaland’s Tuensang district.
Manipur police on Monday had detained four persons including the president of National Identity Protection Committee for their alleged involvement in October 20 bomb blast killing a CRPF personnel and injuring another in critical condition.
Justice A S Bopanna was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in Guwahati today.
Local people have protested again against of the government’s apathy to book the culprit (s) of Nirmala Panta murder case.
The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has blacklisted 10 companies for their unsatisfactory performance and flouting rules regarding procurement and construction.
Three persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the assassination of Sharad Kumar Gauchan, then chairman of the Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN) on Monday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been admitted at Kathmandu based hospital-- Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center after due to the ailments related to the chest infection and imbalanced blood sugar level on Monday.
An aircraft with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Monday, shortly after takeoff from the capital on its way to the country’s tin-mining hub, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has approved the official visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to Qatar.
The security forces had destroyed huge quantity of cultivated hemp in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has called for bringing to book the culprits responsible for the rape and then murder of Nirmala Panta.
Rishi Ram Kattel-led N.C.P. to move into the SC after EC recognized the name of the ruling party’s name as Nepal Communist Party (N C P)
The Election Commission (EC) has dragged into controversies after it decided to recognize the ruling party’s name as Nepal Communist Party (N C P).
25 officials and employees of the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) have faced music of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for sending women to Gulf countries by forging documents.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal U-19 Women’s Team has defeated India by 2-0 in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifications match held in Thailand on Friday.
Google announced that it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years and sent them away without severance packages, hours after a news report that it had protected some male executives facing sexual misconduct allegati
Japan and China on Friday signed a currency swap arrangement of up to $30 billion (23.41 billion pounds) - the largest such bilateral deal concluded by Tokyo - to strengthen financial stability and spur business activity in both countries, the B
The Assam Pradesh Congress on Friday staged protest and gheraoed the CBI office in Guwahati against the centre’s move to remove CBI director Alok Verma of his powers.
Press freedom is under threat across the globe and South Asia is no different. In fact, some worrying trends emerging in this region have far reaching implications for journalists everywhere. Speaking to reporters in the city on Friday from Pari
Security forces had apprehended two militants of banned outfit NDFB (S) in Nagaland’s Kohima.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday evening had inaugurated the 2nd Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) at Srimanta Sankardev International Auditorium at Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Terrorism has taken a disturbing turn with the horrific murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Apparently the intent of this murder was to send a message to all journalists dedicated to thoughtful criticism of government. Therefore, what would be
Dashain is a traditional cultural festivity. Before Prithvi Narayan Shah (1768), the festival of Dashain and Tihar had been revered as a common culture of all castes. After Prithvi Narayan Shah, created a modern Nepal a new tradition was set by
At least nine mountaineers- five Korean and four Nepalese nationals- have been killed due to the massive avalanche near to the base camp of Mt. Gurja (7,193 metres).
At least nine climbers including five Korean and four Nepalese nationals killed the base camp of Mt Gurja (7,193 metres) due to snow-slide
Re-election for Bamdev issue bags internal rift in the NCP even after he backtracked from the decision
At least three killed and about one and half dozen others injured in two separate road accident occurred on Friday.
NCP faces widespread criticism for forcing to step down the elected parliamentarian of Kathmandu constituency- 7 to hold re-election
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today pointed out that peace and security are the first steps for achieving prosperity. “The Nepal police should play an important role in implementing the campaign of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis’.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday had registered a case and started investigation into the case of arresting Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from Assam.
The Border Security Force (BSF) had organised a civic action programme in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has defeated China by 10 wickets in the World T20 Asia Qualifiers B held in Malaysia on Wednesday.
A BSF jawan was died and another injured after one of their colleague opened fire upon them in Assam’s Karimganj district on Tuesday night.
Bada Dashain, the greatest Hindus including the Nepalese, begun with Ghatasthapana, the first day of Navaratri (nine-night), from Wednesday. The longest festival Bada Dashain falls on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada.
A postmaster of Assam’s Biswanath district was suspended for allegedly looting several thousands of rupees by using forged passbook.
Two rhino poachers were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam’s Morigaon district last night.
India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women.
Film Artistes Association of Nepal (FAAN) Chairperson Ram Keshar Bogati died on Tuesday.
Authorities say 10 people have been injured at a Hollywood rap event after a possible stampede.
Google is expected to introduce two new smartphones Tuesday, part of its continuing push to embed its digital services and Android software more deeply into peoples’ lives.
Alan Gray, publisher and chief editor of NewsBlaze Daily News, will interact with journalist-members of Guwahati Press Club on Friday (12 October 2018). The Australia based editor will be live through the digital media from 12.30 to 2 pm (India
NCP secretariat meeting ended inconclusively after party leadership failed to set agendas of the meeting
Bollywood film actor and filmmaker Rajat Kapoor has apologized for his alleged sexual harassment against women journalists. Responded to the allegations of sexual harassment from two women, he has apologized from twitter account stating that I w
22nd National Women's Volleyball Tournament is going to begin from today (Tuesday) in the district. The Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA) has said on Monday that all the necessary preparation for the tournament has already completed.
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer won the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
Apollo Hospitals Chennai today (6 October) conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Ram Bathi (Orthopaedic) was available for free consultation to media persons along with their family members.
Rise of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh poses serious threats not only to the religious minority communities there, but also to the secularists, intellectuals and other sects within the Muslim community. Speaking to a group of scribes at Guwaha
Two goals from Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette, a wonderful back-heeled strike from Aaron Ramsey and two more from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Arsenal a 5-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Sunday.
The most waited secretariat meeting of the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP), previously slated for Sunday, has been cancelled at the eleventh hour. The meeting was called with intent to bury the brewing factional war in the part.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CK Raut, the so-called chairman of Free Madhes Alliance (FMA) has been arrested on Sunday afternoon from Gaur of Rautahat district.
Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of pol
The government has decided to increase the minimum wage of working journalists by 25 percent. The meeting of the Council of Ministers today took the decision that all journalists and employees working at media houses would have their wage increa
Dissident Nepal led faction of the ruling NCP intensifies campaign against the party leadership
The ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is holding its secretariat meeting today with intent to bury the brewing factional war in the part.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday and there were early reports of damage and injuries, though the extent was not immediately clear. There were no immediate confirmed reports of deaths.
The government has announced to ban online pornography with the aim to combat sexual violence like rape and murder against woman. Following the decision, about sixteen thousand online pornography sites have also been blocked. The sweeping ban
National Examination Board (NEB) publishes +11 examinations' result
Women and teenage girls are uniting for self defence in the wake of growing violence directed at them.
Campaigners for the justice to the rape and murder victim 13 years old Niramala Panta have demanded resignation of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Inspector General of the Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal for their inability to arrest the perpe
Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs.
Two gamblers died while they had tried to flee police raid at Pulpani of Kathmandu on Friday night.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to 3.7 percent, the lowest since 1969, when young men were being drafted to fight in Vietnam and the American auto industry and the space program were going full blast.
At least cix people died and 17 were injured when a microbus collided with a truck at Rapti Sonari-2 on Saturday morning.
NepalCommunist Party (NCP) called its secretariat meeting for sunday to bury brewing internal difference
Saudi Arabia has agreed in principle to invest in a new oil refinery in Pakistan’s deep-water port of Gwadar, the South Asian nation’s petroleum minister said on Thursday.
Football player Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday denied rape allegations levelled against him, saying his conscience was clear and that he would calmly await the results of any investigation.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses serious concern over the closure of a Bengali newspaper in Agartala and urged the concerned authority to help resume its publication at the earliest. Moreover, the scribes’ body asked the Press Trust
A major disaster was averted by Assam Rifles after detecting a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Manipur's Thoubal district on Wednesday.
Assam government on Wednesday had deported seven Rohingya muslims, who were lodged at Silchar detention camp in Barak Valley’s Cachar district in past six years.
Prime Minister KP Oli returns home from US after participating in 73rd United Nation General Assembly
The intra-party disputes surfaced now in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) after senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal vented his ire against the poor performance of the government and the unilateral decision of the party leadership likely to es
The domestic sharemarket suffered a two-digit fall today. Though it recorded a slight increase Tuesday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index Wednesday slid 10.76 points to close at 1230.60 points.
Pokhara, Nepal: The 1o year old rape and murder victim Shriya Sunar’s body has been cremated in Pokhara on Wednesday.
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.
Two experienced Orthopaedic doctors from Apollo Hospitals will conduct this week’s media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club. Dr Navaladi Shankar and Dr Ram Bathi from the Chennai based hospital will be available for free consultation to media p
Nepal Student Union (NSU), student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), has enforced Kanchanpur Bandha (General strike at Kanchanpur district) demanding justice to the rape and murder victim 13-year-old Nirmala Panta.
A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to micro-machining.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for reinforcements in a desperate search for survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island, as the official death toll rose above 1,200 on Tuesday and looting fuelled fears of lawles
A lady health worker was seriously injured when a large mob went on the rampage at a school following rumour spread out that a student was died after being administered Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine.
Leadership clashes followed by the growing discontent voices over the decisions taken by the chairman duo- KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal- of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has come to the fore triggering a fear that incumbent go
The officers, Jawans of 6 battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday had conducted a drive of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Assam’s South Salmara Mankachar district along with Indo-Bangladesh border.
Hizbul Mujahideen had set up at least 8-10 sleeper cells in Assam in past two years and sent five Assam youths to Pakistan and Pak-occupied Kashmir for arms training.
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to new approaches in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, the award-giving body said on Monday.
Kanchanpur, Nepal: Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder case becomes mysterious after forensic report found no match between the DNA samples taken from three suspected persons with the victim’s vaginal swab.
The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared on Sunday to 832 confirmed dead, with authorities fearing it will only climb as rescuers struggle to reach outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
Rescuers were desperately searching for victims trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a massive earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia left at least 400 dead.
Assam police on Friday night had busted a LPG stealing racket in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and arrested two persons.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nepal once again in coming November. It is said that Indian Prime Minister Modi is arriving in Nepal for a two day visit at the last week of November. However, exact date pur
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi jumped to 384 on Saturday, authorities said, with many of those killed swept away by giant waves as they played on the beach.
The mostly parroted so-called achievement of the incumbent government to dismantle the decade long syndicate system in the public transportation sector is being brought back into implementation.
Bollywood stars are speaking up against sexual harassment after allegations against a veteran actor surfaced this week, with several calling for action against perpetrators in an industry that is notorious for its exploitation of women.
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based journalist editor Haris Qadeer on Friday favoured more people-to-people contact and exchange of ideas between all parts of Kashmir for greater regional understanding and meeting of minds. He also spoke about
Two arms dealer were arrested by security personnel in Assam’s Nagaon district on Thursday night.
In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old woman was publicaly beaten and forced to wear a garland of shoes by a group of villager for allegedly having an extramarital affair with a man in Tripura’s Gomati district.
Notwithstanding the voices of the opposition parties and the protest of the local people, Province 7 has been named as Sudurpashchim and Godawari has been fixed as its capital.
Pakistan have dropped out-of-sorts pace bowler Mohammad Amir from their 17-man squad for next month’s two-test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates, with left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz earning a recall.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli met with Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres in New York on Friday.
The Belgian defence ministry will sue Google for not complying with its requests to blur satellite images of sensitive military sites, a ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
The Rohingya issue should not be complicated, expanded or “internationalizedâ€, China’s top diplomat said, as the United Nations prepares to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar.
Germany will host the Euro 2024 soccer tournament after beating the only other bidders Turkey in a two-horse contest on Thursday.
Six nations made the unprecedented move Wednesday of asking the U.N.’s International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity, even as President Nicolas Maduro made an unexpected trip to the world body’s h
Dhangadhi, the capital city of the province number 7, remains tense on Thursday as well after local staged protest against of the suggestions made for permanent capital and name of the province.
Body of a suspected ULFA-I militant was found floating at Burhi-Dihing river in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday morning.
Commemoration the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Assam government vide a notification issued September 24 last, has decided to remit sentences against 20 prisoners under certain categories.
Director of British Council Alan Gemmel and Council Director of East and Northeast Dr Debanjan Chakrabarti on Thursday called on Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.
Government faces widespread criticism for failing to control the criminal activities including the rape and murder
27-year-old Kusum Paudel of Pokhara Metropolitan City-22 has confessed the crime of raping and murdering 10-year-old Shreeya Sunar.
English soccer club Manchester United forecast revenue for 2018-19 to rise to record levels, helped by increased broadcasting revenue as a result of UEFA’s new revenue distribution system coming into effect.
39-year-old Nur Jahan hailing from Mangaldoi area in Assam’s Darrang district didn’t find her name in the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30 last.
Two mild intensity earthquake rocked Assam this morning.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a no-confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday and will step down after four years in power, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained unclear who will form the next government.
Although a survivor of acid attack in Chitwan, underwent successful surgery at Bharatpur Hospital, she is still in critical condition.
India’s crude oil demand is forecast to grow to 500 million tonnes per year by 2040, but persistent increase in oil prices might act as a dampener for the rate of growth, Partha Ghosh, an executive director at Indian Oil Corp said on Tuesday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended three hardcore militants of banned NSCN-K and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Acid attack victim Samjhana Das, 18, passed away while receiving treatment at 11:00 pm last night on Sunday.
Pre-booking of tickets for Dashain festival to begin from Tuesday
Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has staged demonstration at different parts of Kathmandu Valley against of the transportation fare hike on Monday.
The autumn session of the 14th Assam Legislative Assembly began today and the government and oppositions have planned their strategy.
The process of filing of claims and objections for 40 lakh people, who were left out in the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), will be started from September 25.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Has Been Making Necessary Grounds To Be Ascend As Next Prime Minister
Three patients have been admitted in Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Assam under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY-AB) scheme within 10 minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the mega health
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nepal once again in coming November. His purposed visit to Nepal is taken importantly in the political as well as diplomatic level.
Assam police have cracked down on the Hizbul Mujahideen module in the state by arresting eight suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and detained three more people after the Uttar Pradesh police had arrested an Assam origin Hizbul terrorist.
The acid attack on the two teen age sisters from Chandrapur Municipality of Rautahat district- Samjhana Kumari Das, 18, and Sushmita Kumari Das, 15 were attacked with acid on last Wednesday night in the mean time when the entire country has been
Kathmandu, Nepal : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli left for New York leading the Nepali delegation to the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly.
Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years. The attack in Ahvaz
Assam police yet to receive permission from the state government to conduct investigation against a judicial officer and some other high profile persons whose names have been appeared for their alleged involvement in connection with the cash-for
The Apollo Hospitals Chennai today (22 Sept) conducted the OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr S Kannan (ENT/ Head & Neck Surgeon) offered free consultations to scribes. The participants received consultations on throat problems, mouth u
A woman was attacked, stripped by villagers and rubbed chilli powder in her private parts for allegedly selling illegal liquor in Assam’s Karimganj district.
A 22-year-old girl hailing from Assam’s South Salmara police district has been rescued from a brothel in West Bengal’s Siliguri area.
Capt N Kenguruse, MVC Memorial Football Tournamant 2018 organised under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) concluded with an enthralling match between Nerhema FC, Kohima and the defending champion Vanguard FC, Wokha in Nagaland.
The 13th edition of exercise Nomadic Elephant, a joint training exercise between Indian Army and Mongolian Army concluded Mongolian Armed Forces Desert Region Training Centre, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia on Friday.
Amidst fanfare and festive look ICFAI University, Mizoram has hosted "A Tri-National Conference of India, Bangladesh & Myanmar on Regional Cooperation through Mizoram" in collaboration with the Mizoram government on September 19.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indra Jatra, one of the major festivals of the Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings began formally from Friday.
At least six people including a minor boy was died in electrocution in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Friday morning.
Tense gripped in Manipur University after midnight raids by the security personnel in the central university campus.
Some fuel pumps have remained closed while serpentine queues could be seen at some refilling stations due to shortage of petroleum products across the country including in Kathmandu on Friday.
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday, the first such high-level meeting in years between the nuclear rivals and arch foes.
The Lawmakers from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have been preparing to register the impeachment motion against senior most Supreme Court (SC) Justice Deepak Raj Joshee.
Police on Thursday had arrested three Assam government officials in connection with Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) recruitment scam under Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Hizbul Mujahideen, a Kashmiri separatist terrorist group had planned to three major explosions in Assam this year and to send 12 Assam youths for arms training in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Assam police on Thursday had arrested five auditors of the Accountant General (AG) office, Guwahati on charges of taking bribes of several lakh rupees from the panchayat secretaries in Assam’s Charaideo district.
Most parts of Assam’s capital city were inundated by artificial floods as heavy rains lashed the city today for nearly an hour.
Guwahati city police has suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), who allegedly sexually assaulting two women.
To boost the air connectivity in the North East India, Manipur government today launched the first helicopter service of the state.
Police has seized huge quantity of illegal drugs worth of Rs 10 lakh and arrested three persons in Assam’s Karimganj district.
At least 21 people, with dozens more hospitalized, have been confirmed dead due to consumption poisoning alcohol.
The government has announced to honor founding general secretary of Communist Party of Nepal, Puspa Lal Shrestha (posthumously), with the 'Nepal Ratna Manpadvi', the highest civilian award of Nepal.
A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison sentences pending an appeal hearing, his lawyer said.
Lack of proper infrastructure, students of four revenue villages in central Assam’s Nagaon district have been forced to cross a river every day to reach schools.
Suspended Superintendent of Police (SP) Bikash Raj Khanal, who was one of the suspects in the 33kg gold smuggling case and the murder of carrier Sanam Shakya, has been released from the Biratnagar High Court order on Tuesday.
A Hindu nationalist group behind the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is opening up to critics and supporters through a first-of-its-kind outreach programme in New Delhi, preparing the ground for his re-election bid next year.
A programme was held here this morning to pay tribute to the late Ganesh Man Singh — who is revered as the supreme commander of 1990’s democratic movement in Nepal — on the occasion of his 21st memorial day.
China said on Tuesday that it has no choice but to retaliate against new US trade tariffs, raising the risk that President Donald Trump could soon impose duties on virtually all of the Chinese goods that America buys.
Police had arrested a man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old minor girl in a van in Assam’s Baksa district.
A small village Kandhulimari near Dhing town in central Assam’s Nagaon district witnessed another celebration after India’s new track and field sensation Hima Das’s name recommended for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Manipur police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the mob lynching incident, where a 26-year-old youth was lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of being bike thief on September 13 last.
A high level bilateral meeting between the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh was held at Killapara Border Outpost in Meghalaya along Indo-Bangladesh border on Monday.
Flood situation in Assam still grim with over 1.42 lakh people of 362 villages in six districts have been affected in the fresh wave flood.
China, in an implicit recognition that at least some of its Belt and Road-related projects risk trapping target countries in debt or fail to meet their needs, has conceded that adjustments may be necessary.
The Province 2 government has decided to celebrate the Constitution Day on September 19 despite the protest of the Rastriya Janta Party-Nepal (RJP-N), a key coalition partner of the provincial government.
Different 16 bills related to the fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of Nepal have been passed from both the federal parliament- House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly (NA) on Monday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for "irreversible, permanent peace," and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during "heart-to-heart" talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week. His chi
Assam police have been arrested three more suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from central Assam’s Hojai and Nagaon district last night.
Manipur police on Sunday had suspended four police personnel including a Sub-Inspector, who were present while a 26-year-old youth was lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of being bike thief on September 13 last.
As the festive season is knocking the door of the nation, Arniko Culture and Business Promotion Society (ACBPS) is all set to provide a unique shopping experience to Nepalese and tourists alike. The not-for-profit organization – ACBPS has anno
Responding to the widespread wrath and criticism, the police headquarters has formed yet another ‘powerful’ probe committee under the leadership of DIG Dhiru Basnet to investigate the rape and murder case of Nirmala Pant.
Bhutan's prime minister conceded defeat Sunday, after the ruling party was knocked out in the first round of the small Himalayan nation's third-ever election.
South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace deal, while the UN mission said one of its peacekeepers was shot and wounded by a government sold
Kenya’s Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge pulverised the marathon world record with a blistering run on Sunday, to shave off a staggering 78 seconds off the previous best and land the one major running crown that had eluded him.
Assam police have cracked down on the Hizbul Mujahideen module in the state by arresting four suspected Hizbul terrorists after the Uttar Pradesh police had arrested an Assam origin Hizbul terrorist in the north Indian state.
Another horrific mob lynching incident was happened in the north eastern region and now it happened in Manipur.
The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue hundreds of people trapped by Florence's onslaught, even as North Carolina braced for what could be a fearsome new sta
Typhoon Mangkhut roared toward densely populated Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday after ravaging across the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and heavy rain that left at least 12 dead in landslides and collapsed houses.
Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the capital that will soon put to the test the incoming government’s new tactics to fight
A horrific mob lynching incident was happened in Manipur, where a 26-year-old muslim youth was lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of being bike thief.
Nepali Congress youth leader Gangan Kumar Thapa has raised serious question marks over the performance and intention of the Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa.
Hundreds of thousands people gathered at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on Saturday demanding action against those guilty in the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur.
Assam flood situation turned worsen after flood waters have submerged 264 villages in six districts of the state and affecting over 97,000 people.
The Apollo Hospitals Chennai will conduct two media OPD clinics at Guwahati Press Club on 22 September and 5 October next. Dr S Kannan (ENT/ Head & Neck Surgeon) will be available for free consultations to scribes on coming Saturday from 3 pm to
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dibesh Lohani, who is implicated in the 33-lg gold scam, has been released from the High Court, Biratnagar’s order on a general date on Friday.
A dent has spotted on a cargo door of the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC)’s Airbus 330 wide body aircraft just 21 days after it officially started its commercial flight operations.
Minister for Home Affairs Ram BahadurThapa has assured that the perpetrators of rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta would be arrested soon.
Floods wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh after flood water washed away at least six people and several houses in the capital complex area on Friday morning.
Troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended three hardcore militants belonging to banned outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit (NDFB-S) in Nagaland.
Floods wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh after flood water washed away at least four people and several houses in the capital complex area on Friday morning.
Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on Thursday had opened an office in Guwahati.
Lawmakers have demanded conducting parliamentary investigation to check violence against women including rape cases.
Liverpool will not have happy memories of their last visit to Wembley Stadium and will head south with a point to prove against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Assam police is all set to arrest few more government officials in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
In a case of medical apathy and lack of proper road connectivity, a woman has been forced to deliver a baby on road near the bank of a river in Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Thursday.
First Sainik School of Arunachal Pradesh in East Siang district was inaugurated on Tuesday by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu.
In a bid to strengthen bilateral trade between India and Bhutan, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated Indo-Bhutan Border Trade Centre at Darranga at Tamulpur in Assam's Baksa district.
A first year BTech student of IIT-Guwahati had allegedly committed suicide in the higher educational institution hostel on Wednesday.
Haritalika Teej, one of the greatest festivals of Hindus women, is being marked across the glove including in Nepal by worshiping God Shiva at various Shiva shrine.
Indo-Mongolia Joint Exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, a joint military exercise between Indian Army and Mongolian Army, commenced on Tuesday at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Desert Region Training Centre, UMNUGOVI PROVINCE, Mongolia with a brief bu
A free medical camp was organised by 174 battalion of BSF at Border Out Post Masalabari in Assam’s Dhubri district on Tuesday for the people of bordering areas.
The employees of 108 and 102 ambulance services on Tuesday have staged a half nude protest in Guwahati to fulfil their various demands.
India’s new track and field sensational girl, Hima Das has been given a grand welcome in her home district Nagaon on Tuesday.
Responding to the widespread criticism from multiple quarters, the government has withdrawn the plan to participate in the first ever Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) level military drill
Dilip Bista, an accused of the Nirmala rape and murder case, has been released on general date on Tuesday.
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation's biggest city.
Security forces had recovered huge cache of explosives in Assam’s Hailakandi district and arrested a person in connection with it.
Assam state BJP fired a salvo at Prateek Hajela, the NRC State Coordinator, for his suggestion to the Supreme Court to drop five key documents from the list of claims and objections process.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Monday took out a mammoth rally in Guwahati protesting the rising of fuel price and essential commodities.
While the Congress and other opposition political parties protesting the rising of fuel price and the BJP-led Rajasthan government had announced of a reduction in VAT on fuel prices by 4 per cent, Assam state BJP president and the party MLA, Ran
The rape and murder case of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur become mysterious after a member of the high level investigation committee, formed by the Home Ministry to probe the case, resigned prior to reach on the logical conclusion.
Nepal Police has reached on the conclusion that the illegal gold that was seized on Sunday from Sardibas, Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3, Gorkha was sent by the Chinese nationals.
Normal life in Assam today was thrown out of gear since early in the morning as Bharat Bandh called by Congress against rising fuel price in the country.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday evening took out a torch protest rally in Guwahati against fuel price hike and in support of tomorrow’s Bharat Bandh called by the party.
CBS Corp CEO Leslie Moonves resigned from the company, the company said on Sunday, amid fresh allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
India visit of Pushpa Kamal Dahal brings big jolt in the Communist Party of Nepal; suspensions rife over possibility of change the guard of the government
After keeping strict vigil to check infiltrators along the Indo-Bangladesh border, India is now planning to restrict the Bangladeshi elephant’s movement along the bordering areas.
The death toll of Begnas Lake boat capsizes on Saturday has reaches eight after six bodies recovered on Sunday.
The government has on Sunday formed a three-member commission to investigate into fatal crash of an Altitude Air helicopter in Nuwakot on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic heads into his US Open final clash with Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday knowing he faces a challenge – a very big challenge indeed.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has conferred insignia to the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Purna Chandra Thapa amid a special function organized at Sheetal Niwas on Sunday.
North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary, but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted
Kushe Aunshi, which is also known as Fathers Day, is being celebrated across the country. Hindus celebrate the festival with full of devotion to the father.
On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), a health camp for the benefit of member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club was organized on Saturday. Initiated by of Indian Association of Physiotherapists (Assam branch), Indian Associ
Assam Public Works, an NGO, will appeal before the Supreme Court to form a monitoring committee to monitor the entire process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Police had seized a huge consignment of cigarettes and other items smuggled from Myanmar in Assam’s Karimganj district on Friday evening.
India’s sprint sensation Hima Das received injuries, so she has pulled out of the IAAF Continental Cup has started in Czech Republic from Saturday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli intensifies internal consultations seeking consensus to change some ministers of his cabinet
Pokhara, Nepal: At least seven persons feared dead when a manual boat capsized at Begnas Lake in Pokhara on Saturday.
At least six persons killed when an Altitude Air helicopter with sign AS350 B3e crashed in Meghan rural municipality in Nuwakot district on Saturday morning.
AT least five killed when a helicopter crashed in Meghan rural municipality in Nuwakot district on Saturday morning
The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries’ decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbanadnda Sonowal on Friday had felicitated Hima Das, the outstanding athlete of Assam for her recent achievements in the Asian Games 2018 and IAAF World U-20 Championship 2018 during a state-level felicitation function he
India’s new track and field sensation Hima Das on Friday arrived at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.
A 11-year-old boy has emerged a hero, after the little boy saved his mother and aunt, who drowned in the middle of Brahmaputra river after a country made single-engine boat, locally called as ‘bhutbhuti’ capsized in the mighty river on Septe
The coup of publishing a column by an anonymous Trump administration official bashing the boss could backfire on The New York Times if the author is unmasked and turns out to be a little-known person, or if the newspaper’s own reporters solve
Government likely to miss constitutional deadline to enact laws in accordance to the constitutional provisions
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on the civil servants to ensure quality service delivery at the doorstep of the citizens to fulfill their aspirations in the 21st century.
Pacific island nations declared climate change to be their “single greatest threatâ€, urging Washington to return to the Paris Agreement on climate, just as Western powers seek to check China’s rising influence in the region.
A gunman shot at least four people at a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, police and local media said, and a city councilman said there were fatalities.
Indian army and the teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are engaged in search and rescue operations in Brahmaputra river in Guwahati as many people are still missing following the boat capsized
Novak Djokovic sweated it out from behind the baseline to beat Australian John Millman 6-3 6-4 6-4 at the US Open on Wednesday and set up a semi-final with Japan’s Kei Nishikori.
Thousands of Thais will feast royally in the capital on Thursday to celebrate the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave, a dramatic and highly dangerous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co-chairperson and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving Kathmandu for India on a four-day official visit today.
At least three people including two college girls have been killed and many other passengers are still missing after a country made boat carrying about 36 passengers capsized in Brahmaputra River in Guwahati today.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered a high level enquiry into the tragic incident of boat capsize in Brahmaputra River at Guwahati on Wednesday.
While the entire nation celebrated “Teachers’ Day’, thousands teachers in Assam on Wednesday observed Sikshak Pratarana Divas (Teachers’ Betrayal Day) and boycotted Teachers’ Day celebrations.
At least two people including a college girl have been killed and many other passengers are still missing after a country made boat carrying about 36 passengers capsized in Brahmaputra River in Guwahati today.
Nepali Congress, the main opposition party in the parliament, has begun to raise the demand of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The Constitutional Council (CC) has on Wednesday recommended acting chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Nabin Kumar Ghimire in the post of chief commissioner of the CIAA.
South Korean special envoys left Seoul on Wednesday for a one-day trip to North Korea to discuss a third summit to be held this month between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
After 100-hour long search and rescue operations, the Indian Navy’s deep-sea divers, Indian army, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams had finally recovered the car and bodies of five m
The first meeting of Assam State Capital Region Authority (ASCRA) was held in Guwahati on Tuesday.
The Gauhati High Court has directed to shift the trial and hearing of Assam’s Karbi Anglong mob lynching case to Nagaon.
A local court in Assam on Tuesday had convicted the main accused of the horrific crime of rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
An Inter-Ministerial team of Union government on Tuesday has arrived at Dimapur in Nagaland to assess the damages caused by floods and landslides in the state.
The Indian Navy’s deep-sea divers, Indian army, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are engaged in ongoing search and rescue operation for five members of a family, who went missing af
Assam government has decided to provide smartphones to over 61,000 Anganwadi workers in the state for monitoring nutrition levels in children and instantly reporting on daily basis.
On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), a health camp for the benefit of member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club has been organized on Saturday. Organized by All Assam Physiotherapy Association, Indian Association of Physioth
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday has conferred medals, awards, decoration and honours on 345 personalities, living or dead, from different walks of life in recognition of their contributions to the country.
Former Union minister and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Mukul Wasnik on Monday slammed Modi-government for starting crony capitalism in the country by giving offset contract to PM Modi’s favour industrialist to procure
Assam police on Monday had arrested five persons in connection with a gang rape incident as a married woman was gang raped in a moving car and then thrown her on the National Highway in Assam’s Nagaon district on August 28 night.
While the Assam government has taken stern action against the corrupt government employees and appropriate measures to reduce corruption in the state, a sensational report has come to light as a youth had lodged a complaint against a lady Deputy
TASS reports that Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov argues that expenses on the upcoming Vostok-2018 large-scale military drills are justified in order to maintain Russia's defense capability amid the tense international situation. He also said th
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed the concerned officials to implement the 18-point Kathmandu Declaration issued in the 4th Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economical Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit.
Prime Minister KP Oli directs concerned government authorities to implement the declaration of the fourth BIMSTEC summit
Minister for Finance Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has reaffirmed that the taxation in multi points would be ended very soon.
Guwahati city police on Sunday had busted a highway robbery gang and arrested seven dacoits who had looted the people at highway since long period.
Internal Affairs and Law Minister of Province 2 Gyanendra Yadav staged a sit-in protest in front of Nepal Rastra Bank district office in Janakpur for opening the office on holiday on Sunday.
Heavy rainfall on Sunday morning has triggered flash floods at Jorabat area, outskirts of Guwahati causing severe water logging in several areas.
Hundreds of thousand medical service seekers have been deprived from the right to get service after all the medical services except emergency service, both governmental and private, have been shut across the country on Sunday.
India will help Nepal construct a rail link between capital Kathmandu and an Indian border town for smoother movement of passengers and cargo to the landlocked Himalayan nation, which neighbouring China is also trying to woo with a similar plan.
Cristiano Ronaldo was left waiting for his first Juventus goal after drawing another blank as the titleholders won 2-1 at Parma in Serie A on Saturday to maintain their 100 percent record.
Guwahati : Five people of a family have been died after a car where they were travelled fell into a river in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Saturday evening.
Prashansha is an enthusiastic youtuber, film maker, social activist and poetess. On September of 2017, she, on behalf of World Experience Foundation, initiated a project to spread awareness about kidnap marriage and child marriage. She created a
The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) today decided to shut down all medical except emergency services on Sunday alleging the government for not taking initiative to amend the Criminal Code Act.
The fourth summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) concluded singing18-point Kathmandu declaration.
The inaugural session fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical for Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has started on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Visiting Heads of State/ Government of the member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), have called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday.
The Fourth BIMSTEC Summit Commenced In Kathmandu Is Being Watched Cautiously From International Communities, Particularity The Neighboring China and Pakistan
The fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) commenced here in Kathmandu from today.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu to participate in the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
A white former police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday night, after being convicted of murdering an unarmed 15-year-old boy when he fired into a car packed with black teenagers leaving a house party in suburban Dallas.
A married woman was gang raped in a moving car and then thrown her on the National Highway in Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The 16th ministerial-level BIMSTEC meeting has finalized the text of draft Summit Declaration on Wednesday.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) condemns the murder of a Bangladeshi female journalist and urged the Sheikh Hasina government in Dhaka to book the culprits under the law. The media rights forum pointed out that as the country has been approachi
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has apprised the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday that all the necessary preparations of the fourth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has
The government has announced holidays for schools and colleges on August 30-31 in the Kathmandu Valley.
Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intentâ€, and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for the gravest crimes under international law, United Nations invest
An investigation into a deadly plane crash at Nepal's international airport has blamed the captain who wept and suffered an emotional breakdown during the flight after his skills had been questioned, according to a draft of the report leaked Mon
Police on Monday had arrested three rhino poachers and recovered a rhino horn in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
District Administrative Office (DAO), Kanchanpur has lifted the curfew imposed in Mahendranagar from Tuesday morning.
Meghalaya Chief Minister and the chief of Meghalaya’s ruling party National Peoples’ Party (NPP) Conrad K Sangma today won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400 votes.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Gaijatra, which is also known as the cow festival, is being observed today across the country today.
A video gamer killed two people and wounded several others on Sunday when he opened fire with a handgun at a tournament that was being streamed online from a restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, police said.
Guwahati: The city based Wintrobe Hospital today (26 August 2018) conducted a brief weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where the participants got the opportunity to check their weight and blood pressure. Staff nurses Sikha Haloi and Dais
Celebrations have swept at the residence of Indian sprinter Hima Das at Dhing in central Assam’s Nagaon district after she clinched silver medal in women 400 meter race the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had seized 18.967 kg gold biscuits worth of Rs 5.85 crore in Mizoram.
The Anti-Corruption branch of Assam police on Friday had arrested a retired Deputy Commissioner over bribery charges.
Police had seized over 500 grams brown sugar valued at Rs 1 crore in the international market at Churaibori area along Assam-Tripura border on Friday.
A fresh earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rattles Taplejung district and surrounding areas on Friday evening at 6:16 pm.
At least one person killed, 24 others injured when police opened fire on demonstrators in Kanchanpur district on Friday afternoon. It is said that at least about one dozen persons are reported as critical in condition.
A woman was died in a massive landslide that took place near Jorabat area, outskirts of Guwahati due to the heavy thundershower inundating many parts of the capital city of Assam.
Agitated villagers had killed a leopard in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district after it attacked and injured two persons.
The ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were today immersed in Brahmaputra river in Guwahati by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass.
Though the General Convention of the party is yet to come, election fever seems to have gripped the Nepali Congress (NC) thanks to the high number of aspirants for the party leadership, particularly for the post of party president.
The Civil and Criminal Code brought into implementation with much more fanfare replacing the decade long Muluki Ain has faced widespread wrath from different sectors. Not only the legal eagles but also the right activists and media fraternity ha
The member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Bhutan have been setting their agendas to present in the upcoming 4
Though over exploitation of public properties is a common phenomenon in almost all the public entities, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the only constitutional body responsible to check the corruption, has found ju
Widespread demands for stern action against growing number of incidents of rape, abduction and murder
Amid tightened security, voting is underway for by-elections to the South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya.
Amid tightened security, voting is underway for by-elections to the South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya.
Responding to the violence in Kanchanpur district, the government has formed a probe panel under the leadership of Joint Secretary Hari Prasad Mainal on Thursday.
At least eight people including two police personnel injured in a scuffle erupted after open fire against the protesters in Kanchanpur on Thursday.
Four persons injured after police open fire at protesters in Kanchanpur, demanding arrest of murderer of Nirmala Panta
A meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) is scheduled today 4:00 pm to recommend the name of Chief Justice (CJ) for the Supreme Court (SC) and the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
Three people of a family including an 18-month-old child were died and three others injured while a major fire broke out in a commercial building at Sualkuchi area in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district last night.
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday warned the BJP and it’s president Amit Shah not to play politics with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the updating process is going on in Assam.
Assam police have arrested one more person in connection with the mob lynching incident happened on August 15 early morning at Sootea area in northern Assam’s Biswanath district where a person was beaten to death and three others injured in mo
The old Muluki Ain introduced by Jung Bahadur Rana in 1853 has been replaced with the Muluki Ain (Civil Code)-2074 on 17th august, 2018. Some old provisions that were flawed and had become outdated are replaced with the implementation of the n
Nepali Congress's youth leader, Gagan Kumar Thapa has raised serious question over the government’s moves for implementing the federalism in a true sense.
The high-voltage campaigning for the by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya to be ended today evening at 5 pm.
Taiwan lost another ally to Beijing on Tuesday when diplomatic ties with El Salvador were severed, as China presses the remaining nations with diplomatic links to Taipei to end them.
There has been no shortage of references recently to the fact that China and Nepal are about to conduct a second round of joint military exercises, titled Sagarmatha, in Chengdu in Sichuan, China, next month. The two countries held their first j
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to arrive in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, a Himalayan nation sandwiched between the two Asian giants China and India, on August 30 for a two-day visit. It will be Modi’s fourth visit to Nepal sinc
The Indian Army on Monday had rescued eight civilians when a vehicle met an accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang region.
Gaurika Singh was thrust into the international spotlight as the youngest athlete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she captivated people with her story of earthquake survival.
Dilip Singh Bista of Khanna Chaurahi in Bhimdatta Municipality-19 of Kanchanpur district has been arrested on Monday on the charge of rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Pant of the district.
Local people of Garigaon area under Jalukbari police station in Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Monday had safely rescued a woman, who drowned in Brahmaputra river.
Son of a former judge of Gauhati High Court had surrendered before the police in Guwahati in connection with a hit and run case.
Popular Hindi movie ‘Anand’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (24 August). Screening of the 1971 Indian dramacfilm, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, will begin at 5 pm. Anothercshow at 3 pm is also on the card.
Having made five previous finals and lost to Federer in three of them, Djokovic finally broke the ice to continue his stunning revival after a long comeback from elbow surgery.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for dialogue with Pakistan in a letter to its newly elected leader and Pakistan also saw talks with its old rival as the “only way forwardâ€, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Unknown attackers fired shots at a security booth outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey’s capital early Monday, but U.S. officials said no one was hurt.
Gareth Bale opened the scoring for Real Madrid in each of the last three La Liga seasons, but ultimately every time he played a supporting role in Cristiano Ronaldo’s show.
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, a day after the government announced a ceasefire with the Islamist militants.
Security forces had arrested a youth with arms and ammunition in Baksa district on Sunday evening.
Senior-most Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) Deepak Raj Joshee sat on six-day casual leave after Sunday. His 15-day leave was ended on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday announced that, the Assam government would extend financial aid of Rs 3 crore to the Kerala government in view of the devastating flood in the
The Guwahati city police have arrested two persons involved in cheating several bitcoin investors in Assam.
The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the federal parliament, has demanded for amendment to the recently implemented civil codes and criminal codes to ensure constitutionally granted freedom of opinion and expression including t
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepalese share market was hit by a double-digit fall on Sunday, the opening day of the week.
Netra Bikarm Chand aka ‘Biplav’-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma has been remanded for three day police custody on Sunday.
A strong earthquake jolted the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, causing landslides and damaging buildings, as the island tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
The education and health committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) is to hold discussions with Dr Govinda KC and other stakeholders on National Medical Education Bill- 2018.
It seems like the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) could split after impeached its chairman Khango Konyak on Friday and appointed Yung Aung as the new acting chairman of the Naga separatist outfit.
The miserable condition of road connectivity and healthcare facilities in Assam’s river island district Majuli was once again exposed when a teacher died due to lack of poor road connectivity and medical treatment.
Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 in a pulsating London Premier League derby on Saturday with defender Marcos Alonso scoring an 81st-minute winner after the Gunners had fought back from an early 2-0 deficit.
Thousands of stranded people were waiting to be rescued and officials pleaded for more help from relentless monsoon floods that have partially submerged the southern Indian state of Kerala, where more than 190 have died in a little over a week.
China said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials at its food and drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd revealed failings at the government body including inadequate supervision.
The troops of Assam Rifles had seized huge cache of arms in Mizoram on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
Oil prices fell on Friday, with U.S. crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as inventories build.
Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul†who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,†″I Say a Little Prayer†and her signature song, “Respect,†and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, died Thursday at
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed his heartfelt condolences on the demise of Atal Bihari Vaypayee, a three time Prime Minister of the country and one of the country’s most respected politicians.
Guwahati: Most of the city based scribes are facing various eye related problems, where ten percent of them need urgent medical attention. Over 70 % of the participants in a day long eye screening camp at Guwahati Press Club also diagnosed with
Another mob lynching incident has come to light in Assam, as a 50-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a cattle thief in northern Assam’s Biswanath district in the wee hours of August 15.
An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State entered the U.S. as a refugee after claiming to be a victim of terrorism, in a case drawing attention amid the Trump administration’s criticism of the resettlement program’s vetting proce
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nagh Panchami is being observed across the country today. The Hindus used to celebrate the festival on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shrawan believing the snake as the symbol of the god.
A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shia neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation an
A Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) between Indian Army and Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) troops was held in Arunachal Pradesh’s Bumla on Wednesday on the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day.
The House of Representatives in its meeting today approved separate proposals seeking passage on some bills and discussions on some others. The lower house of the federal parliament unanimously passed the proposal seeking approval of the Public
Rescuers scoured crushed mountains of rubble for victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa as the toll rose to 39 Wednesday and Italy's government blamed the company in charge of motorways for the disaster.
The members of Sunrise Youth Club at Uparkhuti area in Assam’s Baksa district along with local people had took out a rally with 3.5 km long tricolour national flag to celebrate the 72nd Independence Day.
A photograph was taken on August 15, 2017, that warmed the heart of every Indian citizen last Independence Day.
Government decides to take stern action against Netra Bikra Chanda led Maoist if it continued violent activities.
Following up Zinedine Zidane’s treble Champions League success with Real Madrid was always going to be a difficult job for Julen Lopetegui, but having to do it without Cristiano Ronaldo is a monumental challenge.
Humla, Nepal: An Indian national has died on Tuesday after being hit by a helicopter blade at Hilsa of Humla district on Tuesday.
Congress MP and President of All India Mahila Congress Committee (AIMCC) Sushmita Dev on Tuesday said that, girls-women are presently not safe in the country.
Ahead of the 2018 Independence Day celebrations, security measures have been beefed up in Assam.
A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. Italian officials said at
General strike imposed by Netra Bikram Chanda led Maoist affects normal life, explosions and vandalism in several places
Newly appointed Japanese ambassador to Nepal, Masamichi Saigo, has vowed to enhance the industrial relations between Nepal and Japan by increasing Japanese investment in Nepal.
Guwahati: City based ASG Eye Hospital, a part of nationwide super- specialty eye hospitals’ chain, which was started by eye experts from AIIMS, will organize a free eye screening camp at Guwahati Pres s Club on 16 August next. The daylong cam
A shocking incident has come to light in Assam, where family members of a pregnant woman have been forced to carry her to a government run hospital in a hand-cart by crossing three rivers and 9km of roads.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Incumbent government led by Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has claimed that it made tremendous progress during its five months period.
Assam Rifles troops had busted a temporary camp of NSCN (IM) in Nagaland’s Peren district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Russian Ambassador to Nepal Andrey Sergeevich Budnik, 65, has passed away. Budnik had passed away in Moscow on August 10, Friday.
An officer of Assam Panchayat and Rural Development (P&RD) department was arrested for allegedly tried to rape a minor girl in Guwahati.
At least five labourers were killed and two others injured while head on collision between a speedy truck and a Wagon-R vehicle at the National Highway 37 in central Assam’s Nagaon district last night.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed away wins on the opening Saturday of the Premier League season while promoted Fulham and Cardiff City were given quick reminders of the tough task they face on their returns to the top flight.
A vessel carrying soybeans from the United States, which has been anchored off China’s coast for more than a month since hefty tariffs were imposed, entered the port of Dalian on Saturday, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon shipping data.
Guwahati: Nemcare Hospital today (11 August 2018) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Biswajit Deuri and Dr Amritanshu Barkakoti offered free consultations to the participants. Dr Hitesh Barua, chairman cum man
In a bid to leverage digital technologies to transform lives of the people of North East, enhance ease of living and ensure inclusive and sustainable growth, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturd
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) today denounces the diktat of separatist militants on celebration of 72nd Independence Day and appeals to the people of the region to celebrate the auspicious day with fanfare.
The city of Charlottesville marked the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence that sent ripples through the country with largely peaceful vigils and other events, but police had a brief, tense confrontation with students angry o
A "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has assured the medical activist Dr Govinda KC that the nine point deal inked to end the latter’s hunger strike would be implemented without further delay.
The Senior Officials Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) took place in the capital on Saturday.
The decision of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) to reject the recommendation of the Constitutional Council to appoint Acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee in the post of Chief Justice is condemned from different sectors even raisin
At least two killed one injured when a truck bearing Indian registration number met with an accident at Jugedi Bridge of Bharatpur metropolitan city-29 at wee hours on Saturday morning.
Middle path is being searched to implement the nine point deal signed between government and Dr. Govinda KC
NASA is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun’s glittering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has invited senior Orthopedic Surgeon at Tribhuvan University teaching Hospital Dr Govinda KC at his official residence today.
The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain has allegedly been booked for raping an early 30-year-old married woman in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Assam excise department on Friday had destroyed over 6 lakh seized liquor bottales worth of Rs 168.54 crore
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi criticised the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP wouldn’t want to deport the illegal Bangladeshis.
The name of around 40 lakh people of 3.29 crore applicants were missing in the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30 can submit their claims in a prescribed form and also to file objection any ineligible
Ahead of the Independence Day celebration, security forces had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam’s Baksa district along with Indo-Bhutan border on Wednesday morning.
A shocking incident has come to light as a man has thrown his sick mother into a river in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Citwan, Nepal: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has vowed to take action against the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist leaders and cadres including the arrested one spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma, aka ‘Prakanda’ under the
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on UEFA’s shortlist for the best forwards who played in Champions League last season, soccer’s European governing body announced on Thursday.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres selected Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday to be the next U.N. human rights chief, a high profile and often controversial job that has sparked criticism from governments targeted for rig
The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as an official said the death toll from an earlier quake had topped 300.
The Anti Corruption Branch of Assam police had arrested three government employees including a police officer for taking bribes in past 24 hours.
A stampede on Wednesday among thousands of mourners at the funeral of powerful southern Indian politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi killed two people and injured 47, a doctor at a government hospital said. Karunanidhi, a dominant figure in the politi
Protesting the arrest of three party cadres including spokesperson Khadga Bahadur BK, the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN (Maoist) has announced protest program against of the government.
China has emerged as the second-largest aid donor in the South Pacific, figures published on Thursday by a think tank show, illustrating its growing influence in a region traditionally dominated by Australia and New Zealand.
A youth, who was arrested on the charge of blackmailing few girls had allegedly committed suicide after escaping from police custody at Panikhaiti area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Wednesday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition and a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Manipur on Wednesday.
The flood situation in Assam still grim while over 80,000 people of three districts of the state remain affected.
In a major boost to the India-Myanmar bilateral relations, two international entry and exit points between the two countries were officially opened on Wednesday.
The United States will begin collecting 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday as it published a final tariff list targeting 279 imported product lines.
Assam Rifles troops had apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN-KN in Nagaland on Monday evening, officials said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday severely reprimanded the National Register of Citizens (NRC) State Coordinator of Assam and Registrar General of India (RGI) for speaking to the media with statements on claims and objections process and modalities o
Two wild elephants had to lose lives due to lightning strike in central Assam’s Hojai district.
Chetan Anand’s classic Hindi movie ‘Haqeeqat’ will be screened on Saturday (11 August) at Guwahati Press Club (starting at 4.30 pm). Based on 1962 Indo-China war, the feature film is recognized as one of India’s best war movies.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that sanctions reimposed on Iran were the "most biting ever" as he warned other countries from doing business with Tehran.
Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has been discharged after treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital following 27 days of hunger unto death strike on Tuesday.
American billionaire Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to take Arsenal private by buying out Russian rival and minority investor Alisher Usmanov in a move that values the English Premier League soccer club at around $2.3 billion. The deal comes at
In a shocking incident that, three minor girls of a SOS Children’s Village in Assam have been sexually assaulted by a senior official of the village.
Most of U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's podcasts from his right-wing media platform Infowars have been removed from Apple's iTunes and podcast apps, the media news website BuzzFeed quoted a company spokesman as saying on Sunday.
Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has reinstated Tribhuvan University Service Commission (TUSC) member Chintamani Pokhrel.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Two kidnappers have been shot dead at Ghyampedanda in Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur District on Monday afternoon.
In her first public comments since an overdose put her into the hospital, singer Demi Lovato says she remains committed to overcoming addiction.
Saudi Arabia will suspend new trade and investment with Canada after that country’s foreign ministry urged Riyadh to release arrested civil rights activists, it said in a statement released to the official Saudi Press Agency on Sunday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli intensifies internal consultations to pick new Chief justice
A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighboring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen.
A Taliban suicide bomber killed three NATO forces on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attack that also wounded a U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops, NATO said in a statement.
The number of confirmed cases in Congo's new outbreak of the Ebola virus has risen to 13, including three deaths, the health ministry said late Saturday.
The publication of the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) by excluding over 40 lakh people has triggered a political slugfest in the country and oppositions alleged that, it is BJP’s game plan to divide the peopl
Guwahati: Chennai based Gleneagles Global Hospitals will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday (7 August 2018). Dr Meera Raghavan (gynecology) and Dr N Raghavan (urology) from the acclaimed healthcare institution w
The flood situation in Assam still grim while nearly 1.1 lakh people of six districts of the state remain affected.
Jajarkot, Nepal: AT least nine people killed and dozens other are feared dead after a settlement at Thati Bazaar of Bheri municipality-buried in a landslide on Friday night.
Guwahati: Apollo Hospitals Guwahati conducted a weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 4 August 2018, where Dr Adwaita Avatar Chakrabarty (medicine) offered free consultations to the scribes. The participants also got their weight, he
The Fourth Regional Consultation of North Eastern States and Sikkim on Effective Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 with focus on status of Integrated Child Protection Services was held on Saturday at the Assam Administrative Staff Col
On the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue,Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that, people ofAssam had foiled evil design of outside forces.
Assam police have registered five cases against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making provocative remarks regarding the Assam NRC issue in different police stations in the state.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has on Saturday congratulated the Nepali cricket team for achieving the maiden success in the one- day international (ODI) in a match against the Netherlands.
Assam police had registered another case against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making provocative remarks regarding the Assam NRC issue.
Protesting against West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on the final draft of NRC in Assam, various organisations of Assam on Friday evening had burnt effigy of Mamata Banerjee in Assamâ€
Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has turned down the name of Acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee for the post of Chief Justice. His name was rejected by two-thirds majority of votes.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal has been appointed as the new Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Friday.
A hardcore militant of banned outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in a fierce gun fight with security forces in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills on Friday morning, officials said.
While the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process is going on in Assam under monitoring of the Supreme Court to detect the illegal foreigners residing in Assam and the complete draft of NRC published on July 30 by excluding over 40
Three police personnel including two women constable were injured in a scuffle when Assam police tried to prevent the members of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) delegation team from going out of the Kumbhirgram airport in Barak Valleyâ€
Expressing annoyances over a State government chief’s disorderly comments against the process of citizens’ scanning under the direction of Supreme Court of India, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges everyone to exercise restra
Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) likely to reject Deepak Raj Joshee as Chief Justice
Southeast Asia, the world’s most ethno-culturally diverse region, is rapidly growing because of its strategic location and rising economies. A sub-region of ten countries, it has dynamically increased its influence in international affairs aft
Indian police are investigating the use of growth hormones in a sex trafficking case, following the arrest of eight people charged with exploitation of children in brothels in Telangana state.
The National Assembly or Upper House of the Parliament has finalised names of the members to be inducted in its four thematic committees.
To assess the situation in Assam in the wake of the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) publication, a delegation team of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) led by West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim will visit Assam on Augu
Disappointed over West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) leader Mamata Banerjee‘s remarks on the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, two Assam AITMC leaders quit the party.
Recently, the US President Donald Trump has taken a step to reduce trade deficit and has made turbulent global economy and politics. President Trump has imposed tariff of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium which has justified on the basis of nati
Security forces had apprehended two militants including a hardcore militant of banned NSCN (K) with arms in Nagaland.
Assam police had registered a case against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making provocative remarks regarding the Assam NRC issue.
A local court in central Assam’s Hojai district on Wednesday awarded death sentence to the prime accused in the rape and murder case of a 58-year-old school teacher more than a year ago.
From nephew’s family of the fifth President of India to retired Army officer, AIUDF MLA, BJP MLA’s wife, banned outfit ULFA-I leader’s wife are some names among 40 lakh people, whose names didn’t feature in the complete draft of the upda
Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) held at Singha Durbar on Wednesday has yet again failed to decide the fate of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee as the new chief justice of the country.
An Aeromexico jetliner crashed while taking off during a severe storm in northern Mexico on Tuesday, smacking down in a field nearly intact then catching fire, but officials said everyone on board escaped alive.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has waited a probe report regarding the controversies surrounded over the school level certificate of the Chief Justice Nominee Drrpak Raj Joshi.
Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee to make decision today over the appointment of Deepak Raj Joshee in the post of Chief Justice
Azima Purbin, a resident of Kalaidin village in religious minority dominated lower Assam’s Barpeta district is one of 4 millions who were excluded from the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on Monday.
Family members of former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed are among the 4 million people, who left out of the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by the Assam government on Monday.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is hopeful that the optimism surrounding the club will lead to key players, including playmaker Sadio Mane, committing their long-term futures to the Premier League side.
Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail for negligence, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali Congress, main opposition party in the parliament, staged nationwide protests across the country against the government’s ‘authoritarian and undemocratic activities.’
Patriotic movie ‘Piyali Phukan’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on 4 August (starting at 5 pm) next. Produced by Gama Prasad Agarwala under the banner of Rupajyoti Productions and directed by Natasurjya Phani Sharma, the Assamese f
Criticizing BJP president Amit Shah’s statement on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that, NRC is the brainchild of Congress and he (Amit Shah) didn’t know the history.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Imran Khan on Monday to congratulate him on his party’s victory in the Pakistan general election, with both men discussing regional peace.
Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority dominated lower Assam district South Salmara Mankachar, who is one among the 40 lakh people whose names were not included in the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by
After publishing the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Monday, Assam Chief Minister said that, it is a draft only and all sections of society have to be remembered it.
Type "end of globalization" into Google and you will get 51.3 million hits. It is not hard to see why: The United States has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has gone on hold, the N
The lawmakers represent to the NCP for the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee have divided over the issue of endorsing the appointment of Deepak Raj Joshee in the post of Chief Justice.
The Government of China is to provide assistance through various projects to the social development endeavours of Nepal.
More than 4 million people were excluded from a draft list of citizens released on Monday by a census official for India’s northeastern border state of Assam, in a long-running campaign against immigrants, sparking uncertainty about their futu
The lawmakers represent to the NCP for the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee have divided over the issue of endorsing the appointment of Deepak Raj Joshee in the post of Chief Justice.
Easter Island is known for its unique Moai monumental statues carved by the Rapa Nui people, believed to have arrived on the remote landmass in the southeastern Pacific Ocean in around the 12th century.
The troops of Assam Rifles had seized huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 1.29 crore in the international market in Manipur’s Moreh town area.
Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up four wickets each to set up South Africa’s five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Dambulla on Sunday.
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 14 people and sending villagers fleeing from their beds into open fields to avoid collapsing buildings.
A day before of publication of complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30 to detect illegal foreigners residing in Assam, India had pushed back 52 Bangladeshi nationals to Bangladesh who were entered into India
Continuing its ceaseless endeavour to deliver ‘Health for All, Smiles for All’, the city based GNRC Hospitals observed World Hepatitis Day on 28 July by encouraging citizens to undergo free fibro screening for liver, Hepatitis B & C. Dr Anj
While Assam is going to publish complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30 to detect illegal foreigners residing in the state, India has prepared to deport 52 Bangladeshi nationals who were entered into India wi
North Korean leader Marshal Kim Jong Un has started important step dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launching station which is believed to be the testing ground for intercontinental ballistic missiles. Recent satellite images
North Eastern Homeopathic Medical & Research Centre conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club on 28 July, where the scribes along with their families received free consultations. City based homeopathic doctors namely Dr Susant
Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan needs no introduction and his lovers know very well Badshah’s signature pose.
Security forces had arrested a hardcore of banned outfit People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district today.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined 3.2 million euros (2.82 million pounds)and sentenced to 24 months in prison, a sentence he is unlikely to serve, after settling a tax evasion case with Spanish tax authorities, the prosecutor said on Friday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has alleged the opposition Nepali Congress for raising the issue of speaker and deputy speaker of being from same party.
The Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers have demanded action against Jhapa-based B&C Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center’s executive director Durga Prasad Prasai for making discourteous remarks about Nepali female students studyin
After published the first part draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants of Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India, the NRC state coordinato
At least 10 persons including four police personnel were injured in a clash that broke out between the protesters of minority people in Manipur and police in Manipur’s Jiribam over the Manipur People’s Bill 2018.
Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command on Friday arrived in Nagaland’s Dimapur during his four days long visit to the North Eastern region.
Former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi finally bid adieu to his Koinadhara residence and shifted to cabinet minister colony in Guwahati.
After published the first part draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants of Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India, the NRC state coordinato
Security forces on Thursday had destroyed a hideout of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Government dispatches agreement paper signed with Dr. Govinda KC to the concerned government offices for the implementations
Death toll of a bus accident at Chitwan has reached eight after three persons breathed their last during the course of treatment at Bharatpur of Chitwan.
Pakistan’s transgender community faced pushback at the country’s general election on Wednesday as five transgender candidates failed to win office and transgender observers and voters were blocked from polling stations, campaigners said.
Official results show cricket star Imran Khan won in Pakistan's polls but he will have to seek out allies to form a coalition government.
North Korea has transferred the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War to the United States, the White House said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Finally, the government has agreed to implement the demands raised by senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC to reform the medical education of the country.
Chairperson of all the six parliamentary committees in the State Assembly of State no. 5 have been elected unopposed.
Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan nudged closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays in ballot counting and accusations of rigging by opponents.
Government and the agitating Dr. KC reach near to consensus to implement the recommendations of Mathema commission
A 9-membered medical team has been formed on Thursday under the leadership of Dr Pradeep Krishna Shrestha, department head of general physician and nephrologist Dr Divya Sing Shah on Thursday for the treatment of Dr Govinda KC, who is on a hunge
Assam police have unearthed a racket being run in which money was allegedly being taken from students to pass in examination in the Assam Down Town University.
The second Airbus with sign number as 9N-AIZ of Nepal Airlines Corporation arrives in Kathmandu on Thursday morning.
A group of 11 House conservatives on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Five labourers including four from Assam were killed and three others injured in an electrocution incident in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills district on Wednesday evening.
Ranikor, Martin M Danggo, former Meghalaya Congress MLA, who resigned from the Congress party on June 21 last had joined the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) today.
Guwahati city police had arrested four car lifters including an Assam police constable from Pathar Quarry area in the city.
Teenagers, and particularly girls, are bearing the brunt of the global AIDS epidemic with around 30 adolescents becoming infected with HIV every hour, according to a report by the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF.
The talks held between government team and representatives of Dr Govinda KC ended inconclusively on Wednesday, thanks to the indifferences shown by the government’s talk team on the demands of Dr. KC.
US pop singer Demi Lovato, who has spoken openly about her history of drug and alcohol abuse, is awake after she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday suffering from a suspected overdose, according to media reports.
Former Australia captain Steve Smith will continue his return to competitive cricket in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) next month after signing up to replace Shakib Al Hasan in the Twenty20 league.
The National Assembly (NA) meeting has been postponed for Wednesday, August 1 at 11:00 am following an obstruction from main opposition Nepali Congress on Wednesday.
Eleven boys from a soccer team rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences were ordained as Buddhist novices on Wednesday in memory of a volunteer diver who died during their rescue.
Guwahati city police had arrested a man, who allegedly molesting a 7-year-old minor girl in the city.
Two people died and one injured in a road mishap near in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Tuesday night.
Rescuers searched in difficult conditions on Wednesday for dozens of people feared dead and hundreds missing after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, one of Asia’s poorest countries, a government official said.
Pakistanis vote on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with the prospect of neither winning a clear majority amid a looming currency crisis.
A 14-year-old minor girl was raped by a youth in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district.
Security forces had arrested three youths and recovered arms and ammunition in lower Assam’s Goalpara district on Tuesday.
Ongoing deadlock in Manipur University which halted the academic activities in the higher education institution for last 55 days had rocked both inside and outside of Manipur assembly on Monday.
A secretly recorded tape of Donald Trump by his longtime personal lawyer was played on CNN Tuesday night in which the two can be heard talking about a potential payment for a Playboy model's story about an alleged affair and the soon-to-be presi
Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, staged protest program in Kathmandu on Tuesday against of the government’s indifferences on the demand of Govinda KC, who is in hunger strike for 24 days demanding reform in th
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sher Bahadur Tamang has resigned from his post following his controversial remark regarding the Nepali MBBS students in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: An earthquake has been felt at Dhading district on Tuesday morning.
In response to the perception that Pakistan would be a major hindrance in pushing through Indian sponsored connectivity plans for the South Asian region within the SAARC forum as was later proved in the Kathmandu Summit of SAARC held in November
Assam Rifles troops had apprehended an arms dealer and recovered arms and ammunition in Nagaland.
Assam police have arrested one more government officer and two brokers including a district level BJP leader in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Assam police have arrested one more government officer and two brokers including a district level BJP leader in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has on Monday slammed the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda for criticizing party’s stance for ongoing hunger strike of senior orthop
Former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has taken a note about the health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is staging a fast-unto-death since 24 days by reaching out at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Monday.
A woman was allegedly raped by her father-in-law for several times in past couple of months.
Guwahati: Evergreen Hindi movie Kabuliwala will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on next Saturday (28 July 2018). The show will begin at 4.30 in the GPC auditorium. Based on Rabindranath Tagore’s one of the most popular literary creations
After published the first part draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants of Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India, the NRC state coordinato
An Assam Congress MLA, belonging to the tea tribe community is known in Assam as a news maker MLA by his uncommon activities.
According to the Hindu Mythology, Lord Shiva (Pashupatinath) spent his most of his time on the top of the holy mount Kailas Mansharobar, practicing Yogic austere, joy and love with his divine consort Parbati (mother of mythology), The Lake Mansa
The deteriorating health condition as well as the swelling public support to the indefinite hunger strike of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC calling for reforms in the country’s medical education sector does not seem to have shaken t
Law Minister Sher Bahadur Tamang has on Sunday apologized for his controversial remarks made against of the dignity of Nepali girl students who have gone to Bangladesh to study MBBS.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying “America should know ... war with Iran is the mother of all wars,†the state new agency IRNA reported.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has issued a challenge to the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led government whether to correct the working style or be ready to face the severe consequences.
Israel’s LGBT community launched a one-day strike on Sunday, blocking a main thoroughfare in Tel Aviv, in protest over the exclusion of gay men from surrogacy legislation passed last week.
Guwahati: City based Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital today (21 July 2018) conducted weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club, where Dr Enamul Hussain offered free consultations to the participants. Nurse Gitumani Das and health worker
A man shot his grandmother and girlfriend Saturday and then led police on a car chase that ended when he crashed into a pole and ran inside a busy supermarket as bullets from officers shattered the front doors. About three hours after he took ho
Ahead of the publication of final draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), Modi government has sanctioned Rs 46 crore to the Assam government for construction of an independent foreigners’ detention centre.
To prevent anti-national and anti-social messages, videos on social media, the BJP-led Manipur government has suspended mobile internet services for five days.
The third Nepal-China consultation meeting has been scheduled for July 30-31 in Kathmandu to give a final shape to the draft of Nepal-China transit and transport agreement.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has strongly condemned the government for using excessive force against the peaceful demonstration launched by the party on Saturday.
Heat wave conditions in Assam following shortage of rainfall has claimed another person in Assam as two people died in past 24 hours in the state.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Director of TU Teaching Hospital Professor (TUTH) Professor Doctor Dipak Prakash Mahara has resigned from his post on Friday.
A major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the government said on Friday.
The United Nations refugee agency appealed to all sides in Syria on Friday to provide safe passage for 140,000 civilians displaced by fighting in the southwest so that they can receive aid and shelter.
Liverpool signed Brazil international Alisson from AS Roma on Thursday, smashing the world record for a goalkeeper in a deal worth up to 72.5 million euros ($84 million).
Hate crimes against the gay community are rising rapidly in England and Wales but victims are often “let down†by the police, a watchdog said in a landmark report on Thursday.
Various road intersections in the capital city have started reeking of garbage which has increased the chances of disease outbreak, as Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) finds itself struggling to manage the piling garbage on streets.
An iceberg that has drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big it can be seen from space.
Indian authorities will be able to seize assets of fugitives accused of crimes involving sums over 1 billion rupees ($14 million), under a bill approved by the lower house of parliament on Thursday.
Space drama “First Manâ€, which looks at the mission of US astronaut Neil Armstrong to become the first man to walk on the moon, will open this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.
For over 25 years, maverick political leader Altaf Hussain had an iron grip on Karachi, able to bring Pakistan’s largest city to a standstill with a single phone call.
A Nepal Army soldier has been injured due to self accidental firing.
A sheriff in Missouri says a tourist boat has apparently capsized on a lake, leaving eight people dead and several others hospitalized.
Security forces had apprehended four hardcore Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants in Assam's Cachar district on Thursday.
Guwahati, July 19 : A local court in Guwahati had sent all 19 government gazetted officers, who were arrested in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), had sent 11-day police custody on Thursday.
Forest guards had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition after a fierce gun with a poacher gang in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Thursday.
Severe heat wave conditions in Assam following shortage of rainfall has claimed its first victim when a 50-year-old identified person died in heat stroke in central Assam’s Morigaon district headquarter on Thursday.
Government remains adamant not to withdraw the controversial National Medical Replacement Bill despite widespread protest
Dr Govinda KC has been admitted at the Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj rightly after he was airlifted from Jumla on Thursday evening.
While the BJP-led both centre and state government demanded their success as to bring several militant groups of the North Eastern region into peace agreement, some militant groups have threatened to take up arms again and alleged that the gover
Protesting the forceful airlifting of senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC, protests are intensified in Kathmandu and Jumla district on Thursday.
Jumla, Nepal: Jumla district remained tense after government forcefully airlifted senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC, who was there for his 15th hunger strike since 20 days demanding reform in the medical education in Nepal.
Singer of most popular song “Phoolko Aankhama Phoolai Sansara……†Ani Choying Drolma has contributed Rs 10 million to displace the tuin, rope bridges from the country.
Assam police on Wednesday had arrested the daughter of BJP MP RP Sharma and 18 other government officers in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
The European Union’s antitrust chief has fined Google a record $5 billion for abusing the market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system.
All the health services except for emergency in all public and private hospitals across the country will be shut down from Thursday to exert pressure to the government to fulfill the demands raised by senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC.
Rukum, Nepal: At least seven people died and seven others sustained injuries while a passenger jeep met with the accident at east Rukum on Wednesday afternoon.
Despite banning by the Assam police, Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) on Wednesday had reached at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Oli has instructed the party leaders and cadres to defend the government from growing criticism.
In view to maintain law and order situation in Assam ahead of final draft of the updating National Register of Citizens (NRC) publication, Assam police have banned Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) from
City based Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital will conduct the next Saturday media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club. The participants will get free consultations from experienced physicians from the hospital in the camp between 3 pm and 4.30 p
Guwahati: City based Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital will conduct the next Saturday media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club. The participants will get free consultations from experienced physicians from the hospital in the camp between 3 pm
Charlie Chaplin’s visual feast Modern Times will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (21 July 2018). The American comedy film, produced in 1936 and written-directed by Chaplin, is scheduled for screening at press club auditorium by
While, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updating process is going on in Assam to detect foreigners, who illegally residing in Assam, some people of the state, whose ancestors resided here, are still struggling to prove that they are India
Assam Congress on Monday alleged that, the BJP is using the ongoing updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for religious polarisation among the people of the state.
Heavy rains triggered flash flood in Arunachal Pradesh’s Nirjuli town on Monday.
The Assam government has decided to hand over the Barak Valley coal scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for inquiry.
Millions of football lovers eagerly waiting for the final match of FIFA World Cup 2018 to be played today between former champion France and Croatia.
Assam police has summoned 19 more officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service including a daughter of a BJP MP for interrogation and handwriting verification in connection with the cash-for-job sc
The meeting of the House of Representatives has been postponed for Thursday following the obstruction on house proceedings by the major opposition Nepali Congress (NC) protesting the government’s plan to present the controversial National Medi
Kathmandu, Nepal: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Neelkantha Uprety has been recommended as the ambassador of Nepal to India.
Chitwan district has been declared fully immunized district amid a program here today. Addressing a programme organized by Bharatpur Metropolitan City to declare Chitwan fully immunized district, State Minister, Padma Aryal, reaffirmed governmen
President Donald Trump blamed the United States, not Russian election meddling or its annexation of Crimea, for a low-point in U.S.-Russia relations hours before a summit with Vladimir Putin that played out against a backdrop of fraying Western
Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot protest.
The Raute, one of the last nomadic communities in the country, have been officially recognized by the State.
The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summit could veer between spectacle and substance. As Donald Trump a
France is the established power with a young team full of speed and skill. Croatia has the veterans that have shown they can never be counted out.
Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate’s side home with a second straight loss.
After West Bengal and Maharashtra, Assam and the entire North East getting its first transgender judge mediate cases in the National Lok Adalat was held on the on the premises of the Kamrup (Metro) district and sessions judge in Guwahati on Satu
Hima Das, a golden girl of India, who won the gold in the 400m race at the IAAF World U-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland and this is India’s first ever gold at global track event.
An Assam legislator became victim of cyber crime as miscreants had looted over Rs 14 lakh from his SBI account of Dispur branch in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Russia’s World Cup organisers said on Saturday that the tournament had so far been a success and would help to improve the country’s image abroad.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Expressing solidarity with the agitating launched by the senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Dr Govinda KC, a protest rally was organized at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Government to take Govinda KC 'forcefully' in Kathmandu from Jumla after his health condition deteriorates further!
France’s military had something extra to celebrate Saturday as it showed off its might for Bastille Day celebrations: a budget boost from President Emmanuel Macron.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) Party Chair Coordinator Mahanta Thakur has been picked as its Parliamentary Party (PP) leader.
The city based GATE Hospital today (13 July) conducted weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Rajib Kr Bokriwal and Dr Ranjan Das (medicine specialists) offered free consultations to the participants. Organized for the benefit
Irked by the slow pace of implementation of Assam’s river island Majuli protection project, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday issued strong warning of taking legal action against erring contractor organisation if they fail to complet
Meghalaya police on Saturday morning had made another huge haul of weapons in the north eastern state.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit ) in Assam’s Chirang district.
Assam police and Railway Protection Force (RPF) had finally arrested the prime accused and his accomplice in the rape and murder case of two women on board two trains in Assam.
18-year-old Hima Das, daughter of a farmer from Kandhulimari village near Dhing in central Assam’s Nagaon district has created history on Thursday as she clinched the gold medal in the 400m final at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championsh
18-year-old Hima Das, daughter of a farmer from Kandhulimari village near Dhing in central Assam’s Nagaon district has created history on Thursday as she clinched the gold medal in the 400m final at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championsh
Police has finally caught the main culprit, who killed a girl and a woman in two passenger trains within 24 hours in upper Assam.
The Magnificent Seven, 1960 American western film directed by JohnSturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson,Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz will be screenedtomorrow (Friday, 13 Jul
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has handed over a couple of rhinos to Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong.
A soccer coach rescued with a 12-member squad of boys this week from a flooded cave in Thailand is a kind and humble young man who loves sports and hopes to become a Thai citizen, a relative and friend said on Thursday.
Today, 29 Asar is the 205rd memorial birthdays of the great poet Bhanubhakta Acharya. Bhanubhakta was born in 29th Asar 1871 B.S. at Chundi Ramgha of Tanahun district and he died at the same place in 1925 B.S. Babubhaka is a great post-man who c
At least 9 people including 7 children were died two others missing in massive landslides in three different places in Manipur’s Tamenglong district this morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Notwithstanding the widespread condemnation and strike, the government is preparing to present the controversial National Medical Education Bill in the House of Representatives on today.
Croatia yet again showed their magnificent resilience to come from behind and beat England 2-1 on Wednesday as Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time goal sent them into their first World Cup final and a possible revenge mission against France.
Nepal Medical Association (NMA), the umbrella organizations of the medical doctors in Nepal, has issued a threat to shut down the medical service across the country if the government did not responds the demands raised by agitating senior orthop
Kathmandu: Nepal Rastra Bank has on Wednesday unveiled the monetary policy of the fiscal year 2075/076 with some key provisions to manage the recent embarrassing situation emerged in the banking sector.
Ganga Maya Adhikari has sat for yet another fast-unto-death strike at the bed of the Bir Hospital, the oldest government hospital of the country, seeking justice for the murder of her teenage son Krishna Prasad Adhikari for about one and half
Explaining Europe's stranglehold on the World Cup requires delving into a thick handbook of seemingly mind-numbing regulations.
France beat Belgium to make World Cup final
Kathmandu, Nepal: Right activists have been arrested from the southern gate of the Singha Durbar on Tuesday.
An eleventh person was rescued on Tuesday from a flooded Thai cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, raising hopes all 13 would be out by the end of the day.
Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo, left China for Germany on Tuesday, in news welcomed by rights groups who had long pressed for her release from what was effectively house arrest.
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp messaging platform on Tuesday published advertisements in key Indian newspapers to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages that prompted mob lynchings.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday chaired the two-day long 67th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong.
After being accused of raping a married woman, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA of Algapur constituency Nizam Uddin Choudhury has allegedly flown outside of Assam to evade arrest.
At least 12 persons were injured while a moving lorry truck fell on a passenger bus in Asssam’s Sonitpur district on Monday morning.
Normal lives in many parts of Assam remains heavily disrupted when the All Assam Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRASU) enforced a 24-hour statewide shutdown (bandh) on Monday.
Minister for Finance Dr Yuwaraj Khatiwada has argued that the size of the newly unveiled budget-Rs 1.315 trillion-for the fiscal year 2018/19 was appropriate and balanced in view of federal structure of the country.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit on Monday over Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union, the second resignation in a day leaving the British leader's Brexit plans all but in tatters.
People prepared for risky search and cleanup efforts in southwestern Japan on Monday, where several days of heavy rainfall had set off flooding and landslides in a widespread area. Japanese media reports said 88 people died and 58 people were mi
Rohit Sharma’s superb unbeaten century led India to a seven-wicket win over England in a run-filled third and final Twenty20 international on Sunday to earn the touring side a 2-1 victory in the series.
Assam police had recovered suspected explosive in lower Assam’s Barpeta district on Sunday.
Assam police has arrested the husband of the rape victim woman from Guwahati airport last night as a MLA of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has been accused of raping a married woman in Assam’s Hailakandi district.
While the wild elephant menace continues in central Assam, a wild elephant calf who was separated from a herd of elephants has terrorized at Thepelaguri area along Hojai-West Karbi Anglong district border on Sunday morning.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 67th Plenary of the North Eastern Council (NEC) to be held at the State Convention Centre in Shillong on July 9 and July 10.
Guwahati: Most of the city based scribes need thorough eye check-ups as they constantly use digital screen for hours in a day. In a day long eye screening camp, organized EYE DOCTORS, a city based eye institute and surgery centre, at Guwahati Pr
North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of making “gangster-like†demands in talks over its nuclear program, contradicting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hours after he left saying the old enemies had made progress on key issu
Protesting the government’s apathy towards the demands of the agitating senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC, a demonstration has been organized in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heartbreaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as the search continued Saturday for 18 mostl
A judge on Friday refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border, instead acknowledging that more time may be justified only in specific cases.
A shocking and inhuman incident was happened in central Assam’s Nagaon district, where a 3-year-old girl was hacked to death with a dao by her own grandfather for defecating in the veranda of her house.
A MLA of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has been accused of raping a married woman in Assam’s Hailakandi district.
The Customs division of Guwahati and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau had recovered a live Pangolin at Maligaon area in Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Friday evening.
Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing.
Raphael Varane’s glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and a set up a last-four tie with Brazil or Belgium.
Pokhara, Nepal: At least 15 construction workers died and many others injured when a tipper met with a fatal accident at Ghiling of Upper Mustang on Friday.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a grant of $100 million to Bangladesh, the first half of an assistance package to develop basic infrastructure and services for refugees from neighboring Myanmar, the bank said.
One child among 59 in the world has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the report says. Nepal, however, lacks an authentic report about the number and status of children with autism in the country. It is believed that the number of autistic patient
U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the two biggest economies were set on a risky path toward a full-blown trade war.
The Assam Rifles personnel on Thursday had rescued three men dressed like ‘Sadhus’ at Mahur railway station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district while a mob around 500 people attacked them on suspicion of being child lifters.
Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi expressed his apprehension over the accuracy of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam because of inclusion of around 1.5 lakh alleged illegal foreigners name in the first draft of NRC.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) is deeply concerned on learning about the intimidation to journalists who had assisted in the reporting of an investigative story on the Hambantota port that was published by the New York Times (on 26 J
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay attention to the health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is staging a hunger strike for six days, demanding reforms in the medical sector.
The government’s decision to designate prohibited zones at the Maitighar Mandala and other places is challenged in the court.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has slammed the government for annulling all political appointments made by its president Sher Bahadur Deuba led government.
With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday.
The government has annulled all the political appointments made by the previous Nepali Congress President Sherlock Bahadur Deuba led government.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A standing committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is going to be held today in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A tremor shakes Dhading district on Thursday morning.
Yet another mob attack on suspicion of child lifter has been reported from North East India.
The Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in the parliament, has on Wednesday reached on the concussion to raises voices against ‘undemocratic’ activities on the incumbent Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led government.
Americans are marking Independence Day with parades, fireworks and, for some, a renewed sense of pride in their 242-year-old nation. For others, a sense of a United States divided weighs heavy on its quintessential holiday.
The wild elephant menace continues in central Assam’s Nagaon district as a wild elephant on Wednesday morning terrorized on National Highway 36.
Assam governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi has directed Assam police to take adequate measures to function of all non functional border watch posts.
Security forces had destroyed three camps of the Naga outfit group NSCN (IM) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changland district on Tuesday evening.
Assam flood situation is more worsened as flood waters inundated more areas in lower Assam’s Chirang and Bongaigaon district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Secretariat meeting of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is being held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday.
In a stunning fall from grace, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in court on Wednesday as part of an investigation into allegations of extensive corruption and misappropriation at a state fund he founded.
A woman confronted EPA chief Scott Pruitt at a Washington restaurant and called on him to resign -- the latest time an official from President Donald Trump's administration has come under fire while dining out.
South Korea hammered the Germans, and Japan very nearly did the same to Belgium, but Asia’s representatives are once again heading home before the business end of the World Cup gets going.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said regional oil exports may be threatened if the United States tries to pressure its allies to stop buying Iranian crude oil, the official presidential website reported on Tuesday.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
Following torrential rains in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, water level of the Brahmaputra river has gradually increased in many places of the state.
An Eye Institute and Surgery Centre will organize a screening camp for scribes at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 7 July 2018. The Saturday camp will start at 10 am and continue till 3 pm, where the member-journalists of the press club will have th
Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped the central Americans out at the last 16 stage for the seventh straight occasion.
Angry and frustrated over corruption and violence, Mexican voters delivered a tidal wave presidential election victory to leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, giving him a broad mandate to upend the political establishment and govern for the poo
Guwahati, July 2 : Three more moral policing incidents were happened in Assam in past 72 hours.
The health condition of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC is described as worrying. Dr KC is on a hunger strike in Jumla since Saturday.
The government’s plan to indorse the Medical Education Ordinance Replacement Bill that was attempted to table in the parliament on Sunday is withdrawn for now, thanks to the strong protest from the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC). The NC
There are not many teams in world football who boast an even moderately successful record against five-time World Cup winners Brazil but in recent years Mexico has proved it has what it takes to upstage the yellow-shirted powerhouse.
Eleven members of a family were found dead in India’s capital on Sunday, most of them hanging from the ceiling of their home, blindfolded and hands tied behind the back, in a part of the city that was the scene of a gang war just two weeks ago
At least 40 people were killed when a packed bus spun off a slippery road and fell into a deep ravine in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday, police said.
Notwithstanding the widespread wrath and criticism including the hunger strike of the senior orthopedic Dr. Govinda KC, the controversial Medical Education Ordinance Replacement Bill is being tabled at the Parliament today.
Chitwan, Nepal: At least a person died and 18 others sustained injuries after the passenger bus they were travelling overturned in Khairahani Municipality-1 along the East-West Highway of Chitwan district on Sunday morning.
Mexicans will elect a new president and numerous other officeholders on Sunday. With popular discontent high due to high murder rates and rampant corruption, all four candidates are trying to convince voters that they represent change from the s
Hunger strike of senior orthopedic Dr. Govinda KC against medical bill bags support from different sectors
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored a stunning brace to lead the South Americans to a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in the World Cup round of 16 on Saturday and set up a quarter-final against France.
Lionel Messi’s last chance to add a major international title to a glittering array of personal achievements and trophies at club level almost certainly disappeared with Argentina’s elimination from the World Cup on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities across the United States on Saturday to demand the Trump administration reverse an immigration crackdown that has separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and led to plans for mil
Guwahati: City based Swagat Hospital conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 30 June 2018 for the benefit of member-journalists along with their families. Gracing the weekly health camp, physicians Dr Bapan Devnath and Dr Sib
Kathmandu, Nepal: Two persons including an Indian national have been arrested in Kathmandu with 3 kg illegal smuggled gold.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC has been arrested from Jumla on Saturday.
Liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border plan to rally in hundreds of cities nationwide Saturday to press President Donald Trump’s administrat
More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya’s western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials said on Friday.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 28 other organisations, representing various ethnic and tribal communities today took out a protest rally against the Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016 in Guwahati.
The Indian army has conducted another surgical strike and attacked a camp of banned outfit group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Myanmar.
The centre will give ten new buses to the Assam government which would be run by methanol as a pilot project for public transportation for which Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) will supply methanol for the new buses.
Assam police had arrested two more persons in connection with the Karbi Anglong lynching of two youth artists Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in the hill district on June 8 evening.
The much-awaited final draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam will miss its deadline of June 30 with the NRC State Coordinator has moved the Supreme Court to seek a deadline extension.
Fresh flood hit four new districts of Assam as flood situation in Lakhimpur district becomes worse.
The celluloid version of Richard Llewellyn’s matchless literary creation ‘How Green Was My Valley’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (30 June) by 5 pm. Directed by John Ford, the 1941 black & white film has music by Alf
First-degree murder charges were filed Friday against a man who allegedly targeted Maryland's capital newspaper, shooting his way into the newsroom and killing four journalists and a staffer before police swiftly arrested him.
South Korea will tighten laws governing the arrival of refugees, the Justice Ministry said on Friday, after a rapid rise in the number of Yemeni asylum seekers sparked anti-refugee sentiment in the racially homogeneous country.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the result of the Korean Language test under Employee Permit System (EPS) system has been published on Friday.
AT least six people were killed and eight others injured when a passenger jeep fell off the road at Mahabhir of Tilanga in Solukhumbu on Friday.
At least one person killed when a group of gang and the police team exchanged fire at the Rajdevi municipality of Rautahat district on Thursday night.
A gunman opened fire in a targeted attack on a newspaper office in Maryland's capital on Thursday, killing five people and wounding others before being taken into custody, according to police.
At least five persons of two families have lost their lives while landslide damaged houses in Saiswara and Khaniyabas Rural Municipality of Dhading district.
The seven nations under the Trump administration’s travel ban — upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the entry restrictions were motivated by
Mumbai, India, June 28 (AP): A chartered plane crashed on Thursday in a busy area of Mumbai, the country’s financial and entertainment capital, police said. News reports said five people were feared dead.
Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues", industry insiders say.
A meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations is going to be commenced from coming Friday in Kathmandu. The two daylong meeting is going to be held just days before the mandate of the EPG is going to expire. Two-year mand
Champions Germany were sent crashing out of the World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by a tenacious South Korea on Wednesday that saw them eliminated in the first round for the first time in 80 years.
After Germany’s exit and Argentina’s nerve-shredding escape,Brazil made more serene World Cup progress on Wednesday when goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva earned them a 2-0 win over an outclassed Serbia and a knockout tie against Mexico.
Germany will be without Sebastian Rudy for Wednesday’s decisive World Cup match against South Korea as the holding midfielder is still not fit after breaking his nose in the dramatic victory over Sweden, coach Joachim Loew said on Tuesday.
Tunnel will be built in Koteshwor within a year in view of reducing traffic congestion!
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the country has entered a new era in terms of economic prosperity and development with the promulgation of the constitution through the Constituent Assembly.
From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup.
Guwahati: After publishing the first draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Supreme Court has directed the Registrar General of India (RGI), the State Coordinator of NRC to publish the final draft of NRC by June 30.
In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was allegedly “strip-searched†at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Internationsl Airport, Guhawati after CISF lady staff wanted to verify her pregnancy.
A judge in California on Tuesday ordered U.S. border authorities to reunite separated families within 30 days, setting a hard deadline in a process that has so far yielded uncertainty about when children might again see their parents.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recent state visit to China has bagged mixed reactions. The critics have said that Prime Minister failed to live up to the expectation of the Nepali people from the China visit. However, Prime Minister Oli himsel
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has on Monday briefed the federal parliament about the achievements of his recent state visit to neighboring China.
Uncertainty over Brexit has halved new investment in the British car industry as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government current plans for trade after Britain leaves the EU are unrealistic, the biggest car manufacturing lobby said on Tuesday.
India is the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labor, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.
Another moral policing incident was happened in Assam. The incident was took place at Jumurmur area under Kathiatoli police station in central Assam’s Nagaon district, where a couple was beaten up by locals.
In a shocking incident has been reported in Assam’s Sonitpur district that, a man had brutally killed his mother and dumped the body in a well.
The National Examination Board will form a probe committee to investigate mistakes seen in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results published on Saturday.
Porn actress Stormy Daniels was scheduled to meet with federal prosecutors in New York on Monday as part of their investigation into President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, but the meeting was abruptly cancelled late Sunday after
Prime Minister Oli's scheduled program to address the parliament postponed for Tuesday
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 15 years, was set on Monday to extend his rule and take on sweeping new powers after winning landmark presidential and parliamentary elections.
The U.S. Treasury Department is drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership from buying U.S. companies with “industrially significant technology,†a government official briefed on the matter said on Sunda
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process, likening them to invaders who are trying to “break into†the countr
Five construction labourers were buried alive while a retaining wall of an under construction RCC building collapse in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city Itanagar on Sunday morning.
Almost a decade ago, the global Millennium Ecosystem Assessment of 2005 drew attention to the importance of natural capital and ecosystem services for human well-being. Natural capital comprises those elements of the nature that provide valuab
Prime Minister KP OLi returns home completing his six day state visit to China
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli arrived home on Sunday after completing a six-day official visit to China. Prime Minister Oli had left for China on June 19 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Switzerland players Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, looking into their goal celebrations during their win over Serbia on Friday.
Assam police had arrested five more persons in connection with the Karbi Anglong lynching of two youth artists Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in the hill district on June 8 evening.
President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a job well done and saying his approach will make the United States stronger.
A stoppage-time goal from Toni Kroos gave holders Germany a dramatic 2-1 win over Sweden on Saturday to reignite their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.
After Karbi Anglong mob lynching incident, another such type of incident was happened in Assam.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) has published the results of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) on Saturday evening.
With an agreement between Nepal and China for reconstruction of Miteri Bridge to revive trade through the Tatopani border point, the industrialists, entrepreneurs and stakeholders have expressed their pleasure, cheering the decision.
Brazil got two goals in stoppage time to give them a deserved 2-0 win over Costa Rica in a tense World Cup Group E encounter on Friday.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said Argentina look lost and have no leadership after the 3-0 loss to Croatia which left them on the verge of a disastrous early exit from the World Cup, in an audio message leaked to Spanish and Argentine rad
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil aviation, Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, has said that International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has removed Nepal’s aviation sector from Significant Safety Concern (SSC) list.
China will build a railway connecting the western region of Tibet with Nepal, the China Daily reported on Friday, one of several bilateral deals signed during Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s visit to Beijing.
Another moral policing incident was happened in Assam. The incident was took place at Pukhuripar area under Rongjuli police station in Goalpara district.
At least 30 people including women and children fell sick and hospitalized after consuming Prasad chickpea (boot-mah) leading to food poisoning in Assam’s river island district Majuli on Thursday night.
Guwahati: A collection of articles titled ‘Chinta Bibidha’, published in various Assamese newspapers, was released at Guwahati Press Club on 21 June 2018. Published by Upendra Nath Kalita on behalf of ShabdaShilpa publication and authored by
A major setback to Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom led United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) after six top militants of the banned outfit group had surrendered before Assam police in Guwahati on Thursday.
Guwahati: City based Down Town Hospital today (21 June) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Subendu M Buzarbaruah (Gynecology) offered free consultations to the participants. Organized for the benefit of lady
The Ambubachi Mela, symbolises the fertility cult of Maa Kamakhya begun from today and door of the famed Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills, one of the 52 Shakti Peets will be closed for four days from June 22 after routine rituals and pray
In a shocking incident, an Assam police constable had allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in central Assam’s Nagaon district last night.
A total 2,318 people have lost their life in road accidents across the country in the Nepali month of Jestha, second last month of the current fiscal year with 168 in the Kathmandu valley alone.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that political parties hold the key to development, prosperity and good governance, and they are the lead actors. They not only steer the present political course of a country but also shape its future direc
Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally cro
A dust storm at Mars is now global, keeping NASA’s Opportunity rover out of touch with Earth.
At least 72 South Asian asylum-seekers are being detained at a federal prison in Oregon after getting caught up in the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance†policy for illegal border-crossers, a US Senator’s office said on Wednesday.
Assam government on Wednesday had sacked 13 Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers from their services with immediate effect.
In a shocking incident that, a three week old baby died after the baby was thrown in a water full bucket by a masked man in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong on June 19 morning.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal-China relations are embedded in the history of civilizations between the land where Shakyamuni Buddha was born and the birth place of Confucius.
The flood situation in Assam has been slightly improved as flood situation in Brahmaputra valley receding after water levels of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have been decreased, but situation still grim in three districts of Barak valle
In a bizzare incident from Assam's Tinsukia district that, mice shredded currency notes amounting to Rs 12.38 lakh at an unused SBI ATM.
As Ambubachi festival starts on 22 June 2018, an old movie titled ‘Debi Tirtha Kamrup Kamakhya’ is scheduled for screening at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (3 pm). The 1967 Bengali movie deals with the stories of king Bishwa Singha and his b
Prime Minister KP Oli led Nepali delegation in China, talks on bilateral issues to be held with Chinese authorities
Funeral rites for Senior Neurosurgeon Dr. Upendra Devkota have been performed at Pashupati Aryaghat through electric crematorium on Tuesday.
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration’s p
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world’s two biggest economies quickly esc
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for the southern neighbor China for a six-day official visit upon the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on Tuesday.
Assam police on Monday had arrested five more persons in connection with the Karbi Anglong lynching of two youth artists Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in the hill district on June 8 evening.
The current wave flood situation in Assam still grim as flood waters inundated few more areas with affecting over 5.48 lakh people of six districts and claiming two more lives as death toll mounted in flood and landslides to 15.
To improve the cancer care facilities in Assam and the North Eastern region, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday laid the foundation stone of 19 new cancer care centres in presence of Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata during a ceremonial function he
Senior Neurosurgeon Dr.Kendra Devkota passed,63 passed away while undergoing treatment at Neuro Hospital,Bansbari Kathmandu on Monday.
Prime Minister KP Oii led Nepalese delegation to leave China Tuesday for six days long state visit
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said on Monday that some bilateral agreements will be signed during his China visit. Prime Minister Oli le dNepali delegation is going to embark six day official visit to China from Tuesday.
The term of all members of the National Assembly has been determined through a draw.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains, government officials and broadcaster NHK said.
The Meghalaya government has again suspended Internet services for 48 hours in Khasi and Jaintia Hills region and Ri-Bhoi district after intelligence reports of a serious law and order problem prevails in the region.
At least four Assam Rifles jawans were died during an fierce gun fight with suspected NSCN-K militants in Nagaland's Mon district today.
Talks with the United States over how to reform the main U.N. rights body have failed to meet Washington's demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting that the Trump administration will quit the Geneva forum whose session opens on Monday.
Pokhara, Nepal: An aircraft of Yeti airlines has narrowly escaped an accident at Pokhara Airport on Sunday.
Prime Minister KP Oli's upcoming visit to china: government authorities prepare list for discussions
The flood situation in Assam is still grim while flood waters inundated more areas affecting over 4.25 lakh people and claiming three more lives on Saturday as death toll mounted in flood and landslides to seven.
Tiny Iceland made a stunning first-ever World Cup appearance on Saturday when they held 2014 runners-up Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a dramatic match where Lionel Messi blew his chance to win it when he had a penalty saved by Hannes Por Halldorsso
Saudi-led forces heading an assault on Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida seized control of its international airport Saturday, officials loyal to Yemen's exiled government said, as fierce fighting continued for the starving nation's main g
The city based Wintrobe Hospital on 15 June 2018 conducted a brief weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where the participants got the opportunity to check their blood sugar & pressure. Health workers Chitra Doley, Sabita Singh and Archana
In a shocking incident that, a rape accused man killed his wife by slashing her neck with a sharp weapon inside the premises of a court in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Friday.
The current Assam flood situation worsened while flood waters inundated more areas affecting over 3.86 lakh people in 8 districts ai, Karbi Anglong West, Karbi Anglong East, Golaghat, Hojai, Biswanath and Cachar district are affected in the curr
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NF Railway) has suspended five passenger trains following several new landslide incidents in Assam’s Lumding-Silchar hill section on Friday morning, snapping rail connectivity to Tripura and parts of Assam's Bar
Finally let loose after a year-long diet of international friendlies, hosts Russia roared their World Cup intent to the rafters on Thursday with a 5-0 tournament-opening win over Saudi Arabia.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock at the murder of Syed Shujaat Bukhari, a Srinagar based journalist and demands necessary actions to nab the culprits at the earliest. The Assam based scribe’s forum also lamented that Shujaat
The current Assam flood situation worsened while flood waters inundated more areas affecting over 1.66 lakh people in 7 districts out of 32 in the state and three persons died in flood and landslides in the state.
The United States will not ease sanctions against North Korea until it denuclearizes, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, as he reassured key Asian allies that President Donald Trump had not backed down on Pyongyang's weapons program.
A mentally disordered woman was allegedly raped and killed in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
Assam police has arrested the main accused of the Karbi Anglong lynching incident.
Russian women should avoid sex with non-white foreign men during the football World Cup because they could become single mothers to mixed race children, a senior lawmaker in Moscow said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official visit to China will begin from coming Tuesday (June 19).
Torrential rainfall in Assam, Manipur and Mizoram in past few days has caused massive landslides and flash floods in several parts of the three north eastern states.
Meghalaya police on Wednesday morning had made another huge haul of weapons in the north eastern state.
The Korean war has ended. The 1953- pause of the war between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) has now totally been ended through the magnanimous diplomatic efforts of the US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after FIFA’s congress voted on Wednesday to back the tri-nation joint bid for the tournament.
The suicide of a lesbian couple who jumped into a river and drowned highlights the hidden struggles of gay women in India, who are subjected to ‘corrective rape’ cures and family pressure to marry, activists said on Tuesday.
Biratnagar, Nepal: An unknown group of assailant exploded at least three socket bombs at the administrative office of Arun Third hydropower project located at Sankhuwasabha district on Tuesday night.
One rhino poacher was killed during a gun fight with police personnel and forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Monday night.
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy.
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging unspecified “security guarantees†to the North and Kim recommitting to the “complete denuclearization
The current meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim, we must never forget, is about Korea above all. She was a unified country under the Choson dynasty from 1392 until 1910 when imperial Japan annexed her. After World War II two American colonels
The general elections are less than a year away in India. If the Congress declares that its prime ministerial candidate will be Rahul Gandhi (and it may not be), expect to hear more jibes by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Congress pr
With a handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un kicked off a momentous summit Tuesday, creating an indelible image of two unorthodox leaders as they began a conversation that could determine historic peace or raise the spe
One hardcore militant of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) was killed during a gun fight with Assam Rifles troops in Manipur on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.
Security forces had apprehended a militant belonging to banned outfit group ULFA (I) in Arunachal Pradesh.
Assam police has arrested 23 persons so far for their alleged involvements in the mob lynching of the two youth artists from Guwahati in the name of child lifters (locally called Xupadhora) in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on June 8 evening.
A friend of Abijit Nath heared a stranger voice on Abhijit’s mobile phone on Friday evening at around 8 pm, who uttered – ‘We have killed him. Watch the news on news channels tomorrow’.
If anything summed up Brazil’s new approach under coach Tite, it was his celebration of the fact that they committed only eight fouls in Sunday’s 3-0 friendly win over Austria.
Prime accused of the 33 kg gold smuggling case including Chudamani Upreti aka Gorey have also been dragged into the case under the anti-money laundering act.
Rumours about child lifters (locally called Xupadhora) had fuelled the incident took place at a remote area in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday night, where two young men from Guwahati were lynched by a mob.
Internationally acclaimed Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (15 June, 3 pm). Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Italian neorealism (Ladri di biciclette) revolves around the story of a
In view of the prevailing situation especially in the aftermath of the killing of two artistes from Guwahati at Panjuri village in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday evening, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday held a high
Manipur police had arrested Manipur Forest and Environment minister Th. Shyamkumar’s son Th. Satyajit for rash driving and injuring two policemen on duty.
The banned outfit group NSCN (K) had commemorated the first death anniversary of late SS Khaplang, the former Chairman and President and the founding leader of NSCN/GPRN who died on June 9 last year.
Assam police has arrested 16 persons for their alleged involvements in the mob lynching of the two youth artists from Guwahati in the name of child lifters (locally known as Xupadhora) in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on June 8 evening.
On the eve of their unprecedented summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepared Tuesday for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures.
Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday had visit the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.
City based Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital today (9 June 2018) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Amitava Goswami DM (Gastroenterology) offered free consultations to the participants.
Following the horrific incident as two youths beaten to death by some people in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district in the name of child abductor, Assam police has asked all district police to monitor in social media and take stern action against t
In a shocking incident that, two youths hailing from Guwahati became victims of fake social media reports on child kidnapping (locally known as xupadhora) in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday night.
The High Level Committee (HLC) constituted by Conrad Sangma-led Meghalaya government following the Shillong violence on Friday has asked the state Directorate of Land Record and Survey to conduct a
A person was injured while a strayed out rhino of Kaziranga National Park attackd the man in Assam’s Biswanath district on Friday.
While the Nipah virus outbreak added to fear that the infection spread out through the excrement of bats, the people of a remote area in Assam’s Nagaon district worship the bats since long times.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Race Course Road, New Delhi on Thursday.
Over 100 police personnel were injured in the recent Shillong violence. The capital city of Meghalaya also known as the Scotland of East was turmoil and unrest following May 31 night violence but the situation is slowly limping back to normalcy.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has asked U.S. representatives not to endorse the joint communique put out by the Group of Seven leaders after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "false statements" at a news conference.
Two persons have been missing at Trisuli River after a truck veered off the road and plunged into the River at Jogimara-Tikrangkhani of Benighat Rorang rural municipality, Dhading on Friday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Health condition of senior neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota has been deteriorated.
Video drone cameras are to be used for facilitating the development and construction works in Biratnagar Metropolitan City.
The search for survivors from deadly eruptions of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano was temporarily suspended on Thursday due to dangerous conditions for rescue workers, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 109, authorities said.
Even when Washington and Moscow were engaged into cold war, diplomatically, politically and militarily ; the global economy already were US dollar- based. Meaning, Lenin's ruble(Soviet currency) could never establish even the status of an intern
Special Court has acquitted five former footballers including former captain of national football team Sagar Thapa alleged of match-fixing in national and international games.
Nepal Oil Corporation (IOC) Executive Director (ED) Gopal Khadka has resigned from his post on Thursday citing the reason that he was not given any responsibilities at the Ministry.
Egypt and Nigeria continued their recent poor form in World Cup warm-up games on Wednesday ahead of their bids to become the first African side to reach the semi-finals of the global showpiece event.
Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that political, religious and armed groups been been posing security challenges to the country.
Nepalese stock traders have withdrawn their strike launched against of the decision to impose the capital gains tax threshold on the sale of bonus and rights shares.
Surendra Raj Pandey has been appointed as the parliamentary party (PP) leader of the Nepali Congress, the main opposition party in the National Assembly (NA).
Guwahati: Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 9 June 2018, where Dr Amitava Goswami DM (Gastroenterology) will be available for free consultations to the participants from 3.30 to
Nepalese stock traders have vowed to continue their strike until and unless
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepal government has urged the northern neighbor China for help to control gold smuggling.
When US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the world – the Gurkhas of Nepal.
An Assam Rifles jawan was injured while suspected NSCN-K militants attacked an Assam Rifles camp in Nagaland's Mon district Tuesday morning.
Concerned about reports of security threats to Sikhs in Shillong, a four member delegation of Punjab government on Tuesday visited Shillong to take stock the situation.
Singapore has designated a central region of the wealthy city-state as a “special event area†from June 10 to 14, for the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the government said on Monday.
Belgium have retained injured Vincent Kompany in their final World Cup squad but put fellow defender Laurent Ciman on standby in case the Manchester City skipper is not fit for their opening match in Russia.
An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials said.
Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic ‘Seven Samurai’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (8 June) at 3 pm. One of the masterpieces of Kurosawa deals with a story of a remote village, where the poor villagers formed a group of protec
Seven people including a woman have died and several others are in serious condition after consuming spurious liquor in Assam’s Golaghat distictin past 48 hours.
Tansen, the district headquarters of the Palpa district, shut down on Sunday to mourn the death of 14 people in a fatal bus accident at Humin of Rambha Rural Municipality on Friday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Sunday, potentially the first meeting between Kim and another head of state in Pyongyang.
Renato Augusto and Douglas Costa will miss Brazil’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Croatia in England this weekend due to injury, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Chhiring Wangel Ghale, who is known as David Da, one of the main accused in the 33.5 kilograms gold scam, surrendered to Morang district court on Sunday.
While rumours over Shillong violence spread out in social media as threat to the Sikh community people, Delhi MLA and General Secretary of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday had visited the Meghalaya’s
Following violence continued in some parts of Shillong region on Saturday night, over 400 people including 200 women and children from Punjabi lane in the capital city of Meghalaya walked into army cantonment and took shelter with the army.
The situation is still tense in violent-hit Shillong, capital city of Meghalaya also known as Scotland of East, but under control, while the army is on standby for necessary act.
England beat Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday that provided some clues as to how coach Gareth Southgate will line up his still experimental side when the World Cup gets underway in two weeks’ time.
Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration’s metal import tariffs on Saturday, ending a three-day meeting with a stern rebuke of Washington and setting up a heated fight at a G7 summit next week in Qu
The city based Hayat Hospital conducted a weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 2 June 2018, where Dr Nasimur Riaz and Dr Ritupam Das offered free consultations to the participants.
The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council will get three more Executive Members (EM)s and a new chairman.
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has hiked once again the price of petrol, diesel, kerosene, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) on Thursday.
Six people including four labourers were killed and 19 others injured in two separate road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
The situation in Meghalaya's capital city Shillong still remained tense as several fresh violence incidents have been reported.
The property details of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other incumbent ministers has become a matter of talks of the town in recent days. As declared properties of the ministers did not match with what they used to claim themselves as the prol
Finance minister Yuvaraj Khatiwada faces severe criticism even from the government allies over the budget
King Birendra was a great nationalist who strongly believed that Nepal's history and tradition have bound her people and Monarchy in an enduring and intimate relationship, injecting in the Institution an inherent feature of honoring and being gu
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had seized 32 kg gold worth Rs 10.32 crore in West Bengal's Siliguri area.
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) had filed a supplementary charge sheet against 10 Nagaland state government employees for funding to rebel groups.
A tragic incident has come to light in Assam as a girl working as a domestic help had set fire on herself and succumbed to her injuries after she was repeatedly raped by the house owner son since past couple of months.
Curfew has been imposed in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong following a clash that broke out on Thursday midnight between security forces and an irate mob.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed two deputy prime ministers on Friday.
Palpa, Nepal: At least 12 persons died and dozens others sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with the fatal accident Rambha Rural Municipality-4 of Palpa district o
At least three persons including two Naga militants were killed in a factional clash between two groups of NSCN-IM and NSCN-U in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday had recovered gibbons, civets and more than 40 exotic and colourful foreign origin birds in West Bengal, which have been smuggled into India from Bangladesh.
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s candidate Tokheho Yepthomi has won the bye-election to the lone Lok Sabha Parliamentary constituency in Nagaland.
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s candidate Tokheho Yepthomi has won the bye-election to the lone Lok Sabha Parliamentary constituency in Nagaland.
The opposition Congress in Meghalaya has retained the Ampati seat and now emerged as the single largest party in the 60-member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly with 21 seats.
City based Hayat Hospital will conduct the next Saturday’s media clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 2 June 2018, where diabetologist Dr Nasimur Riaz and medicine specialist Dr Ritupam Das will be available for free consultations from 1 pm to 3
Lawmaker Prem Suwal has said that Prime Ministers would have involved in the gold smuggling cases in Nepal including the recent one 33.5 kg gold scam case.
Meghan Markle was named among the 25 most influential women in Britain on Thursday, according to a list published by UK Vogue magazine which hailed her as forging a new identity for the monarchy.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shyam Khatri, who is one of the prime suspects in the 33.5 kg gold scam, has surrendered before the Morang district court on Thursday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry said, and invited him to visit Russia.
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday had visited the Indo-Myanmar border.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended one elephant poacher alongwith illegal arms in Nagaland.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had seized two AK-47 rifles and arrested a person in Mizoram, officials said.
While, protests have been continued in Assam against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which proposed to grant citizenship to the illegal migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from Afghanistan, Bangladesh an
When Nepal's new pro-China communist prime minister, Khadga Prasad Oli, shortly pays obeisance in Beijing, he will seek not only greater aid but also the establishment of "brotherly" relations between the Chinese and Nepalese communist parties.
Gaza’s Hamas rulers said Wednesday they had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to end the largest flare-up of violence between the sides since a 2014 war.
The two bids chasing the right to host the 2026 World Cup have entered a frenetic last fortnight of canvassing while anxiously awaiting a potentially decisive report on their suitability.
New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has insisted on producing the human resources required for building a prosperous Nepal.
Guwahati, May 30 : A group of locals had attacked a youth publically in Nagaland’s Mon district on Wednesday for raping a 12-year-old minor girl.
Assam’s Dibrugarh district police had arrested two persons for possessing demonetised currencies in the Upper Assam district today.
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Dimapur while on her maiden visit to the Army’s Spear Corps Zone in Nagaland.
As a part of ‘Betrayal Day’ observed by All India Congress Committee (AICC) against Modi government’s failure to control fuel price, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday took out a bicycle rally in Guwahati.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 28 other organisations, representing various ethnic and tribal communities today have staged an 11-hour hunger strike in Guwahati protest against the Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016.
A shocking incident has come to light that, 9 persons who injured in a road mishap stranded three days in a remote village in Mizoram where the basic medical facilities was not available for their first aid.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has expressed its serious concerns over the controversial remarks made by External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has upheld the government’s decision to grant amnesty to the murder-convict erstwhile Maoist leader Bal Krishna Dhungel.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has presented a 1.315 trillion rupees budget for the fiscal budget 2018/19.
Pakistan’s ruling party and the opposition on Monday selected a former chief justice as the country’s caretaker prime minister for an interim two-month period pending parliamentary elections this summer.
At least three passengers died and nine others injured when a passenger jeep met with a accident at Gaguda of Doti district
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has highlighted the ‘achievements’ made by his led government during 100 days, the honeymoon period of the government.
President Donald Trump said Sunday a US team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place.
Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a World War Two naval officer and one of Japan’s longest-serving premiers, marked his 100th birthday on Sunday with a call to revise the nation’s post-war, pacifist constitution.
Voting is under way at polling stations for Nagaland Lok Sabha and Ampati assembly constituency by polls.
The ruling party Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal (SSFN) signed in a two points agreement paving the way to participate the latter in the government.
When the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies in the war of Plassey in 1757, it consolidated its position in Bengal and subsequently expanded to all over India during the next 100 ye
The Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs led by senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor will visit Arunachal Pradesh today to take stock of the ground situation on the Indo-China border.
The memorial of of Martyr Havildar Hangpan Dada, Ashok Chakra ( Posthomous) was inaugurated by Major General Gajinder Singh, GOC 2 Mountain Division on Saturday in Dada's native village at Borduria , Khonsa, Arunachal Pradesh.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had seized 24 pieces ivory weighing of 5.838 kg from two persons at Guwahati railway station on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
A team of Narcotics Affairs and Borders (NAB) had arrested four persons, including an IRB Rifleman and a Burmese national and recovered around 1kg heroine in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district.
Over 11.97 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha bye election in Nagaland to be held on May 28.
At least eight people were injured as two groups clashed over a land dispute in central Assam’s Nagaon district.
Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has presented the economic survey of the current fiscal year and annual status review of public enterprises in a parliamentary meeting today.
The prospect of joining of the Madhes based parties in the incumbent government seems to have averted, thanks to the
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un committed in the rivals’ surprise meeting to sit down with President Donald Trump and to a “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.†The Korean
US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz is going to return back after successfully completing her tenure as ambassador in Nepal.
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale scored a jaw-dropping overhead kick and a long distance strike to give them a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday, delivering a remarkable third consecutive title for the Spaniards.
Nearly 20% city based journalists are vulnerable for liver related ailments, where three percent needs immediate medical attention. It was revealed in a screening camp, organized by Guwahati Accident, Trauma & Emergency (GATE) Hospital at Guwaha
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government on the completion of its four years in power in centre and accused that the BJP and Modi government betraying the people of the country and not fulfilling
An hardcore militant belonging to NSCN-IM was killed during a fierce gun fight with the troops of Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
With the formation of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), internal differences have marred the party, thanks to the failure to give appropriate positions to the senior leaders of the erstwhile CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center.
Though it is yet to make public independently, the government has initiated process to waive the remaining jail sentence of former lawmaker of erstwhile CPN Maoist Center on the name of the presidential pardon.
At least 20 students have been safely rescued after a country boat capsized in Kopili river in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district.
KP Oli led incumbent government bags mixed reactions during honeymoon period of hundreds days after its formation
The Nepal Students' Union (NSU), the student wing of the Nepali Congress, has stated demonstration against the government’s decision to grant presidential pardon to the murder convict erstwhile CPN Maoist Center leader Balkrishna Dhungel.
Kathmandu, Nepal: About four hundred inspectors of Nepal police have been transferred on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal; the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has on Friday summoned the government to furnish the reasons that why the erstwhile CPN Maoist Center leader Bal Krishna Dhungel should be given amnesty.
North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump formula†to resolve the stand
Former lawmaker of erstwhile CPN Maoist Centre Balkrishna Dhungel has been recommended for waiving his remaining jail sentence despite the widespread criticism. The prison office, Dillibazar, wherein Dhungel is doing time in a murder case, has i
On 17th of May, the Chiefs of UML and Maoists Centre, Nepal announced the merger of their two parties and the formation of a new party- called Communist Party of Nepal. The day also marked the 25th anniversary of late Madan Bhandari of UML who d
Prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 said on Thursday they had identified the missile used to shoot down the plane as coming from a Russian military unit.
President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility†in a recent statement from North Korea.
North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.
The city based GATE Hospital will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 26 May 2018, where Dr Mahibul Islam and Dr Nabin Kr Banchal will be available for free consultations from 1 pm to 4 pm. The participants of 15 May liv
South African talisman AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on Wednesday, saying he was tired and wanted to step out while still at the top.
A group of foreign journalists departed by train Wednesday to watch the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear test site after eight reporters from South Korea received last-minute permission to join them.
A person killed and two others injured when a truck plunged into Hugdi River in Benighat of Rorang Rural Municipality along the Prithvi Highway on Wednesday.
An IPS officer, who served in police forces for 34 years now promoted himself as a teacher, imparting knowledge to the students.
A case of hooliganism has been registered against an Assam MLA after he allegedly physically assaulted a government employee in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
Differences surface in newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Co-chair duo take initiations to convince the dissident leaders
Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic primary in Georgia’s gubernatorial race.
Alleged mastermind of the 33 kg gold smuggling case and related murder of carrier Sanam Shakya, Chudamani Upreti aka Gore of Urlabari, Jhapa has been arrested on Tuesday.
Riding on rickshaw, cycle and pushing thela, the Congress leaders and party workers of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday had protested against Union government's failure to control fuel price in Guwahati.
Banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Sangbijit (NDFB-S) is continuing their recruitment drive and also recruited minor boys and it was revealed after security forces apprehended six youths in lower Assam’s Kokrajhar
The Assam Rifles troops had recovered huge quantity of drugs worth of Rs 1.70 crore in Manipur on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
The troops of Assam had huge cache of arms and ammunition, explosives in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, which were smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar into India.
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organisation said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist.
Guwahati: Internationally acclaimed Polish film maker Krzysztof Kieślowski’s extraordinary movie ‘A Short Film About Killing’ will be screened at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (25 May, 3 pm). Carrying a strong message against the capital
President Bidya Devi Bhandari presents the policies and programs for upcoming fiscal year at joint session of Federal Parliament and National Assembly for the first time after the promulgation of the constitution
President likely to grant presidential pardon to the murderer convict former Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel on the occasion of Republic Day
A heartwarming story of lost and found reunion of three leopard cubs with their mother played out in Assam’s Rangagora Tea Estate through May 12-13 May.
Security forces had apprehended two militants belonging to banned NSCN (K) and recovered arms and ammunition in Nagaland on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command as part of his ongoing visit of Spear Corps Zone, undertook assessment of Assam Rifles operations along the Indo- Myanmar Internati
Reacting over BJP's Karnataka debacleTripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday said that, BS Yeddyurappa just showing a trailer, rest is still remain.
BJP National president, Amit Shah on Sunday said that, the North East India will become Congress Mukt soon.
The only three survivors of a plane crash in Cuba remained in grave condition Saturday as investigators tried to determine why an aging Boeing 737 carrying 110 people went down and erupted in flames shortly after takeoff in Havana.
Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy.
The arrangements and the speech delivered by Chief Minister of Province 2 Lalbabu Raut at the civic reception program organized to welcome visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Janakpur has sparked widespread controversy. Responding to
Ngima Nuru Sherpa sets world record as the youngest mountaineer in the world to successfully scale the world’s highest mountain for the 21st time
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other’s eyes and pledged their eternal love Saturday as they married at St. George’s Chapel in front of hundreds of celebrity guests and millions of viewers around the world.
Assam Congress leaders and party workers had celebrated after the Karnataka victory.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been nominated as the parliamentary Party leader of the newly constituted Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Saturday a hydroelectric power plant in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting protest from neighbour Pakistan that says the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water su
Public vehicles having more than 18 seats have been prohibited for operation along the BP Highway. The decision to this end was taken, bearing in mind road safety and safe travel.
The dollar rose to a five-month high against a basket of major currencies on Friday, helped by weakness in the euro as investors fretted about political uncertainty in Italy.
A Tony-winning Broadway actress who was pregnant when a car killed her 4-year-old daughter has lost the baby.
More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared to be Cuba’s worst air disaster in nearly 30 years, and there were only three survivors, officials and state media said on Friday.
Two people were killed in a firing incident in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
When the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process is going in Assam to detect illegal foreigners, a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Assam has served notices to a BJP legislator from southern Assam’s Barak valley and members of his f
Democratic Republic of Congo faces a "very high" public health risk from Ebola after the disease was confirmed in one patient in a major city, the World Health Organization said on Friday, raising its assessment from "high" previously.
A Russian climber, Rustem Amirov, died at Camp II of the world’s fourth highest peak, Mt. Lhotse.
Chairman Duo KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held a meeting on Friday to chalk out the future strategy of the party.
Eight civilians, including a husband and wife and four members of another family, were killed when Indian and Pakistani soldiers fired at border posts and villages along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) leaders and party workers today staged a protest in Guwahati condemning Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite B S Yeddyurappa while neglecting JD(S)-Congress claim to form government, d
At least 9 people were killed and two others injured in four separate road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
Emory Ellis, a black homeless man in Boston, was hungry so he went to Burger King one morning in 2015. But instead of breakfast, Ellis got a ride to the police station and more than three months in jail after he was wrongfully accused of using c
Malaysian police seized 284 boxes containing designer handbags and dozens of bags filled with cash and jewellery from a private residence linked to former prime minister Najib Razak on Friday morning.
Manipur police had seized huge quantity of drugs and associated kits and arrested a lady drug paddler at Manipur’s Moreh town along Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the Water Resources Department and other line departments to remain fully prepared to tackle the onslaught of seasonal floods as Assam has the reputation of experiencing flood due to
An ex-servicemen rally was organised for veterans from Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Wokha, Zunheboto districts and adjoining areas of Zakhama in Nagaland by 44 Mountain Brigade in coordination with Rajya Sainik Board of Nagaland on May 15-16 at Zakham
The sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Officer in connection with a graft case in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Wednesday.
While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect illegal foreigners, a BJP leader of Assam unit said that, there are few MLAs in the Assam Legislative Assembly who are Bangladesh origin.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Center, the major two communist parties of Nepal, have merged amid a grand function at city hall of Kathmandu on on Thursday.
Unification between CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center is being declared at Rastriya Sabhagriha at Bhirkitimandap of Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal: The US Department of State has published the results of the 2019 Electronic Diversity Visa program (EDV-2019) on Tuesday.
The citybased GATE Hospital today (15 May) conducted a comprehensive liver functiontest (LFT) for scribes at Guwahati Press Club, where around 140member-journalists participated in the camp. The reports of collected bloodsamples will be availabl
Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that, Rahul Gandhi is the only Congress leader who can fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP.
CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have discussed on Monday over the issue of party unification.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Sherpa climber, Ang Dawa Sherpa, 32, died of altitude-related sickness on Mt Makalu on Sunday night.
The Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student organization aligned to the Nepal Congress, staged a demonstration program to protest the remark made by Kirti Azad, the lawmaker from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Last rites of legendary Nepali football player Mani Bikram Shah have been performed at the Pashupati Aryaghat on Tuesday.
A shocking news has come to light as a youth died after falling into Brahmaputra river in Guwahati while he taking selfie.
Assam Rifles had apprehended an illegal arms dealer and seized arms in Nagaland.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A legendary football player of Nepal Mani Bikram Shah has passed away while undergoing treatment at the Thapathali of Kathmandu based Norvic International Hospital on Monday.
Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Kumar Thapa has lashed out at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chair of the CPN UML, for surrendering to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during his recent two-day state visit to Nepal.
Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday as angry protesters demonstrated at the frontier on the day the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem, health officials said.
In a shocking incident happened in central Assam’s Nagaon district, where an angry mob had beaten a government doctor after a patient died at the hospital.
Assam police has arrested a youth, who allegedly masturbating in front of a girl’s hostel in Assam’s Jorhat town.
Protests against Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016 to grant to grant citizenship to the non-muslims immigrants of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the name of persecution while people of Assam have strongly opposed the bill continues i
Meghalaya police had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in two separate operations in the north eastern state on Sunday.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of Naval Staff commenced a four-day visit of the Spear Corps Zone on Sunday
In a shocking incident as an Australian tourist was died under mysterious circumtances at a hotel in Assam's Guwahati city on Saturday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: different incidents of explosion and fire have been reported across the country on Sunday.
An Assam police constable was died while gun fight with a gambling party in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday evening.
The BJP-led Assam government will construct 8000 km more roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
At least four people including a minor girl were killed while a stone quarry hit by massive landslides in Mizoram on Saturday morning.
Guwahati: As part of a wider initiative to help member-journalists add value to their professional experience, Guwahati Press Club has begun to screen award winning and critically acclaimed films and documentaries every week. On Friday (11 May),
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned home after concluding his two day state visit in Nepal. Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali saw him off at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Malaysia's new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, said Saturday that defeated scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been barred from leaving the country to prevent them from fleeing from possible prosecution over a massive corrupti
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered special Pooja at Muktinath Temple on Saturday morning.
Assam government will take stern action against illegal coal mining activities in the state.
The Customs sleuths had seized a 200-year-old East India Company's Tracker Telescope in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s order of streamlining the functioning of Social Welfare Department and deletion of the names of ‘ghost children’ bore fruits as the department after head counts pruned downed the number of benefici
At least eight people were killed and several others injured in lightning strikes and thunderstorm in Assam in the last 48 hours.
Poachers had killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Government has announced a public holiday on Sunday on the occasion of the Bhoto Jatra, one of the major cultural festivals of Nepal.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Nepal for his two day state visit at the cordial invitation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. He landed in Janakpur before heading to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving in Nepal today for a two-day official visit.
Security Forces are presently conducting a recruitment rally for Tradesmen and technical trade at Jorhat in Assam.
Guwahati: An army recruitment rally is being conducted by Army Recruiting office ofJorhat at Jairampur (Arunachal Pradesh)from May 10 to May 13, solely for youth ofthe state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Assam Rifles had seized gold biscuits weighing around 12 kg valued at Rs 3.62 crore in Manipur’s Moreh town along with Indo-Myanmar border on Thursday.
Indian Prime Minister Naredra Modi is arriving in Nepal tomorrow for a two day state visit. The government and its allies have intensified their preparations with much more fanfare to welcome Modi.
Iranian forces based in Syria fired 20 rockets at Israeli front-line military positions in the Golan Heights early Thursday, the Israeli military said, triggering an Israeli reprisal and escalating already heightened tensions in what appeared to
Opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded a referendum on the Citizenship (Ammendment) Bill, 2016, which triggered an outrage in Assam as several organisations, indigenous people of the state have opposed the controversial bill.
Two security personnel were died and one seriously injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Manipur’s Imphal East district today.
Malaysians flocked to vote in a fiercely contested election Wednesday that pits an opposition led by former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad against the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose reputation has been battered by c
A bomb was blasted in front of Assam Rifles gate at Sanjeevani near PDA office north AOC in Imphal today evening.
Nepal Police have lodged a charge-sheet at Morang District Administration against Hindu leader Acharya Shree Niwas alleging him of attacking himself to stoke communal violence under the Arms and Ammunitions on Thursday.
Iran's president on Tuesday warned the country could face "some problems" ahead of President Donald Trump's decision on whether to pull out of its nuclear deal with world powers.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended four NSCN militants including two Myanmarese militants in Arunachal Pradesh.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock over the incident of physical attack over a lady reporter in the city on Sunday morning and urges stern action against the culprit. According to the young reporter, a mason engaged in her rented c
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has honoured five journalists with award and prizes at a function held to mark the 'National Journalism Day, 2075' today.
Controvery over bullet-proof jackets once again emerged in the country after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
The leaders of the transport entrepreneurs committees, who were kept in police custody since Friday for imposing strike against of the government decision to cancel the syndicate system, have agreed on the government decision to scrap the syndic
Massive landslides on National Highway 44 in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, connecting Tripura, Mizoram and Assam's Barak valley with the rest of the country, disrupted traffic flow on Sunday.
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper killed three of his colleagues with his service rifle before committing suicide at a border outpost in Tripura, officials said.
City based Excelcare Hospital today (5 May) conducted the weekly media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club for the benefit of the member-journalists along with their dependants. The Saturday camp was participated by over 20 scribes, where Dr Arun
The Budget Session which is also the second session of the Federal Parliament comprising the House of Representatives and National Assembly is going to be commenced from today, Sunday.
Real Madrid will not give La Liga champions Barcelona a guard of honour when the sides meet in El Clasico, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses grief over the demise of Jeowari Basumatary, an editor based in Kokrajhar, on Thursday night and urges the police to investigate the matter seriously.
Germany marks the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth on Saturday, but celebrations risk being marred by protests as the revolutionary philosopher remains a divisive figure almost three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has appointed three office bearers amid a protest from another rival faction led by party’s senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel.
Two ULFA-I militants suspected to have killed and one police officer also died in a fierce gun fight between security forces and a militant group at Bordumsa area in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday had attended the interactive session of the chief ministers of Northeastern states on Act East Policy that was chaired by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.
The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.), on the second day of his two-day tour to Kamle district, visited the health centre and educational institute at Raga on Friday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended three NSCN-IM militants in Dimapur.
Massive protests against centre’s Adopt-a-heritage scheme have been continued in Assam.
Police had arrested a most wanted rhino poacher in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
Crime against child and women in Assam have been increased at an alarming rate as two more rape incidents have been come to light in the state.
Three people were killed and five others injured in a road mishap in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday morning.
Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Field MP is arriving in Nepal on Sunday 6 May for a two day visit. This will be Mr Field’s first visit to Nepal.
After six 'IS NE' flags being hoisted by unknown miscreants in Assam’s Goalpara district, another ISIS flag has been found in Lower Assam’s Nalbari district.
The government has come heavily against the syndicate imposer transport entrepreneurs, particularly its leaders for halting the operation of public vehicles on the name of protest against the government decision to cancel the syndicate system in
The government has started crackdown against the syndicate imposers, who have halted the operations of public vehicles on Friday on the name of protesting the government decision to cancel the syndicate system in Nepal.
City based Excelcare Hospital will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club for the benefit of the member-journalists along with their dependants. The Saturday camp (5 May 2018) is scheduled for 3 pm to 5 pm, where the participan
Transport syndicators associated in different transport entrepreneurs committees have begun to demonstrate their mussels by halting operations of public vehicles protesting the government decision against the syndicates.
A powerful dust storm and rain swept parts of north and western India overnight, causing house collapses, toppling trees and leaving at least 91 people dead and more than 160 injured, officials said Thursday.
President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday he repaid his personal lawyer for hush money given to porn actress Stormy Daniels after claiming previously he didn’t know about the payments. But the money, paid just before the 2016 election to st
The rulers think that punishing the Law-breakers will bring peace, where as the oppressed think which eliminating the oppressors will ensure peace. The nations think that destroying or subduing the enemy nations will create peace. UN with its si
Federal investigators wiretapped the phone lines of U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen before the FBI seized records and documents in a raid last month on his offices, hotel room and home, NBC News reported on Thursday.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa haunted Arsenal again by firing his side to a 1-0 win in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg to send the Spaniards into the final and deny Arsene Wenger a dream end to his long reign as Arsenal co
Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi took oath as the Governor of Manipur today.
Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE), a SIAM initiative in association with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Department Government of Assam, organised its annual convention today in Guwahati, Assam.
A woman gave birth to a baby girl in the running Dibrugarh – Chandigarh express on Wednesday in Assam.
Assam police on Wednesday had recovered a handmade bomb weighing about 2 kg from a passenger bus in Guwahati.
The troops of Assam Rifles had seized three foreign made sophisticated weapons and apprehended an illegal arms dealer in Manipur on Wednesday.
A shocking incident occurred in lower Assam’s Goalpara district on Wednesday morning, when local people had found 6 suspected ISIS flags with ‘IS NE’ written on them hoisted by unknown persons on the river bank near the Goalpara town polic
Guwahati: It was a normal celebration of National PR Day in a city hotel, but the deliberation and discussion turned too intense for the audience. Organized by the Public Relations Society of India’s Guwahati chapter on 28 April 2018, the meet
The elite Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School, Vairengte celebrated its 49th Raising Day on Monday with a plethora of events which started from April 28 onwards.
The Indian Army has helped 16 Manipuri students to clear the IIT/JEE examination, the result of which was declared on April 30.
One Chinese made hand grenade was recovered from a TV channel building in Manipur's Imphal city on Monday evening.
A forest guard was injured after an one horned rhino had attacked him in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Monday.
While the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) had cautioned for facing severe damage in the upcoming monsoon season, the Assam government's Water Resources department has missed a deadline to
Guwahati : Meghalaya’s ruling National People's Party (NPP) candidate Marcuise N Marak, won the Williamnagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Independent candidate Sengbath R Marak by a margin of 4920 votes in the by election for the
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to present the government’s policies and programmes on May 15. The policies and programmes will be discussed in the third week of May before it is approved by the Parliament, said Speaker Krishna Baha
The porn actress alleging a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with President Donald Trump's lawyers in March, raised the possibility of issuing a subpoena for Trump if he declines to talk to investigators in the Russia probe, a former lawyer
BEIJING, April 25: China failed to get India's support for its ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure project at the end of a foreign ministers' meeting of a major security bloc on Tuesday, ahead of an ice-breaking trip to China this week by Ind
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has laid the foundation stone of Lumbini International Buddhist Meditation Centre and Assembly Hall to be constructed in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, amidst a ceremony today.
The BJP-led Assam is yet to submit Utilisation Certificates (UCs) of over Rs 27,000 to the Union government till March 2018.
The troops of Assam Rifles apprehended three militants if banned outfit group NSCN-K in Nagaland's Dimapur area.
The East Garo Hills district police had recovered huge cache of arms and bomb making items from different locations in the Meghalaya's hills district, officials said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down his country's nuclear test site in May and disclose the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's presidential office said Sunday.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has ordered the government to demolish the illegal structures made or being made in and around the Fewa Lake located at Pokhara of Kaski on Sunday.
Prime Minister KP Oli has said that government is working to seek aviation right from the Bhairahawa based Gautam Buddha International Airport with India.
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Matrika Prasad Yadav has said that Nepal and Bangladesh will be connected via a tunnel way to promote the transnational road connectivity.
An unidentified group has exploded a bomb at the compound of Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant’s office in Khandbari-9 Tumlingtar on Saturday midnight.
The International Buddhist Conference-2018 has kicked off in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, from today.
Diego Maradona has left his coaching job in the United Arab Emirates after his team failed to win automatic promotion to the top division.
Bikram Sambat 2075 Baishak 17th (30th April 2018) is the memorial 2562 Birth Day of Lord Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in the 6th century BC in mid in Lumbini of Nepal. Nepal has been a pious and holy land for all Buddhists as
For centuries, the Silk Road’s web of trading routes connected major civilizations in East Asia with the Middle East and the European continent. It facilitated not only commerce, but also the exchange of communication and thereby determined th
SDFN and RJPN check each other to join in incumbent KP Oli led government
The Congress on Friday said that, the people issued notices to appear for verification of their documents on flimsy ground for preparation and upgradation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam are coerced to move at very short noti
A group of nine organisations including the All Tiwa Students’ Union, the Koch-Rajbongshi Students’ Union, Tiwa National Solidarity Forum, the Chutiya Jati Sanmilan had enforced a 12-hour Central Assam shutdown on Friday in protest against n
Over 75 percent voters turn out has been recorded in the by-poll of the Williamnagar assembly seat in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district, officials said.
The media fraternity today (27 April) paid heartfelt tributes to senior scribe Simanta Bhagawati, who passed away on last Saturday (21 April). A popular media columnist in The Assam Tribune and also a popular tennis player Simanta, 53, faced a
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has recommended to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call the House session from May 6 at 4 pm.
The widening differences between CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Center over the issue of unifying the party by settling the contentious issues is tried to patch up for now. CPN UML Chair KP Oli and CPN Maoist Center Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal have taken
Nepali Nationals living in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) have been lobbying to extend for a time being after the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated process to cancel the temporary residency permits of about 9,000
Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is revolutionizing the detection of germs in food.
Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares rose on Wednesday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 percent rise in profit and an increase in users, with no sign that business was hurt by a scandal over the mishandling of personal data.
Security forces had apprehended two militants belonging to NSCN (K) and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland.
A hardcore militant of banned outfit NDFB (S) had fled from the police custody in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Wednesday evening.
The economic growth rate is projected to be 5.89 percent in the current fiscal year. The projection has been made based on economic indicators and data from six to nine months of the current fiscal year 2018-19.
Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari today inaugurated an exhibition room which has been given the name "Bhagnawasheshbata Punarutthan", meaning 'resurgence from the rubbles' in English, amidst a programme at the local Hanumandh
Kuladhar Saikia, a 1985 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Sahitya Academy awardee, has been named as the next Assam Police DGP.
The much awaited cabinet expansion of Sarbananda Sonowal-led Assam government will take place tomorrow.
Guwahati: The city based Wintrobe Hospital will conduct next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club on 28 April, where Dr Jay Deep Ghosh (Ortho, Spine Surgery) will be available for free consultations to the participants from 3 pm to 5 pm. The
UN peacekeepers from Nepal are facing allegations of child rape in South Sudan, the UN spokesman said yesterday, describing the case as “especially heinous.â€
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will quiz two former ministers in then Manik Sarkar-led government of Tripura in connection with the multi crore rupees Rose Valley chit fund scam.
The much awaited cabinet expansion of Sarbananda Sonowal-led Assam government will take place on April 26 next.
Security forces had apprehended two Naga militants and recovered arms ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has appointed Pushpa Kandel as the Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission (NPC).
Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey.
Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said Monday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended three NSCN-R militants in Nagaland.
Guwahati: The troops of Assam Rifles had recovered arms and ammunition in Mizoram on Sunday.
Three army personnel were died and four others injured while an army vehicle fell off the road and landed in Kundil river in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district.
The Anti-Smuggling unit of Customs Division in Mizoram’s Aizawl had seized 29 gold bars worth of Rs 9.16 crore and arrested a person in connection with it.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Though it is yet to confirm officially, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Nepal on the second week of upcoming May.
While the Union government and the Indian army are trying to crack down the militant groups of North Eastern region, banned outfit groups United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), People’s Liberation Army of Manipur(PLA) and Co
While protests have erupted across the country over increasing of rape incidents, another gruesome rape incident has been come to light in Assam.
Five people were died and four others injured in a road mishap in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district on Friday.
Just outside Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, a group of elementary school children are on a field trip at Diriyah, where engineers and construction workers are busy restoring a 17th-century fortress, mosques and clay-colored structures that wer
Guwahati, 21 April: Expressing concern over creating sentiments with unhealthy debates and aggressive attacks over the organizations, which reportedly supported the Centre’s initiative to amend the citizenship laws at the Joint Parliamentary C
The ongoing talks between CPN UML Chairman and Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli and CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is claimed to have headed towards a positive direction.
People of “normal†weight who sport a wide waist are more at risk of heart problems than obese people, said researchers today, urging a rethink of healthy weight guidelines.
North Korea said Saturday it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site ahead of a new round of negotiations with South Korea and the United States. There was no clear indication in the North’s
One person was killed and three others were injured while clash between two groups over property dispute in Assam's Kamrup district.
Three times former Assam Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he breaks his silence over Unnao, Kathua rape incidents in London.
Rastriya Janta Party Nepal (RJPN) has been fractured by dissident group led by its vice-chairman Ashok Kumar Yadav.
As trade disputes simmer, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, the No. 3 smartphone brand, is shifting its growth efforts toward Europe and Asia in the face of mounting obstacles in the US market.
A man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, who was said to have praised “violent jihad,†was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than a month ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
A lipid profile screening camp, covering a group of working journalists, indicates the necessity of immediate medical attentions for one fourth of the participants as their cholesterol and triglycerides levels were found far above the permissibl
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, the Indian Air Force is emerging a big power in the world and capable to fight against any enemy.
Kathmandu, Nepal:Absconding murder convict Deepak Manange has beebeen arrested from Syambhu area of Kathmandu on Thursday.
Manchester United tightened their grip on second place in the Premier League after goals in each half by defender Chris Smalling and substitute Romelu Lukaku gave them a clinical 2-0 win at Bournemouth on Wednesday.
As part of the ongoing massive IAF exercise Gaganshakti-2018', fighters, helicopters and transport assets have been deployed at the Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG).
Assam’s BJP MP RP Sharma on Wednesday came out in support of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Dev’s statements that the internet and satellites existed during the period of the fictional epic Mahabhharata.
Security forces had apprehended five militants of Eastern Naga National Govt Group (ENNG) in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that, nobody should encourage politics in rape cases because rape incidents should be dealt with stringently and indifferently.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock over the incident of attack at senior journalist Patricia Mukhim’s residence and urges the State government in Shillong to book the perpetrators, who threw a kerosene bomb targeting her bedro
After arresting Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit) along with Income Tax officer, Chartered Accountant, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now preparing to arrest few more top businessmen in Assam in connection with alleged tax evasion
The differences over the merger of the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have not resolved yet though the two parties have intensified discussions to settle the differences.
A lipid profile screening camp, covering a group of working journalists, indicates the necessity of urgent medical attentions for at least one tenth of the participants as their cholesterol and triglycerides levels were found far above the permi
The Nepali community residing in Japan, who has been working to promote tourism by disseminating about Nepali art, culture and heritages in Nepal, held a publicity campaign at Fukuoka of Japan.
Responding to the widening differences on the issue of party merger, the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center are going to hold a ‘decisive talk’ today.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Matatirtha Aunsi, which is also used to as mother’s day (Aamako mukh herne din) is being marked across the country in Nepal on Monday.
Concern about Facebook Inc’s respect for data privacy is widening to include the information it collects about non-users, after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world’s largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts
Kathmandu, Nepal: The most popular public place for protest in Kathmandu, Maitighar Mandala, is banned to protest by the government.
Hundreds of Syrians poured into the streets of Damascus on Saturday, dancing and chanting in defiance of what they called the West's "failure" to shake their nation's resolve with airstrikes that jolted the capital only hours earlier.
Guwagati: On the eve of Assam’s vibrant Rongali (Bohag) Bibu, the State government in Dispur ceremonially distributed journalist accreditation & recognition cards to a new set of media persons on 13 April 2018 in the city. Gracing the occasion
People of Assam are celebrating Rongali Bihu festival across the state, which begins today.
Prime Minister KP Oli has returned home after concluding a three-day state visit to India claiming that his maiden visit to northern neighbor became fruitful to achieve the desired goals. Foreign Minister Gyawali has also described the Primer Ol
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has reiterated his commitment on behalf of Nepal government to fulfill all the basic needs of all the nationals within a short span of time.
The five-day blood samples collection series, organized by Assam’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital at Guwahati Press Club was concluded on 13 April (Friday). Over 125 blood samples were collected for lipid profile tests, the
Following the Prime Minister KP Oli’s state visit to India, the incumbent Nepal government is going to send its Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali to the northern neighbor China 'with intent to balance the relationship with the neighboring
Croatian Niko Kovac will succeed Jupp Heynckes as Bayern Munich coach next season, agreeing on a three-year contract, the German champions said on Friday.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Friday had seized 12 gold biscuits and arrested two persons at Guwahati railway station.
Russia’s lower house of parliament is to consider draft legislation that would give the Kremlin powers to ban or restrict a list of U.S. imports, reacting to new U.S. sanctions on a group of Russian tycoons and officials.
Girish Maskey and Anmesh Rayamajhi, 12 year old football enthusiasts from Nepal have been selected as country’s representatives at the global FOOTBALL FOR FRIENDSHIP (F4F) social programme.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four persons including two Income Tax officials in connection with a case of tax evasion and criminal conspiracy in Assam.
CBI has arrested Dr Swetabh Suman, Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit), Guwahati from Delhi in connection with a case of tax evasion and criminal conspiracy.
Guwahati: Assam’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital collected blood samples of 20 journalist-members belonged to Guwahati Press Club on 12 April for lipid profile tests. The free blood test series was launched on Monday at the
CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the education quality of the community schools must be improved and the private schools should be controlled.
Welcome New Year-Bikram Sambat 2075! Bikram Sambat 2075 is starting from Mekh Sankranti-first of Baishak on Saturday- (14th March 2018). Bikram Sambat (BS) is an ancient and original Era of Himavatkhanda-Nepal. The greatness of Bikram Sambat rel
Kathmandu, Nepal: Shrinkhala Khatiwada has won the title of Miss Nepal World-2018.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the officials and stakeholders to complete the construction works of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project on time, without delaying even a single day.
Defying Russian warnings against U.S. military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles “will be coming†in response to Syria’s suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people.
More than 250 people were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, in the country’s worst air disaster.
After killing of Sohan D Shira, C-in-C of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Meghalaya police is now trying to crack down the insurgent group and recovering arms, ammunition and explosives of the outfit.
The brewing China-U.S. trade conflict features two leaders who’ve expressed friendship but are equally determined to pursue their nation’s interests and their own political agendas.
The international chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it will send a fact-finding mission to the Syrian town where a suspected gas attack took place over the weekend, after receiving a request from the Syrian government and its Russian backer
In a shocking incident of moral policing has come to light in Assam's Baksa district where a section of people of a village in Assam’s Baksa district acting as moral police stripped a girl naked and beat her up severely.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore NSCN (K) militant in Nagaland. Based on intelligence input, the troops of Kohima Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted an operation based on specific information in gene
The government has appointed Imspector General of Police(IGP)of Nepal Police and Armed police Force amid a differences between the major government allies CPN UMLand the CPN Maoist Center.
Though the CPN UM and the CPN Maoist Center are vowing to merge the two parties into a new one, the differences of the two parties seem to have widened o ranges of issues including on the nonissues.
A senior Russian lawmaker says Moscow is willing to help arrange a visit this week for experts from the international chemical weapons watchdog to the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria.
Madhes based parties seek assurance to amend the constitution before making the decision to participate in the government
Guwahati: Assam’s well known Dispur Hospital has conducted a free lipid profile test series for the journalist-members of Guwahati Press Club today (April 09), where blood samples of 20 participants were collected. The series will continue for
Federal agents on Monday raided the office of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics including a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) has lambasted ‘white paper’ issued by the government terming it as politically motivated, exaggerated and fabricated.
Get ready to find out if your Facebook data has been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home after completing a 3-day official visit to India.
Arunachal Pradesh governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Rtd.) today interacted with the young children of class two onwards who are undergoing weekly Badminton Coaching and practice session for class two onwards at Rajbhavan Badminton Club in Itan
Security forces on Sunday had recovered huge cache of arms in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.
An Army Recruitment Rally would be held at Jairampur (Arunachal Pradesh) from May 10 to May 13, 2018 for male candidates for all districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State of Railways Rajen Gohain and other dignitaries on Sunday jointly flagged off a new express train service between Dibrugarh and Silchar heralding a new era of overnight communica
While the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process is going on in Assam to detect illegal foreigners residing in the state, some shocking reports have come to light as few suspected illegal foreigners are trying to include their name
A security personnel from the escort team of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma allegedly committed suicide by his service rifle in Manipur’s Imphal on Sunday.
Police in Nigeria say they have arrested the Danish husband of a popular local musician who was killed along with their 4-year-old daughter in Lagos.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been conferred Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science.
Guwahati: Assam’s well known Dispur Hospital has offered to run a free lipid profile test for the journalist-members of Guwahati Press Club next week. The camp will continue for five days at the press club premises where 20 blood samples will
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have issued a joint communiqué stressing on the need of strengthening bilateral relations between the neighboring countries- Nepal and India.
A constable of armed Meghalaya police was killed and a jail officer injured after a Mercedes car allegedly driven by Meghalaya Health minister’s son hit a motorbike near Shillong last night.
The newly launched Health City Hospital today (7 April) conducted the media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club, where Dr Brajen Lahkar (medicine) from the city based multi super-speciality hospital offered free consultations to over 30 participan
Security forces had nabbed four militants belonging to the anti-talk faction group of Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district.
Day after poachers killed one rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), one hardcore rhino poacher was killed during a massive gun fight with security personnel and a poacher gang in the national park on Friday night.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that, the Home and External Affairs ministry will examine the proposal of issuing work permit to the Bangladesh nationals.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli holds meeting with Indian leaders including Prime Minister, President, Vice president, ministers and other leaders
Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border by next week in response to President Donald Trump’s call for troops to fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
The government has expressed its commitment to dismantle the syndicate system imposed in the public transportation sector. Though the Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act (CPMPA)- 2007, which dubs all anti-competitive behaviors illega
The United States hit seven Russian oligarchs and 17 Russian government officials with sanctions on Friday for what it called "malign activity" around the world, as the Trump administration tried to show that President Donald Trump is taking tou
Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has remarked that white paper about the nation’s economy issued by the government recently is ‘fabricated’ and ‘misleading’.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was driven from office and arrested over a corruption scandal that saw months of massive street rallies calling fo
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, paving the way for a general election showdown with his old mentor and the country’s most seasoned campaigner, Mahathir Mohamad.
China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. "at any cost" after President Donald Trump proposed slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.
After Mirabai chanu another Manipuri girl Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham won gold in the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting in the 53kg category.
Newly launched Health City Hospital Guwahati will conduct Saturday’s media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club, where Dr Brajen Lahkar (medicine) from the multi super-speciality hospital will be available for free consultations to the participan
The daughter of a former Russian spy poisoned by a nerve agent said Thursday in her first public comment that she’s recovering even as the international furor over the attack intensified, with Russia warning Britain it is “playing with fire.
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli leaves for India on a three-day state visit on Friday. This is his first foreign visit after assuming office as Prime Minister for second term.
Assam police on Thursday had arrested a Lot Mandal for selling government land in Guwahati.
The Phek battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a candle light march on theme ‘Say No to Drugs and HIV/AIDS’ on Wednesday at Phek in Nagaland.
Moving forward on its commitment to improve the lives of local communities in Assam, India’s largest Science-based Ayurveda specialist Dabur India Ltd on Thursday announced the expansion of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive in th
Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that, the state has spent over 70 per cent of the total state budgetary provisions during the financial year 2017-18 which is slightly high compared to the previous fiscal.
A South Korean fighter jet crashed southeast of Seoul on Thursday, leaving two pilots presumed dead, the air force said.
Guwahati: The next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press club will be conducted by newly launched Health City Hospital Guwahati. Dr Brajen Lahkar (medicine) from the multi super-speciality hospital will be available for free consultations to the
Renowned Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in jail and fined IRs 10, 000 by a Jodhpur based court convicting him for the killing of two blackbucks in the two-decade-old poaching case.
A sensational incident has been reported in Assam’s capital city Guwahati, where a 10-year-old minor girl had committed suicide by hanging herself after a shopkeeper accused her of stealing a chocolate (Kinder Joy) from his shop at Pandu area
Protests have been continued by the students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Mizoram at the campus of the higher educational institution over the death of a student, allegedly due to unhygienic food and water provided in the hostel.
Manipur police today morning has recovered two live hand grenades from two separate brick fields in the north eastern Indian state.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while reacting to the recent debates over government initiatives to curb the menace of fake news in various media outlets, advocates for empowering the Press Council of India (PCI) comprising the print
A B.Tech student of IIT Guwahati, Kanuwar Paul Singh Yadav is missing since yesterday. The IIT-G authority has informed police.
While the people of Assam eagerly waited for a foreigners free National Register of Citizens (NRC) and over 40,000 government officials, employees are engaged with the NRC updation process, a shocking report has come to light as a foreigner decl
CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stated that the process of party’s unification with the CPN-UML was going on smoothly, and it would be an acceptable to both sides.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The two task force committees formed to recommend the unity basis between the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have submitted the reports to the chairpersons of Party Unification Coordination Committee on Tuesday.
Asian stocks fell for a second day Tuesday amid jitters about U.S.-Chinese trade tensions and mounting public scrutiny of technology companies.
The troops of Assam Rifles had seized huge quantity of narcotics worth of Rs 16 crore in Manipur’s Moreh town, bordering with Myanmar.
A Mizoram police jawan was committed suicide by his service AK-47 rifle at the Borpathar based camp in Assam's Golaghat district on Monday.
A shocking data has been revealed by the Assam government that, more than 1700 women and minor girls were killed in cases related to rape, witch hunting, dowry in the state in past 11 years.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended one NSCN (Rmilitant along with three civilians and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prominent Nepali comedian Madan Krishna Shrestha bereaved to his wife Yashoda Shrestha.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that unification between the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center would be announced soon after his upcoming India visit.
Meghalaya police had recovered a huge cache of arms belonging to banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from the forests of Durama hills in East Garo Hills district on Sunday evening (April 1), which were buried in the forest area.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tries hard to woo the Madhes based parties to join in the government
The oath taking of President Bidya Devi Bhandari has dragged into controversies after Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday ordered the government and concerned agencies to furnish it with the documents related to this.
Rajbiraj, Nepal: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Chairperson Upendra Yadav has made clear that his party would not join in the government unless the government allies agree to amend the constitution to fulfill the demands of the Madhes base
Kathmandu, Nepal: The souring relationship between the leftist allies and the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) is being mended with the aim to strike a deal before Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s scheduled visit to India.
Guwahati: Northeast’s pioneer healthcare institution GNRCHospitals conducted the last weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 31 March2018, where Dr Kalpajit Dutta (pain specialist) offered free consultations to30 media persons. Organize
The Directorate Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had seized 34 gold bars weighing approximately 5.6 kilograms worth of Rs 1.68 crore from a Howrah bound passenger train at Howrah Junction.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe the missing case of 56 arms from the arms room of 2nd Manipur Rifles.
The number of world famous one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has increased to over 2,400.
Is Assam safe for women and children, this big question raised while over 10 rape incidents happened in the state in past a week.
Nepali congress senior leader Khum Bahadur Deuba breathed his last while receiving treatement at New Delhi of India on Friday .
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s planned neighboring country India’s visit is confirmed for April 6-8.
Nepal government is going to issue white paper today highlighting the economical condition of Nepal
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Britain island on Friday, initially triggering a tsunami warning for surrounding coastlines, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Beets are extremely healthy as they have potent medicinal properties and offer relief in the case of various ailments and diseases.
Concern over recent spurt of crimes against women, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed to set up fast track courts in each district in the state.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police on Wednesday night had arrested a Sub Inspector of Bokuliaghat police station in Karbi Anglong district for allegedly taken bribe from a person.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended four militants belonging to banned NSCN (K) in Nagaland’s Mon district on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Guwahati : Concern over recent spurt of crimes against women in Assam, the state government on Thursday (March 29) has launched ‘181-Sakhi’ toll free women helpline service to help the women affected by violence.
The 5th Indo- Kyrgyzstan Joint Training Exercise KHANJAR V culminated on Thursday (March 29) after a Joint Tactical Validation Exercise and a Closing Ceremony held at Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram.
Russia expelled 60 U.S. diplomats on Thursday and announced it would eject scores from other countries that have joined London and Washington in censuring Moscow over the poisoning of a spy.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has underlined the need of institutionalizing the federal democratic system and the implementation of the constitution to achieve the goal of prosperity and stability in the country.
High-level officials from North and South Korea began talks at a border village Thursday to prepare for an April summit between their leaders amid a global diplomatic push to resolve the standoff over the North’s nuclear program.
The Doon School–Dehradun,India’s pre-eminent boarding school, has announced its residential ‘Summer @ Doon Leadership Programme’ from June 2 to June 16, 2018.
Concerning about rising crimes against women in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SP) of all districts to ensure swift and correct filling of charge-sheet
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakashman Singh has said on Wednesday that leadership of the party should be changed to keep the party alive.
Alexander Zverev capitalised on a fast start against Australian Nick Kyrgios to grind out a 6-4 6-4 victory in a battle between two of the sport’s brightest prospects to advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday.
Sacked Australia captain Steve Smith and David Warner have both been banned for 12 months for their roles in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had gone very well and that Kim looked forward to meeting with Trump.
Assam police has arrested five more government officers in connection with Cash-for-Job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Just three days after as arrested three Nagaland government officials in connection with illegally tax collection on behalf of several insurgent groups specially for banned outfit NSCN-K, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a fres
With smiles and firm handshakes, North Korea and China used a surprise summit this week to show that despite recent tensions, Pyongyang still has a powerful backer and Beijing will not be sidelined in discussions about the fate of its unpredicta
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended six Naga militants including five belonging to NSCN-IM in Nagaland on Monday (March 26) evening, officials said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has apprised about the government’s foreign policy to all the foreign diplomats available in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Every evening, three generations of worried Angatt family women meet outside a half-built bungalow in this village in India’s southern Kerala state.
A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
Rhino Population Estimation 2018 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has been started from Monday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to address the parliament on March 29.
At least 53 people have died and more are missing in a fire at a shopping mall in a Siberian city, officials said on Monday.
Polls opened on Monday in Egypt’s presidential election with the outcome — a second, four-year term for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi — a foregone conclusion in a vote critics see as a sign the country is sliding back to the authoritaria
In an earlier update we had referred to PM Oli’s statement on Indo-Nepal Relations. We had said that what was more troubling was the open, brazen and arrogant declaration of Oli that he would be able to get more leverage from India by getting
Constituted to provide a common platform to professional journalists of northeastern region, the North East Union of Working Journalists (NEUWJ) got off to a rousing start on Sunday (25 MARCH 2018) with its first convention held at Guwahati Pres
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Ram Nawami, the festival that used to celebrate with the belief of birthday of God Ram, is being celebrated across the country today.
Agriculture continues to be the engine of economic growth in most developing countries.
While illicit wildlife trade is continued in India, Assam police on Saturday had rescued several rare and exotic animals of Africa, South America, Madagascar from Assam’s Guwahati.
The city based Ayursundra Super-specialty Hospital today (24 March) conducted the evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Ankur Barua offered free consultations to around 30 media persons. Organized under the series of ‘Evening wit
Though the floor test of the newly elected Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is approved in the parliament with overwhelming majority, it is likely that the unconsecrated relations wouldn’t longer thanks to the conditions forwarded by some politi
Ahead of panchayat polls in Assam and 2019 general election, BJP President Amit Shah today will meet around 26,000 booth presidents in the state and to prepare the road map for the elections.
Another shocking rape incident has come to light in Assam, where a minor girl was allegedly raped by three miscreants at her own house and the miscreants splashed kerosene on her body and bunt her to death.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Center, the ally of the incumbent government has on Saturday appointed new in-charges to seven provinces.
The United States on Friday charged nine Iranians and an Iranian company with attempting to hack into hundreds of U.S. and international universities, dozens of companies and parts of the U.S. government on behalf of the Tehran government.
Security forces had arrested three Rohingyas in Manipur on the charge of illegally entering India from Myanmar.
The troops of Assam Rifles had busted hideout of Naga outfit group NSCN (IM) in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday evening, officials said on Friday.
The city based Ayursundra Hospital will conduct tomorrow’s OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Ankur Boruah (medicine) will be available for free consultations to media persons. Organized under the series of ‘Evening with a Doctor’
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Man Singh, who was the former General Secretary of the party, has on Friday submitted a nine-point proposal at the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, pointing out the finger to the party president Sher B
At least one person was killed when a man took hostages in a supermarket in the southwestern French town of Trebes on Friday, the mayor told BFM TV. The station reported that the hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to Islamic State.
The troops of Assam Rifles on Wednesday had apprehended a hardcore militant of Naga outfit group NSCN (R) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, officials said on Thursday.
Opposing the Assam government’s move to downgrade the Assam Women’s University (AWU) to a technical institute, the student community of the state has come out to the streets staging dharnas and protested against the government move.
Uncertainty looms over panchayat elections in Assam after Deputy Commissioners of 11 districts had sent letter to the state election commission and said that it is impossible to hold the panchayat polls as maximum government officials are engage
Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal has on Thursday directed its own administration officials to present a report for not registering a complaint against outgoing Chief Justice (CJ) Gopal Prasad Parajuli.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Share market of Nepal has made a history on Thursday, the last trading of the week, by plunging on to all-time low.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress is going to be held in Kathmandu from Friday morning to access the election results, in which the party had faced shameful defeat.
Serious differences have surfaced between the government of Nepal and the European Union (EU) after EU’s Election Observation Mission made‘controversial’ comments over the constitutional provisions regarding the quota system in Nepal.
Sangiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal decides not to participate in the government, thanks to the differences on power-sharing deal
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Wednesday praised the role of the late Girija Prasad Koirala stating him as the guardian of all Nepali with statesmanship.
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Tuesday had seized 50 cattle worth of more than Rs 10 lakh in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills while being smuggled to Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Nine city based journalists have been selected for GNRC Media Fellowship Program 2018, where the fellows will study the overall healthcare situation and probable initiatives for the benefit of common people in the coming days. Organize
The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of banned NSCN (K) in Nagaland on Monday, officials said.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, Oil India Limited (OIL) during the last 60 years, its journey from Naharkatia oil well no 1has made significant contribution to the growth of the state.
Assam government had suspended another Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer in connection the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Guwahati: Nine city based journalists have been selected for GNRC Media Fellowship Program 2018, where the fellows will study the overall healthcare situation and probable initiatives for the benefit of common people in the coming days. The sess
Bodies of 23 Bangladeshi nationals killed in the tragic US-Bangla aircraft crash were flown back to Bangladesh on Sunday.
Australian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as bushfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds of residents to flee continued to burn out of control in the southeast of the country.
Guwahati: Apollo Hospitals Guwahati conducted today’s (17 march) OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Prabin Saikia offered free healthcare consultations to over 30 media persons.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that, India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is experiencing transformative changes and in the wake of these changes, all the four pillars of democracy are working in t
Security forces had apprehended a militant of Tai Singpho Security Force (TSSF), known close with banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
While Bollywood movies are being made on the subject of women menstruation as large part of the country still remains, the girls and women of a small village in Assam are adopting hygienic reusable sanitary napkins and also started campaign amon
A goal by substitute Pedro put Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-final with a 2-1 win away to Leicester City after extra time on Sunday.
Incumbent Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun becomes unopposed candidate for the post of Vice- President for the second tenure.
Newly appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nepal this year.
Russia expelled 23 British diplomats on Saturday in a carefully calibrated retaliatory move against London, which has accused the Kremlin of orchestrating a nerve toxin attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in southern England
Former Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr Mukul Sangma on Friday had resigned from the Ampati assembly seat.
A shocking incident has come to light as a woman was gangraped in front of her husband in middle Assam's Nagaon district.
Arunachal Pradesh became 4th Indian state After Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana after the Aruchal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday had passed a bill for death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 105th Indian Science Congress at Manipur University in Imphal.
Guwahati: The Core Group for Tibetan Cause, the apex body of Tibet support groups in India with the co-operation from the people of Tawang and West Kameng along with the monasteries and NGOs have organized a Path-yatra from Chuthangmo to Tezpur
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reviewed the functioning of Industries and Commerce Department at his conference room at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati and discussed about various initiatives taken by the department to sustain the
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to banned outfit NSCN (K) in Nagaland and recovered arms and ammunition on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
The Government Railway Police(GRP) on Thursday had seized 9 gold bars weighing approximately 1.5 kg from the Dibrugarh-New Delhi bound Rajdhani Express train at Guwahati railway station.
Assam government on Thursday informed the Assam Legislative Assembly that, over 22 percent of the total forest areas in Assam are under encroachment.
Newly appointed ministers have taken oath of office and secrecy at the Presidential office, Sheetal Niwas on Friday evening. Prime Minister Oli had added 15 new ministers- nine from his own party CPN UML and six from CPN Maoist Center on Friday
Relieved Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli has submitted his resignation formally stepping down from his post on Thursday to the president Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Syrian government forces and Russian aircraft blanketed parts of the besieged, rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghotua with airstrikes and rocket fire on Thursday, activists said, as Syrians marked seven years since the popular uprising that sparke
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has extended his congratulations to the newly elected President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
India’s north eastern state Manipur is turned as a safe haven for drugs smugglers and it was proved again after the troops of Assam Rifles had seized huge quantity of drugs worth of around Rs 12 crore from the state.
After Kolkata, unidentified persons had now damaged and defaced a statue of BJP ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Lower Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
Assam government will constitute a committee consisting of representatives of six communities to facilitate liaison between them and the governments to expedite the process of according ST status to these communities.
With a view to ensure stabilization of prices of essential commodities and generating greater consumer awareness, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to prepar
Illiterate person would not be contested in the panchayat elections in Assam.
The city based Apollo Hospital will conduct the next OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (17 March 2018), where Dr Prabin Saikia (medicine) will be available for free healthcare consultations to the media persons.
The Coordinating Committee (CorCom), an umbrella group of six underground outfit groups of Manipur has called boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the north eastern Indian state and a state wide shut down on March 16.
Judiciary in Nepal dragged into controversies after judicial Councils sent a letter to remove Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli
President Biddya Devi Bhandari has been administered oath of office and secrecy amid a function organized at the president office, Sital Niwas on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chief Justice (CJ) Gopal Prasad Parajuli has been relieved of the responsibility.
Stephen Hawking died Wednesday after complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. He was 76.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bidya Devi Bhandari, who is also the former leader of the CPN UML, has been re-elected as the President of Nepal with 39, 275 votes.
Biddyq Devi Bhandari elected again as the third president of Nepal
A high-level government delegation from Bangladesh has arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon to take updates about the fatal US-Bangla Airlines passenger plane crash. The fatal crash had occurred at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on M
Electronic Media Forum Assam (Emfa) expresses shock over the police atrocities on some media persons including television reporters in Assam-Meghalaya borders and urged the State authority to look into the mater. The television media forum also
The leftist alliance and the Madhes based parties intensified discussions to share the ministerial portfolios
Voting for the election of the president has begun at the federal parliament building, New Baneshwor, to elect the country’s third president.
Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday had presented the state's first Digital Budget or E-Budget for the FY 2018-19 at the Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised digital innovation and environmentally conscious infrastructure as to make Digital India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Assam government will go to unveil the state budget for the financial ye
Security forces had recovered huge quantity of smuggled gold valued of Rs 4.81 crore at Moreh town in Manipur along with Indo-Myanmar border.
Nagaland again in top of controversy after 11 MLAs of Naga People’s Front (NPF) had rejected the official vehicles allotted to them and demanded top model SUVs.
High level committee to be formed to investigate the crash of US-Bangla Airlines
About four dozen people feared dead when a US-Bangla Airlines crashed while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of Nepal, on Monday afternoon.
At least 38 people killed in a plane accident at Tribhuwan international airport
Negotiations are going on to participate the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in the incumbent government
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has secured two third majorities in the parliament.
There is a long-standing notion that the struggle for closing the gender gap is a women’s issue and that women are the sole protagonists of the cause. This view is a myopic one as the gender gap is a societal issue. Therefore, engaging women a
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to face the vote of confidence in parliament today.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal congratulated Biplab Kumar Deb who was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura and wished him all success to run the government.
President of Bangladesh Md Abdul Hamid said that, Bangladesh attaches great importance with India as its most trusted neighbour.
Former Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr Mukul Sangma will soon be adding another family member in the political sphere.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Centre leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was elected unopposed as he was the only candidate for the post.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reiterated his commitment against corruption.
A lack of data on the impact of disasters on women, girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is excluding them from relief efforts and damaging their ability to recover from shocks, experts said on Wednesday.
Arsenal turned the form book upside down and gave manager Arsene Wenger much-needed respite with a shock 2-0 win away to AC Milan in the Europa League on Thursday.
Guwahati: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a brief physiotherapy camp for lady scribes along with the spouses of other journalists was organized on Thursday (8 March 2018) at Guwahati Press Club, where three female physiotherapist
Nearly 95% funds raised for causes from Assam on Milaap, India’s largest crowdfunding platform are for medical needs and emergencies.
After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials
108th International Women's Day is observed in Nepal as well organizing various programs related to women’s empowerment in different parts of the country including in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal on Tuesday.
Asian shares found relief on Thursday as fears about a global trade war amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to introduce protectionist tariffs were tempered by signs the move could include carve-outs for key partners.
The plan to give the Cabinet’s complete shape is being delayed on the name of bringing the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal (SSF-N) on board. It is likely that cabinet expansion process would not complete near soon as the SSF-N has been seeking
Not voted for candidate supported by Village Council, 4 villagers including three women excommunicated from their village for 30 years, one woman brutally assaulted
For the first time in the history of Indian Railways, Coaching Depot, Guwahati is engaging an All women gang for maintenance of coaches.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police on Wednesday had arrested three Agriculture department engineers in connection with a multi-crore rupees scam.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Supreme Court (SC) has paved the way for the swearing-in of three National Assembly (NA) members of Federal Parliament (FP) recommended by incumbent KP Sharma Oli-led government by scrapping its own previous interim order.
CPN-UML’s former vice president Bidhya Devi Bhandari, who is also the incumbent President, and Nepali Congress’s leader Laxmi Rai have filed their nominations for the election to the post of president, which is going to be held on March 13.
Guwahati: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a physiotherapy camp exclusively for lady scribes along with the spouses of other journos has been organized on 8 March 2018 at Guwahati Press Club in northeast India, which will be cond
All speculations that the Nagaland heading toward a constitutional crisis have been ended after incumbent Chief Minister on Tuesday resigned from his post.
National People's Party (NPP) supremo and former Lok Sabha Speaker Late PA Sangma’s son Conrad K Sangma will be swearing in as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya today.
Federal Socials Forum Nepal decides to participate in the incumbent Oli led government
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nominations for the post of president is going to be held today to elect the third president of the country, which is scheduled for March 13.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said on Tuesday that peace, security and mutual friendship are essential for the prosperity of South Asia countries.
The CPN UML has called its Central Committee (CC) meeting today with intent to finalize candidate for the post of the president, which is going to be elected from the parliament.
Guwahati: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a physiotherapy camp exclusively for lady scribes along with the spouses of other journos has been organized on 8 March 2018 at Guwahati Press Club in northeast India, which will be condu
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended two illegal arms fabricators and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland on Monday, officials said.
A day after the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) met Nagaland governor PB Acharya and staked claim to form new government in support of pre-poll alliance BJP and lone MLA of JD (U) and Independent, outgoing Chief Minister TR Zeliang
Just a day before of the sworn in ceremony of forming new government in Meghalaya, the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) on Monday refused to support NPP if BJP in coalition
Many had hoped that Mach 3, Saturday would make a history in Nagaland.
99 crorepati candidates have been newly elected to the legislative assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.
Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday had visited the ‘Red Horns Division’ at Umroi Station in Meghalaya.
Nagaland governor PB Acharya has been given 48 hours to incumbent Chief Minister TR Zeliang to prove his majority after Zeliang refused to resigned despite his party Naga People’s Front (NPF) losing its majority in the assembly polls results.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore NSCN (IM) militant along with arms and ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Conrad Sangma, son of former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma and National People’s Party (NPP) leader will be sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister today.
Nepali congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the parliamentary Party (PP) leader wirh 25 votes different with his contender Central committee member and former general secretary Prakash Man Singh.
Pokhara, Nepal: Two police personnel have been killed in a road accident at Bijayapur of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan city on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Voting to elect the Parliamentary Party (PP) leader of the Nepali Congress has begun at the PP Office of the party at Singhadurbar from 10 am on Monday.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and former General Secretary and Central Committee member have filed their candidacy for the Parliamentary Party leader of the party on Sunday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Bannister, who has died aged 88, will live forever in the annals of athletics history as the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.
South Korea’s president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, officials said S
Kathmandu, Nepal: Lawmakers of the Federal Parliament and National Assembly have been administered the oath of office and secrecy amid separate functions organized at the Parliamentary Building, New Baneshowr on Sunday.
While the Meghalaya polls threw a hung verdict, now a big question raised that who will form the next government.
A man fatally shot himself in the head along the north fence of the White House on Saturday, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement.
Volkswagen’s sports car maker Porsche could develop a flying passenger vehicle to compete with rivals in a possible market for urban air taxis and ride-sharing services, Porsche sales chief Detlev von Platen told a German magazine.
Tansen, Palpa, Nepal: At least two persons killed and five others sustained injuries when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Birpokhara of Tansen Municipality-12 in the district on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: This sounds like drama but happened really on Saturday that Nepal Police failed to find the ‘most wanted’ Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police and newly-elected lawmaker Nawaraj Silwal even though he had en
After a comprehensive win and dethroned the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now prepared to form government in Nagaland again ties up with the ruling party Naga People’s Front (NPF).
Kathmandu: About 75 thousand people have jointly chanted Gautam Buddha’s preaching to set a Guinness world record, at Tundikhel of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has announced on Saturday that he will begin his fast-unto-death from March 5 demanding resignation of Chief Justice (CJ) Gopal Prasad Parajuli.
Chitwan Nepal: Nepali Congress youth leader Gagan Thapa has said that same persons should hold the dual positions of party president and Parliamentary Party leaders.
China delayed a U.S. request for a United Nations Security Council committee to blacklist 33 ships, 27 shipping companies, and a Taiwan man for violating international sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said on Friday.
Guwahati: The second edition of Guwahati Film Festival began at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the city on 2 March 2018, where over 77 film works are scheduled for screening for the film appreciators. Organized by Chalachitram, the three-day festi
“Governing a big country like China is as delicate as frying a small fish,†says Chinese President Xi Jinping in the first volume of his book The Governance of China. (Its second volume has also come out a few months ago.) He continues, “W
With amid tight security, the counting of votes for the assembly polls in three North Eastern Indian states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on March 3 (Saturday).
Gunfire and explosions rocked Burkina Faso’s capital early Friday in what the police said was a suspected attack by Islamic extremists.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The schedule program that was claimed to feature Indian artists including Bollywood film’s superstar Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhu Deva has been postponed due to the ‘special reason’.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is arriving here in Kathmandu on March 5 on a two day state official visit to Nepal.
The young rebel behind a political campaign that could cause turmoil across Europe looks like a typical German university student — he’s usually in sneakers, jeans and a hoodie, has soft features, short blond hair and an overall polite demea
Kathmandu, Nepal: The leadership clash that has been prevailing in the CPN UML since long period has surfaced again after a section of the party, particularly the Prime Minister and party chairman KP Oli led faction, intended to continue the Pr
The Old saga of issuing threatens to quit the post to the elected representatives has been replicated again by the Netra Bikram Chand-led outfit, Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in western Nepal.
A contingent from ‘Uganda People’s Defence Force’ carried out training at the elite Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School, in Vairengte, Mizoram, India, which is one of the premier Counter Insurgency Training Institutions in the
On arrest of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Home minister P Chidambaram by the CBI, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that, the CBI is a credible investigating agency and the agency had done their job.
Guwahati: A group of Ayurvedic doctors based in the city conducted the weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 28 February 2018, where over 30 media persons received free healthcare consultations from the attending physicians.
The far flung border villages of northeast along the Indo-Myanmar border have lagged behind in infrastructural development due to its inaccessibility, terrain and proliferation of insurgency.
While man-animal conflict incidents have been dramatically risen, another man-animal conflict incident has reported from the Arunachal Pradesh.
A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan on election duty in Nagaland was died and several others injured in a road mishap on Wednesday morning.
Guwahati: Patriotic Peoples’ Front Assam (PPFA), while supporting the public sentiment, urges the authority to revive the historic Nabin Chandra Bordoloi hall cum library (formerly Lord Curzon Hall) on the western bank of Dighalipukhuri for t
In its efforts towards upliftment of the underprivileged, the Red Horns Division of Indian Army under its SADHBHAVNA initiative constructed and dedicated a shelter to Girls Orphanage in New Hathipota village near Bilasipara in Assam’s Dhubri d
Poll related violence erupted in Nagaland as one person was died and two others injured during clash between the supporters of BJP and ruling Naga People’s Front in Akuluto assembly constituency.
With the inclusion of four ministers, the Cabinet of Province 3 has got a full shape. Newly appointed four ministers were sworn in amid a function in Hetauda of Makawanpur on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bollywood Film’s icon superstar Sridevi Kapoor has been cremated with the state honours at the Seva Samaj Crematorium in Vile Parle in Mumbai Thursday evening.
Dubai has handed over the body of legendary Indian actress Sridevi to Indian authorities for it to be returned home, an Indian embassy official said on Tuesday.
CPN UML Claims to have reached near to consensus with the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal over the issue of participating in the government
A Central Committee (CC) meeting of the Nepali Congress has concluded to elect the Parliamentary Party (PP) leader on March 5 through the elections.
K.P.Oli, the chairman of the UML and now the 41st Prime Minister Nepal, in an interview with the South China Morning Post, Hongkong made three very significant points in Nepal’s relations with China and India. These were:
Surkhet, Nepal: At least three people killed on Tuesday morning when a tractor met with an accident at Kotkhola of Malarani in Surkhet district.
Britain would consider joining U.S. military strikes against the Syrian government if there is evidence chemical weapons are being used against civilians, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
Federal Socialist Forum Nepal forwards condition of constitution amendment to join in the government
As a U.N. cease-fire failed to take hold in Syria, Russia on Monday ordered a daily “humanitarian pause†to allow civilians to evacuate an embattled rebel-held enclave near Damascus, while airstrikes continued and Syrian ground forces fought
Paris St-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar suffered a fractured metatarsal and a sprained ankle during Sunday’s Ligue 1 win over their arch-rivals Olympique de Marseille.
India’s leading Science-based Ayurveda expert Dabur India Ltd on Monday expanded its Community Development agenda in Assam with the launch of a WaSH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) awareness initiative targeting school-going kids in Tezpur.
Battlelines have been drawn for Tuesday’s crucial assembly polls in two Christian dominated north eastern Indian states Nagaland and Meghalaya.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for warring sides to implement a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, in line with an appeal by major powers at the weekend.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested a government employee of the Tribhuwan International Airport Custom office red-handed with bribe money on Monday.
Dhangadhi, Nepal: Resham Chaudhary, the alleged mastermind of Tikapur carnage has been sent to police custody after interrogation at Kailali district court on Monday.
Contradicting to the previous report, new report has come with the claim that Bollywood actress Sridevi had died from accidental drowning but not from the heart attack.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded the Cabinet inducting four ministers- two each from CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Centre, on Monday.
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd, (MFL), one of India’s leading Financial Services Super-House,to the middle and low-income customerand theflagship company of the 131-year–old business conglomerate Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG) on Saturday had announced
After the killing of most wanted terrorist Sohan D Shira, Commander-in-Chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Meghalaya police is now looking to crack down the Garo outfit group and also banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Indepen
The high-octane polls campaign in the two Christian dominated North East Indian states Nagaland and Meghalaya had ended on Sunday evening.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has ordered the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and Federal Parliament Secretariat to postpone the oath of office of the three members of National Assembly appointed by the
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal-India Eminent Persons Groups (EPG) has said that it has finalized the report with positive notes.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has urged the Press Council to implement the Press Council Act to control the misleading news in mass media.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Inter and intra party differences seemed in the CPN-UML and the CPN Maoist Centre mars the cabinet expansion process.
It began with politics. It ends with ... politics. In between, humanity’s most extraordinary feats of winter athletic prowess unfolded, revealing the expected triumphs but also stars most unlikely — from favorites like Mikaela Shiffrin, Shau
China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country's president, the official news agency said Sunday, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023.
A North Korean delegation led by a controversial former general arrived in South Korea to attend Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold meetings with top South Korean officials.
Actress Sridevi , arguably Bollywood’s first female superstar, died in Dubai on Saturday night following a cardiac arrest, Indian media reported. She was 54.
Assamese singer Angarag Papon Mahanata facing another trouble after Guwahati city police had registered a case against the singer for ‘inappropriately kissing’ a contestant in a children's reality show after the Assam State Commission for Pr
A major back through to Meghalaya police as most wanted top Garo terrorist Sohan D Shira has been killed in an encounter with the Meghalaya police on Saturday in East Garo Hills.
Three city based practicing dentists conducted the weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 23 February 2018, where over 40 participants received preliminary care and free consultations on various dental problems. Dr Birendra Nath Patgiri alo
Kathmandu, Nepal: Standing Committee meeting of the CPN UML has authorized its Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to pick the names of the Ministers.
The Russians finally have a gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, thanks to a 15-year-old who beat the fellow teen who inspired her to become a figure skater.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while appreciating the State chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal for issuing timely directive to the power department to prevent electrocution casualties in the coming monsoon season, urg
The Election Commission (EC) has fixed the date for the election of President on March 13. A meeting of the EC office bearers held on Thursday decided to hold the election.
At least four persons died and three others were injured in a passenger jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja 3532 met with an accident at Okhaldhunga of Raniban Rural Municipality of Dailekh district on Thursday.
The Special Court (SC) has on Thursday slapped seven years jail term on former Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Subash Niraula.
A businessman was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Guwahati this evening.
Eying to improve the education sector in Assam, the state government on Wednesday had transferred 8550 primary teachers in a single day.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that, religion should never surface during election time and that religion and politics should never be mixed.
Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh on Wednesday called on Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar.
Just two days after two rape accused persons lynched by a mob in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tezu town, another rape incident triggered violent the China bordering state.
Just 5-day left for the poll battle in Nagaland and Meghalaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the both poll bound state on February 22 to escalate election campaigns.
In a shocking incident, a group of drunk students from the Assam Engineering College in Guwahati last night had allegedly vandalized a marriage function and also physically assaulted some people who attended in the function the people.
Prime Minister intensifies consultations with intent to expand cabinet, some news ministers to be added likely today
Butwal, Nepal: Wanted gangster Manoj Pun has been shot dead in an encounter with the Nepal police in Devdaha of Rupandehi district on Wednesday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A mild tremor has been felt in Kathmandu at around 2:23 am on Wednesday.
Guwahati: The city based dentist Dr Birendra Nath Patgiri will conduct the next weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Friday (23 February 2018). The participants will get free consultation and preliminary cares on dental problems from the
Three months after Saudi Arabia detained scores of people in a crackdown on corruption, its rulers are trying to reassure investors that the kingdom remains open for business.
Overturning the decision made by immediate past Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba led government, CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli led incumbent government has recommended three names as the member of the National Assembly (NA).
A hundred Stoneman Douglas High School students are busing 400 miles to Florida's capital Tuesday to urge lawmakers to act to prevent a repeat of the massacre that killed 17 students and faculty last week.
Afghan officials say insurgents have killed nine policemen in separate attacks in the country's west and east.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Finally, the CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Centre have reached an agreement on unification of the two parties.
Finally two communist parties- CPN UML and CPN Maoist Center united for single party as Communist Party of Nepal (CPN)
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses shock at the brutal murder of Nagpur based crime reporter Ravikant Kamble’s mother and infant daughter by the miscreants. The Assam based scribes’ forum also urges the Maharashtra governm
Assam Chief Minsiter Sarbananda Sonowal issued stern directive to the state Power Department to avert recurrence of incidents of electrocuted deaths during the ensuing Monsoon season in the state.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended four over ground workers of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
Leadership is the gift of time. From the very beginning, Nepal is known as a Sovereign and independent country in the world. The time searches for leadership. It will be distrusting the history if we disregard the facts that the monarchs have ru
BNP’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a special court on 8th February. Soon after the court sentence was announced, Khaleda was taken to jail the same day under tight security. While being taken, sh
The Medical Education Probe Commission (MEPC), which was formed in April last year under the leadership of former Special Court Chairman Gauri Bahadur Karki to investigate controversies related to medical education as demanded by the fasting sur
Just 10-day left for the assembly polls in Nagaland, poll violence incident has been reported from the poll bound state.
A Pakistan court on Monday charged a man with raping and murdering a young girl in a case that enraged the country and sparked major riots in his home district.
The body of a Filipino housemaid found stuffed in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait was flown home to her grieving family Friday, as attention focused on the plight of millions of mostly poor Filipinos toiling abroad.
A meeting held on Saturday between newly appointed Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and CPN-MC Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to iron out in the differences seen in the issue of party unification.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least four persons have killed and about 18 others sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Bhadrakali along BP Highway in Sindhuli district on Friday.
Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million roubles ($6 million) from a Russian bank last year in an attack using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the Russian central bank said on Friday.
A national level patriotic people’s forum demanded the immediate reopening of Karmavir Nabin Chandra Bardoloi library for the common people in general and book lovers in particular. In a meeting on the occasion of Karmavir’s 82nd death anniv
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing shock over a news portal for its unauthenticated uploading and subsequent retreating after rebuttal, has reiterated its old demand for an affective regulatory authority over the altern
Steve Bannon, the combative former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was interrogated for 20 hours over two days this week as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, according to a person familiar with the proce
Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Oli has been sworn in as 41th Prime Minister of Nepal. This is his second term in office as Prime Minister for CPN UML Chairman Oli.
An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and an AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the U
President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli as the prime minister of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to step down from the post of Prime Minister today.
A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked
Top leaders of the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center settle unity deal among top leaders only, remaining issues given to the panel
Guwahati: Assam chapter of All India Patriotic Forum will remember Karmaveer Nabin Chandra Bardoloi (1875 – 1936) on his death anniversary in a function scheduled for 3 pm on 15 February at Guwahati Press Club. Various speakers will highlight
The troops of Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police had apprehended a NSCN (R) militant and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition including two AK series rifles in Nagaland’s Dimapur area on Monday evening, officials said.
Argentina, Indonesia, Sweden, Italy are not only country names, these are also names of some voters who will exercise their franchise in the upcoming assembly polls in Meghalaya.
Guwahati: To tackle the devastating flood and erosion problem in Assam, the World Bank would draft a five year plan for a holistic approach including measures for constructive use of the excess water generated by the river during monsoon.
Just 16 days ahead of the assembly polls in Meghalaya, a live grenade was found from a SUV of a Congress supporter in Shillong on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The great festival of Mahashivaratri is being celebrated in Nepal and around the world by the Hindus by worshiping Lord Shiva at various Lord Shiva shrines, ponds and rivers.
CPN UML Provincial Assembly (PA) member Prithvi Subba Gurung has been elected as the Chief Minister (CM) of the Province 4 rightly after he was appointed in the post on Monday.
Three times former Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphu Rio is declared uncontested win in the Nagaland assembly polls after Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate Chupfuo Kense had withdraw his nomination papers.
CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal are holding a ‘decisive’ meeting on Monday with the aim to end the outstanding issues related to the party unification and the government formation.
Dormani Paudel of the CPN UML has been appointed as the Chief Minister of the province 3 as per the sub-article 1 of Article 168 of the constitution of Nepal.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry says a passenger plane has crashed near Moscow and fragments of it have been found.
Shivaratri 2074 B.S (20018) Hindus are devoting with celebrating the lord Shiva on the occasion of 'Shivaratri'-2074. In this year, Sivaratri is celebrating especially, Nepal and India and in all over the Siva temples in the world.
Four adult elephants were killed and one seriously injured after being hit by a speeding passenger train in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district last night.
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses sorrow over the demises of two journalists in the last few days and urged the government to sanction financial assistances to the bereaved families.
35 crorepati candidates out of the total 297 candidates contesting the Tripura assembly polls.
After published the first part draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants of Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India, the NRC state coordinator office
After published the first part draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants of Assam recognising them as legal citizens of India, the NRC state coordinator office
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has submitted the results of the National Assembly (NA) elections to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Following the footsteps of others national and international right agencies, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also slammed the government for failing to implement the transitional justice mechanisms even after th
The government has on Monday decided to bestow martyr status to the government employees who were killed during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. With the decision, the family members of those killed government employees-Nepali Army, Nepal Poli
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has inaugurated Chameliya Hydropower in Darchula, Province 7 on Saturday.
At least three kids have been killed when the fire broke out in a house at Sisneri in Naukunda Rural Municipality-5 of the district on Saturday.
Secretary at the Ministry of Irrigation, Ramananda Prasad Yadav, died after an ill-fated jeep with registration number Ba 1 Jha 3140, in which he was travelling in plunged into Trishuli River near Salanghat of Dhading along the Prithvi Highway o
Syrian state news agency SANA said on Saturday Syrian air defences were responding to a “new Israeli aggressionâ€.
Syrian state news agency SANA said on Saturday Syrian air defences were responding to a “new Israeli aggressionâ€.
A rare invitation to Pyongyang for the South Korean president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty’s southern road tour Saturday, part of an accelerated diplomatic warming that included more handshakes, some Korean liquor over lunch
Bangladesh’s two most wanted terrorists have been launched a new terror organization in the eastern India and started terror drive in the region
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) on Thursday visited Parasuram Kund in Lohit District.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday had inaugurated the second edition of Brahmaputra Literary Festival at Srimanta Sankardev Kalashetra in Guwahati.
It comes a major relief to the Election Commission, after the Naga outfit NSCN (IM) said that, the organization will not force or coercion to boycott election.
Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government s
Kathmandu, Nepal: The supposed plan of the cabinet meeting to recommend names for nomination to the National Assembly (NA) has been postponed on Friday.
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s recently concluded visit to Nepal has not affected unification process between the CPN UML and his party in any context.
In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister arrived in South Korea on Friday to be her brother’s special envoy to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering has recently written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged to bring the issue of a huge possible natural hazard which could be disastrous for the North East.
The impending visit of Indian Foreign Minister to Nepal even before the new government is formed should be welcomed. This visit was preceded by two calls from Indian Prime Minister inviting K.P.Oli to visit India and the response of Oli is very
Russia’s desperate attempt to get 45 banned athletes — including several medal favorites — into the Winter Olympics failed just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony, as sports’ highest court upheld the IOC’s right to decide who can
The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress is going on at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence, Baluwatar to settle the issues related to the recent outstanding issues including the provincial parliame
The Unification deals between the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center seems to have jeopardized after the CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal clinched on the stand if ending the issues related to unification of the two parties before forming th
Guwahati: SIMS Chennai Hospital’s senior gastro surgeon Dr Patta Radhakrishna today (8 February 2018) conducted the weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where a number of media persons received free consultations from him. The hospital’
wChildren's literature festival (Bal Sahitya Mahotsav) 2018 is going to be organized on 10-11 February at the Rato Bangala School premises in Patan Dhoka of Lalitpur district.
wChildren's literature festival (Bal Sahitya Mahotsav) 2018 is going to be organized on 10-11 February at the Rato Bangala School premises in Patan Dhoka of Lalitpur district.
After producing Bhojpuri, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikkimese, Bengali films, bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is all set to add another regional language film to her bag by producing an Assamese film.
Guwahati, February 8 : Poachers killed 52 one horned rhinos in Assam in last three years.
Despite called for election boycott by the Naga outfits groups, 253 candidates of different political parties and independents had filed their nominations to ensure the Nagaland assembly polls to be held on February 27 next.
Dibrugarh police on Wednesday had grilled nine more government officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service on February 7 in conection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (
Assam police had arrested five rhino poachers in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday, who were planned to poach rhino inside the World Heritage site Kaziranga National Park, officials said.
Despite called for election boycott by the Naga outfits groups, 234 candidates of different political parties and independents had filed their nominations to ensure the Nagaland assembly polls to be held on February 27 next.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali cine film’s renowned action director Rajendra Khadgi has been arrested from Thamel area on the charge of human-trafficking from Thamel of Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The National Assembly (NA) election has been concluded peacefully across the country on Wednesday.
Rescuers were working Wednesday to try to reach people who were trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. At least six people were killed and 88 missing in the quake.
At least nine troopers of Assam Rifles injured in twin blast in Manipur’s capital city Imphal on Tuesday evening.
Tamaichikar didn’t think of food and festivities when he started planning for his marriage this year in western India. He instead started a campaign against the virginity test that elders would impose on his bride.
Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A contempt of court case attempted to file against Chie Justice (CJ) Gopal Prasad Parajuli has been rejected by the Supreme Court (SC).
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has said that all the preparations needed for the election to the member of National Assembly (NA) has been completed.
Guwahati: Senior Gastro Surgeon from SIMS Chennai Hospital, Dr Patta Radhakrishna will conduct the next weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Thursday (8 February 2018). Member-journalists of the press club along with their close relative
Two Assam Rifles troopers were injured in twin blasts in Manipur’s Imphal on Monday.
Assam police will quiz 9 more officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service on February 7 in conection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
A hardcore militant of anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) and most wanted by National Investigating Agency (NIA) was killed during a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Chirang district along with I
Biratnagar, Nepal: Province 1 held its first Provincial Assembly meeting in Biratnagar on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the government of Nepal has made a mandatory provision those marshals of all the Provinces have to follow the dress code by wearing Daura Suruwal and Sari Cholo during assembly.
While BJP and NDPP are preparing to file nominations for the Nagaland assembly polls from tomorrow, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) on Sunday again said that, imposed election is not acceptable to the Naga people and warned that
The curtain of 2-day Global Investors Summit drawsc to a close with signing of more than 200 MoUs and an investment of staggering rupees more than Rs 1,00,000 crore.
Assam gets Rs 1,00,000 crore investment proposals from over 175 domestic and international companies in various sectors including petroleum, tourism, health, telecom, agriculture, transport.
To boost in water transport, Assam government and Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-sharing company had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pilot an app-based river taxi service in Guwahati.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Four provincial States--2, 5, 6 and 7 are going to hold their first provincial meeting today.
BJP has ended up its 15-year tie with the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) in Nagaland and picks up new ally National Democratic Political Party (NDPP) for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
The first ever investment promotion and facilitation initiative by the Assam government, ‘Advantage Assam – Global Investors’ Summit, 2018’ saw Rs 64, 386 crore worth of Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) being signed on the first day of
Guwahati: Senior physiotherapists Dr Ujwal Bhattacharya (PT) and Dr Pooja Saikia Rajbongshi (PT) from the College of Physiotherapy & Medical Sciences, Bonda, Guwahati conducted the weekly media clinic at Guwahati Press Club today (3 February), w
Bollywod film industries’ renowned actress Tamannaah Bhatia has faced misbehaves from her own fan in Hyderabad of India. It is said that one of her fans had hurled footwear at her when the actress was in the city to launch a jewellery store.
North Korea is flouting sanctions by exporting coal, iron, steel and other banned commodities, earning nearly $200 million in revenue last year, a UN report said Friday.
The families of victims of human rights abuses under former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori testified on Friday at an international human rights tribunal, asking the court to annul the controversial pardon of the former leader late last year
For a person, slamming your head full force into a tree trunk could be enough to knock you silly. Woodpeckers do this untold thousands of times during their lives, and these birds have thrived on Earth for some 25 million years.
At least 13 security personnel of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force deployed in security for Nagaland assembly polls were injured in a road mishap in the poll bound state on Friday.
In a major development ahead of the Global Investors’ Summit, which begins tomorrow, Assam government on Friday had signed an MoU with National Building Construction Corporation (India) Limited for setting up a Twin Tower Trade Centre in Guwah
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on Friday had joitly inaugurated the Royal Bhutanese Consulate in Guwahati.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Advantage Assam – Global Investors’ Summit in Guwahati on February 3.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal while welcoming the budget 2018-19 tabled by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley termed it as peoples’-centric, farmers’ centric, development-centric and welfare centric which would address the needs o
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has allocated an amount of Rs 47,994 crore for development of North Eastern region in the Union Budget 2018-19.
Two hardcore militants belonging to banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday morning.
Indian external affairs minister Susma Swaraj returned home on friday warpping up her two day official visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The much hyped meeting of the Party Unification Coordination Committee of the two leftist parties—CPN UML and CPN Maoist Center, ended with no results, thanks to the differences over ranges of issues including the political i
Indian External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has come in Nepal on Thursday as of a special envoy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli hold discussions at Hotel Soaltee on Thursday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Provincial Assembly (PA) meeting of Province 3 held in Hetauda of Makwanpur district on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Minister for Foreign Affairs of India, Sushma Swaraj has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday for a two-day official visit.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller plans to interview the former spokesman of President Donald Trump's legal team as part of an investigation into potential collusion between Russia and Trump's campaign to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a
The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn’t been a triple lineup like this sinc
External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj is arriving here in Nepal today to convey the message of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the CPN UML Chairman KP Oli, who is believed as the Prime Minister of to be formed new government.
Senior physiotherapists Dr Ujwal Bhattacharya (PT) and Dr Puja Saikia (PT) from the College of Physiotherapy and Medical Sciences, Bonda, Guwahati will conduct the next weekly media clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 3 February 2018. The participa
The troops of Assam Rifles had rescued an abducted person in clutches from the Naga outfit group NSCN (R) and apprehended five kidnapper militants in Nagaland on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: John Tamang, who was disappeared since seven days from Phulchauki of Lalitpur district, has found alive on Wednesday evening.
The differences between CPN UML and the CPN Maoist center surfaced on- either government formation first or party unification first
Kathmandu, Nepal: The rare super blue blood moon, total lunar eclipse, is witnessed on Wednesday. It is said that the moon will be seen blue blood color when total lunar eclipse will occur.
Senior Advocate Dr. Surendra Bhandari has on Wednesday filed a report at the Kathmandu District Administration Office (DAO) claiming that he has received death threats from Supreme Court Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli.
Catalonia’s parliament speaker on Tuesday postponed a session intended to re-elect the region’s fugitive ex-president, saying the planned meeting would not take place until there were guarantees Spanish authorities “won’t interfere.â€
Some 21 million girls in India are “unwanted†and receive fewer resources because their parents wanted a son, the government said, as analysts called for action to boost women’s earnings.
Martyrs Day is being observed across the country by paying tributes and respects to those who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country and people during different periods.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Printing And Photography Expo is going to be held on February 2-4 at Bhirkutimandap of Kathmandu.
To give women entrepreneurship a boost, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced commendation and cash awards for three successful women entrepreneurs who achieve success by virtue of their sheer diligence.
A 80-year old man was died in rhino attack in Assam's Majuli Island on Monday morning.
Assam Rifles Changlang battalion keeping up to the Motto “Friends of the North East people†conducted a medical camp at Shallang village to provide medical aid and relief to Shallang, Ngechang, old Shallang, Lunglong, Rangrang, Watlom and su
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stressed on the need to make the Village Defence Parties (VDPs) technologically more skilled so that they could efficiently deal with the modern day challenges faced by them while executing their duties.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday had filed his nomination for ensuring the assembly poll to be scheduled on February 18 next.
Will assembly polls in Nagaland be held on schedule, this question raised after all political parties in the militant hit north eastern Indian state on Monday jointly declared that, they will not go for filling nominations.
Guwahati: Senior journalist Daya Nath Singh passed away this afternoon after a brief illness. Singh, 82, was associated with various newspapers like NewsStar, NewsFront, NortheastDaily and lately he used to contribute news based articles for var
Kathmandu, Nepal: Keeping aside the other thorny issues, the CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Centre have on Sunday finalized the position and share in the provincial government.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been selected to play from Delhi Daredevils, the Delhi based cricket team, to play in the 11th edition of Indian Premier League.
Roger Federer has captured his 20th Grand Slam singles title, beating Marin Cilic in a tense, back-and-forth Australian Open final 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Khotang, Nepal: A Teen age boy has been charged of rape and murder of an eight year girl from Rupakot Majhugadi-10, Patheka of Khotang district.
Wigan Athletic pulled off the big shock of the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as the team from the third-tier of English football knocked out Premier League West Ham United 2-0 with a famous double from their cult hero Will Grigg.
A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in a busy part of the city that was crowded with pedestrians.
Over 3000 passengers are stranded at New Haflong railway station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since January 26 as protest continued against police firing incident where as two protesters were killed and several others injured.
A hardcore militant belonging to the anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, officials said.
The remaining directors of the U.S. gymnastics governing body are resigning in the wake of this week’s sentencing of the former national team doctor for molesting female athletes, USA Gymnastics said on Friday, complying with a demand by the U
Chitwan, Nepal: CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed his party’s position that party unity process should be concluded before forming the new government.
Dhanusha, Nepal: At least six persons killed and five others sustained injured seriously when a passenger jeep met with an accident along the East-West Highway in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality-8 of Dhanusha district at wee hours on Saturday.
With the ending of the swearing-in of the provincial assembly members with the concussion of other procedures related to the National Assembly (NA) elections, race for the Chief Minister has begun in all the seven provinces triggering internal f
The search operations launched by the Nepal Police to arrest the newly elected representative duo Navaraj Silwal and Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange- member of the federal parliament and provincial assembly respectively is claim to have intensif
The Communists are taking over in Nepal, and nobody cares. Thirty years ago it would have caused a grave international crisis; 50 years ago there would even have been talk of foreign military intervention. Today — nothing. Outside Nepal, it ha
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rhishiram Ghimire, Jhabindra Prasad Aryal and Kali Prasad Pokhrel have been appointed as the non-residential ambassadors to the Kazakhstan, Jordan and Jamaica respectively on Friday.
Chitwan, Nepal: Nepali Congress leader Balkrishna Khand has made clear that the Nepali Congress will assist to be formed leftist government by staying in the opposition.
Three serial blasts had rocked Assam on Friday morning while the state celebrating 69th Republic Day.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will start election campaign by visiting the poll bound state Meghalaya on January 30 next.
At least two people including a minor boy were killed and 25 others including 5 police personnel injured during a clash between protesters and security personnel in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Thursday.
The city based gynecologist Dr Pranjit Barman will conduct the next media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 27 January 2018, where he will offer free consultations to woman journalists and spouses of other press club members.
Ten Southeast Asian leaders watched a parade and stunt performances as India celebrated Friday’s anniversary of its national constitution taking effect.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, heavily criticized abroad for failing to stand up for largely stateless Rohingya Muslims, that she shouldn’t bother about rights activists as they are “just a noisy b
The student wings aligned to the CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center -All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) and All Nepal National Independent Student Union (ANNISU) respectively, have submitted a report of a field study conducted at the
Kathmandu, Nepal: Responding to the plight of the Bandarmude bomb massacre victims, the government is going to declare all the deceased of the incident as martyrs.
Drones operating in swarms are the new threat to militaries. In a recent case, Russian radars stationed around Latakia, Syria detected a swarm of 10 fixed-wing drones strapped with small rockets descend over the Hmeimim air base. Concurrently, a
At least eight tourists from Assam were injured when a vehicle fell down from a hill in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to be interviewed under oath by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Kathmandu, Nepal: With the end of the filing of nominations, five out of eight individuals have been elected to the National Assembly unopposed from Province 2.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Alleged ‘gangster’ Milan Gurung, who is popularly known as Chakre Milan, has got clean chit in the case of money laundering on Wednesday.
Security forces had apprehended three militants including a top leader of NSCN(Kitovi-Neopak) group in Nagaland on January 23, officials said on Wednesday.
At least one army personnel was injured and two army vehicles were damaged while an armed militant group ambushed on an army convoy at Namsai area along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Wednesday morning.
While the Election Commission of India is set to hold assembly polls in Nagaland on February 27, the Naga outfit group NSCN-IM on Tuesday said that it is a serious obstacle towards finding an early Naga political solution and declared imposition
A horrific incident came to light from Assam's Biswanath district as a 15-year-old minor girl has been brutally gang raped on Monday.
Security forces on Monday had apprehended two militants belonging to NDFB-S in Assam's Udalguri district, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The CPN Nepali Congress has finalized the names of candidates for the National Assembly election.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has on Tuesday summoned then Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Managing Director (MD) Gopal Prasad Khadka for interrogation on land purchase scam.
Fourth-placed Liverpool were stung by a 1-0 defeat at Premier League basement side Swansea City who withstood a second-half onslaught to secure the points after taking the lead through defender Alfie Mawson at the Liberty Stadium on Monday.
SEOUL: South Korea will ban the use of anonymous bank accounts in cryptocurrency trading from January 30, regulators said on Tuesday in a widely telegraphed move designed to stop virtual coins from being used for money laundering and other crime
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected bids by two states to re-instate a ban on the release of controversial Bollywood film “Padmaavatâ€, saying it stood by its previous ruling clearing the way for the movie to be shown in theatres.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police investigation has reached near to the conclusion of the murder case of Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal President (FCAN) Sharad Kumar Gauchan.
An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit 256 km (157 miles) southeast of Chiniak, Alaska at a depth of 10 km at 0931 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Guwahati: While many journalists in India opt for not hoisting the National flag with the argument to maintain media’s neutrality, an Assam based scribe’s forum has reiterated its appeal to the people of northeast India in general and media
Living up to the ethos and traditions of the Indian Army, Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School, a premier institute of the Indian Army in training Counter Terrorism Operations, took a humble initiative towards nation building by t
10 banned outfit groups of North East India have called for boycott the 69th Republic Day celebrations and also called for total shut down on January 26.
A volcanic eruption Tuesday injured at least nine people at a ski resort in central Japan, officials said.
President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assur
The Nepal government has declared the martyr's week every year- just Mag 10th to 16th in the memory of the immortal martyrs of Nepal. A strong democratic scholar Sukraraj Shastri was hanged 9th Mag 1997 Bs at Pachali,. Darma Bhakta Mathema was h
The year 2017 saw the iconic clock of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists slide to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight. It is set closer than ever to the brink except in 1952 when US-Soviet hydrogen bomb tests within six months of each other had pu
Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Dr Satyapal Singh on Monday had again stuck to his claim that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man is not scientific.
Assam peasant leader Akhil Gogoi on Monday has lashed out on the BJP-led Assam government into the alleged coal scam in the state and filed an FIR and seeking a probe against several ministers, bureaucrats, police officials into the scam.
In a bid to make the first ever Global Investors’ Summit to be held at Guwahati on February 3 and 4 successful, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked all the officers and other agencies directly or indirectly associated with organising
Assam police on Sunday had arrested a college principal for his alleged involvement in fraudulent expenditure of UGC fund.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that, India had forgotten enmity with Pakistan in 1947, but Pakistan did not forget it.
The Philippines’ most active volcano exploded thunderously Monday, sending a huge gray column of lava fragments, ash and steam into the sky and prompting authorities to warn that a violent eruption may be imminent.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least four killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus met with accident at Bhantakhola area of Salyan district on Monday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Provincial Assembly members of all the seven provinces have been administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed governors on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to provide 440 million US dollars concessional loan assistance to Nepal for the purpose of implementation of three WB assisted projects in the country.
Guwahati: The city based Sun Valley Hospital conducted an evening OPD clinic on 20 January 2018 at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Tapan Sarma offered free consultations to the participants. They also got their blood pressure and sugar checked b
1048 polling stations out of total 2194 in Nagaland have been identified as critical polling station.
Congress’s Assam unit on Saturday had questioned that, how the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who is known as parent organization of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got the rights to prepare Naga accord draft.
The world's most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting the country's deep political divisions.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of the Nepali Congress, has expressed its serious concerns over the act of encroachment of the Nepali territory by the Indian side.
The U.S. Senate was short of the votes needed to approve a bill to keep the federal government running as a midnight deadline loomed on Friday night, but high-level negotiations continued.
Ahead of Meghalaya assembly polls, BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convener and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that, BJP and other partners of NEDA have been agreed to fight the polls its own and to have
While cashless transactions are being accelerated in India in the demonetised age for brighter future, a specific unique fair in central Assam’s Morigaon district that works on the barter system is continuing since 15th centuary.
Assam becomes a transit route for illegal gold trade from neighbouring countries to various places in India.
Guwahati: The city based Sun Valley Hospital will conduct tomorrow’s evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Tapan Sarma (medicine) will be available for free consultations to the participants from 4 to 6 pm. They will also get the
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has on Friday distributed the certificate to the victorious members of the Provincial Assembly under the proportional representation (PR) category.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly appointed governors of the 7 seven provincial states are going to take oath of office and secrecy today at Presidential office, Sital Niwas amid a function.
CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center to hold 'decisive' meeting to settle the issues related to the merger of two parties, government formation
Dhankuta, Nepal: Responding to the tense situations, local administration in Dhankuta district has issued a prohibitory order and stepped up its efforts to avoid untoward incidents on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress kicks off at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Thursday.
A bus caught fire in a remote part of Kazakhstan on Thursday, killing 52 citizens of neighbouring Uzbekistan, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has hinted that the newly appointed governors will not be continued after forming a new government.
Dhankuta, Nepal: The local administration at Dhankuta has imposed indefinite curfew order in the district after protests launched by the local turned violent on Thursday.
Dhankuta, Nepal: Dhankuta district remained tense from early morning on Thursday demanding provincial headquarters at the district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Protesting the government decisions, the protesters have intensified their protest programs in various districts demanding the provincial capitals in their own areas.
Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Assam police has received a major threat from several insurgent groups from Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday ceremonially inaugurated the Chief Minister’s Tea Tribes’ Football Tournament 2017-18 at a programme held at Deshabhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium in Guwahati.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Following the cabinet decision of appointment of provincial chief and the capitals of the federal states, the Election Commission (EC) has on Wednesday announced the members of the provincial assemblies under Proportional Repre
Kathmandu, Nepal: the price of petroleum products has been hiked once again in Nepal. Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state owned oil monopoly increased the price of petroleum products on Wednesday citing rise of price of the crude oil in the i
Security forces had apprehended two Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in past 24 hours.
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appreciates the united strength shown by the Chennai based journalists against a politician’s unprincipled demand and urged the media fraternity of the country to stand behind them.
Over 100 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) would be deployed in Meghalaya during upcoming assembly polls.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has appointed the provincial chiefs and provincial capitals. A cabinet meeting held on Wednesday has appointed the governors and fixed the temporary headquarters of the provinces.
At least 9 oil tankers were set ablaze by an armed militant group of banned outfit NSCN-K and ULFA (I) in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Tuesday evening.
Five officers involved in two Navy ship collisions last year that killed a total of 17 sailors are being charged with negligent homicide, the Navy said Tuesday.
Even though the leftist alliance, forged among the two major communist parties of Nepal- CPN UML and the UCPN Maoist Center have secured comfortable majority require to run the new government from the recently held parliamentary elections, there
U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T Inc, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut commercial ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile Ltd to enter the U.S. market because of national security
Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The much more anticipated Cabinet meeting which was earlier scheduled for 4:30 pm today has been postponed for Wednesday, thanks to the parties for the failure to reach on consensus.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Responding to the widespread demands to hold the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting to access the losses in the recently held federal parliamentary and provincial elections, the Nepali Congress has called its CWC meeting B
Bangladesh said on Tuesday it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled a conflict in Myanmar, following a meeting of the neighbors.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A cabinet meeting scheduled for today afternoon likely to take a decision of appointment of chiefs of the federal states- governors and provincial capitals.
Defying to the Supreme court ban on any kind of animal fights during religious and cultural festivals, buffalo fights (Mohjuj) have been organized in Central Assam’s Morigaon district on the mark of Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu celebrations on Mo
Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, militancy strikes again hit in Manipur on Monday evening as an powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) had blew up in Imphal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Maghe Shakranti, which is also known as the Maghi and Makar Shakranti, is observed with much more fanfare in different parts of the country on Monday.
Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Sunday night.
The CISF personnel on Sunday evening had arrested two persons at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati and recovered around 1.650 kg gold worth of Rs 56 lakh.
China will eventually embark on its vision of building roads, railways and pipelines across Eurasia, irrespective of India’s endorsement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This attempt to lay foundations of a Sino-centric Asia provides Ind
Actress Angela Krislinzki, who is all set to make her Bollywood debut with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt's horror movie "1921" has said that she is playing a negative character in the film.
Joint Task Force of The Leftist Alliance Finds No Formula To Unite The Two Communist Parties-CPN UML and CPN Maoist Center
Dhangadhi, Nepal: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that he will leave the government within one minute if anybody come claiming the post of Prime Minister in accordance with the constitution.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Sunday ordered the government not to expense the constituency development fund for the lawmaker of the erstwhile parliament.
Guwahati: A unique weekly healthcare initiative has been taken up by an active press club of Assam in northeast India, where practicing physicians are invited to the club premises for free consultations.
The investigation over alleged billion rupees corruption at Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) while buying land for storage purpose of petroleum products at Chitwan, Bhairahawa, Jhapa and Sarlahi districts is said to have reached near to the conclusio
Kathmandu, Nepal: The National Examination Board (NEB) has published the result of Grade 11in grade system on Saturday evening.
The allegation labeled to the office bearers of the Election Commission (EC) of embellishing billions of rupees during the recently concluded three tiers of elections is being settled through backdoor negotiations with the office bearers of the
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has set to adopt both the single transferable and First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral systems to elect 56 members of the National Assembly. Among the 59 members of the National Assembly (NA), three
Withstanding to the widespread protests demanding provincial capitals in the preferred districts of some leaders, the government has planned not to fix the provincial capitals and leave the task for the provincial assemblies. As strike and prote
The two major communist parties of Nepal- CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center, which had forged electoral alliance in the recently held parliamentary and federal elections with the declaration to unify the both the parties, have now faced challen
Kathmandu, Nepal: Cold wave continued to take its toll in several Tarai districts even though the cold of this winter season has affected the normal life in other parts of the country. As on Monday, at least 12 people have lost their lives due t
In a major breakthrough in Manipur’s Chandel Army ambush case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday had arrested accused Naorem Premkanta Singh.
A tourist group of South India was narrow escaped after a tourist jeep was attacked by an one horned rhino during jeep safari in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Friday.
In a major move to strengthening the rank and file of Assam Police, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday distributed appointment letters to 2305 newly recruited constables under Home Department in a programme held at College of Vete
In a bid to accelerate women empowerment and pushing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ mission, the BJP-led Assam government on Friday had distributed 1000 scooties to the girl students who secured top positions i
Donald Trump's doctor says he is in excellent health, after the 71-year-old president underwent his first medical examination Friday since taking office, the White House said.
The Directorate of Revenue of Intelligence (DRI) had seized 90 gold bars weighing around 14 kg with valued of Rs 4.55 crore in Guwahati on Thursday, officials said.
Well known healthcare institute of northeast India, GNRC hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club has announced another round of medical journalism fellowships to working journalists starting from the first week of February 2018. Nine s
India launched its 100th satellite on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to project the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space.
Four sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India on Friday said the administration of the highest court was not in order, warning that democracy would not survive in the country unless the institution was preserved.
The CPN Maoist Center Ministers have decided to resign in mass today. Maoist ministers had been remaining in the government even after the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba withdrew their positions as ministers.
One hardcore militant belonging to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was killed during a gun fight with security forces in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district on Thursday, officials said.
One hardcore militant belonging to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was killed during a gun fight with security forces in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district on Thursday, officials said.
Assam Police has sounded high alert for probable militants attack ahead of Republic Day celebration in the state.
Death of a youth in police custody had triggered massive violent protests in Assam on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly appointed Nepali Congress spokesperson Bishow Prakash Sharma has said that the party's upcoming central working committee meeting would review the party's unexpected results in the recently held provincial and federal ele
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has published the calendar for the election of National Assembly members, which was already scheduled for coming February 7.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior orthopedic Dr Govinda KC has said that his 14th hunger strike will be continued until Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Gopal Parajuli resign from his post.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML chairperson KP Sharma Oli has said that unification between his party CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center would conclude within two weeks.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than two years, and warned that Pyongyang would face stronger sanctions if provocations continued.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 that struck near remote islands belonging to Honduras on Tuesday was felt across northern Central America, prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the Caribbean, Reuters reported.
At least 13 people died and thousands fled from their homes in Southern California yesterrday as a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides on slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off protective vegetation last month.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The sixth meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India Relations is going to be held in New Delhi of India from January 11 (coming Thursday).
Guwahati: A unique weekly healthcare initiative has been taken up by a press club in Assam of northeast India, where practicing physicians are invited to the club premises for free consultations. Often various blood tests are also conducted in t
Lieutenant General Gopal R, SM on Tuesday took over the reins of the prestigious Spear Corps which is one of the largest and operationally most active Corps of the Indian Army.
Nepal and India are only the two Hindu countries in the world. These Hindu countries are bordered in between Kailash-Mansarowar in north and Hinda-Mahasagar in south, which is popularly known as the original place of Hindu and Hinduism. Hinduism
Inordinate focus on the military threat obscures the larger political impact of China’s rise, which will have a bearing on India’s interests and even security. There is greater recognition today in India of the growing power disparity with C
Cold War monster movie “The Shape of Water†leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.
North Korea agreed Tuesday to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul officials said, as the bitter rivals sat for rare talks at the border to discuss how to cooperate in Olympics and improve their long-strained
Unity modality among the two big communist parties of Nepal- CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center to be fixed from the joint task-force
Kathmandu, Nepal: A mass demonstration is organized at Maitighar Mandala and around the areas against the arrest of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC from early morning on Tuesday.
Police arrest senior orthopedic doctor Govind KC on the charge of contempt of court from agitating site.
Police arrest senior orthopedic doctor Govind KC on the charge of contempt of court from agitating site
Kathmandu, Nepal: the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Monday ordered the Police administration to arrest senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC on contempt of court case.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Former King Gyanendra Shah and India’s provincial state Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath meet up at the latter official residence in Lucknow on Monday morning.
Violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force and state police killed 11 people in the troubled southern state of Guerrero on Sunday, while a separate series of shootouts the previous night left seven dead in the northern Mexico bea
Ahead of the Republic Day celebration, an encounter between suspected militants of banned outfit ULFA (I) and security forces was took place at Jagun area in Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday evening.
Assam and North Eastern region now have become a major transit route for illegal trade of gold from neighbouring countries like Myanmar, Bangladesh.
Reiterating State Government’s resolve in playing a proactive role towards the success of Act East Policy, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that his government is hell bound in stepping up its efforts in increasing interactions wit
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended six Naga militants including two NSCN (K) and four NSCN (KN) militants in Nagaland on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Security forces had busted a temporary camp of banned outfit United Liberaion Fron of Assam – Independent (ULFA-I) in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday night, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has on Friday fixed February 7 as the date of election for the National Assembly.
Butwal, Nepal: A business man, who is also a cadre of the CPN UML, shot and killed at Dhekar of Devdaha Municipality in Rupandehi district on Friday.
Amidst massive protest by BJP, Congress’s Assam unit, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and other regional parties, organizations of Assam over the controversial statement made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ongoing Nationa
Expressing utter dismay on a responsible politician’s communal remarks over the ongoing process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updaion in the State, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the politicians in power to exercis
It looks that it may take a month for the new government to take over. The delay is mainly due to failure of the political parties to reach a consensus on whether the mode of election to the Upper House should be by “Single transferable Voteâ€
A trial of a potential new brain cancer treatment has shown that a virus injected directly into the bloodstream can reach tumours deep inside the brain and switch on the body’s own defence system to attack them.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The International Buddhist Conference, which is also known as Dorje Sugden kicks off in Kathmandu from Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The office-bearers of the Election Commission (EC) called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at her Office, Shital Niwas on Thursday to appraise the recent activities of the EC.
Marzina Bibi, a Muslim woman living in India’s northeastern state of Assam, is petrified she will be declared stateless.
Indian Army has always been at the forefront in embracing challenges be it in Combat, Adventure Sports, Expeditions, Aid to Civil Authority during natural calamities, disturbances or contributing towards Nation Building and in keeping with this
An all parties meeting held at the office of the prime Minister on Thursday failed to reach on the conclusion after leftist allies turned down the proposal floated by the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Two FIRs have been lodged against an Assam BJP legislator following his controversial statements on the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday turned as a teacher by visiting a primary school in his constituency Majuli.
55-year old Aminul Hoque, a resident of middle Assam’s Nagaon district, who is tagged by D-voter (doubtful voter) still waiting for inclusion his name in the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
Kathmandu, Nepal: An all-party meeting is being held at Prime Minister’s official residence.
A helicopter carrying Kuwait's military chief of staff crashed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, but only one person on board suffered minor injuries, Kuwait's news agency reported.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Following the directives of the Metropolitan Police Range (MPR), Kathmandu to arrest former DIG Nawa Raj Silwal, the MPR, Lalitpur has intensified search operations to arrest Silwal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) under the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a 15 days long ultimatum to the Ncell, largest private telecommunication company of the country, to clear due tax 65403160180.00 rupees.
While the Assam government on December 31 midnight had published the much awaited first part draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) by inclusion the names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in the state and recogni
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended an arms dealer in Nagaland’s Tuensang area on January 1, officials said on Tuesday.
In a bid to add more dynamism to state government’s initiatives of financial inclusion and bringing all sections of the people under the ambit of banking sector and cashless transaction, Assam Chief Ministr Sarbananda Sonowal ceremonially laun
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The government has prepared the outline of the temporary capitals of all the seven provinces in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba holds a meeting with the CPN Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Baluwatar this afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Student wings of different political parties, particularly the leftist alliance have staged a protest program in Kathmandu on Tuesday to protest against the price hike of petroleum products.
The government formation process would be delayed further due to differences over appointing provincial chiefs
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the civil aviation regulatory body of the country, is to be divided into two separate autonomous entities.
Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Monday a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they said belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem.
The Assam government on December 31 midnight had published the much awaited first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by including names of 1.9 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in the state recognising them as leg
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepal should take benefit from its neighbors’ economic development.
Movie superstar Rajinikanth is entering politics in his southern Indian state with a plan to launch his own party, calling it his duty.
The Election Commission has directed the political parties and candidates of the recently held elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies to submit details of their election expenditure.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Even though the dispute surfaced over the formation of the national assembly was settled with the authentication of the ordinance by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari, the political parties particularly the big three- CPN UML N
Mohamed Salah took his goal tally to 23 in all competitions with a second-half double to help Liverpool come from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday.
Around less than 36 hours has left to publish the first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam to check illegal foreigners, security has been mobilised across the state to prevent any untoward situation.
The BJP-led Arunachal Pradesh has decided to hand over the multi crore rupees Public Distribution System (PDS) scam to CBI which was happened during the previous Congress government tenure in 2004-2007.
Noted Assamese literaturate and former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha Homen Borgohain on Friday said that, Karbi people are rich in folk-literature and folk-culture.
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari on Friday suddenly fell ill while he was attending a function held in Upper Assam’s Majuli district.
Ahead of Meghalaya assembly polls, Congress facing major set back after its five legislators on Friday have resigned from the assembly to join BJP ally the National People's Party (NPP).
Chief of the Indian Army General Bipin Rawat commenced his visit to Army Spear Corps when he arrived at Dimapur airport in Nagaland on Thursday.
King Birendra was a great nationalist who strongly believed that Nepal's history and tradition have bound her people and Monarchy in an enduring and intimate relationship, injecting in the Institution an inherent feature of honoring and being gu
China has done little in reducing the earlier tensions of Doklam, while India has taken no action, other than protecting its national security concerns. Doklam is likely to again become a spoilsport between the two nations.
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Kathmandu, Nepal: Responding to the widespread concerns over the delay to authenticate the ordinance about the formation of the national assembly, president Bidya Devi Bhandar authenticated the ordinance on Friday.
Renowned folk musician Shambhu Rabha on Wednesday was conferred the prestigious Padmashree Pratima Baruah Pandey award, 2017 by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) in Guwahati.
The troops of Dimapur battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR(N) conducted a search operation along with police representative on specific information in general area of Khusiabill village near Dimapur in Nagaland and December 26 an
1979 government run primary schools of Assam’s 12 district are running by less than 5 students and 8905 schools of these districts are yet to have adequate classrooms.
Paceman Morne Morkel swept through Zimbabwe’s top order to leave them floundering on 30 for four at the close in reply to South Africa’s 309 for nine declared on the opening day of the inaugural day-night test on Tuesday.
Starfish are making a comeback on the West Coast, four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have long lured foreign workers with the promise of a tax-free lifestyle, plan to impose a 5 percent tax next year on most goods and services to boost revenue after oil prices collapsed three year
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 12-year prison term for Samsung's jailed billionaire heir, Lee Jae-yong, who maintained his innocence during an appeal of his conviction on bribery and other charges.
CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has blamed the Nepali Congress of disrespecting the people’s mandate.
With the unofficial discussions vis-a-vis merger between CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre going on, CPN-UML has initiated homework to form a new government led by CPN-UML and inclusive of CPN-MC and other Madhes based parties.
At least three people of family were died in a road mishap in Assam’s Kamrup district on Monday evening, officials said.*
At least eight people were died and 22 others injured in several road mishaps in different parts of Assam in past 24 hours.
An abducted youth, son of a businessman and BJP leader of Upper Assam was released from the captivity of banned outfit ULFA (I) on Monday.*
Coinciding the Good Governance Day which is celebrated every year on December 25 to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Assam government has decided to grant remission to 201 life convicts lodged in diff
Kathmandu, Nepal: It is likely that Chinese President Xi Jinping would embark Nepal visit in coming March. Even though the Chinese President Xi’s planned visit to Nepal is yet too confirmed officially, the revelation is taken importantly among
Kathmandu, Nepal: It is likely that the formation of the new government would be delayed further, thanks to the futile dispute over the ordinance related to the formation of the National Assembly (NA). The ordinance is stocked at the office of t
Kathmandu, Nepal: Even though the leftist alliance has secured comfortable majority in the federal parliamentary and provincial elections by selling the unity dream for stable government, the major allies of the leftist alliance- CPN UML and the
CPN (UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has urged the Election Commission to immediately declare the election results and submit them to the President.
The 15th International Maithili Conference has concluded in Rajbiraj, issuing the Rajbiraj Declaration containing a 13-point demand which includes making Maithili as the language of official use in Province 2.
Peru’s president announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads.
Expressing absolute annoyance over a section of Assamese intellectuals and civil society groups for projecting the citizenship amendment bill 2016 in a bias perception, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) emphasizes on a healthy debat
Iraq on Sunday invited companies to submit statements of interest in building a new pipeline from the northern city of Kirkuk to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.
The latest UN sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against the country, North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, threatening to punish those who supported the measure.
The fate of national assembly in limbo after major parties indulge on the differences over ordinance
Government has spent Rs 340.19 billion, 27 percent of the total budget, during six months of the current fiscal year, Finance Ministry informed.
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the unification process between his party and CPN-UML would not turn back at any cost.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that consensus and collaboration were necessary among political parties for the National Assembly formation.
Maj Gen MS Ghura, VSM, Commandant Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School on Saturday said that, friendly ties between India and Myanmar have entered a new high with the arrival of the Myanmar Army Contingent at the elite Counter Ins
At least 33 people were killed on Saturday after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.
Kalikot district headquarter, Manma remains tense after local protested the killing of temporary police demanding salary
Around a week left to publish the first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Friday said that, NRC updation works on the mammoth exercise still remains incomplete.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election Commission (EC) has on Friday made public the number of seats secured by political parties under the Proportional Representation system in the Provincial Assembly.
The Election Commission (EC) is set to make public the number of seats the political parties have secured towards the Proportional Representation (PR) system of the federal and provincial parliamentary elections on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has summoned the leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) to hold discussion on the ordinance that stuck at the office of the president over the issue of forming of the National Assembly (NA).
Kathmandu, Nepal: A meeting held on Friday among the five major political parties ended inconclusively, thanks to the rigid stands of the parties, particularly the major three- ruling head Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the Maoist Center.
A house was completely damaged when a cooking gas cylinder exploded inside the house on Thursday evening.
Nepali Congress (NC) central member Dr Shekhar Koirala has demanded summoning central committee meeting at the earliest.
Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone: Some of his most intimate messages had just been published to the web.
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday quashed the Assam police’s detention of RTI activists and peasant’s rights leader Akhil Gogoi under the National Security Act (NSA) on September 25 last.
Calling on the employees to extend full cooperation to the government in fulfilling the objectives of making Assam best in all aspects, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday urged the state government employees to consider staring
One of Australia’s oldest naval mysteries has been solved after the discovery of the wreck of the country’s first submarine more than 103 years after its disappearance in World War I.
A car ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection in the Australian city of Melbourne on Thursday, injuring up to 15 people, police said, adding they had arrested the driver and a second man.
A Philippine ferry carrying 251 people capsized on Thursday off an island south of Manila, the capital, a coast guard spokesman said, amid a storm bringing heavy downpours.
North Korea said Thursday that a U.S. accusation that it was behind a major ransomware attack was a "grave political provocation" and vowed to retaliate.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked with top leaders three major parties- Nepali Congress president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN UML chairman Khadka Prasad Oli, and CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kam
Nepal has become self-dependent on eggs after three years of announcement of the government for the same. The government had released a plan to make the country self-dependent on meat, egg and milk.
A Malaysian court has acquitted a Nepali migrant worker on drug trafficking charges. Bhim Bahadur Nepali of Siraha district, who worked as a security guard in Malaysia, was charged with trafficking drugs a year ago. The Malaysian laws deem drug
One suspected militant of the NSCN-IM faction was injured in a gun fight with Assam Rifles troops in Manipur’s Noney district on Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.
Frontier Headquarters SSB Tezpur celebrated 54th Raising Day ceremony on December 20 at Recruit Training Centre SSB Salonibari in Assam's Sonitpur district.
Driver negligence and speed caused a bus crash in southern Mexico that killed eight Americans, two Swedes, one Canadian and a Mexican tour guide as they traveled from cruise ships to visit nearby Mayan ruins, officials said Wednesday.
The special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Guwahati on Wednesday had sent the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara to two-day police remand, who was arrested by the prime investigating agency in a graft case.
An ally party legislator of the BJP-led Assam government accused that, the state government is failed to meet public aspirations.
In a bid to associate the pravasi Assamese living in Karnataka with the State’s transformation into a new growth engine for a new India, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal appealed them to lend their hands and be a part of the new journe
Kathmandu Nepal: Following the directives of the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of Nepal, the Nepal Police has on filed a document forgery case against former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police and newly elected parliament member
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has urged the top leaders of left alliance to resolve the differences seen recently over the issue of ordinance on the National Assembly (NA) election through political consensus.
Lady Gaga will join the list of superstars with regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas in 2018, when she kicks off a two-year residency in December.
Vladimir Putin’s torso, which he sometimes bares during sporting pursuits, is a familiar part of his public image. How much Putin reveals of the man behind the buff exterior is another question.
NCS and NCF jointly organized a christmas greeting exchange program on 18Th of December, Monday. Certain national leaders were invited to the program, including former prime minister, Prachanda, Mahesh Basnet and Janardan Sharma.
Premier League leaders Manchester City are close to agreeing a new long-term contract with Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, British media reported on Monday.
A campaign has been launched recently to dismantle Chhaupadi sheds throughout the Bedkot Municipality of Kanchanpur district.
Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various other animal and plant life have been discovered in the greater Mekong region.
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year.
Nepal Army has started providing firewood and tea at Jaleshwor at a time when district dwellers are facing acute cold for the last five days.
A lady from a poverty-stricken family of lower Assam’s Dhubri district along with Indo-Bangladesh border, who was allegedly abducted 25 years back has been found in Pakistan through social media.
A forest guard was died after an adult rhino attack the forest guard in lower Assam’s Manas National Park on Sunday morning, officials said.
The troops of Assam Rifles on Saturday night had apprehended an illegal arms dealer in Nagaland, officials said.
Security forces on Sunday had apprehended two NDFB-S militants in Assam’s Chirang district, officials said.
At least six people of a family including a child girl and four women were killed after an Maruti Alto car, where they travelled was fell into a deep gorge from a bridge in lower Assam’s Nalbari district on Saturday evening.
Sounding the election campaign bugle in poll bound Meghalaya Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that, the North East region will become ‘Congress Mukt’ (Congree free) by 2018.
Guwahati: The city based Apollo Hospitals Information Centre today (16 December 2017) conducted the weekly health camp for scribes along with their family members at Guwahati Press Club. Altogether 65 participants gave blood samples for testing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced Rs 90,000 crore for improving roads and National Highways in the North Eastern region for better connectivity.
Security forces had arrested a senior NSCN(IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that, Mizoram had become third power surplus State in the North East after Sikkim and Tripura.
At least two suspected militants belonging to banned outfit NDFB-S were killed during a fierce gun fight with security forces in Assam's Dima Hasao district along with Assam-Meghalaya border on Friday night, while security personnel had launched
After Gujarat assembly poll, Prime Minister Narendra has started his day long maiden visit to North East India.
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Man Singh has remarked that the Nepali Congress (NC) is no longer interested to remain in power.
Manchester City are clear favorites to win the Premier League title after their winning run and Liverpool must target to be the best of the rest, manager Juergen Klopp has said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at latter's official residence, Shital Niwas on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, who is considered as the new Prime Minister of to be formed government, seems hurry to fom a new government.
The Left Alliance made a clean sweep in Nepal’s recently held provincial and federal elections. It is speculated that the Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), KP Sharmal Oli, would lead the government and th
When a 17-year-old Bollywood actress took to social media this week alleging she was sexually assaulted on an airplane, she appeared to catch the airline industry off-guard.
Paceman Craig Overton removed both of Australia’s openers but the hosts pushed to 88 for two at tea in reply to England’s first innings 403 on day two of the third Ashes test on Friday.
The government has prepared development proposals under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Nine films are now vying for an Academy Award nomination in the foreign language category.
HIV positive children in Baitadi have been left high and dry as they are deprived of basic needs like education, health facilities and nutrition.
The government is all set to measure the height of Sagarmatha Himal (Mt Everest), using own resources.
Kathmandu, Nepal: With the Elections result come out, new form of debate has been emerged over the issue of formation of the government.
Chinese authorities have commandeered supplies of natural gas to heat homes, forcing chemical plants and factories to shut down, after efforts to clear smog-choked air by banning coal use backfired by causing energy shortages in frigid weather.
Assam Chief Minister’s Vigilance Cell on Thursday had arrested a retired government official and a bank officer in connection with two separate scams.
A delegation from the Japanese Self Defence Force visited the world renowned Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School on December 12-14, 2017.
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has condemned the United Liberation Front Asom (Independent) for killing common people and then terming them as spies to the security forces. The forum argues that it was an old trick of the mili
A team of researchers, including Stephen Hawking, is investigating whether the first known object from outside the solar system contains the first sign of life beyond our planet.
One of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s top aides has disappeared from public life, prompting speculation that he may have been executed.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended three NSCN-K militants in Nagaland on Wednesday, officials said.
At least 10 tea garden labourers were injured while a tea estate owner and his brother had allegedly fired upon the labourers who demanding higher bonus in Assam’s Golaghat district on Wednesday.
In a move to draw Centre’s attention to the murky development of turning the Brahmaputra water black in parts of Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence in
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who vowed to end up VIP culture in the state after took oath as the CM a year and six months back had spent over 2.82 crore from the state exchequer as his helicopter tour and airlift expenditure in just
Coming Saturday is the 1st Poush- the memorial day of nationalism of King Mahendra. Fifty seven years ago, the King Mahendra took the leadership on 1 Poush 2017 (15 December 1960) to keep intact the Nepal's sovereignty boycotting the Indian inte
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist Centre having stitched up a solid pre-election alliance have so far won 91 seats in the national Parliament and lead on another 31, serving a bo
Police resorted to open four-round of bullets in air after a clash ensued in victory rally of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) at Pacharauta municipality-2 of Bara constituency-2 on Wednesday.
A preliminary estimate by the Finance Ministry shows that at least Rs 820 billion would be required to run the federal administration for the next three years.
CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the caretaker government should not designate the Pradesh Pramukh or Chief in the Seven Provinces.
The percentage of invalid votes in the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system of the election to the member of House of Representatives is 5.18 on an average throughout the country.
The Palestinian president said Wednesday his people will not accept any role for the United States in the Mideast peace process “from now on,†following President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The troops of Assam Rifles had recovered hugecache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland on December 12, officials said.
After Paresh Baruah led ULFA (I) militants shot dead a Village Defence Force (VDF) president and his son in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, suspected militants shot dead another person in lower Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Tuesday night, o
Kathmandu, Nepal: with the end of vote counts of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) for federal parliament and provincial assembly on Wednesday, the CPN-UML has emerged as the largest party of the country.
An explosion Tuesday at a major natural gas facility near Austria's border with Slovakia killed one person and left 21 others injured, and caused some gas flow disruptions to other countries, authorities said.
Leftist alliance initiates discussions to form provincial and federal government after winning comfortable majority
Biratnagar, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar has been elected as the member of the federal parliament with the slim vote margin of 321.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend by one year the martial law he declared in the south to ensure the “total eradication†of pro-Islamic State group extremists.
The first-ever bitcoin future jumped after it began trading Sunday as the increasingly popular virtual currency made its debut on a major US exchange.
When nominations for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards are announced Monday morning, the shadow of sexual misconduct scandals will be hard to avoid.
CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the nationwide victory of the leftist alliance is both the people’s mandate and challenge.
Nawalparasi, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has been elected as the member of the House of Representatives from Nawalpur Constituency-1 with comfortable margin.
Chitwan, Nepa: CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Chitwan Constituency 3.
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem’s main bus station on Sunday, police said, and violence flared near the U.S. Embassy in Beirut over U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Sunday had recovered an amount of Rs 1.60 crore of Rs 2000 notes from a person at Guwahati railway station.
Kailali, Nepal: Nepali Congress’s candidate Aarzu Rana Deuba has lost the elections for the House of Representatives from Kailali constituency number 5.
Jhapa, Nepal: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has been elected as a member of the federal parliament from Jhapa constituency number 5.
Jhapa, Nepal: Nepali Congress senior leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula has been defeated in the elections for the House of Representatives from Jhapa-1.
Pokhara, Nepal: Nepali Congress’s senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has lost the elections for the House of Representatives from Tanahau-1.
Bardiya, Nepal: CPN-UML vice-chairman Bamdev Gautam has lost the elections for the House of Representatives in Bardiya-1.
Guwahati, December 10 : Seven wild jumbos died in Assam in a single day. In a tragic incident happened in northern Assam’s Sonitpur district, while six elephants including one pregnant elephant were mowed down by a passenger train near Bali
Ilam, Nepal: Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has been elected as member of the federal parliament from Ilam-1. Khanal elected by defeating his closest rival Bhupendra Kattel of Nepali Congress NC by a margin of
Nuwakot, Nepal: veteran leaders of the Nepali Congress- Arjun Narsingh KC and Dr. Ram Saran Mahat have been defeated from Nuwakot constituency number 2 and 1 respectively.
Gorkha, Nepal: Naya Shakti Party Nepal coordinator Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai has been elected as the member of the Federal Parliament from Gorkha constituency number-2.
Saptari, Nepal: Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal (SSFN) Chairman Upendra has won the elections as a member of the House of Representatives from Saptari-2.
Pokhara, Nepal: CPN UML candidate Rabindra Adhikari has been elected as the member of the House of Representatives from Kaki constituency number 2.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML senior leader has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from kathmandu-2.
Assam police on Friday had arrested two supari killers, who are allegedly planning to kill Assam finance minister and top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Kathmandu, Nepal: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated the government of Nepal, civil society members and the Nepali people for successfully holding the elections for the House of Representatives and State Ass
Gorkha, Nepal: It is likely that Naya Shakti’s coordinator Dr Baburam Bhattarai would win the elections from Gorkha. Bhattrai has been leading vote count for federal parliament seat with a margin of 3,068 votes.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Congress’s youth leadr Gagan Kumar Thapa won the elections for the House of Representatives from Kathmandu constituency 4.
Leftist alliance leads in the federal and parliamentary elections
Kathmandu, Nepal: noted politician and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Democratic Chairman Pashupati Samser Rana faces defeat in the elections for the House of Representatives from Sindhupalchowk.
At least eight person killed when a passenger bus met with an accident on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank is to provide loan assistance of US Dollars 150 million, approximately Rs 15.4 billion, to Nepal, for the implementation of Regional Urban Development Project.
LONDON, Nov 27: Actress, humanitarian campaigner, lifestyle blogger — and, next spring, a royal.
As a prelude to the first ever Global Investors’ Summit slated to be held in the month of February next year, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday launched a road show at a city hotel in Kolkata to elicit participation from the in
Security forces had apprehended an arms dealer in Nagaland’s Kohima, officials said.*
Arunachal Pradesh governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) met the Chief of The Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM at New Delhi on Monday. *
*Guwahati, November 27 : Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi on Monday presented the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar- 2016 to 32 young artistes of the country who have made a mark as young talents in their respective fields of performing art
Raising and fearing over possible diversion of Siang river (Brahmaputra) by China in Tibet (Tsangpo river), an Arunachal Pradesh MP has recently raised the serious issue and sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and appealed Modi to rais
Guwahati: As part of Guwahati Press Club’s continuing initiative for regular health check-up and instilling proper health awareness among mediapersons, its ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program this Saturday featured city-based Dispur Hospital c
Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal on Saturday said that he is ready to go jail, if he is found to be indulging in corrupt practices.
At least five persons were killed and 14 others injured in three road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
Election Commission believes that about 76:20 percent votes cast during second phases of elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The first phase of election for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies is commenced with enthusiasm today in 4,465 polling stations of 32 mountain and hilly districts of the country.
As first phase of parliament and federal elections are going to be held on Sunday, entire state strength spend to make success the elections.
In the deadliest-ever attack by Islamic extremists in Egypt, militants assaulted a crowded mosque during prayers, blasting helpless worshippers with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades and blocking their escape routes. At least 235 people were
The year 2074 in the lunar calendar will be remembered as the year of elections for Nepal, with all three tiers of election being held in the same year.
Nepali Congress (NC) central member Bal Krishna Khand on Saturday said that the democratic alliance is a force that believes in rule of law.
At least seven people including newly married couple and Nepal Police inspector duo were killed in a jeep accident in Musikot municipality-6 in the district on Friday night.
An unidentified group has hurled a socket bomb targeting industry minister and federal parliamentary candidate Sunil Bahadur Thapa at Dhankuta district on Friday.
Election Commission intervenes on the government decision to transfer CDOs from six districts
To enhance defence cooperation between Indian Army and Uzbekistan Army, a delegation visited Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Mizoram on Thursday.
Assam Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday had apologized for his controversial remarks that cancer is divine justice for sinning.
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba asserted that Nepali Congress must win majority seats in the upcoming elections for the institutional development of federal democratic republic in the country.
CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that all the sons and daughters of the country are like his children.
Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement on Thursday covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Guwahati: Assam’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital has joined the list of successful kidney transplantation centers in India. The city based hospital had successfully conducted a kidney transplantation exercise on 5 October 20
Is Assam safe for women, the question raised again after a lady college teacher yet to get justice, who was allegedly sexually abused by a college principal 9 months before.
Noted Assamese actor Biju Phukan is no more. He dies at Apollo Hospital in Guwahati on Wednesday evening following cardiac ailments, family members said. He was 70.
Zimbabwe’s recently fired vice president was set to return on Wednesday to be sworn in as the country’s new leader after Robert Mugabe announced his stunning resignation during impeachment proceedings against him.
CPN UML Chairman KP Oli has claimed that communist government will be formed after selections.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who once vowed to rule for life, resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to a week of overwhelming pressure from the military that put him under house arrest, lawmakers from the ruling party and opposition who start
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) on Tuesday had flagged off the second edition of Indo – Bhutan Friendship Car Rally 2017 at Itanagar.
Security forces on Tuesday had apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to NSCN (R) in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.
Yet another journalist was killed in North eastern Indian state Tripura on Tuesday and it is the second journalist killing incident in the state in two months.
The Assam government on Monday had suspended 10 of the 23 officers arrested in connection with the cash-for-job scam in Assam Public Service Commission (APSC),officials said on Tuesday.
Assam police on Monday had grilled veteran journalist, writer and former MP Kuldeep Nayar in New Delhi in connection with eight cases registered against Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Arshad Madani for his controversial provocative remarks on th
Another Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, who allegedly involved in cash-for-job scam in Assam Public Service Commissi (APSC) on Monday had surrendered before the special court in Guwahati.
Namami Barak Festival, the three day extravaganza to pay odes to river Barak’s life giving prosperity, came to a successful end on Monday with President of India Ram Nath Kovind termed the festival an epoch making one to bolster trade and comm
Developing new antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and using technology for early diagnosis are among steps needed to sustain momentum in fighting HIV/AIDS and ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS said in a report on Monday.
The Trump administration said Monday it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation.
CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli has assured of a strong economy once a Communist government was formed.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the security officials to provide full security to the people in view of upcoming elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The United States of America (USA) has called on all sides to maintain and uphold a peaceful and democratic election process for both rounds of upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections.
A head-on collision between a mini-bus and a truck in southern Pakistan on Monday killed at least 20 people and left three others injured, police said.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism in a speech Monday that comes as her country is accused of violently pushing out hundreds of thousands of unw
As happens every time any sort of tax change that can be demonized as “tax cuts for the rich†is proposed, the Trump administration’s framework for tax reform has been met with “tax me more†virtue signaling. The latest installment I h
Kathmandu, Nepal: The left alliance has continued its election campaign and other election related program through the country even though the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal bereaved from the death of his son, Prakash Dahal.
Fifteen people were killed and five more injured when a stampede broke out in a southwestern Moroccan town on Sunday as food aid was being distributed in a market, the Interior Ministry said.
After Akhil Gogoi, Assam government is planning to arrest two prominent intellectuals under National Security Act (NSA) for their alleged support to Arshad Madani’s controversial provocative remarks on the ongoing updation process of the Natio
A major breakthrough for the security forces after, the finance secretary of banned outfit NSCN-K was arrested by the security forces from Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
Two wild pachyderms were killed after they were hit by a passenger train at Chandrapur area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
As many as four persons have been found to be infected with the dengue virus in Kapilvastu recently.
Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski struck twice as champions Bayern Munich eased past Augsburg 3-0 on Saturday to make it eight wins in eight games in all competitions under coach Jupp Heynckes and open up a six-point lead at the top of th
Various leaders express thieir sadness on the demise of Prakash Dahal, the only son of CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
UCPN Maoist Center Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lit funeral pyre on his only son Prakash Dahal at Pashupati Aryaghat as per Hindu ritual on Sunday evening.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will return home in the coming days from where he will declare a political stance for the first time since making a strange resignation announcement from Saudi Arabia that unleashed fears of a crisi
Final rites of UCPN Maoist Center leader Prakash Dahal is being held today at Pashupati Aryaghat
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Center Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s only son Prakash Dahal died at Thapathali based Norvic hospital on Sunday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prakash Dahal, the only son of CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has been hospitalized at Norvic Hospital at Thapathali, Kathmandu on Sunday morning.
Assam’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital has joined the list of successful kidney transplantation centers in India. The city based hospital had successfully conducted a kidney transplantation exercise on 5 October 2017.
Karo Sambhav launched an E-Waste awareness initiative in the schools of Guwahat in association with principal sponsor partners, Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo and implementing partner Rongjeng Technologies.
The governor of Assam had accepted the recommendations by the state advisory board of National Security Act (NSA) to arrest Assam’s farmer leader Akhil Gogoi under NSA act and now Gogoi needs to wait for at least a year to release from jail.
After registering eight cases against Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Arshad Madani for his controversial provocative remarks on the ongoing updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC)and few intellectuals of Assam in different sev
Speaking at the central programme of Namami Barak festival at Silchar on Saturday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Barak and Brahmaputra Rivers have same language and that language is of brotherhood, unity and harmony.
Pokhara, Nepal: The Netra Bikram Chanda led CPN Maoist has intensified its attackes against the polls candidates across the country. The newly formed Maoist has hurled a pressure cooker bomb targeting a vehicle used by Nepali Congress leader Ram
Over 100 persons indulging in anti-election activities were arrested from across the country, according to Home Ministry spokesperson Narayan Prasad Sharma Dawadi. The majority of the arrested are from the Biplav-led Maoist party.
After arresting 22 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied service, Assam police is planning to quiz at least 38 more officials in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Comm
Nepal Police arrested a man with 17 kg smuggled gold from Kerung border point
Responding to the recommendation made by parliamentary committee of the erstwhile Parliament, the government has scrapped the agreement signed with the controversial Chinese company; China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), hired by then UML led
Responding to the security threats during the upcoming elections, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has prepared a security plan that will enable security personnel to reach troubled spots in less than 30 minutes during the parliamentary and p
With the approaching deadline for the parliamentary and federal elections scheduled in two phases on November 26 and December 7, the incidents related attacks and arson against of the candidates and their supporters have also been increasing t
President Ram Nath Kovind will make his 4-day long maiden visit to the north eastern region from November 19.
Closing ceremony for the 7th Indo-Bangladesh joint exercise SAMPRITI was held at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte, Mizoram on Friday. *
Assam would likely to grill president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Arshad Madani for his controversial provocative remarks on the ongoing process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation in Assam.
An American was killed when a motorcycle rammed on to a pick-up van at Jyatha in Kathmandu on Thursday. The victim is identified as Robert Grober. The accident occurred when the motorbike (Ba 58 Pa 3718) Grober was travelling on hit the door of
The draft publication of the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam would likely to be deferred till July, 2018 after Register General of India (RGI) on Thursday had submitted an interlocutory petition before the Supreme Co
Field Training Exercise of the ongoing Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise SAMPRITI 2017, which is seventh such exercise in the SAMPRITI series was conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte.
UCPN Maoist leaders including errestwhile Speaker Onsari Gharti attacked in Rolpa.
At least four people injured in a landmine explosion during the Election campaign of Nepali Congress leader Ram Saran Mahat at Nuwakot district.
Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ, “Salvator Mundiâ€, sold for a record-smashing $450.3 million on Wednesday at Christie‘s, more than double the old price for any work of art at auction.
Gulmi, Tamghas, Nepal: At least one person died while 17 others injured when a passenger jeep with registration number Lu 1 Ja, 1521 met with an accident at Resunga municipality-4, Arkhale in Gulmi district on Wednesday night.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the goal of her visit to the United Arab Emirates is to further consolidate the bilateral relations and take it to a new high.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Security forces have stepped up its vigilance on the act and activities of the leaders of the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist with the guess that the party would have involved in the recent attacks against of the polls candi
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bala Chaturdashi, one of the famous Hindu festivals, which falls on Mangsir Krishna Chaturdashi, is being observed across the country today.
A prosecution witness in the corruption trial of three former soccer officials testified on Wednesday that Mexico’s Grupo Televisa (TLVACPO.MX) and Brazil’s Globo took part in a $15 million (11.39 million pounds) bribe to a FIFA executive to
Democratic alliance continues efforts to forge electoral adjustments in the more constituencies
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli and the CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have claimed that communist rule will be established in Nepal after the scheduled parliamentary and the federal elections.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested Director General (DG) of Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) Bishworaj Pandey on Wednesday
Nepali Congress president and Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday said that the people have the right to choose between democracy or authoritarianism in the upcoming elections.
Two days after two Assam Rifles jawans were killed and six others injured in an powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Manipur’s Chandel district, militants once again targeted security forces in the same district along with Indo-
Assam Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell on Tuesday had arrested a senior IAS officer of the state government in connection with Rs 121 crore scam in the state labour department.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assured actor and proprietor of ISL franchise North East United FC John Abraham to extend all support for setting up a world class football academy in Guwahati.
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang on Tuesday Flagged off Assam Rifles Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Unity and Heritage Tri Nation Motorcycle Expedition from Kohima in a colourful ceremony organized under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General A
The Guwahati High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of former chairman of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Rakesh Kumar Paul, who was arrested in the cash-for-job scam in the APSC.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Tuesday had filed the charge sheet of Rs 40 crore tax evasion scam of BG bonded warehouse in excise department before the Special court in Guwahati.
Zimbabwe’s army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital’s streets following a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcas
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated third manufacturing unit of Indian FMCG major Emami Limited in Assam at Pacharia in Kamrup district.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday called upon the people of the state to work with responsibility for holistic development of children while taking part as chief guest in the children’s day celebration organized by Asom Sishu
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while observing an increasing number of flat (apartment) owners/residents in the city, urges the government to formulate a specific law to safeguard the interest of both the apartment dwellers and lo
Nepali U-19 cricket team has reached the semi-finals of ongoing Youth Asia Cup at played at the Bayuemas Oval in Pandamaran, Klang, Malaysia on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed that the security bodies be extra vigilant henceforth to prevent attacks on the election candidates from repeating, saying the incidents of attacks on candidates comprise a serious lapse on their pa
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police have on Tuesday arrested five persons on the charge of murdering of renowned construction entrepreneur and chairman of Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal Sharad Kumar Gauchan.
Kristen Stewart’s directing ambitions go all the way back to when she was an 11-year-old performing in the 2002 David Fincher thriller “Panic Room.â€
An powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast killed two Assam Rifles jawans and injured seven others in Manipur’s Chandel district along with Indo-Myanmar border on Monday morning.
At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Renowned social worker Anuradha Koirala who is also the CNN Hero 2010 award winner, has joined the Nepali Congress on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has seized a historic win against India in ACC U-19 Asia Cup at Malaysia on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Center leader and candidate Barsha Man Pun has been targeted with a bullet near Dui Kholi river of Rolpa District on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least two persons killed and about one dozen others sustained injuries in a road accident at Lamahi municipality -1 of Dang district on Sunday morning.
North Guwahati based Narayana Superspeciality Hospital conducted the OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 11 November, where Dr Soumar Dutt (emergency medicine) offered free consultations to over 25 participants.
The Nepali Congress (NC) has forged an electoral alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) (RPP-D) in Kanchanpur.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is leaving for United Arab Emirates (UAE) for four day state visit from Monday.
The numbness surrounded in the villages and towns have revitalized again by the political parties, candidates and the cadres. The approaching deadline for the parliament and the federal assembly elections has created big sensations in the countr
The numbness surrounded in the villages and towns have revitalized again by the political parties, candidates and the cadres. The approaching deadline for the parliament and the federal assembly elections has created big sensations in the countr
Women are the unseen creator of the society in the world. Some say- nature has itself discriminated in between woman and man. But, it can't appreciate because the sense of human rights must be used as a marshal law for the sake of women rights a
Kathmandu, Nepal: Veteran politician of Nepal Kirti Nidhi Bistha breathed his last at his residence in Gyaneshwor on Saturday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has expressed his serious concerns over the recent violent activities occurred during the elections campaign throughout the country.
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that the leftist alliance has been formed to establish the communism authoritarian regime in the country.
North Korea said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia showed he was a “destroyer†and he had begged for war on the Korean peninsula, in a statement carried by the state news agency.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Former Home Minister and CPN Maoist Center leader Janardan Sharma faces severe safety threats at his own home districts.
Medical sector in Nepal likely to be improved with the authentication of the Medical Education Ordinance
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the upcoming parliamentary and provincial election is a struggle between the forces whether to retain democracy or to bring communism in the country.
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has urged the concerned government bodies to monitor the excessive spending by the parties and their candidates in the election campaigning. The election of the House of Representatives and Pro
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood says he is fit and ready for the Ashes series against England after taking six wickets and coming through a Sheffield Shield match unscathed.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has decorated for former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav with the 'Jana Aandolan Swarna Padaka (gold medal), 2074' and honoured him on the occasion of the 103rd birth anniversary of the late Ganesh Man Singh, the comma
Finally, the medical education ordinance has come into effect after President Bidya Devi Bhandari authenticated the bill on Friday.
Assam police had arrested few more officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
The Himalayan district, Dolpa, is at high risk from climate change effects. This information was shared at a programme on 'climate change effects and the role of local level in mitigating it' organized in Dunai today.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday had decided to reduce the tax rate on 177 items from 28 per cent to 18 per cent offering major relief to the consumers and businessmen.
CPN, Maoist Centre, which has forged electoral alliance with the main opposition CPN UML on the name of forming leftist alliance, has taken action against leaders and cadres who filed their candidacies in the elections to the House of Representa
Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia’s top crime gang on Wednesday, the biggest haul ever in the nation’s long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the President has no reason to stop certification of ordinance on the Medical Education Bill passed by the Cabinet.
The 17-year-old recalls being excited as she took the car journey and bus ride from her home in northeast India and across the border into Myanmar.
Uber is taking part in a joint industry and government push with NASA to develop software which the company aims to use to manage “flying taxi†routes that could work like ride-hailing services it has popularised on the ground.
“Friends†star Jennifer Aniston is coming back to television and she’s partnering with Reese Witherspoon.
Assam police had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a vehicle in central Assam's Nagaon district on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Bijay Kumar Gachhadar asserted that his party’s victory was a must for democracy in the country.
Country star Keith Urban will debut a new song on the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday inspired by the allegations of sexual assault and harassment hurled against Harvey Weinstein.
The dream of railway service in Nepal would be materialized if the recent initiation taken by the Chinese government to link Nepal with its railway service comes into implementation.
After a brief truce with China to cooperate on North Korea, President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid mounting US trade complaints, with limited prospects for progress on market access, technology policy and other sore points.
Security forces on Wednesday had apprehended two militants belonging to the banned outfit NDFB-S in Assam's Chirang district, officials said.
The sleuths of Assam Chief Minister’s vigilance on Wednesday had arrested a contractor in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam in Labour department, which took place in the previous Congress regime.
As the biggest move against corruption by the Sarbananda Sonowal-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam, the Assam police on Wednesday had arrested 15 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other all
At least 20 people lost their lives in two separate road accidents in Gulmi and Udayapur districts on Monday alone. The tragic accident has occurred just two days after another tragic accident, where 31 people were killed when an overcrowded p
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba surges Madhesi people to vote to the Nepali Congress to ammend the constitution.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday stressed on the need for attention and cooperation from every quarter to create atmosphere conducive for holding the upcoming elections in a free and fearless manner.
Nepal suffered fourth and final straight defeat to Oman in the AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers by 5-0 on Wednesday at Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek.
As the bold step against corruption by the Sarbananda Sonowal-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam, the Assam police on Wednesday had arrested 13 officials of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other associ
A Ukrainian national has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police for possessing two Kilograms of hashish from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) the only international airport of Nepal on Tuesday.
An Israeli startup has sued Apple Inc, accusing the iPhone maker of copying its patented smartphone camera technology.
The Nepali Congress (NC), Rupandehi has said that it has invalidated the party membership of those filing their candidacies for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies against the official candidates.
The Election Commission (EC) has been mulling the idea to allow the government employees deployed on election duty to cast votes in the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections slated for November 26 and December 7.
As Karl Marx’s ultimate achievement (or failure) seems to be the Russian Revolution, it is perhaps timely to ponder 100 years later about Marxism’s current relevance. Understandably, this exercise will be seen by many as a waste of time.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), an ally of the incumbent government has on Tuesday unveiled election manifesto for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections emphasizing to the Hindu Kingdom.
The leftist alliance has on Tuesday made public the election manifesto with the claim to develop the country.
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly has said that it has officially started its works from today.
Australia paceman Mitchell Starc claimed his second hat-trick of the match to lead New South Wales to a 171-run victory over Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield on Tuesday.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to the banned outfit NDFB-S in Assam's Chirang district on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.
Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Tuesday said that, foreign assist poachers gang and some militant groups of North East India are involved in the rhino killing incidents in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Chinese delegation came here in Nepal to study the preliminary study of railway network has begun its study from today.
Crops worth more than 30 million rupees were damaged in the hailstorms that occurred last Saturday night in Nuwakot district.
Declaring that North Korea was “a threat to the civilized world,†President Donald Trump vowed Monday in Japan that the United States “will not stand†for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies.
A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding at least 16 others in what the governor called the deadliest mass s
The death toll rose to at least 27 on Sunday from the typhoon that pummelled central and southern Vietnam just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent businessmen and a former finance minister are among dozens detained in a probe by a new anti-corruption body, a senior Saudi official said on Sunday.
Liverpool cranked up the pressure on West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic with a 4-1 win at the London Stadium, while Burnley’s remarkable start to the Premier League season continued thanks to a 1-0 victory at Southampton on Saturday.
Guwahati: The city based Excelcare Hospitals on Saturday conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where cardiologist Dr Debanga Bora and general practitioner Dr Sonali Barman offered free consultations to over 30 participa
The seventh Indo-Bangladesh Joint Training Exercise SAMPRITI - 2017 is scheduled to be conducted in India this year in the month of November 2017 under aegis of Red Horns Division of the elite Gajraj Corps.
Another bizarre incident has came to light after, aretired army personnel from Assam’s Barpeta district was reportedly servedwith a notice from the Foreigners Tribunal and asked to prove that he is an Indian citizen.
A team officers consisting Prabin Hazarika, Director of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam; Mowsam Hazarika,Assistant Director of Agriculture; Khagendra Sarmah, Sub DivisionalAgricultural Officer ( Horticulture) and Bakul Saikia, Senior Agr
Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park and chopped off its horn on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.
The Nagaland government has resumed the passenger helicopter service in Phek district from November 1 last, officials said on Friday.
The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN-K along with arms and ammunition in Nagaland's Zunheboto district on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
The District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu has urged individual gun owners to compulsorily handover licensed arms (guns and pistols) by Nov. 16 for upcoming election period.
The ruling partner Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is to use 'democracy with king' in its election manifesto. Party spokesperson Bhuwan Pathak said the party planned to include constitutional monarchy in the form of 'change with continuity' in
Election fever grips the nation with the filing of candidacy for the parliamentary and federal elections under the FPTP system
The death toll from an explosion at a thermal power plant in northern India has climbed to 26, officials said Thursday.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli today said that the leftist alliance was formed in association with the parties sharing the same ideology for the stability of democracy.
Children below five years age across the nation are being administered Vitamin ‘A’ and de-worming tablets today and tomorrow.
Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge on Sunday for his second Premier League visit since taking the reins at Manchester United.
Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt have teamed up for an advertisement which aims to underline the importance of cleanliness.
Looming confusions cleared with the filing of nominations for the second phase of elections
After the end of Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-16) and the signing of The Treaty of Sugauli, relationship between Nepal and the British Raj was said to be somewhat frosty. Things only started to warm up after the reign of Jang Bahadur Rana, whose dyn
Candidates are going to file their nominations under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system for the second phase of federal and provincial elections that is scheduled for December 7, on Thursday.
The city based Excelcare Hospitals will conduct the next weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 4 November 2017. Cardiologist Dr Debanga Bora and general practitioner Dr Sonali Barman from the newly launched healthcare institution w
The Supreme Court (SC) has paved the way to hold the scheduled elections stating that there is no need of printing of ballot paper for the parliamentary and provincial elections under the proportional category.
A driver in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen others in what authorities said was an act of terrorism.
Ambassador of China to Nepal Yu Hong today said that the Government of the People’s Republic of China was willing to provide support for the development of agriculture and tourism, among other sectors, in Chitwan district.
An eight-point bilateral agreement between the representatives of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (AFEC) was signed amid a programme here today to strengthening the econo
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Kathmandu District Court (KDC) has ordered 12 years and six months jail term to the CPN Maoist Centre leader Bal Krishna Dhungel.
With amid fearing about whether Assam will loose a huge parts of its land to proposed Nagalim, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday clarified that, not an inch of Assam's land will be parted with it and the integrity of the state wi
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, there will be no compromise on corruption in Assam in keeping with Narendra Modi led union government's fight against corruption, black money.
One of the acclaimed cultural personalities of Assam, Kula Barua will grace the ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Thursday (2 November 2017). Commended Assamese singer and music director Barua will interact with th
Nepal Police have arrested CPN Maoist Cents leader Bal krishna Dhungel from Satdobato in Lalitpur today.
Nepali Congress includes billionaires chaudhary on its PR list.
Chairman of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Upendra Yadav today said that leader of presidium of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, Mahanta Thakur, has not been proposed as chief minister of Province no 2.
Wishing for the global peace, the South Asian Muslim Religious Conference has kicked off in Nepalgunj today.
The Medical Laboratory Association Nepal (MeLAN) in Rupandehi has urged the medical labs operated in the district to not charge high for dengue test.
Rajkapur Yadav, the Nepali Congress leader who was killed in Trishuli bus plunge, was cremated at Golbazaar Municipality-8 in his home district Siraha today morning.
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Vadav vows to hold scheduled elections on time despite the halt on printing of ballot papers
Commended gastro surgeon Dr Patta Radhakrishna SIMS Chennai hospital will grace the next weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 27 October (Friday) 2017. The practicing doctor will be available for free consultations to the particip
Union government and Assam government on Tuesday had jointly prepared a roadmap to combat any untoward incident anticipated during the days leading to publish of draft National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The sleuths of Income TAX (IT) department on Tuesday had raided properties of three businessmen in Assam's capital city Guwahati.
Security forces on Tuesday had apprehended five hardcore militants including three NSCN-K militants in upper Assam along with Nagaland border, officials said.
To curb the illegal trade of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and take stern action against the illegal traders, liquor mafia, the Assam excise department has taken adequate measures against illegal activities and to increase the revenue.
The resins available at the community forests have become a boon for the community forestry users groups and local governments in Rolpa district.
The Japanese Ambassado to Nepal, Mr. Masashi Ogawa, attended the opening ceremony of the ICU building at AMDA Hospital in Damak, Jhapa District.
Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Masashi Ogawa, handed over a fire engine and its accessories, including 15 hoses, to Mr. Rom Nath Oli, the Mayor of Damak Municipality.
A case has been filed against Inspector General of the Police (IGP) Prakash Aryal charging him for neglecting the Supreme Court (SC)’s verdict to detain murder-convict Balkrishna Dhungel.
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nepal, Roland Schaefer has expressed the commitment of the Government of Germany to provide all possible assistance to Nepal for its social and economic progress.
Teens who vape, or use e-cigarettes, may be more likely to develop a regular smoking habit when the liquid they use in their vaping devices has higher concentrations of nicotine, a U.S. study suggests.
The ruling Communist Party on Tuesday formally lifted Xi Jinping’s status to China’s most powerful ruler in decades, setting the stage for the authoritarian leader to tighten his grip over the country while pursuing an increasingly muscular
Days before Apple Inc’s much-awaited iPhone X opens for preorders, a survey by brokerage Bernstein showed that demand for the device will be substantial, but not exceptional, with about a quarter of the respondents planning to buy the phone.
Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at FIFA’s The Best awards gala on Monday.
A fallen soldier’s angry widow joined the stormy dispute with President Donald Trump on Monday over his response to her husband’s death, declaring that his failure to remember the soldier’s name in last week’s condolence call “made me
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has on Monday caught three government officials of area administration office, Dharan, while taking bribe.
Responding to the widespread concerns and the agitation of senior orthopedic doctor Govinda KC, the government has on Monday issued a medical education ordinance.
Former Secretary Yuvaraj Bhusal has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).
Struggling Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first Monday against Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international.
Japan's defense minister asserted Monday that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities have grown to an "unprecedented, critical and imminent" level.
Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say 13 people have been killed by a suicide bombing in Maiduguri.
The government has decided to appoint Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi as the Chief Secretary.
Everton dropped into the bottom three of the Premier League after Arsenal came from a goal down to earn an emphatic 5-2 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Voting in a general election started Sunday that would most likely hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s right-wing ruling coalition a victory and possibly close to a two-thirds majority in parliament.
The state advisory board of National Security Act (NSA) has started it's hearing on Assam farmer leader Akhil Gogoi's detention under the act in Guwahati.
A Sub-Inspector (SI) of Assam police on Sunday was died mysteriously in jail, who was earlier arrested with two other police officials in connection with alleged death of a minor boy in police custody in Guwahati.
After a controversial statement made by BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa comparing Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru with garbage in a public meeting held in upper Assam on Sunday, opposition Congress on Monday openly condemned the BJP MP's derogat
After unearthed the multi-crore rupees scam in the office of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), the Chief Minister's vigilance on Saturday had registered a case into the scam.
A life sketch of Mahapurus Shrimanta Shankardev along with other important Vaishnavite personalities named 'Shrimanta Shankardevar Darshan' was released at Guwahati Press Club on 16 October 2017. Pended by octogenarian writer Tanuram Das, the bo
Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) had seized huge quantity of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from a vehicle bearing registration of Uttar Pradesh in Nagaland's Zunheboto district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Two people died and one was injured in separate incidents in Banke.
The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Nepali Congress, the head of the incumbent coalition government, to coordinate with all the fringe democratic parties in the upcoming elections
In the last five years, Xi has established unprecedented control over the party and the government. But this also means his mistakes and missteps have been magnified.
Cheer pheasant, an endangered species of bird in the world, is likely to vanish for lack of environment conducive and proper habitat in Myagdi.
To move the Assam tourism sector into a major economic sector and an aim to increase tourist inflow by 2-3 times more within next five years, Assam government on Thursday declared an ambitious Tourism Policy.
Security forces had arrested two rhino poachers along with AK-series rifle in northern Assam's Biswanath district on Thursday, officials said.
Acclaimed medicine specialist Dr Brajen Lahkar will conduct the next weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 21 October 2017. The practicing doctor from the State's well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospital will be available
NSCN-K's Chairman Khango Konyak elected as the new Chairman of United Nationals Liberation Front of West South East Asia (UNLF), an umbrella organisation of many militant groups in the North East India.
NSCN-K's Chairman Khango Konyak elected as the new Chairman of United Nationals Liberation Front of West South East Asia (UNLF), an umbrella organisation of many militant groups in the North East India.
A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonised over whether he’d make enough money as a community organiser, and lamented his incompatibility with his ex-girlfriend in 30 pages of letters he wrote to h
Government assures for timely election of federal and parliament
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has committed to hold the upcoming federal and provincial elections on stipulated time.
India’s famed monument of love, the white marble Taj Mahal, is finding itself at the heart of a political storm, with some members of the country’s ruling Hindu right-wing party claiming that the mausoleum built by a Muslim emperor does not
President Bidya Devi Bhandari presented gunyo-cholo to the girls sheltered at Balmandir, on the occasion of Laxmi Puja today.
On the third day of the Yamapanchak, Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth, is being worshipped with jubilation and various religious rituals throughout the country in the evening in accordance with time-honored tradition.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reshuffled his cabinet relieving all the ministers representing the CPN Maoist Center from their portfolios.
The Hindu glorious Festival-Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and Diwali in India. In this year the light day-Tihar is starting from 31th Ashoj to 4th Kartik 2074 B.
Decks are cleared for upgradation of three colleges to universities as Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Monday gave his assent to the bill which aimed at starting the academic functions of Madhabdev University of Lakhimpur, Bhattadev University o
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal sought cooperation from all sections of the society particularly from the film fraternity to make the first ever Guwahati International Film Festival a success.
A man is trying to commit suicide at Assam's Capital Complex in Dispur Guwahati on Monday evening after he failed to meet Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
India opted out of the high-profiled Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing in May 2017 in protest against the Chinese connectivity initiative infringing India’s sovereignty. Instead, on the eve of the summit, India
Somalia is in desperate need for donated blood to treat survivors of a truck bombing in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday that killed more than 300 people and injured at least 400 others, a minister said.
Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time paired the detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, with light from the same cosmic event, according to research published on
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that democracy is challenged by the alliance forged among some leftist parties.
At least two persons killed and two dozen others sustained injuries in a vehicular collision at Gorani of Jorayal Rural Municipality along the Bhimdatta Highway on Tuesday.
CPN Maoist Center decides to quit the government voluntarily today
whales and dolphins — are among the brainiest of beings. In terms of sheer brain size, the sperm whale is tops on Earth, with a brain six times larger than that of a person.
It seemed a simple statement: women should not die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Yet two years after world leaders agreed to 17 global goals at the United Nations, including the childbirth target, countries in Asia Pa
Tihar, the second largest festival of Nepali Hindus is beginning from today. Also known as Yam Panchak, the festival is observed for five days.
The main ruling party, Nepali Congress, and Nepal Democratic Forum have announced their unification in Kathmandu, on Monday.
In a major setback to NSCN (R) a Self Styled Corporal and Town Commander of Changlang town was apprehended Sunday night by the Changlang battalion in Arunachal Pradesh.
A CRPF jawan was arrested in Assam's Jorhat district for making objectionable comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on social media.
CPN Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal today asserted that no one can escape from the responsibility of holding the elections.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the public power utility, is to import electric vehicles for promotional purpose and to set up charging stations for such vehicles.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari urged all for right use of Right to Information, saying RTI would maintain good governance in the country.
South Korean and U.S. troops began five days of naval drills on Monday after North Korea renewed its threat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam.
Catalonia’s leader called for dialogue with Spain and a meeting with the country’s prime minister, complying with a Monday deadline to respond to a request from the central government to state explicitly whether the regional president had de
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the recent expansion of the Cabinet would not cause any impact on the elections going to be held later this year.
Tightened threshold system compelled fringe parties to unite with big parties to secure their presence
Tightened threshold system compelled fringe parties to unite with big parties to secure their presence
Tightened threshold system compelled fringe parties to unite with big parties to secure their presence
Ruling head Nepali Congress (NC) and Nepal Democratic Forum led by Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar are going to unite the party amid a function today.
The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country’s information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday urged the media to keep strict vigil on the activities of the government.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday took part in the golden jubilee celebrations of All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) at Itanagar and strongly pitched for greater harmony and strengthening of age old ties between Assam
In the series of intense operations on underground outfits, delivering yet another blow to NSCN-K, the Jairampur Battalion of security forces under the aegis of DAO division conducted a successful operation in Longman village in Arunachal Prades
While the Supreme Court directed the Assam state coordinator office for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update to publish the draft NRC by December 31 next, Assam police sounded high alert across the state following intelligence input th
Guwahati city police on Sunday had arrested four more youths in connection with stone attack on the Australian cricket team bus in Assam's capital city.
Meghalaya police on Saturday had arrested two persons for allegedly hiding claymores in several places in East Garo Hills for the banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), officials said on Sunday.
It is likely that the ministers from the CPN Maoist Center would be relieved from the responsibility as cabinet ministers and state ministers.
Two practicing physicians from the city based Down Town Hospital conducted the last weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 14 October. Dr Siben Dutta and Dr Santos Reddy, while interacting with the participants, had offered necessar
President conferences oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers and state ministers amid a function at Sital Niwas
A BJP legislator of Manipur on Saturday was escaped unhurt while suspected militants hurled a powerful grenade targeting to the house of the MLA which was unexploded.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past defending champion Peng Shuai 6-3 6-1 at the Tianjin Open on Saturday to reach her first WTA final in almost two and a half years.
The Election Commission has decided to issue a 27-point directive to the Government of Nepal to make necessary arrangement in connection with the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly election scheduled for coming November 26 and Dece
Kapilvastu district, which is believed to be the habitat for the highest number of Crane in Nepal, has emerged as the main breeding centre of the endangered bird species. Crane is the World’s rare and disappearing bird species.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged the non-resident Nepalis to invest in their motherland.
The eighth global conference of Non-Residential Nepali Association (NRNA), the association of Nepali Diasporas across the globe, has begun in Kathmandu from Saturday.
Members of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) made a week long fact finding visit (8-12 October) to Nepal at the invitation of Lok Mani Dhakal, a member of Nepali parliament and chairperson of
A man accused of killing his wife with a cleaver and critically injuring his mother-in-law hours after he sought a mental health exam at a Vermont hospital has pleaded not guilty.
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) put forward its preparation to purchase kit – which is used to detect dengue and scrub typhus viruses.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday had arrested four officials of Nagaland government in connection with funding to the Naga underground outfits including outlawed NSCN.
Senior physicians Dr Siben Dutta and Dr Santos Reddy of Down Town Hospital will conduct the next weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 14 October 2017. The practicing doctors from the State's pioneer healthcare institution wi
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday has started probe into the multi-crore rupees Louis Berger scam in Assam.
Assam government and Tata Trusts are collaborating to set three-level cancer care grid in Assam with an estimated investment of Rs 1400 crore.
Assam police detained two persons suspecting in connection with Tuesday night's stone pelting on the team bus of Australian cricket team, when Australian cricketers were headed to the Hotel Radison Blue from the Barsapara cricket stadium in Guwa
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to reshuffle cabinet today, Ministers from CPN Maoist Center to be sacked
Since 2006, we Nepalese people have been suffering from the nefarious design of Indian Congress (I) and its RAW. In the name of democracy the leaders such as ex-PM late Girija Prasad became engrossed in power politics and used their position to
The humanitarian system – the global network of players who extend assistance to victims of disasters and conflict – remains wedded to a ‘silo management’ structure. This needs to shift to a more collaborative process of disaster managem
Facebook on Friday announced a new feature to make it easier for users to order meals from nearby restaurants and service providers without leaving the social network.
Government seems committed to hold federal and parliamentary election in the scheduled date
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar said that there was possibility of merger between Nepal Democratic Forum and Nepali Congress before the upcoming elections.
South Korea said it detected an earthquake Friday near North Korea's main nuclear test site, the fourth since the country's sixth and most powerful nuclear test explosion last month. Some experts suggested the area is now too unstable to conduct
POKHARA: At least six passengers were injured after a bus they were travelling on met with an accident at Paudur in Annapurna Rural Municipality-3, of Kaski district along the Pokhara-Baglung Highway on Thursday.
Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after a dramatic last round of South American fixtures that also saw Peru clinch a playoff spot against New Zealand and Chile miss out completely.
China is protesting the sailing of a U.S. Navy ship near its territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying it will continue to take measures to protect Beijing's interests in the vital waterway claimed by several nations.
A boy, who had fallen unconscious while playing football, died on the way to the hospital in the district.
More than 40 Indian army personnel suffered heavy casualties while an armed group of Naga outfit group NSCN-K attacked at a camp of Indian army in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district on Tuesday.
The head of Iran's nuclear agency warned the United States on Tuesday against undermining the 2015 nuclear deal, saying international nonproliferation efforts as well as Washington's international standing would suffer as a result.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed that the National Archives should be developed as a research center.
Dilruwan Perera grabbed 5-98 as the off-spinner anchored Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory against Pakistan in the second test and clinched the two-match series 2-0 on Tuesday.
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Auyodhee Prasad Yadav has called on the government not to take any decision unfavorable to the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies.
Nepali Congress (NC) general secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has been recommended as a candidate for the first-past-the-post elections of upcoming House of Representatives from eastern part of Nawalparasi district.
After beating Australia in the first T-20 international match in Ranchi by nine wickets, in-form India now looks to lock the three match series by winning the second match to be played at Barshapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Six people of a family including two women and two child were killed in a tragic road mishap in Assam's Guwahati on Monday morning.
Construction entrepreneur Sharad Kumar Gauchan,who is also the chairman of the Nepal Construction entrepreneur shot dead in New Baneshor of kathmandu on Monday.
The fifth meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations concluded here in Kathmandu on Sunday without any tangible results.
Notwithstanding the suggestions from the party leaders to sack out the ministers from the CPN Maoist Center, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has given continuity to the alliance with the CPN Maoist Center even though the party had forged the e
Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has expressed commitment that the Election Commission would not leave no stone unturned to hold elections of House of Representatives and State Assemblies in free and fearless manner.
The Supreme Court (SC) has on Sunday issued an interim order in the name of the government not to implement its decision to sack Gopal Bahadur Khadka from the post of Managing Director of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).
At three persons including two women were died and five others injured when a tourist vehicle skidded off from road in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Saturday.
While people of Assam and several political, non-political organizations of the state have strongly opposed against centre's move to create Greater Nagalim by acceding about 66,000 hectares land of the state, the crucial issue was discussed duri
The 7 Assam Rifles organised a Weapon Display programme in Pungro Town for all schools and villagers of Pungro in Nagaland.
Saying that the state government would protect the interest of indigenous people of the state at all costs, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday assured representatives of various organisations of Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council a
Containers and trucks have started heading towards Kerung in Tibet Autonomous Region of China from the Rasuwagadhi transit point with the conclusion of the Dashain holiday period.
CPN-UML Standing Committee meeting held on Saturday has unanimously endorsed the party’s agreements with the CPN Maoist Centre and Naya Shakti Nepal for the electoral alliance and to unify.
CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made clear that his party is ready to quit the government if Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said so.
Americans buying seafood for dinner may inadvertently have subsidized the North Korean government as it builds its nuclear weapons program, an Associated Press investigation has found. Their purchases may also have supported forced labor.
Seven security personnel including 5 of Indian Air Force (IAF) and two army officials were died an IAF chopper crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang region on Friday morning, officials said.
Five personnel of Indian Air Force (IAF) were died and one received grave injuries while an IAF chopper crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang region on Friday morning, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal’s Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay has resigned from his post citing personal reason.
As the process of forging an electoral alliance between and among political parties has presently intensified, the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have decided to go for the upcoming elections to the
A UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has helped maintain order through 13 years of political turmoil and catastrophe is coming to an end as the last of the blue-helmeted soldiers from around the world leave despite concerns that the police an
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war, awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to a little-known international campaign group advocating for a ban on nuclear weapons.
At least four persons killed and dozens other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Sabdanda of Malarani Rural municipality of Arghakhanchi district on Friday morning.
Assam and Meghalaya Governor Banwarilal Purohit who left for Tamil Nadu this morning to assume the charge of Governor of Tamil Nadu, thanked the people Assam for their all-out cooperation that he received during his tenure in Assam.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) would set up a research centre in Guwahati for start ups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs as the decision to this effect was taken at a meeting between Assam Chief Minister Sarbanan
Newly appointed Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd) on Thursday chaired his first review meeting on developmental activities of the State with the senior officers of the State Government at Raj Bhavan in Itanagar.
Two students of Meghalaya's St Anthony's Higher Secondary School who were allegedly kidnapped from Shillong were rescued by Assam police from Guwahati on Wednesday.
At least eight new born babies, aged between 2-4 days were died in past 24 in Assam's Fakkrudin Ali Ahmed Medical College at Barpeta.
The city based Sun Valley Hospital will conduct the next evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday, 7 October 2017. Dr Rupam Choudhury (diabetology) and Dr Tapan Sharma (medicine) from the acclaimed hospital will be available f
A hardcore militant belonging to United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) was arrested by security forces in Manipur's Kakching district on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr. Govinda KC has begun his 13th fast-unto-death again on Thursday demanding reform in medical sector in the country.
Japanese-born Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize for Literature for uncovering “the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world,†the Swedish Academy said on Thursday on awarding the 9 million crown ($1.1 million) prize
Leaders from various political parties have said the alliance among the democratic forces was essential to check the leftist alliance so that the national politics would be balanced. The unity among the leftist forces would jeopardize nationalit
Nepali Congress (NC) central committee member Shankar Bhandari has said that the broader leftist alliance was unusual and unnatural.
Country star Jason Aldean said on Tuesday he would cancel three shows this week to honor victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in which a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival during the singer’s p
Nepali Hindus are observing the Kojagrat Poornima (full moon day) today as part of the final day of the 15-day Bada Dashain festival by worshipping and paying homage to Mahalaxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has suggested the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to go away from the government.
Even vociferous supporters of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, including undersigned, no longer have an argument against an outright and blanket ban of any and all automatic weapons from high-population density areas of the United
Even vociferous supporters of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, including undersigned, no longer have an argument against an outright and blanket ban of any and all automatic weapons from high-population density areas of the United
Harry Kane is on a goal-scoring hot streak in the Premier League and the England striker has already established himself as a top player regardless of his season’s tally, goalkeeper Joe Hart has said.
The District Public Health Office (DPHO), Mahottari has launched a campaign aimed at preventing dengue virus infection in the district.
Latest Political Development In Nepal Hints For Dissolution Of Parliament; pro-royalist forces back for leftist alliance
Nepali Congress has started discussion with various democratic political parties with a plan to forge electoral alliance in the upcoming elections for the federal and provincial parliaments.
Rapid spread of dengue in Bardibas of Mahottari district has created fear among the locals.
Oil prices eased on Wednesday, pulled down by caution that a rally that lasted for most of the third quarter would not extend through the last three months of the year.
The Nepal Bar Association, Sunsari district chapter has objected to the detention of three Nepali nationals by the Indian security forces and urged the district authorities here to take initiatives for their unconditional release.
The National Seismological Centre has stated that a tremor measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:4 am today.
Three US scientists won the 2017 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for opening up a new era of astronomy by detecting gravitational waves, ripples in space and time foreseen by Albert Einstein a century ago.
While Union Home ministry has directed all north eastern states and BSF and other security agencies to keep tight vigil along with India-Bangladesh and India-Myanmar following over 4 lakh Rohingya have fled violence churning through Rakhine stat
Meghalaya police on Monday had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Dosorge forest area in South Garo Hills district, which were buried underground by banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), officials said.
After witnessing the devasting flood four months back, which led to deaths of over 300 wild animals including one horned rhinoceros, the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Monday reopened for tourists.
In a rich tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary, the Assam government on Monday has announced to gift Khadi clothes to all the state government employees from next financial year.
Guwahati: Following the call from the national media fraternity, the city based journalists will also demonstrate their resentments against the relentless killing of scribes across India on Monday in front of Guwahati Press Club. The Journalists
CPN UML plays role to change the coalition, offers the CPN Maoist Center chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead the government
Shares in gun manufacturers rose on Monday, just hours after a gunman killed at least 50 people in Las Vegas
Kathmandu, Nepal: Senior orthopedic Dr Govinda KC began his fast-unto-death for the 12th time on Monday.
Citizens of eight countries, including North Korea and Venezuela, will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday that will replace his expiring travel ban.
At least five people were died and six others critically injured after consuming toxic liquor in Assam's Tinsukia district on Sunday.
Worried at repeated incidents of journalist's murders across India, the Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) urges the Union government in New Delhi to formulate a national action plan for delivering earliest justices to the victim families.
Newly emerged Ayursundra Hospital conducted the last weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 23 September 2017, where paediatrician Dr Sourav Gohain Duarah checked the health status of around ten children after calculating thei
The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police had seized huge quantity of Indian currency notes and various documents from the residence of an Assam government official, who was arrested red handed by the investigation agen
Despite of some raids conducted by the Assam excise department and other investigation agencies against the illicit liquor traders in various locations of the state, liquor mafia, gangs continued its illegal trade with the help of some corrupted
The Election Commission has so far officially announced the result of 100 local levels of the voting that took place in 136 local levels in Province No. 2 on September 18.
A state level consultation on Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH) organised by a collaborative partnership between NITI Ayog and Assam Health and Family Welfare department was held at Assam Administrative Staff College, Khan
The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police on Friday had arrested another government official after taken bribe for settlement of a local market in Assam's Darrang district.
Capt N Kenguruse, MVC Memorial Football Tournamant 2017 organised by the Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) concluded with an enthralling match between local lads and the defending champion Naga FC, Kohima and debutant entrants Vanguard
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), one of ally party of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Assam government has decided to contest alone in the forthcoming panchayat polls in the state.
The most popular festival- Dashain is celebrating in this year on 21st September 2017, (5th Ashoj 2074 BS) this day is known as ‘Ghatsthapana’-The first day of Dashain festival. Dashain comprises of ten days worship of lord Durga. The ten
Education is regarded as the backbone of a country and a person as well. Without Education there is no any existence of human beings. Education must be life living tools of the people, who had the dream to achieve something in their life from
Kathmandu, Nepal: Buddha Lama has become the Nepal Idol defeating his rival duo Nishan Bhattarai and Pratap Das on Friday.
KATHMANDU: Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain is beginning today.
Biratnagar, Nepal: Fire has claimed the lives of four members of a family at Harkapur of Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-3 in Morang district at wee hour on Thursday.
Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatal
Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) candidates have won the mayoral and deputy mayoral posts in Hansapur Municipality of Dhanusha district.
Unemployment is the biggest risk for businesses globally, according to a World Economic Forum survey of business leaders published on Wednesday.
Nepali Congress has been leading in the third and last phases of local level elections in province number 2
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) in northeast India expresses concern over the ongoing crackdown on newspaper & radios in Cambodia with an aim to silence the media ahead of next year's general election. The recent shut down of an independent Engli
With a vision to promote business in biotechnology and allied areas through entrepreneurship development, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Technology Incubation Centre of Guwahati Biotech Park a
The leaders of Britain, France and Italy will push social media companies on Wednesday to remove “terrorist content†from the internet within one to two hours of it appearing because they say that is the period when most material is spread.
Rescue crews and ordinary citizens searched through rubble for survivors as night fell on Tuesday on battered cities in central Mexico, including the capital, where the death toll from a major earthquake grew to at least 149.
The Election Commission (EC) has said that around 73 per cent voters have cast their votes in the third phase of local level elections held in eight districts of Province 2 on Monday.
Responding to the widespread criticism, the government has dismissed the Managing Director (MD) of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Gopal Khadka for his alleged involvement in corruption. Khadka is alleged for involving in the financial irregular
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Yagya Bahadur Thapa has expressed his confidence that nobody could stop the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies slated for November 26 and December 7 this ye
Local body elections conclude successfully on Monday in province number 2
Former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney received a two-year driving ban on Monday after pleading guilty in a British court to drink-driving, the Press Association news agency reported.
Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli has arrived here in Japan to participate in the Conference of the Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific.
The meeting of the Sub-Committee under the parliamentary State Affairs Committee has today endorsed its report on the Bill relating to facilities of former office-bearers -2017.
Preparation for the third phases of local level elections concludes: Election Commission
Protests turned violent for the second night on Saturday after the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man, as a small group of demonstrators refused to disperse, breaking windows and throwing ob
The local authorities have issued a ban on honking horns in 14 districts including Taplejung of Province no 1 except for emergency conditions.
Bishwokarma Puja is being observed across the country on Sunday. According to the Hindu methodology, Bishwokarma is regarded as the divine architect.
At least four persons of a construction company were injured in a grenade blast in Manipur's Imphal on Saturday evening, officials said.
5 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) conducted a successful operation based on specific information about the presence of NSCN (K) militants in general area Asuto village in Nagaland's Zunheboto district and apprehended a
22 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) had recently conducted free medical camp and medical check up at Government Middle School, Ziphu Village, Phek District.
While Assam is going to celebrate the second phase of Gunotsav in the primary schools of 12 districts of the state next month to develop education policy, a report of worsen primary education system of Assam has came to light that over 400 prima
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the latter's official residence at 2 Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi and apprised him of the challenges posed by flood and erosion in Assam and
Security forces had apprehended two hardcore militant belonging to NSCN (K) in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday, officials said.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused the government and its allies of misusing the state power for the partisan interest.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal U-19 cricket team has reached the final of ACC U-19 Cricket Tournament by defeating the host Malaysian team by 10 wickets on Saturday.
Nepal-India border points of all eight districts of province 2 have been sealed for the next 72 hours from today in view of the third phase of local polls in the province scheduled for September 18.
Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts†could have “unwarranted consequencesâ€, raising the possibility of a deterioration in relations already strained by a refugee
All preparations necessary for the security arrangement of the local level elections scheduled for September 18 in Province 2 have been completed, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) stated.
In May 1949 Albert Einstein wrote an article titled WHY SOCIALISM? It gave indeed an insight into the philosophy of life of one the greatest human beings of the 20th century. At the end of the article Einstein declares: “I am convinced there
In May 1949 Albert Einstein wrote an article titled WHY SOCIALISM? It gave indeed an insight into the philosophy of life of one the greatest human beings of the 20th century. At the end of the article Einstein declares: “I am convinced there i
The recent reprisal by Myanmar security forces in retaliation to attacks on some police and army posts by Rohingya militants in the Rakhine region has led to large scale exodus of the Rohingya population to neighbouring countries.
Dr K Appaji Krishnan, a senior Spine surgeon from SIMS Hospital Chennai conducted the weekly OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 15 September, where over 20 media persons received free consultations. Dr Jayanta Deka (PT) and Binay Hatikakoti fr
A humanitarian crisis arose in Bangladesh due to heavy influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, the Indian government has decided to assist Bangladesh in this crisis by sending relief material.
Hunger is on the increase across the globe once again after a decade of declines, a UN report said Friday, thanks in part to climate change aggravating severe weather and conflicts.
Warning sirens blared in northern Japan on Friday when North Korea launched a missile and again when it passed over the Japanese island of Hokkaido as residents were just starting their day.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today stressed the need for economic empowerment of women along with the guarantee of their equal participation in the decision making process at all levels.
Endangered gharial has started breeding at Crocodile Breeding Centre at the Bardiya National Park, after previous failed efforts of three decades.
A woman died from swine flu here today. The District Public Health Office, Kavrepalanchowk has confirmed the death of Chandani Newa, 40, of Panauti Municipality-7 from the infection of Avian influenza ( H1N1).
Many calves of endangered one-horned rhino might have been swept away in the flooding in the Chitwan National Park, estimated the CNP.
North Korea fired a missile on Friday that flew over Japan's northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang's recent test of a powerful nuclear bomb.
A boat crowded with construction workers capsized in the Yamuna River in northern India early Thursday and at least 19 people have drowned, officials said.
Nepal thrashed Singapore by seven wickets in the final game of the group stage under the ACC U-19 Eastern Regional Tournament in Malaysia today.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expressed serious concern over the shutting down of a largely circulated Urdu newspaper at Rawlakot in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) by the Islamabad based government for publishing a survey report showing that m
32 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR(North) had recently organised a 'Drawing cum Poster making competition' on the theme 'HIV/AIDS Awareness' at Government Middle School, Bamanpukhri-B, Dimapur district.
Security forces had apprehended an arms dealer in Nagaland/s Dimapur.
A five-member Japanese Judo team from the All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF) arrived in Kathmandu on 11 September to instruct Nepali Judokas in the martial art.
A five-member Japanese Judo team from the All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF) arrived in Kathmandu on 11 September to instruct Nepali Judokas in the martial art.
It is likely that the Ministry of Supplies, the line ministry of the state owned oil monopoly, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), would take action against ‘corrupt’ officials of the NOC including its managing director Gopal Bahadur Khadka in the
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Tuesday quashed the writ petition filed by DIG Navaraj Silwal against IGP appointment and approved Prakash Aryal’s promotion to the Inspector General of Nepal Police.
The Chairperson of Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist Mohan Baidya has ruled out ever possibility of reunion with the CPN Maoist Centre.
A sub-committee constituted by the Industry, Commerce and Consumer Welfare Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has found that corruption has been committed in the institutional level in the purchase of land plots for the Nepal Oil Corporatio
The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar in recent weeks — a crisis she said left her speechless.
Increasing global warming caused by greenhouse effect and its subsequent impact has posed a grave threat to the Nepal's mountain ranges, experts say.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba hints to expand cabinet again and says consent was taken from the Election Commission
An Assam Rifles jawan was injured after suspected NSCN-K militants attacked at an Assam Rifles camp in Nagaland’s Tuensang district on Monday evening.
Assam police on Monday had arrested a youth, who was allegedly assaulted a lady teacher inside the premise of a school in northern Assam's Sonitpur district.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to organize a two day camp for sikh population in Assam and Meghalaya to equip them with the schemes being run by the Centre and state governments for welfare of the Minorities in
As a precursor to Speaker's Initiative which will be rolled out for the first time in the Assam Legislative Assembly tomorrow, a meeting of all organizations of tea tribes community, tea planters and leading thinkers was held in the Central Hall
Assam government will send a team of mechanical engineers of Water Resources department to Bangladesh for training to enchance knowledge about dredging of Brahmaputra and Barak river.
Assam government on Monday said that 7 IPS and IAS officers of the state are facing trial on criminal charges.
At least five people, residents of Assam were killed and 10 others injured while an overloaded Auto Rickshaw hit an electric post at Agrillanggre near Tura in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Monday.
Newly inducted three cabinet ministers from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Prajatantrik) have sworn in on Monday.
Government declares 5 days long holiday in province number 2 during third phase of local level elections
The government has forwarded power purchase process for purchasing electricity generated from two sugar mills.
A much-awaited bill relating to the disaster risk reduction and its management was registered at the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat today, the Secretariat said.
Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar said that acceptance of constitution has increased after participation of Madhes-based political parties in the elections.
More specialized doctors from different parts of the country now start attending the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC). Organized under the series of 'Evening with a Doctor' programs since last year, the unique healthcare in
Making a fervent appeal to the youth to realise the hazardous impact of plastics and non bio degradable objects that cause tremendous harm to our environment, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that the state government wou
Assam police sounded high alert along the bordering areas with Bangladesh following nearly 3 lakh Rohingya have fled violence churning through Rakhine state of Myanmar into Bangladesh.
On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day, a physiotherapy camp was organized at Guwahati Press Club on 8 September 2017 for the benefit of its member-journalists. The free camp witnessed the participation of over 30 media persons.
The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 Nepalese guards to Libya to protect its base in the capital as part of a plan to return its operations to the country, the head of the organization’s mission there said on Friday.
At least seven persons died and about two dozen other injured when a passenger bus met with the accident at Shivapuri Rural Municipality-7 of Nuwakot district today on Saturday afternoon.
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico and a raging hurricane dealt a devastating one-two punch to the country, killing at least 61 people as workers scrambled to respond to the twin national emergencies.
The Election Commission has registered and allocated election symbols to 87 different political parties for the purpose of the election to the members of the House of Representatives and the State Assemblies.
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 15 people, toppling houses and businesses and sending panicked people into the streets more than 650 miles (1,000 kilometers) awa
Most wanted dreaded leader of United Liberation Front Of Asom 'Independent (ULFA-I) Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom on Friday cleared his organisation's stand of not responding to any peace talks unless the government of India is willing to tak
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has drawn the attention of the Ministry of Information and Communications toward resolving problems of working journalists.
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has drawn the attention of the Ministry of Information and Communications toward resolving problems of working journalists.
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the Election Commission is adopting a zero-tolerance policy against a breach of the election code of conduct and the politics of negation.
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.1 has struck in the Pacific off the southern coast of Mexico, BBC repoted.
At least 36,073 numbers of candidates have filed their nominations for various posts of 136 local-levels of eight districts in province no 2 in the third round of local-level election scheduled for September 18.
Two former Congress ministers of Assam are now in trouble after the Vigilance of Anti-Corruption (V&AC)of Assam police has started investigation against them in disproportionate assets case.
On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day, a physiotherapy camp has been organized tomorrow (8 September 2017) at Guwahati Press Club. The free camp, open for all member-journalists of the press club, will start at 1 pm and conclude by 5 pm.
The deteriorating Rohingya crisis has compelled Bangladesh's lone Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to raise voices for resolving the human crisis immediately in Rakhine (Arakan) province of Myanmar urgently.
During the state visit of Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India 23 August to 27-2017 agreed that the work on preparation of the Detailed Project Report for the Sapta Koshi High dam and Sun-Koshi storage cum diversion scheme be expedited whi
China is the rotating president of the BRICS group right now, and it was also the host country of this year’s summit. In addition, China has been the pioneer of the BRICS as a policy coordinator which has made some new endeavors to create new
Responding to the widespread condemnation, Tribhuvan University (TU) has scrapped affiliation granted to the controversial Ghattekulo of Kathmandu based Kathmandu National Medical College (KNMC).
Election fever grips the province number 2 after registration of candidacy for the local level elections
The Kathmandu District Court has issued an interim order to stop counting the votes received to choose the best singers in ‘Nepal Idol’, a famous reality show being aired in a television show recently.
FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against the German soccer federation after fans chanted Nazi slogans during a World Cup qualifying game in the Czech Republic.
Gurinder Chadha hoped her new film would be very personal, one that explored her family’s South Asian history. But when it was done, it turned out to be the story of a few more people — millions, actually.
A trawler carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized, killing at least five people, as the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, blamed a misinformation campaign for fueling a crisis that the UN says has now pushed more than
Thousands of people are suffering from an outbreak of diarrhoea, malaria and dengue in Bangladesh and Nepal as the waters from the worst floods in a decade recede, officials and aid agencies said on Wednesday.
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean late Tuesday, following a path predicted to then rake Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading
Another corrupted government official was granted bail after Assam police failed to submit charge sheet before the court.
Spriritual guru Ravi Shankar, who was in the Assam capital city Guwahati for a mass meditation camp on Wednesday urged United Liberation Front of Asom Independent (ULFA-I)'s C-in-C Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom to come mainstream.
After recruited 6172 TET qualified teachers a week before, the Assam government will again recruit over 13,000 teachers within a week.
A top North Korean diplomat on Tuesday warned that his country is ready to send “more gift packages†to the United States as world powers struggled for a response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear weapons test.
A hardcore NSCN (K) militant was killed and another injured in a gun fight with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district along with Myanmar border on Monday, officials said.
Protesting against the speaker's ruling, opposition Congress staged walkout from the Assam assembly session started from Monday after Assam assembly speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami rejected the adjournment motion raised by the opposition to discus
The bill related to the formation of the state assemblies and the House of Representatives has been passed from the State Affairs Committee of the Legislature-Parliament on Monday without incorporating the provision to allow to contest the elect
A report of the Electoral Constituency Delimitation Commission-2074 was presented at the Legislature-Parliament meeting today.
Rajbiraj, Nepal: the dispute over the issue of ticket distribution has created differences in the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN).
The U.N. Security Council is holding its second emergency meeting in a week about North Korea on Monday after a powerful nuclear test explosion added another layer of urgency for diplomats wrestling with what to do about the North’s persistent
A stone inscription believed to be some 400 years old has been found at Jaluke Naumure of Shitganga Municipality in Arghakhanchi district recently.
Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist Center to give continuity for the electoral alliance in the scheduled local level elections in province no. 2
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police have confiscated a huge cache of gold from Chhetrapati of the Capital on Monday morning.
Police confiscated about 80 KG illegal gold from Thamel area. A Chinese national and driver of the vehicle used to carry gold also arrested.
Assam government will recruit 10,000 more TET qualified teachers in next week.
A hardcore militant belonging to NSCN-K was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district on Saturday night, officials said.
The forest staff of Manas national park in Assam and the members of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) were delighted after a rehabilitated female rhinoon Sunday morning has given birth to her second
A hardcore militant belonging to NSCN-K was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district on Saturday night, officials said.
The busiest traffic on one of Guwahati's road on Sunday morning came almost to a standstill for nearly 28 minutes to allow the movement of an ambulance carrying a critically ill six-month-old child to the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Internationa
South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally the United States and ramping up its ballistic missile defenses in response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test a day earlier.
North Korea announced it detonated a thermonuclear device Sunday in its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, a big step toward its goal of developing nuclear weapons capable of striking anywhere in the U.S. The North called it a "perfec
Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, said Sunday she is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity.
North Korea has said Sunday that it successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb meant to be loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Six officials of Assam government will visit Korea and Philippines from September 10 next to collect information of smart drinking management.
Several prime accusing persons in two major cases have able to get bail, after Assam police failed to submit charge sheets against them before the court.
Assam's well known Dispur Hospital conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (2 September), where Dr Raj Dutta (medicine) offered free consultations to the participants. Organized under the series of 'Evening wit
The children of governmental, non-governmental employees and local body representatives have been barred from studying in private boarding schools in Badimalika Municipality in Bajura district.
Seoul: North Korea appeared to carry out a sixth nuclear test Sunday, with seismic monitors measuring an "explosion" of 6.3 magnitude near its main test site, sending tensions over its weapons ambitions to new heights.
At least two killed when a passenger jeep met with a accident at Sundarharaicha-7, Botgaun of Morang district on Sunday morning.
At least two killed when a passenger jeep met with a accident at Sundarharaicha-7, Botgaun of Morang district on Sunday morning.
President Donald Trump agreed with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to revise a joint treaty capping the development of the South’s ballistic missiles, Moon’s office said on Saturday, amid a standoff over North Korea’s missile and nuclea
Maria Sharapova doesn’t care where she plays at the U.S. Open, only that she’s still playing.
The Election Commission is to be strict on the implementation of the election code of conducts in the upcoming federal and provincial elections. The EC decided to be strict as code of conduct violation issues were largely reported during the fir
The Gauhati High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the multi-crore rupees Louis Berger scam.
The Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) expresses serious concern over the recent communal outbursts glorifying a militant outfit soon after an incident involving few ULFA members in Nagaon of central Assam and urges the authority to investiga
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government would move ahead hand on hand with the private sector for infrastructure development.
As many as 19 students of different schools have died in the catastrophic flooding and landslides across the country.
Demanding to curb the existing corruption in the county, a proposal of resolution has been submitted in the parliament on Friday.
Unhappy with the Assam state government's role to protect indigenous people in the state, women protesters on Friday had staged protest against the state govrnment by shaving their head and demanded to secure their security and other issues.
Swadesh Kirad who was an inmate at the Sunaria jail along with Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and is currently out on bail has made some stunning revelations about his time with the Dera chief. While speaking to ANI on Friday afternoon, Kirad said that
Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki today urged the prompt investment in various sectors as the country's economy has started witnessing 'positive indicators'.
The United States has told Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and buildings in Washington and New York that house trade missions, the State Department said on Thursday, in retaliation for Moscow cutting the US diplomatic presence in
A total of 309 patients have tested positive for swine flu in Chitwan, the District Public Health Office (DPHO) said.
Nepali Congress central committee member Dr Shekhar Koirala has expressed unhappiness over what he called the violation of the election code of conduct by the political parties during the election campaigning for the third phase local level elec
Nepali Congress central committee member Dr Shekhar Koirala has expressed unhappiness over what he called the violation of the election code of conduct by the political parties during the election campaigning for the third phase local level elec
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress' President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has said the constitution implementation is taking its course and that it would be completed with the conclusion of the elections of the provincial assemblies and the Parliament.
International remittances represent the second most important source of external funding for developing countries after foreign direct investment (FDI). The World Bank (2014) estimates that international remittances to developing countries reach
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday had granted bail to 10 accused persons including three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officials, who were arrested in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
A major fire broke out in the Assam Secretariat complex in Guwahati on Thursday, in which a part of the state finance department office was gutted in fire.
Nepal is the pious Hindu country in the lapse of the Himalayas, which is beautiful, quiet, the birth place of Buddha and origin of Hinduism. Lord Buddha is believed to be the incarnation of Lord Vishnu- the Hindu God. Besides being the country o
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said that the preparations for the polls of House of Representatives and province level polls can be proceeded ahead after receiving the report of the Constituency Delineation Commission.
Rafa Nadal and Karolina Pliskova will look to remain on cruise control as the two world number ones chase a place in the third round of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday.
With their palms facing the sky in supplication, and many with tears in their eyes, around 2 million people from around the world gathered Thursday in an effort to start anew, erase past sins and beg God for forgiveness and guidance in the peak
The major ruling party Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized the names of its candidates (for all posts) for the third phase of local level elections taking place at 136 levels of eight districts of the Province no. 2.
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the dialogues are on in the matter of forming alliance between the NC and other political party (ies) in the third phase of local level elections taking place in the P
Over 44,000 untrained teachers of Assam's government run elementary schools facing a huge problem after the Centre set deadline to the untrained elementary teachers to acquire the requisite minimum professional qualifications by March 31, 2019.
Security forces on Wednesday had recovered 9 Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) and arms-ammunition from middle Assam's Nagaon district and arrested two persons in connection with it.
The Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC) has handed over a report to the government carving out 165 electoral constituencies for the election of House of Representatives and 330 constituencies for the election of provincial assemb
The Election Commission has fixed 3,578 polling centers for the third-round of elections taking place at 136 local levels of eight districts in Province No. 2. Sarlahi, Saptari, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Rautahat, Siraha, Bara, and Parsa are holding
Kathmandu, Nepal : Cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided to hold provincial and federal elections in two phases.
The first incident of the online Blue Whale challenge in Assam came to light after a minor boy in Guwahati was admitted at Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) on Tuesday.
A girl was committed suicide in upper Assam's Sivsagar district on Thursday after her lover allegedly posted her naked video in social media.
Assam Public Works, a non-government organisation on Tuesday alleged that, a multi crore rupees anomaly was held in the ongoing upgradation process of the National REGISTER of Citizenship (NRC) in Assam and demanded a high level probe by the Cen
Security forces had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in two separate operations in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur on Monday, officials said.
Crude prices dipped on Tuesday as the market grappled with the shutdown of some 13 percent of refining capacity in the United States after a hurricane ripped through the heart of the country’s oil industry.
Janakpur, Nepal: The market places at Janakpur remained tense on Tuesday after the cadres of the Rastriya Janta Party-Nepal (RJP-N) tried to attempt to foil the elections campaign organized by the CPN UML.
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has withdrawn from England’s squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia with a muscle injury, the Football Association said on Tuesday.
Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said the three-tier of elections would be held on slated date for the effective implementation of constitution.
By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas — a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of the wet and wild future global warming could bring, scientists say.
Political parties engage in Province No. 2 for upcoming local level elections, attempts underway to forge alliance
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that Gaura Parba is the special identity of Nepalis.
Everybody from President Trump to the Global Infrastructure Forum is trying to think of innovative ways to attract long-term private and institutional investors to pay for the huge and largely unmet demand for new highways, railways, and dams.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) to reach out to the flood affected people to ascertain their loss and immediately submit a survey report for the government to expeditiously start the rehabilita
Several protesters including women were injured during clash between the activists and supporters of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and security personnel in northern Assam's town Tezpur on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the Social Welfare Department to expeditiously complete the identification process of differently abled persons of the state and set timeframe for Direct Benefit Transfer of fund as financial
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the Social Welfare Department to expeditiously complete the identification process of differently abled persons of the state and set timeframe for Direct Benefit Transfer of fund as financial
Underlining the strategic importance of inter-state border roads adjoining the hilly terrain of Assam with neighbouring north-eastern states, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Border Areas Development Department to focus more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the murder of All Bodo Minority Student's Union (ABMSU)'s president Lafikul Islam in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district on August 1.
TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early on Tuesday, the Japanese government said.
Tension still grips in various parts of Assam following the assault incident upon indigenous people in middle Assam's Nagaon town.
A lady journalist of a local news channel in Assam was killed while a speedy truck hit her in Guwahati on Saturday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal : Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned to home on Sunday after concluding his five-day state visit to India
Indian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and canceled more than 300 trains passing through two northern states after at least 29 people were killed in violent protests following the conviction of a self-styled ‘godman’.
The death toll from floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has climbed above 1,200, officials said on Friday, as rescue workers scramble to provide aid to millions of people stranded by the worst such disaster in years.
To divert the row over naming the Model colleges in the state after RSS ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya, the BJP-led Assam government has decided to launch a new computer literacy programme in the name of a prominent Assamese literary figure inste
Dr Biswajit Deuri (gastro) from the city based Ayursundra Hospital conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday (26 August). Nearly 20 participants joined the camp and received necessary consultations from the
In the wake of the monsoon, the Changlang battalion of Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh under the aegis of DAO Division in conjunction with DHFL Pramerica Co Ltd launched the 'Magic Monsoon'Â drive.
The host city logo of Guwahati for the forthcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup was unveiled by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday in Guwahati.
The pro-talk ULFA leaders on Friday had threatened to take up arms again if the state government wouldn't take appropriate measures to protect indigenous people of Assam.
Facing with massive protests, Assam forest department on Friday has started eviction drives against the 1400 families that have been encroaching upon the Amchang wildlife sanctuary in Guwahati.
The CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba India visit was successful.
Boko Haram extremists killed at least 27 people by shooting them and slitting their throats as they attacked several villages in northern Nigeria's Borno state in the past week, residents said.
Bibeksheel Sajha Party has on Saturday organized a protest program against the decision of Tribhuvan University (TU) to grant affiliation to Kathmandu National Medical College.
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal has been registered at the Election Commission for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and to the Province Assembly.
Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect leader protested his rape conviction with violence that left at least 30 dead.
North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, while the United States and South Korea appeared to offer different readings of the success of the launches.
Senior leaders of major political parties of India today called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is presently on the five-day state visit to India.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba holds bilateral talks with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhwan in New Delhi on Thursday
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently on a five-day state visit of India, said that Nepal is not only a neighbor but also a good friend of India.
The Election Commission (EC) has said that those who have completed eighteen years on August 21 and registered their names in the biometric voters list would be eligible to vote in the coming elections of the house of representatives and of the
Many people had a suspicion that there would be a secret agreement between Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during Nepal’s Prime Minister Deubas’s ongoing visit to India.
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) formally decides to take part in the elections
Assam will construct around 9000 km rural roads in the state under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by March 2018.
Guwahati: Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) wishes early recovery of two television journalists along with a print reporter, who are presently undergoing treatments in separate city based hospitals.
Guwahati, August 23 : Assam government has decided to set up three more Medical Colleges in the state.
Assam government had suspended 116 teachers after they were caught by adopting unfair means while sitting in the BEd, DEl.Ed examination conducted by the Krishnakanta Handique State Open University.
Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Mr. Masashi Ogawa handed over emergency relief goods to the Government of Nepal at a ceremony held at the Humanitarian Staging Area at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.
Much more speculations arise that, China trying to wage a proxy war against India by using 'Water Bomb', while amid the rising apathy between India and China over the Dokalam standoff dispute, the Assam government on Wednesday said that, the thi
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, whois on a five-day official visit to India, has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone for the construction of Arun Third Hydro Project (900 MW), stated a joint press meet org
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has jointly inaugurated Raksaul-Parwanipur and Kusha-Kataiya inter-country transmission lines.
The Home Ministry on Thursday transferred 44 chief district officers (CDOs). The Ministry transferred 13 CDOs of Gazetted First Class and 31 others Gazetted Second Class.
The power supply that had been disrupted after a landslide for the past two weeks in Bamitaksar of Musikot Municipality in Gulmi district has resumed since this morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Nepali delegation led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reached in New Delhi of India on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Nepali delegation led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reached in New Delhi of India on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is leaving for a five-day long state visit to India today leading a 59-member Nepali delegation at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Kathmandu, Nepal: To break the history of largest ever number of the cabinet, the number should cross 57, which is just less by six numbers less than the historically largest-ever cabinet.
In view of the ordeal faced by the passengers in the wake of disrupted rail link of North East Region with the rest of the country, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal requested Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu to restore
Pinkathon Empowering Indian Women, inspiring partners Bajaj Electricals and hosted by The Guwahati Address India's biggest women's run is coming to Guwahati for the Third edition on October 15 next at Sonaram High School Ground in the capital c
Govinda Acharya led panel wins the Federation of Nepali Journals (FNJ)elections
Nepal’s gradation from the least developed countries into the ranks of developed countries by 2022 does not seem a far cry.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Even though the constitution amendment bill was not passed from the parliament, the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has ‘decided’ to participate in the upcoming elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A fresh earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale came on Monday night trembled Bajura and surrounding districts.
Guwahati: After receiving huge response to the Official Trailer from movie lovers, Angeekar Films on Monday launched the Second Trailer of the first full-length Assamese feature film on witch hunting problem Aei Maatite.
Guwahati: Continuing the massive operation against the militants, the troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended 4 hardcore NSCN militants and busted a hideout of Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh in past 48 hours, officials said.
The second wave of devastating flood has breached 26 river embankments and dyes in 15 districts of Assam causing heavy damages of properties and immense hardship to people.
A Bangladesh court has sentenced to death 10 leaders and activists from a banned Islamist group for a plot in 2000 to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting bombs at one of her rallies.
The parliamentarians from the major opposition party and other fringe parties, in today's special hour in the Legislature-Parliament meeting, came down heavily on the government for its alleged failure in disaster management and relief operation
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has announced to hold the provincial and federal elections on November 26.
Government announced provincial and federal parliamentary election on November 26
Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and water-borne diseases as rains continue to lash the affected areas.
U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in the wake of the North’s two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.
Main opposition CPN UML faces internal differences over the constitution amendment bill tabled in the parliament
Kathmandu, Nepal it is likely that the constitution amendment bill would be presented in the parliament today for voting.
The local authorities here have arrested an employee with the Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) in Mahottari for alleged involvement in the Rs 4 million bank fraud case.
Hindus in the country are collecting kush, a holy grass used while performing various holy rituals as Shraddha [holy rituals remembering the departed ancestors] and religious rituals, across the country today.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has refused to heed suggestions that he postpone a five-day official trip to Delhi beginning August 23, in view of the floods. At least 150 people have died in the floods and a large area, especially in the Tara
A mobile Science Exhibition van has been inaugurated by Dr Arup Kumar Misra, Director of Assam Science Technology and Environment Council in a function held at Regional Science Centre in Guwahati on Sunday.
After Amir Khan, another bollywood actor raised his voice to help the flood victims of Assam.
Assam government is all set to implement the state population policy, proposing a strict two-child norms from April 1, 2018.
The Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency relief goods (blankets, plastic sheets etc.) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Nepal in response to the damages incurred from the floods caused by the heavy rain
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has said that the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal would participate in the third round of local-level election after choosing one of the election symbols out of six election symbols of erstwhile Mad
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the media sector has played a significant role for the consolidation of democratic republic in the country.
Taylor Swift, one of the most popular celebrities on social media, wiped all her accounts on Friday, sending fans into a frenzy over whether the pop singer had been hacked, was preparing to launch a new album, or was about to reinvent herself.
The Government is set to honour language and culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi with the ‘Literary Century Person’ title.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Aabadi says the operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group has begun.
A teenage girl has tested positive for dengue in Chitwan district which has been battling with the spread of scrub typhus and swine flu virus.
After unearth the BG Bonded warehouse tax evasion scam, Assam excise department has started a special drive across the state to detect all illegal activities.
The second wave of devasting flood has claimed at least 229 animals including 15 one horned rhinos were killed in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, while over 22.11 lakh people of 16 districts of the state are still homeless in the current
One police officer was killed and three wounded in nighttime shootings in two Florida cities where the officers were responding to suspected drug activity and reports of a suicide attempt, police said Saturday.
The Biratnagar Airport has resumed its services partly from today, more than a week after it was inundated by flood water. The runaway including the check-in counters were all covered by mud and sand due to inundation caused by incessant rainfal
Even though the government decision to add local levels in Province 2, has created complications to make necessary preparations to hold the third phases of local level elections slated there for September 18, the Elections Commission (EC) the co
With the Supreme Court (SC) stayed the government’s single-window policy to distribute relief materials to victims of natural disasters; various organizations have intensified their donation collection and distribution drives.
A local court in Guwahati on Friday had sent Rakesh Kumar Paul, the suspended chairman of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) and his associate Sayed Musharraf Hussain to 14-day police custody in a fresh case in connection the APSC's cash-for
The critical situation of Assam flood has been gradually improved but still over 25.93 lakh people of 20 districts homeless in the second wave devasting flood in the state.
A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion by India’s top court gave birth on Thursday in a case that has drawn outrage about the sexual abuse of children.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expresses worries over the serious health conditions of two young scribes undergoing treatments in the city based hospitals and wishes their early recoveries. The forum also appeals to the government to immediately
The rare one-horned rhino which was swept by a swollen river to India has been rescued unharmed.
Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli administered oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Attorney General Basanta Ram Bhandari in the presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a ceremony held at the Office of President in Shital Niwas, t
The United Nations says the death toll from Sierra Leone's mudslides is now above 400.
China confirmed a bird flu outbreak at quail farms in the country’s southwestern province of Guizhou, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Friday.
Following the understanding between the Election Commission (EC) and the major political parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the PCN Maoist Center to conduct the provincial and parliamentary elections on the same day, by November 23, the gover
A van veered onto a promenade Thursday and barreled down the busy walkway in central Barcelona, swerving back and forth as it mowed pedestrians down and turned a picturesque tourist destination into a bloody killing zone. Thirteen people were ki
Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yang, returned home today after wrapping up his four-day official visit to Nepal. He left for Beijing on a special aircraft.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has arrived in Banke today to take stock of flood-hit areas in the Tarai districts of mid-western Nepal.
Monsoon flooding is easing in Nepal, but the water flowing downriver has worsened floods in northern India and marooned thousands of villagers across the border, officials said Thursday.
Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup for the 10th time with a 2-0 win over rivals Barcelona at a joyous Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to complete a 5-1 aggregate victory that underlined their new status as Spain's dominant force.
With the registration of the constitution amendment bill in the parliament, the government allies have intensified consultations with the political parties present in the parliament particularly with the main opposition party, CPN UML and the fo
Preparations are underway to bring back the endangered one-horned rhinos that were swept away to various places in the country and bordering India by the recent floods.
Constitution amendment bill (second amendment) tabled in the legislative parliament amid protest from the main opposition CPN UML
Constitution amendment bill (second amendment ) table din the legislative parliament amid protest from the main opposition CPN UML
The term of Ram Chandra Jha, the former leader of the CPN UML, has formally ended in the Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN).
An endangered species of python ha been found in Muspani of Bedkot Municipality-6 of Kanchanpur district.
Constitution Amendment Bill (Second Amendment) to be presented at the legislative parliament today
A Swiss geologist and scholar, Toni Hagen first came in 1950 as a member of the Swiss Mission for Development Aid. His first job was to conduct Nepal's first geological survey. About the reality of the Nepalese politics and the intention of King
The Government of Japan has extended grant assistance of up to three hundred million Japanese Yen (Â¥300,000,000), equivalent to two hundred eighty million Nepalese Rupees (NRs280,000,000) to the Government of Nepal for the School Sector Develop
England's cricketers admit they will be taking a leap in the dark when the country hosts its first day-night test, with a pink ball, against the West Indies this week.
Considering to the loss of lives and property caused by monsoon rains-triggered floods and landslides in the country, senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has postponed his 23-day-long fast-unto-death on Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Embassy in Kathmandu marked the 71st Independence Day of India amid a function at embassy premises, Lainchaur, on Tuesday.
A Nepal Army soldier shot dead his own colleague while two were on duty at Ratna Temple located on the banks of Phewa Lake at Pokhara of Kaki district on Tuesday morning.
Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Mahendra Yadav and Minister for Agricultural Development Ram Krishna Yadav on Monday took stock of the damage caused due to the flood and inundation at various places of Dhanusha district.
As of writing, the landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain came from Friday night have killed at least 90 people in various parts of Nepal mainly in the Teria districts. While about 50 people have been missing and dozens other have injur
Even as North Korea presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and “wring the windpipes of the Yankees,†both Koreas and the United States signaled their willingness to avert a deepening crisis Tuesday,
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a controversial shrine to war dead on Tuesday, the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender, but did not visit in person in an apparent effort to avoid increasing regional tens
Relatives dug through the mud in search of their loved ones and a morgue overflowed with bodies Monday after heavy rains and flooding early in the day killed at least 200 people in Sierra Leone's capital.
Vice Premier of State Council of the People's Republic of China Wang Yang arrived here this afternoon on a four-day official visit to Nepal.
Elephants helped rescue hundreds of tourists from a flooded jungle safari park in Nepal, officials said on Monday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rain rose to 70.
Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that killed at least 173 people in recent days and displaced millions more across northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh.
A team under the leadership of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba visited Sunsari on Monday afternoon to take stock of the situation in the flood affected areas.
The looming risks caused by the Narayani River have been averted for the moment with the decrease in water flow.
Donation drive intensified on the name of floods and landslides victims without coordinating with the government genesis
Kathmandu, Nepal: Krishna Janmastami, the day considered as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated by the Hindus throughout the world including in Nepal today.
With the announcement of the government to provide ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh to each family who lost their loved ones in floods and landslides, the local authorities will begun to distribute the amounts to the floods and landslides victims
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chinese Vice Prime Minister Wang Yang is arriving today in Kathmandu on a four-day official visit.
Security forces on Saturday night had apprehended two NSCN (R) militants in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, officials said on Sunday.*
Flood situation in Assam has turned more critical after flood waters of Brahmaputra and its tributaries had submerged more areas and affecting over 23 lakh people of 21 districts in the state.
Red Cross volunteers and emergency teams are searching for survivors as flash floods and landslides have submerged thousands of homes in several parts of Nepal, mostly in the south of the country.
Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant late Sunday in the capital of Burkina Faso, killing at least 17 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years.
An emergency meeting headed by Home Minister Janardan Sharma today has formed a central command post for intensifying rescue operations in the country.
A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloo
Approximately 600 tourists stranded due to flooding in Sauraha in the district are awaiting rescue operation, authorities said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The flood and landslide followed by the torrential rain fall came since Friday night has claimed at least 49 people in various part of the country, particularly in the Teria districts.
Six persons were killed when a vehicle that was carrying them was submerged in Rajpur Farhadawa-based Lal Bakaiya River in Rauthat district.
Six persons of a same family killed in the landslide triggered by the torrential rainfall in Manthali of Bakaiya Rural Municipality-10 in Makwanpur district on early morning on Sunday.
Assam flood situation on Saturday turned more worsen after the flood waters of Brahmaputra and its tributaries inundated more areas and affecting around 11 lakh people of 19 dstricts of the state.
Security forces had apprehended a militant belonging to NSCN (R) in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.
The weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (12 August 2017) was conducted by the city based physiotherapist Dr Kangkan Talukdar.
Death toll has crossed 36, one dozen have been missing across the country due to the torrential rain fall came from Friday night
Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man, died in Israel on Friday, aged 113, local news media reports said.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all concerned district authorities to immediately shift the people who have been caught in floods and landslides in various parts of the country to safer locations, and provide relief to the survivo
The torrential rainfall came from Friday evening claims at least 23 people’s lives across the country.
It’s now official that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to fly to India on a five-day official visit to India on August 23. As this is Deuba’s first foreign trip after being elected as the Prime Minister about two months ago, there
The jailbirds in Nepal to evolve in development activities!
The Women, Children and Senior Citizen Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has approved the Medical Education Bill-2073 Friday.
Seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to conclude early a free trade accord, implement the Paris agreement on climate change and step up cooperation among their security agencies to combat terrorism.
Minister for Supplies Min Bishwokarma today said the date of the two elections--provincial and federal--would be announced before Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba pays an official visit to India.
The ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare has unveiled its legal, policy, institutional and organizational reform plan and programme here today.
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Friday ordered the police administration to release corruption accused Chudamani Sharma, suspended Director General (DG) of Inland Revenue Department (IRD).
Talks held today between the ruling parties and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal ended positively.
A 30-member Nepali National soccer team is leaving for Japan on 11th August 2017 for a 10-day visit under the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the cooperation of the Japan Football Association.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda on Wednesday took review of the functioning of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department in a meeting at the Chief Minister's Conference Hall at Janata Bhawan and urged all officials of the department to impl
India's Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd on Wednesday announced the formal launch of its Community Development initiatives in Tezpur in northern Assam's Sonitpur district.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrent against the Chairman of the anti-talk faction group of United Front of Asom (ULFA - Independent).
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Guwahati on Wednesday had sent Olivia Dutta Choudhury for 4-day police custody, who was arrested by the Guwahati city police from Nainital in Uttarakhand after she allegedly siphoned over Rs 3 crore from th
Assam police sounded high alert across the state following intelligence input that some elements have been trying to create disturbance situation in the state ahead of draft publication of update of National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has underscored the need of stronger partnership and deeper collaboration among the BIMSTEC member states in order to combat the challenges facing the BIMSTEC region.
Journalists' Forum Assam appreciated a recent court verdict in favour of many media employees of Tripura who used to work for various media outlets of Matang Sinh owned North East Multi Media. The West Tripura district & session court on Monday
The main opposition party CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday said that the country could head towards peace, prosperity and stability after concluding all three levels of elections.
The booming spa and massage parlour business in India has led to increasing demand for women from Thailand, many of whom are being duped and trafficked into slavery in the country’s sex industry, police, diplomats and activists said on Wednesd
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will miss their first two Premier League games of the season after picking up an abdominal strain in training, manager Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday.
A deputy manager of Indusind Bank of a Guwahati branch was arrested by police after she allegedly siphoned over Rs 2 crore from the account of a customer of the bank in connivance with her husband.
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Masashi Ogawa laid the cornerstone of a training center for women’s cooperatives in Belaka Municipality (Former Thoksila and Rampur VDCs), Udayapur District. Along with Ambassador Ogawa, the former Ministe
Department of Mines and Geology has scrapped the license of 39 mining industries in the fiscal year 2016/17, under Mineral Exploration and Development Project.
Sri Lanka will rest spin spearhead Rangana Herath for the inconsequential third and final test against India in Pallekele, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
As many as 171.92 million units of electricity is wasted from the eight distribution centers under the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)'s Hetauda distribution center alone.
He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became Japan’s star cultural export and an enduring symbol of the pathos and destruction of the nuclear a
The District Public Health Office (DPHO), Chitwan, has confirmed the death of woman from scrub typhus.
The newly elected Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City Renu Dahal has announced a decision on making the tickets for Out-Patient Department (OPD) services cost-free at the government-run hospitals for women and elderly citizens.
A youth died in gun shot after Police opened fire at him at Kusunti of Lalitpur district on Monday afternoon.
Journalists and well-wishers have decided to pay homage to Chandra Prasad Saikia, a renowned author-journalist of the region, at a function organized in Guwahati Press Club on August 8 on the occasion of his 11th death anniversary. Padma Bhusan
The South Asian Women's Conference-2017 began here today. The All Nepal Women's Association has organized the conference with an objective of increasing women's participation in local governments of South Asian Countries.
German champions Bayern Munich beat Cup holders Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties to win a record sixth Super Cup after the entertaining curtain-raiser to the new season finished 2-2 in regular time on Saturday.
Deliberations on the amendment bill related to the provincial assembly elections continued in the meeting of the State Affairs Committee under the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday.
A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from China, the North’s economic lifeline, as Beijing called on the pariah nation to halt its missile and nuclear tests.
Embarking state visit to India rightly after appointing as Prime Minister (PM) in Nepal is developed as an established culture in Nepal. Continuing the tradition, PM Sher Bahadur Deuba is also going for state visit to India.
CPN Maoist Centre's mayoral candidate Renu Dahal has been elected as mayor of Bharatpur metropolitan city
Former Health Minister and Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa has called for endorsing the Medical Education Amendment Bill as soon as possible.
World record signing Neymar will be treated to a grand welcome ceremony at Paris St Germain's stadium on Saturday but will sit out the French club's Ligue 1 opener after his transfer was not registered in time.
Nepal Police has on Saturday made public two persons, who had allegedly arrested the five-year-old boy Bishal Chaudhary, while the minor was on his way to home from Pakanajol-based Saraswati Boarding Higher Secondary School.
Kathmandu, Nepal: hundreds of thousands supporters staged mass rallies in support of Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging hunger strike for the past 13 days at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital demanding reforms in the country’s medica
Consensual candidate of the Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist Centre Purna Bahadur Gurung has been elected as chairperson of Bharatpur Metropolitan City ward-19.
As many as nine persons including the driver died and four others were injured when a jeep met with an accident in Doti on Friday.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Legislature-Parliament has reached on the conclusion that there has been irregularity during the land purchase deal made by the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for storage purposes.
The re-election in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-19 held on Friday with 75.58 per cent voter turnout.
Assam government will seek a CBI probe into the killing incident of minority student leader and president of All Bodo Minority Students Union (ABMSU) Lafikul Islam Ahmed, who was killed by unidentified assailants in lower Assam's Kokrajhar distr
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya at Na-Satra premises in lower Assam's Barpeta district.
Bharatpur, Nepal: Re-elections has begun at Ward Number 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City from 7.00 am on Friday. People are lining up to cast their votes in enthusiastic manner.
An explosion at a school in Minneapolis killed two people, injured dozens of others and reduced part of a building to rubble, fire officials said.
To curb the huge smuggled of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from the neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya to Assam, the BJP led Assam is going to reduce the excise duty on liquor in the state.
Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he will raise the issue of flood and erosion problem of Assam in the parliament and demanded adequate relief and compensation to the flood affected people from the government.
Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Amjad Hussain B Sial, has viewed that the SAARC process could be strengthened by concentrating on development, poverty reduction and the projects relating to heal
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed seven people and left 27 others missing in northern Vietnam.
Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) on the occasion of 71st Independence Day of India appeals to citizens of Northeast irrespective of their caste, creed and religious background to hoist the National flag on 15th August and pay respect to the
Massive landslides came from the hills side at Dui Kilo and Tin Kilo along the Narayenghad Mugling road section has blocked the highway from Wednesday evening.
The construction of the Pokhara Regional International Airport has started.
Most of the lawmakers supported the proposal of the Election Commission that it should get the authority to announce poll dates in the upcoming days.
Tension gripped in many parts of Assam after a popular minority student leader of lower Assam and president of All Bodo Minority Students Union (ABMSU) Lafikul Islam Ahmed gunned down by miscreants in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday evening.
Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev on Wednesday morning died at a private hospital in Silchar following a prolonged illness.
Brazilian striker Neymar Jr is leaving FC Barcelona, the Catalan club confirmed on Wednesday, as a radio report said he was moving to French team Paris Saint-Germain.
Minister for Labor and Employment, Farmullah Mansoor, has blamed the CPN (UML) and Madhes based parties as being separatists.
The meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is being held on upcoming August 10 and 11 in Kathmandu.
Assam government will run five new model colleges from August 4 next.
Among the 100-plus wild animal emergencies that CWRC (the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation: the wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation centre run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfa
Security forces on Monday had apprehended two militants belonging to NDFB (S) in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district, officials said.
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry called preventive defense "our most important tool for protecting American interests from the special dangers that characterize the post-Cold War era"--keeping potential challenges to security "from
CPN (Maoist Centre) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) would contest the third phase of local level election to be held in Province 2 on September 18.
The number of Influenza virus type 'A' (H1N1) patients in the capital and other parts of the country is on the rise. Two patients succumbed to this viral disease medically known as 'swine flu' in the period of two months.
Chitwan, Nepal: Following the Supreme Court (SC) order, Chief Returning Officer in Chitwan has begun internal consolations to fix the fresh election in Ward Number 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Lawmakers have demanded to distribute the grants to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake survivors for the house re-construction without further delay
The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Sunday.
The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Sunday.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has reiterated that the election of the provincial assembly and the House of Representatives was not possible together.
A huge fire at a music festival in Spain forced the evacuation of over 20,000 concertgoers and incinerated the event’s stage in Barcelona, the regional government said Sunday.
Minister for Information and Communications, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said that he would take necessary initiatives on behalf of the ministry to resolve problems of working journalists.
The city based Dispur Hospitals on Saturday (29 July) conducted the evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Udayan Saikia offered free consultations to over 30 media persons along with their dependents. The participants also got thei
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated Dima Hasao's District Judicial Courts at Jatinga (Boro Haflong) thereby paving the way for separation of the Judiciary from the Executive.
Security forces had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from NSCN (IM) militants in Manipur's Kamjong district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
After forming the new Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), BJP's central leaders had finally approved the Executive Member's list would likely to take charge next week.
After public fury about centre's ignorance to Assam, while the state fighting with the devasting flood affecting over 25 lakh people of 29 districts and claiming 82 lives, finally Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to visit the flood-hit n
Pakistan's ruling party will appoint Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister after the ouster of Nawaz Sharif, two sources close to the toppled premier said on Saturday, while Sharif's brother has been chosen as his long-term successor.
Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has said the party was restricted to the second position in the local-level elections as it failed to function as per the party statute and effectively as well.
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared six wickets to help India to a thumping 304-run win against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first test on Saturday for a 1-0 lead in the series.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United Sta
Assam's well known Dispur Hospitals will conduct the evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 29 July, where Dr Udayan Saikia will be available for free consultations to media persons. The participants will also get their weight, blood press
Much awaited cabinet expansion of the BJP-led Assam government would likely to expand in next month.
The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption of Assam police on Friday had arrested an IAS officer in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam in Social Welfare department.
The talks between government team and representatives of agitating Dr. Govinda KC ended inconclusively after the government’s talk team failed to make commitment to fulfill the demands raised by agitating Dr. KC.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday resigned from his post, his office said, hours after the country's Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from serving because of allegations of corruption.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from serving because of allegations of corruption.
The body of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Bir Bahadur Gurung was found at 6 am today in a corn field near the District Police Office, Dhading.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today morning received 'raksha bandhan' (sacred thread tied around the wrist) from Brahmakumaris Rajyoga Centre at the President House in Shital Niwas on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, one of the Hindu festivals.
Meghalaya police on Wednesday evening had recovered 39 petrol bombs from a jungle area in Mawlai Mawtawar, officials said on Thursday.
After 34 electruction deaths in different places of Assam in past 3 months, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday entrusted retired justice of Gauhati High Court H.N. Sarma with the responsibility of investigating the incidents.
Security forces had apprehended two NSCN militants and recovered arms and ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.
Assam government faced a severe fund crunch as several development schemes in the state halted for fund crisis.
India’s financial capital Mumbai – often known as the city of opportunities – has emerged as a major destination for global sex trafficking with girls from distant countries being trafficked to the city, officials said on Thursday.
British disease experts today suggested doing away with the “incorrect†advice to always finish a course of antibiotics, saying the approach was fuelling the spread of drug resistance.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said Nepal is a multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic and a multi-lingual country.
At least two people have died, two missing in river and several injured when a passenger bus plunged into the Rudi River at the border of Kaski and Lamjung districts on Thursday afternoon.
The Waling Primary Health Center in Syangja has issued an alert for the people of Waling and its adjoining areas following the death of a person attributed to swine flu.
Energy Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has said that the people will not have to face load-shedding now onwards.
Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala on Thursday said the constitution amendment proposal registered in Legislature Parliament would be proceeded.
The corruption case filed against the suspended Director General (DG) at the Inland revenue Department (IRD) Chudamani Sharma and Tax Settlement Commission (TSC) Chairperson Lumba Dhwoj Mahat and member Umesh Prasad Dhakal would not take its due
Following the directives of the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to fill up all potholes on valley roads and to repair damaged manhole coverings within the next 15 days, significant improvements have seen in the bureaucratic level but not in th
President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,†citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.â€
The National Vigilance Centre has directed the local representatives to submit their property details through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his cabinet on Wednesday. With the expansion of the cabinet for the second time, the number of cabinet has reached 29. Following the expansion of the cabinet, the newly appointed ministers have been
Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school.
At least 48 people have been killed as large swaths of western India have been lashed by heavy monsoon rains and flooding over the last week, officials said Wednesday.
Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun’s rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and several organisations of the state on Wednesday accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre to outrage ignoring Assam, while PM Modi's aerial survey of flood-hit areas in his home state Gujara
Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les-Maures.
Newly formed Rabindra Mishra-led Sajha Party and Ujjwal Thapa-led Bibeksheel Nepali Dal have unified as a single party. The unification of both the parties was announced as the Bibeksheel Sajha Party amid a press conference on Wednesday.
Local leaders and cadres of Rastriya Janata Party- Nepal (RJPN) press the party leadership to take decision to participate in the elections
Celebrating a slim but symbolic health-care win in Washington, President Donald Trump told supporters in Ohio on Tuesday night that the nation was one step closer to liberation from the “Obamacare nightmare.â€
Kathmandu, Nepal: Notwithstanding the dissatisfactions in different factions of his own party Nepali Congress, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to expand his cabinet today.
After devasting flood hit 29 districts out of 33 of Assam and affecting over 25 lakh people, the BJP-led state government on Tuesday sought Rs 2939 crore assistance from the Centre to carry out repair works of infrastructure, embankments, roads,
Another farmer, who hails from flood-hit Assam's Morigaon district had committed suicide after losing everything in the devasting flood and erosion in past 72 hours.
Members of the House of Representatives Ms. Yuko Nakagawa and Ms. Hinako Takahashi are scheduled to visit Kathmandu, together with four Japanese entrepreneurs, from July 26th to 28th, 2017 on an official visit.
Security forces had gunned down one hardcore militant belonging to NDFS-S in Assam's Kokrajhar district in the early hours on Tuesday, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly formed two political parties- Rabindra Mishra-led Sajha Party and Ujjwal Thapa-led Bibeksheel Nepali have decided to unify as a single party.
Newly formed two political parties Rabindra Mishra-led Sajha Party and Ujjwal Thapa-led Bibeksheel Nepali have decided to unify the party as a single party.
Cabinet expansion plan set for today delayed due to internal row in the government allies, particularly in the Nepal Congress
Ram Nath Kovind has sworn in as India's 14th President on Tuesday, becoming the first member of a powerful Hindu nationalist movement to assume the highest public office in the world's largest democracy.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has today honored ultra-runner late Sanjay Pandit by draping his body with the national flag. Pandit's body has been kept at Tripureshwar for last tribute.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has today honored ultra-runner late Sanjay Pandit by draping his body with the national flag. Pandit's body has been kept at Tripureshwar for last tribute.
An inter Ministerial Central team comprising 7 numbers of high level officers of different Ministries to be headed by V. Shashanka Sekhar, Joint Secretary, Union Home Ministry will visit Assam from July 25 to July 28 to assess the recent flood s
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday directed the state government officials to speed up all development works in the state.
Motorable bridge over Bhote Koshi River along the Araniko Highway in Larcha, Sindhupalchok district collapsed
Dr Govinda KC, a senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Institute of Medicine (IoM), begins his 11th fast-unto-death strike from today demanding reforms in medical education sector.
At least four people have died on the spot and six other have sustained injuries when a passenger jeep with registration number Dha 1 Ja 184 met with a accident at Gwalichaur of Bodyguard-5 in Baglung district on Monday.
Nepali Congress Central Working Committee member Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the cabinet would be soon after the conclusion of ongoing central committee meeting of the party.
An aftershock of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake has been recorded on Monday as well with an epicenter at Kholakhara of Dolakha district at 10: 29 am.
While over 80 lakh illegal foreigners are allegedly still staying in the state, Assam government has deported only 2500 illegal Bangladesh citizens from the state in past 32 years, who were declared foreigners by the various tribunals and courts
At least three persons are feared to death, when a boat capsized in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday evening, officials said.
While war like situation created in Indo-China border, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct a two-line tunnels bypassing Sela to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh to faster access in road connectivity.
A farmer, who hails from flood-hit Assam's Morigaon district had committed suicide after losing everything in the devasting flood and erosion on Sunday morning.
With the ending of the formal procedures regarding the formation of a commission the Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC) has set to begin its work.
Dr Govinda KC, a senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Institute of Medicine (IoM), is going stage his 11th fast-unto-death strike from today.
Nepali Congress Central committee meeting decides to adopt strategy to emerge as the largest party in coming elections
England lifted the Women's Cricket World Cup for the fourth time after beating India by nine runs at Lord's on Sunday.
Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli was wounded by gunfire Sunday in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Jordan's capital, the kingdom's Public Security Directorate said.
At least nine people died after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, victims of what authorities said on Sunday was an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.
The Supreme Court has issued an order today to present dossier for hearing on the writ petition filed against the alleged illegal detention of director general of Inland Revenue Department Chudamani Sharma.
Nepali Congress, Nuwakot has formed a committee to probe damages done to the party in the recently concluded two rounds of local level elections.
Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone†series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,†has died. He was 71.
Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering “alternatives†to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violenc
The Department of Passport under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has become the first government agency to be accredited with the ISO standards.
Seven months after Libyan forces defeated Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, hundreds of bodies of foreign militants still lie stored in freezers as authorities negotiate with other governments to decide what to do with them, local offi
The Committee for Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People of Assam on Saturday submitted its interim report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Brahmaputra State Guest House in Guwahati.
At least four students and a police personnel were injured in a clash between students and security personnel in Manipur's Imphal on Saturday, while the students of a higher secondary school protesting to demand roll back of the transfer of eigh
Security forces on Saturday had apprehended an Adivasi militant and recovered 29 numbers handmade grenade in possession from him in Assam's Kokrajhar district, officials said.
CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has left for Tibet – an autonomous region of China for a week-long visit on Saturday.
CPN-UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said that the constitution cannot be amended before the elections.
The District Committee of the Rastriya Janamorcha Party Rautahat has merged into the CPN Maoist Center on Saturday.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been hospitalized with pneumonia and will not be available for his team’s first test match against India next week, the country’s cricket board said Friday.
Neighboring country China and Olangchungola in Taplejung district have been connected through a road network.
Rupandehi Police have registered a murder attempt case against five persons for recklessly beating a girl at Sammarimai rural municipality in Rupandehi.
Ex-King Gyanendra Shah has got discharged on Friday from the hospital. He was admitted to Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital after cardiac complication on Wednesday.
While nearly 1.1 billion people escaped extreme poverty between 1990 and 2013 because of strong economic growth that benefited the world’s poorest, “the number of people living in extreme poverty remains unacceptably high, with nearly 800 mi
Assam police apprehended four militants of a newly floated outfit group and seized arms and ammunition from lower Assam's Baksa district on Thursday, officials said.
Lieutenant General DS Ahuja, General Officer Commanding, 101 Area on Thursday handed over Cheques worth Rs 75 Lakh as terminal benefits from the Army to the family members of Late Major David Manlun in Shillong.
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit , Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Arunachal Pradesh Governor PB Acharya congratulated President elect Ram Nath Kovind who is set to succeed Pranab Mukherjee as the 14th President of the Indian Republic.
To protect the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) from the devasting flood, the Centre has given green signal to construct about 30 km long embankment cum road on the bank of Brahmaputra river of the national park side.
The government is preparing to add two vaccines- Fractional-Dose Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (fIPV) and Rotavirus vaccine from coming January.
CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has challenged the Rastriya Janata Party- Nepal (RJP-N) to be tested from the people by partaking part in the local level elections.
The number of casualties due to attack by wild animals in Chitwan National Park and buffer zones is increasing.
An inter-city bus plunged into a deep gorge in a northern Indian hill state on Thursday, killing 28 people and injuring 10 others, officials said.
Stung with poor results in the two local level elections despite being the largest political party in the Parliament, Nepali Congress has engrossed on a strategic plan to emerge victorious in 100 levels of Province No 2.
The Government of Nepal has on Thursday formed the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) under the chairmanship of former Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) Kamal Narayan Das on Thursday.
The Election Commission (EC) has on Thursday released the schedule for the third phase of local level elections in province 2, which is slated for September 18.
The government has expressed commitment to address the demands of the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal, except the demand of constitution amendment as the amendment proposal was not likely to be passed immediately.
Japanese airport police have found 30 bullets in an American Airlines crewmember's carry-on bag and said Wednesday that the flight attendant apparently carried them through his security checks at U.S. airports.
North Korea carries out public executions on river banks and at school grounds and marketplaces for charges such as stealing copper from factory machines, distributing media from South Korea and prostitution, a report issued on Wednesday said.
It is likely that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba would expand his Cabinet today. The leaders of the government allies shave been consulting now to this effect.
Ex-king Gyanendra Shah has been receiving treatments at Thapathali based Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment of his heart ailment.
At least two persons were killed and 33 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus they were travelling mat with the accident in Khanigaun of Thaha Municipality-1 in Makwanpur district on Tuesday.
Users of WhatsApp in China and security researchers have reported widespread service disruptions amid fears that the popular messaging service may be at least partially blocked by authorities in the world's most populous country.
The Finance Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has formed a probe panel to investigate into the alleged financial irregularities in purchasing the land of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).
The government has expressed its commitment to expand the tax base and to reform the tax system so as to give momentum to the economy.
The Election Commission (EC) has said it has so far spent Rs 6.3 billion under the heading of the local-level elections.
Guwahati : Swati, believed to be the oldest tigress in India, was died at the age of 21 in the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati on Sunday morning, officials said.
State Minister of Environment of Japan, Mr. Tadahiko ITO is scheduled to visit Kathmandu from July 18th to 19th, 2017 on an official visit.
By rejecting the party instruction, seven legislators including six MLAs of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) of the 60 members Tripura assembly on Monday had voted for National Democratic Alliance (NDA)s presidential candidate Ram Na
Assam government on Sunday announced to shut down all inter-state check gates in the state with effect from August 1, in view of reducing the transportation cost of essential commodities come from the other states and to check corruption.
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Single women elected from the first and second phase of local level elections were honoured at the South Asian Regional Workshop organised in Kathmandu on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal Acting Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli has been sworn in as the Chief Justice amid a special programme organised at the office of the President in Sheetal Niwas on Monday.
South Africa pushed its lead over England to 290 in the second test on Sunday despite losing two wickets in two overs just before lunch.
Internal row over the issue of appointing the central committee member pushed the RPP near to the vertical split, attempts underway for consensus
Responding to the widespread wrath against of the pathetic road condition and sewage system in Kathmandu valley, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has on Sunday directed the concerned authorities to upgrade by setting up the 15 days long deadlin
For the first time in eight grand slam finals over the same amount of years, Roger Federer will not play someone called Andy, Novak or Rafa when he bids for a record eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday.
Coordinator of the presidium of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal, Mahantha Thakur, has said that the RJP-Nepal was not in favor of making naturalized citizenship holders as executive head of the State and chief executive.
Israel will gradually reopen a Jerusalem holy site Sunday after taking the rare step of shutting it down following a deadly assault there that sparked concerns of a fresh round of violence.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter's Office, Sheetal Niwas on Sunday.
Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a corruption case against three persons including suspended Director General (DG) of Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Chudamani Sharma, at the Special Court on Sunday.
Electronic Media Forum Assam (Emfa), while condemning the physical assaults to two television reporters recently at the outskirt of the city, reiterated its stand in favour of a national protection law for the safety & security of media persons
Electronic Media Forum Assam (Emfa), while condemning the physical assaults to two television reporters recently at the outskirt of the city, reiterated its stand in favour of a national protection law for the safety & security of media persons
The flood situation in Assam remained grim as seven more deaths reported taking the death toll mounted to 59 and affecting over 11.93 lakh people of 24 districts till Saturday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday had filed a charge sheet against the three top brass leaders of the anti-talk faction group of United Liberation Fron of Asom (ULFA) for intending to wage war against the country before the spe
Assam government will provide free textbooks to the students studying in the government-run schools up to Class X, whose textbooks were damaged in the current deluge in the state.
Turkish authorities sacked nearly 7,400 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups as the country marked the first anniversary of quashing last summer’s coup attempt on Saturday.
Arghakhanchi has become another self-reliant district for milk production following Kavre, recording sales of milk worth Rs 70 million on average annually.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara has claimed that the constitution will be amended before the third phase of local level elections scheduled for September 18.
Popular Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu is going to perform a live concert at Hotel Yak and Yeti on Saturday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Police have found a dead body at Sankhamool of Kathmandu in a mysterious circumstances.
Returning South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and chose to bat first in the second test against England on Friday.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has hinted the possibility of reconsideration on the provision of ‘free visa and ticket’ provided that political parties agree on it.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has hinted the possibility of reconsideration on the provision of ‘free visa and ticket’ provided that political parties agree on it.
The corruption case against suspended IRD chief Sharma likely to drag more high profile figure including politicians
Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Friday ordered the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authority to take appropriate measures to protect wild animals including one horned rhinoceros from poachers, those have been moved to the nearest Karb
The flood situation in Assam remained grim as the current flood on Friday claimed three more lives taking the death toll rose to 52 and affecting over 14.97 lakh people of 25 districts.
Assam forest department personnel on Friday morning had arrested five poachers and recovered several wild animal parts in lower Assam's Barpeta district, officials said.
Ailing Nepali Congress's founder leader Ram Hari Joshi passed away at the age of 93 on Thursday evening
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has urged the recently elected representatives of the local levels to cooperate it for updating the biometric voters’ list.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rajendra Kishor Chhetri has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of the Nepal government.
Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction.
President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet Thursday ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
An Iranian cancer researcher who was denied entry to the U.S. previously headed a student branch of volunteer paramilitary militia, footage aired on state television Thursday showed.
The hearing of the writ petition filed against the impeachment motion registered in the parliament against the then chief Justice Sushila Karki, will take place in constitutional bench of the Supreme Court.
Manchester officials say they are making U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city because of her response to the deadly concert attack in May.
Manchester officials say they are making U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city because of her response to the deadly concert attack in May.
The Election Commission (EC) has urged the political parties representing the Legislature-Parliament in collecting voters' roll for coming provincial and parliamentary elections.
The Kathmandu District Court has sentenced two murder convicts of Ranibari murder case slaped with life imprisonment along with property seizure after 14 years on Wednesday.
One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up.
The Legislature-Parliament meeting on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the Civil Servant Adjustment Bill-2017, also known as Employment Adjustment Bill 2017.
Nagaland governor P. B. Acharya who had asked Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly on or before July 15, has postponed the floor test in view of the presidential election to be held on July 17 n
The Supreme Court ordered the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday to present Inland Revenue Department's Director General Chudamani Sharma, who is presently in CIAA custody on corruption charge, before the
Coordinator of the Naya Shakti Party, Nepal, Dr Baburam Bhattarai today met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and urged to construct the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project with domestic investment.
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have set sail to begin setting up the facility, as China’s rapidly modernising military extends its global reach.
The counting of votes for the second round of local level elections, which was held at 334 units of 35 districts of Province No 1, 5 and 7 on June 28, have been concluded.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The general strike imposed by the Netra Bikram Chanda led Maoist resulted normal effects in the daily life of the people.
Nepal police arrested a man in Nepalgunj, who had reportedly beheaded his wife by slitting her throat here in Belanpur of Kohalpur Municipality-4 in Banke district on Monday night.
The Government of Nepal has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims from Amarnath in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. At least seven people were killed and dozens other injured in the attack
A 10-year-old boy stranded in the middle of the swollen Arun River was rescued after 15 hours this morning in Palpa district.
A middle aged scribe of an Assamese daily recently participated in the weekly evening OPD (outpatient department) clinic at Guwahati Press Club of northeast India out of curiosity. The attending doctor advised Nilakantha to check his blood press
With 19 animals including an one horned rhinoceros deaths, flood situation in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) worsened on Monday after flood waters inundated over 70 per cent areas in the world heritage site.
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit who dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting PMOs intervention in expediting the construction of Bogibeel Bridge over the Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh district received a prompt response.
The flood situation in Assam gradually turned for the worse as flood waters submerged more areas in the state and claiming more lives as death toll mounted to 34.
Security forces on Sunday had busted a camp of banned outfit NSCN-K in the jungle areas of Longding district along the Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland border, officials said on Monday.
Former Chief Minister of Nagaland T R Zeliang, who wrote to Governor P.B. Acharya on Saturday staking claim to form a new government in the north eastern Indian state with support of 41 legislators had flown to New Delhi on Monday and likely to
Manipur police had arrested five militants including a woman belonging to different outfits from different areas of the north eastern Indian state, officials said.
Dinesh Bhattarai has been appointed as the foreign policy advisor of the Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba .
Newly Formed Rastriya Janata arty Nepal (RJPN) faced internal rivalry over the issue of participating in the elections
Two people have been killed as fresh violence erupted in India’s Darjeeling hills in protests over the killing earlier of a member of an ethnic minority, police said on Sunday.
The Election Commission (EC) has on Sunday has denied the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N)’s demand for new election symbol for the third round of local level elections on September 18.
Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Abdelhak Nouri is out of danger but "kept asleep" in hospital after collapsing during a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen in Austria, his club said on Sunday.
Representatives from business associations, including Nepal Bankers' Association, and Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), have expressed differing views on the monetary policy made public by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
Wing Commander Mandeep Singh Dhillon, who saved many people in Arunachal Pradesh had died in a helicopter crash in the north eastern Indian state bordering with China last week, while on a rescue mission.
Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Sunday sacked its four ministers including state Home minister and 11 parliamentary secretaries following a demand for his removal during the political crisis within the ruling Naga People's Front
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Islamic State after eight months of urban warfare, bringing an end to three years of jihadist rule in the city.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today publicized a monetary policy for the fiscal year 207475 BS amid a program in the Capital.
The Nagaland Press Association (NPA) expressed worries over the formation of a State chapter of Newspapers Association of India (NAI) and submission of a memorandum to the State Governor PB Acharya recently at Raj Bhawan without engaging the loc
Dr Chandramouli B, a senior consultant on joint replacement & trauma surgery from Fortis Hospital Bangalore conducted the last Saturday evening OPD (outpatient department) clinic at Guwahati Press Club of northeast India.
New twist added in Nagaland politics after former Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Saturday sent a letter to the Nagaland governor and claimed to form a new NPF-led Dan government in his leadership with support of 41 legislotors.
Nagaland faces another political crisis following at least 30 legislators of the Nagaland People's Front (NPF), the dominant partner of a coalition government in Nagaland had spirited out the north eastern Indian state and camping at a resort in
Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit handed credence to the valediction of the 68th Vana Mahotsava on Friday when he inaugurated the Greater Green Guwahati programme by planting saplings and distributing them to school students at a function to mar
Imam A Siddique of Big Boss-6 fame, the notable Indian fashion stylist and TV personality inaugurated the D'Royal Studio of Royal School of Fashion and Technology at Royal Global University on Friday.
The flood situation in Assam turns more worsen on Friday after flood waters submerged more areas in the state as resulting over 4.25 people are affected the current flood.
Japanese Ambassador to Nepal and Mr. Shanta Raj Subedi, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Nepal have signed and exchanged a set to Notes today on behalf of their respective governments for extending Japan’s Grant Assist
The CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has said that the possibility to make Dhankuta the headquarters of Province-1 has increased.
Nepali Congress (NC) central member Mahendra Yadav has accused the main opposition CPN (UML) of widening conflict in the country by not allowing amendment to the constitution.
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces huge set back in Tripura ahead of the assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state after its all six legislators of Tripura on Thursday had made their first appearance in a meeting of BJP in Gu
The flood situation in Assam is still grim as nearly 4 lakh people of 15 districts are affected in the current flood.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that, the state government will continue its anti-corruption drives in a more vigorous way to root out this social menace from every rank and file of administration. Under no circumstances
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that, the president's post is above politics.
Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr. Masashi Ogawa, visited the Nepal Red Cross Society and attended a ceremony for the handover of ambulances on 5th July, 2017 .
It is likely that the main opposition party CPN UML would emerge again as the largest party even in the second phases of elections held at 334units in 35 districts of province no. 1, 5 and 7 on June 28.
The Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPNUML have share the mayoral and deputy mayoral posts respectively in Urlabari Municipality in the Morang district.
Baitadi, Nepal: At least seven persons were injured when a passenger jeep met with a accident in Baitadi on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal :The agitating Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) is goinng to register at the Election Commission (EC) today.
Asian share markets got off to a subdued start on Wednesday as simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula supported safe-harbors including the yen and gold.
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has reached in China leading a Nepali delegates to take part in the ’23rd China – Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair’.
Lawmakers speaking at the Legislature-Parliament meeting on Tuesday demanded that the government take concrete measures to minimise the damages caused by floods and landslides in the country.
Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the government, through the Speaker, for the immediate rescue and relief for the landslide and flood victims
The Ministry of Health has appointed Dr Kedar Narsingh KC as the Director of Officiating of Thimi-based National Tuberculosis Centre. He has assumed his office today itself.
A 15-month-old child has died from diarrhea at Barpak of Sulikot Rural Municipality-2 in Gorkha.
On 23 Aasar 2074 (7th July 2017) we the Nepalese people have been going to celebrate the 71th auspicious birthday of King Gyanendra at Nirmal Niwas to extend the best wishes to the King Gyanendra
With the beginning of the monsoon of this year in Nepal, the incidents of floods and landslide have increased across the country. The landslide and floods have claimed the lives of at least 20 people and causing damage the properties of billions
Extolling the intrinsic relationship between India and Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized to ensure that respective territories of both the countries not be allowed to be used for any activities inimical to the other.
After Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout, Assam government has decided to close all check gates in the state within next 45 days.
A new twist added in the Karbi Anglong politics after 8 newly elected members of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on Sunday met Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati for selection of new Chief Executive Member (CEM) of th
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces another trouble after an activist of Assam's Karbi Anglong district had filed a petition before the Guwahati High Court against Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Chief Executive Member (CEM) who alleg
Continuing the mission for healthcare to its member-journalists along with their dependents, Guwahati Press Club (GPC) invited the city based Nemcare Hospital to conduct Saturday evening OPD (outpatient department) clinic. Dr Amal Dev Goswami (M
Two forest department employees were died in a road mishap in Assam's Nagaon district, while they were on the way to attend in the 68th Vana Mahotsava celebrated centrally at Kaliabor on Saturday.
Continuing the mission for healthcare to its member-journalists along with their dependents, Guwahati Press Club (GPC) has invited the city based Nemcare Hospital to conduct tomorrow's evening OPD (outpatient department) clinic. Dr Amal Dev Gosw
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara has on Sunday reached in New Delhi of India at an invitation of his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The meeting of Legislature-Parliament held on Sunday has been put after endorsing condolence motions on demise of CPN-UML lawmaker Mahin Limbu.
The production of mango has decreased in Siraha, also known as capital of mango, this year.
Prime Minister and Tribhuvan University Chancellor Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the University should focus in building an efficient academic atmosphere in the country, by making timely changes to higher education.
Chitwan, Nepal: The Narayanghat-Mugling road that had blocked since Friday morning due to landslides is not opened yet compelling to strand the hundreds of passengers in the road.
The results of the second phase of local elections for 82 out of the 334 local units have been declared, according to the Joint Election Commission (JEOC).
A central Illinois man was charged Friday with kidnapping in the disappearance of a visiting Chinese scholar who authorities believe to be dead after last being seen three weeks ago.
Biratnagar, Nepal: Mayoral and deputy mayoral candidate of the Nepali Congress (NC) are taking the lead in Biratnagar Metropolitan City.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) mayoral candidate Dhawal Shamsher Rana continues to take the lead in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.
Thai Ambassador to Nepal Bhakavat Tanskul has underlined Thailand’s readiness to lend its support in promoting Nepal’s tourism.
A doctor forced from a New York hospital because of sexual harassment accusations returned Friday with an assault rifle hidden under a lab coat and shot seven people, killing one woman and leaving several doctors fighting for their lives, author
The Election Commission has again urged the political parties, candidates, the representatives of the candidates and all stakeholders to extend necessary cooperation from their side to speed up the counting of votes.
An Assam Rifles trooper killed and two others injured when militants exploded a powerful bomb by using remote control in Manipur's Ukhrul district along with the Myanmar border on Friday morning, officials said.
Darchula, Nepal: Nepali Congress’s mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates have won the elections in Mahakali Municipality in the district.
Raj Kumar Shrestha, a well-known businessperson of Tulsipur, Dang found dead in a dense forest of the Salyan district on Friday. Shrestha had gone missing since June 9.
Rastriya Janamorcha has opened its account in the local level elections by winning mayoral and deputy mayoral position in Pyuthan district.
KATHMANDU: The domestic share market remained affected on Thursday due to protests from the stock brokers.
North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for what it said was a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair o
Early vote counting has pointed that Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, would face tight competition with the main opposition party CPN UML.
Stating that a concerted effort to fight terrorism and crimes in Northeast region is the need of the hour through a joint mechanism, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that in a region like Northeast India inhabited by dive
Results of the local level elections held in 35 districts of 3 provinces are being coming, Nepali Congress and the UML are in neck-to-neck competition
Naya Shakti Party Nepal Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai on Thursday said the country could not pursue development until rampant corruption ends.
Naya Shakti Party Nepal Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai on Thursday said the country could not pursue development until rampant corruption ends.
Along the India-Bangladesh border that runs through India’s eastern state of West Bengal, human traffickers are buying land, building homes and enrolling on voter lists to create cover for their cross-border operations, campaigners said.
Russian Ambassador to Nepal Andrei D Budnik paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Janardan Sharma on Friday.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, also the Nepali Congress President, has said the victory of the party in the second phase of local level elections was imperative for the effective implementation of the constitution.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, also the Nepali Congress President, has said the victory of the party in the second phase of local level elections was imperative for the effective implementation of the constitution.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, also the Nepali Congress President, has said the victory of the party in the second phase of local level elections was imperative for the effective implementation of the constitution.
The agitating temporary schoolteachers have ended the hunger strike following a four-point deal with the Ministry of Education.
Lionel Messi has offered to pay an additional fine of 500,000 euros ($558,000) to ensure he avoids a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud that a judge is expected to suspend, a Spanish state prosecutor said Friday.
Guwahati, June 23 : Apex industry association of the North East, the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) has moved both the Centre and the State government in its persistent efforts to push for a better and focuss
Security forces had apprehended four militants including a top leader of United People's Liberation Front (UPLF) in two separate operations launched by the security personnel in Assam, officials said.
Security forces on Friday morning had apprehended six hardcore militants including a ULFA (I) from the area along Meghalaya-Bangladesh border.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the Election Commission has made monitoring arrangements at various levels, as it seeks to conduct the upcoming second-phase of local-level elections in a free, impartial and pe
A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said on Friday.
The government has on Friday declared four day long public holidays in 35 districts of province, 1, 5 and 7 in view of the second-phase local level polls slated for June 28.
At least three people, traveling in a truck, killed after a truck with registration number Na 6 Kha 3123 met with an accident at Hugdikhola of Benighat along east-west highway in Dhading district.
The rise of Afghanistan and Ireland in the ranks of international cricket gathered pace on Thursday when they were voted in as full ICC members, meaning they can play test matches against the world's elite countries.
It is suspected that at least six persons would have killed in the landslide occurred at Kalikhola of the Narayangadh-Muglin road section at wee hours on Friday.
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised Thursday that EU citizens will not be immediately kicked out of Britain when it leaves the union and says their fate will be a top priority in Brexit negotiations — prompting guarded praise from othe
At least six persons including four police personnel have gone missing in Narayangadh-Muglin road at wee hour on Friday morning.
A cabinet meeting held on Thursday evening has transferred some secretaries including the secretary of the Election Commission (EC).
Election campaign intensified in 35 districts of province 1, 5 and 7 for the second phase of local level elections slated for June 28
The border point in Banke district on the Nepal-India border is to be closed for 48 hours in view of the June 28 local election.
Former national football team goalkeeper Lokendra Bahadur Shahi has been arrested on charges of swindling Rs 7 million on Friday.
At least one killed and two others injured a when over speeding micro bus hit the pedestrians at Bouddha area in the capital on Thursday.
New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi has retired from international cricket but will continue to play in franchise-based Twenty20 tournaments around the world, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday.
The World Bank has agreed to provide Nepal Government with Rs 19 billion assistance loan for increasing the quality of education.
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the Election Commission doesn’t operate under government’s pressure and with political prejudice as it is governed by its own laws and regulations.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the Cultural affairs Department to take immediate steps for conservation of historical sites which date back to the times of Mottock Rulers including Sarbananda Singha.
Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam's Rajiv Gandhi Orang national park and managed to flee with its horn on Thursday evening.
The flash floods that hit Assam claimed one more live as death toll rose to 8 in past 10 days, while over 33,000 people affected in four districts of the state in the fresh floods.
Russia, Ukraine and the United States are all suffering the effects of too high levels of collective stress. US President Donald Trump recently met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in hopes of reducing tensions between Russia and Ukrain
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling on 19 June 2017 in favour of newspaper & news agency employees in the Majithia Wage Board dispute and the forum fervently appeals to the concerned media managements to obey the
With the second phase of local level elections slated for June 28 drawing close to the door step, election fever has gripped the nation particularly the 35 districts of Provinces 1, 5 and 7.
Assam police has contacted with Uttar Pradesh counterpart following a tribal woman of the north eastern Indian state had filed a case against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for sharing her bare photographs in his social media page, taken a st
Nepal’s conflict and peacebuilding process positioned the historical marginalization of indigenous, ethnic minority and other identity groups at the centre of the political agenda and saw these communities mobilize in unprecedented ways. While
Om Bikram Rana and Hem Bahadur Gurung, former Inspector General of Nepal Police, have sent to the Dllibazar-based jail over Sudan scam.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, placing him first-in-line to the throne and removing the country’s counter terrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from t
The National Security Council's (NSC) meeting on Wednesday was held with a focus on the preparation of the security strategy for the upcoming local level election on June 28.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said that Bishnu Prasad Rabha, a literary and cultural icon had immense faith on the power of the youth.
Assam police on Tuesday had arrested three wanted rhino poachers and recovered arms and ammunition in Assam's Darrang district.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) in Assam's Tinsukia district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on June 19 evening, officials said.
Two top leaders of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) today called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, drawing the government’s attention towards what the party claimed ongoing arrests and physical assaults against the party cadres.
Indian police said today they had arrested 15 villagers and charged them with sedition — punishable by life in prison — for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India’s cricketers in the Champions Trophy.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced — and that won't be good for America or for the wor
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today said the knowledge of yoga and its exercise method must be taught to students at the school level.
Norway's Ambassador for Nepal, Kjell Tormod Pettersen, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday.
Rastriya Janat Party Nepal (RJPN) decides to continue the protest against of the elections despite internal rift
The 11th meeting of the Joint Consultation Mechanism (JCM) between Nepal and China kicks off in Kathmandu.
Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has claimed that his party would win the race of the second phase of local level elections scheduled on June 28.
Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has claimed that his party would win the race of the second phase of local level elections scheduled on June 28.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Tuesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to furnish a copy of its decision to conduct re-voting in the ward number 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City. The Election Commission (EC) had
The CPN (UML) in Bajura has today shutdown the district headquarters Martadi to protest the death of one Hansa Bahadur Rawat in a clash between the Nepal Congress- UML cadres during political rallies at Chhededaha Rural Municipality last Sunday.
NASA's planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them, broadly hinting that we are probably not alone.
Nepali Congress leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, Bhimalendra Nidhi, said the local poll date for Province no 2 was postponed in agreement with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.
Responding to a writ filed to stop the second round of local polls in 11 districts in the Terai region on June 28, the Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Monday summoned the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) and t
Nepal has selected an 18-member cricket team to play the Under-19 ICC world cup cricket qualifier to be held in Singapore.
Home Minister Janardan Sharma has said the government is committed to strengthen the security system so that the people can exercise their voting rights in a free and peaceful manner in the second-phase local election on June 28.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has sent a condolence message to Chancellor of the Federal Democratic Republic of Germany, Mrs. Angela Merkel, on the demise of Mr. Helmut Kohl, the former Chancellor of the Federal Democratic Republic of German
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) faces internal rift, likely to reverse back from the decision to protest the elections
A total of 78.04 per cent voters of Karbi Anglong on Saturday had exercised their franchises to elect 26 representatives to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
Even though the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has not made any formal decision to withdraw the protest program launched against of the second phase of local level elections slated for June 28, the party leadership has faced extreme pressure
Pakistan celebrated one of its biggest cricket victories on Sunday, defeating archrival India in the Champions Trophy final in London.
A powerful bomb went at Gajeda of Banganga Municipality-4 of Kapilvastu district on Sunday afternoon.
The city based Emerge Diagnostic under the guidance of Dr Dhrubajyoti Gogoi on Saturday conducted the evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) for the benefit of its members along with their dependants.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) has faced another set back after its Tripura unit vice president along with 500 leaders and members on Saturday had joined BJP ahead of assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state to be held next year.
At least five people including a couple were killed and two others missing in a massive landslides in Meghalaya's Umiam area on Saturday morning.
A former Chief Executive Member (CEM) of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and BJP leader Prakanta Warisa, who along with four other leaders had recently joined Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) alleged that the saffron party has ruled as a d
Assam police will newly appoint 5000 various posts soon.
Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that, only 6 per cent schools of eight districts were graded A+ following evaluation of schools and students in the first phase of 'Gunotsav' in the state.
At least five people including two women were killed and two others missing in a massive landslides in Meghalaya's Umiam area on Saturday morning.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari arrived to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, en route to Nepal from Geneva today.
Nomination of candidates is being held enthusiastically in 334 local units of Province 1, 5 and 7 on Sunday for the second phase of local level elections scheduled for June 28.
Second phase of local level elections begin formally with the nomination of candidates in 334 local units
The BJP led Assam government cabinet on Friday decided to increase the OBC reservation in medical colleges from 15 per cent to 26 per cent.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Friday had quizzed another top official of the state excise department in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam.
TheCriminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Friday had quizzed another top official of the state excise department in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam.
Assam turns as a transit route of illegal narcotics trade as the security agencies had seized over 37 lakh kilogram illegal narcotics products in the state in past six years.
Security forces had apprehended a militant belonging to Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday evening, officials said on Friday.
The city based Emerge Diagnostic under the leadership of Dr Dhrubajyoti Gogoi will conduct the next Saturday OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC). The camp, organized under the series of 'Evening with a Doctor' programs for the benefit of GPC
The white-rumped vulture, one of the endangered species has been spotted in Jajarkot district.
Their bodies and brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even the hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest cut short celebrations for some well-deserved rest.
The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) leader Rajendra Mahato has reiterated that his party will not take part in the second phase of the local level elections until their demands are fulfilled through the amendment in the constitution.
The main opposition CPN-UML and the ruling Nepal Loktantrik Forum have forged coalition in the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in Biratnagar Metropolitan City for local level elections scheduled for June 28.
The devastating fire that struck a high-rise tower in London may have been so powerful that it destroyed much of the DNA evidence needed to identify its victims.
The newly formed Rastriya Janata Nepal (RJPN) has reached on the verge to split over the issue of agitation launched against of the second phase of local level elections even after the government decided to postpone the elections in province num
Ambassadors from neighboring India and China for Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri and Ms Yu Hong respectively called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, separately at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar on Friday.
Ambassadors from neighboring India and China for Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri and Ms Yu Hong respectively called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, separately at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar on Friday.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William have arrived at a west London site where community groups have gathered supplies for those affected by the tower fire disaster.
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May.
Guwahati: The city based  Emerge Diagnostic under the leadership of Dr Dhrubajyoti Gogoi will conduct the next Saturday OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC). The camp, organized under the series of 'Evening with a Doctor' programs for the
Taking a serious look at the scarcity of construction materials mainly chips, sands etc, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the state forest department to make the materials available within 10 days.
Sahitya Akademi Award winning eminent writer Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi has been nominated for the prestigious Sarhad's 5th Bhupen Hazarika National Award-2017.
Security forces had apprehended seven hardcore militants of outlawed NDFB (S) and its three linkmen in Assam, officials said.
A farmer in Arunachal Pradesh was gunned by the army during counter-insurgency operation, which later called it a case of mistaken identity.
One Assam Rifles trooper was martyred and four others wounded in a powerful explosion triggered by the suspected militants in Manipur's Ukhrul district along the Myanmar border on Thursday.
The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) has on Friday published the results of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) examination.
For a long time, Kathmandu has been advocating for a trilateral corridor between China, Nepal and India to enhance the volume of trade at the regional level. However, this idea gained currency only after Chinese President XI Jinping put forward
SEE results of this year published by the office of the controller of the examinations
The government decision to postpone the date of local level elections in province number 2 is protested from different quarters.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before a panel investigating his family's wealth on Thursday, the first time a Pakistani prime minister has been grilled by an investigative agency.
May be because of the beautiful voice, her hobby was to sing. And she had a dream of becoming a good singer. When she would call on radio programmes and sing Nepali folk songs, many people would appreciate her voice, which would further encourag
Uli Stielike has been fired as South Korea's head coach after poor results in World Cup qualifying.
The ruling allies and the agitating Rastirya Janta Party-Nepal (RJP-N) agreed to postpone the local level election in Province 2 by three months.
The urge of the leaders of the government allies to postpone the date of the scheduled second phase of local elections is rejected by the officials of the Election Commission (EC).
Attempts are underway to postpone the second phase of local level elections scheduled for June 28
The meeting between the major three parties Nepali Congress, CCP-UML and CPN Maoist Center and the agitating Rastriya Janata Party- Nepal (RJPN) ended inconclusively on Wednesday as well.
At least eleven persons were killed and eighteen others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Rakam Bheltadi in Dailekh district, along the Karnali Highway, on Wednesday.
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has directed the concerned officials to make arrangements for a reliable security during the second round of local level elections.
The first wave floods that hit Assam claimed five lives so far, while over 13,000 people affected in four districts of the state in the fresh floods.
Home Minister Janardan Sharma has said that he would not make any political interference in the police administration office rather would provide leadership for better performance.
A man has been arrested on charge of raping his 17-year-old daughter in Chyangthapu of Yangwarak Rural Municipality in Panchthar district.
In view of the incessant rain lashing the capital city of Assam since morning causing artificial flood in several parts, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed Kamrup metro district administration and Guwahati Development Departme
At least ten people were killed and seven others are missing following flash floods and massive landslides caused by heavy downpour wrecked havoc in the north eastern Indian state Mizoram.
Normal life has been crippled in most parts of Assam following incessant rains in past 12 hours.
With the increasing temperature, the health facilities in the capital city are seeing an increasing number of people coming with complaints of influenza, diarrhoea, common cold and allergies among other infections.
Three labourers were buried to death while laying drinking water pipes in the Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Circle Swayambhu.
A top House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit, according to a lawmaker
The Government of Japan has invited a team of five Nepalese football coaches to Japan under the "SPORT FOR TOMORROW" scheme. The invitation aims at improving the invitees' techniques and management skills, thus upgrading Nepal’s potential inte
Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that, the centre is committed to fast tracking development in the north eastern region.
Meghalaya outfit group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Monday threatened the Meghalaya government that, if the state government would not stop their exercise of hunting down and arresting innocent civilians and students the sit
Assam has turned out to be major hub of fake currency since demonetization as well as the security agencies had recovered huge quantity of fake Indian currency from different parts of the state.
Several politicians and bureaucrats of Nagaland now are under Income Tax (IT) department scanner following the IT unearthed over Rs 1000 crore of an ex Nagaland police official owned group in Kochi in Kerala.
Calling on the educated unemployed youth of the state to vigorously engage in agriculture and cattle rearing to lay the foundation of a self sustainable rural economy, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that milk production c
A shocking news came to light, while a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) Court in Assam has asked an Assam police constable to prove Indian citizen.
A shocking news came to light, while a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) Court in Assam has asked an Assam police constable to prove Indian citizen.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is leaving for Geneva tomorrow to attend the World of Work Summit to be held as a part of 106th Session of International Labour Conference.
RATNANAGAR, CHITWAN: The locals who were demonstrating with allegations that a pregnant woman died due to negligence on part of the Bharatpur Hospital have agreed to receive her body.
The Federal Alliance (FA) , an alliance of agitating Madhes based parties and indigenous group, has announced its third phase of protests program targeting to disrupt the second phase of local level elections scheduled for June 28.
The Act related to ‘Political Parties-2016,’ amended in a bid to bring the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) on board in the second round of polls slated for June 28, is passed from the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday.
A clash ensued between cadres of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal(RJPN) and the police at Rajbiraj on Sunday.
The meeting between the major ruling allies- Nepali Congress and the UCPN Maoist Center and the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP-N) has resumed again in Singhadurbar on Sunday.
As the leaders of the agitating Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJPN) remained adamant on their stand that they would not participate in the second phase of local polls unless their key demands were met, the political parties, particularly the gove
Three U.S. soldiers were killed and another was wounded Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
A two-year-old child, who kidnapped from her house in Assam's Silchar nearly a week before was rescued by police from Meghalaya's Khliehriat area in East Jaintia Hills district by police on Saturday.
The sleuths of Assam police CID on Saturday had arrested another official of state excise department from Delhi in connection with the multi-crore rupees BG bonded warehouse scam.
In a move to expedite the development of the people belonging to scheduled tribe communities of the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday discussed several issues with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram at Brahmapura St
A day after the death of SS Khaplang, the Chairman of Naga outlawed NSCN-K, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that, all the Indian citizens of the Naga outfit will be rehabilitated if they give up violence.
The main opposition CPN (UML) Chairman K P Sharma Oli has said that his party could not agree on the issues of losing national identity.
Major David Manlun hailed from Churachandpur district in Manipur was born on July 27, 1985 in Imphal.
Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that, the peace agreement with the pro-talk faction group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will be signed shortly.
The sleuths of Dibrugarh police on Friday had grilled 25 government officials in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) at the office of Assam police special branch.
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday felicitated Anshu Jamsenpa who has climbed to the peak of Mount Everest twice in five days and making a world record by her feat, at a function held at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati.
Assam government will soon formulate a textile policy for giving a major fillip to handloom and textile sector in the state.
Acknowledging her role she has been putting in for the conservation of the greater adjutant stork which is also known as Hargilla, Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday felicitated environmentalist Purnima Devi Barman at a simple function
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) faces internal rift over the issue of participating elections or boycott it
A meeting held between the government allies and the agitating Ratriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) ended conclusively after former denied to postpone the date scheduled to hold the second phases of local level elections scheduled for June 28.
One killed, six injured in SIndhuli Jeep accident
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Friday certified the bill of local level election. The bill was endorsed by the Legislature-Parliament on June 8.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said making the constitution all-accepted and successfully holding the second-phase of local-level election were the immediate plans of the government.
The speculations over the issue of love affairs between Bolywood hot actress Deepika Padukone and Vin Diesel have been getting viral in the film industries.
North Korea tested a new type of cruise missile that could strike U.S. and South Korean warships "at will" if the country was attacked, its state media said Friday, a day after Seoul detected four missiles being launched from a eastern coastal t
Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) expresses serious concern over the recent Silchar violence where television journalists were also targeted by a section of people. The forum urges the State chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, also in charge of
Assam police headquarter has directed the all districts police to collect about information of missing youths of the state, who were went to South India and gulf nations for working purpose.
A day of gloom had set over Shillong who had lost their favourite son Major David Manlun, 164 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (PU-2 Naga Regt) who got martyred while battling the dreaded ULFA (I) and NSCN (K) insurgents at Mon District (Na
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chapter in Parsa today took out a demonstration in Birgunj calling for action against those misbehaving with journalists on the pretext of writing news stories.
Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists said on Tuesday.
The crime branch of Guwahati city police on Thursday had arrested the general secretary of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the capital city of Assam in connection with the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday scrapped a writ petition filed demanding not to recommend Acting Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli to the post of the Chief Justice.
The Nepali Congress (NC) is going to finalize its candidates for second phase of local level elections scheduled for June 28.
Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi is concerned that his lack of playing time at Chelsea could derail his hopes of playing at next year's World Cup finals.
The US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B Teplitz called on newly elected Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba at latter’s office on Thursday.
After a week suspected militants had released the Superintendent Manager of Maijonga tea estate in Assam's Kokrajhar district last night, who was kidnapped at gun point on June 2.
At least four militants belonging to outlawed ULFA (I) and an Army Major were killed and three jawans injured in a fierce gun fight near the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland's Mon district on Wednesday, officials said.
At least four militants belonging to outlawed ULFA (I) and an Army Major were killed and three jawans injured in a fierce gun fight near the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland's Mon district on Wednesday, officials said.
Newly elected Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said completing the three-tier election on time was the top priority of his government.
The Legislature-Parliament session on Thursday endorsed 'Local-Level Election Act (first amendment) Bill- 2017'. The bill was passed by majority after going through clause-wise deliberations, accepting the proposal presented by Home Minister Jan
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been sworn in as the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal amid a function at Sital Niwas, the president office, on Wednesday.
With the appointment of Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister for the fourth time, internal negotiations are underway to form a cabinet.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes 40th Prime Minister of Nepal
The government allies Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Centre) and agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) struck a three-point deal on Tuesday ensuring the participation of RJPN in the parliamentary election.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday police were treating a deadly siege in the southern city of Melbourne as an “act of terrorism†after a claim by the Islamic State group that one of its fighters was the gunman respon
With the agreement between the major parties over the issue of running the meeting of the legislative parliament, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to be elected as the Prime Minister today.
A 12th centuary antique idol of Tibetan saint Terton Pema Lingpa recovered by the crime branch of Delhi police on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a statue of General Lachit Borphukan at Dinjan Military Station, the Headquarter of 2 Mountain Division in Tinsukia district on Monday.
In a move to play the role of 'force-multiplier' of connecting people to nature, and encourage the younger generation to plant more saplings, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday announced that the state government would celebrate W
A local court in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday had sent 55 persons including the president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) Subodh Biswas to 10-day judicial custody in connection with the ransack of a All Assam Stu
Assam police has summoned to 37 more officials including 25 Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam Police Service (APS) officials to grill in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called on one and all to dedicate themselves to the conservation of the environment, the most essential factor of the sustainability of life of Earth by heart, word and deed.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Supreme Court (SC) has issued a stay order on the Election Commission (EC)’s decision to conduct reelections in the ward 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Upendra Yadav led Federal Socialist Forum Nepal has decided to extend its support to the Nepali Congress(NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the Prime Ministerial election.
“Connecting people to natureâ€, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, encourages us to explore relationships between humans and nature, and understand the invaluable support nature lends to human well-being and prosperity. Every year, Wo
CPN UML files case at Supreme Court against the Election Commission's decision to hold reelections in Bharatpur-19
Kathmandu, Nepal: Ncell, a Private giant telecom company of Nepal, has paid Rs 13.6 billion to the government as Capital Gain Tax (CGT).
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the fourth largest party in the legislative parliament and the agitating Rastriya Janata Party – Nepal (RJPN) has on Sunday decided to support Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba's candidacy to the po
While dozens of women have leveled sexual assault allegations at comedian Bill Cosby, destroying his reputation as "America's dad," the question of whether he will be imprisoned will hang on the words of a single woman when his trial starts this
The Special Court (SC) has on Sunday extended the remand of Director General (DG) of Inland Revenue Department (IRD) Chuda Mani Sharma by seven days.
Nilakantha, a middle aged scribe of Assam, recently participated in the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club out of curiosity. He had a brief discussion with the attending doctor, who advised him to check his blood pressure.
Top leaders of the major political parties are holding talks at the Parliament building at Baneshwar to develop a consensus to end the deadlock in the House proceedings.
The voting process to elect the new prime minister has been affected after the main opposition CPN-UML warned of obstructing the Legislature-Parliament in the nameof protesting the Election Commission (EC)’s decision to conduct re-election in
Asam Sahitya Sabha on Saturday announced its 'Centenary Sahitya Sanman-2016'.*
LIVE Viacom18 amplified the party fever in Guwahati with the India's biggest dance music festival, MTV Bollyland. *
When you think investments, think of Assam, proclaimed Industries and Commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary while attending the ongoing St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) at Russia. *
At least three security personnel including a Junior Commanding Officer (JCO) of Assam Rifles were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at a bordering area with Myanmar in Manipur on Saturday, officials said.*
Guwahati: Nilakantha, a middle-age scribe of Assam, participated in the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club out of curiosity. He had a brief discussion with the attending doctor, who advised him to check his blood pressure. Initiall
An army official and a civilian were injured in an encounter with suspected militants of the outlawed NDFB (S) in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.*
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock and serious concern over the murder of three journalists in five months (since 1 January 2017) in the country and reiterated its old demand for a comprehensive national action plan to safeguard the
Kathmandu, Nepal : Election Commission has decided to conduct re-election in ward no. 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City in Chitwan district.
Election Commission likely to take decision over stalled vote counting process at Bharatpur Metropolitan city today
Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba has registered his candidacy for the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal at the Legislature Secretariat at 11 am on Saturday.
Nikita Chanda has been selected as the Miss Nepal World amid a function on Friday
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord could add 0.3 degrees Celsius to global temperatures by the end of the century in a worst case scenario, an official from the UN World Meteorological Organization said on Friday.
Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested the Director General of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), on the charge of corruption on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: It is likely that the country would get new Prime Minister by Sunday.
The High-Level Federal Administrative Restructuring Committee (HLFARC) has proposed 18 ministries including the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at the Center (federal level).
Fifteen young children have died in a botched measles vaccination campaign that saw people as young as 12 years old administering the vaccines, South Sudan's government announced Friday.
This year's spring climbing season has ended with the total 500 climbers having made it to the top of Mt. Everest. The expedition that started from May 15 lasted about 15 days and 500 mountaineers scaled the tallest peak of 8,848 meters, accordi
Miami, June 1, A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency said yesterday.
The Assam Health and Family Welfare Department has directed the Director of Medical Education to advise the Principal of all Medical Colleges of the State to strictly enforce Biometric attendance system for recording the attendance of all Facult
Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed their condolences on the demise of former of Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University professor Jamini Mohan Choudhury who passed away on Thursday. He was 97.
Assam agriculture minister Atul Bora on Thursday said that, his department has started fight against corruption and given prosecution sanction against 33 officials in past a year.
Assam police sounded high alert across the state following intelligence input of probable terror attacks by the ISI patronised terrorists.
German Ambassador to Nepal Matthias Meyer called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s office, Sheetal Niwas, on Thursday.
The Project Implementation Directorate under the Kathmand Upatyaka Khanepani Limited is to construct three water treatment plants to process filthy water flowing in the valley's river system.
District Court Chitwan today freed two cadres of the CPN (Maoist Centre) who were alleged of tearing the ballot papers last Sunday. They were freed on bail.
Two cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal were arrested from Bhojpur for carrying out activities against the elections. The arrestees are the Party's members Jiban Rai and Man Bahadur Rai.
Foreign fighters including Chechens and Arabs are among Muslim militants who were killed in weeklong fighting in a southern Philippine city that involved about 500 gunmen aligned with the Islamic State group, the Philippine defense chief said Th
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN (IM) from Assam's Tinsukia district on May 30 night.
The students from villages and small towns of Assam showing brilliant success in the Class 10 examination result conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), announced on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Officials have confirmed that at least five Nepali migrant workers were injured in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul on Wednesday morning.
Asian stocks climbed on Wednesday, capping a fifth consecutive month of gains, as data showed China‘s factory activity grew at a steady clip this month, bucking expectations of a slowdown.
Since 1950, South Asia has been in so much turmoil that India undertook the policy of aggressive intervention against the surrounding countries Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. First of all, I want to judge the intention of India on Si
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today held consultations with political parties to acquire information regarding the formation of a consensus government.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A probe panel formed by the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the incident related to tearing up ballot papers with votes in Bharatpur Metropolitan City has submitted its report on Wednesday.
Following the recommendation of the Nepal government, the Election Commission (EC) has on Wednesday released a schedule for second phase of local level elections which was scheduled for June 28 by the government.
Newly elected representatives in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, including Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya and deputy mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi, took oath of office and secrecy amidst a function on Wednesday.
Newly elected representatives in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, including Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya and deputy mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi, took oath of office and secrecy amidst a function on Wednesday.
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Afric
Afghan officials say a heavy explosion has caused casualties and damage in the diplomatic area of the capital Kabul.
Main opposition CPN-UML has obstructed the parliament meeting on Wednesday demanding resumption of vote counting in Bharatpur metropolitan city.
Two people were killed and 14 others have sustained injuries when a bus and a tipper collided at Sunachuri, Naya Basti of Manahari rural municipality in Makawanpur district this morning.
Election Commission in dilemma after government changes second phase of local level elections date again
The Indian man wept as a helicopter landed in Nepal’s capital carrying the body of his brother, one of hundreds of climbers who have died while attempting to climb Mount Everest.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has postponed again the date to hold the second phase of local level elections.
Girls outshone boys in the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)'s Class 12 results announced on Tuesday.
At least nine persons including eight minors were died and over 200 others fell ill of suspected food poisioning after consuming rice and pork at an after-church feast in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, officials said.
Political parties vertically divided over the issue of postponing the date for the second phase of local level elections scheduled for June 14
A Kathmandu-based high-level election observation team on Tuesday left for Chitwan to launch an investigation into the incident of tearing up ballot papers with votes in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Girls outshone boys in the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)'s Class 12 results announced on Tuesday.
A romantic moment aboard a hot air balloon nearly ended in tragedy when the balloon crashed just moments after a couple got engaged on board.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been demanded to reconsider the rescheduled date of second round of the local level elections reasoning that Muslim's festival Eid ul Fitr falls on the election day of June 23.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday claimed the act to tear up ballot papers with votes by cadres of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was premeditated.
Nepal Army’s Colonel killed when a cargo aircraft crashed while landing at Kolti Airport in Bajura district on Tuesday afternoon.
Two persons of a same family killed after they were struck by a lightening at Gahanakhola of Sarumarini Village Council in Pyuthan district on Tuesday.
An all-party meeting called by Nepali Congress in a bid to form a consensus government is shunned by the main opposition party CPN-UML on Thursday .
Kathmandu, Nepal : Nepal Army(NA) plane crashed after overshooting runway at Bajura Airport on Tuesday.
At least three persons injured in an explosion in Nagaland's Dimapur city on Monday evening, officials said.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India organized a road show in association with the Ministry Of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) in Guwahati last week to brainstorm on the major issues linked with developing the rivers of the North
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya addressed the 66th Plenary of North Eastern Council in New Delhi on Monday.
Another multi-crore rupees government scam unearthed in Assam following Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday directed investigation into the Rs 139 crores scam of Assam Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board under Labour an
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday ordered an enquiry into the death of two students from Mizoram who were studying at Down Town University in Guwahati.
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)'s Class 12 examination result will be announced on May 30.
The Election Commission (EC) has on Monday formed a three-member committee to investigate into the incident related to tearing of ballot papers in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Political parties have vertically divided over the stalled votes counting process in Bharatpur metropolitan citi.
In a bid to take Bhupen Hazarika's message of peace and harmony forward as well as to showcase the rich and unique art and culture of Assam and North-East in front of the Indian and global tourists under one platform, Assam government will const
Two students hailing from Mizoram were found dead along a railway track in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Sunday morning.
The negotiations process with the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has now centered over the issue of postponing the scheduled second phase of local level elections for June 14.
Vote count in Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been suspended from Sunday midnight. The counting of vote was suspended after representatives of the CPN Maoist Center tear the ballot papers when the vote count of ward number 19 was going on at mid
Vote count in Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been suspended from Sunday midnight. The counting of vote was suspended after representatives of the CPN Maoist Center tear the ballot papers when the vote count of ward number 19 was going on at mid
Girls outshone boys in Guwahati region in the CBSE Class 12 results declared on Sunday.
Suspected anti-talk ULFA(I) militants had triggered an explosion at a gas pipeline in Upper Assam's Charaideo district on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
Dhading, Nepal: at least four persons killed and dozens injured when a passenger bus met with a accident at Bhakare, Golbhanjhang of Dhading district on Sunday evening.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari hosted a reception today on the occasion of the 10th Republic Day.
Within days of taking the French presidency, Emmanuel Macron faced a string of diplomatic tests — pushing the Paris climate deal on a skeptical Donald Trump, rallying European allies to do more to fight Syria's extremists, and now hosting Vlad
The government has on Sunday formed a commission to investigate into the causes behind the Summit Air aircraft crash at Tenjing Hilary Airport in Lukla of Solukhumbu district on Saturday afternoon.
Ramadan, the holy month as per the Islamic religion, has begun from Sunday. Muslim community around the world including in Nepal used to observe the holy month as festival with the belief to promote self-discipline, sacrifice and empathy.
The hunt is still on for suspects in the Manchester bombing, and members of attacker Salman Abedi's network may still be at large, Britain's interior minister said Sunday.
Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' today laid foundation stone for the construction of of the fast track – the strategically important national pride project that connects Terai region with capital city of Kathmandu.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on May 24 announced his resignation after serving slightly more than nine months in office, thereby leaving a blueprint for political propriety and exhibiting a level of statesmanship in the country.
Guwahati: A day long workshop on environmental journalism was conducted at Guwahati Press Club on 27 May 2017, where 25 participants interacted with the resource persons.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal conferred the first ever Swargadeo Sarbananda Singha Award to BTC supremo Hagrama Mohilary at a function held at Jerai Anchalik Spotrs Sanstha Playground at Jeraigaon in Dibrugarh on Saturday.
Midmark (India), a leader in the area of patient positioning equipment since past 66 years on Saturday launched the company's first state-of-the-art Experience Centre for North East Inddia in Shillong in partnership with its authorised distribut
The Saturday's meeting of the Legislature-Parliament started deliberations on the government policies and programmes for the fiscal 2017-18. President Bidya Devi Bhandari presented the policies and programmes at the parliament on Thursday.
The Maoist, Congress, UML Party leaders say- 'the ongoing local election- 2074 BS, can stabilizes the secular and republican system as the achievement of the protest of 2062.63 B.S. which was forwarded from Indian Congress (I) and its RAW to te
Critically injured captain Paras Kumar Rai of the ill-fated aircraft belonging to Summit Air (Goma Air) has died as plane crashed at Tenzing Hillary Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Asserting that North East will become the new engine of India' growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Union government has adopted five paths to take India's astalakshmi (the eight north eastern states) forward.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his fight against corruption and black money will be continued.
Federal Alliance not to take part in the second phase of local level elections, announce protest against of the elections
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC) the Apex Court of the country has on Friday issued an interim order to the government not to implement the decision to increase the number of local units.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Brahmaputra river to be named after legendary Assamese musician Sudhakontha Dr Bhupen Hazarika after inaugurating the India's longest bridge that connects Assam and Ar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated India's longest river bridge Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Brahmaputra in Assam.
Guwahati: The member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on 25 May paid heartfelt tributes to journalist Mithu Choudhury, who died on 19 May 2017 after suffering from various ailments. Organized by Journalists' Forum Assam, the memorial meeting a
Guwahati: The member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club on 25 May paid heartfelt tributes to journalist Mithu Choudhury, who died on 19 May 2017 after suffering from various ailments. Organized by Journalists' Forum Assam, the memorial meeting a
Guwahati: Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) proposes the Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Lohit, a major tributary of Brahmaputra river, to be named after legendary personality Dr Bhupen Hazarika.
Guwahati: As the Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Lohit, a major tributary of mighty Brahmaputra is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May 2017, a nationalist civil society group of northeast India urges both the governments at
RASUWA, May 26: A pilgrim drowned in a lake in Gosaikunda this morning while taking a holy dip.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 26: Sri Lanka says 25 people have died, 42 missing in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain.
CPN-UML candidates Man Bahadur GC and Manju Gurung have been elected as the mayor and deputy mayor of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan city on Friday.
Following the call of the President Bidya Devi Bhandari, the political parties particularly the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, has initiated inter and intra party consultation to form a consensus government
Following the call of the political parties particularly the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, has initiated inter and intra party consultation to form a consensus government
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has on Thursday called upon the political parties represented in the Legislature-Parliament to elect a new Prime Minister through political consensus within seven days.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Election commission (EC) has made clear that it will hold second phase of local level elections only in the 461 local units of four federal states
The fourth Eminent Persons Group (EPG) meeting is being held in Dehradun of India from May 29 to 31. Nepali members of the EPG are heading for India on May 28 to participate in the meeting with the single agenda of replacing the Nepal-India Peac
President Bidya Devi Vhandari presents government's policies and programs in the legislative parliament
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least three Nepalese nationals killed in a road accident at All Alasia Street of Dubai on Wednesday morning.
Assam government has initiated a probe into the incident at Simaluguri in BTAD's Chirang district on March 30 following the statement made by CRPF IG (NES) Rajnish Rai.
While the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had registered a case and trying to arrest the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) Chairman Abhijit Asom alias Dr Mukul Hazarika and trace the hideouts of the most wanted terrorist,
The Assam government has declared local holiday on May 26 on the occasion of inaugural function of Dhola-Sadiya bridge at Tinsukia district and laying of foundation stone of Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Gogamukh, Dhemaji by Prime Mi
Security has been tightened in Assam ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day-long visit to the state on May 26 next following intelligence input of probable terror attack.
The government is estimated to present the budget of over Rs 120 billion for the fiscal year 2017-18, which is more by 15.2 billion than the current fiscal year's budget.
Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and stood by a Catalan regional court's 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, court documents showed.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has resigned from the post. Prime Minister Dahal announced his resignation by addressing the nation through the televise address on Wednesday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari approves the resignation of the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Kathmandu, Nepal : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses the nation form his office at Singhadurbar on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses the nation from his office at Singhdurbar
Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Scenic landscapes, forests, lakes, mountains, and farmlands attract many tourists to the region. Iconic bird and animal species are also major attractions.
Nepali Congress candidates Chiribabu Maharjan and Geeta Satyal have been elected as mayor and deputy-mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City respectively morning.
British actor Roger Moore, who won international fame playing secret agent James Bond, died on Tuesday aged 89, his family said on the actor's official Twitter account.
The Government of Nepal has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Manchester of the United Kingdom (UK) where 19 people were killed on Monday. The terrorist attack was occurred during a music concert in Manchester of United Kingdom.
At least 22 people, including some children, were killed and 59 were wounded when a suicide bomber struck as thousands of fans streamed out of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been deferred till 11.00 am on Wednesday morning, thanks to the main opposition CPN UML’s obstruction in the parliament.
House meeting postponed for Wednesday after major opposition party CPN UML did not allow the Prime Minister to address the parliament
A Sukhoi 30 MKI aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday lost radio contact and went off radar after the aircraft had taken off from Assam's Tezpur Salnibari Air Force station.
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday was prevented to visit the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 26 next.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the projects under Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources for the State at a meeting with the Secretary of DONER Naveen Verma at his office in Janata Bhawan on Monday.
While laying foundation stone of Mini ISBT and also ceremonially flagging off 20 new buses for better connectivity with upper and northern Assam at Khanapara in Guwahati on Monday, Assam Chief Minister Sonowal termed ASTC as the symbol of Assame
Launching a pilot project of the Guwahati Traffic Police (GTP) on Monday at a function held at Judges' Field in the city, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that a smart police force is of paramount importance to cope with modern day l
Assam police on Monday had arrested an illegal Bangladeshi migrant in Guwahati.
A special court of National Investigating Agency (NIA) in Guwahati on Monday pronounced all 15 accused including former militants, government officials, elected representatives and contractors as guilty in the first two cases registered by the a
A meeting held between the top leaders of the major three political parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center- ended inconclusively on Tuesday after the main opposition party UML did not agreed on the government's decision to
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has informed to the cabinet that he would resign from the post today.
At the recent Energy Secretary-level talks of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) in Kathmandu (February 13-14, 2017), an important step in promoting electricity trade between India and Nepal took place when it was decided to endorse the detailed
At least 19 people were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at the end of a concert by US singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday and two US officials said a suicide bomber was suspected.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to address the parliament n Tuesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to tender his resignation from the post today!
Following the understanding reached between the political parties, the counting of votes in Pokhara-Lekhnath Metropolitan City has resumed from Monday.
Elections results is satisfactory to the CPN (Maoist Centre). A meeting of party's headquarters held on Monday concluded that the outcome of first phase of local level elections was as expected by the party.
Even as his administration fights for its travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries, President Donald Trump is using the nation that is home to Islam's holiest site as a backdrop to call for Muslim unity in the fight against terrorism.
The plan of the government to increase the number of local Units in Terai districts on the name of addressing the demands of the agitating Madhes based parties is shuttered for now, thanks to the rejection of the proposal by the Election Commiss
Election Commission (EC) turns down Prime Mister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's request to increase the number of local units in Terai districts
When she made a full-length Assamese movie in early Nineties, the film-goers responded positively as the director was already an illustrious actor and everyone thought it as a natural transformation from a performer to a director. But even after
A top leader of banned NDFB (S) was gunned down in a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Chirang district on Sunday evening, officials said.
The sleuths of Bureau of Investigation (Economic Offences) of Assam police had seized huge quantity of scrapping notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, amount worth of Rs 95 lakh from a lodge in Guwahati on Saturday night, officials said.
Following the grace marks row in Class 10 examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), Assam government has decided to end the hidden grace mark process which was continued in past one and half decade.
Assam government is planning to make Assamese as a mandatory subject in both Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) and CBSE till Class 10.
Anshu Jamsenpa, an Indian woman hailing from Arunachal Pradesh has scripted a history after she scaling Mt Everest twice within five days.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee(PHSC) has on Sunday endorsed the recommendation made by the Constitutional Council for the chiefs of Commissioner of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and Financial Comptro
The government on Sunday endorsed its policies and programmes for the fiscal year 2017/18. A Cabinet meeting held this morning at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar also decided to present the policies and programmes before Pre
Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav has said that various regressive forces including ex-Royals are conspiring to make the federal republic a failure.
Dhading, Nepal: Protesting the attack against the Nepali Congress leaders and cadres including the newly elected Jwalamukhi Village Council chairman Binod Timilsena, Dhading district is shut down by the Nepali Congress on Sunday.
The Women and Children's Office, Rolpa has launched girls' education program to minimize the threat of widespread practices of child marriages in the district.
CPN UML mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates have been elected in the Suryabinayak Municipality of Bhaktapur district.
ENT specialists from Down Town Hospitals namely Dr Dhrubajyoti Datta and Dr Roshan Bonde attended the Saturday (20 May 2017) evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) and offered free consultations to over 30 participants. Nurses namely Ur
Birubala Rabha who has been waging a war against witch hunting on Saturday met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter's office in Janata Bhawan and apprised him of her proposed visit at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switz
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday directed Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all districts to put in place all exigencies before the onset of monsoon.
Security forces had apprehended two hardcore militants belonging to ULFA (I) and NSCN (K) from upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
An army recruitment rally was conducted in Nagaland's Kohima based IG Stadium on May 18- 20 exclusively for the youths of Nagaland.
Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma directed the state forest department officials to take stern action against the poachers and take appropriate measures to protect wild animals across the state.
President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia’s lavish royal welcome Saturday as he left behind, at least temporarily, the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. Trump rewarded his hosts with a $110 billion arms package aimed at
England defeated six-time champion Argentina 3-0 on the opening day of the 2017 Under-20 World Cup on Saturday for its first win in the tournament since 1997.
Our political system has not been in constancy for very long time. We have faced various political movements for democratic political systems since long. We, youths, became supporters to the entire regime in different times and periods.
Election Commission plans to accomplish vote counting by Friday, decides to expedite preparations for the second phase Local Elections
A pedestrian was killed on the spot after getting rammed by a speeding mini truck at Baniyatar this morning.
Vote-counting that was halted since Friday night following row over vote-counting of Ward-9, to be resumed in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, thanks to the agreement among the parties to this effect.
Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) reiterates its stand to detect all immigrants from the then East Pakistan and later Bangladesh with the national cut-off year (1951) and urges the Union government in New Delhi to think about offering work p
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal presented United Brothers Club, Assam Sports Award to boxer Shiva Thapa in the best sportsperson of the year 2016 category at the function held at NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati on Friday.
Assam government will be awarded cash prize to contractors those will maintain quality in their works.
New twist added in the probe of cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) after the sleuths of Dibrugarh police had seized 990 numbers answer scripts from the office of APSC on Thursday night.
At least four Manipur police commandos and Manipur Rifles jawan were injured in an powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by suspected militants in Manipur's Chandel district on Friday, officials said.
Government's decision to withdraw all the cases filed against those involved the Tikapur carnage and Madhes protest on August 2015 Tikapur incident and October 2015 Madhes protests is wildly condemned.
A hardcore militant belonging to ULFA (I) in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Udalguri district on Thursday evening, officials said.
Considering the spurt of misuse of social media in recent days in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Chief Secretary and DGP, Assam to take stern action against all those involved in such misdeeds.
Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit condoled the sudden demise of Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave who died on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India's longest bridge connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on May 26 next, which is situated around 100 kms from the McMahon line separating India and China.
Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan’s emperor, will marry an ocean-loving legal assistant who can ski, play the violin and cook.
Jajarkot, Nepal: CPN-UML’s candidate Lal Bahadur Mahatara has been elected as mayor of Chhedagad Municipality.
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has put off final hearing on the writ petition filed by Nawaraj Silwal, DIG of Nepal Police for the third time on Thursday.
Nepali Congress (NC) mayoral candidate Chandra Bahadur Rana has been elected mayor of Madhyabindu Municipality. He has garnered 10,996 votes while his nearest contender CPN-UML mayoral candidate Bhim Lal Adhikari garnered 10,065 votes.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML candidate Dambar Aryal has been elected as the mayor of the Melamchi municipality.
A powerful explosion rocked the Indo-Myanmar border area in Manipur on Wednesday evening, officials said.
The successful conduction of the first phase of local elections, held on 281 local units of 34 districts in provinces 3, 4 and 6 after a long hex of uncertainty, has paved the way for the second round polls scheduled on June 14 and the remaining
Vote counting processes expedited in four metropolitan cities with the aim to bring results within a week
All speculations have been ended after opposition Congress on Wednesday has decided to fight alone in the upcoming polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and declared its candidates for all 26 council constituencies.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who presently ruled the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on Wednesday has declared its candidate list for the council polls which is scheduled to be held on June 12 next.
The government has not only declared martyrs to those who were killed during clash with police in Rajbiraj of Saptari district but also provided cash incentive to their kith and kin.
Forest officials had arrested four employees of the Arunachal Pradesh government in Assam's Biswanath district and recovered leopard skin, bones from their possession.
Chief Election Commissioner (ECE) Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has claimed that all the results of the first phase of local level elections would be finalized within a week.
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rajendra Chhetri is leaving for the United States of America (USA) on a four-day official visit on Wednesday.
Last week, a U.S. bipartisan Congressional delegation, led by Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, visited Nepal, it’s PM and the Dalai Lama at his headquarters in Dharmsala, India. The delegation visited Nepal, Ind
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday expressed happiness over the opening of prestigious National Film and Television Institute and Animation (NFTIA), Arunachal that has started teaching courses on film making since yesterday.
Two Assam police personnel had committed suicide in the state in past 24 hours.
Assam Health and Family Welfare department on Tuesday ordered a probe against the persons who spreading rumours about a vaccine that could lead to infertility on social media which triggered panic among the people in many districts in lower Assa
While destruction of forest continued and it is at the peak, villagers of a remote village in Assam's hills district Dima Hasao had transformed a wasteland into a green forest by plantation drive.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Following the directcives of the Election Commission (EC) the vote counting has been expedited after forming three counting teams.
Ten individuals of Bardibas, Mahottarai have donated two kattha 10 dhur of land jointly for the purpose of constructing a new building of the Bardibas Municipality.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Responding to the widespread concerns over the monotonous slow vote counting, the Election Commission (EC) has on Tuesday instructed returning officers of all 281 local units to expedite vote counting process.
Vote counting underway in different places, Nepali Congress and the CPN UML in a neck-to-neck competition
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to announce its candidate list for the polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on May 16.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday took stock of preparations for the inaugural ceremony of Dhola-Sadia bridge ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam on May 26 when the latter will dedicate the 9.16 km bridge to th
On May 14 and May 15, Beijing hosted one of those mega events that the Chinese revel in. But the two-day meeting of the Belt & Road Forum – yielding an unfortunate acronym, BARF – will, not be the event of 2017. That will be the 19th Communi
Pokhara, Nepal : UML candidates Kanchha Ghale led team has been elected as chairperson of Nesyang Village Council of Manang district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal hold discussion with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal leaders at former's official residence at Baluwatar on Monday.
Main opposition party CPN UML leaders in the vote counting of first phase of local level elections
Kathmandu, Nepal: Election Commission (EC) has said that vote counting has begun in 129 local units out of the total 281 local units, where elections were held as part of first phase of local level elections on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Vote counting in four metropolitan cities- Kathmandu, Pokhara Lekhnath, Bharatpur and Lalitpur has begun. Likewise, vote counting at Hetauda sub-metropolitan city has also begun from Monday afternoon.
Vote counting in Kathmandu Metropolitan City has begun at exhibition road based Rastriya Sabhagriha from Monday morning.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inaugurated a RO based multi coin and smart card operated filtration system, 'Water ATM' in Dibrugarh district.
Calling for an early reform in the education sector to instill in the students an innovative thinking process, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday had launched the 'Lakshya' programme in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district.
Assam's Hamren police on Sunday arrested a youth following his suspicious post against Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Chief Executive member (CEM) Tuliram Rongang in social media.
Conflicts raised in between opposition Congress and Hills State Demand Council (HSDC) for seat sharing ahead of the polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) is scheduled on June 12 next.
The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Guwahati will pronounce the judgement in two first cases registered by the NIA on May 15, which related to siphoning off the multi-crore rupees government funds and diverting it to
One more death has been reported during violence related to the first phase of local level elections held on May 14.
First phase of local level elections concludes with positive notes: Elections remain peaceful except minor incidents
Many voters complained of the large size ballot paper used during the voting today, under the first phase of local-level elections.
At least one person killed and dozens other injured when the police opened fire at the Pabati polling center of Melung rural municipality-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Eminent kidney transplant specialist Dr Sankaran Sundar graced the Saturday evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 13 May and offered free health consultations to over 20 participants.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas jointly performed Bhumi Pujan for a multi-speciality hospital to be built at Rojabari at a function held at Rojabari in Sivasa
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for the BPL families of Assam in a programme held in Upper
The sleuth of Dibrugarh police is all set to grill over 100 newly appointed officers of Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other associate services in connection with the cash-for-job scam of Assam Public Service Commissio
New twists added in the jewellery shop looted case in Guwahati, while police had arrested two more persons including a most wanted drug paddler in connection with the robbery case.
A 103-year-old woman cast her vote at Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City -26.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal casted his vote at the polling center located at Laxmi Secondary School, Lanku of ward number 4 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City at 7.00 am on Sunday.
Historic local level elections have begun after about 20 years long wait in 34 districts from Province 3, 4 and 6 from 7.00 am on Sunday.
With the approaching deadline for the voting for the local level elections, the activities against of the elections have gradually been increasing.
A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain's health system and infected computers in nearly 100 coun
An unidentified group set ablaze a bus and a truck at Rising and Belbhanjyang of Tanahu on Friday night.
Security agencies has taken adequate security measures in Assam and other parts of the North Eastern India ahead of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi's visit to Assam on May 26 next.
Assam's Hamren police on Friday had arrested seven persons, all likely to be minors on charges of allegedly raping and murdering a 20-year old girl in West Karbi Anglong district on May 10 night.
Three students of a prime educational institution in Guwahati are reportedly missing under mysterious circumstances since May 11 morning.
The Rastriya Janata Party has reached at Election Commission for the registration of the party in view of the election.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh as Nepal’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea.
The Election Commission (EC) has on Friday issued a circular to the concerned stake holders including the security agencies to monitor the prohibition order to prohibit the vehicular movement on Sunday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Janakraj Chaudhary.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has formed a high level local elections monitoring team under the leadership of its Chairman Anup Raj Sharma with the aim to make the election monitoring work more effective and credible.
An unidentified group has exploded a powerful bomb at Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Madhab Khatri’s house located at Duwakot in Changunarayan Municipality-2 of Bhaktapur district on Friday morning.
As the debate over the cut-off year for detection & deportation of illegal migrants from Assam gains momentum, Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) came out with the arguments for 1951 as the base year. However, the forum reaffirmed that it wou
A local court in Guwahati on Thursday had sent three persons to five-day police remand, who were arrested in connection with the jewellery shop loot incident in the Assam's capital city on May 9 evening.
A local court in Guwahati on Thursday had sent three persons to five-day police remand, who were arrested in connection with the jewellery shop loot incident in the Assam's capital city on May 9 evening.
Election Commission (EC) all set to conduct first phase of local level elections
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her happiness over the enthusiastic participation of political parties in local poll slated for May 14.
To protect environment, nature and to make a pollution free Assam, the state government has planned to plant around 2 crore saplings across the state in this year.
Crime branch of Guwahati city police has arrested two persons in connection with the jewellery loot incident from a jewellery shop in the capital city of Assam on Tuesday evening.
The next Saturday evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club will be conducted by a well-known kidney ailment expert from Manipal Hospital Bangalore.
The Election Commission (EC) has summoned the top leaders of the different political parties represent in the parliament to discuss about the issue of the preparations for the upcoming Local Level Elections.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhi Prasad Yadav hasassured that the second phase of local level elections will be held on time.
At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured in three separate road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from Guwahati on May 26 next on the marks of completion of three years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government.
The confrontation between Legislative, Executive and Judiciary emerged after the impeachment motion registered against the Chief Justice (CJ) Sushila Karki , clearly visible on the Law Day on Tuesday.
Exit polls in South Korea forecast that liberal candidate Moon Jae-in will win an election Tuesday to succeed ousted President Park Geun-hye.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expanded his council of ministers by inducting three State Ministers on Tuesday.
2074 B.S. Baishak 27th.is the 2561 auspicious memorial Birth day of Gautam Buddha. Lumbini is the birth land of Lord Gautam Buddha in the 6th century BC in mid Tarai in Nepal. Lord Gautam Buddha advocated the unification of faith and wisdom. Fai
At least three people including a candidate of the local level elections from Kalika Municipality of Chitwan district killed in lightning strikes on Tuesday morning.
To protect world framed one horned rhinoceros in the state, the Assam government on Monday has decided to constitute a separate Rhino Protection Force.
At least three minor girls of a family were died and their mother sustained burn injuries while a major fire broke out at their house in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Sunday night, officials said.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday inaugurated a Liver Transplant Unit at Down Town Hospital in the city and said that the unit would serve the long felt need of such a facility in liver care in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ceremoniously distributed scholarships under Chief Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (CMSSS) to meritorious students of class V and VIII of Kamrup and Kamrup Metro district in a programme held at Sarus
Assam Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday made a controversial statement in the Assam assembly that, results of Class 10 examination under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) has been manipulated since 2001 at the instanc
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar led Nepal Democratic Forum (NDF) has been inducted in the CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government on Monday.
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron laid the groundwork Monday for his transition to power, announcing a visit to Germany and a name change for his political movement and appearing with his predecessor at a solemn World War II commemoration.
The National Women Commission has set up a Local Level Election Gender Monitoring Committee in view of the local-level election scheduled to be held in two phases -May 14 and June 14.
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ramesh Lekhak has claimed that his party will secure sweeping victory in the local level elections scheduled for May 14 and June 14.
The Government of Nepal decided to sign the memorandum of understanding on One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative initiated by northern neighbor China.
Visiting members of US Congress led by the Democratic leader and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s office, Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu on Monday.
The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.
A group of unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at the Shivapuri Water Industry in the Capital on Monday.
Chief Justice Sushila Karki called on president Biddya Devi Bhandari at latter's official resident, Maharajgunj on Sunday evening.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat held a meeting with Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the US House of Representatives and former House Speaker, on Sunday, and informed her about the country's present politics, local level elec
Consensus attempts among the parties to resume the business of the parliament bear n fruits, House meeting postponed until May 18
The meeting of the legislative parliament has been postponed until May 18. Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar postpones the meeting through a notice on Sunday.
The body of Min Bahadur Sherchan, 86, who died in Sagarmatha base camp on Saturday evening has been taken to Kathmandu for postmortem.
Nigeria’s president says he will meet Sunday with 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed this weekend after being kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has urged the monitors deployed for the May 14 elections to work as an EC's special envoy to hold the polls in fair and fear-free environment.
The Election Commission (EC) has asked joint Mayoral candidate of Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal and Naya Shakti Party-Nepal at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur, Janak Thapa, to furnish clarification within 24 hours for organising motorcycle rall
A man died and six others were injured when lightning struck them at different places in the district on Friday and Saturday.
The dream of Min Bahadur Sherchan to break the history as the oldest person to scale the word's highest peak remained unfulfilled, dies at the age of 86 on Saturday
The octogenarian Nepali mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was on his way to ascend the world’s highest mountain-- Mount Everest—with the aim to reclaim the crown of oldest climber of the world, has died at the base camp of the Mount Ever
Kathmandu, Nepal: Upendra Yadav has been purged from the leadership of the Federal Alliance.
Japan will provide $40 million to the Asian Development Bank to promote high-level technology as part of efforts to boost quality infrastructure in Asia, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday.
The CPN-Revolutionary Maoist led by Mohan Baidya, which had boycotted the second Constituent Assembly Election, is participating in the local level elections slated for May 14 and June 14.
France’s election campaign watchdog is investigating a hacking attack and document leak targeting presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron that his political movement calls a last-ditch bid to disrupt Sunday’s tense runoff vote.
Security forces had apprehended two hardcore militants belonging to NSCN (K) from Arunachal Pradesh's Khonsa area on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
Sevilla was held to a 1-1 home draw against Real Sociedad on Friday, missing another chance to move closer to third-placed Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league.
At least six people including a woman were killed and 25 others injured in different parts of Assam following hailstorm and lightning lashed out in the state on Thursday night.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the state forest department to take strong steps for protection of state's forest resources and expansion of forest cover.
An Ex Servicemen Rally was organized for Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Wokha and Zhuneboto districts of Nagaland by the Red Shield Division in coordination with Rajya Sainik Board of Nagaland on Friday at Zakhama Military Station.
As an extension to the First Year of the US-India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year 2017, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in support with US Consulate General hosted a day long convention on 'Indo-US Promotion of Travel and Tourism'Â in Kol
The Urology department of Dispur Hospitals along with Assam Urological Society has organized a continuing medical education (CME) program tomorrow (6 May) on pediatric urology, which emerges as an important sub-specialty department dealing with
Guwahati: Two people died and five others seriously ill after consuming illicit country-made liquor in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said.
Guwahati: Two people died and five others seriously ill after consuming illicit country-made liquor in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said.
Suspected militants had abducted three Kuki tribals and killed two of them in Manipur.
The Railway police on Friday had arrested four persons including two women from Guwahati railway station and recovered 20 kg gold from their possession, which is market valued about Rs 6 crore.
Senior gynecologist from Apollo Chennai Hospital Dr A Vinutha will be available for free healthcare consultations to the women member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club along with the spouses (and daughters) of other members at the club premises
India‘s top court on Friday upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a bus in 2012, a crime that sparked widespread protests and drew international attention to violence against women.
Following obstruction by the CPN-UML lawmakers, the meeting of the Legislature Parliament scheduled for Monday has been adjourned till 1 pm on Sunday.
Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country paved the way to resume service to the suspended Chief Justice (CJ) Sushila Karki by issuing a stay order on the impeachment motion filed against Karki.
A total of 1,498 candidates have withdrawn their nominations filed for the first-phase of local-level elections slated for May 14.
House meeting differed for 1 pm
Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya on Thursday said that the North East Region is one of the most vibrant regions of the country.
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya on Thursday called upon the teachers, particularly those tutors at primary levels to use and promote indigenous languages.
Another Assam police cop was suspended after the police official made a post in social media.
At least two persons of a family were injured following grenade attack hurled by suspected ULFA (I) militants in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Thursday evening, officials said.
BJP-led Assam state government will recommend to the Union government disqualification of MLAs and MPs of the state who don't adhere the new two child family planning norms.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Assam state government will provide interim pension for the women who have been divorced under the provision of triple talaq.
Donald Trump turned his first trip home as president into a victory lap on Thursday, returning to the city that has largely opposed him while celebrating House passage of legislation undoing much his predecessor's health law.
District Election Office, Chitwan has on Thursday withdrawn the nomination of Dinesh Koirala as the mayoral candidate of Bharatpur Metropolitan City from the Nepali Congress (NC).
The Government of Japan and Samaj Sewa Samuha, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme, are collaborating for the construction of a Care Home for Mentally Challenged Children in Kavrepalanchok District.
Security has been beefed up along the Indo-Myanmar border following intelligence input about probable militants attack on security forces.
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament, which was scheduled for 3 pm on Thursday, has been postponed till Friday without its commencement.
Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Yu Hong called on CPN UML chair K P Sharma Oli at the UML’s parliamentary party office at Singh Durbar on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: House meeting scheduled for today to begin clause-wise discussion on the constitution amendment bill.
Thousands of protesters were met with plumes of tear gas in Venezuela's capital Wednesday, just a short distance from where President Nicolas Maduro delivered a decree kicking off a process to rewrite the polarized nation's constitution.
As the debate over the cut-off year for detection & deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Assam gains momentum, a patriotic forum came out with the arguments for 1951 as the base year. However, the civil society group reaffirmed that
Police on Tuesday night had arrested three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers in connection with cash-for-job in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to resign from the post after first phase of local level elections slated for May 14
Ministers from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) tendered their resignations on Wednesday.
CPN Maoist Centre has expelled its lawmaker Yogendra Ghising Tamang has expelled from the party allegation him of working against the party policy.
Nepali Congress (NC) has said that it could enter into electoral alliance with any political parties as per the need of the NC's local level mechanism as the candidacy nomination for May 14 election is already over.
The Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal has demanded that the constitution be amended before moving ahead with the second-round of local-level election process.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Tanka Mani Sharma has been recommended as the Chief of the Office of Auditor General (OAG).
Security forces on Wednesday apprehended three militants belonging to United People's Liberation Army (UPLA) with arms and ammunition in Assam's Sivsagar district, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Japan has welcomed the local level election scheduled for May 14 and June 14.
Indian police have detained four members of a hardline Hindu militia founded by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of killing a Muslim man who had helped an interfaith couple elope, an investigating official said on Wednesday.
Challenging to the impeachment motion registered in the parliament by the lawmakers of ruling Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist Centre against the Chief Justice Sushila Karki a writ has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday.
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) this morning took out a rally to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2017.
Liverpool must maintain their focus and get results in their three remaining Premier League games as they fight for a top four finish to play in the Champions League next season, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has said.
A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three U.S. service members in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Diversity Visa programme (DV-2018) has been published on Tuesday. The US Department of State has published the results of those who had applied for the electronic DV from October 4, 2016 to November 7, 2016.
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the Nepal Parliament to immediately reject the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Sushila Karki Claiming that the motion has threatened the independence of the judiciary and the rule of l
Larger section of the UML cadres furious with the party decision to forge alliance with Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in Kathmandu
The stock market has been buoyed up on Tuesday, the day set by the Election Commission for filing nominations for political parties taking part in the upcoming first-round local election scheduled for May 14.
Deep Basnyat has been recommended as the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). Basnyat has been serving now the CIAA as the acting Chief Commissioner of CIAA.
The CPN UML, the main opposition and the second largest party in the parliament, has forged working alliance with pro-royalist party Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) to file candidacy in the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor in Kathmandu.
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has on Tuesday put off the final hearing on the writ petition filed by DIG Nawaraj Silwal.
Leader Ramji Kunwar has been picked as the candidate of the Nepali Congress for mayor post in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City. Likewise, Saraswati Gurung has been selected as the candidate of deputy-mayor.
Raju Raj Joshi has been fixed as candidate of the Nepali Congress for mayor post in Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Likewise, Hari Prabha Khadki has been selected as the candidate of deputy-mayor.
Janisha Bhattarai became the first candidate to file nomination for the post of mayor in Kathmandu Metropolitan city in the local level elections scheduled for May 14.
An Indian national has been arrested in possession of human skulls from Mechinagar Municipality – 6, Jhapa.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong un "under the right circumstances," according to Bloomberg News.
Candidates are filing their candidacy in different posts of the local units in Province 3,4 and 6 today
Security forces on Monday had apprehended five poachers from Assam's Baksa district and recovered three handmade guns.
Police on Monday had arrested two persons in connection with on Sunday's lynching of two alleged cattle thieves in central Assam's Nagaon district.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said that the centre is planning to build an aerotropilsh in Assam which would bring huge benefits to the region in terms of civil aviation and air connectivity.
Urging the youth of the state to take sports as a way of life and aspire to achieve excellence in sporting fields, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that sports is a universal unifying factor through which qualities such as
The last Saturday evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club was successfully conducted by Assam's popular healthcare institute Dispur Hospitalson 29 April 2017. Dr Udayan Saikia from the hospital offered free consultations to over 30 media persons a
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), major alley of the incumbent government, has on Monday decided to pull out of the coalition government led by UCPN Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government is committed to holding local-level elections at any cost.
The move to impeach Chief Justice Sushila Karki is protested from different sectors. Various youth organizations have taken to the streets on Monday in Kathmandu to protest the impeachment motion filed against Chief Justice Karki.
The Indian government has provided logistical supports to the Election Commission (EC) of Nepal for the upcoming local level elections, slated for May 14 and June 14.
Federal Socialist Forum Nepal has termed that impeachment motion registered in the parliament against Chief Justice Sushila Karki is a planned attack on the rule of law and independence of judiciary.
Rastriya Prajantra Party, an ally of the incumbent government and the fourth largestparty in the parliament has issued a threat to withdraw support to the government but not made any concert decisions.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN UML chairman, who is also the leader of the main opposition party, has on Monday discussed on contemporary political development of the country.
With an attempt to convince over the widespread suspicions over the future course of Nepali politics, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Monday morning informed to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari that the impeachment motion registered in
128th Labor Day which is also popularly known as International Workers' Day is being marked all over the world including in Nepal with different program today.
Impeachment motion registered in the parliament against of the Chief Justice Sushila Karki likely to create big jolt in Nepali politics
Three child were died in a massive landslides in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.
Three child were died in a massive landslides in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.
Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam's Biswanath district.
The first case of cow vigilantes is going to extreme in Assam, while a mob lynched two persons suspected them to be cattle thrives in central Assam's Nagaon district on Sunday.
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya chaired a meeting along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu to discuss various social issues at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Saturday.
Security forces had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from hills area along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday.
A curtain raiser for U-19 CAPF Assam Rifles football tournament was conducted with much fanfare under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) at Jotsoma Auditorium, Jotsoma in Nagaland on Saturday.
The Saturday (29 April) evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club was conducted by the city based Dispur Hospitals. Dr Udayan Saikia from the healthcare institution offered free consultations to over 30 participants, where they also got the oppo
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his country may take further action against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, as U.S.-backed forces in Syria closed in on the last neighborhoods of a former stronghold of the Islamic State gr
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that, checking graft and removing loopholes in financial system with good governance has resulted huge rise in revenue in Assam.
Assam CID on Saturday had arrested a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) for posting derogatory remark against a woman BJP legislator in Assam on Facebook.
Security forces on Saturday morning had arrested a six-member poacher gang and illegal wildlife trader with a rhino horn from central Assam's Nagaon district, officials said.
Ahead of polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council ( KAAC), several civil and students organizations in Assam's hills district Karbi Anglong demanded a high level probe into the multi crore rupees scam under the council and against the present C
Responding to the widespread criticism for the indecision against of the preparations of the government to bring the budget in between the local level elections, the Election Commission (EC) has on Saturday made its view public that bringing an
President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea had “disrespected†China by attempting to launch another ballistic missile.
A member of FIFA's audit and compliance committee was handed a provisional 90-day ban from football on Friday, a day after pleading guilty in a U.S court to taking bribes in exchange for using his influence within the global soccer body.
CPN UML, the main opposition party in the parliament, has rejected the Nepali Congress’s appeal to soften its stand to endorse the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
At least 60 houses built under thatched roof were gutted after a massive fire broke out at Chhitaipurwa of Holiya in Duduwa Rural Municipality-1 of Banke district on Friday night.
Guwahati: Eminent economist, educationist and northeast India's most popular quiz master Dr Dilip Kumar Baruah passed away on 28 April morning in a Guwahati based private hospital. The former principal of premier institution Cotton College was
Congress faces another set back after its four MLAs in Manipur on Friday joined BJP.
Eminent litterateur, educationalist, economist of Assam Prof. Dilip Kumar Baruah on Friday passed away in Guwahati following old age ailaments.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore NSCN (K) militant in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district on Friday, officials said.
A North Korean missile launch Saturday is the latest development in an ongoing game of brinkmanship this year with President Donald Trump's new U.S. administration. A look at key moments this year:
North Korea’s state media has reiterated the country’s goal of developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the continental United States on the same day rivals Washington and Seoul detected a failed missile launch from an area near Pyon
A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the third test-fire flop just this month but a clear message of defiance as a U.S. supercarrier conducts drills i
At least three persons including a minor were killed when a passenger jeep fell down the road and plunged into the Bheri River in Rukum district on Friday.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – a multilateral development agency founded to contribute towards the alleviation of poverty and building prosperity of the region through physical infrastructure development – has entered 50 years of its ope
As part of unification between the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and the Dr. Baburam Bhattarai-led Naya Shakti Party Nepal, a joint election coordination mechanism is formed on Friday.
CHITWAN: Comparatively low dose of snake antivenom is proved to be effective in Nepal.
Macedonian police fired stun grenades on Thursday evening to disperse protesters outside the parliament and clear the way for the evacuation of lawmakers still in the building.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests.
Kathmandu, Nepal: All- party meeting is going to be held at Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s official resident Baluwatar today.
After breaking up with Ranbir Kapoor Katrina Kaif used to prefer to stay away from social media. But now it seems that Katrina Kaif is growing her appearance in the social media like facebook.
Bollywood hot actress Esha Gupta has faced a strange situation from her own fans. Having fans brings so happiness to the actor or actress as they can get recognized everywhere they go. But there would be problem of the same fans create some trou
Following an intense negotiations, the ruling coalition and the agitating Madhesi Front have finally forged a consensus assuring the local elections in two phases- first on scheduled date on May 14 and second on June 14.
Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was once the oldest climber to scale Mount Everest, is planning to climb the tallest peak of the world next month with the attempt to regain the title at age of 85.
Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was once the oldest climber to scale Mount Everest, is planning to climb the tallest peak of the world next month with the attempt to regain the title at age of 85.
Dramatic turns in Nepali politics: two big communist parties-UML and Maoist Center forming working alliance in the local level elections
With the aim to forge consensus on contentious issues related to the issue of constitution amendment, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has convened an all-party meeting on Friday.
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has on Thursday approved the recommendation of the Nepal government to deploy the Nepal Army (NA) for the security of the upcoming local level elections scheduled for May 14 and June 14.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said on Thursday that attempts to revise the number of local level units at the backdrop of fielding candidates for the elections is tantamount to rigging elections.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri called on CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli at the party’s central office at Dhumbarahi in the Capital on Thursday.
A meeting of the coalition of nine political parties on Thursday decided against the endorsement of the constitution amendment proposal registered in Legislature-Parliament with the conclusion that the proposal was against the country and the pe
A group of student unions locked up the offices of the Private and Boarding Schools' Organization Nepal (PABSON) and National Private and Boarding Schools Association Nepal (N-PABSAN) 's offices in protest of their cavalier attitude toward the p
The government decision to revise the schedule of the local-level election has left the people in general and party cadres disappointed. Not only the people of province number 1, 2, 5 and 7 but also the people of province number 3, 4 and 6 are d
Scientists in the United States have developed a fluid-filled womb-like bag known as an extra-uterine support device that could transform care for extremely premature babies, significantly improving chances of survival.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested three officials of Nagaland governemnt for allegedly providing government fund to outlawed NSCN (K).
Assam police on Wednesday had arrested three government officials including a Block Development Officer (BDO) with huge cash in lower Assam's Baksa district.
Assam police on Wednesday had arrested three government officials including a Block Development Officer (BDO) with huge cash in lower Assam's Baksa district.
After a gap of almost 12 years, the tripartite talks between the All Assam Students' Union, Government of India and Government of Assam at the Home Ministerial level was held at North Block here today in the presence of Union Home Minister Rajna
Guwahati : The tripartite talks on Bodoland issues between the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), Union government and Assam government at the Home Ministerial level was held at North Block in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of Union Home M
Security forces had apprehended a militant of NSCN (K) from Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday.
The Vigilance and Anti Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police on Wednesday raided the office of CID following directive by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The main opposition CPN (UML) has objected to the Election Commission decision to conduct the vote counting of the local-level election of a first phase instantly and to allow the government present the budget before a second-phase election.
South Korean presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in outraged persecuted sexual minority groups by saying during a television debate that he opposes homosexuality, something his supporters say he had to do to win office in the deeply conservative
The government decision to revise the schedule of the local-level election has left the people in general and party cadres disappointed. Not only the people of province number 1, 2, 5 and 7 but also the people of province number 3, 4 and 6 are d
CPN UML continues its obstruction in the parliament despite its commitment to settle the differences through the consensus
The main opposition CPN-UML has continued its obstructions in the parliament on the name of protesting to the government decision to increase the number of local levels in 11 districts at the time local level elections were already scheduled.
President Donald Trump plans to propose massive tax cuts for businesses big and small as part of an overhaul that he says will provide the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history.
Nepali Congress (NC) unveils its manifesto in view of the local level elections scheduled for May 14 and June 14
In Nepal, the political atmosphere is rife with tensions on the issue of holding local level elections next month. The Madheshis, Tharus and other Janajati (indigenous) groups who form bulk of the nation’s total population have vowed to disrup
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday visited the local Durbar Square site where there are different heritages enlisted in the world heritage site.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday ordered the government to halt any types of investigations on DIG Nawaraj Silwal until the final verdict.
The government decision to revise the schedule of the local-level election has left the people of Dadheldhura under the province number 7 disappointed.
Protesting to the government’s decision to hold the local level elections in two phases, the main opposition party CPN-UML has on Tuesday disrupted the House meeting.
Two students' groups close to different political parties engaged in a clash in a hostel run by Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Rampur.
In a bizarre incident took place in Northern Assam's Sonitpur district, while a hungry jumbo swallowed currency notes of worth Rs 40,000 by pulling a shop where the currency was kept.
Outlawed groups United Liberation Front of Asom(Independent) and NSCN(K) have faced another problems after its several top leaders want to come forward to negotiate with the Union government.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the west coast of Chile on Monday, rocking the capital Santiago and briefly causing alarm along the Pacific Coast but sparing the quake-prone nation of any serious damage.
Police had arrested another official of Assam Panchayat and Rural development department (P&RD) in connection with the multi-crore rupees Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) scam in the Assam's hills district Karbi An
Congress and Hills State Demand Committee (HSDC) will jointly fight in the forthcoming polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
The sleuths of Vigilance of Anti-Corruption of Assam police on Monday had arrested a police official for allegedly taking bribe in Kamrup district.
Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with hundreds of thousands of young
Former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has stressed on the need of institutionalizing the democracy attained through people's movement.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Second Constitution Amendment Bill has been tabled in the Parliament on Monday.
Nepali Congress to unveil its manifest amid a function on Tuesday
Kathmandu, Nepal: A tremor of local magnitude 4.2 has been recorded in Sindhupalchok district on Monday.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex Court of the country, has on Monday ordered the Nepal Police to immediately release the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Nawaraj.
The main opposition CPN-UML has opposed the government decision to hold the local level election in two phases.
The main opposition CPN-UML has opposed the government decision to hold the local level election in two phases.
A writ of habeas corpus has been filed at Supreme Court (SC), demanding release of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Silwal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police has detained DIG Nawarj Silwal for tempering the government documents.
Nepalgunj, Nepal: Three children of a single family were killed as the house where they were sleeping was reduced to ashes in Dubuwa Rural Municipality of Banke district.
For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions.
Main opposition CPN UML hesitates to accept the deal signed between the government and the agitating Sanghiya Gathabandan
On 12th of April, Dahal’s government formally withdrew its previous amendment bill and registered a fresh one. This new bill does meet some of the demands made by the Madhesi groups, though not all. As expected, the UML, more out of its cussed
Agitating Sanghiya Gathabandhan has on Sunday decided to postpone all its protest programmes until the endorsement of constitution amendment bill.
Kathmandu, Nepal : The government has on Sunday decided to hold local bodies election on May 14 and June 14.
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli have discussed on Sunday regarding to the agreement reached with the agitating United Democratic Mashesi Front (UDMF) on Saturday.
The agreement reached between the government allies and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has been endorsed by the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s party- CPN Maoist Centre.
The examination of 12th graders, which is renamed as School Leaving Certificate Examination (SLCE) has begun all over the country from today. The students have given the examination of English today.
Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Saturday directed the officials of state forest department to involve more plantation drives across the state.
At least three persons hailed from Assam were died and several injured in a massive landslide in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district on Friday night.
Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP, while forest guards on Saturday had found a dehorned carcass of a male rhino inside the park.
Three persons including a junior engineer were arrested by police in connection with multi-crore rupees Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) scam in the Assam's hills district Karbi Anglong.
Guwahati: The Saturday evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club was conducted by four senior Homeopathic physicians namely Dr SK Das, Dr Susanta Malakar, Dr Gayatri Dutta Barua and Dr Ramanand Gupta. The camp witnessed over 35 participants who
France goes to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election, crucial to the future of Europe and a closely-watched test of voters' anger with the political establishment.
At least a person killed and six other injured in a collision between two trucks on Sunday morning at Fishling area of Chitwan district along the Prithvi highway.
Global finance leaders on Saturday dropped a sharp condemnation of trade protectionism and references to climate change from a closing statement that wrapped up the spring meetings of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Health Minister Gagan Thapa has on Saturday reaches at Trauma Center to meet Raute youth Kapil Shahi who is undergoing treatment for burn injures at the Center.
The government and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have on Saturday inked on the three point agreement ending to the ongoing strike launched against of the scheduled local level elections slated for coming May 14.
The victims of Jomsom bus accident have been identified. According to the Police deceased have been identified as the permanent resident of Kathmandu valley.
Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narsing KC has stressed on the unity of political parties for the implementation of the constitution.
The government and the agitating Madhes based parties reach near to consensus to correct the constitution amendment bill
A federal judge on Friday handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the U.S. for a cyber crime case to the son of a member of the Russian Parliament convicted of hacking into more than 500 U.S. businesses and stealing millions of credit c
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat expressed his belief that the agitating Madhes–based parties would participate in forthcoming local level elections slated for May 14.
At least five persons killed and dozens other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Kagbeni of Mustang district on Saturday afternoon.
A 19-year-old woman, who was critically injured in a van-hit incident in Narayangadh at Chitwan district on Saturday noon, succumbed to injuries during the treatment.
Britain marked Queen Elizabeth II's 91st birthday on Friday with gun salutes, as the monarch herself enjoyed a family day and a trip to the races.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that environment for elections has been created across the nation and election fever has gripped the country.
Agitating United Democratic Madhesi Morcha (UDMF) shows flexibility to participate in the local level elections scheduled for May 14
Politics in the trouble torn hills district Karbi Anglong in Assam on Friday had drastically changed while over hundred youths of 24 tribal organizations staged nude protest ahead of the polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police has summoned three officials of state excise department in connection with the multi-crore rupees BG bonded warehouse tax evasion scam.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that, the state government will set up a cultural complex in the name of Sati Sadhani.
Eying the Kabi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would likely to declare its candidate list on the first week of May.
Federal prosecutors want the Russian man convicted of hacking into U.S. businesses to steal credit card data to be sentenced to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay $170 million in restitution.
The meeting between United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Friday ended with a positive note.
Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the latter's office chamber in Janata Bhawan and discussed with him issues on women and child nutrition and animal protecti
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that, Sarania Kacharis are one of the ancient ethnic tribes of Assam. This ethnic tribe has a distinct cultural and spiritual identity. Bah Gosai is the ardent deity of Sarania Kacharis.
Assam has witnessed a record time growth of its own revenue collection by increasing of 21.60 percent in last fiscal.
Following the Union cabinet decision to do away with the red beacons atop cars of ministers, bureaucrats, politicians and VVIPs, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed all in the state to remove 'Red Light' being used atop vehicles
Following allege payoffs to CID officials in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam in Assam agriculture department, the investigation agency has decided to probe against its officials.*
Security forces on Wednesday had recovered huge quantity of explosives and apprehended two persons from lower Assam's Kamrup district.
The special session of Assam Legislative assembly will be started from May 8.*
Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Assamese will be made a mandatory subject in all educational institutions in the state till class 10.*
Eying to the polls of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has engaged its 34 MLAs and leaders as in-charge of the 26 constituencies under council.
An emotional moment with pensive conclusion embraced nearly hundred participants as they assembled at Makhibaha HS School (formerly High School) on 16 April 2017 on the occasion of Satirtha Samaroh, organized for the first time in the progressiv
An incident in Assam's newly created district Majuli also the constituency of the state's supremo Sarbananda Sonowal has showed the real picture of development in the state while a man was forced to carry the body of his 18-year-old younger brot
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal tries to woo the agitating Madhesi Morcha proposing elections in two phase
At least four persons were killed in a landslide that occurred at Kotwada of Naraharinath rural municipality of the Kalikot district on Thursday evening.
Iran is failing to fulfill the "spirit" of its nuclear deal with world powers, President Donald Trump declared Thursday, setting an ominous tone for his forthcoming decision about whether to pull the U.S. out of the landmark agreement.
The Ministry of Industry has unveiled an ambitious plan with the promise of attracting foreign investment in domestic industrial sector and thus creating employment opportunities for one million people within the next 10 years.
The Election Commission (EC) has urged the political parties contesting the May 14 local level elections to ensure women's candidacy in all posts.
CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli has said that the issue of constitution amendment could be thought of only after the local Poll.
The Department of Transport Management today suspended five employees from duty for their alleged involvement in extensive irregularities in revenue entry.
Major five political parties have made it clear that the local-level election would be held on May 14, the date announced for holding it.
One hardcore ULFA (I) militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday morning.
Assam forest department guards killed two poachers in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.
Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui on Monday called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter's office at Assam Janata Bhawan and discussed various issues of mutual interest.
The Assam State Election Commission would likely to announce the poll dates of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in this week.
Two minor boy were died while they had fell into a deep well in Guwahati on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday.
The government allies reiterates their commitments for the timely local level elections even if the Madhesi parties boycott
At least four persons killed and two others were injured as a passenger jeep met with an accident in Dolpa district
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Tuesday directed all four security agencies- Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and National Investigation Department- to make necessary arrangements for effective security management for the lo
Indra Dhara Bista, who served as adviser to the last king of Mustang — late Jigme Parwal Bista — for 25 years, has declared his candidacy for the position of chief of Lo Mangthan Rural Municipality.
Sadbhavana Party led by Rajendra Mahato and Nagarik Samajbadi Party led by Raj Kumar Lekhi have declared unification of two parties amid a function on Tuesday.
Oil prices fell in thin trade on Tuesday after the Easter holiday break shut many markets for as long as four days and as a U.S. government report indicated rising production.
Barcelona striker Neymar is confident the Catalans can launch another remarkable Champions League comeback as they look to overturn a 3-0 quarter-final deficit against Juventus on Wednesday.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Tuesday that the two countries need to persuade China to play a larger role in dealing with North Korea, a Japanese government spokesman said.
The statement of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi over the issue of election preparation and security arrangement during elections is highly criticized from different sectors.
Health Minister Gagan Thapa has said the government is working on a plan to provide financial assistance of Rs 500,000 to cancer patients.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has underlined the need of deployment of the Nepal Army (NA) during the local level elections scheduled for May 14.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who embarked on a five-day state visit to India, has landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India on Monday.
Ramesh Prasad Koirala and former Minister Niranjan Thapa appointed as Nepal’s ambassadors to Qatar and Israel respectively
At least fourteen persons were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Jugepani in Baglung district on Monday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has left Kathmandu for India on a five-day state visit leading a 33-member delegation at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee on Monday
The first ever Nepal-China joint military drill named as ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017’ which is started in Nepal from Sunday, has raised eyebrow in different sectors particularly in the diplomatic and military sectors.
The examination of 12th graders, which is began to know now as School Leaving Certificate Examination (SLCE) is scheduled to begin from April 23.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is embarking her five day state visit to India from today. This is the first state visit of the President after assuming office of the President in October 2015.
Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has stressed on holding the local polls in a single phase even after postponing the date for few days.
Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has stressed on holding the local polls in a single phase even after postponing the date for few days.
Federal Alliance (FA), a loose alliance of agitating Madhes based parties and indigenous group, has on Sunday unveiled different protest programs including indefinite strikes with a view to disrupting the local level elections slated for May 14.
The Central Committee meeting of the CPN-UML, called for Sunday, has been postponed owing to the absence of party Chairman KP Sharma Oli.
The first ever skating centre is currently under construction within the vicinity of the Pokhara stadium here.
Government seems committed to hold local level elections within scheduled time frame even if the DUMF boycotts elections
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa has said that the scheduled local level elections will not be postponed even if the agitating Federal Alliance (FA) stays away of the elections.
The third model earthquake-resistant integrated settlement constructed by the Dhurmus Suntali Foundation in Bardibas of Mahottari district has been handed over to the community on Friday.
There can be no winners in an armed conflict between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday, while pledging China’s support for any attempts at dialogue betw
Asian shares fell Friday as investors fretted over rising geopolitical tensions, especially the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Many markets around the world were closed for Good Friday holidays.
A person died on the spot and another was critically injured when a scooter they were riding on skidded and fell some 20 metres off the road in Kakani of Nuwakot district on Friday.
The indigenous peoples of the eastern Tarai region are celebrating the Siruwa festival amidst fervor.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has issued a verdict in the name of newly appointed Inspector General Nepal Police to nab absconding murder convict CPN Maoist center leader and former member of the parliament Bal Krishna D
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has successfully undergone hernia surgery in Bangkok of Thailand on Wednesday.
Hotels in touristic town Pokhara have been packed out with domestic tourists on the eve of Nepali New Year 2074 BS.
Hotels in touristic town Pokhara have been packed out with domestic tourists on the eve of Nepali New Year 2074 BS.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the senior leaders of the Madhesh-centric parties to avoid agitation and instead come to consensus and collaboration.
Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said on Thursday, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged the North to halt its nuclear programme in exchange for Chinese protection.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and President Bidya Devi Bhandari held a meeting onthu Thursday at latter's official resident Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu to discuss about President Bhandari’s upcoming state visit to India.
Assam forest department has planned to plant over 2 crore saplings in the state in this year.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) the fourth largest party in the parliament has on Wednesday decided to support the constitution amendment proposal registered by the government at the Parliament.
Beijing is willing to work with Washington on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program but wants a peaceful solution to the escalating conflict, Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Nepalese Army has been establishing itself as the outstanding, professional and dignified institution remaining under the command of the constitutional government.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the government against the appointment of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Prakash Aryal as the Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).
Though the new constitution amendment bill was registered by withdrawing the previous bill to please the agitating United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF), it has objected the bill and decided to launch protest against of the proposal.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is going to pay a five-day maiden state visit to India from April 17 to April 21.
At least two people killed in a road mishap at Roshi rural municipality-11, Piple of Kavrepalanchowk this morning.
Indian Police Service (Central) Association has rallied around suspended Superintendent of Police of CID Dr N Rajamarthandan, who was arrested by the Assam police for leaking the information of investigation report of the All Assam Students Unio
The sleuths of Chief Minister's vigilance on Tuesday had raided at the office of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) in Guwahati for consecutive third day in connection with a multi crore rupees scam.
The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) of Assam police on Tuesday had arrested an official of agriculture department in Guwahati, while the official taking bribe from a person in his office.
Government to register new constitution amendment proposal to with the aim to bring into confident to the agitating Madhes based parties
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal faces another trouble after a local court of Assam on Monday has issued bailable warrant of arrest against him as rejecting his petition seeking more time to appear on his summoned in connection with a crimin
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal faces another trouble after a local court of Assam on Monday has issued non-bailable warrant against him as rejecting his petition seeking more time to appear on his summoned in connection with a criminal def
A local court in Guwahati on Monday sent the SSP (CID) of Assam police to 14-day judicial custody, who was arrested for leaking the investigation information of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapathar on March 6 last.
The government has withdrawn the Constitution Amendment Bill registered in the parliament on Tuesday. As the proposal, registered on November 29, 2016, had proposed to split the Province No. 5 from the hills, it was widely dragged into controver
Bikram Sambat-2074, the New year is starting in Nepal form 14th April-2017. Bikram Sambat is the glory of Nepal. Bikram Sambat starts from Mekh Sankranti almost 13-15 April. In this day, from the very beginning of the morning a fabled pair of
As many as eleven persons including four policemen on duty were injured after clashes flared up during the ritual of pulling Hindu God Bhairav's chariot on the first day of the renowned Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur.
Challenging to the government’s decision to appoint Prakash Aryal to the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nepal Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Silwal has on Tuesday filed another writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC)
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Tuesday directed the newly appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP) Prakash Aryal to mention law and order situation in the country.
Ending the months long drama staged on the name of appointing head of the Nepal Police, a key security agency of Nepal, the government has on Monday named Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Prakash Aryal as Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).
Subarna Awal captain of the Nepal Airlines has been arrested with a huge amount of undeclared US dollar from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in the Capital on Sunday.
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya on Sunday met the Government officers of Bhalukpong Circle at Bhalukpong, West Kameng District.
To check population growth, the new population policy draft of the Assam government suggested that no government jobs for people with more than two child and free education up to university level to all girls in the state.
Security forces on Saturday had apprehended a top leader of NSCN (K) from Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, who is also wanted for attack on security personnel.
Security forces had apprehended the wife of NSCN (K)'s top leader Nikki Sumi, who is also most wanted militant declared by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from a passenger bus in Nagaland on Friday night, officials said on Sunday.
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel on Imphal-Ukhrul road on Saturday evening, officials said on Sunday.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that no decisiinon was taken but the Cabinet meeting only held discussion regarding the Ncell capital gains tax issue.
A cabinet meeting is scheduled for today after weeks long gap due to the differences over protocol among the Deputy Prime Ministers
A bomb exploded in a church north of Cairo that was packed with Palm Sunday worshipers, killing at least 21 people and wounding 38 others, officials said.
Three people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Sunday when police clashed with protesters during a by-election in Srinagar in Kashmir, an official said.
Two persons were killed and two others injured when a minitruck fell off the road in Sisneri of Nuwakot district the wee hours of Sunday.
Health condition of ailing former Princess Prerana Singh is stable even though she has been receiving treatment since three days by admitting in a hospital.
Assam police on Saturday had arrested two more prime accused of the Silapathar incident from West Bengal's Siliguri area, officials said.
You know those snacks that are OK if they’re handy, but not worth the bother if you have to go track them down? Our Stone Age forerunners may have felt the same way about eating each other.
Two doctors from MMC Panbazar hospital will conduct the next evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 8 April for the benefit of its members along with their dependants. Dr Madhab Rajbongshi and Dr Hitendra Nath Chakravarty will be available
Former Congress minister Sumitra Doley on Friday had joined BJP ahead of the by-poll in Dhemaji assembly constituency.
A local court of Guwahati on Friday had sent the arrested Special Superintendent of Police (CID) to two-day police custody, who allegedly leaked the information of the investigation process of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapa
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that a new proposal on constitution amendment of national unity would be registered at the Parliament, which would be acceptable to Madhes-based parties and main opposition party.
Lahan, district headquarters of Siraha district remained tense after police and the cadres of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) cashed briefly on Saturday.
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Local Development and Federal Affairs Kamal Thapa has said that the scheduled local level elections will be held in a single phase within the scheduled time.
Thirsty California lawns faded to brown from a lack of water in four extraordinarily dry years have revived to bright green in neighborhoods across the state.
United Nations Under Secretary General and Nutrition Program Coordinator, Gerda Verburg paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter's official residence at Baluwatar today.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s office, Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu on Friday.
2016 began with difficult start for Nepal. Shortly after the massive earthquake and the disaster that followed, there was a shortage of fuel and essential supplies due to the ‘economic blockade’ imposed by Madhesis to pressurise the governme
The differences over the issue of protocol among the Deputy Prime Ministers (DPM)- Bimalendra Nidi, Kamal Thapa and the Krishna Bahadur Mahara has taken a new height.
The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament and one of the major allies of the incumbent government has forwarded an option to take into confidence to the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) to participate in the s
The sleuths of Assam police on Thursday grilled the suspended Special Superintendent of Police (CID) who leaked the information of the investigation process of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapathar on March 6.
At least 80 students of two schools in Lower Assam's Barpeta district on Thursday fell ill after taking mid day meal and they were admitted to nearby hospital, officials said.
Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama on Thursday inaugurated the Thupsung Dhargye Ling Monastery, located at Dirang, 45 km from Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh.
Amidst uproar over beef in the country, three Muslims including a minor were arrested by police in Upper Assam's Jorhat district on Tuesday night on charges of by carrying beef openly which hurting religious sentiments.
Manipur police had apprehended three hardcore militants including the president of United Kuki Liberation Army ( UKLA) from Senapati district on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Security forces had apprehended a NSCN (IM) militant in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday.
When the Assam government started Gunotsav programme by covering eight districts in the state, the infrastructure of thousands of government run primary schools are in pathetic conditions.
A top Assam cops has faced trouble after he was suspended by allegedly providing information of investigation process of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack in Silapathar to the advocate of Subodh Biswas, who was arrested by Assam
Assam government has started the first phase of Gunotsav programme taking inspiration from the Gujarat government in the state covering eight districts .
While Beijing has opposed the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the Tibetan spiritual leader on Wednesday emphatically said that India has never used him against China.
Two labourers were killed in a landslide, while three others died of lightning strikes in Assam in past 24 hours.
Gohela Boro, a national level archer hails from Assam's Kokrajhar district is now battling for her life since couple of years due to her poor financial conditions.
Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks in Syria that bear "all the hallmarks" of President Bashar Assad's government if the U.N. Security Council fails to act.
Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks in Syria that bear "all the hallmarks" of President Bashar Assad's government if the U.N. Security Council fails to act.
Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday, as the region nervously watched for market-moving news from the first meeting between the U.S. and Chinese leaders.
Beirut : The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday as activists and rescue workers found more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault, one of the deadl
Communist Party of Nepal(CPN) chairman Netrabikram Chand aka Biplab has claimed that his party has not murdered the Nepali Congress leader Rabi Shamsher Shah of Jajarkot district.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters Wednesday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, amid worries the North might conduct banned nuclear or rocket tests ahead of the first summit between President Donald Trump and his C
The third meeting of the Members of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) from Nepal and India has begun in Kathmandu on Wednesday to discuss over bilateral issues between the neighboring countries.
At least four people are feared dead while hundreds of houses and properties damaged as thunderstorm and heavy rains lashed the state over the past few days.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, the state government aims to rejuvenate the waterways of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries to bring back economic prosperity in the state.
Taking strong cognizance of findings of corruption cases and massive financial irregularities in Directorate of Economics and Statistics in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday has issued direction to the departmental off
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday said that inequalities and divisions between humans are increasing immensely between people in the world today.
At least three hardcore Kuki militants belonging to the anti-talk faction group of United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) (Martin group) were killed and another militant injured during a fierce gun fight with army and police in Assam's hills distri
Wild elephant from Koshi Wildlife Reserve entered in the human settlement killed one person on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the death toll of the landslide occurred at Muglin-Narayangadh road stretch has reached two.
The main opposition CPN-UML has formed two separate committees targeting to the upcoming local level election slated for coming May 14.
Wrestlers John Cena and Nikki Bella finished off their opponents at WrestleMania and then decided to take on what could be their biggest challenge yet: Marriage.
Dr. Barbara Hendricks, German Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety is presently in the capital in connection to a four-day official visit. She landed here on Sunday night.
At least three militants belonging to the anti-talk faction group of United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) (Martin group) were killed and another militant injured during a fierce gun fight with army and police in Assam's hills district Karbi Anglo
Assam BJP unit on Sunday has issued a show cause notice to its a legislator after the saffron party lost a municipality board in middle Assam.
Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday inaugurated a two day seminar on Sanskrit titled 'Sanskrit its present state and future in Assam, at Phanidhar Dutta Memorial Hall of Gauhati University.
In a major fillip to the tourism sector of the state, Centre has sanctioned an amount of Rs 98.35 crores for a Heritage Circuit for Assam.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said that India showed him a bigger horizon of religion.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday had an emotional reunion after meet a person who along with four colleagues escorted him to India from India-China border during his flight from Tibet in 1959.
Dozens of cadres of the Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) party including its coordinator Dr. Baburam Bhattrai has been taken under control by the security personnel on Sunday.
Nepali Congress leader Duryodhan Singh Chaudhary, who was injured in a motorcycle accident in Rupandehi district on Thursday, is receiving treatment at Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu.
Lighting strike has claimed the lives of two persons- one in Makawanpur district and another in Kaski district.
An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 unsuspecting residents.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said that, arrival in India was a moment of freedom for him.
The Chief Minister-level talks on the inter-state boundary between Meghalaya and Assam held at Brahmaputra state Guest house in Guwahati on Saturday.
Ayursundra Superspecialty Hospital conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (1 April 2017) for the benefit of its members and their dependants. Dr Prerit Sarma (Emergency Medicine) and Dr Ayona Barthakur (O&G) c
Election Commission of Nepal intensified internal preparations for the scheduled local level elections slated for May 14
Opposing Centre's decision to grant citizenship to the Hindu Bangladeshi, All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Saturday warned the both Union and State government that if government granted citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshi then massive protests wi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa has said that the government is holding talks with agitating Madhes centric parties in order to ensure their participation in the elections.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday has arrive in Guwahati on his 12-day visit to North East India.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that, Assam is emerging as an economic hub of East India and South East Asia, while inaugurated the Namami Brahmaputra festival, biggest ever river festival in India in Guwahati.
At least five persons died and five others injured in a road accident in Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway on Saturday morning.
Three North Koreans wanted for questioning over the murder of the estranged half-brother of their country's leader returned home on Friday along with the body of victim Kim Jong Nam after Malaysia agreed a swap deal with the reclusive state.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the local level elections will be held on time to meet exceptions of the nepalese people of institutionalizing the recent changes .
A long term vision holds key for India-Japan Partnership towards economic development in North Eastern Region and the success of Act East Policy, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said while delivering the key note address in the workshop on Ind
The Doon School, India's pre-eminent boarding school has announced its Residential 'Summer @ Doon Leadership Programme' will be held on June 3-17, 2017.
At least four women were killed and seven others injured while a vehicle they were travelling skidded off from the road and fell into a roadside gorge in Lower Assam's Dhubri district on Thursday morning.
President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Namami Brahmaputra Festival, the biggest ever river festival in India on Friday in Guwahati.
Renowned comedian Hari Bansa Achara meeets with an accident at Ramsahapath of Kathmandu, no casualties except minor damage in his car
The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader will be sent to Pyongyang and nine Malaysians freed, Malaysia's prime minister said Thursday, ending a bitter feud between the two countries.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Thursday directed the Chief Election Commission (CEC) and Commissioners at the Election Commission (EC) to expedite preparations for the May 14 local level elections in all 744 local units.
The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman, Peggy Whitson, broke another record Thursday as she floated out of the International Space Station to set up a new parking spot.
Nepal has defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets in their match in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground No 2 in Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh on Thursday.
Expressing serious dissatisfactions over the performance of the government, the Madheshi People's Right Forum-Nepal (Democratic) led by Bijayakumar Gachchhadar has decided to withdraw the support to the incumbent government.
Security forces gunned down two hardcore militants of NDFB (S) in Assam's Chirang district on Thursday morning, officials said.
The Parliament meeting on Thursday unanimously endorsed a condolence motion on the death of CPN-UML lawmaker Dulari Devi.
Elderly people of Gulmi have been deprived of social security allowance for the past six months.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday.
Aiming at qualitative improvement of primary education in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the MLAs of eight districts where 'Gunotsav' is to be implemented in first phase to initiate steps for developing ten schools a
A local court of Assam on Wednesday sent Irrigation department Secretary Kujendra Doley to five days police custody, who was arrested by the sleuths of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (V&AC) from his office in Dispur Janata Bhawan after taking br
Assam police has sounded high alert across the state following Intelligence Bureau (IB) input about probable terror attacks on BJP leaders in Assam.
At least three people including a woman were killed when an oil tanker turned turtle and exploded on NH-37 near Jakhalabandha in middle Assam's Nagaon district on Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that his recent visit to China became success to strengthen the bilateral relation between Nepal and China.
On account of the local level elections scheduled for May 14, Armed Police Force (APF) has stepped up security at Parsa and Bara districts that share border with India.
The panel led by Tapendra Bahadur Shahi has emerged victorious at the Free Students Union (FSU) election held at the Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus.
Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina's next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday's game in Bolivia.
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has Tuesday put the circuit breaker following an unusual surge in the domestic share market
The Ministry of General Administration has prepared a preliminary draft report with the provision to have maximum 16 ministries in the centre.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that the country's economic growth will be between 5.2 to 6.2 percent in 2017.
The Free Students Union (FSU) election at Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus is underway as it was postponed for two times due to the disputes seen among the student organisations.
A parliamentary team has come up with the finding that employees of the Department of Immigration under the Ministry of Home Affairs have a role in sending Nepali women to foreign countries as domestic help through an illegal channel.
Chief of Indian Army Staff (COAS), Bipin Rawat has arrived in Kathmandu for an official visit to Nepal on Tuesday morning.
A canal dug by the Indian Forest Department employees in the no man’s land along the Nepal-India border at Madhuban in Bardiya district has been filled up by the Sanoshree-based Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF).
A powerful cyclone slammed into Australia's tropical northeast coast on Tuesday, tearing down fences, snapping trees and knocking out power to thousands, officials said.
While protests mounted in Assam following the statement made by NSCN (IM)'s General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah regarding Greater Nagalim, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday demanded the Union government and Prime Minister Narend
ANGEEKAR Films on Monday launched the Official Teaser of the first full-length Assamese feature film on witch hunting problem AEI MAATITE.
Saying that teachers have the big responsibility of building good citizens who are committed to the cause of the society Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that primary school teachers are the agents of change for the society
Renowned Assamese playwright and litterateur Arun Sarma passed away at Medanta-The Medicity hospital in New Delhi on Monday.
At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured in three road mishaps in north eastern Indian state of Manipur on Monday.
Newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri paid a courtesy call to CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Monday.
The government allies make efforts to bring the agitating UDMF and the opposition parties in a single table for negotiation.
At least 10 people were died and 24 others injured after a tourist bus fell into a stream in Senapati district of north eastern Indian state of Manipur on Monday wee hours, officials said.
Security has been tightened along the Indo-Bangladesh border following terror attack in Bangladesh's Sylhet district.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had a detailed discussion with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on a gamut of security and other important issues concerning the State and its people at the latter's official residence in New Delhi on Sun
A writ petition has been filed on Sunday at the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, demanding management and control of the open border between Nepal and India.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) senior leader Pashupati Shamsher Rana has said that his party will make maximum efforts to restore Hindu state and constitutional monarchy.
The Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic party of the country and the largest party in the parliament, has scheduled to discuss on its Central Committee meeting about the proposal of referendum on Hindu state.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri presented his credentials to the President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who accompanies Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his official visit to China, has viewed that Nepal wants to get as much as benefits from the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative proposed by
The Nepali Congress has formed Central Work Execution Committee one year after the party's general convention on Sunday under the leadership of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The Nepali Congress has formed Central Work Execution Committee one year after the party's general convention on Sunday under the leadership of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The Nepali Congress has formed Central Work Execution Committee one year after the party's general convention on Sunday under the leadership of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The Nepali Congress has formed Central Work Execution Committee one year after the party's general convention on Sunday under the leadership of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The main opposition party CPN-UML is going to hold mass assemblies in various districts of Province number 2 on March 29 and 30.
The Gurgaon based Medanta-the Medicity Hospital on Saturday (25 March 2017) conducted the weekly evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Prasun Ghosh (Urology) and Dr Nabajit Talukdar (Cardiology) checked the health status of around 25 p
The Gurgaon based Medanta-the Medicity Hospital on Saturday (25 March 2017) conducted the weekly evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Prasun Ghosh (Urology) and Dr Nabajit Talukdar (Cardiology) checked the health status of around 25 p
As a valuable contribution towards the development of sports welfare in Miao, Neotan village under Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district and Borduria village under Tirap district, as a part of its Military Civic Action Programme, the Changlan
As a valuable contribution towards the development of sports welfare in Miao, Neotan village under Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district and Borduria village under Tirap district, as a part of its Military Civic Action Programme, the Changlan
As a valuable contribution towards the development of sports welfare in Miao, Neotan village under Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district and Borduria village under Tirap district, as a part of its Military Civic Action Programme, the Changlan
As a valuable contribution towards the development of sports welfare in Miao, Neotan village under Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district and Borduria village under Tirap district, as a part of its Military Civic Action Programme, the Changlan
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday launched the ceremonial distribution of cheques to the beneficiaries of Atal Amrit Abhiyan when he handed over a cheque worth Rs 2 lakh to Saurav Jyoti Kalita a patient with neurological disord
To curb corruption, Assam government to start anti-corruption campaign named 'Na Dibo Na Lobo' (not giving not taking) across the state soon.
Adding a major milestone to legal education in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal jointly with Justice J. Chelameswar of Supreme Court of India formally inaugurated the permanent campus of National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA)
The energetic Hindu Yogi was elected the youngest member in Lok Sabha at 26 years' age in 1886. In 1998-99: he became the Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies, Public Distribution and its Sub-Committee-B on Department of Sugar and Edible Oi
Nepal's army schools are finishing their first stage implementation of Invincible Defense Technology (IDT). The ultimate goal of IDT is to prevent enemies from arising by reducing the collective societal stress that culminates in war, terrorism,
Wrapping up his three-day-long visit to Nepal, Chinese Defence Minister and State Councilor, General Chang Wanquan has returned home today.
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has shared that the printing of ballot papers for the May 14 local elections was going on in high speed.
The recent statement reportedly given by NSCN (IM) General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah at the NSCN (IM) headquarters Hebron on its 38th Republic Day, that the Framework Agreement signed with the Union government on August 3, 2015 has recognised
Security forces had apprehended a NSCN (K) militant from Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Friday morning.
Assam Forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Friday had inaugurated CWRC-A pictorial journey of securing wildlife – showcasing the 15 years' service of Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for protecting wildlife at
The Siraha District Court has ordered the remand of Free Madhesh Alliance Coordinator CK Raut for more 10 days and for the fifth time.
Four Thai citizens, including a nun have been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on the charge smuggling foreign currencies on Friday.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expresses happiness and gratefulness over the recent Gauhati High Court directive to the management of Janasadharan, an Assamese daily newspaper to clear all the unpaid wages of the employees till January and also
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, walked free on Friday for the first time in six years, his lawyer said.
The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) is going to launch the Local level Election Monitoring Directives-2017 to streamline the monitoring of the local level election scheduled to be held May 14 this year.
At least six persons died and three more sustained injuries in a car accident at Rumale, Sworgadwari Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned House Republican lawmakers that he will leave Obamacare in place and move on to tax reform if they do not get behind new healthcare legislation and support it in a vote on Friday.
Brahmaputra Board will implement projects worth Rs 207 crore for protection of Majuli from recurrent flood and erosion.
Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Dr Mahesh Sarma will participate in the Namami Brahmaputra festival.
Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya appealed to the state government departments, civil society, NGOs and student organizations to create awareness on tuberculosis on the occasion of World TB Day.
Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya appealed to the state government departments, civil society, NGOs and student organizations to create awareness on tuberculosis on the occasion of World TB Day.
The kingpin of the local office of All Assam Students Union (AASU) attack in Silapathar on March 6, Subodh Biswas revealed that his team is still working in Assam and as many as several thousand activists of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanva
After Manipur, another setback to Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) after over 400 TMC members including former chairman of the TMC Tripura unit had joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.
To provide housing loan and educational loan at subsidised interest rates to the employees of the state government, a MoU was signed on between the Assam government and State Bank of India on Wednesday.
The sleuths of Assam police Vigilance and Anti Corruption (V&AC) on Wednesday had raided at the Social Welfare department office in Dispur Janata Bhawan in connection with the Rs 2250 crore scam in the department.
The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concer
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his commitment of behalf of Nepal government to be involved in the One Belt One Road project proposed by China.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has consulted with various leaders and experts about his scheduled China visit.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan has arrived in Nepal on a three-day official visit on Thursday.
Nepal government has on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in the British parliament building in London on Wednesday.
Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain’s parliament.
The legislative parliament has on Wednesday endorsed the bill related to the political parties amid a protest from the fringe parties.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollars 78,268, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 8,335,000 to Ganesh Man Singh Foundation under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)
Over 1500 militants from the Jamat-Ul-Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) have infiltrated Assam from Bangladesh since 2014.
Aftet 16 days of the Silapathar incident, Assam police finally caught the prime accused of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack in the northern Assam district Subodh Biswas from a bordering village along with West Bengal-Bangladesh
Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) welcomes Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness The Dalai Lama to the city and expresses hope that his visit would strengthen the pre-historical bond between the people of Tibet and northeast India.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) has postponed its scheduled Central Working Committee CWC) meeting for three days.
Minister for Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has made clear that no any bilateral agreement or treaty would be signed with China during the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to the northern neighbor China which is begin
Manchester United defender Phil Jones is out of England's squad for their upcoming international fixtures against Germany and Lithuania after sustaining an injury in training, England coach Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu , Nepal : The sub-committee under the parliamentary State Affairs Committee has on wednesday agreed for the provision that any political party to be recognized as a national party must secure at least one seat under first-past-the-pos
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday launched initiatives to develop Majuli as India's first carbon neutral district and as a biodiversity heritage site coinciding with the celebration of International Day of Forest at Brahmaputra
Security forces had apprehended three Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has revoked the Cabinet’s February 12 decision to appoint Jaya Bahadur Chand as Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).
Somewhere in a mountain village in the Himalaya, a woman folds a taro leaf into a cone, fills it with soil, and sows a seed. She waters her little cone with waste water from the kitchen, creating an enabling environment for the seed to germina
A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its stomach.
At least 26 people died from hunger in the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region of southern Somalia in just a day an a half, federal government radio said on its website.
Admiral B. Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), today has called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at latter's official residence at Baluwatar.
The sleuths of Assam police Vigilance and Anti Corruption on Monday had arrested a jailor, who demanded bribe from a contractor in middle Assam's Morigaon district.
A Sahitya Akademi award winning Assamese top cops, who conducted several counter insurgency operation against few militant groups in Assam in past three decades, had recently represented India in the London Book Fair, 2017.
The number of people developing and dying from tuberculosis (TB) is falling in Europe, but among the most vulnerable – including migrants, prisoners and people who are HIV positive – there have been worrying increases, data showed on Monday.
Renowned folk song singer and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) central committee member Komal Oli sustained injuries during a clash with police on Monday.
To curb poaching incidents, protect wild animals and fight against poachers, Assam forest guards will be equipped by Indian made AK-Ghatak like modern sophisticated weapons soon.
First BJP Chief Minister of Manipur Nongthombam Biren Singh on Monday won the trust vote in the 60-member Manipur assembly with voice vote.
Tension runs high in front of the Election Commission (EC) at Kantipath of Kathmandu after Police personnel and the cadres of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) clashed each other on Monday.
Two persons including a juvenile have been sentenced on charges of committing a murder.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Multi-national military exercise kicks off in Birendra Peace Operations Training Center (BPOTC) in Paanchkhal, Kavre from Mnday.
An attacker shot a journalist to death Sunday in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a region plagued by drug gang violence and allegations of government corruption.
A student attending the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) was killed after getting struck by a truck at Rupnagar of Saptari along the East-West Highway this morning.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday fielded Dr Ranoj Pegu from the Assam's Dhemaji assembly constituency where the by-election is necessitated after Pradan Baruah, the former legislator of the constituency resigned and elected as the MP in la
V Hangkhalian, BJP legislator of Churachandpur assembly constituency was sworn in as the Protem Speaker of the 60-member Manipur Assembly on Sunday.
Finally, the United Naga Council (UNC) on Sunday has decided to end the 130-day long economic blockade against Manipur.
Final hearing in the full bench of the Supreme Court justice begins from Sunday over the IGP appointment row
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a ruling ally of the incumbent government, has on Sunday registered a Constitution amendment bill at the Parliament demanding Hindu state by removing secularism from the constitution.
First BJP Chief Minister of Manipur Nongthombam Biren Singh will face floor test in 60-member Manipur assembly on March 20.
Asia-Pacific Forum Environmental Journalists (APFEJ), in the backdrop of Indian government's recent decision to ban a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) scribe on filming in its tiger reserves, has urged New Delhi to be reverent to the globa
A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in on Sunday to lead India’s most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world’s largest democracy as a Hindu nation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa has urged the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) to participate in the scheduled local level elections.
Protesting the government move, the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has boycotted the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday.
The BJP-led Assam government has decided to provide land patta to the indigenous people of the state.
An Assamese IPS officer is now heading the investigation team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast on March 7 last, which is believed as the first suspected ISIS attack in the country.
RPP decides to launch nationwide protest against the EC decision to remove Hindu state and monarchy from its statue
Kathmandu, Nepal: notwithstanding the widening differences over the issue of adopting the elections symbol, the newly united Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has adopted Cow as the elections symbol.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday for his first face-to-face talks with Chinese leaders expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program, trade and South China Sea territorial disputes.
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences, but some awkward moments punctuated their first public appearance.
The Embassy of Nepal in the UK has organized a literary festival and book exhibition program on the occasion of the bicentennial diplomatic ties between Nepal and the UK.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has on Saturday concluded to protest the Election Commission (EC) decision to remove the provision of Hindu state and monarchy.
Paanchthar's normal life was given an unusual weather-triggered brake after snow and hail storm on Friday.
The national flower of Nepal, rhododendron, is seemingly falling into the list of endangered species of flora in face of negligence and lack of proper conservation efforts by the concerned authorities.
Empowering women and ensuring gender equality is more than just a development goal. It is vital to advancing human development and achieving sustainable development. Sustainable development will not be possible without girls and women fully real
Bonzo's back! Hobo de...'ÂAfter the grand success of Assamese cult classic Local Kung Fu, the makers are ready with the sequel of the film Local Kung Fu 2.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that in last nine month people's faith in the present BJP led government in Assam has been one of its remarkable achievements though the government has achieved success in other areas as well like sta
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit made a request to British Deputy High Commissioner, Kolkata Bruce Bucknell to do the needful for returning the Vrindavani Vastra, the 16th century treasure of the State to Assam.
Assam government has decided to release first six months arrears of revision pay scale recommended by the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission to the state employees before the Rongali bihu.
Assam Forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Friday said that, poachers had used sophisticated weapons to kill one horned rhinoceros in Assam and illegal rhino horn trade was made from Guwahati based hotels.
A US policy of strategic patience with North Korea has ended, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in South Korea on Friday, adding that military action would be “on the table†if North Korea elevated the threat level.
Nepali Congress ( NC) lawmakers and central members representing the Tarai-Madhes have demanded that the party central committee meeting scheduled for upcoming March 23 should take a substantive decision regarding the matter of constitution amen
Defending champion Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, a pairing that pits Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti against the team he won the trophy with three years ago.
Assam police is yet to trace Subodh Biswas, who was earlier declared as most wanted, the main accused in the Silapathar incident in which miscreants attacked and vandalized a local All Assam StudentsUnion (AASU) office.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and commissioners of the Election Commission (EC) including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Ayodhi Yadav hold discussion about the issues related to the preparations of the scheduled local level elections
Two persons arrested in possession of seven kg illegal gold from Rasuwa district
Deputy prime minister and minister for home Bimalendra Nidhi, who is now in India, meets his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday.
Rameshwor Khanal, head of Economic Policy Bureau of Naya Shakti has on Tuesday quit the party.
Sri Lankan Army Chief Lieutenant General AWJ Crishanthe De Silva arrived in Kathmandu on a six-day official visit on the invitation of Nepali Army’s Chief of the Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri.
Before sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister in Manipur, Nongthombam Biren Singh has now faces under road block from the Naga People's Front (NPF) after the party demanding their all four MLAs ministerial berths.
The first saffron government of Manipur is likely to be sworn in on Wednesday under the leadership of Nongthombam Biren Singh, who was on Monday unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP's Legislature Party.
Justice Retd Chittaranjan Sharma was sworn in as the Assam's Upalokayukta on Tuesday at a brief ceremony in Raj Bhavan, Guwahati.
At least three poachers were killed in a road mishap at Baihata Chariali, outskirts of Guwahati after the car they were traveling collided head on with a bus on Tuesday morning, police said.
At least three people were killed when a Manipur bound oil tanker overturned and exploded in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Nepali Congress (NC) has on Tuesday floated a new idea to take both the local level elections and the Constitution amendment simultaneously.
Lawmakers affiliated to the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), loose ally of Madhes based parties boycotted the meeting of the legislative Parliament on Tuesday.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie called on Monday for greater efforts to document and prosecute crimes of rape and sexual violence in war.
Kathmandu, Nepal:Ministry of Population and Environment has on Tuesday set up a new Air Quality Monitoring Station at Ratna Park of Kathmandu.
The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has imposed general strike at Banke district targeting to foil the scheduled mass assembly of the main opposition CPN UML as part of the Mechi Mahakali campaign on Tuesday.
Nongthombam Biren Singh, MLA of Heingang constituency on Monday unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Manipur.
Amid the BJP claiming the support of 32 MLAs in the 60-member Manipur assembly, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has refused to resign after governor Najma Heptullah asked him to submit his resignation to start the formation process of the next
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollars 82,800, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 8,828,000, to Kathmandu University under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) schem
BJP's last night coup has dramatically changed in Manipur politics as the saffron party is all set to form the next ministry in the north eastern Indian state after the party have secured the support of 32 MLAs after getting the backing of NDA a
Newly inducted Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa has issued a threat to step down from the government if the constitution amendment bill was tabled in the present status.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to visit northern neighbor China in March last week to take part in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2017.
The Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) has on Monday submitted its final report to the government. However, the LBRC has yet to delineate special, autonomous and protected areas as assigned by the Constitution.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the directly elected executive system of state governance was his party's main agenda.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has defeated Kenya by seven wickets at the ICC World Cricket League.
Government allies try to induct Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum–Democratic Chair Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar in govt. with DPM portfolio
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party expects national elections in 2019 to deliver an even bigger mandate than in 2014, its leaders said on Sunday, buoyed by a thumping victory in the country’s most politically important state.
Queer politics visible in Manipur after Independent candidate of Jiribam Asab Uddin has been reportedly detained by CISF and flown him to an unknown location.
Security forces had recovered huge quantity of explosives and apprehended a person from Lower Assam's Barpeta district on Saturday evening, officials said on Sunday.
Security forces had apprehended two militants of NSCN (R) and NSCN (K) in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening, officials said on Sunday.
A National Integration tour for the children of Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh as part of OP SAMARITAN 2016-17 was flagged off from Khonsa.
Smaller parties Conard Sangma led National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front (NPF), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) and the lone Independent MLA have emerged as the big players in Manipur to decide who wil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is on course for a landslide victory in India's most important battleground state, early returns showed on Saturday, in a personal triumph that will strengthen his claim to a second term as national leader.
Nepal has lost its first match against Kenya by 5 wickets in ICC World League Championship held at the TU cricket ground on Saturday.
Shares were higher in Europe and most of Asia on Friday as investors awaited the release later in the day of US employment data. A weaker yen lifted Tokyo’s benchmark and South Korea’s Kospi rose after the Constitutional Court decided to rem
South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving South Korea’s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China.
The death toll of Saptari incident has reached 5 as one more injured named Inardev Yadav of Jamuni Madhepura VDC-1succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Dharan based-BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) on Friday.
Security Advisor to Indian Prime Minister Ajit Doval called Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday to express sorrow on behalf of Indian PM Modi and the government of India.
Nepal government has declared deceased Govinda Gautam of Kanchanpur incident as martyr. He was killed from the bullets of Indian border security personnel in Punarbas of Kanchanpur on Thursday.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) will be holding a funeral procession of its four cadres killed during police firing tomorrow in Siraha.
Major three political parties try to make common minimum understanding on constitution amendment bill to woo the agitating Federal Alliance
Kathmandu, Nepal: The general strike called by agitating Federal Alliance (FA) has affected normal life across the country on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the state government is committed to in ensuring the grant of ST status to six communities. In fact the State Government has endorsed the demand of the six communities and been pressi
The Assam police on Thursday announced a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on Sudodh Biswas, national president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NBBUSS), one of the prime accused in the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack.
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is urging Iraq and the world's nations not to let the Islamic State extremist group "get away with genocide."
Despite of amid protest by several organizations, Assam assembly on Thursday unanimously asked the government to complete the stalled 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro power project soon.
Assam government has decided to ban Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the state following the Silapathar incident in northern Assam's Dhemaji district as miscreants vandalised an office of All Assam Students Union (AASU)
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the Saptari incident of Monday was preplanned and motivated to disturb the scheduled local level elections.
Death toll of the Jajarkot bus accident has reached 26. Though the identities of the deceased are yet to be established, the security forces involved in the rescue operation have confirmed that 40 people have lost their lives in the accident.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today appealed to all to help organise the local level elections slated for May 14 successfully.
At least 13 people died and dozens other injured when a passenger bus met with the accident in the Jajarkot district on Thursday.
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has denied the accident of firing by SSB in Nepal India border in Kanchanpur district.
At least 10 killed 15 injured in Jajarkot bus accident
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to expand the cabinet by Thursday evening .
Cadres of agitating the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) today vandalised the vehicle carrying Spokesperson for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC0 Mohana Ansari in Saptari.
Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red Wednesday to demonstrate how vital they are to the U.S. economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world.
Tension run high at Dhangadhi of Kanchanpur district after a Nepali national died after being shot by Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB), Security force of India, on Thursday.
As the general strike called by the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) continued on third consecutive day on Thursday, normal life in Teria districts particularly at the Sunsari district has badly disturbed.
The troops of Border Security Force deployed at Gujangpara, South West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya detected a tunnel near International Border in the area of Gujangpara.
At least five persons including three women were injured in a blast in Manipur's capital city Imphal on Wednesday evening, backdrop of the second and final phase poll in the assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollars 81,948, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 8,752,000, to Rural Women’s Development and Unity Centre (RUWDUC) under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO
Nepal government decides to form high level commission to investigate the Saptari incident
Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has underlined the need of enhancing the economic and social prestige of women for women's equality.
Top leaders of major three parties- Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Centre have discussed on contemporary issues including the recent incident in Saptari district at Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s official residence, Baluwatar on
The general life in Saptari district has been affected for second consecutive day on Wednesday as well due to the indefinite strike called by the United Democratic Medhies Front (UDMF).
The agitating Madhes-based parties have handed over a five-point memorandum to the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal giving 7 days ultimatum to address their demands.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, it is important to reflect on the importance of the inclusion of gender in academia. The goal of gender professionals is to ensure fair representation of marginalized groups in a variety of discour
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the untimely death of folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee who died in a road accident in West Bengal on Tuesday.
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya has instituted Awards in the names of eminent personalities for outstanding students of fourteen Government Colleges of the State every year.
Cabinet meeting called for Tuesday to discuss Monday's fatal incident in Saptari districts has been put off for Wednesday
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the incident occurred in Sapati on Monday was painful and pitiable.
Human rights and social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila will take on Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the second and final phase assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state on March 8.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed Additional Chief Secretary V.B. Pyarelal to enquire into the incident of attack on the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office in Silapathar by miscreants yesterday and submit report wit
In a remarkable development in the field of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF or test tube baby), and giving a hope to many couples suffering from childlessness, Guwahati-based Institute of Human Reproduction (IHR) has successfully undertaken a latest
Assam in turmoil as several organizations including All Assam Students Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Tuesday protested against the Silapathar incident across the state and demanding the state government to take
An angry mob on Monday night attacked and torched a police station, vehicles in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district, following at least three people were critically injured in a police firing incident, officials said on Tuesday.
The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has backtracked from its earlier decision to withdraw support to the incumbent government.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Mogadishu Tuesday to start of what he calls an emergency visit to Somalia to highlight the country's famine crisis.
The government has issued circulars to bodies under it to address only the persons of the age group of 16 - 40 years as youth.
The United Nations (UN) in Nepal has expressed its concern over the Saptari incident that claimed four lives of agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) cadres during the clash on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal : The United States of America has expressed its serious concern about rising violance in Nepal.
Normal life of the district badly affected due to the general strike called by the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) in and around the district from early morning on Tuesday.
Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers Monday, hoping to avoid a new round of lawsuits and outrage while fulfilling a central campaign promise. His order still bars
At least several people including police personnel were injured after clash between a mob and security personnel in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday.
The BJP led Assam government faces another problem following the opposition and its own party legislators demanded to amendment the new provincialisation bill for the venture educational institutions, which was tabled in the Assam assembly on Mo
In view of possibility for increasing ISIS activities in Assam by set up base and recruitment drives, the state government has instructed all district police of the state to remain alert and to take appropriate measures, beefed up security at al
North Korea warned Monday that U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which it called "the most undisguised nuclear war maneuvers," are driving the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia toward "nuclear disaster."
Agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) decides to intensify protests in Teria districts
Responding to the Saptari incident, the main opposition party CPN-UML has decided to put off its ongoing Mechi-Mahakali campaign for three days.
Following the Sunsari incident, the agitating United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) has decided to withdraw support from the incumbent CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government.
Challenging to the government’s decision to increase the number of local units, a writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding interim order against the government decision on Monday.
The death toll of Saptari incident has reached three after two more cadres of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) on
UML top leaders reach Rajbiraj of Saptari to take part at the mass assembly as part of 15 Day Mechi- Mahakali Campaign
Two homemade bombs were discovered near the Gajendra Narayan Singh Industrial Estate in Saptari district, where the CPN-UML is scheduled to hold a mass meeting as a part of the party’s Mechi-Mahakali campaign, on Monday.
People are lately found being cheated due to misuse of various social sites including Facebook.
Saptari district particularly the Rajbiraj, district headquarter of the district remained tense after hundreds United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have staged protests program from early morning on Monday from various parts of the districts w
The government has on Sunday endorsed the report of the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC) by adding 25 local units on the number that commission had recommended earlier.
Guwahati city police on Sunday had arrested four poachers from Garbhanga forest area, outskirts of the Assam’s capital city.
Meghalaya police on Sunday had came close to nab a most wanted criminal of Assam and Meghalaya for several kidnapping and extortion cases, but he managed to escape.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inaugurating a project Reach out and Respond, distributed fitment of artificial limbs and aids and appliances to differently abled persons at a programme held at GMCH Auditorium Bhangagarh in Guw
Assam government will provide financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh for reopening of cinema halls which have already been shut down in the state. Similarly, an amount of Rs 25 lakh will also be provided to cinema halls which need repairing of its b
Blenders Pride Magical Nights dazzled Guwahati, showcasing multiple reflections of style on Saturday night.
The ally party of the BJP led Assam government, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has gone vexed following the party was neglected in the list of 43 chaimen and deputy chairmen to the various government undertaking bodies, which were appointed by the sta
Considering to the potential clash between the cadres of the CPN UML and the cadres of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), security has been beefed up in the district.
The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has made clear that it will supply water from the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) to the households outside the Ring Road as well.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious concerns over the recent activities of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF).
Paresh Baruah led United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and Meghalaya's outfit group Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have planned to blow up major explosions and attack on security forces in Lower Assam and Garo hills.
Nepal Police has on Sunday filed a case at the Kathmandu District Court against 12 persons arrested in different dates on the charge of 33.5 kg gold smuggling case.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that a cabinet meeting scheduled for Sunday evening would pass the report of the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC) by adding the number of local units in some Terai districts.
A new mother died while undergoing treatment at the Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital in Birgunj on Sunday.
President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of tapping his telephones during last year's election, lodging a startling allegation of abuse of power without evidence or explanation.
Japan’s ruling party approved a change in party rules Sunday that could pave the way for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country’s longest-serving leader in the post-World War II era.
Malaysia said on Saturday it was expelling the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Janak Timalsena has been elected as the president of Nepal Professor Association(NPA), democratic professor association, with 689 votes on Sunday.
Indecision over local units complicates the process to prepare the local level elections
Naya Shakti Party Nepal coordinator Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday viewed that the election date set by the government was a ploy to put local people in the dark.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollar 80,532, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 8,587,000, to Nepal Social Development and People Empowerment Centre (NESPEC) under the Grant Assistance for Gras
The city based Institute of Dental Science & Research Center organized a free dental screening camp at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 4 March 2017 under the series of ‘Evening with a Doctor’ programs for the benefit of its member-journalists.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollar 81,729, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 8,714,000, to Smile Nepal under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme of the G
One of the major party from the Madhes has left a clear hint that it would participate in the local level elections declared by the government for May 14.
Polio vaccine administration program in the district has been obstructed due to protest of health workers. The immunization program is taking place today and tomorrow.
More than 600 transgender people applied for civil service jobs in Nepal last year, according to a government report released last week. LGBT rights activists hail the announcement as practical progress toward implementing Nepal’s identity-bas
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he doesn't dwell on the affair that cost him his marriage to Maria Shriver and is focused on having a great relationship with his kids.
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said on Saturday that three tiers of election is essential to take the country in the path of prosperity .
CPN (UML) today launched the Mechi Mahakali National Campaign coinciding with the 'Sukhani Martyrs' Day'.
Interpol says a three-week operation to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife and timber in 43 countries has led to the seizure of $5.1 million worth of illicit products from wild cats to seahorses and the jailing of almost 90 people.
The government has been mulling the process to withdraw the names of two ambassadorial nominees Aasha Lama and Sharmila Parajuli, thanks to the widespread criticism over their credentials controversies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has
Banned Indian notes of 1000 and 500 denomination will be exchanged soon.
Tension ran high in Rajbiraj , the district headquarters of saptari district on Friday after cadres of CPN-UML and Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) clashed each other.
A joint panel has emerged victorious in the Free Student Union (FSU) elections held in two campuses in Bhaktapur.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Grade XI examinations have been rescheduled till June owing to the scheduled local level elections for May 14.
A migrant worker who was returning her home from India killed himself by falling into the Mahakali River in Darchula district of far-western Nepal, police said.
The Parliamentary Special Hearing Committee (PSHC) has begun hearing process over the 12 individuals recommended by the government for the post of ambassadors in different countries.
Assam Chief Minsiter Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the state government will constitute an Expert Committee to address various issues relating to the tea gardens under Assam Tea Corporation.
At least nine persons were injured in a blast in Manipur on Thursday evening, two days before the two-phased assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state.
Stating that Assam and Northeast region would become the hub of trade and business in the South East Asian region in the future, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the government is committed to bring faster developmen
Assam police on Thursday had sounded high alert across the state following directive by the Gauhati High Court on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) upgrade process in the state as the all documents, certificates issued by the Panchayat Sec
JCB India Limited, India's leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, showcased an exciting product line up at ConMac 2017 held at Maniram Dewan Trade center in Guwahti started from Thursday.
A person was confirmed contracting H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, at the Sukraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital at Teku in the Capital city on Thursday.
Responding to the call of the Nepali leaders, various delegates participated in the Nepal Investment Summit 2017 that kicked off on Thursday in Kathmandu have expressed their views that Nepal would be a lucrative destination for investment if so
Nepali national cricket team wins third practice match against Kyanya held at the Gautam Buddha University Ground, Noida of India on Thursday
The Supreme Court (SC) has on Thursday ordered the government to furnish a written statement within 10 days about the preparation preparations made from the side of the government for holding all the three tiers of elections by January 21, 2018
‘Miss Inter-continent Universe’ is going to be held in Kathmandu in the first time in the history of Nepal from March 22 to April 1 inKathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
Attorney General Raman Kumar Shrestha submitted the Office of the Attorney General’s annual report to President Bidya Devi Bhandari
India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here this afternoon in connection to a two-day official visit at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
A Free Students Union (FSU) election contestant student has committed suicide here on Thursday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Thursday appointed vice-chancellors in four different health-science academies.
Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million.
Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million.
A North Korean man will be released from custody because of lack of evidence connecting him to the fatal nerve agent attack on Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's ruler, Malaysian officials said Thursday. In a major fallout
The Assam assembly on Wednesday had passed the Assam Appropriation (No. III) Bill, 2017 for the next fiscal.
The opposition Congress legislators on Wednesday hit back the BJP led Assam government in the Assam assembly following state parliamentary minister Chandra Mohan Patowary alleged that, the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (Assam tea labourer organizati
Following the directive of Gauhati High Court in National Register of Citizens (NRC) upgrade process in the state, opposition leader in the Assam assembly Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday said that the state NRC authority is free to appeal before t
A hardcore militant of NSCN (K) was killed in a gun fight with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on ast Monday night, officials said.
Thousands of devotees along with their well-wishers throng in Makhibaha Sabha Mahotsav, a century old socio-cultural & religious festival of northeast India, which was kicked-off last Sunday (26 February 2017). Held in six hundred years old vill
Security forces on Wednesday had conducted a massive operation against the Bodo militant group NDFB (S) along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh bordering area and apprehended it's a top leader, officials said.
Preparations for the Nepal Investment Summit 2017 which will start from tomorrow have been completed, the Ministry of Industry stated on Wednesday. The two-day summit is being organised by the Ministry of Industry with the objective of inviting
The newly appointed Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Amjada Hussain B. Sial took charge of his office in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Former renowned Nepali journalist Rabindra Mishra has on Wednesday registered a new political party at the Election Commission Office on Wednesday.
Former Journalist Ravindra Mishra registers Sajha Party as a new party at the Election commission of Nepal
Continuing its pervious verdict, the Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country has on Wednesday given continuity to its previous stay order not to implement the government decision to appoint Jaya Bahadur Chand as the Inspector General
Neighboring India has on Wednesday named its senor diplomatic official Manjeev Singh Puri as its new ambassador to Nepal.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called meeting with agitating Madhes-based parties today at 4pm
The Free Student Union (FSU) elections are going on in different campuses affiliated with Tribhuvan University (TU) across the country on Wednesday.
The government has on tuesday extended the tenure of the Local level Restructuring Commissin (LLRC)by thre weeks.
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has been discharged from hospital on tuesday after his health improved gradually .
The government continues efforts to woo the agitating Madhes based parties to participate in the local level elections
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal separately at latter’s official residence on Tuesday afternoon.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal separately at latter’s official residence on Tuesday afternoon.
The government decision to hold local level elections on May 14 is itself a matter to elate as the decision has granted the chance to choose their own representatives to rule the local bodies after about two decades. But the apathy of the concer
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, the state government is committed to the equal development of Barak Valley along with Brahmaputra Valley and a total of two thousand crore for initiating rapid development of Barak Val
The sleuths of Assam police Vigilance and Anti Corruption (V&AC) on Moday had arrested six officials of social welfare department in connection with a multi crore rupees scam of the department.
Assam government on Monday said that, the state government will not take any more burden of excess cost to provide salary to more teachers and employees by provincialising more venture educational institutions.
The Lubrizol Corporation, inventors and the largest manufacturers of CPVC compound worldwide and Finolex Industries Limited, the leading PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer in India, on Monday announced the signing of FlowGuard (R) Processor agr
The Assam police sleuths on Monday grilled former minister Gautam Roy in Guwahati for a couple of hours in connection with the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC)'s cash-for-job scam.
Major opposition CPN-UML and the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal have been registered at the Election Commission for participation in the coming local elections.
South Korea increases quota for Nepali migrant workers, 10,200 Nepali workers will get chance to work in Korea in 2018
Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has underlined the need of national consensus among the political parties to break the current political impasse of the country.
Nokia’s newly revitalised phone business went back to the future on Sunday, re-introducing a brightly colored version of the classic 3310 talk and text phone, the world’s most popular device in the year 2000.
South Korea’s acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn will not extend the current special prosecutor’s investigation into an influence-peddling scandal that could topple South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Hwang’s office said on Monday.
Two separate aftershocks of the devastating Gorkha earthquake in 2015 have been recorded on Monday.
An Elusive commander of United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) was killed in an encounter with police in Meghalaya on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
In view of the Assembly Elections at Manipur scheduled to be held on March 4 (Phase I) and March 8 (Phase II), Transport Department of Assam government will be extending logistic support by means of vehicles like bus, truck, LMVs, SUVs etc.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of NSCN (K) in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Sunday, officials said.
India's leading automobile and industrial lubricants manufacturing company Crizol Lubricants has decided to provide cost benefit to the farmers of North Eastern Indian states by introducing over 2 lakh farmers card in this year.
Suspected murders of CPN UML youth leader Durga Tiwari have been paraded by the Police amid a press conference at Rupandehi on Sunday.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a major ally of the incumbent government, has made public its position over the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Five political parties and four lawmakers have registered separate amendment proposal on the constitution amendment bill on Sunday.
Four Lawmakers registered a proposal to make change on the constitution amendment bill
US Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as chairman on Saturday, choosing a veteran of the Obama administration to lead the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the opposition to Republican President Donald Trump.
A Chinese delegation of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) International Platform called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Baluwatar, on Sunday.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his optimism that the main opposition CPN-UML would help to endorse the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Nepali Congress has consulted to its lawmakers represent to the Madhees and Terai region to make an official views regarding the amendment of the constitution.
Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting on Sunday morning.
Ailing CPN Maoist Center leader Barsha Man Pun is flown to Bangkok today for treatment.
A team of Nepal Army (NA) defused a sutali bomb planted at a fuel station in Sarmujwa-8 of Rautahat district on Saturday night.
The city based Rahman Hospital conducted the Saturday (25 February) evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC), where Dr Hemen Ch Goswami & Dr P Rojer Singh (Medicine) checked the health status of over 30 participants and offered free cons
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured that the economic blockades will be removed if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government in Manipur.
In a bid to expedite the utilization of central funds, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal issued stern directions to all government departments to complete proper utilization of the same within March 31, 2017.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh on Friday said that, the Centre will set up nine new Passport Seva Kendras including at Diphu, Nagaon, Dibrugarh, Silchar in Assam.
A person was injured after a rhino attacked him at Kumroj forest area in eastern Chitwan on Saturday evening.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) is to register amendment proposal to the Constitution of Nepal (Second Amendment), 2017 on four topics.
Twin attacks on two Syrian security offices in the central city of Homs Saturday killed at least 32 people, including a senior security official who heads the feared Military Intelligence services, state media and officials reported.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has reiterated the government's commitment to end the caste-based discrimination and the practice of 'untouchability' from Nepal at the earliest possible.
Pokhara, Nepal: The selling of chicken meat largely downed in and around Kaski district after a fresh strain of birdflu detected in Pokhara
Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has expressed his displeasure over the stagnation of the implementation of the constitution even after 18 months of it promulgation.
Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picked up six wickets in 24 deliveries, including three in an over, to trigger a spectacular collapse and help Australia bundle out India for 105 in their first innings on the second day of the opening test on Fr
At least eight persons sustained injuries in a gas cylinder explosion incident at a Shiva temple in Simariya of Sunsari district today.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to release fund for providing relief to the people affected by storm.
Security forces had apprehended a NSCN (R) cadre in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Friday had arrested five officials of Agriculture department for allegedly involvement in the Rs 700 crore scam in the department.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police on Friday had arrested five officials of Agriculture department for allegedly involvement in the Rs 700 crore scam in the department.
Security forces had unearthed the plan of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for Assam and other parts of north east India after arresting a suspected ISIS operative from Assam's Barak Valley on Thursday.
The apex body of six insurgent group in Manipur, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) has imposed a curfew on February 25 ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the poll bound north eastern Indian state.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari attended a special program organized by the Nepalese Army at the army parade ground at Tundikhel Friday on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri festival and the Army Day-2017.
Hindus all over the world are celebrating Mahashivaratri today with various religious functions by worshiping God Shiva
Shivaratri 2017 (2073 B.S) Hindus are devoting with celebrating the lord Shiva on the occasion of 'Shivaratri'-2073. In this year, Sivaratri is celebrating especially, Nepal and India and in all over the Siva temples in the world
A suspected Naga militant and a tribal woman were killed during a gunfight between suspected ultras and security forces in poll bound Manipur on Thursday, officials said.
A five-day Director General (DG)-level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held on February 18-22 in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka.
Security forces had apprehended a NSCN (K) militant and three Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on Thursday.
The Government of Japan is extending financial assistance of 495,197 US dollars, equivalent to approximately 52,482,000 Nepalese Rupees, to Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA) under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Scheme. Shanti Vo
A suspected Naga militant and a tribal woman were killed during a gunfight between suspected ultras and security forces in poll bound Manipur on Thursday, officials said.
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rajendra Chhetri has said that Nepal Army (NA) is ever ready to tackle any attempts to disintegrate the country and to disturb the communal harmony.
A bomb blast in an upscale shopping center in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore killed at least eight people and wounded 20 on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has shaken the country.
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday appointed a political newcomer as the prime minister, shortly before departing to Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip since his election.
Parliament gives three days to the Lawmakers to register amendment proposal in the constitution if they wants
Main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has reiterated that the constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament secretariat would not be endorsed at any cost.
Discussion over the constitution amendment bill is started nearly three months after its registration in the parliament on Thursday.
Three Indian soldiers and a woman were killed after rebels ambushed soldiers in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said on Thursday.
Materializing their unity rehearsal staged since few months, the coordinator of the newly formed Naya Shakti party and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) have made their univocal stand over the issue of local level elections.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN UMML Chairman and main opposition party leader KP Sharma Oli have agreed to resume the parliament meeting scheduled for 3 pm on Thursday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs ( MoHA) has transferred some senior officials under the Ministry keeping into view the upcoming local level elections.
The Tribhuvan University's Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu on Wednesday published the results of BBS second year examination under the management faculty.
As part of its preparations for the local level elections, the Election Commission (EC) has on Wednesday made public some election programs.
Home ministry transfers high-ranking police officials, Prakash Aryal appinted as acting chief of the CIB
Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on Tuesday escaped unhurt while suspected tribal militants attacked his cavalcade in Noney district.
Patriotic Peoples' Front Assam (PPFA) expresses serious concern over the Goalpara incident, where a sitting judge was physically manhandled by some lawyers recently and demands stern actions against those unruly law practitioners to maintain the
Nine opposition parties including the main opposition CPN UML has decided to seek government and its aliases’ views regarding the constitution amendment bill.
The Parliament meeting scheduled for 2 pm on Wednesday has also been postponed until 3 pm on Thursday. The parliament meeting called for Tuesday was also postponed for today.
The CPN UML has decided to consult with other opposition parties over the issue of the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
The strike launched by the agitating United Democratic Madhesi front (UDMF) has cripalled the normal life in most of the Terai districts on wednesday.
The vote counting of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) central membership election concluded late last night.
The newly formed Naya Shakti party has demanded all party government to hold the local level elections.
Four persons were killed in separate road accidents involving two tractors in Siraha last night.
Renowned comedian couple Sitaram Kattel, who is branded with nick name Dhurmus, and Kunjana Ghimire, who is also known as Suntali, have been appointed as National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) goodwill ambassadors.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong called on Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba at latter's residence in Budhanilkantha on Tuesday.
All party meeting held on Tuesday concluded to opt middle path solution to address the grievances of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) but not backtrack from the decision to hold local level elections on May 14.
Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar led Madhesi Janadhikar Forum gives green signal to participate in the local level elections
More than 100 pairs of gays and lesbians from Morang are deprived of their right to marriage in the absence of the law legalizing their marriage, said Blue Diamond Society.
The family of a Vietnamese woman identified as a suspect in the death of the half brother of North Korea's ruler confirmed Tuesday that she is their relative, but said they believe she didn't knowingly participate in the killing.
The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has boycotted the meeting called by the prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on tuesday afternoon .
The cadres of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have staged a protest program in different parts of the Terai districts including here in Birgunj on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called an all-party meeting at 3:00 pm on Tuesday to discuss about the future course of the politics after declaring the date for the local level elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament scheduled for 1:00 pm on Tuesday has been postponed for Wednesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal urged the media persons to play constructive role to make success the local election.
The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), the alliance of some Madhes-based parties, has announced protest programs against the government’s decision to hold local elections on May 14.
With the decision to hold local level elections on May 14, the government has on Monday also decided to provide Rs 10 billion to the Election Commission (EC) for holding local level elections.
The government has announced the date to hold the local level election. A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar on Monday evening decided to hold the local polls across the country in one phase on May 14.
Kamal Thapa has been elected as the chairman of the united Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). The ongoing general convention of the party elected Thapa with overwhelming majority for next four years.
Global stocks mostly rose Monday, though Wall Street to remain shut for a holiday, as investors awaited economic and corporate earnings reports and Fed meeting minutes due out this week.
The government has decided to recommend the names of 14 persons for appointment as Nepali ambassadors in various countries.
Kamal Thapa has been elected as the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)
North Korea's top envoy in Kuala Lumpur on Monday denounced Malaysia's investigation into the apparent killing of the exiled half brother of North Korea's ruler, calling it politically motivated and demanding a joint probe into the death.
Voting process to elect the central committee of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party is underway at the convention centre Bhirkutimandap from Monday afternoon.
A cabinet meeting held on Monday ended inconclusively thanks to the difference between the government allies over the issue of declaring the date for the local body elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the date for the local body elections will be announced today.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday alledged that the Congress wouldn't want to end the ongoing economic blockade in Manipur, which was the result of a conspiracy contrived by the Okram Ibobi Singh led state government.
Over 2.49 lakh students will appear in the Higher Seconday Examination, 2017 under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) which to be started from tomorrow across the state.
At least two persons have been missing and four others injured after a Bolero jeep with registration number Na 3 Kha 7543 plunged into the Trishuli River on Monday morning at Kabilas road stretch at Kabilas VDC-4 in Chitwan district.
Vehicular movement in BP Highway has remained standstill since last night as the road section along the Shitalpati section in Sindhuli district has caved in and fallen into the Sunkoshi River.
Nagaland will get a new Chief Minister on February 20 after present CM T R Zeliang on Sunday had decided to step down to make way for a consensus leader to succeed him.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s chief political advisor Chakrapani Khanal has revealed that the dates of the local level elections would be announced on Monday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called a meeting with the senior leaders of the Madhes based parties on Sunday evening with the aim to woo them to support to hold the local level elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) now in trouble after a sex tape of its a legislator of Assam had gone viral.
Security forces had apprehended two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants and recovered arms and ammunition in two separate operations in Lower Assam's Goalpara district, officials said.
Security forces had apprehended a self styled Sergeant of NSCN(IM) from Khonsa area in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, officials said on Saturday.
National cricket team Captain Paras Khadka has been discharged from hospital on Sunday after a successful surgery of appendicitis.
A Tamilnadu like political drama is being played in Nagaland following at least 40 rebel legislators of the ruling Nagaland People's Front (NPF) had spirited out the north eastern Indian state and met in a crucial meeting in a resort in Kazirang
Civil rights, political activist Irom Chanu Sharmila only has Rs 2.6 lakh in her possession and without any land or house and it was revealed in the her affidavit which she filed to the Election Commission.
Adding yet another feather to the Assam governments bid to provide accessible, affordable and accountable healthcare delivery system, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and State Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sa
Of the total 670-kilometre water pipeline to be laid in Kathmandu Valley for the Melamchi Water Supply Project, works of laying 533 kilometre pipeline has been completed, said the Project Implementation Directorate at the Kathmandu Upatyaka Khan
The Government likely to announce the date for the local level elections on Monday
the leaders of the major government allies- Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center hold a meeting with the leaders of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) in a bid to find consensus to announce the date for the local level ele
The 67th National Democracy Day is being observed across the country by organizing various programs.
A light tremor, which has been considered an aftershock of devastating Gorkha earthquake, has been recorded in Dhading district on Saturday morning.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the country can reach the stage of socialism as envisioned by the constitution only through economic prosperity and development.
General Convention of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal is Being inaugurated at Bhirkutimandap of Kathmandu on Friday afternoon maid a grand function.
It is likely that the government would announce the date for the local level elections on Saturday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that Karbi Anglong filled with heavenly beauty, is a district of Assam which is full of potentiality and possibilities.
Over 3.91 lakh students will appear in the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) and High Madrasa Examination, 2017 under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), which to be started from tomorrow across the state.
Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday came to support the girl, who recently posted molestation details on Facebook whick sparked across the state against the molestation.
As Nepal Investment Summit (NIS) is going to be held with the aim to attract foreign investment in mega projects from March 2-3 in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
Free Student Union (FSU) election date has been redheaded for March 1. Earlier the date was shedding for February 25.
In a bid to convince the agitating Madhes based parties to hold the local level elections, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal consultation with Sadbhavana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato.
The Real Madrid players kept their cool despite conceding a stunning early goal in the Champions League, producing an outstanding performance that kept the defending champions on track for a seventh straight appearance in the quarterfinals.
An outbreak of H7N9 bird flu in China killed 79 people in January, the most in a single month in at least three years, the country’s national health authority said.
At least three persons killed in a road accident at Kotilabhir of Badki-2 in the Jumla district on Thursday.
While Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed for the state getting more funds from the Centre, the state budget for the financial year 2017-18 showed that, Assam will get less fund from the Centre as grant-in-aid in 2017-18 compared
From the very beginning, Nepal is known as a Sovereign and independent country in the world. The struggle and sacrifice of the martyrs against the Rana oligarchy helped introduce democracy in the country, as a result of it, the Nepalese have bee
Borussia Dortmund squandered chance after chance, including a second-half penalty, before slumping to a 1-0 defeat at Benfica in their first leg match of the Champions League's Round of 16 on Tuesday.
A failed attempt to sneak into Japan to visit Disneyland in 2001 may have doomed the leadership dreams of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's elder brother, who was assassinated this week in an airport in Malaysia.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollar 268,641, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 28,852,000, to AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services (AMDA-MINDS) under the Grant Assistance fo
Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as killed another one horned rhinoceros inside the park in the wee hours of Wednesday and taken away its horn.
A total of 215 candidates have filed nomination papers from 38 assembly constituencies out of 60 seats in Manipur assembly, which go to polls in the first phase of assembly elections in the trouble torn north eastern Indian state on March 4 next
A total of 215 candidates have filed nomination papers from 38 assembly constituencies out of 60 seats in Manipur assembly, which go to polls in the first phase of assembly elections in the trouble torn north eastern Indian state on March 4 next
India's space agency said it successfully launched more than 100 foreign nano satellites into orbit Wednesday aboard a single rocket.
Brazilian President Michel Temer issued a decree on Tuesday to deploy 9,000 soldiers in Rio de Janeiro's metropolitan area until Feb. 22, one week before Carnaval ends. That's almost half the troops used during last year's Olympic Games.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance of up to four billion, eight hundred and thirteen million Japanese yen (Â¥4,813,000,000), equivalent to about four billion five hundred and twenty-nine million Nepalese rupees (NRs.4
At least seven persons have been killed and five others injured when a passenger jeep met with the accident at Thulokhola Bagargoth of Dadeldhura district on Wednesday.
CPN Maoist Centre Vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is now in India as of a representative of the Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has been meeting various Indian leaders to convey the message of the Nepal government.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has intensified its preparation drive for its general convention. The RPP has set the date for the general convention on February 17-20 at Bhrikutimandap of Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Press Union (NPU), a trade union of democratic journalists and media workers, has been protesting against the central leadership of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) for unilaterally enrolling new members to infl
Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has endorsed Narendra Dahal, Ishwari Prasad Paudyal and Sudhir Kumar Shah for the position of election commissioners.
The knockout stage of the Champions League begins today with Barcelona looking to extend its successful record against Paris Saint-Germain, and defending champion Real Madrid trying to confirm its favoritism over Napoli.
The Indian army says three soldiers and a militant were killed in a gunbattle in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
Video of an Australian police officer frying an egg on the bonnet of his patrol vehicle during a heatwave has gone viral on social media.
Markets and businesses were closed across much of Pakistan's Punjab province Tuesday in mourning for 13 people killed in a suicide bombing claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction, police said.
At least 32 people were killed when a tour bus crashed near Taipei on Monday night, with television footage showing the bus careening toward a road barrier before flipping on its side.
A coal mine explosion Tuesday in central China has left eight people dead and three injured, state media reported
After suspending an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) legislator for three days from Assam assembly after broadcasting his speech on Facebook live by using his mobile phones, the speaker of Assam assembly on Monday barred the Assam Addit
Guwahati : Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya has extended his heartiest greetings to the people of the State, especially to Singpho community on the auspicious occasion of Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi.
Guwahati : Supporting the Union MoS Home Kiren Rijiju's remarks on Hindus, an Assam minister on Monday said that, Hindu is not a religion, but also a culture.
Guwahati: Security forces had apprehended a linkman of ULFA(I) and NSCN(K) in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged the leaders of the different political parties to focus on holding three tiers of elections of within the stipulated timeframe.
Cabinet meeting held on Monday evening decided to appoint Additional Inspector General (AIG) Dr Dinesh Chandra Pokharel as the acting Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).
Nepal-India border points in Kanchanpur district have been sealed for the next 72 hours from this evening in view of the Rajya Sabha election in India.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged all to support the government in its mission to hold the three tiers of election by January 21 2018.
Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has complained that political parties were yet to institutionalize the democratic system.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has made clear that he was not involved in the government’s decision to appoint DIG Jaya Bahadur Chand as the Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).
In the mean time when the Maoists parties in Nepal were celebrating their Maoist's 22nd People's War day on Sunday, the victims of the Nepal’s decade-long Maoist insurgency staged a demonstration program in front of Singha Darbar,
The Karbi outfit group Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) likely to lay down arms next week.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday asked the Centre to declare the United Naga Council (UNC) as an unlawful body.
The city based Dispur Hospital's physician Dr Raj Kumar Dutta attended the media OPD at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday. Over 25 media persons along with their families participated in the camp and received free healthcare consultations from the
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that, Language and Literature constitute a core component and bears identity of a nation.
To curb the malpractices in High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), the state government has decided to enforce section 144 CrPC within a radius of 200 metres from the examination
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said achievements made through the Maoist 'people's war' would not be allowed to go in vain at any cost.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairman Kamal Thapa has said that the incumbent government has lost its relevance as it failed to announce the date for local polls.
The Supreme Court (SC), the supreme court of the country, stayed the appointment of DIG Jaya Bahadur Chand to the position of Inspector General of Nepal Police just hour after the cabinet decision on Sunday.
North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, who stood with the Japanese leader as Shinzo Abe called the move "absolutely into
Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP) chairman Kamal Thapa has claimed that his party would adopt the line and police to revive Hindu Kingdom through the party’s upcoming general convention.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said his party has given priority to implement the constitution by holding three tiers of elections within the stipulated time frame.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government is serious to execute the construction of the national pride projects with priority.
More than 13 million Indians voted in the first stage of state assembly elections on Saturday, the biggest electoral test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi since coming to power in 2014.
US President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China, reassured Japan’s leader that the US will defend its close ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more mainstream Trump stance on US policy toward Asia.
Faced with a mountainous task after India's massive first innings, Bangladesh struggled to 125-4 at lunch on day three of the one-off cricket test in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Stating that Bir Chilarai's example of patriotism and bravery must be followed by the young generation of the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that the government is taking many steps to immortalise the great General
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwoal on Friday said that Assam is a melting pot of several tribes and ethnic groups and it has been a constant endeavour of the State Government to integrate the contributions of all tribes and ethnicities to b
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has marked its establishment day amid a function in Kathmandu on Friday.
Swiss bank Julius Baer says it is facing a claim of 306 million euros ($325 million) for allegedly not preventing the embezzlement of assets from a foreign corporation.
Despite legalization of abortion in Nepal since 2002, more pregnant women in Nepal still opt for unsafe abortion that’s again by unapproved or untrained service providers, a study shows.
President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s long-standing “one China†policy in a call with Beijing’s leader, a move that could ease anger in China over his earlier suggestions that he might use Taiwan as leverage in negotiations over
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game's global governing body FIFA.
The Impeachment Recommendation Committee (IRC) under the Legislature-Parliament submitted its report on the impeachment motion filed against disqualified CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki to speaker Onsari Gharti on Friday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari authenticated two election related bills- the Local Level Election Bill and the Election Offence and Punishment Bill on Friday.
The Shreeswasthani Bratkatha, month-long fasting, which is devoted to Goddess Shree Swasthani, concluded on Friday.
To check the fast growing killing spree of one horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), now Assam forest department to use drone for vigilance in the world heritage site.
The 145th Defence Pension Adalat to educate the Ex-Servicemen of North East region on pension policies and to rectify anomalies was held for the first time in Dimapur under the aegis of Spear Corps.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting to discuss about the current political deadlock of the country.
CPN UML senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has accused the incumbent government for causing separation between Terai and the hilly districts and dividing Terai from the mountainous regions.
Families and friends of nine people killed when a U.S. Navy submarine accidentally rammed into a Japanese fishing ship off Hawaii 16 years ago remembered their loved ones at a ceremony Thursday.
Two Republican senators proposed steps to slash the number of legal immigrants admitted into the United States by half on Tuesday, but the legislation, developed with the Trump administration, faces an uphill climb to get through Congress.
Journalists' Forum Assam [JFA] insists on continuation of Journalist Parag Kumar Das Memorial Award and urges the Sadin-Pratidin Media Group to take necessary initiatives in this regard.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says Europe will formally ask FIFA for at least 16 places in the expanded 48-team World Cup.
It seemed Marco Silva had taken on a near-impossible job when he was hired as manager of Hull at the start of January.
The tenure of the two transitional justice mechanisms – the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) has been extended by one year.
South Asia’s notorius “atmospheric brown cloud†could impact Nepal’s appeal as a tourist destination. Visitors are voicing their concern about the three-kilometer-thick toxic cloud that sits over much of the region, including large swath
A cabinet meeting called for Thursday morning has been cancelled before its commencement, thanks to the differences between the major government allies- Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center.
In a bid to give skill development a boost and increase the employability of the youths, the Assam government to set up Multi Skill Development Centres at Majuli, Dibrugrah, Nalbari, Silchar, Biswanath, Diphu, Dhubri, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.
Kathmandu,Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left a clear signal that the date for the local body elections will not be announced soon even though there is widespread criticisms for the delay to announce the date for the elections.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged everyone to be assured for three tiers of elections within the stipulated time frame.
At least four persons killed and 19 injured in a road accident in Dovan Village Development Committee (VDC) of Palpa District on Monday night.
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Congress General Secretary Sasanka Koirala has said that he is in favour of constitution amendment only after elections
A federal appeals court denied early Sunday the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s ban on accepting certain travelers and all refugees.
La Liga champions Barcelona stayed on the heels of leaders Real Madrid by coasting to a 3-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday as Lionel Messi became the club's top scorer from free kicks.
SSP Shyam Khatri has been arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police for his alleged involvement in the recent 33 kg gold smuggling case.
The stolen newborn baby from the maternity ward of the Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital has been found on Sunday afternoon.
Leading global smartphone brand Gionee has targeted to increase the products sales in 2017 to 12% in India.
A militant of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang was killed and another injured during an encounter with Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
Assam government on Friday said that, the government will consider to hold a probe over the alleged irregularities in subsidies rice distribution to around 10 lakh ghost tea garden labourers across the state in past couple of years.
An Assam legislator on Friday was invited criticism after he broadcasted live his speech on Facebook during the ongoing budget session of Assam assembly.
Following the continuous rhino killing incidents in the state, the Assam government has decided to form a Rhino Protection Force specially for protecting the pachyderm in the state.
A Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran would use its missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defied new US sanctions on its missile programme by holding a military exercise on Saturday.
A federal judge's order blocking President Donald Trump's ban on admitting travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries or any refugees left authorities and advocates wondering what to do Saturday with the people who finally got visas to
The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) that had been experiencing a decline since the past few weeks increased by 76 points this week.
The 17th session of senior officials' meeting of the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) all is set to take place in Kathmandu on February 5
An aftershock measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has been recorded at 5:58 pm on Saturday.
A newly born baby has been stolen from Birgunj based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital. Following the incident the hospital remained tense throughout the day on Friday.
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has said that just sending letter urging perpetrations for the elections is not enough to make perpetrations for the elections.
High-ranking leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) have asserted their readiness for all three levels of elections for which they stressed an effective implementation of the Constitution.
Journalists' Forum Assam {JFA} urges the management of ABP group {the mother organization of The Telegraph, Ananda Bazar Patrika etc} to withdraw its policy to cut jobs including those of journalists. It is understood that the Kolkata based mana
CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has accused the government of wasting time instead of making preparations to hold the elections on time.
An Afghan policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues in a northern province, killing eight, while a gunman in the country's east fatally shot a cleric and his wife, officials said on Friday.
Body of a teenager who had gone missing was found in Phusre Khola near Powerhouse in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City-17 of Kaski district, on Friday.
Following the alledged involvement of a cabinet minister of the Assam government in a graft case, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday has directed that no Minister and Minister of State should appoint any person outside the gover
Assam has lost 132 one horned rhinoceros since 2016 including 23 rhinos have been poached during the period.
With an aim to bring alive a blend of contrasting colours and traditional motifs that reflects true Assam, designer Sanjukta Dutta showcased a unique collection in her debut solo show at the Lakme Fashion Week 2017 in Mumbai, with bollywood actr
An army jawan was injured in hand grenade attack by suspected militants in the poll bound Manipur on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that there is no difference between his work and a sweeper work, as both engaged in cleaning the society.
The government and its allies to intensify discussions with parties to fix the date for the local level elections
ndeed, the emphasis upon “body count†above is misplaced, since in any insurgent situation, it is not deaths that dominate the statistics but assault upon the innocent for the purposes of terrorizing. Further, innocence extends not only to i
The government had decided to write a formal letter to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary preparations for the Local Level elections.
Pokhara, Nepal: A tourist from Finland sustained serious injuries while paragliding in Pokhara on Thursday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has on Thursday authenticated two bills- Bill on Election Commission and Bill on Voters’ List.
National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has summoned representatives of the various NGOs and INGOs in its office in the capital on Wednesday and asked them to adhere to maintain the transparency and accountability when it comes to assisting in p
World food prices rose to a near two-year high in January, driven by surges in sugar quotations and export prices for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
Facebook's virtual-reality subsidiary and two of its founders are facing a sobering reality after a jury hit them with a $500 million bill for violating the intellectual property rights of video-game maker ZeniMax Media.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has argued that the democracy would be further strengthened in the country by holding all three levels of elections.
Janakpur, Nepal: Nepal Police have arrested so-called free Madhes movement leader CK Raut from Janakpur at around 3pm on Thursday.
Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya on Wednesday reviewed the overall security scenario of the State with the senior officers of the security agencies present in the State including Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP), Indo Tibetan Border Police (I
Even not a single special project announced for the North East India in the Union Budget 2017-18, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely increasing overall fund allocation to the region by 48% in his fourth budget against the previous budget.
Patriotic Peoples' Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates newly crowned US President Donald Trump for his gesture to India terming the largest democracy of the globe as ‘a true friend and partner in addressing challenges around the world.
Patriotic Peoples' Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates newly crowned US President Donald Trump for his gesture to India terming the largest democracy of the globe as 'a true friend and partner in addressing challenges around the world'. The northeast
Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya on January 31 inaugurated the Arunachal Tourism Award 2017 at Indira Gandhi Park, Itanagar.
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the only state owned corporation to deal the petroleum products in the country, has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs 25 per cylinder from Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to clean up political funding with limits on cash donations and new “election bondsâ€, but some politicians and election officials said the measures would have limited impact.
The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the only national flag carrier airlines of Nepal, has brought a 17-seater Y12-E aircraft from China on Wednesday.
Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism meeting has agreed to expedite and implement India-funded projects in Nepal in a time-bound manner. The agreement was made during the second meeting of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism held in Kathmandu on Mond
Nagaland turned more violent after two people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday night, while police fired at agitators who protests in the wake of the state government's decision to hold the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls on February 1.
It takes half an hour for Shubhdra Giri of Kattike Deurali-7 of Kavre to reach her school - Prabha Higher Secondary School at Kattike Deurali-2. But the ninth grader Giri is faced with a big problem when nature calls during school hours as the s
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, once considered the front-runner to be next president of South Korea, ruled out running for the top job on Wednesday, disappointed at the “selfish ways†of some politicians in his home country.
The ongoing Mid Western Regional Trade, Tourism and Industrial Agriculture Festival – 2073 in Tulsipur is tapping into unconventional and creational methodology to draw visitors.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Program Committee's 53rd meeting kicks off in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, from Wednesday.
Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture airlines company, has added a second brand Airbus 320-214 aircraft in its fleet. The aircraft was made in Germany.
Saraswati Puja, which is also known as Shree Panchasmi or Basanta Panchami is being celebrated across the country by worshipping Goddess Saraswati on Wednesday.
Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party Chairman Sarat Singh Bhandari has warned that the Madheshi Front, an alliance of Madhesh-centric political parties, will not vie in the local elections until new constitution is revised.
Foreign Minister Dr. Prakhash Saran Mahat briefs diplomats in Nepal about recent political developments, assures for timely elections
Nepali Blind Cricket team lost to Australian team by 10 wickets in the first match of the 2nd Blind Cricket T20 World Cup held in New Delhi of India on Tuesday.
With the aim to introduce and promote Japanese people, culture, society and the way of life to the people of Nepal, the Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with the Japanese Language Teachers’ Association Nepal (JALTAN), is organizing Japanese Fi
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today stated that economic prosperity was the pathway ahead as the political transition is coming to an end, a year after the Constitution promulgation.
The deadline to complete the Upper Trishuli Three ' A' project has been extended by the next 34 months. The implementation of the 12.42 billion project got affected due to the Gorkha Earthquake and India's unofficial border blockade.
After joining Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon on their hit chat shows, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra will be making her debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal,'Prachanda' has said the government was working with full dedication to addressing political, social and cultural problems facing the Dalit community since long.
A 23-year-old dental student from France won the Miss Universe crown Monday in the annual pageant held in the Philippines, saying her triumph will make the beauty contest more popular in Europe and help her efforts to put more underprivileged ch
The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollar 15,387, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 1,668,000, to Damak Municipality Office under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Scheme.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has on Monday unanimously endorsed two names-Tej Bahadur KC and Purushottam Bhandari for the Supreme Court (SC) justices.
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez can afford the best of labels today, but there was a time when she used to wear shoes with holes in them.
Property worth around Rs 32.2 million was reduced to ashes in a huge fire that broke out at local Nayabasti of Kuleshwor last night.
A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has on Monday endorsed the Bill on Election Offences and Punishment, 2016 on.
Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations.
Kathmandu, Nepal :Massive fire in kuleshowr Nayabasti of Kathmandu has destroyed eight house at late night on Sunday
Elections related bills likely to endorsed from the meeting of the legislative parliament by Tuesday
With the Pakistan expressed its expectation to host the postponed 19th South Asian Association for the Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit soon in Islamabad, new form of sensation has emerged among the member countries regarding the fate of the
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has decided to launch another round of agitation from February 12 to protest the delay to precede the constitution amendment bill registered in Parliament.
A person has been missing after a truck fell into the Trishuli river at Dharechowk VDC – 4, of the district on Sunday morning.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal laid a wreath at martyrs' monument at Martyrs' Memorial Park in Lainchaur today to mark the Martyrs' Day.
Creative writers, journalists, filmmakers, vivid appreciators, enthusiast observers from various parts of the globe now gather at Brahmaputra Literary Festival in the far eastern part of India. First of its kinds in the alienated region of the c
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the dreams and the contributions of the martyrs would always be inspirational towards institutionalization of the federal democratic republic and making the country prosperous through the im
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended tributes to all known and unknown martyrs on the occasion of Martyrs' Day that falls today.
The Tribhuvan University on Saturday has published the schedule of Free Student Union elections to be held on February 25.
MELBOURNE: Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday’s Australian Open final. With her record seventh Australian title, the 35-year-old Williams moved
Speaker Onsari Gharti has said that all bills related to elections would be passed from the Legislature-Parliament within next two days.
The body of famous rapper Anil Adhikari, who is also popularly known as Yama Buddha, has been brought to Kathmandu by the flight of an Eithad Airbus on 3:40 pm on Saturday afternoon.
A colourful literary carnival will lead the three day Brahmaputra Literary Festival in Guwahati of northeast India starting on 28 January. The vibrant carnival will proceed from the Khanapara locality of the prehistoric city towards the venue o
Participants attending a program on Thursday have argued that the landlocked countries were lagging behind economically in lack of transportation, excessive fees and taxes.
Nepal Police have arrested absconding human trafficking convicted singer Prakash Ojha from Sankhamool area of Kathmandu on Friday.
A woman here has been fined Rs 200 thousand for beating up another woman from the Dalit community.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Constitutional Council has recommended three names for appointment as election commissioners.
A Nepal Army chopper carrying President Bidya Devi Bhandari made an emergency landing in Bhaluwang of Dang owing to the bad weather.
The body of Nepali famous rapper Anil Adhikari, who is also popularly known as Yama Buddha, is being brought to Kathmandu tomorrow.
Three persons were killed on the spot and nine others injured when a JCB dozer used in digging a road stretch at Kolbot of Dangwang – 6 overturned this morning.
Sentinals of North East, the oldest Para Military Force of the nation took a lead and created history by participation of its first ever Republic Day Parade contingent of Rifleman (General Duty-Mahila) in the Republic Day Parade 2017 at Kohima i
The Nepal government has declared the martyr's week every year- just Mag 10th to 16th. in the mmory of the immortal martyrs of Nepal. Sukraraj Shastri was hanged 9th Mag 1997 Bs at Pachali,. Darma Bhakta Mathema was hanged-11th Mag at Siphal and
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun attended a reception hosted by Ambassador of India to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day of India, here Friday.
CPN UML secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has alleged the neighboring India for interfering unnecessarily in Nepal’s internal matter.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his confidence that the Armed Police Force (APF) would be successful in maintaining peace and security in the country with the adoption of more effective strategic plan.
The number of migratory birds flocking to the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) and its surrounding wetlands is decreasing for some years owing to various factors.
With the Assam gearing up for the 68th Republic Day celebration, security measures have been beefed up across the state, following militants attack on Assam Rifles convoy in Upper Assam and several militants groups called for boycott the Republi
Newly crowned US President Donald Trump last night called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed hope to host the hardliner Indian premier in the United States later this year. In a telephonic conversation with PM Modi on 24 January 1
Lawmakers speaking in the special hour of the parliament meeting here today have posed many pertinent questions covering the all-three levels of elections.
Brazil international midfielder Philippe Coutinho has extended his contract with Liverpool, the Premier League side said on its website (www.liverpoolfc.com) on Wednesday.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has claimed that India has never intervened on Nepal’s internal matter but provided support for every movements and economic activities in Nepal.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has claimed that relations with the neighboring countries have improved.
Police have stepped up security checking at northern Rasuwagadhi border point following the rampant incidents of gold smuggling through the Nepal-China border point.
A human rights watchdog says Iraq has executed 31 men for their alleged role in the 2014 mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi army cadets by the Islamic State group.
Political parties intensify consultations to fix the date to hold the local level elections
A state-owned newspaper in Dubai is reporting that authorities are investigating a center for the disabled after it hosted and publicized a visit by Kim Kardashian West.
The State Affairs Committee under the legislative parliament has tabled two elections related Bills in the meeting of the parliament on Tuesday.
Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world's tallest peak.
The national gathering of CPN-UML’s sister organizations has concluded here on Tuesday issuing a 20-point Pokhara Declaration.
Two elderly men, who were on the run in a drug-smuggling case, have been rearrested after 15 years from the district.
Britain's government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruling Tuesday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to trigger negotiations by the end of March
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed on the need of the political consensus to implement the constitution.
Visiting Lord Mayor of London Andrew Parmley Called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kama Dahal at latter’s Baluwatar based official resident on Tuesday morning.
Visiting former President of Mauritius Cassam Uteem called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday.
Security forces had recovered at least three Improvised Explosive Device (IED)s and a live grenade from the Tinkupani reserve forest in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district during the combing operations against the militants on Monday morning.
Security forces had apprehended three hardcore NDFB(S) militants with arms and ammunition from Assam's Chirang district on Sunday, Police said on Monday.
To ease the fuel crisis in the trouble torn and poll bound Manipur, the Centre had airlifted two oil tankers in the north eastern Indian state on Sunday evening.
Potatoes and bread cooked at high temperatures for a long time could increase cancer risk in people who eat them regularly, British government scientists said on Monday.
A British national injured after falling off a paragliding at Godari area of Pokhara-26 in Kaski district on Sunday died during the course of treatment on Monday.
Going against the agreement among the major parties to hold the local level election as per the new setup, the lawmakers from various political parties have demanded to review the report of Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC).
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasado Yadav held discussions regarding the issue of local elections on Monday.
Still to clear up the ambiguity over last weekend's absence from the Chelsea team, Diego Costa did his talking on the pitch on Sunday.
Kuwait's national oil company has declared a state of emergency over an oil leak in one of its southwestern oil fields.
The national convention of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party is taking place at Bhrikutimandap in the capital. This is the first national convention of the party after the merger between RPP and RPP (N).
The Martyrs Week, during which the nation pays tributes to the known and unknown martyrs who sacrificed their life for the cause of the country and the people and their freedom, commenced from Monday.
A severe storm system that spun off apparent tornadoes, pulverized mobile homes and scattered other destruction around the Southeast has claimed at least 18 lives on a two-day assault on the region, authorities said.
CPN (UML) senior leader, Madhav Kumar Nepal, today stressed on need for holding all three-tier elections to save the country from a political vacuum.
Nepal, which is currently assuming Chairmanship of the two regional organizations- SAARC and BIMSTEC is all set to host the SAARC Program-Committee meeting and BIMSTEC three levels of meetings in February this year.
Chairman of the CPN-UML and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has said the constitution amendment bill was against national interest.
Security forces had foiled a major attack planned by NSCN(IM) after arresting four cadres of the outfit group with huge quantity of explosive in poll bound Manipur on Sunday.
At least three army personnel and four militants were killed and two jawans injured in a fierce gun battle in Tinsukia district along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday.
Andy Murray had already been upset by Mischa Zverev, undone by some old-school serve and volley, and Roger Federer was down 5-1 in the first set against Kei Nishikori.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government will announce date for local elections within this week.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the constitution amendment bill will be endorsed through a two-thirds majority in the parliament.
Nepal Police have arrested 16 persons including employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the government power monopoly, for their alleged involvement in power thefts from different parts of the Kathmandu on Sunday.
life of an elderly person is taken by a he-buffalo at Kabilasa VDC in the district on Sunday.
Border check points along the Nepal-India border in Utter Pradesh State of India are going to be sealed for 48 hours from 7:00 am on January 25.
At least 36 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday night when nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in Andhra Pradesh, in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways, police said.
The Legislature-Parliament Environment Committee has approved the report on the National Park and Wildlife Protection (fifth amendment) Bill, 2073 B.S.
Though former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav's health is getting back to normal, he will stay for some more days in hospital, as suggested by doctors.
A powerful magnitude 8 earthquake hit the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on Sunday and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it could generate
Major three political parties have agreed in principle on holding local level elections in the fourth week of April, 2017.
Deep into stoppage time with Manchester United facing defeat, Wayne Rooney bent a free kick high over the defense and into the Stoke goal.
Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu on Satruday evening called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and discussed various issues such as investment promotion, people-to people exchanges and connectivity between Assam and Japan to
Arrested former Chairman of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Rakesh Paul faced another problem after a local court on Saturday sent him to five days police custody in connection with another cash-for-job case loadged in 2014 against Paul.
At least seven people were killed and several others injured in different road mishaps in Assam in past 24 hours.
Minister of State under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, Haribhai Parithibhai Chaudhary inaugurated the National Vendor Development Program cum MSME Expo, 2017 at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Guwaha
The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam on Friday had published the final electoral roll of the state.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested a top ULFA (I) leader close with Paresh Baruah and its chairman Mukul Hazarika.
Donald Trump became the 45th president of United States today, ushering in a new political era that is cheered and feared in equal measure.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali student living in Sydney of Australia has been found dead
Political turmoil in Gambia has driven about 45,000 people, mainly children, to flee into Senegal since Jan. 1, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday, citing figures from the Senegalese government.
Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration. Police used chemical spray on some protesters in an effort to control the unruly crowd.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has said a change in the government will take place after the local level elections.
The Vigilance and Anti Corruption ( V&AC) sleuths on Friday had grilled a former Congress minister of Assam in connection with a multi crore scam.
Prof Dr Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha has been reappointed the Kathmandu University Vice-Chancellor for a term of four years.
Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav's health is normalizing. He was admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at Maharajgunj on Thursday after complaining of stomach ailment.
A young couple belonging to different castes apparently committed suicide by hanging in a single noose in Kankai Municipality of Jhapa district in eastern Nepal on Friday.
Another shocking incident came to light in Assam as three men allegedly raped and murdered a seven year old girl in Kamrup (Metro) district.
Assam Rifles troops had apprehended 13 NSCN(IM) cadres from Mon district in Nagaland and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) which is functioning from its Corporate Head Quarters (CHQ), Kolkata will be shifted to Guwahati.
Over 1.64 lakh pucca houses have been proposed for poor people in Assam during the financial year 2016-17 under launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), which was launched on Thursday.
Security forces of Meghalaya had foiled an attempt of arms trader to supply arms and ammunition to militant groups after arresting an arms dealer with huge cache of arms and ammunition.
While the speed of the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's convoy was stoped in the traffic snarls in the two lane Saraighat bridge over the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday evening, the state government on Wednesday decided to open the second
Police on Wednesday had detained over 100 Congress workers of Assam including Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora, while the Congress workers had demonstrated in front of the Reserve Bank of India offi
Diplomatic relations between India and Nepal, established on June 13, 1947 and subsisting at the governmental and people’s level, are moving towards consolidation of mutual understanding, prosperity and peace after passing through various ups
Former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has been admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Thursday.
Manchester United is a long way from winning the English Premier League again but is back on top of another table — as soccer's biggest moneymaker.
Former President of the United States of America George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, remain hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being watched after complaining of fatigue and coughing.
A truck loaded with sand collided with a school bus early Thursday, killing at least 24 young children in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Two newly appointed ministers have assumed offices on Thursday.
Newly appointed judges of the High Courts have been administered oath of office and secrecy amid a function in the Supreme Court (SC)on Wednesday.
Top Bollywood star Salman Khan was acquitted Wednesday of the charge of using unlicensed arms while hunting for rare blackbucks in a wildlife preserve 18 years ago.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore NDFB(S) ultra from Assam's Udalguri district on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
The repertory company of National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi will stage five plays in the city starting from Thursday (19 January). The plays, to be performed at Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra, will start every evening at 6 pm.
A woman was seriously injured while she had jumped off a speeding vehicle to escape an alleged rape attempt in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday night.
An empty fuel tanker en route to Bara from Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli river at Chandibhanyjang last night leaving the driver unaccounted for.
As many as 80 political parties out of 111 have submitted their income and expenditure details for the fiscal year 2072/73 BS so far. As per the provision, parties should submit their income and expenditure details to the Election Commission wit
Rastriya Prajantara Party (RPP) has decided to publicize its upcoming general convention adopting new measures, including using various social media tools.
Karang, an island of North Eastern Indian state Manipur, has become the first cashless island of the country.
Former Manchester United and Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has ended his coaching career following a family tragedy, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
Germany’s supreme court has rejected a lawmakers’ bid to outlaw a far-right party accused of promoting a racist and anti-Semitic agenda.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has lambasted the leaders of the political parties for making differing statements regarding the local body elections.
Test transmission of Khimti-Dhalkebar transmission line has finally begun with the construction of the transmission line after 11 years of a halt due to various reasons.
As part of Operation SADBHAVANA, a National Integration Tour comprising of 20 school students from various schools of Imphal West District of Manipur interacted with Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday.
The newly floated militant group People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) again warned hindi speaking and Bengali people to quit Karbi Longri, Ka
With over 1.11 lakh cases still pending in various police stations in Assam.
At least 26 people died and several went missing while a boat capsized in Ganga river in Eastern Indian state Bihar on Saturday evening.
Baburam Bhattrai's Naya Sakti Nepal party to join hands with the UDMF, an alliance of Madhes based parties
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyewali has moved to the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country challenging the government’s decision to sack him from the post on Monday.
The eight individuals who own as much as half of the rest of the planet are all men, and have largely made their fortunes in technology. Most are American, with one European and one Mexican in the mix. Several have pledged to give it all to char
The Chitwan National Park (CNP) is all set to translocate at least 10 one-horned rhinos to the Bardiya National Park (BNP) and the Shuklaphanta National Park (SNP) within a month.
Acting Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi has directed the civil servants to be prepared for election as it might be announced any time.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the existence of Kathmandu (meaning the center) is unimaginable without the presence of the Madhes.
Various personalities including former king Gyanendra Shah attended in the wedding ceremony of Nisha Kushum Bhandari, the youngest daughter of President Biddhya Bhandari.
Kathmandu, Nepal: at least two person have been killed in a tractor accident at Nayabaleni-8 of Nawalparasi district on Sunday afternoon. According to the police a tractor with registration number Lu 1 Ta 2699 met with the accident as drive
Kathmandu, Nepal : prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated that the government under his leadership has focused on to implement the constitution
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat on Sunday urged the Nepali diaspora in the United States to invest and contemplate on how the knowledge and skills they have gained could be used for Nepal’s development.
Acting Prime Minister Bhimalendra Nidhi affirmed that the government would ramp up the post-quake reconstruction programmes.
Famous Nepali rapper Anil Adhikari, who is widely known as Yama Buddha, has been found dead in London.
With the ousting of controversial Lokman Singh Karki from the post of chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA),the widespread raised concern of now is that the only constitutional anti graft body wo
At least two killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Baichap of Siluwa VDC – 4, of Palpa district at about 10:45 pm on Saturday.
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that economic development would take a pace in the country only with the implementation of the new constitution.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has assigned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi to carry out the day-to-day administrative works handled by the Prime Minister during the absence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Daha
President Bidya Devi Bhandari hosted a reception at President Office in Shital Niwas on Saturday on the occasion of Maghesankranti.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today left for Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), leading a ten-member delegation to pay an official visit to UAE.
Nepal Student Union (NSU) has urged the authorities concerned to consider incorporating yoga concepts in school curriculum.
U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing Democratic President Barack Obama's lan
Prime Minister Dahal expanded cabinet in a bid to endorse the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament
Maghe Sankranti festival is being observed with different rituals and programmes in different parts of the country.
There Chinese nationals have been arrested from Kalanki area of Kathmandu with illegal foreign currency on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: a man has been arrested with 15 kg illegal gold from Balaju area of Kathmandu on Saturday morning.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA), while appreciating the Myanmar police for arresting three persons suspecting their role in the murder of Ko Soe Moe Tun on the night of 12 December last, urged the authority for stringent action against the culpri
Assam Police likely to grill a former minister, journalist after the former Assam Public Service Commission (APCC) chairman Rakesh Paul, who was arrested in the cash-for-job scam, had named several high profile personalities and claimed to
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the fourth largest party in the parliament, has forwarded a condition to support to passage the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
The leaders of the major ruling parties- Nepali Congress and the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) have agreed to support the endorsement of the constitution amendment bill tabled in parliament.
Lawmakers, speaking in today's special session of the Parliament have drawn the attention of the government and Parliament on contemporary issues.
A 12-year-old New York City boy is accused of pulling a gun on a classmate and demanding that she give him her chicken nugget.
The Central Grievances Hearing Committee under the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has said that it will address the grievances of the quake-survivor beneficiaries left out to be registered in the Authority's record by 11 February.
The Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a popular ritual observed by the Hindus since Push Shuklapurnima (full moon day), is beginning from today. The festival ends a month after in Magh Shuklapurnima.
Senior journalist Maniraj Upadhyay died of heart attack on Wednesday night. He was 94.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Yu Hong, called on CPN UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Thursday.
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organization of Nepalese journalist, has decided to hold conventions of its district chapter, media house chapters and associates.
Energy Minister Janardan Sharma has claimed that the constitution amendment bill was tabled in the parliament in consent of the main opposition party CPN UML.
Ramechhap, Nepal: at least two people died when a mini truck met with an accident at Manthali of Ramechhap district on Wednesday.
Month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival begins from today
The Subisu CAN Infotech is to be held at local Bhrikutimandap of the capital from coming January 26 to 31.
The eighth memorial day of first martyr journalist of Janakpur Uma Singh was observed here on Wednesday.
The Shiva Sena Nepal, a political party, offered a 108 meters long garland to the statue of the late King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal, in front of the west gate to Singha Durbar today.
An Armed Police Force (APF) man was killed in a motorcycle accident that occurred last night at Bauarwa Chowk along the Jaleshwor Matihani road section in Mahottari district.
A manual worker was killed after being crushed by a sugarcane unloader machine at Everest Sugar & Chemical Industries at Ramnagar of Mahottari district on Tuesday night.
The government has dismissed chief executive officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali alleging him of incompetent in the post.
295th Prithvi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of late King Prithivi Narayen Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal is being celebrated in different parts of the country with different programs.
CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, on Wednesday, commented that the incumbent government was similar to the recently sacked Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Chief, Lok Man Singh Karki.
Classified documents that the heads of four U.S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising information about him, two U.S. officials said Tues
A fire broke out at the Three Star Restaurant at Barahi Chowk of Pokhara last night.
Conceding disappointments during his presidency yet offering vigorous encouragement for the nation’s future, Barack Obama issued an emotional defense Tuesday night of his vision to Americans facing a moment of anxiety and a dramatic change in
Finally the BJP-led Assam government had extended term of the present Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to another six months.
Suspected militants of Meghalaya's Garo Hills had abducted 11 Assam based traders from near the village of Gasuapara in South Garo Hills on Tuesday morning.
The trouble torn Manipur to witness another family politics in the next assembly poll as Okram Ibobi Singh is all set to field his son in the state politics after wife.
Former King Gyanendra Shah has expressed his serious concerns over ongoing political situation of the country.
The Parliament meeting on Tuesday endorsed the Banks and Financial Institutions Bill (BAFI Bill) with majority votes.
FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament which is likely to be held in North America.
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Nepal, WS Perera, has said that Sri Lanka would help Nepal to rebuild the Rato Machhindranath Temple in Bungamati and the Ananda Kuti Vihar in Swayambhu.
CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the nation should not be disintegrated in the name of ethnicity, language, religion and geography.
Authorities say at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in southern Thailand since New Year's Day, leaving businesses paralyzed and thousands of tourists stranded.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck under the Celebes Sea off the southern Philippines on Tuesday but was far too deep to cause any damage and casualties or generate a tsunami.
A Chinese professor has been sacked after he criticized Chairman Mao Zedong on his 123rd birthday in an commentary he posted online that enraged leftists.
A total of 15 village development committees of the district have been selected for protecting the drinking water resources from global warming.
At least three persons killed in two separate tractor accidents in Rautahat district on Tuesday.
Capping what he called the best year of his career,Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth FIFA best player award on Monday.
US President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser working on trade and the Middle East, transition officials said on Monday, in a rare case of a close presidential family member taking a majo
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of NDFB(S) from Assam's Chirang district on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.
Guwahati: BJP-led Assam government will be deported 17 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants including three hindus on January 9 to Bangladesh authorities, who were arrested few years ago and has been languishing at the detention camp.
Assam's Dibrugarh police on Sunday had found two Pakistani flags and an ISIS flag from a sandber island (Char) of Brahmaputra river in the upper Assam district hoisted in front of a house.
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Monday has been adjourned for half an hour due to lack of quorum required to endorse any proposal in a House sitting.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte understands Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's recent comments about early retirement from management but the Italian says he cannot imagine life without football.
A Nepali student, currently running her Ph D program in bio-chemistry and molecular biology from a reputed university in the USA, has been awarded with the Alice Curtis Award in recognition of her excellence in studies.
Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Shashanka Koirala has argued that the prime responsibility of the state is to hold all three levels of elections for implementing the constitution.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that the Constitution amendment bill was tabled at the Parliament in understanding with the opposition parties including the main opposition CPN UML.
State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that China would "take revenge" if he reneged on the one-China policy, only hours after Taiwan's president made a controversial stopover in Houston.
Worried over one of the leading media houses in the country, HT Media Ltd’s decision to shut down four editions of its English daily Hindustan Times , Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed serious concern over the development.
At least two CRPF jawans were injured in a powerful explosion in the trouble torn and poll bound Manipur on Saturday evening.
Assam Excise department on Saturday had seized huge quantity of illegal foreign liquor and beer from Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. intelligence agencies said in an assessment.
The Legislature-Parliament has forwarded the impeachment motion against the suspended Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki to a House committee on Sunday.
Notwithstanding to the protest from the opposition parties including the main opposition CN UML, the government has on Sunday tabled the Constitution amendment bill in the parliament.
Assam police on Friday had arrested an Executive Engineer of the state Public Health Engineering (PHE) department from Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district, who allegedly taking bribes from a number of contractors in the name of allotting works orde
Not cash crunch, Assam Congress leaders now faced security cover crunch.
Police have arrested five persons for throwing waste into the Bagmati River in Til Ganga of Kathmandu on Saturday.
Nepal Police has arrested Laxman Malla, who was accused of attacking Santosh Budhathoki, a member of Youth Association of Nepal (YAN) in Kohalpur with a khukuri, from Kathmandu on Saturday.
At least two persons killed and six others critically injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Gahunbari of Hardeni VDC-3 along the Siddhicharan Lokmarga in Udayapur district on Friday evening.
An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, a
The Local Bodies Restructuring Commission has recommended the government to establish total 719 local level structures across Nepal while implementing federalism in line with the Constitution promulgated in 2015 September.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that his party will never allow the endorsement of the constitution amendment bill that is going to be tabled on Sunday.
Elite Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State militants in eastern Mosul in their first night-time raid in the city, a spokesman said on Friday, in a U.S.-backed operation which officials say is gaining momentum.
An unmarried girl has killed her infant soon after giving birth at Chapagaun in Lalitpur district.
FIFA has defeated a legal challenge by trade union groups over picking Qatar as the 2022 World Cup host.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Opposition parties including the CPN UML, the main opposition party in the parliament, is going to show of strength today against the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Letters handwritten by the late Princess Diana, including one describing how her son Prince Harry was "constantly in trouble", sold for £15,100 ($18,600, 17,500 euros) at a London auction on Thursday.
All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Thursday said that, Assam will not take any more burden of Bangladeshi nationals, while the Union government exercised to grant citizenship of hindu bangladeshi nationals by the amendment of citizenship act.
Assam government will construct 12,000 concrete roads in the state in next three years.
The Assam government will provide free text books among the students of class XI and XII from next year.
Survey in the 829 villages at char areas of the state have started after the direction of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the river patrolling system has also been bolstered with modern technology in the char areas after the Chief Mi
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal shot off a letter to Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohian to immediately link Majuli and Barpeta to rail network.
Guwahati : Issuing a stringent direction to officials to prepare an error free National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the interest of the indigenous people of the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked for correct verification of 6.5 cror
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to provide one billion 100 denomination notes to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
The Nepali Congress (NC), CPN Maoist Center and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have agreed to table the constitution amendment bill at the parliament meeting scheduled for Sunday.
Assam Police and Intelligence agencies worried after former NDFB leader IK Songbijit raised his strength in Karbi Anglong district and some parts of northern Assam after forming a new outfit group People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri(PDCK
A local court in Meghalaya on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrent against a legislator of the north eastern Indian state in connection with a rape case.
Shankardev Shishu Vidya Niketan School at Dadara near Hajo is ready to get another facelift with the financial support from Guwahati Round Table 235, the Guwahati chapter of Round Table India.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has summoned the top leaders of the major five political parties- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (Democratic) for discussions.
The CPN-UML, the main opposition party in the parliament, has organized a motorcycle rally in the Kathmandu on Thursday as a part of show of strength prior to the mass demonstration.
Researchers infected lab mosquitoes with genetically weakened malaria parasites, and then recruited volunteers willing to be bitten — a lot — to test a possible new strategy for a vaccine.
The government has dismissed National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sushil Gyewali on Thursday.
Iraqi officials say a car bombing in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed at least eight people.
Four Nepali workers hired for an under-construction road project in Himachal Pradesh in India died as a mound of earth fell over them while on duty on Wednesday evening. They died on the spot.
Major three parties agree to seek every solution from the parliament
The verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) has paved the way not only resume the stalled meeting of the legislative parliament but also brought the political parties into a negotiation table for consensus.
The Parliament Secretariat has postponed the House meeting till next Sunday, January 8. The meeting was called for 1 pm on Tuesday.
Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said on Monday, as the Iraqi government struggles to maintain security nationwide and to dislodge Islamic State group militants from areas under their con
A dozen idols of various gods and goddesses that were reportedly stolen from Jumla-based Chandannath Temple on November 26 have been recovered from the bank of a local river, police said.
Assam Police on Sunday, the first day of the new year sounded high alert across the state following intelligence inputs of seven jehadis entry to the state.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Monday cleared the decks for the government to endorse the second Constitution amendment bill registered at the parliament.
Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi has praised the Armed Police Force (APF) for its role in the strengthening of border security.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City district on Monday which killed 24 people and wounded 67 others.
At least 16 people were killed by a car bomb in a busy square in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district on Monday, while Islamic State attacks on military positions north of the capital killed 16 pro-government fighters, sources said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN UML General Secretary Ishowr Pokhrel has said that his party will not let to discuss in the parliament over the constitution amendment bill.
Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel today said it was wrong that CPN (UML) was viewing the people as 'India'.
With the temperature plummeting, normal life in five districts of Karnali region – Kalikot, Humla, Mugu, Dolpa and Jumla – has been put off gear, but the seasonal snowfall is yet to take place.
A middle-aged man was killed in an attack with a burning firewood at Nangin of Paanchthar last night.
At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Year's revelers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.
December 31 : Finally Lotus has bloomed in Arunachal Pradesh. The frontier state now becomes the first full-fledged saffron state in the North East India, after 33 MLAs out of 43 legislators of People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) including Chi
Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of Nepal is the pride of Nepal. The prince Prithvi Narayan Shah was born in Gorkha in 27 Poush, 1779 BS. From 1768 AD, ‘Nepal’ became a common shelter for all people around the Himavatkhanda. More than 54 H
The members of West Bengal Radio Club (Amateur Club) have launched a website to help the pilgrims, primarily the missing persons in the forthcoming Ganga Sagar Mela starting on 9 January next. The weeklong festival attracts thousands of devotees
CPN-UML secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has said that his party will not let to table the constitution amendment bill in the parliament.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), the alliance of the Madhes based parties, have agreed to forward the Constitution Amendment bill registered at the Legislature-Parliament.
A Shanghai court ordered two Chinese firms to pay Walt Disney Co and Pixar more than 1.35 million yuan ($194,440) compensation for copying parts of their hit movies “Cars†and “Cars 2â€, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturda
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for the head of the national pension fund, the world’s third largest, in a corruption scandal that has led to South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment, an official said.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has argued that the country could stride forward if efficient utilisation of science and technology was ensured.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Juergen Klopp, saying his Liverpool counterpart was the best when it comes to instilling an attacking style of play at a club.
CPN-UML leader and former Constituent Assembly chair Subas Nembang has stressed on three major parties' unity for the implementation of the constitution.
A new twist added in the political dramas in Arunachal Pradesh after Chief Minister Pema Khandu claimed majority support and the BJP backed him, who was suspended along with six other MLAs from the ruling People's Party of Arunachal (PPA).
Where ever Muslims live or go any where in the world, they expect people must meet their demands. They want halal products, Sharia law, Islamic Banking system, space for saying prayers in schools, universities, workplaces, airports. Sad part is
Roger Federer says he hopes to play for at least another three or four years and that his “mind-set is for the long-term†in assessing his tennis future.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an ally of the agitating Madhes based parties, has warned that it would protest the local level elections if it was declared before amendment of the constitution.
As the New Year 2017 is only a few days away, Pokhara, one of the popular tourist hotspots in the country, is bustling with tourists, both domestic and foreigners alike.
An unidentified gang set a fire to a government vehicle at New Baneshwar of Kathmandu on Friday afternoon.
Police have arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in attacking Santosh Budhathoki (29), a central member of the Youth Association Nepal, the youth wing of the CPN-UML.
Nepal and China to hold joint military exercise next year
Gurungs communities of Nepal are celebrating the Tamu Lhosar, one of the greatest festivals of the community, across the country on Friday.
An official said Friday that at least six workers have been killed and at least six others remain trapped in a coal mine in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
The electricity generated from the Upper Madi Hydro Power Project based at Bahundanda of Sildujure – 9 in Kaski will be linked to the national transmission line today.
Various nine opposition parties in the parliament including the main opposition CPN-UML continued their obstruction in the parliament to protest the constitution amendment bill registered the parliament.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has concluded that holding of local polls sans the constitution amendment would trigger a conflict in the country.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has formed a 15-member central election committee under the leadership of party’s vice-chairman Niranjan Thapa.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has issued a three-day ultimatum to major political parties to forge a consensus to end the obstruction in the parliament.
Counting of tiger population has begun in Banke National Park from today.
Veteran Nepali litterateur and journalist Kamalmani Dixit passed away today morning at the age of 87.
After weeks of giving only brief comments to the media, Donald Trump made a series of public statements Wednesday, applauding the return of 8,000 jobs to the US and hailing his discussions with US President Barack Obama.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country has on Wednesday ordered the government not to implement its decision to remove three Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Board members.
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav presented the annual report of the Election Commission for the fiscal year 2015/16 to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.
Major three parties tentatively agree to announce the date for the local bodies' elections
The government of Japan has declared to extend grant assistance of up to one billion and one hundred four million Japanese Yen (Â¥1,104,000,000) equivalent to one billion and fourteen million Nepalese Rupees (NRs.1,014,000,000) to the government
The major three parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have claimed that they have come closer to consensus to hold the local bodies’ elections.
Birendra Bahadur Karki, Joint-Secretary at the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat, has been promoted to the post of Secretary.
Controversial real estate entrepreneur Sudhir Basnet has been arrested from Kathmandu. According to the Police, he was arrested from Dhapashi of Kathmandu on Tuesday evening.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal consults over the issue of receiving report of Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC)
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex Court of the country, is going to hear from the amicus curiae today whether the local level elections should be held under the existing set-up or a new one.
Former Chief Minister of Assam and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) stalwart Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Tuesday said that People of the state will protect his life.
Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Kamal Thapa, has stressed that the government should announce date for local polls based on a political consensus among political parties.
Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel said the Constitution amendment bill was forwarded to accommodate the Tarai-centric protesting parties in the Constitution implementation process and to establish their ownership of it.
A tripartite meeting among the top leaders of the ruling allies- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and agitating Federal Alliance (FA) is going on at Prime Minister Pushpa Kama Dahal’s official residence.
A South Korean ruling party faction said on Tuesday it would form a new party, and key members said they hoped outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would join it to launch a widely expected bid to become president.
JHAPA: Police on Tuesday said they arrested a person on charges of fraud recently.
A person was killed on the spot and 26 others injured when a night bus veered off the road and plunged downhill towards the Kali river at Chandibhanyjang last night.
Islamic State sympathiser and its Indian terror plotter Mohammad Mussa was planning an attack on Mother House in Kolkata targeting to UK, USA, Russia tourists.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Indo-Bangladesh border to be sealed in 2018.
An all-party meeting summoned by Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar ended inconclusively on Monday, thanks to the political parties for their respective stances.
Nepal has thrashed Bhutan 8-0 in their first match of the fourth SAFF Women’s Championship held in Siliguri, India on Monday.
An elephant festival has kicked off in Sauraha of Chitwan on Monday with a view to boosting up local tourism.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has denied new claims that her marriage to rapper Kanye West is over.
The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Legislature-Parliament, has come up with a four-point proposal in its bid to seek a way out to the current political deadlock in the country.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that conspiracies were being hatched to overturn the achievements of the People's Movement and the People's War.
Seven party meeting underway at parliament building
The meeting of the Nepali Congress office bearer has resumed at the party’s parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar on Monday to discuss the contemporary political situation of the country.
At least one person killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Bhaltar of Baireni VDC-8 in Dhading district on Monday morning.
George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.
All the BPL and APL families besieged with chronic, sudden or acute health issues have now all the reasons to cheer as Assam government designed a health assurance scheme with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched 'Atal-Amrit Abhiyan' at a
The CPN UML, main opposition party in the parliament, has on Sunday directed its sister wings to make success the mass demonstration that is being organized on January 6 in the capital to protest the constitution amendment bill registered in the
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday laid the foundation stone for what is set to be the world's tallest statue, as its projected multi-million-dollar cost sparked criticism and an online petition against the project.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has summoned a meeting of the political parties including the major three- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center.
The Russian Defense Ministry says rescuers have found fragments of the Tu-154 plane that was carrying 91 people en route to the Russian military base in Syria.
A Russian defence ministry Tu-154 aircraft has disappeared from radar with 91 people on board after taking off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Online application system for driving license begins from Sunday.
An unidentified hooligan set fire at Setibeni Bazaar of Shaligram VDC of Parbat district at last night on Sunday.
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday had took stock the present situation in Manipur.
Guwahati: Brand Ambassador of Assam Tourism and internationally acclaimed Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the latter's office chamber in Assam Secretariat on Saturday evening.
Assam Rifles had apprehended two hardcore NSCN(K) militants from Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on December 23, officials said.
Christmas Day is being observed in Nepal as well on Sunday with various programmes. Christmas Day is used to observe on December 25 to mark the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has wished that Christmas, the great festival of the Christians, inspired all to build a peaceful and prosperous Nepal by promoting fraternity, love and unity among the Nepalis.
Turkey-backed rebels killed 68 Islamic State militants in clashes in northern Syria overnight, Turkish state media reported the military as saying on Saturday, as intense fighting around the town of al-Bab continued.
Guwahati: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra who also the brand ambassador of Assam Tourism on Saturday said that she want to be able to showcase Assam to the world.*
The man so many thought would become the first gentleman of the United States, former President Bill Clinton, is fond of reminding us to focus on trendlines, not headlines. It’s sound advice, even if especially hard to follow these days
To give a boost to the government's initiatives for the welfare of tea tribe communities, Assam government has decided to set up three Football and Archery Training Institutes in the tea community infested areas.
Assam forest department on Friday had suspended seven forest guards of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) after found their negligence in duty following the instruction by forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.
Union MOS Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday had took stock the situation of trouble torn Manipur and said that centre wouldn't tolerate economic blockade in the north eastern Indian state.
A South Korean special prosecutor probing a corruption scandal engulfing impeached President Park Geun-hye summoned a friend of hers at the centre of the crisis for questioning on Saturday on charges including bribery and embezzlement, an offici
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that there is no alternative for the political parties to come together for implementation of the constitution.
An overdue vulture census to determine the population of vultures in and around the world-famous Annapurna circuit trek route has started.
Suspended Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki has shown high kindness towards the two youths who had assaulted and smeared his face black yesterday.
District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu has on Friday remanded to 7 days in custody to the assailant duo of the suspended Chief of the Commissioner of the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today termed the contribution of the government lawyers as being important for giving justice to the communities without access to justice.
The 7th National Games is officially beginning amidst a grand ceremony in the eastern region from today.
Assam's Majuli, the biggest river island of the world and the newly upgraded district is all set to become a Wi-Fi enabled district soon.
Guwahati : Opposition Congress and Hills State Demand Committee (HSDC) had urged the Assam governor intervention to hold the council poll of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) immediately.
Income Tax (IT) department on Thursday had seized at least Rs 2.35 crore in new currency denominations from a businessman establishments in Assam's Nagaon district.
Surgeons in Poland said Thursday they had successfully attached a hand from a deceased donor to a man born without one, in what they claimed was a world first.
Major three political parties mull the idea to set a common minimum understanding to end the current imbroglio of the country
An Indian national has been arrested in possession of banned Indian banknotes worth Rs 363,500 from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
At least two person were apprehended by the Border Security Force ( BSF) in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills on Wednesday evening and seized Rs 29 lakh cash in denominations of Rs 2000, Rs 500 and Rs 100.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend a loan assistance of up to sixteen billion six hundred and thirty-six million Japanese yen (Â¥16,636,000,000), approximately fifteen billion, two hundred and eighty-eight million Nepalese rupees (NRs
Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as killed another one horned rhinoceros.
A parliamentary sub-committee under the Industry Commerce and Consumers Welfare Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has on Thursday directed the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) not to hike the price of petroleum products.
A virulent strain of airborne bird flu extended its shadow across northeast Asia as Japan launched a new chicken cull on a southern island, days after gassing hundreds of thousands of birds some 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) to the north.
Suspended Chief of Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki has been physically assaulted at the Supreme Court (SC) premises on Thursday.
Wealthy Chinese clubs are unlikely to lure Jose Mourinho away from England as the Manchester United manager says he is enjoying the challenge of competing in the Premier League.
Suspended CIAA Chief Commissioner Kolman Singh Karki physically assaulted at Supreme Court compound
A lethode bomb was exploded at the Police Commando complex in trouble torn Manipur on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday.
Another unusually harsh winter in Mongolia that’s decimating livestock and sending temperatures to minus 56 degrees Celsius (minus 70 Fahrenheit) may create a humanitarian crisis, with worse conditions still to come, aid groups warn.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Bimalendra Nidhi has urged the CPN (UML) not to lie to the people and spread illusion obstructing the parliament.
Mountain cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity Nawraj Pradhan and Abhimanyu Pandey For many, mountains evoke powerful emotions with their breathtaking landscapes that inspire wonder
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has said that understanding among the political parties is most to hold the elections in the country.
A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It's cold, but her sleeping toddler is warm in her arms.
To bring back confidence and revive growth cycle for spearheading a paradigm of development, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed Labour Department for reactivating the 71 defunct skill centres in tea garden areas and develop modalit
General Officer Commanding (GoC) 4 Corps Amarjeet Singh Bedi on Tuesday called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter's office chamber in Assam Secretariat.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Irrigation department to complete the construction works of all ongoing irrigation projects in the state at an early date to boost the agricultural production.
Violence continues in North Eastern Indian state Manipur as mob torched a church in Imphal East district.
Assam government on Monday said that Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra would be the brand ambassador of Assam tourism for next two years.
Abducted two Nepali UNHCR staff released in Sudan
Major three parties mull for a package deal to end the deadlock in the parliament
The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House.
A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others in what Germany’s interior minister said looked like an attack.
Youth Association Nepal (YAN) has demanded formation of a probe committee to investigate the murder of YAN – Rupendehi Chairman, Durga Tiwari.
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted “Don’t forget Aleppo†and “Allahu Akbar†as he opened fire.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) today made public the details of property owned by Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narsingh KC and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi.
Rupandehi District Chairman of Youth Association of Nepal (YAN), the youth wing of the main opposition party CPN UML, Durga Tiwari has been killed by an unidentified gang on Monday afternoon.
Electoral College is expected on Monday to officially select Republican Donald Trump as the next president in a vote that is usually routine but takes place this year amid allegations of Russian hacking to try to influence the election.
An agreement has been reached between Nepal and Mongolia today so that the diplomatic passport bearers and government officials of both countries would not be obliged to take visa for visit to each country.
Following the obstructions by the lawmakers of the opposition parties, the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament called for Monday has been postponed till Thursday.
Kathmandu, Nepal : Opposition parties including the main opposition CPN UML have reiterated that the would continue their obstruction in the parliament against the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has called a meeting to consult with political parties mainly with the government allies and the main opposition CPN UML with the aim to end the obstructions in the parliament.
Expressing deep concern over high number of elephant deaths due to mowing down by speeding train in recent days in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the State Forest Department and NF Railway to improve communication and co-ordin
The law and order situation turned more violent Manipur after protesters on Sunday had torched more than 40 vehicles in Imphal East district, who protest against the economic blockade by NSCN(IM),United Naga Council (UNC) and recent attacks on p
Nepal oil corporation, the state owned petroleum monopoly, has increased the price of petrol, kerosene and digel on Sunday.
A glacial landslide triggered at Dhakmar area in Ghami VDC of Upper Mustang has created havoc in the district on Sunday. The glacier landslide erupted from the Mount Alichuli has swept away nine makeshift wooden bridge causing halt the vehicula
Consensus attempt to end the deadlock in parliament bears no fruits
Jose Mourinho's admiration for Manchester United's summer recruit Zlatan Ibrahimovic soared to new heights on Saturday as he cooed about the Swede's "superman" mentality following his latest match-winning tour de force at West Bromwich Albion.
At least five persons killed when a Scorpio jeep met with an accident in Ratnawati-3 of Sindhuli district on Sunday.
Passenger Jeep meets accident in Sindhuli, at least five killed, several injured
Guwahati: A group of physicians from Assam Government Ayurvedic College, Jalukbari on Saturday conducted the weekly evening OPD at Guwahati Press Club for the benefit of media persons along with their dependents.
Income Tax department has unearthed such bank accounts where huge amount of banned denominations deposited post demonetisation in Assam.
Poachers used sophisticated weapons to kill one horned rhino in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and it was came to light after security forces had busted a camp of poachers and seized huge cache of arms and ammunition and a rhino horn in Assam's K
Manipur Naga People's Front (MNRF) on Saturday had claimed responsible of three serial blast in Manipur's Imphal on Friday night.
Manipur Naga People's Front (MNRF) on Saturday had claimed responsible of three serial blast in Manipur's Imphal on Friday night.
Nearly 70 militants of NSCN(IM) had attacked the two post of Manipur Rifles and 7th Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) of Manipur police in Manipur's newly created district Noney on Saturday.
At least three wild jumbo including a calf were died when a speedy passenger train rammed into a herd of elephants in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday night.
China will return an underwater U.S. drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said on Saturday, but Beijing complained that Washington had been "hyping up" the incident.
The Indian government has appointed new heads of its army and air force among a series senior military and intelligence appointments, officials said, two weeks before its two most senior defense force chiefs are due to retire.
CPN-UML general secretary Ishwor Pokharel today reiterated that the constitution amendment proposal registered in the Parliament would not be passed at any cost, terming it unconstitutional and against the mandate of the people.
Tourism Journalist Pushpa Thapaliya passed away today. He was 68.
Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has clarified that he has less property as made public recently because of the party policy to transfer a leader's property in the party's name.
Nepal : prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that no agreement is made to hold the local body elections in old structure.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the constitution amendment bill would not be withdrawn.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has been defeated by India in the second group match of the ACC U19 Asia Cup on Friday.
Militants continued their attacks on security personnel as four policemen were injured when suspected Naga militants attacked them while they were guarding a playground in North East Indian state Manipur.
Massive fire broke out in Sankranti Bazaar of Terhathum district, at least 20 houses reduced to ashes
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that there was no possibility of holding parliamentary election in the first phase.
Former King of Mustang district Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista has passed away at Chabahil based Om Hospital in Kathmandu on Friday morning.
Continuing its killing spree poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday night.
At least four cops were killed and four others injured in two separate ambush laid by suspected militants in Manipur's Chandel and Tengnaupal district on Thursday morning.
Greater Guwahati Amateur Muaythai Club in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized two-day self-defence training camp for the benefit of lady scribes. The training on self-defence technique will be conducted at the press club premises
At least two ULFA (I) militants were killed and six others apprehended by Assam Rifles during a fierce gunfight in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Wednesday, officials said.
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the three major political parties, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) were ready to hold local bodies' election by transforming the existing VDCs
The National Examination Board (NEB), has published the results of Grade XI under regular category on Thursday, December 15, 2016. According o the NEB 51.71 percent passed the examinations.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday claimed that the government would soon announce dates for the local elections.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe on Wednesday agreed to continue the House obstruction as well as street demonstrations against the Constitution amendment bill.
Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development, Hitraj Pandey, has said that the government has been carrying out activities in order to hold election of three levels within second week of February 2018 for the implementation of the new cons
An alliance of girl students under the Joint Students’ Union today marched across the Shantibatika of Ratnapark, demanding action against those involved in the suspected killings of Laxmi Pariyar of Kavre and Kanchan Bhujel of Nuwakot.
Political parties in Nepal reach nearer to consensus to hold local body elections.
A senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Liu Qibao, is arriving in Kathmandu on Saturday
Assam Police asked banks in the state to keep strict track on transactions, after intelligence received information about several militant groups had tried to convert their old notes into new currency denominations following demonetisation.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has nominated its 20 leaders for vacant positions of office bearers.
With a view to promote the civilization and potential of mighty Brahmaputra river in the global arena, a mega cultural tourism festival will be organized by the Assam government covering the entire stretch of the river in the state soon.
Troops of Assam Rifles on Monday had busted a camp of the Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-K) in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, officials said.
A joint meeting of eight political parties including the main opposition CPN-UML on Tuesday decided to continue the House obstruction and intensify their protests until the Constitution amendment bill was withdrawn.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Top leaders of the three major political parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center have agreed in principle to move ahead with consensus to seek solution of the current crisis of the country.
South Korea’s ruling party is on verge of a split following President Park Geun-hye’s parliamentary impeachment last week.
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in on Monday as the ninth United Nations Secretary-General, pledging to personally help broker peace in various conflicts and reform the 71-year old world body to become more effective.
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday takes jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that, the BJP-led government at Centre and in the State has exercised to give citizenship to the illegal Bangladeshi people.
Assam police on Monday had seized Rs 1.80 crore in new currency notes from an apartment in Guwahati.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that the three-tier of elections would be held by January 2018.
United State Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B Teplitz called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday.
The government is all set to enforce the provision of allocating 10 percent of the total beds in the government and private hospitals to the poor, underprivileged, aged citizens, single women and disabled and provide them treatment free of cost.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stated that consensus with the ruling parties will be forged if the government revokes the newly registered constitution amendment bill.
Kathmandu, Nepal : Locales in Gulmi district continued their general strikes on Monday as well to protest the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba takes initiation to end deadlock in the parliament by taking into confidence to the CPN UML
Renowned Nepali social worker Pushpa Basnet has been awarded with the CNN Superhero title. Basnet bagged the prestigious award amid a special program organized by CNN in Washington DC of America on Monday.
Guwahati : The militant groups of North East India had used some bank accounts of tribal people of the region and Jan Dhan accounts to exchange the scraping notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 following demonetization.
Four militants of newly floated Adivasi Dragon Fighter (ADF) were apprehended by security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar distrct on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.
Fifty six years ago, the King Mahendra took the leadership on 1 Poush 2017 (15 December 1960) to keep intact the Nepal's sovereignty boycotting the Indian intervention. But, since 2006, Nepal's condition is very bad
The last 'Evening with a Doctor' program at at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) in northeast India was raced by Dr KN Srinivasan, consultant cardiologist from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. The Saturday evening health camp for scribes attracted over 25 med
At least five persons died and dozens other injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Gadhibhir of Myanglung in Terhathum district on Sunday.
CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Bhim Bahadur Rawal has said that the constitution amendment bill was registered in the parliament to please the India.
A suicide truck bomb hit the entrance of Somalia’s biggest port on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, police said, an attack claimed by Islamist al Shabaab militants.
A fireball from an oil lorry engulfed vehicles on one of Kenya’s main highways, killing at least 42 people late on Saturday, a rescue worker at the scene said.
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshipers in southern Nigeria.
Assam Chief Minister on Saturday said that Assam Agitation surged ahead keeping the Constitution of India and Father of the Nation at the fore. Assam Agitation was a non-violent democratic agitation to maintain the integrity of the country. Led
At least four persons were arrested with Rs 20 lakh new notes by police from Guwahati on Friday night who allegedly being involved in exchanging new currencies of Rs 2000 with scraping notes, police said on Saturday.
Two hardcore bodo militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, police said.
Security forces had apprehended eight militants belonging to Arakan Liberation Army (ALA) of Myanmar along with a cache of sophisticated weapons from Mizoram-Myanmar border area on Saturday morning, officials said.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it gave a boost to the “impossible dream†of ending his country’s half-century-long civil war.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said constitution amendment itself is the beginning of its implementation.
Renowned social worker Pushpa Basnet has been nominated for CNN Super Hero title. She had been awarded the CNN Hero title in 2012.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday attended a reception organized by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on the occasion of the 68th Human Rights Day.
Locals at Province 5 resumes strike against the constitution amendment bill
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique's mind has been put at ease by news his talisman forward Lionel Messi has begun contract negotiations with the La Liga champions, he said on Friday.
Alleging the government for not responding to their demands, the Joint Struggle Committee at Arghakhanchi district has resumed its general strike against the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
House Speaker Onsari Gharti today appealed to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to take positive step to end the ongoing deadlock.
At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
At least four people killed and three others injured seriously when a passenger bus and a private car collided head-on with at Adhabhar in Bara district on Saturday morning.
Bangladesh labour activists said on Friday they had joined a lawsuit in Switzerland against world soccer body FIFA for allegedly failing to use its influence to ensure people working on 2022 World Cup facilities in Qatar are treated fairly.
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has adjourned the meeting of the legislative parliament for next six days without entering for the formal business on Friday.
Manipur government has announced 7 new revenue District above the present 9 District in Manipur.
A top leader of Meghalaya's Garo outfit group Garo National Liberation Army ( GNLA) was laid down before Meghalaya police on Friday, police said.
At least three people were killed and about forty others were injured in a bus accident in Udayapur on Friday morning.
Popular comedian Rudra Prasad Bhattarai 'Lajalam' dies at the age of 45
Government preparing to announce the local body elections after Madhesi parties hint to support the constitution amendment bill
The Investigation Committee that probed into the road accident involving former Minister for Home Affairs Madhav Prasad Ghimire has concluded that the incident took place when his jeep tried to overtake a truck.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has demanded to announce the date for local elections at the earliest.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on Thursday, sent separate messages to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on the loss of lives and destruction of properties caused by devastating earthquake in the northern pa
Indonesian medical teams struggled on Thursday to treat scores of people injured in a 6.5 magnitude earthquake a day after more than 100 people were killed in the worst disaster to hit the province since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Actress Deepika Padukone has been named the sexiest Asian woman in the world for the year 2016. She has dethroned actress Priyanka Chopra, who has won the title four times in the popular list that is annually published by Britain-based Eastern E
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte "doesn't do second" and the club's rise to the top of the Premier League standings under the Italian is hardly surprising, Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said.
Southasia Institute of Advaned Studies (SIAS), in collaboration with University of New South Wales (UNSW, Australia), Institute of Engineering (IoE, Pulchowk) and ISET Nepal, is organizing a workshop on 18 Months after the Nepal's Earth
Guwahati : Three wild elephants were died and another injured in three separate incidents in Assam on Wednesday as the state lost seven panchyderm in past 72 hours.
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday called for freeing North Eastern region from corruption, terrorism, illegal influx and to maintain peace in the region.
Guwahati : Security forces had apprehended two militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from different areas in Assam.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has on Thursday pledged to provide a grant assistance of more than Rs 2 billion for generating 25 megawatts solar power.
Prime Minister and CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday directed party cadres to begin preparations for the local elections.
Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison in one of the biggest political scandals of President Francois Hollande’s government.
Furious citizens pelted stones at Naya Sakti coordinator Dr Baburam Bhattarai
Kathmandu, Nepal: Supreme court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Thursday issued a show sause notice against the prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Speaker Onsari Gharti over the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliame
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with about 47 people on board crashed in the mountainous north of the country on Wednesday, police and the civil aviation authority said.
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upheld death sentences on Wednesday for three members of an outlawed Islamist militant group in connection with a grenade attack on the British ambassador in 2004.
Following the obstruction from the main opposition CPN UML and other fringe opposition parties, the House meeting of Wednesday has also been postponed for Friday.
Various students unions close to the opposition parties on Wednesday held demonstrations in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar to protest the registration of the constitution amendment proposal in Parliament.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated that the constitution amendment bill registered in Parliament will not be withdrawn under any circumstances.
Vice President, Nanda Bahadur Pun, will arrive in Nawalparasi at 5 pm today to attend the inaugural ceremony of Western Regional Nawalparasi Industrial Trade Fair starting from Thursday at Sunbal locality of the district.
A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.
Seven coal miners are dead and another four still missing after a gas explosion in a central province in the latest deadly accident to strike China's mining industry, authorities said Wednesday.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to start the repair work of the roads of the state within one week.
The third round of Special Immunisation Drive to cover the left out and dropped out children and pregnant women will begin in Hailakandi district beginning December 12.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal mourned the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa describing her as a 'people's leader' whom the country had lost.
Police on Tuesday had arrested a youth and recovered 20 fake new Rs 500 denomination currencies in possession from him in Guwahati.
Assam Police DG Mukesh Sahai on Monday said that police will take appropriate action against those people who involved in the Job-for-Cash scam under Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
Nepal government likely to announce elections date of the local bodies just for formalities
The Ministry of Energy (moE) has issued a public notice, seeking clarifications from three members on the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Board of Directors over their performance in office.
Life in Gulmi district continues to be crippled for the past seven consecutive days due to the indefinite banda called by local people to protest the proposal to take some hilly districts off Province 5.
The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful politician who died on Monday, appointed a loyalist to lead Tamil Nadu and keep her supporters together as thousands of them grieved in the streets.
National Examination Board (NEB), has published the partial results of Grade XI on Tuesday. The NEB has published the partial results for Science, Management, Humanities and Education streams.
National Examination Board (NEB) publishes Grade XI results, 39.63 percent passed the exam
Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashanka Koirala has said that the Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament was against the sentiments of the people.
At least one person killed when a microbus and a truck collided each other at Red Cross Chowk in Bhadrapur - 3 Bharatpur at last night on Tuesday.
Security forces on Sunday had apprehended two militants of newly floated militant group Kuki Liberation Front from Assam's East karbi Anglong district, officials said on Monday.
To make a cashless society following the demonetisation, SBI NE circle in collaboration with Assam government has launched a State Level Digital Banking Awareness Programme on Monday at Gauhati University Phanidhar Dutta Auditorium.
The Public Sector Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) handed over an interim dividend cheque amounting to Rs. 31.79 crore for the year year 2016-17 to the Assam government when the Managing Director of the Company P. Padmanabhan handed over the ch
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal advocated for extensive use of Science and Technology to enhance surveillance system to combat the evils of terrorism, poaching, illegal trades etc.
At least two army personnel were killed and nine others injured while a militant group of NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) made an ambush on a army convoy in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on Saturday.
Assam in northeast India on 2 December remembered Swargadeo Sau-Lung-Sui-Ka-Pha, the architect of glorious Ahom dynasty, on the occasion of Asom Divas. Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal led the people in paying rich tribute to Sui-Ka-Pha i
CPN-UML, the main opposition party in the parliament, has concluded to intensify the ongoing agitation against the constitution amendment bill registered by the government at the Legislature-Parliament.
It is likely that the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP), the fourth largest party in the parliament, would not support to the government to passage the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to resign on Monday after suffering a crushing defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform, tipping the euro zone's third-largest economy into political turmoil.
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state owned monopoly for petroleum products, has reduced the price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) by Rs 8 per liter on Monday.
The government allies continue effort to convince the agitating Madhesi Morcha on constitution amendment bill
Butwal, Nepal: normal life in western and mid-western regions of the country has badly been paralyzed due to the strikes since six days against the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament proposing to split the hill districts fr
A fire at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Karachi killed at least 11 people on Monday and injuring dozens, media reported.
Floods from torrential rains have killed 13 people in central Vietnam, with more rain forecast for the region.
Kathmandu, Nepal: United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B Teplitz paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence, in Baluwatar, on Monday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal : CPN UML, the main opposition party in the, , and other fringe parties continued obstruction of the parliamentary proceedings in the third consecutive day on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal : CPN UML, the main opposition party in the, , and other fringe parties continued obstruction of the parliamentary proceedings in the third consecutive day on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Biddha Devi Bhandari has summoned all party meeting today at her office Sitalniwas on Sunday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Hundreds of thousand people including the former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattrai staged a demonstration in Kathmandu on Saturday demanding the government to save the life of agitating Dr. Govinda KC.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Not only the main opposition CPN UML, leaders of the government allies – CPN Maoist Center and the Nepali Congress- and the people in general but also a cabinet minister of the incumbent government has opposed the constitutio
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has suggested to the top leaders of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) to support constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The South Asian Olympic Council has decided to hold 13th edition of the South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal from March 9 to 18 2019.
SYDNEY: Former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole due to illness.
A former Chelsea player said he was paid 50,000 pounds ($77,500) by the Premier League club to "keep a lid" on sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of its former chief scout.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Tribhuwan University (TU) has appointed Prof. Dr Jagadish Prasad Agrawal as the Dean of Institute of Medicine (IoM) on Saturday.
President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of cautious US diplomacy to speak with the president of Taiwan, at the risk of provoking a serious rift with China.
Frenchman Antoine Griezmann joined regulars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist for FIFA's Player of the Year award on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government’s talk tea and the representatives of the agitating Dr. Govinda KC are going to hold a decisive talk today with the aim to end the end the hunger strike of Dr KC and to resume the heath service in the country.
Kathmanud Nepal: H.E. Mr. Masashi Ogawa, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal hosted a Reception o Friday to celebrate the 83rd auspicious Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor Akihito at his official Residence, Tahachal.
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid rich tribute to Swargadeo Sau-Lung-Sui-Ka-Pha on the occasion of Asom Divas organized centrally by the Assam government at Charaideo Moidam Kshetra on Friday.
Guwahati : Over dozen sleeper cells of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) are active in Assam and it was disclosed by Jahidul Islam, who along with two others brought to Guwahati from Kolkata on Thursday evening.
Government instructs security agencies to stay alert viewing to the growing protests against the constitution amendment proposal
Kathmandu, Nepal: Tribhuwan University Institute of the Medical Science dean KP Singh has resigned saying that the he resigned to save the life of agitating Dr Govinda KC.
KathmaNdu, Nepal: Normal life has adversely been affected in various parts of the country particularly in providence number five on Friday due to indefinite strike called by various political parties and people in general against the constitutio
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali woman’s cricket team that has faced fourth straight defeat including in the match played against Thailand on Thursday, is going to play against India in its last fixture the ACC Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup on Friday.
Pouring solidarity in favour of agitation of Dr Govinda KC
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC) the apex Court of the country, has on Thursday postponed the date of hearing on five cases filed against the suspended Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lok Man S
One of history's best known double acts was temporarily reunited on Wednesday, when Fidel Castro's ashes arrived at a mausoleum housing the bones of his fellow revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, part of a three-day cortege for the Cuban leade
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal seems desperate after the agitating Madhes based parties did not remain happy with the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament called for Thursday has been postponed until Friday 3 pm.
Local peoples continue demonstrations on Thursday as well against constitution ammendment proposal registered in the parliament
Kathmandu, Nepal: Government doctors have halted their services across the country from today on the name of exerting pressure to the government to address the demands raised by hunger striking Dr Govinda KC.
Guwahati: The Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court of India for playing the National Anthem in all cinema halls across the country before the screening of a movie.
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has left for Kohima to take part in the colourful Hornbill Festival, 2016 which will get off to a colourful start from December 1 at Nagaland's historic Kisama village.
Guwahati : A major terror strike was averted in Assam's Guwahati city following police apprehended two hardcore NDFB(S) militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
At least least four passengers were killed and 24 others injured in a head on collison between a bus and an oil tanker in Assam's Golaghat district on Wednesday.
Guwahati: Two eye specialists from Sight First namely Dr Subhra Kinkor Goswami and Dr Bijuli Goswami will be available for free consultation and preliminary treatments to the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 3 December next. Or
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal dahal Consults with leaders about the local body polls. Express commitment to hold elections within the stipulated time frame.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Though the government had on Tuesday registered the constitution amendment proposal with the aim to make content to the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of major Madhes-based parties, the agitating UDMF ha
Nationwide protest against the constitution amendment proposal
Kathmandu, Nepal: The main opposition party of the parliament CPN-UML has on Wednesday decided to obstruct all the proceedings at the Legislature-Parliament related to the amendment of the constitution from Thursday.
Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum chairman Upendra Yadav has said that constitution amendment proposal unilaterally registered in the parliament by the government would not resolve the current problem of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The health condition of hunger striking Dr Govinda KC’s has drastically been deteriorating in the 18th day on Wednesday.
Tamghas,Gulmi, Nepal:Protesting the constitution amendment proposal registered in the parliament, local people in the province number five, particularly in the hill districts of the province, have launched demonstration demanding immediate withd
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has registered a seven-point constitution amendment bill at the parliament secretariat on Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court, the apex court of the country, has issued a show-cause notice against the Nepal government for its preparations to change the provincial boundaries through an amendment to the Constitution of 2072.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least one killed and 11 others injured when a Tata Sumo jeep met with an accident at Kulekhani-6 on of Makawanpur district on Tuesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: All the hospital service except emergency service will be halted from Wednesday in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Going against the sentiment of the local leaders and the people in general, the ruling CPN Maoist Center has officially decided to split Terai districts from the hill of the Province number 5.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Women's cricket team faced another humiliating defeat in the ongoing ACC Women's T20 Asian Cup, which is going on in Bangkok of Thailand.
Rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir stormed an Indian military base Tuesday morning, triggering a fierce gunbattle that left two army officers and a militant dead, officials said.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali Congress (NC), a coalition partner of the incumbent government, has on Tuesday handed over the name list of 10 leaders of the party for their appointment as State Ministers in the government.
Nepal suffers from another straight defeat from Bangladesh in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup match held in Bangkok on Tuesday
Medellin's mayor says that at least three passengers have been rescued alive from the crash site after a plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team went down outside the city.
Warm seas around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesd
Bangladesh posted 134 runs against Nepal in the ACC Women's Asia Cup match, which is being played in Bangkok
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to hold decisive talks with agitating Madhes based parties over constitution amendment bill
A pedestrian was killed after getting rammed by a Scorpio SUV at Shivastasi Municipality – 5 of Jhapa last night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: In a dramatic move, coordinator of Naya Shakti Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai and Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum- Nepal (FSF-N) Upendra Yadav have stood in a same ground over the issue of constitution amendment proposal that is
Kathmandu, Nepal: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the only constitutional right watchdog of the country, has on Monday urged the Nepal government to save the life of agitating senior orthopedic surgeon of the Tribhuvan University Te
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat on Monday held a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully, in Wellington, New Zealand on Monday.
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three workers from the United Nation’s refugee agency in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, a local official told Reuters on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: An avalanche triggered by an earthquake of early morning on Monday claims life of a person on Mount Amadablam.
India took a 134-run first innings lead after being bowled out for 417 runs in 138.2 overs on day three of the third cricket test against England in Mohali on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has faced second straight defeat in the ongoing ACC Women's Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament held in Thailand on Monday. Sri Lanka has defeated Nepal by eight wickets.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal’s woman cricket team is going to play with Sri Lanka as the second match in the ongoing ACC Women's Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament in Thailand on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: As the talks between the government team and the team formed on behalf of senior professor at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) Dr. Govinda KC bear no fruits on Sunday, talks is being continued on Monday as well.
Government to register constitution amendment proposal only if the Madhes based parties make commitment for the polls
Kathmandu, Nepal: An earthquake of local magnitude 5.6 is recorded around 5:20 am on Monday morning.
Chitwan, Nepal: The hearing on the murder case of Krishna Prasad Adhikari of Fujel, Gorkha has been postponed again by the Chitwan District Court on Sunday.
CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has pressed for putting an end to transition before springing into constitution amendment.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali Ambassador to South Africa, Amrit Kumar Rai has been appointed as a non-residential ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Tanzania and Mauritius as well.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bhim Bahadur Rawal, vice-chairman of the main opposition CPN UML, has alleged that the constitution amendment proposal was designed in India.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has failed to reach on conclusion to register the constitution amendment proposal in the parliament on Sunday.
Indonesian police over the weekend arrested two more members of a militant group that had planned to bomb government buildings and the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, having arrested the bombmaker earlier in the week, a police spokesman said on Sund
Cabinet meeting indecisive over constitution amendment bill to register in the legislative parliament
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has on Sunday unanimously elected Kamal Thapa as its Parliamentary Party (PP) leader.
After inaugurating the new bus service by Sajha at Pulchowk, Prime Minister Dahal boarded one of the new buses, Ba 4 Kha 5655, to his office in Singha Durbar.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the Madhesi Front should also support the constitution amendment proposal to be registered in the parliament today.
The government likely to register the constitution amendment bill in the parliament today
Nawalparasi, Nepal: At least nine persons died and dozens others injured when two passenger jeeps met with accident at Nawalparasi and Doti district on Saturday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The CPN Maoist Centre has decided to take extra initiatives to take into confidence the agitating Madhesi parties and the main opposition party CPN UML for the Constitution amendment.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Agitating senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Dr Govinda KC has refused to hold talks with the government talk team on Saturday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her grief and sorrow over the demise of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.
Pokhara, Nepal: At least two persons were killed and one dozen were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Pokhara-17, Dobilla on Saturday.
The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted celebrations among the country's exiles in Miami, and expressions of sorrow from some world leaders.
A strong earthquake in a remote area of China's extreme west has killed at least one villager after a home collapsed, authorities said Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has warned the Nepal government stating that it would launch a stern nationwide protest if the government did not address the demands of Dr Govinda KC.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal women’s cricket team has lost to Pakistan by nine wickets in the second match of the Asia Cup T20 held at Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok of Thailand on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has formed a committee to hold talks with agitating senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Dr Govinda KC.
Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90.
Everything appears to be in a “stand still†position in Nepal. No consensus could be reached on the promised constitutional amendments and the Terain-Janajathi outfit- the Federal Alliance has given an ultimatum to renew the stir in fifteen
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali national women’s cricket team is going to take on Pakistan in its opening match of the tournament in Thailand on Saturday.
Janakpur, Nepal: Following the arrest of CK Raut and his Supporters, district administrations in Terai districts have tightened securities with intent to control the untoward activities.
Government allies reach on the conclusion to register the constitution amendment proposal in the parliament
Kathmandu, Nepal: The CPN UML, the main opposition party in the parliament, has reached on the conclusion not to support the constitution amendment proposal that to be forwarded by the government.
Barcelona's next two matches will go a long way to making or breaking its Spanish league title defense.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Cadres of so-called Independent Madhes Alliance led by controversial Madhes activist CK Raut have been arrested from different parts of Gaur in Rautahat district on Friday.
While a section of people in the society across the globe remains critical about the alternate media users as being selfish, irresponsible and troublemakers, here is a group of youths who have used their communication skills for a better cause.
The death toll from a car bombing south of Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group rose to 73 on Friday, including about 40 Iranian pilgrims, Iraqi hospital and police officials said, the deadliest IS attack in four months.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong paid a courtesy call on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, on Friday.
Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, have protested the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery in a growing political storm that's lashing the president who allowed the entombment
Cold weather and freezing temperatures that engulfed a remote northern province in Afghanistan this week killed at least 20 people, all of them internally displaced and including several children, Afghan officials said Friday.
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony", Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government think tank said on Frid
Kathmandu, Nepal: Miss Nepal World Asmi Shrestha is leaving for the United States today to take part in the Miss World beauty pageant.
Kahmandu, Nepal: Resident doctors at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) have decided to boycott Out-patient Department (OPD) service from Friday in support of the ongoing hunger strike of Dr Govinda KC.
At least 40 people have died after a platform under construction at a power plant's cooling tower in eastern China's Jiangxi province collapsed on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said.
Kahmandu, Nepal: The government effort to register the constitution amendment bill in the legislative parliament by November 28 hits a snag after agitating Madhesi arties stand against the proposal.
Another sensational report came to light in oil rich Upper Assam as a minor boy was allegedly beheaded and offered as sacrifice by a 'Tantrik' (witch doctor) before goddess Maa Kali.
Security forces had apprehended a hardcore Bodo militant from Assam's Chirang district.
The arrested member of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Samedur Rahman had expressed his desire to turn approver in the multi-crore job scam under APSC.
Kahmandu, Nepal: German has pledged to provide 36 million euros for the continuation of German-supported projects in Nepal for the next two years.
Nepal’s Women National Cricket team today left for Thailand to participate in the Asia Cup Cricket Championship.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he has “no worries†about Donald Trump’s election as US president, adding that he expects the businessman will align his future policies with global realities.
The government is all set to table the constitution amendment proposal at the Legislature-Parliament within the next three days.
An Iranian semi-official news agency is quoting an official as saying that more than 1,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in the Syrian war so far.
The Bhaktapur-based Human Organ Transplant Center has performed a successful heart surgery for the first time in the history of its establishment.
Pokhara, Nepal: An Ultra light aircraft met with an accident at Bamdi in Chapakot VDC of Kaski district in western Nepal leaving one dead and another injured critically on Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong has said that efforts would be made for President Xi’s early visit to Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament and the oldest democratic party of the country, has decided to take initiations to persuade the political parties particularly the main opposition CPN UML and the agitati
Local-level restructuring sparks controversies triggering demonstrations across the countries
Kathmandu, Nepal: Two CPN Maoist Centre leaders and CPN UML’s youth leader of the Doti district defected to the Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic party of the country.
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has authenticated the Industrial Enterprise Bill, 2073.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the anti graft constitutional body of the country, has filed a corruption case against former Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Armed Police Force (APF), Ri
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly canceled a meeting scheduled for Tuesday with The New York Times newspaper that he has frequently criticized, complaining in morning Twitter posts about inaccurate coverage and a “nasty tone.â€
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: A year and a half after a colossal earthquake destroyed hundreds of treasured historic sites across this mountain nation, Nepal on Tuesday celebrated the restoration of the first major one to be rebuilt — an iconic Buddhist
As part of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and Nepal, and aiming at promoting Japanese culture to the people of Nepal, the Embassy of Japan together with the Japanese Language Teachers’ As
Guwahati: North East Union of Working Journalists (NEUWJ) expresses its anger over the sudden closure of Janasadharan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janasadharan), an Assamese daily published simultaneously from Guwahati and Dibrugarh, since 19
Lionel Messi is back, and that's the best news Barcelona could have ahead of its Champions League match at Celtic.
The third annual conference and workshop of the 'Hydro Empowerment Network' of micro hydro power project entrepreneurs of South and South East Asia started here today.
Prime Minister and Kathmandu University's Chancellor Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday suggested the graduate students to serve as a model in providing service as a good citizen.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been banned for one test and his team fined for their slow over rate during the first match against New Zealand in Christchurch.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Renowned Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev arrived in Kathmandu with the aim to conduct a yoga campaign.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for developing the bill related to the social security to turn it into a fund based purely on contribution.
Nepali Migrant workers in Qatar have provided financial assistance to a kidney-ailing girl.
Two strong earthquakes rattled different parts of New Zealand on Tuesday but there were no initial reports of serious damage or injuries.
A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.
A powerful earthquake off the northeast Japanese shore sent residents fleeing to higher ground and prompted worries about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami five year ago.
CPN UML decides to stand against the constitution amendment proposal to be forwarded by the government
Indian rescue workers picked their way through the last of the mangled carriages of a derailed train on Monday to pull out more bodies from a disaster that killed at least 133 people and injured more than 200.
The representatives of the Madhes-based parties have taken over the control of the minutes mentioning the recommended proposal of the political parties for delineating 15 –tier local level in Nawalparasi district.
Without a doubt, Andy Murray will be the No. 1 player in the world for the rest of the year.
The dollar nudged up to a six-month high in early Asian trading on Monday, as investors continued to back bets that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump would embark on expansionary fiscal policies and boost growth.
At least two CRPF jawan were injured in two separate blast rocked in Manipur's Imphal on Sunday evening.
Guwahati : To ease the cash crunch situation across the country the Union Finance Ministry has asked all states to collect the small denominations currency notes from the places of worship and deposit it in banks immediately following the Centre
Guwahati: The city based Wintrobe Hospital conducted the 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club on 12 November 2016, where Dr Nitin Gupta (Urology) offered free consultations to GPC members along with their relatives. Staff nurse
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that contentious issues related to the constitution amendment are being settled through the consensus.
One person was killed and another injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Manipur on Sunday morning, police said.
Four minor boys were died when a train run over them in Assam's Sonitpur district last night.
At least 90 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the toll set to rise amid a desperate scramble to locate survivors from the mangled wreck.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali national football team of Nepal has defeated Japanese team- Friends of Japan held at ANFA complex, Satdobato on Saturday afternoon.
A Malawian man accused of sleeping with more than 100 girls and women in a series of traditional cleansing rituals was on Friday convicted by a court of "engaging in harmful practices".
The final round of international fixtures in 2016 did no favors for managers of some of the English Premier League's title hopefuls.
Sabitri Chilwal's eyes mist over as she remembers the day 12 years ago when her husband was shot in his office and left to die in a pool of blood at the peak of Nepal's Maoist insurgency.
Dr Denton Cooley, who sparked controversy and a feud with another pioneering heart surgeon when he performed the world’s first artificial heart implant in 1969, died on Friday at the age of 96, the Texas Heart Institute said.
Former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) senior leader Jhal Nath Khanal has presented 23 different public development plans to the District Development Committee (DDC), Ilam to be implemented in his constituency.
Thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Malaysia's capital on Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar misappropriation scandal.
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complication
After the movement (I) of 1990, Nepal became dirty playground of foreigners. The movement (II) of 2006 was not for democracy but for making Nepal confused and failed state. The so-called leaders of Congress, UML, and Maoists were never clear w
International law requires the consent of all parties, but China and the US reject when decisions cross short-term strategic interests
Speaker Onsari Gharti on Friday informed the Parliament that CPN Maoist Centre lawmaker Lharkyal Lama’s suspension at the House has been withdrawn.
Continuing its killing spree in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in the world heritage site.
The city based Wintrobe Hospital will conduct the next 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club on 19 November 2016. Dr Nitin Gupta (Urology) from the centre for advanced urology & kidney diseases will be available for free consult
Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), the most vibrant Industry Association of the North Eastern Region, welcomes and support the move of withdrawing the Legal tender status of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, by the Union Gove
One person killed and two others injured when miscreants attacked on a cash van in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Wednesday morning.
A pair of Chinese astronauts have returned from a month-long stay in the country's space station, China's sixth and longest crewed mission to date.
Four Nepalis have gone missing following a road accident in the bordering area between Anakulam and Ernakulam districts in Indian State of Kerala on November 17.
Consensus attempts among the political parties to amend the Constitution is underway, no result is made yet
Kathmandu, Nepal: The health condition of agitating Dr Govinda KC, who is in fast-into- death strike since November 13, seems to have worsening from Friday.
A US judge denied bail on Thursday to a Chinese billionaire’s nephew whose construction company prosecutors say forced workers to provide private contracting work in violation of visas limiting their services to China’s UN mission and other
Kathmandu, Nepal: In the mean time when impeachment motion and court procedure is going on against the Chief Commissioner Lok Man Singh Karki, remaining four Commissioners of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) have
Kathmandu, Nepal: Jeet Jung Basnet has been picked as the President of Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of ruling Nepali Congress (NC), the only oldest democratic party of the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal has made another historical achievement in the field of football by clinching the title of AFC Solidarity Cup after two decades defeating Macau 1-0 in the final match.
Due to shortage of legal tenders in banks, ATM's following Centre's decision of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes people had used barter system to collect essential commodity in several huts along Assam-Nagaland border.
The city based Dispur Hospitals conducted the last 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club for the benefit of media persons along with their close relatives. Dr Raj Dutta (Medicine) from the well-known private healthcare instituti
Pakistan’s military says Indian troops fired on its soldiers in Kashmir on Monday, killing seven of them and prompting return fire, as officials warned that the tense standoff between the nuclear-armed rivals could escalate.
Sky-watchers climbed to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia on Monday to get a closer view of the “supermoonâ€, the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Lawmakers of the agitating Federal Alliance (FA) a loose alliance of the Madhesi and Janajati parties, boycotted the Parliamentary session on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Going contradiction to their demand, the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has urged the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal not to register the constitution amendment proposal right away.
Kathmandu, Nepal: CPN Maoist Center Central Committee member and lawmaker Bhakti Prasad Pandey has passed away at the age of 62 on Monday.
At least four persons were killed when a speeding SUV hit at a roadside railing in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Monday morning, police said.
Suspected black money worth above Rs 30 lakh was found in a drain in Guwahati in torn condition on Monday morning.
Guwahati: Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock over the killing of one more scribe in Bihar of central India and reiterated its old demand for a special protection law for the benefit of brave journalists across the country.
President-elect Donald Trump's tough-talking plan to rein in illegal immigration showed signs of cracking on Sunday, with the president-elect seemingly backing off his vow to build a solid wall along the southern U.S. border and the top House Re
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday picked Reince Priebus, a Washington insider who heads the Republican National Committee, as White House chief of staff, signaling a willingness to work with Congress to advance his agenda when he takes offi
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said two people were killed in a powerful earthquake that the struck the Pacific nation early on Monday.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key cancelled a trip to Argentina Monday after a powerful 7.8 earthquake rocked his South Pacific nation, but still hopes to attend an APEC summit in Peru.
Pokhara, Nepal: The wreckage of an ultra light aircraft missing in October last year has been found near the Mount Machhapuchhre of Kaski district of western Nepal on Sunday.
Prof Dr Keshab Prasad Singh has been appointed Dean of Institute of Medicine (IoM) under the Tribhuvan University to be effective from today.
When Jackie Chan saw an Oscar at Sylvester Stallone's house 23 years ago, he said that was the moment he decided he wanted one.
Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants who were on the call.
Cadres of the Biplav-led CPN (Maoist) have torched a Bolero jeep at Chiyabari, Bhadrakali VDC-2 in the district this morning. The jeep was heading towards Siraha from Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Normal life across the Kathmandu valley adversely affected due to the Bandha (General strike) called by Netra Bikram Chanda led CPN Maoist Center, a splinter faction of the Nepali Maoist.
Pokhara, Nepal: 4th general convention of the Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), the youth wing of the Nepali Congress, has been inaugurated by the Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba amid a function at Pokhara of Kaski district on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal chairman Upendra Yadav has threatened at again to launch nationwide protest against the government.
Former Chief Justice Govinda Bahadur Shrestha passed away at his residence in Sunakothi, Lalitpur today. He was 77.
Anger rose across India on Saturday as banks struggled to dispense cash after the government withdrew large denomination notes in a shock move aimed at uncovering billions of dollars of unaccounted wealth hidden from the taxman.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa has said that his party will play a constructive role in amending the Constitution.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday held a meeting with CPN-Maoist Center Chair and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government is going to table a constitution amendment bill by Tuesday. The allies of the incumbent government particularly the Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center have reached on the conclusion to table the constituti
The city based Dispur Hospitals will conduct the next 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (12 November 2016) for the benefit of media persons along with their close relatives. Dr Raj Dutta (Medicine) from the well-kno
Sixty percent of the world’s 5.9 million children who died before their fifth birthday last year were in 10 countries in Asia and Africa, said a study published on Friday, prompting calls for action to reduce the mortality.
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the government was preparing to table the Constitution amendment proposal soon to address concerns of various groups and communities.
Kathmandu, Nepal: deliberation on the impeachment motion filed against Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki resumed again from Friday.
Just the prospect of Lionel Messi's return gave Argentina so much confidence that one player openly said it would intimidate the Brazilians ahead of their South American World Cup qualifying match.
Dr Govinda KC threatens to stage another fast-unto-death demanding appointment of the dean at the IOM on the basis of seniority
Guwahati : The Assam government has declared Public Holiday on November 19 next in the areas falling under Lakhimpur Parliamentary Constituency and Baithalangso (ST) Assembly Constituency on account of by-election.
Guwahati : Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday laid foundation stones for an electrification project between Raninagar (Jalpaiguri) and Guwahati section and p
Nepalgunj, Nepal: A cargo aircraft owned by Makalu Air met with an accident at Simikot Airport of Humla district on Friday morning.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Federal Alliance (FA), an alliance of the agitating Madhesi and Janajaties parties boycotted a Legislature-Parliament meeting on Friday.
A government official says at least 13 people have been killed in a fire in a garments factory on the eastern outskirts of the Indian capital.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli to help with the constitution amendment process.
Suspended chef commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki presented ‘himself’ before the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday via his attorney, Tej Bahadur Katawal,by responding to a summon
Five cases fled against suspended CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki at Supreme Court to be heard from December 2
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday had registered a case against a manager of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and a Transport Contractor of Assam in connection with alleged loss of Rs 13.56 lakh.
Assam government will award Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia to the families of martyrs of Assam Agitation in a programme to be held at Khanapara Veterinary College Playground on December 10, 2016.
A convention of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Species Survival Commission's voluntary group of experts for the management and conservation of Asia's elephants, will get underway at Hotel Vivanta
Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary held an interactive session with various investors of Assam at a city hotel on Wednesday.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak has stressed the need of local poll for the implementation of Constitution.
Assam governor, Chief Minister and several organizations had welcomed the Centre's decision of scraping Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
An unusually large and bright Moon will adorn the night sky next Monday — the closest “supermoon†to Earth in 68 years and a chance for dramatic photos and spectacular surf.
Film star Brad Pitt has been cleared of abuse allegations in a child welfare investigation and has asked a court to grant him shared custody of his six children with his estranged wife, actress Angelina Jolie, a source close to the matter said o
Property worth around Rs 50 million was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at the Hong Kong Bazaar, a popular shopping complex, at Prithvi Chok in Pokhara on Wednesday afternoon.
Throngs of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest Republican Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and
After missing three matches with an injury, Lionel Messi is back in the lineup for Argentina in its crucial World Cup qualifier against Brazil.
Asian stocks have fallen sharply as Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.
US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B Teplitz hosted a ceremony at her official residence today coinciding with the ongoing US presidential election in the United States of America.
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world on Tuesday by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police have a suspicion that international terror organization like ISIS would have snaked in Nepal.
Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation’s most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the
Republican Donald Trump scored a series of surprising wins in battleground states including Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, opening a path to the White House for the political outsider and rattling world markets counting on a win by Democrat Hillar
Supreme Court Directs suspended CIAA chief Lokman Sing Karki to present within seven days
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal continues consultation with Madhes based parties over the issue of constitution amendment
The Chhath festival concluded today as devotees offered Argha (curd) to the Sun God.
GNRC hospital conducted the last ‘Evening with a Doctors' program at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) in northeast India on 5 November 2016 for the benefit of media persons along with their close relatives. The free health camp was attended by ne
Assam on Saturday paid tribute to the Cultural icon Dr Bhupen Hazarika in his fifth death anniversary.
A local court in Guwahati on Saturday had sent Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Chairman Rakesh Paul to 14 days police custody.
The indigenous minority communities are sons of the soil and there is no need for them to be afraid of any political discourse, commented Asam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday while interacting with the leadership of indigenous mino
Russian emergency officials say six people are dead and four in serious condition after a gas explosion in an apartment building.
The Prime Minister’s Secretariat has made it clear that there has not been any agreement with the Madhesi parties about the issue of naturalized citizenship.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has wished that may the Chhath festival motivate all Nepalis to move ahead towards the successful implementation of the Constitution of Nepal by maintaining national unity, integrity, cooperation and consensus.
The main ritual of the four-day Chhath festival is being observed today by worshipping and making offerings to the setting sun.
Journalists Forum Assam (JFA) expresses its worries over the recent submission of the management of Janasadharan (www.janasadharan.in) about its inability to continue publishing the city based Assamese daily newspaper for a longer period as it w
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expresses concern over the recent directive from the Union information & broadcasting ministry to take Hindi news channel 'NDTV India' off air for 24 hours with effect from 01 hours on 9 November till 01 hrs of 10
Biratnagar, Nepal : Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav has alleged the major political parties for showing apathy to address the demands raised by the Madhesies and Janajatis by amending in the constitution.
Real Madrid players changed into auto racing suits for a go-kart race on Friday, then drove home expensive cars.
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump battled over the strength of the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising the latest U.S. jobs report and Trump dismissing it as a fraudu
Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country’s main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism investigation on Friday, drawing strong international condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee returned home concluding his three-day state visit to Nepal on Friday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting with the main opposition leader and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Friday.
The Government of Japan has agreed to provide Rs 24.5 million to Nepal as grant assistance for the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction Strengthening Project in Chitwan.
The government forwarded the necessary process for implementing the provision allowing 50 per cent discount to working journalists for health treatment.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee returns home concluding his three day state visit to Nepal
Assam Cheif Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday had ordered a probe into the irregularities in the Social Welfare department after Rs 2000 crore irregularities in the department came to light.
The 4th National Education Conference of Don Bosco School Principals will be held at Don Bosco School, Panbazar, Guwahati on November 4-6.
Two persons lost their lives and one person was critically hurt after a van hit their motorcycle from behind at Itahara-4 in Morang district on the Urlabari-Baranga road section on Wednesday evening.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a three-day state visit to Nepal, performed ‘special pooja’ at Pashupatinath Temple on Thursday morning.
Two trains collided in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, a hospital official said, as the country suffered its second major rail collision in less than two months.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held meeting, discussed on ranges of issues
Pop icon Lady Gaga, who owns six cars and just this year obtained a driving licence, said on Wednesday that she wants to "drive all over Tokyo".
The letter of civic felicitation to be presented to President of India Pranab Mukherjee by the people of Janakpur has been prepared in three languages—Nepali, English and Maithili.
The mayor of London has ordered an investigation into the rising costs of converting the Olympic Stadium into the home venue for Premier League club West Ham.
Unless Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly decides to add mercy to his list of virtues, the Real Madrid forward will have a good shot at scoring his 100th goal in European competition on Wednesday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari and President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, had a meeting at the President's Office, Shital Niwas today.
Two women were buried alive by three brothers in Central Assam's Nagaon district branded them as witches.
A sensational report came to light in oil rich Upper Assam as a 4-year old girl was allegedly beheaded and offered as sacrifice by a ‘Tantrik’ (witch doctor to trace a lost mobile phone.
Assam has paid rich tribute to Sardar Ballavbhai Patel on his 141st birth anniversary on Monday, which is observed as Rastriya Ekta Divas (National Unity Day) throughout the country.
IK Songbijit, the former head of Bodo outfit group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has recently formed a new outfit group in Myanmar.
Despite the tight security during the state visit of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, some people protested the state visit of Mukherjee, on Wednesday.
A speedboat carrying Indonesian workers home from Malaysia capsized in stormy weather on Wednesday, and police said at least 20 people were killed.
Nepal Police has stated that the general public has not been stopped from walking on the pavement during the passage of the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's carcade.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee meets President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas
Assam government has appointed Pallav Bhattacharjee, Additional DGP (SB), Assam as the new mediator to liaise with the organizations agitating for ST status of six communities of the state.
An Australian delegation led by lawmaker Jing Lee returned home today after completing a weeklong visit.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Laxmi Pooja, the third day of the Tihar or Yamapanchak is being marked by worship to the Goddess of wealth throughout the country today.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude struck in central Italy on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Iraqi Shi’ite militias launched an offensive toward the west of Mosul on Saturday, an operation that will tighten the noose around Islamic State’s Iraq stronghold but has alarmed Turkey and could inflame tensions in the mainly Sunni area.
The Indian army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
China’s imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior US official said on Saturday, adding that a US missile system deployed in South Korea should “motivate†Beijing to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
Kathmandu, Nepal: President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Deep Kumar Upadhyay and Leela Mani Paudyal as Nepali Ambassadors to India and China respectively on Saturday.
At least four persons including a minor were killed and 11 others injured in three separate road mishaps in Assam on Saturday.
Reiterating that the government has fulfilled its commitment given in the budget speech for making higher education free for economically underprivileged students, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that this is just the beginning of a
Assuring Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, that Assam is right on the track to achieve its goal of building skilled manpower, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the government i
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Nepali Congress leader Prakash Sharan Mahat said his party’s Parliamentary Party would take an appropriate decision on the issue of impeachment motion against the Chief of Commission for the Investigation of Ab
A special security plan has been prepared for the forthcoming state visit by Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee, from November 2 to 4.
India and Pakistan traded accusations that each had killed civilians in cross-border shelling on Friday, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors continued to fester.
Biratnagar, Nepa: At least two persons were killed and about half dozen others injured when a pickup truck met with the accident at Simledanda of Chhintang-8 of Dhankuta district on Friday night.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Second day of the five day long Tihar is being marked across the country by worshiping dog (Kukur) on Saturday.
The engine of an American Airlines Group Inc jet caught fire seconds from takeoff at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Friday, prompting the crew to abort its departure and evacuate passengers via emergency chutes, authorities said.
Nepal Police has on Friday made public a Bulgarian national arrested on the charge of stealing money by using fake bank cards from the bank accounts of various persons.
A teacher has been shot and killed as she arrived at school in Thailand’s deep south, the latest of thousands of people who have died in the region during an insurgency that began over a decade ago.
A model earthquake-resistant settlement constructed by the Dhurmus Suntali Foundation at Giranchaur of Melamchi Municipality-8 in Sindhupalchok district was handed over to the earthquake survivors today.
Apple's high-end Mac laptops are getting a touch control strip above the keyboard, part of a long-awaited update aimed at reviving interest in a product often overshadowed by newer gadgets like the iPad and iPhone.
Yampanchak , popularly known as Tihar, begins bringing happiness and joys among the Nepalese from today.
Going contradictorily to the expectation of the Nepali people particularly the business communities, the Nepal-India Trade Treaty has been extended for another seven years without any changes in the existing treaty.
A hardcore militant of Meghalaya's outfit group Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district on Thursday morning.
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe has claimed that the impeachment motion was moved against the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority chief Lok Man Singh Karki being directed by India.
The CPN-UML Secretary Pradeep Gyawali said the impeachment motion against the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority chief, Lok Man Singh Karki, was not put forth in order to topple the incumbent government.
The Hindu glorious Festival-Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and Diwali in India. In this year the light day-Tihar is starting from 12 Kartik 2073 just 28 Oct. 20
The government has on Thursday declared public holiday on November 2, to observe Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Nepal.
Researchers are trying to infect mosquitoes in Brazil and Colombia with a type of bacteria that could prevent them from spreading the Zika virus and other dangerous diseases.
Major three political parties concentrate discussion on package deal regarding impeachment, constitution amendment and elections
A pair of strong aftershocks shook central Italy late Wednesday, crumbling churches and buildings, knocking out power and sending panicked residents into the rain-drenched streets just two months after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 300 peo
The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said that the libraries continue to play a central role in providing open and free access to information and ideas.
The Joint Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will be in Assam on a two day visit on November 2-3, 2016.
Nepali Congress (NC) central member, Shekhar Koirala, today said the three political parties must unite to implement the constitution.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the commissioners of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to take ahead the works of the commission smoothly.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has left for New Delhi today to take part in a ministerial-level meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission that would be held there on Thursday.
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport in Nepal remained closed about one hour on Wednesday after a dead bat was spotted on the runway.
The ‘First Tiger Festival-2073 BS’ has commenced in Dodhara–Chandani Municipality of Kanchanpur district on Tuesday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's security will be reviewed by Assam police following militants attack on Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
Three persons were killed by miscreants in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
Assam police had recovered huge quantity of explosives from Assam's Kamrup district last night and arrested three persons in connection with it.
Deliberations over the impeachment motion registered against the chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lok Man Singh Karki has began in the legislative parliament from Tuesday.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to visit India again. His three day visit to India is scheduled for November 4.
Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav warned that a fresh people’s movement would be launched if the Constitution amendment bill was not table by Chhath festival.
Deliberation over impeachment motion against suspended chief commissioner of the CIAA to begin in the parliament from today
Jorge Batlle, a veteran politician who was the fourth member of his Catalan immigrant family to be president of Uruguay, died on Monday, a day before his 89th birthday.
At least 59 people were killed and 117 critically wounded when gunman stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta, government officials said on Tuesday.
The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has announced the auspicious time for receiving and offering Bhai Tika at 11: 52 am on November 1 for this year.
Gunmen stormed a police training center Monday in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province and detonated explosive vests, killing at least 41 police trainees, authorities said.
Miss International India 2016 'Gorkhali Gabhuru' Rewati Chetri India's face at Miss International 2016 in Tokyo Japan has been officially appointed as Visit Japan Ambassador by the Commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Tourism, Land
The Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday presented the 4th Bhupen Hazarika National Award to eminent singer Lou Majaw at a function organised by Sarhad, a socio cultural educational organization at Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan.
Manipur Chief Minister Ibobi Singh and his colleague Depty Chief Minister Gaikhangam Gangmei on Monday escaped unhurt when suspected NSCN(IM) militants opened gunfire as they were getting out of their helicopter at Ukhrul helipad in Ukhrul distr
Chairman of the Sadbhavana Party Rajendra Mahato has warned of agitation if the constitution amendment proposal was not registered at the Legislature-Parliament before the Chhath festival.
Narendra Shrestha has been elected as the new President of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), the only governing body of the Nepalese football organizations on Monday.
Jhabindra Prasad Aryal has been appointed as the Nepali Ambassador to Egypt on Monday. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had appointed him as per the recommendation of the Nepal government.
In the time when the Tihar festival, the second largest festival of Hindus, is approaching near to the doorstep of all Nepalese, the District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu has on Monday appealed not to organize deusi and bhailo program
Security forces were hunting through forests in southeast India Monday for Maoist rebels after a fierce gunfight left 21 rebels dead and two policemen wounded.The gunfight broke out late Sunday after police received a tip that 60 Maoist rebels w
The CPN (United) has decided to vote in favor of the impeachment motion registered in the parliament against the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) suspended Chief commissiner Lokman Singh Karki.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the Ministry of Education to stop the auction of the land belonging to the Sajha Prakashan in Pulchok, on Monday.
Assam's Karbi militant group Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) had declared ceasefire and sent a letter to the Union government.
He lived with self-pride and died calm. A scribe of repute, an editor of commitment and an author with humor, Tilak Hazarika passed away on the early hours of 22 October. The 95 crossed Assamese gentleman was admitted in the hospital on 19 Septe
At least 30 people of a marriage party were injured in a road mishap in Assam's capital city Guwahati on Sunday morning.
An unfortunate incident happened in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Sunday morning when a rhino attack a tourist team of Mumbai inside the park.
A member of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Unification) was killed during a gun fight with Assam Rifles in Nagaland's Wokha district on Sunday morning.*
A worker has died in a “work-related fatality†at the site of a 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar, the country’s World Cup organizing body said late on Saturday.
The search operation of missing Israeli tourist, Amit Reichman, who went missing at Mardi Mountain region near Pokhara, since October 16 is intensified from different sectors.
The city based Sun Valley hospital, known for its specialties on diabetic care, conducted the last 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 22 October, where Dr Tapan Sarma (Medicine) provided free healthcare consultations
New Nepali singer Shweta Punjali has won the 'Best New Talent' award for her song "Achammai Lagyo Malai at the recently concluded 2016 Nepali Music Video Award.
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the lawmakers of his party to support the impeachment motion filed against suspended Chief Commissioner at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh
Legislative parliament to begin debate over impeachment motion registered against suspended CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki from Tuesday
CPN-UML Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam today said efforts were afoot to make the constitution failure.
Saying that the youth must be spiritually inclined, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that a strong moral character of a person gives him the strength to carry out his duties towards society with dedication and commitment.
Reiterating that the youth of the state must be mentored by all stakeholders so that they can contribute meaningfully to the society, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that all the IAS, IPS and IFS officers of the state sh
Veteran journalist of Assam Tilak Hazarika on Saturday has died following prolonged illness.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba held a meeting on Saturday to discuss about the recent political development of the country.
CPN (Maoist Center) has mandated its Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to decide on the impeachment motion filed at Parliament against suspended Chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Lokman Singh Karki from
Russia’s aviation agency says 19 people have died after a helicopter carrying oil workers crashed.
Junko Tabei, first woman to scale Mount Everest, has died at the age of 77.
Security forces on Friday had recovered a powerful crude bomb from Assam's Kokrajhar district and apprehended a person.
Assam Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption branch on Friday had arrested red handed an ASI under Guwahati police commissionerate when the police official taken bribe from a person.
Poachers had killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today visited the famous Chhinnamasta goddess temple at the Chhinnamasta village in Saptari district and offered special worship.
Hackers unleashed a complex attack on the internet through common devices like webcams and digital recorders and cut access to some of the world’s best known websites on Friday, a stunning breach of global internet stability.
Fourteen people remained trapped on Friday under the wreckage of a packed passenger train that derailed en route between Cameroon’s two largest cities, killing at least 55 and injuring 575, the government said in a communique read on state tel
Dele Alli is keen to improve his finishing after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder admitted that his profligacy in front of goal has at times left him feeling frustrated this season.
The Champions League final could be contested outside Europe for the first time, new UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday.
Major parties attempt to make uni-vocal stand over the issue of impeachment against suspended CIAA chief Lok Man Singh Karki
A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding a halt on the pay and perks from the state coffer to the suspended Chief Commissioner of the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki on Friday.
Police investigation has confirmed that the main masterminds behind the September 20 bomb blasts in various schools of the Kathmandu Valley were leaders of the CPN Maoist Center, the head of the incumbent government!
CPN-UML Arghakanchi district committee has on Friday terminated the general membership of two party leaders, who were accused in the murder of a local woman.
The Latest on the developments in Iraq where Iraqi forces and their allies launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city from the Islamic State group (all times local):
British ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dahal at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar, on Friday.
Visiting Chinese Minister of State Administration for Industry and Commerce Zhang Mao called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal as a courtesy call at latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Friday.
City authorities have closed a sprawling park in the heart of New Delhi after eight birds died of suspected bird flu, days after the city zoo was closed to the public after nine birds died there.
Political parties particularly the major two government allies Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center have intensified discussions with the aim to make a univocal stand regarding the impeachment against suspended chief commissioner of the Com
Special general meeting of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) is going to be held today amid a heightening controversy among the members.
At least four people killed and one dozen injured when a passenger bus and a truck coming from the opposite direction collided on head at Mirchaiya-6 of Siraha district along the east-west highway on Thursday morning.
BJP and its ally AGP in Assam will field a common candidate in the forthcoming bye poll in Lakhimpur parliamentary constituency.
Fourth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission is scheduled to be held in New Delhi next week. The meeting of the high level bilateral mechanism is scheduled for October 26-27 at New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Three day long International Hindu Conference, which is going to kick off at Bankali, Pashupatinath of Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday.
Today's meeting of the Women, Children, Elderly Citizens and Social Welfare Committee under the Legislature-Parliament decided to form a subcommittee to carry out investigation into anomalies in the medical sector.
The Legislature-Parliament formed 11 members impeachment recommendation committee. Speaker Onsari Gharti announced the formation of the committee during the meeting of the parliament on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said on Wednesday that the constitution amendment proposal will be tabled in the parliament before the Chhat, festival.
Minister for Urban Development and the leader of Nepali delegation, Arjun Narasingha KC, addressed the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, on October 18.
As many as 631 people have been found with the infection of scrub typhus and dengue diseases across the country.
Minister for Industry, Nabindra Raj Joshi, and Chinese Minister of State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Zhang Mao, today held bilateral talks at the former's office.
The number of Chinese tourists entering Nepal from the northern transit route in Rasuwa is increasing day by day.
Top leaders of the major parties to discuss over the constitution amendment proposal before initiating discussion with the Madhesi parties
It is likely that Speaker Onsari Gharti is going to announce impeachment recommendation committee today to recommend about the impeachment against Lok Man Singh Karki, Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Author
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to address the legislative parliament today.
At least one passenger killed and nine others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River at Rigdikhola area along the Mugling-Narayanghat road section Tuesday evening.
A passenger bus plunged into the Trisuli River along the Mugling Narayenghad road section on Tuesday evening.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country, has on Tuesday recommended action against its own staff on charge of negligence of duty and two other government employees of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No 10 for non-cooperation in
The government allies to discuss with the agitating Madhes based parties to convince over the constitution amendment proposal
The Legislature-Parliament meeting on Tuesday unanimously endorsed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill-2072 BS.
Finally, a team of Supreme Court(SC) has become success to paste the court summons at chief of CIAA Lokman Singh Karki’s house on Tuesday.
At least three girls including a minor were injured in an explosion in Manipur's Imphal city on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) appreciates the latest gesture shown by the Pakistan Government in Islamabad towards senior scribe Cyril Almeida withdrawing his name from the exit control list (ECL).
Security forces on Monday had busted two camps of NDFB(S) and apprehended a hardcore militant of the outfit group during an intensive operation along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said.
The simmering anger against the Centre's decision to revise the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1955 reached at boiling point in Assam *
In putting across their intent loud and clear, the Assam and Nagaland government vowed to adopt 'mutually reciprocating approach' to carry forward constant dialogue and people to people contact towards solving all outstanding issues between the
As the goals have dried up for Jamie Vardy at Leicester, another former non-league striker has embarked on a hot scoring streak for a Premier League club.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned home after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit in Goa of India on Monday.
Prime Minister Dahal returns home after attending BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit in India
Reiterating that the youth must take leading role in making Assam a developed state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the youth must employ its innovative ideas in nation building process and commit themselves to the c
Reiterating that the youth must take leading role in making Assam a developed state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the youth must employ its innovative ideas in nation building process and commit themselves to the c
China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is returning home today after attending in the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit that was held in Goa of India on October 16.
A youth named Baikuntha Belabase, originally from Siddara VDC of Arghakhanchi district has been arrested by the Nepal Police here in Kathmandu on the charge of extorting money from commoners and businesspersons in the guise of a commander of an
Assam's well known Nemcare hospital conducted the Saturday evening OPD at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) in northeast India, where Dr Nareswar Barman (Cardiology) and Dr Bikash Kumar Das (Medicine) provided free healthcare consultations to GPC member
Andy Murray powered his way to a third Shanghai Masters title by beating Spanish 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(1) 6-1 in Sunday’s final to close in on Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings.
A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today unanimously endorsed a proposal tabled seeking permission to send earlier presented three elections-related bills to the respective committees for clause-wise deliberations.
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s full remarks to several Wall Street audiences appeared to become public on Saturday when the controversial transparency group Wikileaks dumped its latest batch of hacked emails.
A proposal by Nepal before the trilateral meeting among Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping has received a positive response.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is to address the meeting of the heads of state and governments of the BIMSTEC member states as well as the BRIC-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit here today.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is presently in Goa in course of attending the BRICS- BIMSTEC Outreach Summit, today called on Sri Lankan President Maithiripala Sirisena.
The leaders of five of the world’s fast-rising powers were meeting Sunday in the southwestern Indian state of Goa for their annual summit at a time when their ability to shape the global dialogue on international politics and finance is increa
Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under an emergency order issued Friday by the Department of Transportation in response to reports of the phones catching fire.
A rhino calf rescued more than a month ago from Meghauli – located at the western part of Chitwan – has died.
On the occasion of Kojagrat Purnima, the last day of 15-day Badadashain festival, President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited the Navadurga Temple of Bhaktapur today and performed pooja of Navadurga Bhawani.
A gas explosion inside a coal mine in southwestern China has killed seven people and injured two more.
Assam police on Saturday had recovered a powerful crude bomb from a busy market area in Guwahati.
Leaders of India and Russia on Saturday began their annual talks that are expected to conclude with new defense deals and the smoothing over of recent irritants in their decades-long close relationship.
Police say at least 19 people were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede as they were heading to a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India.
Nepal women’s cricket team has defeated China by four wickets in the match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifying Series Asia Region held at Mong Kok of Hong Kong on Saturday.
Paresh Baruah led United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and NSCN(K) have jointly planned a series of attack on security forces and to abduct two BJP MLA's of Assam.
The Chief electoral officer of Assam on Friday had published the Draft Electoral Rolls of the state.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal left for India to participate in the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit on Saturday.
At least three persons died and a dozen injured when a passenger bus met with the accident at Palanchok of Kavrepalanchok district on Friday evening.
The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday officially become part in the People's Party Arunachal (PPA) led state government with induction of senior BJP MLA Tamio Taga as a minister.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found vital clues of nexus between government officials of Nagaland and militants.
Assam's Cachar district administration on Thursday had deported ten illegal Bangladeshi migrants including two kids and a woman to Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to visit India again from Saturday
CPN Maoist Centre, the ruling head of the incumbent government, has on Friday decided to postpone its national assembly till November 17. Earlier, the party had scheduled its national assembly for October 26 and 27.
The government offices that remained closed during the Bada Dashain festival resumed service from today onwards.
At least eight persons killed and dozens missing when a boat capsize in the Maikhola River of Ilam district on Friday afternoon.
India will take its drive to isolate Pakistan and rally the international community against cross-border militancy to a summit of emerging market powers this weekend, when it hosts BRICS nations in the western state of Goa.
At least Eight Killed, several missing in Ilam boat capsize
Exposing the nation's sharp political divisions as Election Day nears, supporters of Republican Donald Trump repeatedly interrupted President Barack Obama on Tuesday as he urged North Carolina Democrats to take advantage of early voting and cast
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died in hospital on Thursday, the palace said in an announcement. He was 88.
Several women levied allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump on Wednesday in a series of interviews, adding to the already damaging revelations about the Republican presidential nominee's aggressive sexual comments about women.
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,†the Swedish Academy said on Thursday in awarding the 8 million Swedish crown ($927,740) prize.
India and four other countries have pulled out of the 19th South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit to be held in Islamabad in November. India’s decision was taken in the wake of the Uri attack on 18 September 2016. Simil
At least one person died and four others were injured in a bus-car collision at Lokaha Bridge in Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway on Wednesday night.
China hopes that Australia acts and speaks with caution on the South China Sea and that its words and actions on the matter match each other, a senior Chinese officer told the visiting head of the Australian Defence Force.
An aftershock measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked central region of Nepal on Wednesday afternoon.
As many as 60 passengers were injured in a vehicular collision on Wednesday morning at Kanta area of Birtamod in Jhapa.
Brazil recorded it fourth straight win under is new coach on Tuesday to become the new leader of South America's World Cup qualifying group after 10 matches. Arch rival Argentina, however, was shocked 1-0 at home by Paraguay and is in a precario
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expresses concern that the Pakistan government in Islamabad has issued indirect threats to a senior scribe for his report published in Dawn.
The Seto Ghoda Jatra was marked in Bhaktapur on Tuesday night on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.
At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday when a gunman opened fire on worshippers gathered at a shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul for a Shi’ite holy day, officials said.
Government to intensify effort to take into confidence to the agitating Madhes based parties after Dashain
A couple, who were sleeping at their road side shelter, lost their life after a truck with Indian number plate rammed the house at Dhalan along the Naubise road-section in Dhading in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
Hindus throughout the country are observing the eighth day of the ten-day long Bada Dasain festival as the Maha Astami festival on Sunday by worshipping Goddess Durga Bhawani.
A gamut of issues relating to the foreigners' issue in Hailakandi district was reviewed at a meeting convened by Deputy Commissioner Moloy Bora at his office conference room here Friday.
A gamut of issues relating to the foreigners' issue in Hailakandi district was reviewed at a meeting convened by Deputy Commissioner Moloy Bora at his office conference room here Friday.
At least three people were killed and 11 others injured in three separate road mishaps in Assam on Saturday.
A man hailed from West Bengal was found hanging inside the CM bungalow at Itanagar on Saturday morning, where former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh was committed suicide on August 9 this year.
The city based Nemcare hospital will conduct the next evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 15 October next. Dr Nareswar Barman (Cardiology) and Dr Bikash Das (Medicine) will be available for free healthcare consultations to the GPC mem
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Indian forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas Saturday as thousands carried the body of a young boy killed overnight during an anti-India protest in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his confidence that all three elections will be held within the stipulated time.
Former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) Chairman, KP Sharma Oli, today said all procedures pertaining to constitution's implementation must be completed within the stipulated timeframe.
Bangladeshi security forces killed 11 members of a Islamist militant group on Saturday blamed for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.
As part of the centuries old tradition, the Fulpati procession today left the Gorkha's Dashain Ghar at 11 am with ritualistic offerings and homage for Kathmandu's Hanumandhoka Durbar.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, today claimed that a message has gone into the international community that air travel in Nepal was safe.
Italy forward Graziano Pelle has been removed from the team's squad for refusing to shake coach Gian Piero Ventura's hand after a substitution.
In an unprecedented event of its kind, a Maithali woman in Dhanusha has lit the funeral pyre of her husband by discarding an age-old Hindu tradition and establishing a new precedent in a patriarchal society.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today laid the foundation stone for construction of the model settlement at Laprak of Gorkha amidst a ceremony held here.
An acute shortage of foodstuffs has gripped many rural villages of Bajhang, a district in the far-western Nepal,forcing the people to eat wild fruits for survival. The people of the affected villages including Kanda have started eating wild frui
A typhoon that battered South Korea this week killed seven people and left three others missing, the country's safety agency said Thursday.
Pakistan's media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir region between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Minister for Health Gagan Thapa on Thursday urged Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital’s senior orthopaedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC to end the fast-unto-death.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has assured that the government would hold local, provincial and federal elections within the scheduled time.
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on November 4, after a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it past a key threshold on Wednesday.
Madhes based parties issued threat to withdraw support to the government if their agendas are not addressed on time
Prominent Assamese writer, who is an Arunachali by native,Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi opposes the idea of inner line permit (ILP) arrangement, which is presently applied to three northeastern States namely Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
The Japan government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 610 million for implementation of different seven development projects in Nepal.
Minister for Health Gagan Thaha has sought cooperation from parliamentarians to save life of Dr Govinda KC who is currently staging fast-unto-death for the ninth time.
With the theme ' Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status', the World Teachers' Day is being observed across the country organizing various programmes today.
A member of the legislative parliament has warned to raise arms against the state if his community’s demands are not addressed immediately.
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has appealed to save agitating Dr. Govinda KC’s life.
British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for work that “revealed the secrets of exotic matter,†the prize committee said.
Alphabet’s Google has been given until the end of October, the fourth extension, to rebut EU antitrust charges that it uses its dominant Android mobile operating system to block competitors, the European Commission said on Monday.
The registration of online application for the 2018 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program begins from Tuesday. The US Embassy in Kathmandu has formally announced the opening of application for the 2018 DV lottery program today.
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned the publication of a local newspaper, saying that its contents could incite violence in the disputed region.
President Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up on the White House South Lawn on Monday to sound a call for urgent action to combat climate change.
Turkish authorities on Tuesday suspended some 12,800 police officers from duty over their suspected links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen as Turkey pressed ahead with its vast crackdown on a network it says is behind the country's Ju
It was a big, and ultimately doomed, proposal from a small country at a UN wildlife conference in South Africa: legalise the international sale of rhino horn because a 1977 ban on its trade has failed to stop the scourge of poaching.
Lawmakers, speaking at a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday, drew the government's attention towards inconveniences facing commuters on the eve of the festivals due to anomalies of transport entrepreneurs.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that Swaccha Bharat Mission has turned into a Rashtra Dharma and the people from every corner of the country have started participating into this Mission spontaneously.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the legislators must be proactive and initiate innovative action for bringing change at the grassroots.
West Hartford: Nepali music scenes upcoming artist Shweta Punjali today held a live performance at a cultural programme organized to celebrate the Hindu festival Dashain in Connecticut state of the United States of America.
India's bowlers helped the hosts clinch a 178-run victory over New Zealand in the second Test on Monday to take the series and reclaim their top spot in the world rankings.
Neighboring India’s President Pranab Mukherjee’s scheduled visit to Nepal has been confirmed for November 2-4.
Members of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India Relations from the Nepali side on Monday left for New Delhi to attend the bilateral body’s second meeting scheduled to begin from Tuesday.
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.
Private photographs of supermodel Kate Moss got leaked online after a hacker reportedly broke into her sister Lottie Moss’s Facebook account.
Major three political parties- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have agreed to extend the deadline to the Local Body Restructuring Commission (LBRC) to submit its report by a month.
A mobile app has been introduced to contain the growing incidents of smuggling of the endangered species of red panda.
A landslide triggered by torrential downpour at Resunga Muncipality – 15 has blocked the Gulmi – Ridi – Tamghas route.
A gun battle with a group of militants who attacked an Indian army camp in the Indian portion of Kashmir that killed one Indian paramilitary soldier and wounded another has ended early Monday morning, police said.
At least two persons killed and about two dozen others injured when a passenger bus met with the accident at Pokhara of Kaski district on Monday.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) under the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday endorsed the names of recommended Nepal’s envoys to China and India.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will release the “Assam Human Development Report 2014' and the Vision and Strategic Architecture Document on SDGs, namely, “Assam 2030: Our Dream, Our Commitment' in a function to be held a
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the national development would be possible when the nation follows the path of Buddha and Mahata Gandhi.
The city based journalists were maintaining comparatively good health and only few had complications, said Dr Amit Saha of Swagat hospital after conducting the weekly evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 1 October last. Over 35 scribes along
Informing that the government will make all the police stations in the state smart police stations in a phased manner, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that newer challenges are facing the society in modern times and pol
The Parliament meeting on Sunday approved the proposal for sending various bills related to the establishment of different commissions to the concerned committee for clause-wise discussion.
Minister for Commerce, Romi Gauchan Thakali, on Saturday left for Rome, the capital of Italy, to take part in the 'Fourth Ministerial Meeting of Agricultural Commodity Markets and Prices' at the invitation of Food and Agriculture Organization (
'Dashain'-the famous Hindu festival is starting from 22 Ashoj 2073- 1st Oct 2016. 22 Ashoj 2073 is the starting day of Durga Puja which is called Ghatasthapana. From Ghatasthapana, Goddess Durga devotion celebrates 9 days and in the tenth day
James Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against Swansea on Saturday.
Albania coach Gianni De Biasi has included four newcomers in his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Spain.
Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel has opined for seeking the solution of current political problems through talks.
Football fever now grips Guwahati, the gateway of North East India as the city go to host the opening ceremony of the third season of Indian Super League (ISL) on October 1.
Three members of a single family were killed when a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall buried a house at Ramche-8 of Sindhupalchok district in the wee hours of Saturday.
The "Navaratri Parba" or the nine nights festival of Bada Dashain, the great festival of the Nepalese, commenced from today.
Ministry of Information and Communications has reached task execution agreements (TEAs) with the subordinate bodies and departments for result-bearing expeditions.
The Parliament has endorsed three bills related to the annual budget with majority on Friday.
Newly elected Chairman of the Agriculture and Water Resource Committee under the Legislature-Parliament Mohan Prasad Baral has been administered the oath of office and secrecy.
India has evacuated more than 10,000 villagers living near the border with Pakistan, amid concerns that there could be a military escalation after its special forces launched a cross-border operation against suspected militants.
Police say two people have died and 15 have been injured in a hospital fire in western Germany.
The city based Dispur Hospitals on Thursday organized a free health camp on the occasion of World Heart Day at Ganeshguri premises in Guwahati, where over 80 patients from Golaghat, Tezpur,Nagaon and Kamrup districts participated. *
Lauding the efforts of Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendants of Police (SP) of Nagaon District in removing the encroachers from a portion adjoining Kaziranga National Park as per the directive of Gauhati High Court, Assam Chief Minister S
The city based Dispur Hospitals today organized a free health camp on the occasion of World Heart Day at its Ganeshguri premises, where over 80 patients from Golaghat, Tezpur, Nagaon and Kamrup districts participated.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused RSS that the Sangh Parivar want to divide the country.
Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Sarusajai, Guwahati will be witnessing another mega sporting event as the Indian Super League's third season to kick off from October 1 after hosting the South Asian Games opening ceremony earlier this year.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said that the Union government is committed to extend all possible support to improve the health sector in Assam.
The World Bank will invest Rs 1,000 crore to develop the inland water transportation in Assam, especially for the development of jetties (ghats) on the river banks.
The Assam Secretariat has decided to make certain improvements in the e-pass system for visitors with effect from October 1.
Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashanka Koirala today said that the country at present was at a critical juncture of history and if it failed to hold elections at local, provincial and federal tiers, a political and legal void would loom lar
Singer Justin Bieber is reportedly looking for a relationship with actress Pamela Anderson following his split from singer Lionel Richies Sofia Richie.
US economic growth was less sluggish than previously thought in the second quarter as exports grew more than imports and businesses raised their investments, hopeful signs for the economic outlook.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said implementing the constitution together with concluding the remaining task of the peace process is the topmost priority of the government.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world’s biggest smartphone maker, said on Thursday more than 1 million people globally are now using Galaxy Note 7 smartphones with batteries that are not vulnerable to overheating and catching fire.
At least 33 people are missing a day after landslides swept through two east China villages, state media reported Thursday, as rescuers combed through rubble for survivors.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the SAARC Effectiveness Conference here today.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari today launched a campaign to clean Phewa Lake.
Pakistan's military says that Indian troops have killed two of its soldiers on the Pakistani side of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir in an "unprovoked" attack.
The government has decided to withdraw the bill on Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences.
A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November may be called off, as several countries have decided not to attend amid rising tension between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, officials s
Bangladesh announced Wednesday that it will not participate in the SAARC Summit, a meeting of South Asian nations, in Pakistan in November, following the withdrawal of India, the largest member of the regional bloc, a day earlier.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said the government was preparing to register the proposal to amend the constitution before the Dashain festival.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has said the government realised that a political understanding was essential to hold the elections at all three tiers.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The call for application for the 2018 Diversity Visa (DV) program is being called from October 4.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) today concluded hearing of ambassadors designated to India and China.
New Delhi will not participate in a meeting of South Asian nations to be held in Islamabad in November, its foreign ministry said in a statement late Tuesday.
Four elephants killed in Assam on Tuesday. According to the reports two elephants killed in Karbi Anglong district last night after a speedy train hit the pachyderm.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday urged all petroleum companies to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the tea gardens of the state.
A day-long conference of the General Managers (GM)s of District Industries and Commerce Centres (DI&CC)s was held at NEDFi House on Tuesday.
Death toll of Dhading bus accident reaches 19, thee among the injured are reported as serious in condition
Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi has said the government would leave no stone unturned in the search for former minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire and his younger brothers went missing in the fatal jeep accident that occurred at Ghoptebhir of Chitwan
UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused to the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of inviting India to play an unnecessary role in Nepal.
At least 18 persons killed and scores injured when a passenger bus met with a fatal accident at Marpak-5 of Dhading district in central Nepal on Tuesday.
Colombia’s center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse.
At least two middle-aged persons died after being swept away by separate raging rivers in Morang on Monday.
The Hubble Space Telescope has spied what appear to be water plumes on one of Jupiter’s icy moons shooting up as high as 125 miles.
Hillary Clinton emphatically accused Donald Trump of purposely keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters, declaring during Monday night's presidential debate, "There's something he's hiding."
A high level meeting was held in Assam's Tezpur based army 4 corps head quarter on Monday in presence of MOS Defence Dr Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and MOS Home Kiren Rijiju following China troops incursion into Arunachal Pradesh.
A high level team comprising Central and State Governments led by the advisor of Union Finance Ministry Dina Nath visited Assam on a two day visit to carry out an inspection on the ground to assess the extent of damages caused by floods and eros
Parliament initiates process to form a committee to impeach against CIAA chief commissioner and commissioner
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH)’s senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC began his ninth fast-unto-death strike forwarding four points including the demand to approve the proposed medical education bill from the ongoing session
There's something going on beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. But what?
BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday highly praised Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the Assam government in front of all representatives assembled for national council meeting at Kozhikode, Kerala.
Assam police on Sunday had apprehended three rhino poachers from Assam’s Nagaon district, officials said.
A Rear Area Security Exercise Antarik Suraksha was conducted at Narangi Military Station near Guwahati on September 23-24 under the aegis 51 Sub Area.
Tribhuwan International Airport closed for a while after NAC Airbus makes emergency landing after smoke detected
A group of 40 investors managing $1.25 trillion in assets have launched a campaign to encourage 16 global food companies to change the way they source protein for their products to help to reduce environmental and health risks.
Though the search operation is intensified, the chances of finding the bodies of the former home minister Madhav Ghimire and his two young brothers is getting low, the officials mobilized in the search operation have said.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi have said that the government was committed to hold the elections within the stipulated time.
The people of Rainas Municipality in Lamjung have come out onto the street in protests of the proposal about the restructuring of local units in the district.
A South Korean newspaper reports Chinese authorities are investigating a North Korean bank suspected of financing its government’s imports of goods that might be used by its nuclear weapons programme.
Search operation for the jeep that had plunged into the Trishuli River with three persons including former Chief Secretary and Former Home Minister Madhav Ghimire has resumed from early morning on Monday.
Major three parties-Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center agree for around 900 Local units
The Metropolitan Police Office has intensified its closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation drive in multiple locations of the Kathmandu Valley.
Barcelona says the Argentine Football Association has apologized for comments made by its national team coach Edgardo Bauza about Lionel Messi’s injury.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed joy at the completion of Nepal's peace process and constitution writing and also shared his optimism of the Nepal's political parties and stakeholders' succeeding in dealing with remai
The city based Dispur Hospitals prepare to observe the World Heart Day on 29 September next with the global spirit to reduce the number of cardiovascular patients. The popular private hospital of northeast India will organize a free health camp
An informal discussion was held in between the Assam government and the representatives of All Assam Student's Union regarding the implementation of the various clauses of Assam Accord in Guwahati on Friday.
The chairperson of the Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC), Balananda Paudel , has said that final report regarding the number of local bodies with demarcations will be submitted to the government by October 16.
Finally, the Nepal government has submitted documents related to appointment of Lok Man Singh Karki as the Chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) led by Mohan Baidya today called on the government to release its party cadres detained by police.
Police arrested a man accused of murdering his elderly mother from Dibrung VDC-2 in Gulmi today.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today made an onsite visit to the Melamchi Drinking Water Project's major tunnel at Ambathan in the district.
Six hardcore militants of Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) including two top leaders were killed and an army personnel was injured during fierce gun fight with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Friday morning, police sa
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a local court in Assam in connection with a defamation case filed by RSS on September 29.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat who is leading the Nepali delegation, held a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Thursday in New York.
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar has expressed her interest to make a visit to Nepal.
Preparations for declaring Bhaktapur district the first ever Yoga district in the country are over, according to Bal Mukunda Suwal, Secretariat member of the Secretariat of the Yoga District Declaration Main Organizing Committee, Bhaktapur.
Rescuers say the body of a Spanish trekker and two Nepalese guides have been recovered from a landslide and flown to the Nepalese capital while 15 more are getting treated at a hospital in Kathmandu.
with the aim to woo the agitating Madhes based parties, the government has on Thursday decided to allocate Rs 1.4 million on the name of treatment of those who had injured in the anti-Constitution protests since last year.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated a new Biodiversity Education Garden (BEG) inside Godavari’ s National Botanical Garden amid a function on Thursday.
A Rs. 800 crore proposal has been prepared for revamping Nagaon Paper Mill and reviving Cachar Mill, as the information was conveyed to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in a crucial meeting held with the Secretary of Heavy Industries and
Assam's student organization Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the state and central governments to stop the move to amend the Indian Citizenship Act. *
A hardcore militant of NDFB(S) was killed during a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Thursday morning, officials said.
The medical doctors arrested on the charge of possessing fake certificate by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police have been acquitted by the Court.
Sajha Prakashan, the century-old public publication house, has decided to close its Biratnagar-based eastern regional office.
At least four persons including a Spanish national killed in a landslide at Keramja village in Manaslu region of Gorkha district on Thursday.
Minister for Health Gagan Thapa has reaffirmed his commitment to address the demands put forth by Dr Govinda KC, who has already staged fast-unto-death eight times in the last four years, fighting against the anomalies and aberrations in the med
A two-day International Conference on Gender Equity and Social Justice kicked off here today. The Conference is organised by Legislature-Parliament's Social Justice and Human Rights Committee.
Four people including a Spanish national killed in Grkah landslide
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat stressed the need to make SAARC more effective and relevant.
A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt’s coast on Wednesday, killing at least 43, in the latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe.
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) conducted a consultation meeting with industry stakeholders in Guwahati on Tuesday to discuss and seek suggestions about the ongoing National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM).
Assam Tourism Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asked UK and Australia to immediately rectify their travel advisory to its citizens on Assam.
A boat carrying around 600 migrants has capsized off the Egyptian coast, killing at least 29 people, security sources and local officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
In Nepal, many children enter into so-called love marriages to escape desperate situations at home. But while these are marriages of choice, activists warn the damage to girls’ prospects is as bad as if they had been forced to marry.
Bollywood actor John Abraham who is also the owner of North East United Football Club on Tuesday evening called on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter's office chamber in Assam Secretariat and discussed with him the preparedness of G
Four people of a family committed suicide in a hotel in Guwahati and their bodies were recovered on Wednesday, police said.
The Delhi government has endorsed the office bearers of Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) headed by president K Vikram Rao, as the legal and representative body of the working journalists across the country. The government in the n
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said the government is in the final stages of preparations for the much-awaited local elections.
Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has returned home today after taking part in the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit that was held in Venezuela on September 17 and 18.
One person died and five others were injured after a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall buried them at Shantipur- VDC in Gulmi district on Tuesday night.
The Cambodian transgender women are subjected to high levels of discrimination in their day to day life and most of them face some kind of harassments while in public spaces because of their identities, said a report of Cambodian Center for Huma
‘Aina,’ a collection of story, of Ram Lal Joshi has won this year’s prestigious Nepali literary award ‘Madan Puraskar.’
The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that 2016 looked set to become the deadliest year on record for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy and Greece, even though arrivals are down 40 percent from a year ago.
The representative organizations of the private schools —PABSON, NPABSON and HISSAN have warned of agitation if the government failed to book the perpetrators who had planted bombs in various schools in the Kathmandu Valley on Tuesdau.
The CPN (Maoist Centre) has reached on the conclusion that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s state visit to India was successful.
Representatives from Bhutan and Myanmar are already here to take part in the International Conference on Gender Equity and Social Justice scheduled to kick off from upcoming Thursday.
A typhoon has caused serious flooding and flight cancellations in southern Japan.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is presently in New York City leading the Nepali delegation to the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, attended the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly organi
pressure cooker and cylinder bombs left in different seven schools in Kathmandu valley have been defused on Tuesday morning.
Police on Monday arrested an Afghanistan-born American who they suspect of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, capturing the 28-year-old in a dramatic gun battle that wounded him and two officers.
IIT Guwahati on Monday unveiled one of India´s fastest and most powerful computer, PARAM-ISHAN.
Assam government announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh paid to be the next kin of those dead and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons in Kaziranga incident on Monday where two people killed and several injured including 14 police personnel in clash
Assam Chief Secretary Vinod Kumar Pipersenia on Sunday said that the state government is very much keen to resolve the issues pertaining to granting of ST (Plain) status to the six communities of the State while chairing a meeting held at the As
Assam government announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh paid to be the next kin of those dead and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons in Kaziranga incident on Sunday where two people killed and several injured including 14 police personnel in clash
In a move to expedite implementation of rural development schemes, a meeting was held in presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Toma
In the time when whole the country marked the Constitution Day organizing a special function in Kathmandu and other parts of the country, the agitating Madhes-based parties marked the historic day as ‘Black Day’ here on Monday.
The government has brought forth clarity on the joint statement issued during the State visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India, reasoning that some media have reported the news by misinterpreting some points.
CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has tried to weaken the country's international affairs.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has condemned the terrorist attack in Uri of Kashmir on Sunday, in which as many as 17 Indian soldiers were killed.
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) orthopedic surgeon Dr Gonvinda KC postponed his plan to launch a fresh fast-unto-death strike for one week.
At least two people including a woman were killed and several others including 14 police personnel injured in clash between a mob and security forces during eviction drive by the administration in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Monday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has emphasized to amend the Constitution rather than implementation of it to address the concerns of the disgruntle forces.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to the United States of America, which was scheduled from Monday, has been cancelled in the eleventh hour today.
Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun held talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Venezuela.
Four persons of a family buried to death in a landslide occurred at Ringlang, Bungadobhan-4 in Baglung district.
A special ceremony has been organised to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal today.
A dead body of a seven-month-old baby girl was found inside a well at Kumaroj locality of Khaireni Municipality in Chitwan today.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal has strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack on Army by militants in Uri in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday kicked off the 64th Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy when he set the ball rolling in the first match between Shillong Lajong and Oil India Limited Duliajan at Nehru Stadium in Guwa
Nepal is marking the first anniversary of the promulgation of its new Constitution – an epoch-making document made possible through an arduous and rigorous political-constitutional process – on September 19.
CPN UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that constitution would not be amended by neglecting his party.
Syrian government warplanes and special forces on Sunday destroyed several positions of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour. The advance regained territory lost to the extremists Saturday when Syrian troops were hit w
Suspected rebels using guns and grenades sneaked into a crucial army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir early Sunday and killed at least 17 soldiers in the deadliest attack on a military base in the disputed Himalayan region in recent years, the
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned home concluding his four-day state visit to India on Sunday.
The United States President Barack Obama has congratulated to all the Nepalese on the auspicious occasion of the Constitution Day. Nepal is going to celebrate first Constitution Day on Monday.
A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday.
West Bromwich Albion handed West Ham a third straight loss in the English Premier League by 4-2 on Saturday.
Heavy rainfall in Pokhara and around the region since Saturday evening has created havoc on Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow is holding to its part of the Syria agreement, but accused the rebels of using it to "regroup" and called for more transparency from Washington.
The Vishwakarma puja is being celebrated especially in major cities and industrial areas of the country today. Vishwakarma is regarded as the main craftsman and architect of Gods.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal’s Constitution could not be amended for agenda of others.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat has said Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to India has become successful.
State officials in Florida on Friday tripled the active Zika transmission zone in the trendy seaside community of Miami Beach after five new cases of the mosquito-borne virus believed to cause a severe birth defect were identified in the area.
The decision of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to summon the leaders and office bearers of the Maoist party along with the concerned officials of the Nepal government has created a big jolt in the Maoist partie
Uma Regmi has been elected as the president of the Nepal Women Association (NWA), a sister wing of the Nepali Congress (NC).
Liverpool ended Chelsea's unbeaten start in the English Premier League with a rousing 2-1 win on Friday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day state visit to India, paid a courtesy call on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex Court of the country, has directed again the government to furnish records related to the appointment of Lok Man Singh Karki as the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) withi
Both Prime Ministers of Nepal and India- Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Narendra Modi respectively emphasized to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
The Election Commission on Friday apprised senior leaders of 25 political parties represented in the Parliament of internal preparations of the constitutional body for upcoming elections.
The Italian Senate says that former premier and president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who was also a senator for life, has died at age 95 after a long illness.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House here today.
A suicide bomber screamed “Allahu Akbar†and detonated himself in a packed mosque in a northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 20 during Friday prayers.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day state visit to India, has been welcomed with guard of honour at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day state visit to India, is scheduled to meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi this afternoon.
An MI-172 helicopter of Skyone airlines with eight people on board including six crew members had made an emergency landing in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday following technical snag.
Security forces nabbed three hardcore militants in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Chirang district on Thursday.
Miffed at the conditions of the National Highways, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday asked National Highways Authority (NHAI) of India to repair 183 KM stretch of the National Highways from Dibrugarh towards Sivasagar within S
The British Gurkha Welfare Society lost a case filed demanding equal pensions pwith their non-Gurkha British counterparts
Batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder James Faulkner have been ruled out of Australia's one-day series in South Africa later this month with injuries, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday following Wall Street’s decline. Trading was light, with exchanges in China and Korea closed for holidays.
The director and star of a controversial film about a hitman who is put through gender reassignment surgery by a relative of one of his victims defended the project as it had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wedne
The Department of Civil Personnel Records has unveiled the number of civil service employees who have not submitted their property details in the current fiscal year.
Sita Air’s Dornier aircraft escaped from the accident on Thursday.
leading the 125 member jumbo Nepali delegation, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left for New Delhi of India on a four-day state visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi onThursday.
Prime Minister Dahal lands in India, Indian external affair minister Susma Swaraja receives him
General Convention of the Nepal Woman Association, sister wing of the Nepali Congress kicks off in Kathmandu
A total of 1913 horns of the total 2018 rhino horns stored in various treasuries of Assam have been examined so far, as the Rhino Verification Committee completed checking Barpeta treasury on Friday Wednesday.
All government secondary schools in Assam will soon be declared tobacco-free zones.
Reiterating that government's own discretion is not enough for ensuring good governance, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that people's participation and feedback are equally important to make governance accountable for
Apple’s new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are clearly improvements on their predecessors -- even if the biggest change is actually an omission (of the traditional headphone jack). But are they improved enough to justify an upgrade?
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said children are ‘foundation of country’s future’, insisting need to create a suitable environment for them to get educated.
The Government of Nepal (GoN) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have agreed a new £85 million programme to support the implementation of the GoN’s National Health Sector Strategy (NHSS).
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed Deputy Commissioners to personally inspect the farming lands with the concerned District Agricultural Officers in their districts to assess the damage caused by the swarming caterpillar or arm
Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan who is in Assam to assess the extent of damages caused by flood and erosion had a crucial meeting with the State Chief Minister Sarban
A Sub-inspector of the Doimukh police station in Arunachal Pradesh police Khano Chatung was found dead inside a car early Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that his four-day India visit will focus on strengthening the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Ganga Maya Adhikari of Fujel, Gorkha has ended her hunger strike staged at the Bir Hospital, the oldest hospital of Nepal, on Wednesday.
The glorious Indra Jatra, thisyear, is being celebrated enthusiastically in Kathmandu on Bhadra 30th 2073 BS (15th Sep.2016). On Bhadra 1825 BS, the golden day of Indra Jatra, King Prithvi Narayan Shah concurred greater Nepal and sat on the roya
Guwahati : Miscreants killed a elderly woman and her daughter while another minor girl was critically injured in Assam's Morigaon district on Saturday night.
Guwahati: Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday flagged off a half marathon christened Bharat Jago Dour (India Awake and Run) to commemorate the 124th anniversary of Swami Vivekanandas Chicago speech at SAI Complex in Guwahati.
Guwahati: Assam's students organisation Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has asked the Centre to resume peace talks with ULFA and other rebel outfits to help Assam restore permanent peace.
Ahead of the start of their 2016-17 Champions League campaign against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, AFP Sports takes a look at five reasons defending champions Real Madrid can conquer Europe for the 12th time:
CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Jhala Nath Khanal snub the meeting called by the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday.
The newly bought Nepal Airlines aircraft has suffered tire burst while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Tuesday afternoon.
Spanish football giant Barcelona has opened a second training academy in the United States.
Barcelona striker Neymar is making a leap into the world of music.
A Norwegian court has found a hairdresser guilty of discrimination for refusing to serve a Muslim woman wearing a hijab.
India's top court on Monday ordered the southern state of Karnataka to release water from a disputed river to neighboring Tamil Nadu after violence erupted in both states over water sharing.
Neighboring China has made clear that President Xi Jinping’s purported Nepal visit has not been cancelled. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has on Monday made clear to this effect.
The General Convention of Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth wing of Nepali Congress (NC), is going to be held from September 19-21 in Kaski of Pokhara.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he has taken his upcoming visit to India as a challenging opportunity.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex Court of the country has on Sunday asked the government to furnish reasons for changing morphology rules (arrangement of letters) of Nepali language.
The legislative parliament has on endorsed three bills related to restructuring of judiciary as per the new Constitution.
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has suggested the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal not to sign any agreement against the national interests during the India visit.
The government has declared a public holiday September 13 across the nation on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Bakr Eid.
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Lake Victoria region of East Africa on Saturday, killing at least 11 people in Tanzania, a police official said. The country's president said that many were dead.
Two people died and at least 25 others were injured Saturday as government forces fired tear gas and clashed with protesters demanding freedom from Indian control in Kashmir.
At least three people killed and eight others injured when a passenger jeep met with an accident at Dhairing-3, Salyan of the Prabat district on Saturday.
At least three killed in Pravat passenger Jeep accident
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara left for Tibet of China on Saturday with the aim to ‘assure’ Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal.
Senior orthopaedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital’s (TUTH) issued an eight-day long ultimatum to the government meet his demand on Saturday.
Dr. Govinda KC warns to stage his ninth hunger strike again, gives 8th day long ultimatum
A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh's capital, leaving at least 12 people dead and 16 others injured on Saturday, officials said.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the senior leader of the main opposition CPN (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal held a meeting at the parliament secretariat, Singhdurbar on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat is going to India on Sunday with the aim to prepare necessary grounds for the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s upcoming visit to India.
At least one down people have injured, among the five have reported serious, when three vehicles collided with each other at Piple along the Narayangadh-Hetaunda road section of the East-West Highway in Chitwan district on Saturday morning.
The United States and Russia announced early Saturday a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting early next week, followed by an unlikely new military partnership between the rival governments targeting ISIS
Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom led ULFA(I) on Friday had released Kuldeep Moran, son of a Assam BJP leader who was abducted on August 1.
Police arrested two more persons in connection to a murder of a 21-year-old hostel operator in Biratnagar of Morang district recently.
Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav has said that there would be no meaning of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s India visit before solving the differences with the agitating Federal Alliance, in which his party is also a
Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to improve political and diplomatic relations with India.
Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Mukesh Raj Kafle has resigned from his post on Friday.
The main opposition party, CPN (UML) has termed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's address in the Legislature-Parliament on Thursday as his ‘wish list’.
A leopard that gave birth to three cubs at an abandoned house inside a human settlement has terrorized the locals in Anantalingeswar municipality-8.
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been adjourned for Monday due to lack of quorum.
Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)-Nepal Kamal Thapa has demanded that the country be re-establishing a Hindu nation through amendment to the constitution.
CPN (Maoist Center) has appointed its lawmaker Tek Bahadur Basnet as the party's chief whip. Parliamentary Party of the party held on Friday at Singhdurbar made the decision.
A truck that fell off the road into the Trishuli River at Ghoptebhir in Darechowk VDC-3 along the Prithivi highway on Friday morning has gone missing.
A bus crashed off a bridge in eastern India on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring another 30.
A series of cable cars carrying tourists stopped working at high altitude over the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps on Thursday, prompting a major rescue operation and leaving 45 people trapped in midair overnight, France's interior minister said.
North Korea on Friday conducted its fifth nuclear test, producing its biggest-ever explosive yield, South Korean officials said, with the South's president calling the atomic detonation an act of "fanatic recklessness."
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald Trump
US aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire.
An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday carrying a robot space probe on NASA’s first quest to collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth in hopes of learning more about the origins of life.
The city based GNRC Hospitals will support the 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 10 September with their resource persons. Dr Rajib Das (Cardiology) and Dr Bikash Rai Das (Heart Surgeon) along with health workers f
Majuli (Assam) , September 8 : Majuli the site of the neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance has become India's first island district when Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated it as the 35th district of Assam at a funct
Russian environmental inspectors are trying to establish why a river near the Norilsk Nickel industrial complex in the Arctic has turned blood-red.
Juan Martin del Potro’s magical month ended as it began — with the big Argentine crying on the court.
Britain and the European Union should work together to smooth their divorce and forge a new strong relationship, Prime Minister Theresa May told European Council President Donald Tusk on Thursday.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Thursday ordered the Nepal government to appraise the SC regarding the preparations being made to hold the elections of all the three levels—local, provincial and federal.
The government on Thursday appointed Secretary Dr. Lawa Dev Awasthi as the chairman of Language Commission.
A one-horned rhino, which was injured after allegedly receiving bullets from a poacher, died in course of treatment on Thursday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari, on the occasion of the 37th National Education Day today, presented different education awards to various students receiving college and university degrees with outstanding results.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has addressed the house to share about the priorities of the government on Thursday.
An unidentified armed gang and the Nepal Police have exchanged fire at Matatirtha in Chandragiri Municipalit-1 on Thursday morning.
At Apple's iPhone 7 unveiling in San Francisco on Wednesday, the tech powerhouse revealed a host of new and updated hardware and software, including a new type of headphone jack and souped-up camera. Here's a rundown of the biggest announcements
It appears smugglers want to exploit the flooded river Simsang and Chillai before the water level goes down. As these rivers have been main routes for smuggling wooden logs, coal and bamboo from India to Bangladesh.
Prime Minister address the House, shares priorities of government
Normally, it takes wins in five full matches to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic has made it that far at the US Open by playing only two, because three opponents pulled out of the tournament with injuries.
Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has floated a proposal of setting up a statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah at Chandragiri hill in a bid to promote tourism around the area.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has refuted a news report published in various national and international media on Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping postponed his purported Nepal visit.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that Majuli’s prestige is the Assam's prestige and it will be upheld at any cost.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for making disparaging remarks during the opening T20 game against Australia, the ICC said Wednesday.
England is backing Michael van Praag in next week's election to succeed Michel Platini as president of UEFA.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The British Embassy announces the names of the winners of 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarships.
Poem 'Caring the earth' by Ayan Pokhrel
Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab Lochan Das has seeks peoples participation, help and stressed on mass awareness to mitigate any kind of disaster in the state.
The Technology Incubation Centre (TIC), IIT Guwahati is organising a competition amongst the student community of the North Eastern region of India to encourage entrepreneurship.
Syria's main opposition negotiating group would reject any deal struck by Russia and the United States on Syria's fate that was very different from its own proposed transition plan, the group's general coordinator Riyad Hijab said on Wednesday.
A kidney failure patient from a remote village in Rolpa has appealed to members of the public for monetary help for her treatment.
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea'slatest ballistic missile launches and threatened "further significant measures" if it refuses to stop its nuclear and missile tests.
Civil Service Day-2073 BS is marked with different functions in Kathmandu and other parts of the country on Wednesday. To mark the Ministry of General Administration organized a special program at Nepal Academy.
Representatives from the Nalsing Gadh Hydropower Project Development Committee (NGHPDC) today called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at latter's private Secretariat in Baluwatar and submitted a memorandum to him, demanding incorporation of
After watching more than 2,750 sunrises from above the Earth, three crew members of the International Space Station returned to the planet for a sparkling sunrise back on Earth Wednesday.
Pitching for a separate road for South Salmara-Mankachar District, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the PWD (Roads) and Water Resources Department to prepare a DPR (Detailed Project Report) for construction of a road to the distric
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday had reviewed the security situation in Assam and other states of the North Eastern region.
The National University Sports Association Nepal has demanded that the government establish a Sports University.
Criminal Court in London acquitted Nepal Army’s Col Kumar Lama of human rights violation
At least two persons died and two others sustained injuries when a truck met with the accident at Chumkhola along the Prithvi Highway in Chitwan district, on Tuesday morning.
Nepali Congress has called its office bearer meeting to make an official decision on the restructuring of the local bodies on Tuesday.
Police confiscated a huge cache of hashish hidden in a truck (Na 3 Kha 6252) that was heading to Mugling from Dhading today morning.
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) urges the media managements of northeast India to implement the recommendations of Majithia Wage Board not only for the benefit of newspaper employees, but also showing respect to the apex court of the country.
Security forces on Monday arrested three persons who allegedly involved in child trafficking in Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that Education is the tool by which inter-ethnic and inter-community gaps can be bridged by bringing them at par.
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health and Population, has confirmed that over 100 patients were suffered from cholera in Kathmandu valley.
The United States of America’s Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Biswal, has concluded her two-day official visit to Nepal on Monday.
Madan Puraskar prize winner Jhamak Kumari Ghimire has been conferred an honorary doctor on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Police have arrested an Indian national, Rayes Miya aka Mohammad Mastkim, on the charge of committing seven murders in Nepal.
Three separate bills related to the Judicial Service have been tabled at the parliament on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Former Minister Shyam Sundar Gupta has been arrested by the Nepal police on Monday on the charge of extorting.
The former women's minister of the Indian capital -- who was sacked over a "sex tape" -- has now been arrested following a claim by a woman shown in the tape that he raped her, an investigator said Sunday.
Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status was upgraded Sunday from "endangered" to "vulnerable" due to a population rebound, officials said.
FIFA says it is processing eligibility cases for eight potential Kosovo players, hours before the team's World Cup qualifying debut in Finland
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye that China opposes the US deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
Two aftershocks of the devastating Gorkha earthquake have jolted Dolakha district at early morning on Monday. Two aftershocks recorded on Monday were witnessed after on July 23.
Two aftershocks of the devastating Gorkha earthquake have jolted Dolakha district at early morning on Monday. Two aftershocks recorded on Monday were witnessed after on July 23.
If President Barack Obama was hoping for a graceful start to his final trip to Asia as commander in chief, this wasn’t it.
England’s Moeen Ali has publicly committed to joining the touring party to Bangladesh should he be selected, despite security concerns ahead of the five-week tour.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Sunday vacated its previous stay order paving way for the government to recommend new ambassadors.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara has said the government was likely to bring a supplementary budget in order to make the current year’s budget more practical and implementable.
of Haritalika Teej, a great festival of Hinds, is being celebrated by the Hindu women by worshiping the God Shiva all over the country in Nepal and around the world on Sunday.
Four people of a family died after a landslide buried a house at Keware-7 of the district on Sunday morning.
Controversy queen and online sensation Poonam Pandey released the trailer of an adult short movie “The Weekend†here on Saturday.
Bangladesh hanged a wealthy tycoon and top financial backer of its largest Islamist party late Saturday for war crimes, dealing a massive blow to the group's ambitions in the Muslim-majority nation.
Gareth Bale takes his first step on the road to World Cup qualification with Wales against Moldova on Monday and manager Chris Coleman believes he is still getting better.
The Group of 20 summit opens Sunday in the scenic city of Hangzhou, providing China's image-sensitive rulers an opportunity to showcase the country's emergence as a global powerhouse.
Narayangadh-Mugling road has been obstructed due to landslide on Sunday. A landslide struck between the Charkilo and Paanchkilo sections of Chandi Bhanjyang VDC – 6 on Sunday morning caused complete obstruction the major highway to join the ca
Hong Kongers headed to the polls Sunday for the specially administered Chinese city's most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997.
On the last leg of his two day visit of Indo-Bangla border at Mankachar sector, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited Dewaner Alga under Hasichar Border Outpost and expressed that a 'lot needs to be done' towards sealing
Banned insurgent group of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) ambushed a convoy of Assam Rifles in Zunheboto district of Nagaland on Friday evening.
In a move to send across State Government's intent of zero tolerance against cross border movement from across the border, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday paid a visit to the Indo-Bangla border along Mankachar sector in South S
Guwahati: Security forces had apprehended 11 militants of three different outfit groups in Assam on Friday, officials said.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made clear that the construction of Nijgadh-Kathmandu Fast Track (NKFT) will not be awarded to the foreign companies.
It seems that the country would plunge into another form of crisis over the issue of fixing the number and its boundaries of the local units though restructuring of the state is long being prevailing contentious issue of the country.
A meeting between senior leader of the CPN-UML and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal and former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday.
Police rescued 22 Nepali women from a hotel in New Delhi who were allegedly being trafficked from the Himalayan nation to the Middle East, and are searching for two suspects, officers said Saturday.
Pokhara, Nepal: Senior Orthopedic Surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Dr Govinda KC has on Saturday warned to stage another hunger strike if the Parliament does not begin a procedure to impeach Commission for the Investigat
An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains from Nebraska to North Texas.
Police say a bomb has exploded and hit a train in southern Thailand, killing one railroad worker and injuring another.
The United States has joined China to formally ratify the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions, the world’s two biggest economies said on Saturday, which could help put the pact into force before the end of the year.
With war trumping peace efforts in recent weeks in Syria, U.N.-mediated talks sputtered over another missed deadline to resume this past week.
The market is abuzz with recent reports of two incidents making headlines and becoming the talk of the town.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home from his medical trip to Singapore, on Saturday.
Three members of a single family died after landslide buried their house at Taplejung district last night.
French supermodel Camille Cerf has visited different parts of Nepal. She had arrived in Kathmandu on Monday for a personal visit.
The International Relations and Labour Committee under the Legislature- Parliament has directed the government to further strengthen diplomatic relations with neighboring countries—India and China, on the basis of constitution of Nepal, princi
The city based Wintrobe Hospital will extend supports to the 'Evening with a Doctor' program at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on next Saturday (3 September). Three medical practitioners from the private hospital will join the evening OPD starting a
A citizens' meet on Thursday unanimously demanded disbanding of the Rhino Horns Verification Committee, recently formed by the Government of Assam, as in its opinion, the committee is out to legalize all irregularities by those involved in kill
The body of a minor girl who was allegedly raped by her private teacher, was found buried in a tea garden in Assam's Cachar district on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reiterated that the development of the state on a war footing is the Goverment’s utmost priority and building the Digital Highway to this affect is of paramount importance.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday asked the forest officers to identify challenges posing dangers on wild lives, the sources of such challenges and develop a mechanism to counter them for the protection and conservation of fo
Nepalgunj, Nepal: The Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan cit has remained tense after the pro-monarch cadres clashed with police after the latter removed the monument of late King Birendra Shah from Dhamboji Chowk.
Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida's Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade.
A man was found dead in mysterious condition in Hotel Poplife in Kohalpur of Banke.
A strong magnitude-7.1 earthquake rattled the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Friday morning, triggering a small tsunami and shaking items from shelves but not causing any major damage or injuries.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has on Thursday slashed the price of cooking Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs 50 per cylinder.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the Government of Nepal has on Thursday appointed ambassadors for India on China.
Minister for Health Gagan Thapa has on Thursday inspected the Bir Hospital, the oldest government hospital of Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Legislature-Parliament has unanimously endorsed four differ bills on Thursday.
Rory Stewart, UK Minister of State at the Department for International Development (DFID) is in Nepal this week to see the impact of last year’s earthquakes, assess the progress made on reconstruction and reaffirm the UK’s support for Nepal
As the Rhino Horn Verification Committee, constituted by Assam government recently found few fake horns in the custody of the government, the issue of illegal trade of rhino horns has emerged as a burning topic for the people of Assam.
Australia’s prime minister on Thursday warned against fomenting distrust of Muslims as he outlined tougher measures against the threat posed by the Islamic State movement.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s office, Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The permanent ouster of deeply unpopular President Dilma Rousseff byBrazil's Senate means that a man who is arguably just as unpopular is now faced with trying to ease the wounds of a divided nation mired in recession.
The Chitwan National Park (CNP) will now have a strong visual monitoring base with installation of CC cameras at 10 locations deemed crucial.
At least two persons died and as five others went missing in a landslide which occurred at Chyotchyot, Lamabagar-4 in Dolakha district. It is said that the landslide had triggered on Wednesday night.
Kushe Aunshi, which is also known as the Father’s day, is being celebrated across Nepal on Thursday with much more fanfare.
The presidents of Russia and the United States will discuss Syria during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal ( RPP-N) Chairman Kamal Thapa has ruled out the possibility of local poll by mid-April next year.
A meeting of the Constitution Day Main Celebrations Committee presided over by its Chairman Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday decided to observe the Day for three days from September 18 to 20 by organising various programmes.
Mr. Kuber Prasad Sharma, the first Chartered Accountant (CA) of Nepal, has announced scholarship to the CA students.
The Japan has pledged to extend a grant assistance of Rs 1.832 billion to Nepal for implementation of two different ODA Projects in Japan’s Fiscal Year 2016.
The Gorkha Samaj, an association of Nepali migrants in India, has withdrawn its case filed against an online shopping company- Flipkart after it agreed to rectify its advertisement.
Former lawmakers on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to use their experiences and knowledge for development of the nation.
Visiting Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday morning paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dhal.
Minister for Defence Bal Krishna Khad has stated that the restructuring the Nepal Army (NA) would take place as per the need of the nation.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The visiting United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Department of Field Support, Atul Khare, paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s office in Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu, on Tuesday.
The District Court at Nawalparasi has slapped life imprisonment to the accused of sacrificing a 10-year-old boy in Kudiya VDC of the district on Tuesday.
Minister for Health, Gagan Kumar Thapa, has directed the division chiefs under the ministry to submit 100-day action plan along with schedule within a week.
At least four people were died and three others injured in lightning struck in Middle Assam's Morigaon district on Tuesday evening, police said.
The Government of Nepal has imposed a 10-year ban on the Indian police couple for morphing the photographs to obtain their Everest summit certificates.
France’s trade chief says he wants to ask the European Union to end talks with the US on forging a sweeping trade deal that his socialist government sees as too friendly to US business.
Tripartite meeting between the Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the UCPN Maoist held at Prime Minister’s official residence ended inconclusively on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney will remain as England captain but his midfield experiment with the national team is over, with the Manchester United veteran set to revert to playing as a deep-lying forward under new coach Sam Allardyce.
Indian Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) arrested three Nepalis, including one woman, in possession of 4.5 kg hashish from the Banbasa bridge above Mahakali River on Nepal-India border.
Human rights activists today organised a sit-in in front of the Prime Ministerial official residence, Baluwatar demanding the government save the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari who is on a fast-onto-death at Bir Hospital to get murders of her son
The 10.5 MW Sunkoshi Power (hydel) Centre in Sindhupalchowk district which was shut down following the damages by flood-fed Bhotekoshi River has recently started generating electricity.
The first time he tried to escape a tough existence in his village in western Myanmar in 2004, Junaid Zafar was thrown in jail for five years.
Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Nobuo Kishi is arriving in Nepal as an official visit from 30th August to 1st September, 2016.
Guwahati: Assam government will appoint over 11,000 elementary teachers soon.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in North Block at Central Secretariat in New Delhi and apprised him of the devastating floods that lashed the State and sought Centre’s ass
Asian shares bounced on Tuesday as doubts the Federal Reserve really would hike interest rates as soon as September restrained the dollar, while investors continued to count on more policy stimulus elsewhere in the world.
A top leader of Karbi militant group KPLT was gunned down during a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday evening, officials said.
Amid reports of scores of Nepali migrant workers in foreign land particularly Gulf countries and Malaysia awaiting repatriation for various reasons, millions of rupees meant for their welfare in foreign countries are reported to have been misuse
Nepal’s trade deficit grew to a record $6.5 billion in the financial year to mid-July, an increase of 2 percent, as political upheaval, a blockade of its border with India and the lack of industrial development all weighed on foreign trade.
Two groups -forest guard and smugglers - clashed and exchanged fire on Sunday night when a team of forest guards on patrol at Madhuban Mathawal Forest Area spotted the latter chopping trees.
Pakistani officials say four Islamic extremists allegedly involved in a 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team have been killed in a shootout with police.
Bulldozers with huge claws and other heavy equipment rolled through Italy's quake-devastated town of Amatrice on Sunday, pulling down dangerously overhanging ledges and clearing rubble as investigators tried to figure out if negligence in enforc
At least nine people killed and six injured in a jeep accident at Ratanmare, Hansapur of Arghakhanchi district on Sunday afternoon.
Toni Kroos' late score ensured Real Madrid won its home opener over a feisty Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid stumbled in a second straight round of the Spanish league.
Former Minister Gore Bahadur Khapangi Magar passed way on Saturday midnight while undergoing treatment at the Neuro Hospital in Bansbari of Kathmandu. He was 70.
Government of India is deputing a Central Disaster Management Team to Assam within one week to make a first-hand assessment of the damage caused by the recent waves of flood in Assam.
Guwahati city police on Friday had rescued a minor girl from the clutch of abductors who was abducted on August 25 from the capital city of Assam.
The Rhino Horn Verification Committee on Friday had found five fake rhino horns during the verification process in Tezpur treasury in Sonitpur district in Assam.
An ally of Kosovo's president is under investigation for allegedly granting jobs at state institutions and companies to people based on their political affiliation, Kosovo's prosecutor said on Friday.
The Supreme Court (SC), the Apex Court of the country, has sought official documents related to the appointment of Lok Man Singh Karki as the chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in an accident in which a bus fell into the Trishuli River from the Narayangadh- Muglin road section.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to 13 newly-appointed ministers from Nepali Congress.
The death toll in the Chitwan bus accident has reached 22. A passenger bus that had left for Pokhara from Gaur of Rautahat district had met with the accident while it had plunged into the Trishuli River on Friday morning.
The death tool of Chitwan bus accident reaches 22, 3 still missing, 10 bodies identified
Four suspected Bangladeshi militants apprehended in Karimganj district in Assam's Barak Valley on Wednesday who trying to travel to Saudi Arabia and to join ISIS, officials said on Thursday.
The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, has on Thursday finalized the names of leaders to be included in the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa amal Dahal led government.
Nepali popular folk song singer Khem Raj Gurung passed away on Thursday. He was the singer of the popular Nepali song ‘Wari Jamuna Pari Jamuna Jamunako Phendaima Manakamana.’
A comprehensive study about wildlife found in the Chure region is beginning from Friday.
CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that there is no meaning to amend the constitution before its implementation.
Joint Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tara Prasad Pokhrel has been appointed as the Ambassador to Brazil.
China CAMC Engineering Company, a Chinese construction company has started construction works of the Pokhara International Airport. The China CAMC Engineering Company has been awarded with the contract to complete the airport.
The main opposition party, CPN-UML has made clear on Wednesday that it will not allow amending the newly promulgated constitution of Nepal.
Nepali Congress has failed to select the leaders to join in the CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government even on Wednesday, thanks to the internal differences.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, has on Wednesday stayed the provision made in the annual budget to dole out Rs 200,000 each to the disqualified Maoist combatants.
Neighboring India has gifted Nepal 17 fire engines. Indian ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae handed over the keys of the fire engines machines to Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Hitraj Pandey amid a program in Kathmandu on Wednes
A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were killed in hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was lik
Officials say a powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken central Myanmar.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepal Women Association, a sister organization of Nepali Congress, has announced to hold its third national general convention from September 14 in Kathmandu.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Transmission Center Janakpur has cut off power supply to the famed Janaki Temple and other religious shrines along with hospitals and government offices.
The Social Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Parliament on Wednesday directed the government to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2014 (TRC Act).
CPN-UML Secretary Bhim Acharaya has bluntly alleged the incumbent government for hatching a conspiracy of not holding elections on time and to implement the constitution. .
Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) strongly condemns the murder of a senior journalist based in Junagadh of Gujarat and asked the authority to nab the perpetrators and deliver justice to the victim family.
China has showed off its first images of a rover it plans to sent to Mars in mid-2020, which is designed to explore the planet surface for three months, state media said, the latest aim of China’s ambitious space programme.
ROME: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, with reports of damaged buildings and blackouts near the epicenter Rieti and residents fleeing their homes and running into the streets.
Wrapping up his official visit to India as Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s special envoy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home affairs Bimalendra Nidhi returned home on Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara is going to leave for Islamabad of Pakistan on Tuesday.
Two persons died when a bus and a motorcycle collided each other at Bharatpur of the district at morning on Tuesday.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged the Justice Department on Monday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if donors to the Clinton Foundation got special treatment from the State Department when it was run by his Democra
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
Following the 11th general convention of the Nepal Student Union (NSU) Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deubua has formed two separate panels with the authority to hold to hold the long being pending general convention of the Nepal Tarun D
North Korea appeared to resume activities this year aimed at producing plutonium, which can be used in the core of an atomic bomb, the UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed, though it added that signs of those activities stopped last month.
In the end, it was a tale of two Games. The yin and yang Olympics, one of stark contrasts between the feats on the field of play, and regrettable actions off it.
The established order is fighting back in these early days of the English Premier League season — and there are some familiar names atop the scoring charts, too.
Nepali film producer and director DB Thapa has passed away at 11:45 am on Monday. He was 83.
Officials say at least 40 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as floods hit vast swathes of central and eastern India.
Ajay Kanwal, regional chief executive of South Asia of Standard Chartered Bank, is arriving in Nepal today on a two-day visit.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to embark on a three-day official visit to India on 15 September
The first Premier League game staged at the centerpiece stadium of the London Olympics in 2012 served up some late drama Sunday, with new tenant West Ham scoring in the 85th minute to earn a 1-0 win over 10-man Bournemouth.
We’ve heard their playlists, watched them dance together, and now Americans can see Barack and Michelle Obama on their first date in a film that follows the future president wooing his future wife over the course of a day.
The suggestion of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to amend the constitution of Nepal on the name of bring all agitating forces on board is drawn into controversy in Nepal.
Emphasizing on preventive healthcare initiatives for the media persons along with their close relatives, the Guwahati Press Club initiates for a special program titled ‘Evening with a Doctor's at the press club premises on every Saturday
The first program of weekly evening OPD clinic series at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) was launched on Saturday (20 August 2016), where Dr Kashyap Kr Das (Department of Medicine, Dispur Hospitals) provided necessary consultations on healthcare issue
Nepali Congress leaders have stressed that services given from existing VDCs and municipalities should not be reduced while restructuring the local bodies.
The American owners of Liverpool, one of the most famous teams in English soccer, are not planning to sell, a senior source at the club said on Sunday, after reports that a Chinese-backed consortium wanted to buy a sizeable stake.
Tribhuvan University, Office of the Controller of the Examinations, Balkhu, has published the results of Master Degree first year (Nepali) regular (2072) under the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on Sunday.
Social media giant Facebook has launched a new iOS app Lifestage -- a sort of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself and share a visual profile of who you are with your school network.
Model Gigi Hadid and her singer boyfriend Zayn Malik are enjoying a romantic vacation in Tahiti, France.
Iraqi officials say the country has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group's massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014.
The older brother of a Syrian boy whose image, dazed and bloodied after an air strike, shocked people around the world, has died in Aleppo from wounds sustained in the same incident, a war monitor, a local council official and a witness said.
Emphasizing on preventive healthcare initiatives for the media persons along with their close relatives, the Guwahati Press Club initiates for a special program titled' Evening with a Doctor'at the press club premises on every Saturday evening.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal greeted Governor-designate of Assam Banwarilal Purohit on his arrival at LGBI Airport in Guwahati late evening today.
Three hardcore militants of NDFB(S) were killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday and security personnel destroyed a camp of the outfit group.*
The suspected dead body of French national Melanie Guerin, 35 is taken in Kathmandu for an autopsy with the aim to determine the dead body and the cause of the
Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination.
Sergio Aguero rediscovered his accuracy from the penalty spot in scoring one of his two goals for Manchester City in a 4-1 win at Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday.
In an unusual occurrence, a 'dead' man at Deupar in Sainamaina Municipality-9 in Rupandehi district has come back to life, only to be declared dead later.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home affairs Bimalendra Nidhi, who is now in India as the special invoy of the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Finace Krishna Bahadur Mahara returned home on Saturday wrapping up his five-day official visit to China.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home affair Bimalendra Nidhi, who is now in India as the special envoy of the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, called on India’s President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday.
The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has resumed Kathmandu-Dubai direct flight after a gap of around four years, on Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home affairs Bimalendra Nidhi, who is no in India as the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s special envoy, held a meeting with India’s Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Frida
Locals of Gorkha – where lies the epicentre of the devastating earthquake of April 25, 2015 – have expressed their outrage to various INGOs’ acts of haphazard spending of aid money in the district.
Syria’s conflict has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee to Lebanon, putting a huge strain on the Lebanese economy and its already-crumbling infrastructure.
The United Nations is saying for the first time that it was involved in the introduction of cholera to Haiti and needs to do “much more†to end the suffering of those affected, estimated at more than 770,000 people.
For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has crept down miles of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean — where it’s creating new land and a stunning show for visitors.
With just seconds to spare, Kaori Icho reminded everyone why she’s the best women’s wrestler in history.
The traditional festival of Gaijatra or the 'cow festival' is being observed from today in the three cities of Kathmandu Valley and some other places in the country amidst fun, gaiety, humor, satire and entertainment.
Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo.
Bollywood actoress Nargis Fakhri has allegedly been cheated of around Rs 600,000 through fraudulent use of her credit card in the United States, police said today.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi left for Indian on Thursday as the special envoy of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Farmers of Bhaktapur on Thursday worshiped frogs and fed them various delicacies to mark the Hindu festival of Janai Purnima.
Kathmandu, Nepal: A French national has gone missing from western Nepal since in August 7.
The police in Parsa Thursday arrested a man on the charge of murdering his teenage daughter.
Nainsingh Mahar has been elected as the President of Nepal Students Union, the student wing of the Nepali Congress.
Europe's low-cost airlines once mocked the air miles programs run by flag carriers as expensive relics of a bygone era. But after watching wide-eyed as customer databases were valued at billions of dollars, they are scrambling to catch up.
Turkish police on Thursday detained 10 senior figures in a far-left militant group that has in the past targeted Turkish and U.S. interests, Dogan news agency reported.
Militant groups of North East India had used minors as sleeper cell to triggered explosions and it was came to light after Assam police had apprehended two minors who worked for militants.
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex Court of the country, has stayed the government’s decision to scrap the nomination of ambassadors recommended by the erstwhile government.
Newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator Valerie Julliand paid a courtesy call on Nepal Army (NA) Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Rajendra Chhetri on Tuesday.
The CPN UML, the main opposition party and the second largest party in the parliament has emphasized for the timely elections of local, provincial, and federal.
Donald Trump announced a shakeup of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult in his bid for the White House as his poll numbers slip and only 82 days remain before the election.
India is willing to send its top diplomat to Pakistan for talks focused on fighting cross-border terrorism, sources at India’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after a spike in tension in the disputed northernmost region of Kashmir.
Rio de Janeiro authorities issued an arrest warrant for an International Olympic Committee executive accused of scalping tickets for the Summer Games as part of a wider probe of tickets allocated to Ireland that were being sold for higher fees.
US Embassy Youth Council has launched mobile apps and website to provide information about construction of quake-resistant houses.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang held a meeting at latter's office at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae has made clear that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Bimalednra Nidhi’s visit to India will finalize dates of high level visits.
Australia lost a wicket at the stroke of lunch on Wednesday's fifth day to be 77-1 in its pursuit of 324 to win the third and final test against Sri Lanka.
At least 12 people have died after drinking bootleg liquor in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said Wednesday.
Voting process for the new leadership of the Nepal Students Union (NSU) has begun from 8:00 am on Wednesday at the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Office, Sanepa.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday reviewed the power scenario in the State and directed the Power Department to chalk out a time bound strategy to improve the power scenario in the State.
Assam government will replace all lightings in all government hospitals and educational institutions across the state with LED bulbs by October 2 in this year.
Nepal Police data shows that road accidents have been claiming 2,000 to 2,500 lives annually in Nepal. Chief of Metropolitan Traffic Police Division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Prakash Aryal has made the revelation.
With the formation of the government under the leadership of CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the people in general have cautiously been watching that how can Prachanda be to settle the existing constitutional as well as political
Major political forces of Nepal have agreed to extend the deadline to the commission on delineating the borders of local bodies to submit its report by two weeks.
At least four people have been killed seven others sustained injured when a passenger jeep met with the accident at Daunne of Nawalparasi district on Tuesday.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested an employee of the Nepal government named Shambhu Prasad Chaudhary in red handed with bribe money on Tuesday.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped all political factions in Nepal would unite and promote stability, after Nepal sent an envoy to Beijing to clear up questions over the future of bilateral agreements.
The 70th Independence Day was celebrated at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) with scribes, senior citizens and members of civil society congregating enthusiastically on the occasion.
Six explosions rocked Assam on Monday morning as the state celebrating 70th Independence Day.
Asian shares rose to one-year highs, expanding their gains this year to almost 10 percent, supported by a jump in oil prices and investor expectations of an extended phase of easy monetary policy around the globe.
China on Tuesday launched the world’s first quantum satellite, which will help it establish “hack-proof†communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space programme.
Striker Diego Costa struck in the 89th minute as Chelsea won its first competitive match under new manager Antonio Conte, beating West Ham 2-1 Monday night in the English Premier League.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he would personally like to see a woman lead the United Nations for the first time since it was established more than 70 years ago.
The death toll of Kavre bus accident has reached 33. A passenger bus had met with the accident at Birta Deurali of Kavre district on Monday.
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake in southern Peru killed at least four people and injured more than two dozen, authorities said on Monday.
Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicion of laundering money, his lawyer said, the latest legal difficulty for the once-powerful family.
The number of snakebite cases has surged in the mountainous district's Rasuwa hospital.
Election process for the new leadership of the Nepal Student Union (NSU) has began amidst the controversies over the issue of voters.
Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism†focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other terrorist organisations.
The government and the agitating Federal Alliance (FA) have agreed to prepare lists of injured and disabled people and lawsuits filed against those involved in movements.
A plantation drive was organized by Meghalaya Cement Limited (MCL) to protect environment by planting 40,000 saplings of 53 species on Saturday in the industrial premise of MCL in Meghalaya.
An Assam Police Battalion jawan was killed and another injured in an accidental firing in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday morning, officials said.
Suspected ULFA(I) militants killed two Hindi-speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
Suspected ULFA(I) militants had killed two hindi speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal appealed to all conscientious citizens to come forward and mobilise public activism towards making a tobacco free society.
Assam became the first State to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax with the Assam Legislative Assembly passing the bill unanimously on Friday.
Five cabinet ministers from the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s party- CPN Maoist Center have been administered oath of office and secrecy amid a function on Sunday.
The election of the Nepal Student Union (NSU), the student wing of the Nepali Congress, became uncertain after a faction close to the party’s senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel boycotted the process alleging the establishment faction for bogus v
Police have arrested at least eight people and briefly detained them while they were protesting outside the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of the Authority (CIAA) central office in Tangal of Kathmandu, on Sunday.
Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable.
More than 50,000 people marched in Peru’s capital and eight other cities on Saturday to protest violence against woman and what they say is the indifference of the judicial system.
with the settlement of the differences over the issue of representatives of the convention, election process of the Nepal Students Union’s 11th general convention is going to be commenced from Saturday.
Military helicopters on Friday rushed polio vaccines to dangerous parts of northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram operates and two paralyzed toddlers were recently discovered, a Nigerian health official said.
Nepal Representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Kevin Allen called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence, Baluwatar on Saturday.
Katie Ledecky of the United States finally succumbed to her emotions on the podium after destroying the field in the 800 meters freestyle on Friday and smashing her own world record to complete a rare Olympic swimming treble.
CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Bamdev Gautam has challenged that his party would not let House endorse the Constitution amendment proposal.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Pashupati Shamsher Rana has made clear that unification was halted at the eleventh hour due to the over ambition of the RPP-Nepal over the issue of power and position in the party.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday to apprise about the recent political developments of the country.
Janakpur, Nepal: Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN), Upendra Yadav has warned to wage another protest demanding to nullify the constitution if the constitution is not amended to address concerns raised by the indigenous and Madhes
The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being breached.
World-record signing Paul Pogba will not be available for Manchester United's first game of the Premier League season as he is serving a ban carried over from his time at Juventus.
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has underlined 'human error' as to be blamed for many recurrent flight accidents despite the fact that a probe committee report had been fully enforced.
Republican Donald Trump is now saying that his description of Barack Obama as a founder of the Islamic State group was sarcasm.
The CPN Maoist Center leader Janardan Sharma has announced his resignation from the post of the chairman of the Public Account Committee (PCA) at the Parliament, thanks to the internal differences in the party.
The government has felicitated the youth and organizations making notable contribution nation building with the National Youth Award.
The Inter-Party Women's Alliance (IPWA) has urged the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to ensure one-third representation of women in the Cabinet.
Pakistan has adopted a much-criticised cyber security law that grants sweeping powers to regulators to block private information they deem illegal.
A wave of coordinated explosions rattled cities and resort towns across southern Thailand, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more. Police said Friday about 10 foreigners were among the injured.
Two persons were killed and nine others injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell some 100 meters down along Sahajpur road of the Dhangadhi-Dadeldhura Highway at around 1 am on Friday.
Assam government yet to get a total of Rs 11,591.72 crore worth of royalty and interest for crude oil from two PSU firms Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the last eight years.
The government has on Thursday decided to send Deputy Prime Minister Duo Bimalendra Nidhi and Krishna Bahadur Mahara neighboring India and China respectively.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the power monopoly of the Nepal government, has on Thursday slashed the load shedding hours to 51.5 hours per week.
Seven Chinese companies have shown interest in carrying out the feasibility study of the proposed Rasuwagadhi-Kathmandu railway.
Last year's twin earthquakes in Nepal disproportionately affected single women, underlining the need for equal land ownership to increase their resilience in disasters, a women's rights activist has said.
Whatever one’s view of law enforcement and military personnel, certainly we can agree that these are highly stressful times for these professions.
Dipok Chandra Barthakur assumed office as Vice Chairman of State Planning Board, Assam on Wednesday.
The mortal remains of former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul were taken to his native village Hawai in remote Anjaw district bordering with China for the last rites on Wednesday.
Since 2006 irresponsible leadership in the government, the corrupt mentality of political leaders as well as the bureaucrats, all is responsible for the plight of present Nepal. Nepalese people do not want any kind of confused & communist author
Water has become a challenge for the cities in the world. An urban water crisis is looming globally due to rapid population growth and changing climate.
Following the commitment of the Nepali Congress (NC) leaders including the party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student wing of the NC, leaders broke the fast-unto-death on Wednesday.
Big and fringe shared contrasting views on whether an election threshold should be set to let parties represent in the provincial and federal legislatures under the proportional representation system.
The Special Court (SC) has on Wednesday demanded Rs 10 million in bail from the suspended lawmaker Lharkyal Lama.
Rio Olympic officials say military police are stepping up security after a bus carrying journalists had two windows broken after being struck by what it calls "unknown projectiles."
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today pledged to establish an academy for research and study on Himalayas.
CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused the major allies of the incumbent government- Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Center) for driving the country towards the political and constitutional vacuum.
Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday morning.
At least six persons were injured in a jackal attack at Laxminiya VDC of Mahottari district on Tuesday.
One of India's most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring "I will never forget this moment."
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) today filed a charge sheet against Jivnath Shiwakoti, an official of the Land Reform Office, Kalanki for amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income.
The government has formed a four-member committee to investigate the Fishtail Air chopper crash. The committee has to submit report within three months.
Pakistani lawyers staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday after dozens of colleagues were slain in a suicide bombing that killed at least 70 people at a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta.
A Pakistani doctor says the death toll from the suicide attack on a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta has further increased to 63.
US Ambassador to Nepal, Alaina B. Teplitz, has called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has on Monday expanded his cabinet. He has inducted three ministers- two from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and one from CPN (United).
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least seven people including a newborn died when a Fishtail Air helicopter crash in Madanpur of Nuwakot district on Monday.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country has on Friday issued an interim order in the name of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to stop its action against seven doctors affiliated with the Institute of Med
The government has on Friday scrapped the nomination of 14 ambassadors recommended by the erstwhile CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government.
France has congratulated CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on being elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
The British diplomats have on Friday congratulated to the newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Officials say that at least 12 people have been killed and 15 others injured after rebels opened fire in a crowded market in Assam state in India’s remote northeast.
Renowned Assamese writer and former President of Axom Sahitya Sabha Mahim Bora was passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati on Friday morning.
At least four civilians were killed and several injured when suspected terrorists firing at a market area in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Friday.
The government has on Friday decided to provide Rs 1 million each to the families of those killed during the Madhes Movement.
The Nepal Student Union (NSU) – a sister wing of the Nepali Congress – has set the age bar threshold for election in its organization at 32 years.
With the aim to include the agitating Madhes based parties in the government, the Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist Center coalition government is going to indorse the agreement signed with them through the cabinet decision on Friday.
The Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the parliament, which is recently the coalition partner of the CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government, has faced internal differences to finalize the name of ministers.
Real wages in Japan rose the most in almost six years in June, data showed on Friday, but the gain was exaggerated by the effect of falling prices, highlighting the government's struggle to pull the economy out of deflation.
The first meeting of the cabinet held on Thursday decided to provide Rs 100,000 as of compensation to the victims of recent floods and landslides across the nation.
Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday night and managed to flee with its horn.
The Government of Assam has constituted a Governing Body for Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Photo & Archive under the Chairmanship of Sarbananda Sanuwal, Chief Minister of Assam & Minister, IPRD.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the 5000 Km embankments in Assam serve as a safeguard to rural economy and the recurring breaches on the embankments pose danger to rural economy.
Guwahati: Fulfilling the demands of the people of Assam, the Centr on Thursday facilitated the release of crude oil royalty at pre-discounted price when Oil India Limited and Oil and Natural Gas
Another one horned rhinoceros poached in Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday.
Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus arrives in Brazil as he was honored as an Olympic torchbearer for the Rio Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach. The first & only Bangladeshi Nobel laure
Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has pledged that the government would leave no stone unturned to strengthen nation's security.
The Supreme Court (SC) the apex Court of the country, as on Thursday issued an order to the government to stop act of sacrificing animals during Gadhimai fair.
Sri Lanka seam bowler Vishwa Fernando took a wicket from only his second ball in test cricket on Thursday as Australia reached 54-2 at stumps on the first day of an evenly balanced second test.
Kathmandu, Nepal: An aircraft of Makalu Air has met with an accident in Rauterana of Humla district at around 4 pm on Thursday.
Newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been sworn in as the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal from the president Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a special function at Sitla Niwas on Thursday.
The Nepali Congress, the largest party in Parliament, has on Thursday finalized the names of three ministers.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae called on Prime Minister elect Pushpa Kamal Dahal to congratulate for electing in the post of Prime Ministers.
The woman, who had sliced off the penis of her own husband, has been arrested by the Nepal police on Thursday.
Neighboring India and China congratulated Prime Minister-elect Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda, on Wednesday.
Prime Minister-elect CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda, is going to take oath of office and secrecy at 3 pm on Thursday.
An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East's busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers we
Philippine police commandos killed six bodyguards on Wednesday who worked for a town mayor who had turned himself in over links to the illegal drug trade, as President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug war shifted from street peddlers to officials.
US crude oil fell on Tuesday to end below $40 a barrel for the first time since April as persistent worries of both a crude and refined fuel glut and a slide in US equities offset an early boost from a weak dollar.
Two buses plunged into a flooded river after an old bridge collapsed in western India, leaving at least 22 people missing and feared dead, an official said Wednesday.
Dubai media office confirms emergency teams activated amid Dubai airport incident, all passengers, crew safely evacuated.
A medium-range ballistic missile fired Wednesday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed near Japan's territorial waters, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, one of the longest flights by a North Korean missile.
CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda, has been elected as the 39th Prime Minister of the country with clear majority in the Legislature-Parliament on Wednesday.
CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda, who is the sole contender in the Prime Ministerial election, has on Wednesday vowed to move ahead with consensus with the political parties represent in the parliament.
The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of General Administration, the Embassy of Japan, and JICA in Nepal announce the opening call for applications for “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) 2016 (A
Eminent cultural personality and the chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Padma Shri Shekhar Sen will attend the next 'Guest of the Month' program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC).
The Nepal Oli Corporation (NOC), the state owned petroleum product monopoly, has slashed the price of petroleum products including the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) on Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) on Tuesday carried out hearing on five ambassador nominees. The hearing on 22 ambassador nominees began today.
CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is the only candidate in the prime ministerial election that is going to be held on Wednesday.
The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in government-run relief camps, officials said Tuesday.
South Korea has fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and suspended sales of 80 VW models, alleging the German carmaker fabricated documents on emissions or noise level tests.
Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have inked in a three-point agreement on Tuesday.
Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the new government has to undertake very challenging and risky responsibilities.
The Home Ministry has said that a total of 102 people lost their life to monsoon-induced disasters that occurred in different parts of the country since July 25.
With the announcement of the schedule for the election, the country would get new Prime Minister by Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says all five aboard in the Russian helicopter downed in Syria have been killed.
Australian cricket has extended head coach Darren Lehmann's contract to cover the Ashes and the World Cup in 2019.
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Monday passages a condolence proposal on the demise of former Minister of State for Finance and lawmaker Hariraj Khewa Limbu.
Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) welcomes the decision of Ludhiana girl Jhanvi Behal to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk of Srinagar in J&K, where the Tri-colour was insulted in various occasions by the anti-nationals, on the occasion o
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the Union government will help the Assam state government to tackle the flood and erosion problem in the state.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday directed Chief Secretary VK Pipersenia to constitute Embankment Protection Committee to avert breaches in any embankment.
With the end of the deadline set by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari to the parties to come up with consensual candidate for new prime minister ended on Sunday, the process to appoint the Prime Minister by the majority vote has begun from Monday.
To understand what the Kremlin thinks about the prospect of Hillary Clinton becoming the US president, it was enough to watch Russian state television coverage of her accepting the Democratic nomination.
Atletico Madrid says it has acquired French striker Kevin Gameiro from rival Spanish club Sevilla.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made clear that his party CPN UML would not join in to be formed new government.
Thousands of people from different walks of life, including the noted civil society members taken part in a campaign titled “Walk with Dr KC†on Saturday.
Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai today clarified that the CPN-UML would not join next government as the Nepali Congress 'closed the door for consensus.'
Sadbhawana Party chairman Rajendra Mahato has claimed that United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) would not join new government unless their demands are addressed.
Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger announced Friday that he is retiring from international football after making 120 appearances over 12 years.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance e of agitating Madhes based parties, has given a green single to join in to be formed government.
Assam flood situation is more worsened after flood waters submerged more areas in the state with over 20 lakh people of 22 districts are affected and 21 people died in the fresh flood in the state.
With an aim to address the periodical problems faced by lady member-journalists hygienically, a sanitary napkin-vending machine was installed at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 27 July 2016.
Indonesia executed four people convicted of drug crimes on Friday despite international protests and said it would decide later when as many as 10 others are put to death.
As many as 12 passengers were injured when a bus turned turtle at Betani Culvert along the Damak-Chiyabagan of Jhapa district on Friday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Supplementary exams of the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) have begun across the country on Friday.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai called on CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Lazimpat on Friday.
The CPN Maoist Center has on Thursday decided to select minister of to be formed government on the basis of proportional and inclusive representation.
The death toll in the Dhankuta road accident has climbed to 11 as four other persons died during the course of treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan on Thursday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The government has announced a public holiday in Kathmandu Valley for Friday.
The flood triggered by incessant rain in the Kaligandaki River has swept away a swathe of 76 Ropanis of land in vicinity of human settlement.
The Sajha Yatayat has said its process to bring additional 30 buses has been almost in final stage.
Turkey on Wednesday deepened a crackdown on suspected followers of a US-based cleric it blames for a failed coup, dismissing nearly 1,700 military personnel and shutting 131 media outlets, moves that may spark more concern among its Western alli
Two hardcore militants belonging to NDFB(S) were gunned down during gun battle with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Monday morning, officials said.
Pyuthan, Nepal: The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rainfall has reached 24 at Pyuthan district till Wednesday.
The arrival of French midfielder N’Golo Kante during the close season has given new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte a welcome selection headache in midfield.
The Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Center have agreed to hold holding local bodies’ elections within mid-April, 2018.
The Office of the Nepal Trust has been given the green signal to conserve and offer on rent the former monarch's assets in form of land property, houses and villas.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has begun hearing on the proposed 11 justices for the Supreme Court (SC).
The private medical college proprietors have organized a protest demonstration in Kathmandu calling for scrapping the agreement reached with Dr Govinda KC.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Floods and landslide followed by the torrential rainfall has claimed at least 28 people in different parts of the country on Tuesday alone.
Kathmandu, Nepal: The water flow in the Saptakoshi River hit its record high of the year on Tuesday.
The International Canoe Federation has barred five Russian canoeists from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics including Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko after they were named in a report alleging a state-sponsored doping cover-up.
Two attackers seized hostages in a church near the Normandy city of Rouen on Tuesday, killing one hostage by slitting their throat before being killed by police, a security official said.
The Legislature Parliament has endorsed the order to remove constitutional difficulties issued by President Bidya Devi Bhandari to elect a new Prime Minister as per the Constitutional provision through overwhelming majority on Tuesday.
The incessant downpour since Monday night has wreaked havoc across the nation, killing at least 12 people.
Dutch men and Latvian women are the planet’s tallest people but Iranian men and South Korean women have grown the fastest in the last century, according to the largest ever study of height around the world.
Caution gripped Asian markets on Tuesday, sending the safe-haven yen scampering higher ahead of central bank meetings in the United States and Japan, while a fresh skid in oil dampened energy stocks.
Nineteen people were killed and dozens were wounded after an attack by a knife-wielding man at a facility for the disabled in central Japan early on Tuesday, media reported, in Japan’s worst mass killing in decades.
Nine militants were killed in a police operation on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, a senior police official said.
Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)Lokman Singh Karki did not appear before the Good Governance and Monitoring Committee (GGMC), under the legislative parliament.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has asked the political parties represent in the Parliament to elect new Prime Minister on the basis of political consensus within seven days.
Major political parties' leaders have termed the bid to remove difficulties when the House Session was on as not appropriate.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP Nepal) are going to unite as a single party on Tuesday.
The Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries on Sunday had inundated more areas as resulting over 6.5 lakh people of 14 districts were affected in current flood in Assam.
With an aim for initiating professional excellence, raising voices for social-financial security to scribes and finally developing a comprehensive platform for the working journalists of northeast India, touching Burma's western and northern r
A Romanian national, who had gone missing for over one week in the Annapurna region while trekking in the area, found dead in Shine of Ghandruk VDC-1 in Kaski district.
Kathmandu, Nepal: With the agreement with the government, the fasting Prof Dr Govinda KC is going to end his strike today.
Normal life has been crippled in Kathmandu and other parts of the country due to the general strike (Nepal Banda) called by the Netra Bikram Chanda led Maoist.
Security forces on Sunday had foiled a major bid of Paresh Baruah led ULFA(I) after recovered four IED's from Upper Assam ahead of Independence Day celebration.
The National Private and Boarding Schools' Association Nepal (N-PABSON) has urged one and all not to cause any physical damages in the educational sector.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has answered the queries raised by the lawmakers in the parliament while presenting or commenting over the no confidence motion registered against him.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government’s recommendation to President for removal of constitutional hurdles for formation of a new government was not unnecessary.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on President President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday.
Protesters including the President of the Youth Association Nepal (YAN) Rajiv Paharai have demanded immediate action against the Nepali Congress lawmaker Amaresh Kumar Singh for making unbecoming remarks against Prime Minister KP Oli in the Legi
CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter's office in Shital Niwas today.
With an aim for initiating professional excellence, raising voices for social-financial security to scribes and finally developing a comprehensive platform for the working journalists of northeast India, a new organization named North East Union
Luitpar Club in Narengi Campus of Oil India Limited recently organized a unique initiative for encouraging reading habit among the residents, primarily the young people in the colony.
Guwahati: Next journalist Kamala Saikia memorial lecture will be delivered by Itanagar based acclaimed journalist Tongam Rina of Arunachal Times on 9 August in Jorhat. The annual lecture, on the occasion of the 25th death anniversary of Saikia-
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday asked the wholesale dealers to keep the spiralling prices under check in consonance with the State Government's regulations.
To control flood and soil erosion of the Brahmaputra river, Assam government will send a expert committee group to China to study the management of Hwang Ho river which also known as Yellow river and the World Bank will bear the entire expenses
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today will decide the fate of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a peaceful protest in the Afghan capital on Saturday that killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 200, marking the first time the extremists have struck Kabul an
Deputy Prime Minister C P Mainali has said that different internal and external forces were hatching conspiracy to topple the incumbent government; however, it was working out to strengthen the national sovereignty.
Following the footsteps of CPN Maoist Center and the RPP, the Madhesi People's Right Forum-Democratic (MPRF- D) has also withdrawn its support to the incumbent KP Sharma Oli led government.
The administrator of Prince’s estate has further solidified the inheritance claims of the pop superstar’s six surviving siblings by dismissing more than a dozen other claimants, according to court documents released on Friday.
The remarks presented by the Nepali Congress lawmaker Amresh Kumar Singh irked the CPN UML after he termed that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is mentally ill.
With the certainty of dissolution of the incumbent CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli led government; another coalition partner has also withdrawn its support to the government.
Discussions over the no confidence motion filed by the Nepali Congress, the main opposition party and the CPN Maoist Center against the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have begun at the Legislature-Parliament on Saturday.
With the suspicion that the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) would have intervene the process of holding Kathmandu University (KU)'s exams, the Parliament’s Good Governance and Monitoring Committee has on Friday de
The Parliament meeting held on Friday has disapproved the fiscal budget of 2073/074 BS except the regular expenditure.
Barcelona have swooped for Portugal international Andre Gomes of Valencia, the Catalan club announced on Thursday.
The meeting of the legislative Parliament has finally begun at the parliamentary building at New Baneshowr of Kathmandu from 4:30 pm.
A minor aftershock measuring 3.7 magnitudes in rector scale trembled Kathmandu valley on Friday afternoon.
Kathmandu, Nepal: the government has on Friday decided to shift the Nepal’s oldest hospital, Bir Hospital, at Duwakot in Bhaktapur.
The meeting of the legislative parliament has been postponed for 4:30.Top leaders of the major parties have still been consulting over the agendas of the meeting. Prime Minister KP Oli boycotts the meeting.
Assam police had foiled a bid of Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom led ULFA(I) after apprehending a hardcore militant of the outfit group in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district on Thursday.
A total of 239 one horned rhinos were poached in Assam in past 16 years.
The first round meeting between the government’s talk team and representatives of Dr Govinda KC has been ended without entering on the specific agendas.
Rain occurred across the country today due to the presence of the monsoon line towards Nepal.
Nepali Congress (NC) leader and member of the parliament Gagan Thapa has registered a motion of a public importance at the parliament demanding discussion over the demands raised by Dr Govinda KC.
The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been postponed till Friday 2pm after the major parties fail to reach on consensus over the agendas to discussions in the parliament.
To commemorate the 34th Memorial Day of the Nepali Congress founder BP Koirala, tree saplings have been planted in the area of Sanepa in the Capital today.
Global rights body Amnesty International (AI) urged the Myanmar Union government in Naypietaw to immediately relocate a hazardous Sulphuric acid factory, built close to Kankone village, as it was posing serious health & environmental problems
China says at least 75 people have died or gone missing since Monday in massive floods across the country’s north.
Crude oil prices edged up in early Asian trading on Thursday after the US Energy Department reported a ninth consecutive weekly drawdown of crude stocks but a surprise build in gasoline supplies.
Asian stocks climbed to nine-month highs on Thursday, helped by a pickup in capital inflows and a recovery in global oil prices, while the dollar stood strong on growing bets of a US rate increase as early as September.
Top leaders of the major three political parties-Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center has been holding talks as part of last ditch effort to settle the differences seen among them over the issue of agendas to discuss in the parliam
Kathmandu, Nepal: the parliamentary party meeting that was scheduled for 11 am on Thursday has been rescheduled for 2 pm.
New York: Shweta Punjali, a new up and coming independent singer from Nepal has moved to New York city, United States of America after spending the last four years in Bangkok, Thailand.
Angel Maria Villar, UEFA's longest-serving vice president, is standing in the election to succeed Michel Platini as the head of European soccer.
The CPN-UML has decided to obstruct the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament if the corollary bills of budget were not put in priority- before the deliberation on no-confidence motion.
Following the foot step of the CPN Maoist Center, Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Prem Bahadhur Singh, who was representing Samajwadi Janata Dal, has resigned from the post on Wednesday.
Pokhara, Nepal: at least three persons killed and about two dozen injured in two separate road accidents in Tanahun district on Wednesday.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the other parties brought the no-confidence motion against the government in the Legislature-Parliament being nervous at the government's popularity.
Assam's former Chief Minister Tarun Googi was spent over Rs 8.97 crore from the state exchequer as his helicopter tour expenditure in his last tenure.
Police in Mumbai said they suspect a criminal gang which preys on poor people for their organs is behind a kidney transplant racket at a top hospital, the latest such case in India where a shortage of organs is fuelling a black-market trade.
The supporters of the fasting doctor Govinda KC and Police briefly clashed at in-front of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence on Tuesday.
The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the parliament, has on Tuesday discussed no-confidence motion registered in the parliament.
A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a highway near Taiwan's capital on Tuesday, burning to death all 26 people on board, officials said, in the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourism to the island.
Hull City midfielder Moses Odubajo has been ruled out for up to six months after he sustained a knee ligament injury during a friendly against lower division side Grimsby Town, the Premier League club have announced.
Working Women Journalists (WWJ) today imparted training on 'Memory and Mind Management' to women journalists from different media houses.
House Speaker Onsari Gharti today termed it as unfortunate for the country and people that the political parties were divided on formation of the new government rather than focusing on implementing the constitution.
The CPN-UML Standing Committee meeting on Tuesday wrapped up with a decision to press for listing the budget related bills in the working schedule before the parliament starts debate on the no-confidence motion.
At least three persons were injured when a truck laden with goods fell on the bank of Trishuli River in Kabilas of Chitwan on Tuesday.
A person died and his two children were injured at Phidim-2 of Panchthar after they were attacked by their neighbor with a khukuri.
At least 10 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in an attack by Maoist rebels in a forest area in eastern India, police said Tuesday.
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated countr
Agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation globally fueled by a growing demand for food, yet it is possible to feed the world without cutting forests, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook eastern Japan on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The consensus attempt between the major political parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center over the issue of recent political development, particularly on the issue of new government formation, failed to bear any fruit.
Three hardcore militants of NDFB(S) were killed during a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday morning, officials said.
Governance is the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented or not implemented. Government is one of the most important actors in governance. Market, non-state actors and civilians are other contributing ac
China said Monday that it is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway.
The CPN (Maoist Center) has given responsibility to take final decision regarding the members to be picked up in the vacant posts at Politburo, Secretariat and Headquarters to its Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has invited Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN Maoist Center chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal for a meeting on Monday.
Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leaders Ram Chandra Poudel consulted over the issue of recently developed political situation of the country.
Prime Minister KP Oli has been consulting with legal and constitutional experts over the situation of the recent political situation and its possible solutions.
Forces loyal to Turkey's president quashed a coup attempt in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left some 250 people dead and over 1,400 wounded Saturday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that those responsible "will pay a h
The United States urged Turkey on Saturday to exercise restraint after a failed military coup sparked a government crackdown, and warned its NATO ally that public suggestions of a U.S. role in the plot were "utterly false" and harmful to relatio
A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.
Turkey's president declared he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces quashed a coup attempt during a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead.
The government has made clear that no Nepali has been impacted in violence ensued after a failed coup attempt, in Istanbul and Ankara of Turkey.
The top six finalists have been selected for “Wai WaiGlocal Teen Hero 2016†after a verycompetitive 281 entries.
The Nepali Congress, the main opposition and largest party in the parliament has issued a whip to its lawmakers to be present at the Parliament meeting scheduled for coming Thursday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government and other concerned authorities to pay attention over the deteriorating health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is in fast-into-death strike since few days.
Jessie Levine smiles and shakes her head when she hears the outgoing voicemail message on her iPhone.
Discussions over the no confidence motion registered against the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been scheduled for coming Thursday. Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar fixed the date of July 21 to begin discussion on the no-confidence motion.
The Russian city of St. Petersburg said Friday it has fired the general contractor building a trouble-plagued stadium which is to host World Cup matches in 2018.
A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, ploughing through Bastille Day revellers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least 75 people were kill
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Cabinet meeting held on Friday reviewed the activities of the incumbent government.
The CPN-UML parliamentary party on Thursday decided to face a no-confidence vote registered against its leader Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Parliament.
Leaders of different political parties have expressed mixed views regarding the no-confidence motion registered at the Legislature-Parliament against the Prime Minister.
Police on Thursday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in raping a 15-year-old girl in Saptari on Wednesday.
The meeting of the Environment Conservation Committee under the Legislature-Parliament today discussed with the concerned authority about the possible risk of explosion of glacial lakes and the measures to be implemented to lessen the risk.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of Nepal, has on Thursday unveiled the monetary policy for the upcoming fiscal year 2016/17.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed grave concern over 'slow implementation' of the ADB-funded development projects in Nepal.
With the CPN Maoist Center’s decision to withdraw the support to the government, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reshuffled the cabinet on Wednesday evening.
The U.S. military in Africa said Wednesday it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reporte
Japanese Emperor Akihito intends to abdicate eventually, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, a step unprecedented in modern Japan.
Nepali Congress and the CPN Maoist Centre, the largest and third largest parties respectively in the parliament, have filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Parliament on Wednesday.
The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to support CPN Maoist Center for formation of the new government.
The CPN Maoist Centre has on Wednesday decided to file a no confidence motion against the incumbent CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli led government at the Parliament meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
A person accused of murdering a woman three days ago at Kalash Hotel in Narayangadh was arrested on Tuesday.
The ruling allies of the incumbent government except CPN Maoist Center have concluded that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should not resign from the post even though the major ally Maoist pulled out of the coalition government.
Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170 million mainly thanks to her hugely successful “1989†world tour.
The CPN UML has vertically divided over the issue of whether to face no-confidence motion in parliament or resign from the post of Prime Minister.
Two Italian commuter trains collided head-on Tuesday in the southern region of Puglia, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores more, officials said. At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage as the rescue operat
Considering the changed political situation of the country, the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has called it’s Central Working Committee (CWC) for Wednesday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: At least five Nepalese killed in a road accident at Uttar Pradesh of India on Monday.
CPN Maoist Centre, one of the major allies of the incumbent government, has withdrawn support to the CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government.
The proposed Manmohan Adhikari Memorial Medical College has stated that it has been granted permission to operate the college but was denied approval for conducting teaching and learning activities despite having in place all the required infras
A three-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC) seminar on an agreement for the avoidance of dual taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion began here from Monday.
North Korea said Monday it will end a diplomatic communication channel with the United States and hinted at harsher punishment for Americans detained in the country in retaliation for U.S. sanctions that target leader Kim Jong Un.
The Embassy of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance to AMDA-MINDS for the Project for Community Human Resource Development for Reconstruction of Houses in the Earthquake-affected Areas of Dhading District.
The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause notice against Chief Commissioner at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have announced unification amid a press conference in Kathmandu on Monday.
Following the oath taking ceremony of Chief Justice Sushila Karki, newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has also been administered the oath of office and secrecy amid a function on Monday.
The first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sushila Karki, has assumed responsibility formally from Monday creating history in the country.
Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC of the Institute of Medicine (IoM) has started fast-unto-death strike from Sunday putting forth various demands including the impeachment against Chief Commissioner at the Commission for the Investigation
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has on Sunday endorsed the nomination of Acting Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Chief Justice (CJ).
Naya Shakti Nepal, a new party formed under the leadership of former prime minister and Maoist leader Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, has been registered at the Election Commission on Sunday.
France puts its formidable record in finals on the line when the European Championship hosts try to deny Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal a first major football title on Sunday.
Eight months after a wave of attacks brought death to the streets of Paris, France's national team takes on Portugal in a European Championship final with more than just a silver trophy at stake.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and drew his attention on a wide spectrum of areas including NRC, on-going peace talks, counter-insurgency operations and so on and so forth.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Carvalho have waited a dozen years to reach another final with Portugal. Some teammates will have a more recent Portuguese setback on their minds going into Sunday's European Championship final against France.
A global conservation group says Borneo’s orangutans are now a critically endangered species due to hunting and destruction of forest habitat.
A military helicopter has crashed into a village near the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, killing three people.
Snipers operating from rooftops in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded six more in a coordinated attack during one of several protests across the country against the killing of two black men by police this week.
Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet has informed the Legislature Parliament on Friday that 47 people were killed and 16 others had gone missing in landslides and floods across Nepal in the past three months.
The Federal Alliance (FA) a loose alliance of the agitating Madhesi and indigenous parties and groups has threatened to launch decisive protests from mid-September.
The health condition of Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has significantly been improving.
The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) approved the name of Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
France is heading back to soccer's elite, and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.
Governor of Assam and Nagaland, Hon'ble P.B. Acharya urged upon the people of the North Eastern States living in Mumbai to lend their hands and actively participate with different agencies to come up with initiatives for the Development of the
At least four militants belonging to NSCN(R) were killed during a gun battle with Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh's Khunsa area on Thursday morning, officials said.
Asam Police on Thursday had sounded high alert across the state following a report of five Bangladeshi terrorists entered in the state.
Major three political parties- Nepali Congress, CPN UML and the CPN Maoist Center organized a meeting at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence, Baluwatar on Thursday evening.
Following the unification, the CPN Maoist Center has on Thursday decided to hold its convention on January 7-12, 2017.
An aftershock of Gorkha earthquake of April 25, 2015 jolted western Nepal at 2:44 pm on Thursday afternoon.
The health condition of Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashanka Koirala has gradually been improving. According to the doctors involved in the treatment, chest X-ray and blood gas analysis have shown some signs of improvement.
The health condition of Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashanka Koirala has slightly improved from Wednesday evening.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) have agreed to merge the two parties soon.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to dissolve benches set up in seven districts to particularly deal with civil and criminal cases, to be effective from July 16.
Trump, who frequently criticizes U.S. foreign policy under President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is praising Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ruthlessness.
The lone Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed shock at the barbarity of the terrorists, who killed 20 hostages and two Bangladeshi police officers in cold blood at Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery on 1 July evening an
A Barcelona court on Friday gave Lionel Messi and his father suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud.
The Saptari District Court has sentenced a woman and her daughter to life in prison, with a term of 20 years each, for the murder of the woman’s husband Mohammad Sadarul Miya Haque, former lawmaker and Constituent Assembly (CA) member.
Don't let Cristiano Ronaldo's devilish grin and chiseled torso fool you. Portugal is the undisputed ugly duckling of the four teams left standing at the European Championship.
Most of the media persons based in the city are facing different eye problems like redness, dryness and regular watering, which came to light in a daylong check-up camp held at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday (5 July 2016).
Tension gripped Balkhu of Kathmandu on Tuesday after a clash broke out between a government monitoring team and vegetable traders at the Balkhu Vegetable and Fruits Market.
The Home Ministry has said that its attention has been drawn towards news reports of Wednesday being a public holiday on the occasion of Eid al-fitr.
CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at latter’s official residence on Monday.
The chairman of CPN Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, pointed out the need for a national consensus government during the post-constitution period.
An electronic crematorium at the Pashupati Aryaghat, which had malfunctioned owing to a damage after some floodwater entered the machine, is expected to resume operation by Wednesday.
The Icelandic thunderclap roar proved no match for the sheer talent of France as the hosts finally showed their title credentials at the European Championship on Sunday.
To protect wild animals including one horned rhinoceros and fight against poachers, Assam government had decided to appoint 104 Forest constables.
Guwahati: To protect one horned rhinoceros and fight against poachers, Assam government will form a Special Rhino Protection Force.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for exemplary changes to oversee the planning, development and management of child care delivery services and strengthening institutional mechanism for the welfare of children, mother and different
The BRICS Youth Summit 2016 was began in Guwahati on Friday evening.
Guwahati: In exercise of the power conferred by the provision of Section 17-B (1) of the Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Misc. Provisions Act, 1955, the Assam Governor has appointed Officers as Ins
At least 10 people including five of a family were died in a landslide following incessant rains that buried several houses at Bhalukpung area in Arunchal Pradesh’s West Kameng district on Friday, officials said.
In ancient time, ‘Himwatkhanda-Nepal’ extended from Bramhaputra in the East to Hindukush in the west, Kailash Mansovar in the North and Ganga in the South. In ancient time ‘Himwatkhanda Nepal’ disintegrated into many smaller nations.
Lately accountability of Nepali media has eroded and asks for serious attention from the public. The perfect examples are the successive mistakes made on late singer Amber Gurung, and Dr. Meena Singh Khadka.
A five-member parliamentary Sub-committee has been formed in order to probe why the report of the committee formed to investigate into irregularities in the state-owned Nepal Television was not implemented.
Germany ended 54 years of misery against Italy at major tournaments by taking a familiar route to victory: The penalty shootout.
At least 82 people were killed and 200 injured in two bombings that hit Baghdad around midnight Saturday, nearly all of them in a blast targeting a busy shopping area as they celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said Sunday.
France coach Didier Deschamps has a dilemma in defense for the European Championship quarterfinal against Iceland on Sunday.
UEFA has agreed to a request by the Italian soccer federation for its players to wear black armbands in their quarterfinal against Germany on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has condemned the terrorist attack in Dhaka of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that 13 hostages were rescued from a besieged cafe in Dhaka on Saturday, but some had been killed.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, where gunmen were holding hostages as police laid siege to the building, news agency Amaq said.
Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year association with Manchester United by reaching a settlement with the Premier League club, the BBC reported on Friday.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft hurtled closer toward Jupiter on Friday headed for a July 4 leap into polar orbit around the solar system’s largest planet to analyze how it formed and helped set the stage for life on Earth.
The monsoon rainfall, which lashed the country on Friday, is likely to continue for next few days, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD).
The notorious gangster, Deepak Manange, has been arrested on charges of abduction, threat and extortion.
At least two students killed and about one and half injured when a compound wall of Pushpanjali Secondary School caved in at Bodegaun, Godawari of Lalitpur district on Friday.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia.
The ASG Eye Care in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a free eye check-up camp for the member-journalists along with their close relatives on Tuesday (5 July 2016).
Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam's Orang National Park and managed to flee with its horn.
The gross small savings collection from Post Office Small Savings schemes in Assam recorded Rs. 6080.96 crore in the Financial Year 2015-16 against the target of Rs. 4250 crore which was set for the state by the Ministry of Finance, Government o
In what can be termed as a respite to the long-standing ordeal of the people of Barak Valley, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday had directed the Public Works Department to fix its line of action and repair all the roads of Bara
Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not.
The far western hilly districts have been facing continuous jolts of earthquake since Wednesday. So far, the Seismological Center in Surkhet has recorded 21 jolts of quake as of this afternoon.
Two Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded around 40 in an attack on Thursday on buses carrying recently graduated cadets on the western outskirts of Kabul, officials said.
The Islamic State terror group may carry out large-scale attacks in the US similar to the one in Istanbul, CIA Director John Brennan has warned.
The United Democratic Madhesi Front which is up in arms against some provisions of the constitution boycotted the Legislature-Parliament meeting today.
Police say a fire in a pharmacy engulfed residential quarters of a Mumbai suburban building, killing eight people.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Hyun Cho called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam Secretariat on Wednesday and talked on a wide spectrum of areas such as economy, culture, tourism, tea, food processing etc.
Guwahati, the gateway to the North East, is getting ready to the second BRICS Youth Summit, India 2016 will be held on July1-3.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed Revenue Department to initiate the process of allotment of a suitable land in and around Raha in Nagaon district and complete the process within 10 days so as to hand over the land t
The Nepali Congress, main opposition party in the legislative parliament, has welcomed the agreement with the government regarding the release of relief amount to the earthquake victims for reconstruction of their houses.
The 13th National Paddy Plantation Day or dhan divas have been observed in Nepal with much more enthusiasm on Monday.
Two fresh earthquakes jolted western Nepal on Wednesday. According to National Seismological Nepal (NSC), a fresh earthquake with 5-magnitude in rector scale was recorded at 2:56 pm.
Following the agreement between the government and the main opposition party Nepali Congress about the issue of relief amount to the earthquake victims, the Legislature-Parliament has resumed from Wednesday afternoon.
Forty-one people were killed and 239 others were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at Istanbul’s main international airport on Tuesday, the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement, making it the deadliest attack this year in Turkey.
Indignant European Union lawmakers pressed Britain to end the uncertainty that has gripped European and global markets, saying Tuesday that if it intends to leave, it should start the process immediately.
Twin boys are born to a HIV-positive couple here in the district recently. The newborns are said to be in a good health.
Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and put both hands over his face.
The Department of Mines and Geology has discovered 15 more places having the deposits of iron, copper and limestone.
Emphasizing on preventive healthcare initiatives for the media persons a special program titled 'Evening with a Doctor' has been planned at the premises of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) of northeast India. Under this program a practicing doctor will
The number of royal Bengal tigers has increased in Nepal in recent years.
Dr.Govinda KC to begin fast into death strikes demanding impeachment against CIAA chief commissioner Lok Man Singh karki
The leaders from the main opposition Nepali Congress and the government head CPN UML have blamed each-other for the ongoing House obstruction.
Guwahati: Senior painter Benu Misra and artisan-photographer Labu Senapati have joined in a mission to showcase their works once again in the city. A three-day exhibition of drawing-painting, bonsai and wood-works has been organized at Surjya Cl
Guwahati, June 23 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Block Development Officers prepare a list of poor persons in consultations with the local MLAs and submit the list within 15 days to the Panchayat & Rural Development Departm
PARSA: Police on Friday arrested a priest on charge of raping a 14-year-old girl in Parsa district.
A dead body of an unidentified person was found in course of the weekly Clean Bagmati campaign today.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba said the government could not hold any election unless it forged a national consensus among major political forces in the nation.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the DCs and SPs to take all possible measures to protect the rhinos.
The mortal remains of the 12 Nepalese, who were killed in suicide bomb attack in Kabul on Monday, have been handed over to their families.
Officials from Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region of China held talks at Taklakot along the Nepal-China border .
Two of the seven injured security guards, who were injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan on Monday, have been airlifted to New Delhi of India for treatment on Tuesday.
Several convicted drunken drivers were brought to a Bangkok morgue today to see a corpse and reflect on the gory consequences of their actions as part of a program aimed at combating the carnage on Thailand's roads.
Over 200 houses in Madhumalla of Morang district have been inundated due to heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
The identities of 12 Nepali nationals, who had lost their lives in the deadly suicide bomb attack in Kabul on Monday, have been made public by the Nepal government.
Biratnagar, Nepal: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has blamed the incumbent CPN UML chairman KP Sharma Oli led government for failing to implement the constitution by bringing to the disgruntle parties into consensus.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has invited again the agitating parties to sit in the dialogue table. It seems that Prime Minister Oli would have made the invitation just to avoid the criticism labeled to the government for failing to implement the
In a world where consumerism and materialism are increasing, the celebration of World Environment Day is a time to reflect on whether our collective behaviour needs to be modified to address challenges such as climate change and biodiversity los
Bikram Sambat 2073, 8th Jestha, (20016 May 21) is celebrating 2560th Gautam Buddha Jayantee in Limbini at mid Tarai of Nepal.. Lord Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in the 6th century BC. Nepal has been a pious and holy land for all Buddhists
The beginning of degradation of Nepal is the nefarious conspirator role of Congress (I) and its Intelligence Agency RAW
Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. Its implications, however, since the ancient times has been overarching and demeaning to the sex workers
In this age of quarrel and hipocracy almost every individual is walking towards unknown destiny with smiling faces and crying hearts.
Patriotic People’s Front Assam [PPFA] welcomed the verdict of Gauhati High Court in clearing all hurdles to complete the proposed war [martyr’s] memorial on the north bank of historic Dighalipukhuri in the heart of the city.
Bikram Sambat-2073 is starting in Nepal form 13th April-2016. Bikram Sambat is the glory of Nepal. We the Nepalese people are lucky because Nepal was never captured by foreign imperialists. The continual practice of Bikram Sambat in Nepal is pow
In the world of literature poetry is a subculture and a secondary art form to other genres, particularly fiction and non-fiction. The famous poet W.H. Auden has aptly put forward the thesis: “poetry makes nothingâ€.
From the very beginning, Nepal is known as a Sovereign and independent country in the world. The struggle and sacrifice of the martyrs against the Rana oligarchy helped introduce democracy in the country, as a result of it, the Nepalese have bee
Literally the term YAJNA denotes sacrifice. In Physical terms, Yajna is a process aimed at the refinement of the subtle energy existing in matter with the help of sound and thermal energy of Mantras(Vedic hymes)
Internet is dualistic in nature: it is a dangerous place yet a world full of opportunities.Social media is the reverse of it, where millions of people spend their time on the networking sites every day for several hours.
As we all Know Dalton proposed a theory of Indivisibility of Atom, during 1808. In 1911, Rutherford proved that the atoms consist one more particle, whom he named Proton because it was positively charged.And During 1932, James Chadwick introdu
The residents of northeast India, whom the mainstream agencies often misunderstand as sympathizers to various separatist militant outfits, have joined in 67th Republic Day celebrations one and all to pay heartfelt tributes to the martyrs.
Roads play a significant role in the life of human beings—they have evolved along with the evolution of humans; rise and fall of civilizations. Roads connect places, trades happen, and people travel...
We all know-Nepalese rulers under the patronage of foreign forces by instigating fear and with the threat of weapons have been institutionalizing anarchy and draining the state coffer. Due to the culprit political elements, the Nepalese national
As I was waiting for the lights to turn green at the traffic stop, the bikers around me began to turn their heads and giggle. Wondering what it was all about, I turned around to see and a skeptical smile crept up on my lips.
If you wander in the streets of Kathmandu and eavesdrop people’s conversation then you’d probably hear this statement often: who runs Nepal? And it is not just the chitchats that pinpoint towards the statelessness in the nation, the rhetoric
Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier is the pride of Nepal. It was almost 100 years before Germany and Italy was unified and the restoration of the Meiji dynasty was rest
Recently one perpetrator was sentenced to ten years jail term for throwing acid on two teenagers last year. Till this year there was no proper law against acid attackers and finally the parliament passed a new law that criminalizes against acid
Nepal's sovereignty, integrity and national pride were addressed by monarchy. Nepal is not only an ancient sovereign country but also a Hindu Kingdom in the world.
Almost all the senior leaders of main political parties have claimed that the new constitution of Nepal promulgated on September 20, 2015 is the most inclusive of all South Asian nations’ despite Terai-Oppositions initiated by Madhesi and Thar
The bountiful mountain areas of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) are a cornucopia of diverse, high-value products
It is with no doubt that India’s current approach to Nepal is no less than Bush’s war tactics against Iraq in the past. It seems India has replicated the usual United States format of excluding itself from any laws and believing th
As the nation reels from an unprecedented energy crisis because of the untoward behavior of the angry elephant, we Nepalese can only think of this situation symbolically....
The sudden spurt of anti-Indian sentiment can be seen as the result of the opinions that our political leader made before and after the on-going fuel crisis...
At the current context in Nepal Madhesi politics is all pervasive. These Madhesi people have turned Terai into their threading type of holding. Nepal's Terai plain adjoins the Indian border. It is easy to travel in Terai in geographical sense...
Nepal is in a huge bind right now. There is more than enough blame and excuses to go around. There is a lot of finger pointing towards India and to some extent, rightfully so
The Nepali festival Tihar is also known by many names such as Dipawal in Nepal, or Bhai Tika or Laxmi Puja or as a festival of lights and Diwali in India
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Agriculture is the most dominant sector in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) countries. It significantly contributes to food security, livelihoods and rural economy of the region.
Nepali Youths are fasting unto death for demanding the reinstatement of Nepal as a Hindu State to ensure that provision in the upcoming Constitution in Nepal.
In Nepal, the political party leaders-Maoist, Congress and UML have been guided from the Indian Intelligence Agency- RAW, CIA and EU and then Nepal is deteriorating day by day.
Nepal has been standing on the verge of disintegration for the last nine years. When the relationship between the king and the people have been detached one can easily imagine, Nepal can’t remain safe and unified with no monarchy. In a countr
