Murderer of Nepali woman in US to get life in prison

Published On: June 26, 2017 02:52 PM NPT By: Republica

WASHINGTON, June 26: An American court has sentenced Harshad Kumar Yadav to life in prison for murdering his wife Rina Yadav of Nepali origin in Mechanicsville, Virginia State.

KATHMANDU, June 25: A group of Nepali living in Spain is set to invite about 1 million tourists visiting Spain’s tourist city Barcelona to visit Nepal via posters from the second week of July.

General strike continues in Darjeeling

Published On: June 25, 2017 07:53 AM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain

ILAM, June 24: Life in Darjeeling has been thrown out of gear after the continuation of prolonged general strike since about more than a week.

Thousands protest killings of GJP cadres in Darjeeling

Published On: June 19, 2017 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

ILAM, June 18: Thousands of locals in Darjeeling on Sunday took out huge processions to observe “Black Day” to protest against the killing of three Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists in army action.

Ultra-runner and mountaineer Pandit dies in USA

Published On: June 18, 2017 08:38 PM NPT By: Hom Lamsal

TEXAS, June 18: Ultra-runner and mountaineer Sanjay Pandit died in the Mount Denali National Park in the USA. Nepali embassy in Washington D.C. has confirmed that Pandit was descending Denali, the highest mountain of the North America.

DARJEELING, June 12: The Nepali-speaking community in Darjeeling has been on the warpath over the West Bengal government's decision to include the Bengali language as a compulsory text in the school curriculum.

DARJEELING, June 12: Nepali-speaking community in Darjeeling has been on a warpath over the West Bengal government’s decision to include Bengali language as a compulsory text in schools’ curriculum.

NRN Norway elects Thapa as new chief

Published On: June 11, 2017 04:49 PM NPT By: Chiran Sharma

LONDON, June 11: The Non Resident Nepali (NRN)-Norway has formed a new executive committee under newly elected chairperson Sanjiv Thapa.

ILLAM, June 10: Gorkha People’s Liberation Front(GPLF)  is going to hold a meeting in Darjeeling to discuss its ongoing protest programs against the decision  made by the government of West Bengal, one of the provinces in India, to make Bengali compulsory subject in school level education.

Sole Nepali-origin candidate in UK improves votes

Published On: June 9, 2017 09:00 PM NPT By: Chiran Sharma

LONDON, June 9: Bachchu Kailash Kaini, the only candidate of Nepali origin, has lost the elections to the British parliament, but with respectable number of votes.