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Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

MOSCOW (AP) — Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
Mar 23, 2024
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Nepal's Gunaraj Ruchal strikes gold at 19th Muay Thai W...

Mar 20, 2024

Russia is ready to scrap contracts of Nepalis who joine...

Mar 18, 2024

Nepali short film 'Songs of Love and Hate' wins Special...

Feb 25, 2024

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2 Nobel laureates have some Nepal connection

KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Two of the three winners of this year’s Nobel Economics Prize have some Nepal connection. Three eminent US-based development economists-- Abhijit Banerjee and his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer bagged the coveted prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty that has...
Oct 15, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates

Alam arrest revives writ petitioner's hopes of justice

RAUTAHAT, Oct 15: The arrest of former minister and Nepali Congress lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam on Sunday on the charge of multiple murders in Rautahat back in 2008 has left the families of the victims as well as locals more confident about the rule of law .
Oct 15, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates

Party's over, get down to work

Kathmandu, Oct 15: The state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Kathmandu couldn't have come at a better time. After years of political uncertainty, Nepal is trying to project itself as a confident nation, ready to engage with the rest of the world.
Oct 15, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates

Dy speaker out to certify bills though constitution silent o...

KATHMANDU, Oct 14: As the post of speaker remains vacant following Krishna Bahadur Mahara's arrested on a charge of attempted rape, Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe is preparing to certify some bills although constitutional provisions and parliamentary regulations are silent about her authority...
Oct 15, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates

Crime and impunity

Arrest of Mohammand Aftab Alam
Oct 15, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates

Together against climate crisis

Kathmanduites collectively bemoan the declining luster of the mountains we are so proud of. There isn’t anywhere else to point for this scourge but climate change
Oct 15, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates

Reassessing BRI

The connectivity that BRI offers will open Nepal to the world market through different sea ports. Nepal then will no longer be a‘land-locked’country
Oct 15, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates

Issue behind our issues

If the West adopts sensible policies, its own firms and consumers stand to benefit substantially from China’s growth
Oct 15, 2019
Infographic, Latest Updates

Trump’s unwinnable trade war

President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018 in a bid to cut the U.S. trade deficit.
Oct 15, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates

ICC lifts ban on CAN, readmits as ICC member

KATHMANDU, Oct 14: International Cricket Council has lifted the ban on Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to be effective from Monday.
Oct 14, 2019