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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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Mar 20, 2024

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Mar 18, 2024

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How Nepali women were misled into Maoist conflict

Using women in guerilla wars and revolutions is not a new thing, and there are examples of this in Ethiopia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, and Algeria. Women were important part of Nepal’s Maoist movement, and propaganda of female soldiers holding rifles were used as a symbol of a uni...
Sep 16, 2019
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Alternatives to corporal punishment is even more effective

I was deeply saddened when a ninth grader, Madhav Kalauni of Mahakali Bal Vidyalaya of Kanchanpur district, died after being beaten by his four teachers last week. According to the news report published in Republica, Madhav was taken to the school office following a dispute with his friends outside...
Sep 16, 2019
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The Amazon and You

NEW YORK – Nearly everyone has seen the dramatic images of the Amazon ablaze. Tens of thousands of fires—intentionally started or caused by logging, farming, mining, and other human activities—have broken out over the past year alone.
Sep 16, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates

Belt and Road Initiative is not a military alliance: Dahal (...

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Co-chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is purely an economic cooperation initiative, not a military alliance.
Sep 15, 2019
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Unidentified group torches Mayor’s office in Kailali

TIKAPUR, Sept 15: An unidentified group torched mayor’s office of Lamkichuwa municipality, Kailali on Saturday night.
Sep 15, 2019
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Over 1000 street children rescued in one year

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The government has rescued 1011 street children from Kathmandu in one year.
Sep 15, 2019
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Accountability Lab announces top five officials as part of s...

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Accountability Lab’s Nepal chapter has selected five government offices as part of its annual reality show to select honest government offices.
Sep 15, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates

Main opposition NC obstructs House over Banke incident

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The main opposition party Nepali Congress obstructed house proceedings in the House of Representatives on Sunday protesting an attack on its party members including Banke President Kiran Koirala last week.
Sep 15, 2019
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Anti-corruption activist Shahi arrested for security: police

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Police have detained anti-corruption activist Gyanendra Shahi from a press meet held in Lalitpur on Sunday afternoon.
Sep 15, 2019
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One killed in Kathmandu road accident

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A man was killed when a truck (Na 6 Kha 2744) hit a motorcycle (Ba 89 Pa 4329) in Chandragiri municipality-14 in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Sep 15, 2019