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 21: Amid the ongoing India-China border tension that has already claimed the lives of 20 Indian army personnel, Nepal has expressed confidence that ‘friendly neighbors’ India and China will be able to resolve their mutual differences through peaceful means in favor of bilateral, regional and world peace and stability.

Renowned educationist Angur Baba Joshi passes away

Published On: June 20, 2020 05:23 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 20: Renowned educationist and social activist Angur Baba Joshi passed away on Saturday. She was 89.

KATHMANDU, June 20: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to make it mandatory for a foreign woman married to Nepali nationals to wait for seven years after marriage to acquire naturalized citizenship.

KATHMANDU, June 20: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved a cumulative investment worth Rs 185.43 billion to be invested in seven projects on pipeline.

Government urges people to stay indoors, unless essential

Published On: June 20, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, June 20: The government has requested people to not venture out of their homes unnecessarily. The COVID-19 crisis management centre (CCMC) has requested people to mandatorily wear a mask while going out, and maintain physical distance.

Gandaki Province reports 58 new COVID-19 cases

Published On: June 20, 2020 09:13 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 20: Seven different districts of Gandaki Province have reported 58 more cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease on Saturday morning.

NCP Secretariat meeting being held today

Published On: June 20, 2020 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 20: A Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party is scheduled to take place on Saturday morning.

Frontline journalists provided with relief materials

Published On: June 19, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo

KATHMANDU, June 19: More than 70 journalists reporting from the frontline of the efforts to combat COVID-19 were provided relief materials as a support to combat the pandemic on Friday.

NEW DELHI, June 19: China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly border clash earlier this week, a Indian government source said on Friday, as two Asian nuclear powers sought to de-escalate tensions on their disputed border in the western Himalayas.