KATHMANDU, June 5: Tuesday marks the completion of Qatar’s one year of struggle against the blockade imposed on it by its Arab neighbors and co-founders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, along with their ally, Egypt. They abruptly cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and imposed travel and trade bans.

MoD rejects army proposal to extend terms of generals

Published On: June 5, 2018 07:24 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has rejected a proposal from the Nepal Army (NA) headquarters to extend the terms of Major General Deepak Prasad Bharati and brigadier generals Surya Khanal and Prem Shahi citing some discrepancies in their citizenship details and academic credentials.

7 Hundi operators arrested from New Road

Published On: June 5, 2018 07:19 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: Acting on a tip-off, a special team from Metropolitan Crime Division (MCD), Kathmandu raided different places in New Road on Monday and arrested seven people involved in the illegal money transfer system called Hundi.

World Environment Day 2018-Greetings from PM

Published On: June 5, 2018 07:09 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that environmental pollution could emerge as a common challenge with rapid efforts in place towards attaining economic prosperity.

JUNE 4: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: June 4, 2018 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.

POKHARA, June 4: A land measurement team formed by the government has started to measure land encroached by Karna Shakya's Water Front Hotel at Fewa Lake.

Plights of opening track thru rocky terrain

Published On: June 4, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Prashant Lamichhane

CHITWAN, Jun 4: Breaking a rocky terrain to construct road is an uphill task.

PALPA, June 4: Gothari Ghari village of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-5 in the district is emptying at a faster pace for want of drinking water, a basic need for life. The village of around 500 families has been reduced to merely 200 in search of places having drinking water.

Three arrested for beating an alleged witch

Published On: June 4, 2018 12:50 PM NPT By: Republica

ITAHARI, June 4: Three persons were arrested on Sunday on charges of beating a woman in accusation of practicing witchcraft while treating another woman.

Commercial canyoning launched in Dhading's Rani waterfall

Published On: June 4, 2018 12:07 PM NPT By: Republica

DHADING, June 4: The adventure sport of canyoning has been launched at the Rani waterfall located at Thankre – 6 in southern Dhading from Saturday.