POLITICS
PM Oli, Modi witness MOU signing on Raxaul-Kathmandu railway line
PM Oli, Modi witness MOU signing on Raxaul-Kathmandu railway...
KATHMANDU, Aug 321: Nepal and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey on Broad Gauge Line between Raxaul and Kathmandu on Friday.
Aug 31, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli holds bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Modi
PM Oli holds bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Mod...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the margin of the forth BIMSTED Summit on Friday.
Aug 31, 2018
WORLD
Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages, thousands driven from homes
Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages, thousands driven from...
CARACAS, Aug 31: As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, local media reported Thursday.
Aug 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Myanmar's first lady visits Patan Durbar square
Myanmar's first lady visits Patan Durbar square
LALITPUR, Aug 31: Myanmar's first lady Cho Cho today visited the Patan Durbar Square.
Aug 31, 2018
SPORTS
Nepali football squad leaving for Bangladesh
Nepali football squad leaving for Bangladesh
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: A 29-member Nepali football team is leaving for Bangladesh on September 2 to take part in the 10th SAFF Championship. The 10th SAFF Championship is taking place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on September 4-15.
Aug 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Travel advisory: Vehicular movements to be obstructed until 6:30 PM
Travel advisory: Vehicular movements to be obstructed until...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Major roads in the Kathmandu valley will be disrupted as the heads of states and governments are returning today after the successful completion of the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
Aug 31, 2018
WORLD
Clinton presidential library declassifies Yeltsin's decision pick on Putin
Clinton presidential library declassifies Yeltsin's decision...
WASHINGTON, Aug 31: Russia’s then-President Boris Yeltsin told his US counterpart, Bill Clinton, in 1999 he picked Vladimir Putin to succeed him as the next Russian leader, declassified documents published by Clinton’s Presidential Library showed.
Aug 31, 2018
POLITICS
Lenin Bista moves court against travel ban
Lenin Bista moves court against travel ban
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Lenin Bista has filed a case against Ministry of Home Affairs and Tribhuwan International Airport's immigration department at the Supreme Court .
Aug 31, 2018
WORLD
Jordan to lead fundraising for UN Palestinian refugees agency after US cuts
Jordan to lead fundraising for UN Palestinian refugees agenc...
MOSCOW, Aug 31: Jordan will lead a campaign to raise funds for the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, to help it survive after the United States cut its funding, Reuters reports.
Aug 31, 2018
SPORTS
City wary of Shakhtar threat as European reunion looms
City wary of Shakhtar threat as European reunion looms
Aug 31: Manchester City are wary of the threat posed by Champions League Group A rivals Shakhtar Donetsk after being tested by the Ukrainian side in last season’s competition, the Premier League club’s director of football Txiki Begiristain has said.
Aug 31, 2018