ECONOMY
Nepalis eager for implementation of OBOR: Scholars
Nepalis eager for implementation of OBOR: Scholars
KATHMANDU, May 25: The scholars participating in a discussion program organized here by the Nepal Council of World Affairs on Thursday argued that the Nepalis were eagerly looking forward to earliest implementation of the China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.
May 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Youth Sherma scales Mt. Everest for world peace
Youth Sherma scales Mt. Everest for world peace
KATHMANDU, May 25: Mountaineer Sushil Sherma from Limbu community has scaled Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world, to disseminate messages that the nuclear weapons should be stopped right away.
May 25, 2017
WORLD
May to confront Trump as UK police stop sharing attack information with U.S
May to confront Trump as UK police stop sharing attack infor...
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she would tell U.S. President Donald Trump that intelligence shared between their two countries had to remain secure after leaks to U.S. media about the Manchester attack.
May 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Oil prices down sharply ahead of OPEC announcement
Oil prices down sharply ahead of OPEC announcement
LONDON, May 25: Oil prices were volatile but trading sharply lower Thursday ahead of an expected announcement from the OPEC oil cartel that it will extend recent production cuts for a further nine months. Elsewhere, stock markets were unmoved by further indications from the Federal Reserve that it m...
May 25, 2017
SPORTS
Police Club defeats Eastern Development Region by nine wickets
Police Club defeats Eastern Development Region by nine wicke...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Police Club defeated Eastern Development Region by nine wickets in the one-day Prime Minister Cup Cricket Tournament today.
May 25, 2017
POLITICS
Election in only 461 local level-units: EC
Election in only 461 local level-units: EC
KATHMANDU, May 25: At a time when Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav is reiterating that the local level election will be conducted on June 14 in added local-level units as well, the Election commission (EC), on Thursday, has made clear that it would not be able to hold the election...
May 25, 2017
ELECTION
NC to finalize its candidates from Province 1 and 7 on Friday
NC to finalize its candidates from Province 1 and 7 on Frida...
KATHMANDU, May 25: The Nepali Congress has decided to finalize its candidates for the second-phase local-level election on June 14 from Province Nos. 1 and 7 on Friday.
May 25, 2017
POLITICS
President Bhandari unveils policies and programs at parliament (With text)
President Bhandari unveils policies and programs at parliame...
KATHMANDU, May 25: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has unveiled the government's policies and programs of the Fiscal Year 2017/18 at the Legislature-Parliament meeting on Thursday.
May 25, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Female voters outnumber male in Dhangadhi
Female voters outnumber male in Dhangadhi
DHANGADHI, May 25: The number of female voters in the second-round of local-level election on coming June 14 is more by 7,499 than male voters in Dhangadhi.
May 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Sustainable future for Nepal Emergency Preparedness Facility discussed
Sustainable future for Nepal Emergency Preparedness Facility...
KATHMANDU, May 25: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) and the World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday met at the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) to discuss sustainable methods to work toge...
May 25, 2017