POLITICS, Latest Updates
Government protecting those involved in audio scandal: Deuba
Government protecting those involved in audio scandal: Deuba
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: President of Nepali Congress, the main opposition party, Sher Bhadur Deuba has expressed concern over the delay in launching investigation on the recent security printing procurement deal scandal.
Mar 01, 2020
WORLD
Afghan President Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release clause in U.S deal
Afghan President Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release clau...
KABUL, Mar 1: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with the Afghan government and civilians, included in a deal between the United States and the Islamist militants.
Mar 01, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Newly appointed Indian Ambassador arrives in Kathmandu
Newly appointed Indian Ambassador arrives in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, March 1: Newly appointed Ambassador of India to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has arrived here in Kathmandu on Sunday to take up his diplomatic assignment.
Mar 01, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
PM to undergo kidney transplant for a second time on Wednesday : aide
PM to undergo kidney transplant for a second time on Wednesd...
KATHMANDU, March 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is preparing to transplant his kidney for a second time on Wednesday, his aide said.
Mar 01, 2020
SPORTS
Liverpool's dream run ends in shock 3-0 thrashing at Watford
Liverpool's dream run ends in shock 3-0 thrashing at Watford
LONDON, Mar 1: Liverpool’s unbeaten run of success in this season’s Premier League was ended in unfathomable fashion on Saturday as struggling Watford hammered the European champions 3-0 at their ecstatic Vicarage Road stadium.
Mar 01, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
MCC won't be ratified through parliament without making necessary amendments: Home Ministe...
MCC won't be ratified through parliament without making nece...
PARBAT, March 1: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa on Sunday said that Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project will not be ratified through the parliament without making necessary amendments on it.
Mar 01, 2020
WORLD
Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide
Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases gr...
WASHINGTON, Mar 1: Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.
Mar 01, 2020
WORLD
Thailand records first coronavirus death: health official
Thailand records first coronavirus death: health official
BANGKOK, March 1: Thailand has recorded its first coronavirus death as a 35-year-old man, who also had dengue fever, dies from the virus, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said in the news conference on Sunday.
Mar 01, 2020
SOCIETY
NSU stages nation-wide demonstration in protest of price hike
NSU stages nation-wide demonstration in protest of price hik...
KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal Students' Union (NSU), the student wing of Nepali Congress, has staged demonstration across the country on Sunday, putting forth various demands including withdrawal of price hike on petroleum products and cancellation of 10 per cent tax imposed on books, among others.
Mar 01, 2020
WORLD
Taliban start diplomatic outreach after U.S. deal on Afghanistan
Taliban start diplomatic outreach after U.S. deal on Afghani...
KABUL, March 1:The Taliban’s political chief has met with senior diplomats from countries including Russia, Indonesia and Norway, hours after signing a deal with Washington aimed at ending the Afghan war, the hardline Islamist group said in a statement on Sunday.
Mar 01, 2020