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2 killed, 25 injured in Dhading bus-vans collision
2 killed, 25 injured in Dhading bus-vans collision
DHADING, July 1: Two persons died while 25 others were injured in a collision between a bus and two microvans at Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-7 of Dhading, along the Prithvi Highway on Sunday.
Jul 01, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
132 complaints filed in CIAA from west-Rukum and Salyan
132 complaints filed in CIAA from west-Rukum and Salyan
RUKUM, July 1: The Commission for the Investigation of Authority (CIAA) has received more than 100 complaints from West-Rukum and Salyan districts in the past two years.
Jul 01, 2019
SOCIETY
SC bans factories in Lumbini development area
SC bans factories in Lumbini development area
KATHMANDU, July 1: In order to protect the birthplace of the Buddha, the Supreme Court on Sunday has ordered a ban on new factories in the Lumbini area.
Jul 01, 2019
POLITICS
NCP leaders ask Oli to elaborate new party policy
NCP leaders ask Oli to elaborate new party policy
KATHMANDU, July 1: As Prime Minister KP Oli, who is also a co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Saturday announced that the newly-unified NCP would adopt Jantako Janabad [People’s Democracy], as the party’s policy, the year-long confusion over the party policy has formally ended.
Jul 01, 2019
POLITICS
Yet another panel to prepare criteria for TJ appointments
Yet another panel to prepare criteria for TJ appointments
KATHMANDU, July 1: The committee formed to recommend chairpersons and members for the transitional justice (TJ) bodies has formed yet another panel with former justice Prakash Wasti as head to develop new criteria to pick candidates other than those who have already applied for the posts.
Jul 01, 2019
POLITICS
‘Nepal in BRI, Indo-Pacific with focus on infrastructure, connectivity’
‘Nepal in BRI, Indo-Pacific with focus on infrastructure, co...
KATHMANDU, July 1: Dismissing suggestions by a section of opinion makers and politicians that Nepal had chosen to be a part of the Indo-Pacific Strategy under the US-led military alliance, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has clarified that Nepal’s participation in both Indo-Pacific Strategy and the...
Jul 01, 2019
WORLD
After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, U.S. and North Korea to reopen talks
After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, U.S. and North Korea to re...
PANMUNJOM/SEOUL, June 30: U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.
Jun 30, 2019
WORLD
Four murdered in London including heavily pregnant woman
Four murdered in London including heavily pregnant woman
LONDON, June 30: London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were working around the clock after four people were murdered in a bloody 28-hour period for Britain’s capital, including a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death.
Jun 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Party unification to be completed soon: DPM Pokharel
Party unification to be completed soon: DPM Pokharel
BIRATNAGAR, June 30: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwar Pokharel has said that the gentle agreement forged between senior leaders should not be made the matter of public debate.
Jun 30, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NRA takes action against 19 technicians
NRA takes action against 19 technicians
KATHMANDU, June 30: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has taken action against its 19 technicians involved in rebuilding works at the local levels.
Jun 30, 2019