WORLD, Latest Updates
Burqa ban just a 'proposal', Sri Lanka says after criticism from allies
Burqa ban just a 'proposal', Sri Lanka says after criticism...
COLOMBO, March 16: Sri Lanka said on Tuesday a call to ban the wearing of the burqa was “merely a proposal”, following criticism from regional allies ahead of a crucial United Nations vote on human rights in the island nation.
Mar 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Bamdev Gautam accuses Oli of trying to split CPN-UML
Bamdev Gautam accuses Oli of trying to split CPN-UML
KATHMANDU, March 16: A key leader of the ruling CPN-UML Bamdev Gautam has accused the party’s Chairman KP Sharma Oli of trying to split the party.
Mar 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Four killed, seven injured in Sindhuli road mishap
Four killed, seven injured in Sindhuli road mishap
SINDHULI, March 16: At least four persons died and seven others were injured when a jeep veered off the road at Karam Danda of Sindhuli’s Kamalamai Municipality-7.
Mar 16, 2021
POLITICS
Three former prime ministers boycott all-party meeting called by President Bhandari
Three former prime ministers boycott all-party meeting calle...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Three former prime ministers have boycotted an all-party meeting called by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Mar 16, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Japan calls for caution as daytime karaoke sessions spread coronavirus
Japan calls for caution as daytime karaoke sessions spread c...
A rash of Japanese coronavirus clusters linked to daytime karaoke sessions by the elderly, including several linked to 93 cases in one prefecture, prompted a stern warning on Tuesday and calls for caution from authorities.
Mar 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CPN-UML's Nepal-led faction accuses party chairperson Oli of trying to divide party
CPN-UML's Nepal-led faction accuses party chairperson Oli of...
KATHMANDU, March 16: The Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist Leninist) has accused party chairperson KP Sharma Oli of trying to divide the party.
Mar 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal named CPN (Maoist Center)'s parliamentary party leader
Dahal named CPN (Maoist Center)'s parliamentary party leader
KATHMANDU, March 16: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) has picked its Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal as its parliamentary party leader.
Mar 16, 2021
ECONOMY
Olangchungola checkpoint remains closed for 16 months
Olangchungola checkpoint remains closed for 16 months
PHUNGLING, March 16: The Olangchungola border checkpoint in Taplejung district has remained closed for the past 16 months. It has been closed since November, 2020.
Mar 16, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Literature
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has memoir out in September
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has memoir out in September
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a memoir coming out this fall that her publisher is calling an “unvarnished take” on her rise to becoming one of the world’s most powerful women.
Mar 16, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Don’t attend Nepal-led faction’s gathering: Oli directs party leaders, cadres
Don’t attend Nepal-led faction’s gathering: Oli directs part...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the leaders and cadres of his party, the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), not to join in the ‘factional national gathering’ being organized by the party’s rival faction led by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Mar 16, 2021