ECONOMY
Tourism entrepreneurs demand Dhangadhi-Pokhara direct flights
Tourism entrepreneurs demand Dhangadhi-Pokhara direct flight...
KAILALI, March 14: Entrepreneurs of the far western region of Nepal have demanded direct flights between Dhangadhi and Pokhara, especially to cater to Indian tourists and other international tourists willing to travel to these destinations.
Mar 14, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar civilian leader says people should defend themselves as toll mounts
Myanmar civilian leader says people should defend themselves...
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MYANMAR, March 14: The acting leader of Myanmar’s parallel civilian government said it will seek to give people the legal right to defend themselves as the death toll in protests against last month’s coup exceeded 80, according to an advocacy group.
Mar 14, 2021
WORLD
Biden, Japan PM Suga likely to meet in Washington on April 9: media
Biden, Japan PM Suga likely to meet in Washington on April 9...
TOKYO, March 14: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden on April 9, the first foreign leader to meet the president in the White House, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mar 14, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Meeting to take action against leaders violating party discipline
Meeting to take action against leaders violating party disci...
KATHMANDU, March 14: A central committee meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) began on Sunday morning.
Mar 14, 2021
WORLD
At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-president vows resistance to junt...
At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-pre...
MYANMAR, Mar 14: Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a first public address on Saturday to pursue a “revolution” to overturn the Feb. 1 military coup.
Mar 14, 2021
WORLD
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister...
COLOMBO, Mar 14: Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population.
Mar 14, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal receives FDI commitment worth Rs 25.31 billion in first seven months of current fisc...
Nepal receives FDI commitment worth Rs 25.31 billion in firs...
KATHMANDU, March 14: Nepal received pledges for foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 25.31 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year - a decline from Rs 28.46 billion during the same period in the last fiscal year.
Mar 14, 2021
SOCIETY
Two killed in road accidents in Jhapa
Two killed in road accidents in Jhapa
JHAPA, March 13: Two persons died in separate road accidents that occurred in Jhapa district on Saturday. According to police, the deceased have been identified as 27-year-old Saroj Karki of Shivasatasi Municipality and 43-year-old Kalsawati Rajbansi, 43, of Barhadashi Rural Municipality-5.
Mar 13, 2021
POLITICS
UML’s Nepal-led faction calls a national gathering of party cadres on March 17-18 in Kathm...
UML’s Nepal-led faction calls a national gathering of party...
CPN-UML which was revived after the apex court verdict is again on the verge of a formal split
Mar 13, 2021
WORLD
Six killed in protests in Myanmar as U.S., allies vow to restore democracy
Six killed in protests in Myanmar as U.S., allies vow to res...
MYANMAR, March 13: At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
Mar 13, 2021