Bhimduttanagar continues to be tense, police fire 12 rounds of tear gas
Police fired a dozen rounds of tear gas at protesters who have been demanding security forces to arrest the real culprit behind rape and murder of Nirmala Panta, 13.
Dr. Kamal Lamichhane enlisted in JCI's top 20
Kamal Lamichhane is one of the 20 candidates shortlisted for the Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) Award from Nepal. Lamichhane is the first visually impaired person who has earned his PhD degree.
Insurers give Nepal ultimatum to end tourist rescue fraud
International insurance companies have set a September 1 deadline for Nepal to clamp down on fraudulent helicopter rescues of tourists or they will stop giving cover, industry sources say.
10 injured as clash erupts between two Muslim groups over Namaj
Police fired two air rounds to control two groups of Muslims who had a fit while praying on the occasion of Bakar-Eid at Mahadaiya-Tapanpur-3 of Loharpatti municipality. During the clash, 10 people were injured. The clash erupted over who would first read the Namaj and make offerings.
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Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for woman activist: rights groups
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Asian Games 2018: Couple names newborn after event
One Indonesian couple went one step further and chose the moniker Abidah Asian Games for their baby girl - in honor of the sporting event taking place in their country. Abidah was born a month early at the couple's home in co-host Palembang."We already had a first name for her but didn't have the last name," father Yordania Denny said of his third child.
