Published On: January 4, 2020 09:38 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The British Gurkha Satyagraha United Struggle Committee, which has been agitating for over a year demanding equal pension as their British counterparts and compensation for past discrimination, has threatened to obstruct the recruitment of Nepali youths in the British Army.
Published On: January 4, 2020 09:07 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The Tribhuvan Internation Airport (TIA) remained partly-affected due to bad weather on Friday. Both domestic and international flights were either diverted or cancelled because of low visibility caused by fog.
Published On: January 4, 2020 09:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to field its candidate for the National Assembly election although the party's chances of winning any seat is almost nil.
Published On: January 4, 2020 08:52 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Ahead of elections for National Assembly members slated for January 23, the ruling Nepal Communist Party is fielding 16 candidates.
Published On: January 4, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The agitating sugarcane farmers have called off their protest following a five-point agreement with the government Friday.
Published On: January 4, 2020 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Continuous rain coupled with snowfall have crippled life in hill districts across the country. Hill districts from east to west have been witnessing snowfall since the last two days. Snowfall has obstructed vehicular movement in Karnali and Sudur Paschim provinces. Likewise, domestic flights to the districts have stopped due to the snowfall.
Published On: January 3, 2020 07:55 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Agitating sugarcane farmers and the government on Friday evening reached a five-point agreement regarding outstanding payments to be received by the farmers from the sugar mill owners.
Published On: January 3, 2020 06:31 PM NPT By: Republica
Popular singers Rajesh Payal Rai and Laxmi Acharya’s new music video ‘Manaparauchhau’ was launched on Wednesday on YouTube.
Published On: January 3, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Tribhuvan International Airport, the country's only international airport has remained closed since today afternoon resulting in the disruption of several international and domestic flights owing to poor weather.
Published On: January 3, 2020 06:05 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The owner of Annapurna Sugar Mill Rakesh Agrawal has informed the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) that a total of Rs 5 million due amount has been paid to the sugarcane farmers on Thursday and Friday.
Published On: January 3, 2020 05:39 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: At a time when the Nepali political parties are divided over whether the country should welcome the concept of 'China India Plus Cooperation' pushed forward by China, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi said that the concept is similar to trilateral cooperation between China, Nepal and India.
Published On: January 3, 2020 03:31 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Police authorities arrested two Indian nationals with two kilograms of gold hidden in their rectum from Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday, police said.
Published On: January 3, 2020 01:56 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has raised the daily limit of cash withdrawal from bank ATMs.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:58 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Second half substitute Ashish Lama scored a brace as Armed Police Force (APF) Club defeated Saraswati Youth Club 2-1 to register its first win of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League’s season on Thursday.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:31 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Dilu Khadka, a local of Dailekh, is blind by birth. She has passed the intermediate level but she had little knowledge about reproductive health until she gave birth to her two sons.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:24 AM NPT By: Republica
GORKHA, Jan 3: A small village in Gorkha Municipality-5 has been mourning since Wednesday. After the news emerged that a local Arjun Thapa Magar had died in enemy fire from the Pakistani army in the disputed Kashmir region, residents of Dadhgau have lost their smile, and the whole village is mourning his death.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:19 AM NPT By: Republica
KHOTANG, Jan 3: Renowned agriculture scientist Madan Rai has donated Rs 50,000 to the National Innovation Centre (NIC) set up by Magsaysay award winner Mahabir Pun. Rai handed over a check to Pun on Thursday.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:18 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Siddhartha Banasthali Institute is starting technical educational classes with the support of Chhintao Electronic School of China.
Published On: January 3, 2020 09:12 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: A secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was supposed to finalize the party’s candidates for the National Assembly and for the new speaker of the lower house, ended without making any decision as the top leaders were divided over the choice of candidates.
Published On: January 3, 2020 08:37 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Even as there has been huge public outcry here against the inclusion of Kalapani and other territories in India’s new political map, the Indian side has reiterated its stance that the map ‘accurately’ depicts the sovereign territory of India.