ECONOMY

World Bank to provide Rs 19 b in loan assistance

World Bank to provide Rs 19 b in loan assistance

KATHMANDU, June 22: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to provide Nepal government with Rs 19 billion loan assistance for in...

KATHMANDU, June 22: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to provide Nepal government with Rs 19 billion loan assistance for in...

Jun 22, 2017

ELECTION

Election campaign intensified in Mechi Hill, still too early to predict result

Election campaign intensified in Mechi Hill, still too early to predict result

ILAM, June 22: With local polls just around the corner, political parties in Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung districts hav...

ILAM, June 22: With local polls just around the corner, political parties in Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung districts hav...

Jun 22, 2017

SOCIETY

1 killed, 2 injured as microbus hits them in Jorpati

1 killed, 2 injured as microbus hits them in Jorpati

KATHMANDU, June 22: An Indian national was killed while two others sustained serious injuries after a speeding microbus...

KATHMANDU, June 22: An Indian national was killed while two others sustained serious injuries after a speeding microbus...

Jun 22, 2017

SOCIETY

Man held with home-made gun

Man held with home-made gun

BHOJPUR, June 22: Police have arrested a man with  a home-made  gun from Tyamkemaiyung Rural Municipality-4 in the distr...

BHOJPUR, June 22: Police have arrested a man with  a home-made  gun from Tyamkemaiyung Rural Municipality-4 in the distr...

Jun 22, 2017

SPORTS

Chinese investor to buy 60 percent share of Parma

Chinese investor to buy 60 percent share of Parma

Chinese businessman Jiang Lizhang has agreed to buy a 60 percent stake in Italian side Parma, which has just been promot...

Chinese businessman Jiang Lizhang has agreed to buy a 60 percent stake in Italian side Parma, which has just been promot...

Jun 22, 2017

WORLD

South Korea president calls on China's Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program

South Korea president calls on China's Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program

SEOUL, June 22: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea's nuclea...

SEOUL, June 22: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea's nuclea...

Jun 22, 2017

POLITICS

Holding local polls in fearless environment is govt's responsibility: Home Minister Sharma

Holding local polls in fearless environment is govt's responsibility: Home Minister Sharma

BIRATNAGAR, June 22: Minister for Home Affairs, Janardan Sharma, has said that it was the responsibility of the governme...

BIRATNAGAR, June 22: Minister for Home Affairs, Janardan Sharma, has said that it was the responsibility of the governme...

Jun 22, 2017

POLITICS

PM Deuba and RPP senior leader Rana hold meeting

PM Deuba and RPP senior leader Rana hold meeting

KATHMANDU, June 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupa...

KATHMANDU, June 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupa...

Jun 22, 2017

WORLD

US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture

US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture

MUKALLA, June 22 :Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of...

MUKALLA, June 22 :Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of...

Jun 22, 2017

WORLD

Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besieged town

Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besieged town

PHILIPPINES, June 22: Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower...

PHILIPPINES, June 22: Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower...

Jun 22, 2017