- by Associated Press
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family.
- by Republica
New Delhi and Washington appear to be squaring off for a fight over the U.S. expressing its concerns about the Modi government’s actions ahead of the general election. After the U.S. State Department spokesperson first made a comment on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned the acting Deputy Chief of the U.S. mission in Delhi and sternly called on the U.S. to desist from interfering in India’s internal affairs.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: There are indications that the construction of the Nepal Police Academy, funded by Indian grants, may not be completed within the scheduled time. Over 20 months, only 18 percent of the work has been completed, indicating that the project is unlikely to meet its 36-month completion deadline.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The Chief Minister (CM) of Bagmati Province, Shalikram Jamkattel is going to seek a vote of confidence on April 1.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The Department of Mines and Geology has issued permits for excavation of 159 mines that were explored at different times. The licenses are given for excavation in various places of the country.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: To mark International Women’s Day, Global Compact Nepal, International Finance Corporation, Nepal Stock Exchange, and the United Nations, partnered to jointly Ring the Bell for Gender Equality, highlighting the private sector’s key role in boosting the investment in gender equality in Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: CPN-UML Vice-Chairperson Bishnu Prasad Paudel, commending China's leadership in launching the Global Development Initiative (GDI), viewed that Nepal could reap ample benefits from the Initiative.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to the government to completely halt cremations in the Sleshmantak forest area of Pashupati within a year.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The Nepal-Italy Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) celebrated a significant milestone with the success of its 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday in Kathmandu.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The Supreme Court (SC) has revoked the decision to suspend Nepali Congress lawmaker Tek Bahadur Gurung.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Nepal 'A' faced defeat against Ireland 'A' by 21 runs in a T20 practice match held on Friday. Despite Lokesh Bam's remarkable century, Nepal could not clinch victory.
- by Khagendra Adhikari
TAPLEJUNG, March 29: The 18.5-meter-long HRT tunnel route of the 12 MW Super Kabelikhola ‘A’ Cascade hydroelectric Project', located in Sirijunga Rural Municipality of Taplejung, has achieved a 'breakthrough'.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The National Examinations Board (NEB) has revoked the randomly-distributed permits for Secondary Education Examination (SEE) monitoring.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The hotel 'Siddhartha Vilasa' in Bhairahawa, launched by Siddhartha Hospitality Group, boasting 26 years of hospitality expertise, has achieved five-star recognition. 'Vilasa' represents the luxury brand of the Siddharth Group.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The government has initiated an investigation into the granting of a weapons license to Durga Prasai.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: The federal government has approved about Rs 300 billion for the budgets of the provincial and local governments for the next fiscal year 2024/25.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Nepal Police have arrested a person in possession of a pistol from the Kapan area in the federal capital.
- by Laxman Ghimire
PALPA, March 29: A person accused of murdering a teenage girl in Ribdikot, Palpa, on March 26 has been arrested. A 19-year-old Padma Sunar of Ribdikot-1, Khwaha in Palpa, was murdered on March 26.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Doctors and health workers of the Maharajgunj University Teaching Hospital have staged a demonstration after Israel intensified its attacks on hospitals in Palestine.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 29: Two Brazilian nationals have been apprehended with cocaine in Thamel, Kathmandu.