- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: Leader of the major opposition Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has demanded that the government immediately implement the agreement reached on Tuesday to provide Rs 150,000 as first installment to every earthquake-hit household.
- by Chuman Basnet
MORANG, June 29: Farmers planted paddy saplings in Baijanpur of Morang to mark the National Rice Day. Due to timely rainfall this year farmers have started cultivation on time.
SARLAHI, June 29: Sarlahi District Court has sentenced Chandra Bindnarayan Rajak, 31, to three years in jail for raping a 30-year-old woman.
- by Prabin Koirala
The Day is marked on the 15th of the Nepali month Asar every year. The 15th of Asar is the day when traditionally Nepali farmers finished planting paddy in their fields and enjoined in its celebration.
- by George Soros
Brexit will open the floodgates for other anti-European forces within the Union. Indeed, no sooner was the referendum’s outcome announced than France’s National Front issued a call for “Frexit,” while Dutch populist Geert Wilders promoted “Nexit.”
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: The Education Act (Eighth Amendment), 2016 came into effect after being certified by the President on Wednesday. With this, the Higher Secondary Education Board has been transformed into the National Exams Board (NEB).
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June29: Federal Alliance’s coordinator Upendra Yadav has said that Alliance is in protest so the talks also should be done with them to solve the issues.
- by Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29: As Windows 10 approaches its first birthday, Microsoft is adding new features — giving its Cortana digital assistant more capabilities and offering people new ways to sign into websites and apps without passwords.
- by Associated Press
ISTANBUL, June 29: Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded scores of others at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport in an attack the government blamed on Islamic State extremists.
- by Agencies
NEW YORK, June 29: New leaked images of Apple’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7 showed that both models — iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus — will have larger cameras as compared to its predecessors.
- by PTI
MUMBAI, June 29: Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan was stuck at the Istanbul's Ataturk airport, few hours before the terrorist attack that has killed at least 36 people.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has applauded role of former members of parliament in handling political ups and downs in the country.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: Two fresh earthquakes with 5 and the other 4.2 on the Richter scale have jolted western Nepal on Wednesday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: The Nepal-Japan Bilateral Consultation Meeting participated by the high officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries has concluded here today.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: The high degree of vulnerability among the Nepali households with increased risk for every two Nepalis that have escaped poverty from falling back below the poverty line was underscored in a study released here today.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: When Josef Einwaller came to Nepal for the first time in 1988 as a tourist, he was mesmerized by the natural beauty of this Himalayan nation situated at the lap of Mount Everest. Since then Josef has visited Nepal for more than 45 times which he says is his second home.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday apprised the House of the Kabul Attack that claimed the lives of 13 Nepali security guards in Afghanistan on June 20.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 29: The legal battle between Nepali filmmaker Aneel Neupane and Bollywood director Shirish Kunder seems not settling anytime soon.
- by Republica
BABIYACHAUR (Myagdi), June 29: The family of a Dutchman named Christian Wilson, who had gone missing from the Dhaulagiri base camp one and a half months ago, has announced a bounty of about Rs 500,000 to those who tip off his whereabouts.
- by Republica
BHAKTAPUR, June 29: Naya Shakti Nepal Interim Council member Nirmal Bhattarai has announced his candidacy to the party chairperson.