KATHMANDU, June 25: In a controversial move, the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to allow convicted senior captain Subarna Awale to resume working as pilot. Awale was earlier fined Rs 10 million by the Kathmandu District Court for misusing foreign currency.

SINDHULI, June 4: Locals have expressed concerns over the government's recent decision to permit heavy vehicles on the BP Highway. They are worried about the future of the road after the government allowed heavy vehicles to operate on the road.

April 22: A seven-year-old girl who lost part of her leg to bone cancer has had it reattached backwards so she can dance again.

ZURICH, March 27: Players who switch clubs during the course of a season will be allowed to play for both in the Champions League under new rules announced by UEFA on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 22:  The Supreme Court of Nepal on Wednesday issued a directive order in the name of Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) and other ministries concerned including Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Election Commission regarding the External Voting Rights of Nepali Migrant Workers.

WhatsApp is making a significant change to the way it lets people "unsent" messages.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 25: A San Diego children’s hospital unveiled a collection of remote controlled luxury mini cars on Tuesday that allow its young patients to ‘drive’ themselves to the operating room. The cars at the Rady Children’s Hospital are actually operated by a nurse or a doctor, and are part of a new program designed to make children more relaxed before their procedures.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Revising its previous plan, the Election Commission (EC) is updating the voter roll from all rural municipalities and municipalities across the country. An EC board meeting has also planned to resume "Out of District Registration".

KATHMANDU, May 11: Senior leader of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) leader Rajendra Mahato has warned that his party will not allow local-level elections in the Tarai region if the constitution amendment bill were not amended by May 18.

When Raj, a Sri Lankan fisherman, sought refuge in the United States in 2005, he had precisely the kind of fear of returning home that U.S. asylum laws require.

NEW DELHI, April 6: India's government has asked all states to let transgender people use any public toilet of their choice.

BHAIRAHAWA, March 13: Top leaders of the main opposition CPN-UML on Sunday said that they will not allow the endorsement of the constitution amendment bill through parliament at any cost, arguing that the bill has been tabled with the intention of 'denting the national integrity'.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 24: After a month-long hiatus, the constitution amendment bill has been set in motion in parliament, with the opposition parties softening their stance and allowing deliberations on it.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Opposition political parties have said they would allow voting on the constitution amendment bill in parliament only if the agitating Madhes-based parties give a commitment to participate in the local polls.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that his party will never allow the endorsement of any ‘antinational bill including the constitution amendment bills registered by the government’ through parliament.

China will not allow anyone to use Hong Kong as a base for subversion against mainland China or to damage its political stability, Beijing's top official in the territory told state television.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: CPN-UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel has said that the constitution amendment bill cannot be discussed in the parliament, as it is against the constitution.

Snapchat rolled out a feature on Tuesday for group chats with up to 16 people as the fast-growing social network sought to broaden its services ahead of an expected share offering.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The Ministry of General Administration has implemented guidelines allowing civil servants to engage in other business as long as it does not affect their civil service work.

POKHARA, Aug 13: CPN-UML Vice-chair Bamdev Gautam has said that not a single article of the constitution and not an inch of the proposed territory of the provinces shall be allowed to be changed.

BAGHDAD, Aug 9: Iraq's parliament has voted to strip the house speaker of immunity, paving way for an investigation of his actions following corruption charges raised by the defense minister last week.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: After almost all the ministries, departments, commissions and courts of law started demanding additional perks and incentives for their civil servants apart from the salaries, the government has started working on clear criteria as to which government bodies need additional perks and incentives and which do not.

KATHMANDU, June 13: A bill at the parliament to amend the Banks and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) could pave the way for existing foreign investors who are non-banking and non-financial institutions to retain their stakes in the bank and financial institutions (BFIs) in Nepal.