PHIDIM, Nov 19: Bhagawati Devi Bhandari, 101, has received a national identity card (NIC), becoming the first citizen to hold it.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28:  Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa today held a meeting with Indian Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Prabhdan.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has attributed the Kanchanpur incident to free export and import of narcotic drugs and consumption of alcohol.

KATHMANDU, June 28: Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa urged all not to be stubborn and continually demand Maitighar Mandala to be an area of protest.

KATHMANDU, Jun 6: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that there are primarily three groups that have been posing security challenges to the country.

KATHMANDU, April 2: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa said that publicity of religion and sectarian attitude are dangerous to the nation.