LOS ANGELES, Aug 23: Kerry Washington and Martin Sheen, a pair of fictional former politicos, turned Hollywood’s strikes into a rousing campaign rally Tuesday with speeches celebrating unity across the industry and with labor at large.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is being observed today by organizing several programs.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Today is National Flag Day in Nepal. National Heritage Conservation Foundation Nepal and Shad Bhawana Nepal and the National Flag Day Main Celebration Committee have taken out a rally from Maitighar to Basantpur to mark the day on Friday morning.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) close to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has staged a rally in Kathmandu in an attempt to express their solidarity with PM Oli and his decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli visited Martyrs' Memorial Park, Lainchaur in the capital to pay homage to martyrs on Thursday.

'Every profession deserves respect'

October 21, 2019 10:05 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Home-based workers deserve respect for their contribution to society, said participants of a rally organized in the capital to mark the International Home-Based Workers' Day 2019, on Sunday.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, Sept 20: Tens of thousands of protesters joined rallies on Friday as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action against climate change began ahead of a U.N. summit in New York.

Rally against dengue

September 3, 2019 20:00 pm

Bhaktapur Municipality and Nepal Scout Bhaktapur collaboratively organized a rally to create awareness about Dengue in Bhaktapur on Saturday.

Dozens of people opposing dog meat consumption, including American actress Kim Basinger, have rallied in Seoul to mark a “dog meat day” in South Korea. About 20 others stood on the opposite side calling for the legalization of dog meat. Dog meat is neither legal nor explicitly banned in South Korea. Dog meat restaurants are a dwindling business in South Korea in recent years.

HONG KONG, June 27: Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on Thursday outside the office of Hong Kong’s justice secretary after another night of protests over a suspended extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into a political crisis.

KATHMANDU, May 1: The Federation of Nepali Journalists, an umbrella organisation of working journalists in the country, hosted a solidarity rally for press freedom and freedom of expression to mark the 26th International Press Freedom day here this morning.

KATHMANDU, May 1: The Federation of Nepali Journalists, an umbrella organisation of working journalists in the country, hosted a solidarity rally for press freedom and freedom of expression to mark the 26th International Press Freedom day here this morning.

BELGRADE, April 14: Thousands in Serbia protested again Saturday against populist President Aleksandar Vucic as riot police deployed inside the country’s parliament, saying they wanted to prevent the opposition from storming the building.

DHARAN, Feb 1: Doctors at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) on Thursday organized a rally in support of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who is currently undertaking his 16th fast-unto-death demanding crucial reforms in the medical education sector.

THE WEEK IN PICTURES

December 22, 2018 18:40 pm

Week in pictures from December 16- December 22

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Hundreds of people staged a demonstration at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on Saturday, demanding justice for Nirmala Panta, the schoolgirl who was raped and subsequently murdered four months ago in Kanchanpur.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2:The women's group of Naya Shakti-Nepal organized a rally urging the government to arrest the culprit(s) involved in the rape and murder of 13 year old Nirmala Panta.

BRAZIL, Sept 10: Supporters of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro yesterday demonstrated in support of the frontrunner, who is convalescing after being stabbed while campaigning several days before.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The Confederation of Nepalese Teachers (CNT) took to the streets on Monday to protest against the government's negligence toward the education sector and teachers.

KATHMANDU, July 31: The main opposition Nepali Congress has staged protests across the country against the government’s authoritarian and undemocratic decisions. In Kathmandu, the protest rally started from Bhotahity.

KATHMANDU, July 21:  Around 3000 cyclists gathered at Patan Dhoka of Lalitpur to participate in Kora Cycling Challenge in the early morning of Saturday.

KATHMANDU, July 11: Extending solidarity with agitating  senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, doctors have announced yet another round of nation-wide protests.

KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied on Thursday – the last trading day of the week, recouping all the losses of the past two weeks. The benchmark index closed at 1242.41 points, posting a gain of 36.01 points compared to Wednesday.

NEW JERSEY, June 18: Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father’s Day demonstrations against the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Nepal Communist Party led by Biplav, Nepali Communist Party led by Rishi Ram Kattel and Nepal Communist Party (Revolutionary Maoist) jointly organized a protest rally at Shanti Batika, Ratnapark in the capital on Thursday.

Ahsan Iqbal 'out of danger' after being shot in the shoulder at political gathering in Narowal district, officials say.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Agitating joint student unions on Friday demonstrated against school fee hike charged by private schools by blowing whistles in front of  local government offices across the nation.

KATHMANDU, May 3: A rally was taken out this morning to mark the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2018.

Rally and Reality

May 1, 2018 19:03 pm

KATHMANDU, May 1: The International Labor Day, is marked around the world as a celebration of the working class usually on May Day. The leaders of different political parties have shared various

PM Oli takes part in Peace Rally

April 30, 2018 11:11 am

LUMBINI, April 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli this morning took part in a Peace Rally held by the Lumbini Development Trust to mark the occasion of the 2562nd Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

DAMASCUS, April 17: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government claims that “tens of thousands of Syrians” took to the streets in Damascus to celebrate Syrian Independence Day and mark the regime’s “victory” over this weekend’s airstrikes launched by the U.S. and its allies, suggesting the attack failed to dent the country’s chemical weapons program.

KATHMANDU April 9: : Laxmi Cares, an NGO managed by the staffers of Laxmi Bank Limited, has conducted the 10th Laxmi Cares Mountain Bike Rally on Saturday

March 27: News that the U.S. and China are open to negotiating to avert a trade war put investors in a buying mood Monday, giving the market its best day in more than two years and erasing about half of its huge losses last week.

KATHMANDU, March 8: On the occasion of 108th International Women's Day, a parade was held here in the capital on Thursday.

Cycle rally for a cause

January 31, 2018 10:20 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Various stakeholders in coordination with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have been organizing a campaign with the aim to aware authorities concerned about the increasing air pollution in the Valley and its consequences to the people living in Kathmandu since the end of December 2018.

The landmark show of support for the pro-life cause will mark the first time in 45 years a president has appeared at the event.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index rebounded 8.49 points this week to close at 1,440.29 points on Wednesday-the last trading day of the week.

RATNANAGAR, Jan 4: Locals of the Bharatpur Metropolitan City organized a demonstration in Bharatpur today to press the municipal officials to rid the city of chewing tobacco products like Gutkha.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has found herself between a rock and a hard place as the political standoff over an election ordinance shows no signs of ending almost three weeks after the completion of the parliamentary and provincial elections.

Rally marks International Migrants Day

December 18, 2017 12:05 pm

Kathmandu, Dec 18: The Ministry of Labour and Employment organised a rally here this morning to mark the International Migrants Day.

BARA, Dec 13: Police resorted to open four-round of bullets in air after a clash ensued in victory rally of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) at Pacharauta municipality-2 of Bara constituency-2 on Wednesday.

LALITPUR, Dec 11: After sweeping Lalitpur elections, the Left Alliance organized a victory rally in Lalitpur, today. The rally started from Jawlakhel at 9 am and ended at Lagankhel via Mangalbazaar - Patan (Sundhara).

JHAPA, Dec 10: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Rajendra Prasad Lingden, who won the elections with the backing of the left-aligned parties, has taken out a victory rally.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: VSO Nepal in coordination with CECI, KOICA, Peace Corps and UN Volunteers celebrated the International Volunteers Day (IVD) by organizing a rally from Basantapur to Bhrikuti Mandap on Saturday. The event aimed at celebrating volunteerism and raise awareness on the contribution of volunteers in Nepal.

Bomb explodes at NC election rally

November 30, 2017 14:16 pm

ITAHARI, Nov 30: As many as four civilians have been seriously injured when a bomb went off targeting the election corner meeting organized by the Nepali Congress at Bhaladami Tol of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City-9, Sunsari district this afternoon.

DANG, Nov 22: A bomb has gone off near an election rally attended by CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli in Ghorahi on Wednesday.

BIRMINGHAM, Nov 19: A smiling Roy Moore stood shoulder to shoulder with his fiercest religious allies.

HARARE, Nov 18: President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Saturday to make the point.

BARCELONA, Oct 29: Hundreds of thousands who want Catalonia to remain part of Spain rallied in downtown Barcelona on Sunday, two days after a separatist majority in Catalonia’s parliament exacerbated a political crisis by voting for the wealthy region to secede.

MOSCOW, Oct 22: Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, has been released from jail after a 20-day sentence for calling an unauthorized demonstration.