July 17, 2018 08:30 am
KATHMANDU, July 17: The Flood Forecasting Section of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) issued a flood alert in settlements around the Mahakali and West Seti River basin on Tuesday as the water level of the river seems to be increasing.
June 3, 2018 00:05 am
Taken together, Delhi and the cities bordering it — Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida, etc — make up the world’s second most populated urban settlement with a national capital at its center. Tokyo is first while Mexico City is third.
May 29, 2018 14:40 pm
SOLUKHUMBU, May 29: Managing the trash has become a tall order in the Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) region.
May 24, 2018 20:46 pm
BANKE, May 24: Government has suspended the chartered flight to the rural areas of the country. The new decision came into the effect from Thursday following the minister-level decision
April 15, 2018 13:38 pm
TEHRAN, April 15: The US army set up a new military base in the oil-rich region in Eastern Deir Ezzur and dispatched more equipment to areas near the Syrian Army's defense lines in spite of Washington's claims of imminent pullout from the war-hit country, a militant-affiliated website reported on Sunday.
April 8, 2018 08:45 am
KATHMANDU, April 8: A tea tasting event was conducted at the Everest region on Saturday as part of the ongoing Third International Tea Festival.
February 1, 2018 11:30 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Annapurna Conservation Area welcomed record number of trekkers in 2017.
January 23, 2018 06:30 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Dense fog and cold wave have disrupted flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu to different destinations of the Tarai region.
January 15, 2018 01:14 am
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 15: Country's foreign trade through the Eastern Development Region faltered in Fiscal Year 2016/17.
January 2, 2018 11:31 am
POKHARA, Jan 2: Cases of human rights infringement have increased in the districts of western development region of late. Over 800 human rights violations were recorded in the western districts in the past six months, a report shows.
January 1, 2018 09:23 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepal Police Club (NPC) opened the 16th National Women’s Football League being played under the National Sports Council Championship with a thumping 6-2 win over Central Region on Sunday.
December 21, 2017 04:00 am
ITAHARI, Dec 21: Local residents living nearby Eastern Regional Jail (ERJ), Jhumka often stage protests venting their ire against the polluted water and waste released from the jail. Two weeks ago, locals had staged demonstrations urging the concerned authorities for proper management of garbage and sewage.
December 20, 2017 12:19 pm
BANGKOK, Dec 20: A Vietnamese ‘crocodile lizard’ and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region last year, researchers said Tuesday.
December 17, 2017 15:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Singapore was dismissed for 112 runs while chasing 184 runs Nepal’s U16 team put up at Terdthai Cricket Ground.
December 3, 2017 00:05 am
Militarization of Asia-Pacific region
November 21, 2017 10:21 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Nepal Women national cricket team has moved up to the second position at the ICC Women’s World T20 Asia Region qualifiers points table after the match against Hong Kong Women was washed away on Tuesday at Bangkok, Thailand.
November 15, 2017 06:00 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 15: Policymakers and experts of South Asia have rued the slow pace of economic integration in the region, leading to failure to create a common market for nearly 2 billion population of the region.
November 14, 2017 09:15 am
TEHRAN, IRAN, Nov 14: Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings felled by an earthquake that killed more than 430 people in the border region of Iran and Iraq, with nearly all the casualties occurring in an area rebuilt after their ruinous 1980s war.
November 2, 2017 17:11 pm
YANGON, Nov 2: Aung San Suu Kyi made her first visit as Myanmar’s leader Thursday to the conflict-torn region where more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled state-led violence that has spiraled into Asia’s worst refugee crisis in decades.
October 31, 2017 17:12 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Eastern, central and western regions of the country experienced cloudy conditions with some places receiving rainfall today due to the westerly low pressure system.
October 27, 2017 15:28 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: Twenty-two players squad for the upcoming closed camp of Women's T20 Qualifier's Asian Region tournament has been announced on Friday.
October 4, 2017 07:50 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district has started levying entrance fee of Rs 2,000 (approximately $20) on every foreigner entering the rural municipality from October 1.
October 4, 2017 04:48 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district has started levying entrance fee of Rs 2,000 (approximately $20) on every foreigner entering the rural municipality from October 1.
September 14, 2017 03:15 am
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14: Nepal has reached the semifinals of the ongoing ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament on Wednesday.
September 12, 2017 14:47 pm
GAUSHALA, Sept 12: The Jitiya festival, a religio-cultural festival, has commenced in the Mithila region, including in Mahottari, with the observance of the 'naha kha' ritual today. Naha kha means to take food after taking the ritualistic bath.
September 11, 2017 13:17 pm
KATHMANDU, September 11: Sandeep Lamichhane registered best bowling figures of his career on route to decimating Thailand in the Group-A opening match of the Asian Cricket Council U19 Eastern Region championships at the Club Aman cricket ground in Malaysia on Monday.
August 30, 2017 21:40 pm
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Everest Link Pvt Ltd has announced to launch emergency medical service 'Hello Doctor' for the trekkers and mountaineers in the Everest region. Issuing a statement, the company said that 'Hello Doctor' is an online emergency medical service through which trekkers and mountaineers can directly connect with the doctors during emergency situations.
August 26, 2017 07:27 am
ILAM, August 26: The ongoing Gorkhaland movement in Darjeeling of India has triggered inflation in the Nepali markets in the eastern region bordering India. The rate of everyday necessities such as rice, pulses and oil has soared up, locals informed. Indian consumers have been carrying goods from the Nepali markets. There is general strike in Darjeeling for the last 72 days.
August 16, 2017 14:13 pm
BIRATNAGAR, Aug 16: A total of 47 people lost their lives and 15 people have gone missing in the flood and landslide in the eastern region till Wednesday morning.
August 13, 2017 08:08 am
BIRATNAGAR, ITAHARI, JHAPA, Aug 12: Floods and landslides triggered by excessive rain claimed 20 lives in the eastern districts of the country on Friday and Saturday. As of Saturday evening, eight deaths have been reported from Sunsari, four from Morang, four from Sindhuli, two from Jhapa and one each from Tehrathum and Panchthar districts.
August 13, 2017 03:44 am
JHAPA, Aug 12: Floods and landslides triggered by excessive rain claimed 20 lives in the eastern districts of the country on Friday and Saturday. As of Saturday evening, eight deaths have been reported from Sunsari, four from Morang, four from Sindhuli, two from Jhapa and one each from Tehrathum and Panchthar districts.
August 12, 2017 14:51 pm
BIRATNAGAR, August 12: The normal life has crippled in eastern region of the country due to the incessant rain since Friday evening.
August 2, 2017 07:43 am
BAJURA, Aug 1: The mountain is 15,000 meters above the sea level. Even in the month of July or August it is not devoid of snow. For most part of the year it is fully covered with white snow. Small towns surround it from all sides at the base. There are numerous ponds in the area. And each of those ponds has their own story related to Hindu deities and devils. Budhinanda is simply a breathtakingly beautiful area in Bajura, whose beauty, however, is yet to be explored by tourists.
July 27, 2017 03:00 am
JHAPA, July 26: The ongoing Gorkhaland movement in Darjeeling has taken toll on tourism activities in eastern Nepal.
July 9, 2017 10:06 am
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Central Region became the champion of the 9th President’s Running Shield and School Sports on Saturday with total points of 293 from different categories.
June 22, 2017 00:00 am
LUKLA, June 22: During his decades-long career as a hotel entrepreneur in the Everest region, former judo champion of Nepal Kazi Sherpa has seen many Olympic medalists visit the rugged mountain trails of Nepal for high-altitude training with a belief that such training would improve the prospect of winning medals during international games.
June 15, 2017 12:50 pm
KATHMANDU, June 15: General strike imposed by Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJPN) continues to affect life in Terai regions for the third consecutive day.
May 31, 2017 21:30 pm
KATHMANDU, May 31: Western Region kept its semifinal hope alive in the 1st Prime Minister Cup One Day national Cricket Tournament beating Central Region by 95 runs in its second group stage match on Wednesday.
May 31, 2017 09:10 am
KATHMANDU, May 30: Central Region and Mid-western Region have shared one point each after their match in 1st Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament was halted due to rain on Tuesday. In the group A match played at TU Cricket Ground, Central Region won the toss and opt for fielding inviting Mid-west to bat.
May 31, 2017 09:10 am
KATHMANDU, May 30: Central Region and Mid-western Region have shared one point each after their match in 1st Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament was halted due to rain on Tuesday. In the group A match played at TU Cricket Ground, Central Region won the toss and opt for fielding inviting Mid-west to bat.
May 26, 2017 21:30 pm
KATHMANDU, May 27: Eastern Region has crashed out from the ongoing Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament on Friday.
May 25, 2017 17:31 pm
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Police Club defeated Eastern Development Region by nine wickets in the one-day Prime Minister Cup Cricket Tournament today.
May 19, 2017 11:16 am
KATHMANDU, May 19: From May 10th to 13th, Hyundai Motor Company’s Head of Subsidiaries and Distributors from all over the world gathered in South Korea for 2017 Global Distributors Convention.
May 15, 2017 01:20 am
DHANGADI, May 15: Wheat production in the far-western region of the country has increased year-on-year by 11.6 percent.
April 6, 2017 08:57 am
TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday, as the region nervously watched for market-moving news from the first meeting between the U.S. and Chinese leaders.
February 17, 2017 15:54 pm
JUMLA, Feb 17: With the modern means of culture and art sweeping the globe, the traditional culture and art of the Karnali region are taking a back seat lately.
February 10, 2017 21:30 pm
POKHARA, Feb 11: Western Region claimed third places in the men's and women's event of the ongoing Srijana Invitational International Men's and Women's Volleyball beating departmental sides on Wednesday.
January 30, 2017 09:07 am
POKHARA, Jan 30: The number of trekkers in the Annapurna Region increased by a whopping 45 percent in 2016 compared to figures of 2015.
January 29, 2017 21:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Central Region became champion of the National Invitational Taekwondo Running Shield organized by Sankata Club on Sunday. Central topped the medals table bagging six golds.
January 26, 2017 20:26 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Western Region has claimed third position in the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Second National Men’s Volleyball Tournament defeating Armed Police Force (APF) in a third place play-off on Thursday.