NEW YORK, July 4: Americans are marking Independence Day with parades, fireworks and, for some, a renewed sense of pride in their 242-year-old nation. For others, a sense of a United States divided weighs heavy on its quintessential holiday.

The European Union is set to slap tariffs on 3.4 billion dollars (£2.5 billion) in American products, from whiskey and motorcycles to peanuts and cranberries.

KATHMANDU, June 16: In yet another blow to the establishment faction of Nepali Congress (NC), a panel led by Pushkar Acharya, who is close to the rival faction in the party, has been elected as the new leader of Trade Union Congress, a sister organisation of the party.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Nepal Press Union (NPU) – a media trade union of democrat journalists – has strongly condemned an incident of threat and mental torture meted out to journalist over the coverage of news in hamrakura.com – an online news portal.

BAGLUNG, June 7: Nepal Student Union (NSU), Baglung staged protests in various parts of the district on Wednesday against the recent hike in the price of petroleum products.

POKHARA, May 20: Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lalbabu Pandit has said that the government employees should not be engaged in activities of trade union activities during office hours.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The official trade union of civil servants has threatened to launch protests if the government did not immediately move forward with the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) announced by the erstwhile government for civil servants of over fifty years or who have worked for over 20 years.

KATHMANDU, May 16: The Civil Service Official Trade Union has demanded the government proceed ahead with the voluntary retirement scheme brought earlier targeting civil servants.

KATHMANDU, April 23: The official trade union of civil servants has asked the government to immediately endorse the Federal Civil Service Act in order to make the recruitment, promotion, and transfer of civil servants and fixing their salaries more systematic in all the three tires of government in the new federal setup.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The trade union joint coordination committee has protested central government's plan to adjust the employees in the local levels.

SYDNEY, April 3: Bans handed to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft should be reduced, the Australian cricketers' union said today, arguing the punishment was disproportionate to previous ball-tampering cases.

DHANGADHI: Residents of Ghodaghodi municipality have halted road connecting the East-West highway as protest against the assault on municipality mayor, Mamata Prasad Chaudhary.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court seeking its order to scrap the trade union rights for civil servants.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court seeking its order to scrap the trade union rights for civil servants.

PANCHTHAR, Dec 23: Divine Boys Union has ended its Falgunanda Gold Cup Football Tournament campaign with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Sunsari XI on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: The student union affiliated to the CPN (Maoist Center) has padlocked the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) on Friday accusing the CTEVT of making preparations to issue affiliation to colleges which do not meet the basic infrastructural requirements.

KATHMANDU, August 18:  Business and trade union leaders have termed the recent passage of Labor Act and Social Security Act as a milestone achievement in a journey toward forging better employer-labor relationship.

KATHMANDU, August 18: Business leaders and trade union leaders have termed the recent passage of Labor Act and Social Security Act as a milestone achievement in a journey toward forging better employer-labor relationship.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The High-Level Federal Administrative Restructuring Committee has proposed 18 ministries including the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at the Center (federal level).

KATHMANDU, March 23: Deva Development Bank Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire Union Finance Ltd.

ITAHARI, March 7: Divine Boys Union Club has reached the semifinals of the 19th International Invitational Tuborg Itahari Gold Cup Football Tournament defeating Kanchanjunga FC of Siliguri 1-0 on Tuesday.

TANAHUN, Feb 15: The Tanahun district election of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has been put off due to strong protest of the district chapter of Nepal Press Union regarding new membership.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: A day after signing title sponsorship deal, Divine Boys Union Club registered a 3-1 win over Samajik Youth Club while Bansbari edged past Nayabasti Youth Club 1-0 in the Martyrs Memorial B Division League football tournament played at the APF ground in Halchowk, Kathmandu on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Divine Wines, a product of Shree Mahakali Wine Pvt Ltd, has signed a record sponsorship deal with B Division outfit Boys Union Club in the capital on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The election to the Free Students Union will feature a key agenda of discussion at a first meeting of the newly-elected central working committee of Nepal Student Union.

KATHMANDU, June28: Laxmi Capital Market Ltd has been appointed as issue manager to float initial public offering (IPO) of Union Hydropower Ltd.

LONDON, June 21: Former England captain David Beckham is voting for Britain to remain in the European Union in Thursday's referendum.