London’s transit authority said Monday it is not renewing Uber’s license to operate in the British capital, dealing a major setback to the ride-hailing company.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 6: In her first public comments since an overdose put her into the hospital, singer Demi Lovato says she remains committed to overcoming addiction.

KATHMANDU, July 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has pledged to implement the transport and transit agreement signed with China during his first premiership soon.  The PM said so during a meeting with Chinese Assistant Minister for External Affairs Wang Yajun held in the capital on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 9:  Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was committed to completely root out corruption from the country.

KATHMANDU, July 6: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has accused the government of running the state affairs in an arbitrary way.

KATHMANDU, July 4: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has pledged to address the demands of agitating Dr Govinda KC and Gangamaya Adhikari trough democratic procedures.

Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, saying "profound change" is coming.

A defenseless puppy has had all its legs and its tail chopped off by a brute who left it for dead in a Turkish forest sparking national outrage.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa has vowed to take a firm stance against corruption. Speaking during the first general convention and the second general assembly of the National Federation of Party Palace and Catering Entrepreneurs Nepal, Thapa stated that corruption and bad governance have been major challenges to the development of the country.

243 local units yet to see presence of commercial banks

KATHMANDU, May 17: Prime Minister and chairman of Nepal Communist Party KP Sharma Oli has stated that he was a driver, not the wheel.

KATHMANDU, May 10: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Nepal on a two-day official visit on May 11-12 at the invitation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Karma Chirring Sherpa has taken over the leadership of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) with a big-margin win over Mani Kunwar, who had withdrew from the election process.

KATHMANDU, May 1: In a move that could benefit nearly half a million Nepali migrants, Qatar is mulling crucial changes in its sponsorship system which 'subjugates' the expatriate workers to their employers

BUTWAL, April 29: Addressing the parliament of Province 5, Prime Minister KP Sharma shared that the government would toughen its stance against anyone who’d try to disrupt social and economic cohesion. He added that as the country was heading towards development and prosperity, no one would be below the poverty line.

XI'AN, CHINA, April 13: The first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) People's Forum concluded in Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, issuing a six-point Xi'an Declaration that vows to promote cooperation among NGOs in the region to fight against endemic poverty in the region.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang said on Monday that the Judicial Council (JC) will be activated soon  for scrutinizing the property details of judges.

NEW YORK, April 8: Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity is vowing to continue his attacks on ABC late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel until Kimmel apologizes for a segment in which he joked about first lady Melania Trump’s accent.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang has announced to come up with a comprehensive proposal to develop the art sector.

WASHINGTON, April 6: China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. "at any cost" after President Donald Trump proposed slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.

KATHMANDU, Mar 14: Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, UML's candidate for National Assembly (NA) chairman was elected unopposed.

Oli vows to root out corruption

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KATHMANDU, March 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli promised tough measures to combat corruption as he reiterated his government’s commitment to take the country toward peace, prosperity and economic development.

MOSCOW, Mar 1: President Vladimir Putin set a slew of ambitious economic goals, vowing to boost living standards, improve health care and education and build modern infrastructure in a state-of-the-nation address Thursday.

DANG, Jan 13: CPN (Maoist Center) leader and House of Representatives member from Dang constituency no. 2, Krishna Bahadur Mahara has said the guarantee of basic facilities such as education, health, drinking water and transport for the entire people of his constituency was his first priority and goal as the member in the federal parliament.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said that separate guidelines would be prepared to organize the online media.

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec 21:  North Korea said Thursday that a U.S. accusation that it was behind a major ransomware attack was a "grave political provocation" and vowed to retaliate.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has announced to revoke the incumbent government's decision to scrap the license to build Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project awarded to Chinese company China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC).

KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Newly elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Yubaraj Bhusal has vowed to shift quake victims to new their new houses by June 14, 2018.

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct 18: Twitter vowed to crack down further on hate speech and sexual harassment, days after CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet-storm that the company was "still" not doing enough to protect its users.

BIRATNAGAR, Sept 26: Supplies Minister Shiva Kumar Mandal has said the government was alert on the smooth supply of essential commodities during the Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals.

Nepal vows to conclude Qualifiers with win

September 24, 2017 07:49 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: After failing to win none of the first two of the total three matches, Nepal’s chances of qualifying to the final round of AFC U-16 Championship as Group D winner is already over.

Nepal vows to continue winning form

September 13, 2017 09:16 am

MALAYSIA, Sept 12: Nepal opened the ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament with a big margin win over Thailand on Monday.

Nepal vows to improve batting

September 8, 2017 07:34 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Nepal U-19 Cricket team head coach Binod Das has expressed hope to improve batting performance in the ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament scheduled to begin Friday in Malaysia.

Nepal vows to improve batting

September 8, 2017 00:30 am

KATHMANDU, September 7: Nepal U-19 Cricket team head coach Binod Das has expressed hope to improve batting performance in the ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament scheduled to begin Friday in Malaysia.

KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal U-15 football team coach Sunil Kumar Shrestha said that his team is determined to create history beating India in the final clash to lift the SAFF U-15 Championship on Sunday.

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea, August 22:  As North Korea vowed "merciless retaliation" against U.S.-South Korean military drills that it claims are an invasion rehearsal, senior U.S. military commanders on Tuesday dismissed calls to pause or downsize exercises they called crucial to countering a clear threat from Pyongyang.

NEPALGUNJ, August 17: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that all measures would be adopted for appropriate management of the flood-hit communities.

KATHMANDU, August 9: Minister for Youth and Sports Rajendra Kumar KC said that he is fully committed to preventing the politics affecting Nepali sports.

SEOUL, August 7: North Korea says it will launch “thousands-fold” revenge against the United States over the adoption of tough U.N. sanctions imposed after its intercontinental ballistic launches.

RATNANAGAR (CHITWAN), August 6: The newly elected mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, has vowed to make efforts to uphold women's rights.

KATHMANDU, August 2: In a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament's Public Account Committee on Wednesday, lawmakers demanded action as per the law against those indulged in 'irregularities' in the Nepal Oil Corporation's land procurement process in four districts.

KATHMANDU, August 1: The government is preparing to bring the Act relating to the local level governance within 15 days.

KATHMANDU, August 1: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has pledged to hold discussions with media houses to ensure the professional rights of working journalists.

JANAKPURDHAM, July 31: Minister for Urban Development, Prabhu Saha, has called on the Janakpur folks to get united for the development of Janakpurdham, the religious and cultural city in Dhanusha.

KATHMANDU, July 30: The newly appointed Minister for Commerce, Min Bishwokarma, has expressed commitment to introduce programs to bring down country's trade deficit.

CARACAS, July 9: Venezuela's best-known jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez celebrated a surprise return to his family after being granted house arrest on Saturday with a promise to fight on following three years' imprisonment for leading anti-government protests.

NAWALPARASI, July 9: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his commitment to declare Nawalpur a separate district.

SEOUL, July 5: Grinning broadly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delighted in the global furor created by his nation's first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, vowing Wednesday to never abandon nuclear weapons and to keep sending Washington more "gift packages" of missile and atomic tests.

SEOUL, July 5: Grinning broadly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delighted in the global furor created by his nation's first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, vowing Wednesday to never abandon nuclear weapons and to keep sending Washington more "gift packages" of missile and atomic tests.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Colonel Vishal Dubey of Indian Armed Forces, who fell 300 meters short of his target of climbing Mt Everest without the use of bottled oxygen, has vowed to come back and finish the unfinished business next year.