POLITICS, Latest Updates
Pakistani FM holds meeting with UN Secretary General in New York, raises Kashmir issue
Pakistani FM holds meeting with UN Secretary General in New...
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres today in New York.
Jan 16, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal's IT Bill threatens freedom of expression: Amnesty International
Nepal's IT Bill threatens freedom of expression: Amnesty Int...
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Nepali parliament must amend the Information Technology Bill (IT Bill) to bring into line with international standards and ensure that the law is not used to criminalize the peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International stated in a press release on...
Jan 16, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Erecting flag at Baluwatar doesn't mean land is seized: Govt spokesperson
Erecting flag at Baluwatar doesn't mean land is seized: Govt...
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has reiterated that it does not necessarily mean that the public land in Baluwatar has got seized only because someone erects flag on its premises.
Jan 16, 2020
WORLD
Russia's ruling party approves Putin's pick for new PM
Russia's ruling party approves Putin's pick for new PM
MOSCOW, Jan 16: Russia’s ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a man with almost no political profile
Jan 16, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Nostalgia: Rana lady in this undated photograph.
Nostalgia: Rana lady in this undated photograph.
Rana lady in this undated photograph.
Jan 16, 2020
WORLD
Philippine volcano’s quakes, cracks send more people fleeing
Philippine volcano’s quakes, cracks send more people fleeing
LEMERY, PHILIPPINES, Jan 16: A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend belched smaller plumes of ash and shuddered continuously with earthquakes Thursday, prompting authorities to block access to nearby towns due to fears of a bigger eruption.
Jan 16, 2020
WORLD
China, U.S. sign initial trade pact but doubts and tariffs linger
China, U.S. sign initial trade pact but doubts and tariffs l...
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Jan 16: China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion (153.35 billion pounds) over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world’s two largest economies, defusing an 18-month row that has hit glo...
Jan 16, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal, Belgium confirm Princess Astrid's visit to Nepal
Nepal, Belgium confirm Princess Astrid's visit to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Princess Astrid of Belgium will be visiting Nepal from January 19 to 25, the Nepali and Belgian governments confirmed on Thursday.
Jan 16, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Woman delivers quadruplets in Pokhara
Woman delivers quadruplets in Pokhara
POKHARA, Jan 16: A woman has given birth to quadruplets at Manipal Hospital in Pokhara. Twenty-six years old Sunita Pradhan Poudel of Putalibazar municipality-1, Syangja delivered four babies through a Caesarean section at 9 this morning, the Hospital stated.
Jan 16, 2020
WORLD
‘You called me a liar,’ Warren told Sanders post-Iowa debate
‘You called me a liar,’ Warren told Sanders post-Iowa debate
WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar before a national television audience during a tense, post-debate exchange in which she refused to shake his outstretched hand, according to audio released Wednesday by CNN.
Jan 16, 2020