POLITICS, Latest Updates
Police arrest 21 Chand outfit leaders, cadres in major swoop
Police arrest 21 Chand outfit leaders, cadres in major swoop
DANG, Oct 18: In a major crackdown against the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand, police on Thursday arrested 21 of its central level leaders and cadres from the Mungretakhola area of Rajpur Rural Municipality, Dang district.
Oct 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Infanticides stun Taplejung as police blame adultery
Infanticides stun Taplejung as police blame adultery
TAPLEJUNG, Oct 18: On October 8, Junu Tembe, 22, a resident of Mauwakhola Rural Municipality, Taplejung killed her newborn baby girl and buried her in the jungle. Investigations are still in the preliminary stages but officials suspect that the baby might have been born out of an extramarital affai...
Oct 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt working to better relations with India, China: Paudel
Govt working to better relations with India, China: Paudel
RUPANDEHI, Oct 18: A senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has said the current government has been able to better the country’s relations with both India and China.
Oct 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Strategic partnership with China doesn’t mean military cooperation: Baskota
Strategic partnership with China doesn’t mean military coope...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Information minister and government spokesperson Gokul Baskota has said that the strategic partnership mentioned in the joint statement during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t reflect the military cooperation between Nepal and China.
Oct 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
China pledges Rs 2.4b aid to Nepal Army
China pledges Rs 2.4b aid to Nepal Army
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: China has pledged military assistance worth Rs 2.4 billion to the Nepal Army for humanitarian and disaster relief purposes.
Oct 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Qatar announces end to Kafala, to raise basic wage
Qatar announces end to Kafala, to raise basic wage
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Qatar has endorsed new legislations that would bring an end to the Kafala system, an abusive sponsorship scheme that has long been criticized for fueling abuse and exploitation of foreign workers.
Oct 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Widows of leaders a priority as NCP searches for by-polls candidates
Widows of leaders a priority as NCP searches for by-polls ca...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: With by-elections slated for November approaching fast, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has prioritized the widows of its deceased lawmakers as candidates from the party.
Oct 18, 2019
SPORTS
'It was like war,' says South Korea after Pyongyang match
'It was like war,' says South Korea after Pyongyang match
SEOUL, Oct 17: South Korea were happy to have made it back from Pyongyang in one piece after Tuesday’s brutal 2022 World Cup qualifier, with a Korean FA official describing the physical encounter as being “like war”.
Oct 17, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Literature, Exhibitions
Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger’s life and work
Library exhibit offers glimpse into Salinger’s life and work
JD Salinger thought of including his generation’s idea of a trigger alert as he worked on ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ In an early draft of the 1951 novel, narrator Holden Caulfield warns that the story will include “quite a bit of swearing and sex stuff.”
Oct 17, 2019
DIASPORA, Latest Updates
Voting for NRNA's new leadership is over
Voting for NRNA's new leadership is over
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Voting for the new leadership of the Non-Resident Nepali Association has completed.
Oct 17, 2019