POLITICS
Police escort Durga Prasai home after stopping airport press conference
Police escort Durga Prasai home after stopping airport press...
According to the Kathmandu District Police Range, Prasai was preparing to address the media inside the airport premises when police intervened. Citing security and operational concerns, officers stopped the event and transported him home in a police vehicle.
19 hours ago
SPORTS
ACC Women's U-19 Premier Cup: Nepal crush Singapore for second straight win
ACC Women's U-19 Premier Cup: Nepal crush Singapore for seco...
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Nepal posted a formidable 199 without loss in its allotted 20 overs. Openers Sana Praveen and Sabitri Dhami laid the foundation with an unbeaten 199-run opening partnership, putting Singapore's bowlers under pressure from the outset.
19 hours ago
WORLD
6 killed in southwest China traffic accident
6 killed in southwest China traffic accident
A cement mixer truck overturned after colliding with a small car at around 8 a.m. on Saturday, with the mixer drum crushing the car and killing six people, including the car's driver, according to the county's police.
20 hours ago
SOCIETY
Dumre-Besisahar travel easier after landslide control at Udipur
Dumre-Besisahar travel easier after landslide control at Udi...
According to information officer at the Dumre-Besisahar-Chame Road Planning Office, Navin Bista, micropiles have been constructed along the Marsyangdi River, which provides a protective wall on the river bank. Similarly, a 45-metre high and 80-metre long gabion mesh, 300-metre road blacktop and nail...
20 hours ago
WORLD
West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses
West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses
Dozens of women were detained by the Taliban government's morality police in early June on accusations they were violating official dress codes by not wearing the body-cloaking chador or burqa.
20 hours ago
ECONOMY
220 kV transmission line begins operation, expected to reduce power outages
220 kV transmission line begins operation, expected to reduc...
According to the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, electricity transmission through the line began at 3 pm on Saturday following initiatives led by Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, who visited the project site and held discussions with local representatives and residents to f...
21 hours ago
SOCIETY
Women’s human rights network condemns crackdown on Gen Z campaign activists
Women’s human rights network condemns crackdown on Gen Z cam...
In a press statement issued on Sunday, the network accused police of subjecting activists, including Majid Ansari, Sarisma Thapa and Nelson Ghatani, to inhumane treatment and unlawfully detaining them. It said the use of force against activists who were documenting the condition of displaced squatte...
21 hours ago
WORLD
Qatar's former leader Hamad bin Khalifa dies: statement
Qatar's former leader Hamad bin Khalifa dies: statement
"With hearts steadfast in faith in God's decree and destiny, the Bureau of the Emir mourns the great loss to the nation of the late -- may God have mercy on him -- His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani," read a statement published by the emir's office on social media.
22 hours ago
POLITICS
Mahato says govt showing 'authoritarian tendencies' in first 100 days
Mahato says govt showing 'authoritarian tendencies' in first...
In a public statement issued on Sunday, Rajendra Mahato accused the government of continuing "old authoritarian thinking" instead of embracing justice, inclusion and sensitivity. He urged the government to immediately correct what he described as its insensitive conduct, exclusionary appointments an...
22 hours ago
ECONOMY
Gold price rises by Rs 600 per tola, silver declines
Gold price rises by Rs 600 per tola, silver declines
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of fine gold rose by Rs 600 per tola, reaching Rs 288,000 per tola from Rs 287,400 on Friday.
23 hours ago