POLITICS
Candidates expedite election campaigns
Candidates expedite election campaigns
KATHMANDU,Nov 21: With federal parliamentary and provincial elections just five days away, candidates from various political parties contesting the elections have expedited their election campaigns.
Nov 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Kanchan Amatya wins Presidential Honor Roll Award from President Clinton
Kanchan Amatya wins Presidential Honor Roll Award from Presi...
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: In celebration of its 10th annual meeting, President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation honored Nepal’s Ms. Kanchan Amatya with the Clinton Global Initiative Presidential Honor Roll Award at the 2017 Clinton Global Initiative University in Boston. This coveted recognition cel...
Nov 21, 2017
WORLD
Impeachment proceedings to begin against Zimbabwe's President Mugabe
Impeachment proceedings to begin against Zimbabwe's Presiden...
Zimbabwe ruling party is set to begin impeachment proceeding to begin against President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should acknowledge the nation’s “insatiable desire” for a leadership change and resign immediately, the recently fired vice president and likely succes...
Nov 21, 2017
POLITICS
Onboard Kathmandu: Rebel Dahal and Bhattarai’s flight to Baluwatar
Onboard Kathmandu: Rebel Dahal and Bhattarai’s flight to Bal...
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: It was an unusual wait at the Prime Minister’s Office, Baluwatar on June 16, 2006. The then prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala was anticipating two rebel leaders. Following the second people’s revolution, a peace accord was in the offing. The then CPN-Maoist leaders, Pushpa Kama...
Nov 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Public-private cooperation stressed to meet SDGs
Public-private cooperation stressed to meet SDGs
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Public-private sectors should work in a coordinated way to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs), stressed representatives from organizations concerned.
Nov 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal-India border to be sealed for three days
Nepal-India border to be sealed for three days
BAITADI, Nov 21: Nepal-India border in Baitadi, a district of the Province 7, is to be sealed for three days in view of the first round of the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies scheduled for November 26.
Nov 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Supreme Court cancels today's proceedings amid bomb threat
Supreme Court cancels today's proceedings amid bomb threat
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A bomb threat message from unidentified phone number sent the staff of the Supreme Court outdoors today. The message was sent to Narayan Panthi, the court's spokesperson.
Nov 21, 2017
POLITICS
Bereaved Dahal attends election program at his constituency
Bereaved Dahal attends election program at his constituency
CHITWAN, Nov 21: Two days after the demise of his son, Prakash Dahal, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal is attending a program organized by Left Alliance at Bharatpur today.
Nov 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Tractor-hit claims woman
Tractor-hit claims woman
KAPILVASTU, Nov 21: A woman riding a bicycle was killed by a tractor hit at Bank Road in Taulihawa on Monday evening.
Nov 21, 2017
SPORTS
Witness in U.S. FIFA trial describes off-books payments to soccer officials
Witness in U.S. FIFA trial describes off-books payments to s...
NEW YORK, Nov 21: A government witness in the U.S. corruption trial related to soccer’s world-governing body FIFA testified on Monday about millions of dollars paid to former soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting and sponsorship rights for international tournaments, all logged in a secret sp...
Nov 21, 2017