WORLD
Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated
Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically m...
MUMBAI, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year.
Dec 25, 2020
WORLD
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests
NEW DELHI, Dec 25: India’s main opposition party pressed the government on Thursday to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw new agricultural laws that farmers say will leave them at the mercy of big corporations.
Dec 25, 2020
POLITICS
Supreme Court issues show-cause notice to govt over its decision to dissolve parliament
Supreme Court issues show-cause notice to govt over its deci...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Supreme Court has asked the government to furnish a written clarification about its decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).
Dec 25, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli calls Cabinet meeting at 6 PM today, Cabinet likely to be reshuffled
PM Oli calls Cabinet meeting at 6 PM today, Cabinet likely t...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma has called a Cabinet meeting at 6 PM on Friday.
Dec 25, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Provincial assembly members close to Dahal-Nepal faction file no-confidence motion against...
Provincial assembly members close to Dahal-Nepal faction fil...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The provincial assembly members close to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Friday filed a no-confidence motion against chief minister (CM) of Bagmati Province, Dormani Poudel, who is close to the Oli-led faction.
Dec 25, 2020
WORLD
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 25: With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work?
Dec 25, 2020
SOCIETY
Two dead in Tata Sumo accident in Lalitpur
Two dead in Tata Sumo accident in Lalitpur
LALITPUR, Dec 25: Two people died when a Tata Sumo hit pedestrians trying to cross the road at Gwarko, Lalitpur on Thursday.
Dec 25, 2020
ECONOMY
COVID-19 ruins Christmas hype in Pokhara
COVID-19 ruins Christmas hype in Pokhara
POKHARA, Dec 25: It has been almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic affected the tourism sector. Had there been no pandemic, there would have been a lot of tourists in Pokhara at this time of the year. Although the time is end of the season, the city would still see the flow of tourists. But this...
Dec 25, 2020
POLITICS, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP stages demonstration against govt move at Maitighar
PHOTOS: Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP stages demonstration agai...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led-faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Friday staged a demonstration at Maitighar, Kathmandu, against the government’s move to dissolve parliament.
Dec 25, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CJ-led five-member constitutional bench to conduct hearings on writ petitions filed agains...
CJ-led five-member constitutional bench to conduct hearings...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: A constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana is scheduled to begin hearings on more than a dozen writ petitions filed at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of parliament.
Dec 25, 2020