WORLD
India's Modi breaks protocol to welcome Saudi's crown prince
India's Modi breaks protocol to welcome Saudi's crown prince
NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with government protocol to personally welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to New Delhi on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions
Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions
SINGAPORE. Feb 20: Oil prices were around 2019 highs on Wednesday, propped up by supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
Feb 20, 2019
WORLD
Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship
Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship
LONDON, Feb 20: Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter sent to her family published by ITV News on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 2019
SOCIETY
KMC prefers pvt banks to govt ones for paying public school staffers
KMC prefers pvt banks to govt ones for paying public school...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has chosen private banks instead of government-owned banks to pay about Rs 60 million monthly to the teachers and staffers of public schools in the metropolitan city.
Feb 20, 2019
ECONOMY
10 companies pitch business ideas
10 companies pitch business ideas
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Ten companies pitched their business ideas at the Enterprise Demo Day 2019 organized jointly by One to Watch and Accelerator Nepal on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 2019
SOCIETY
India, Nepal to sign deal to boost conservation of rhinos, tigers: report
India, Nepal to sign deal to boost conservation of rhinos, t...
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: India and Nepal are all set to sign an agreement to cooperate on biodiversity conservation, including the transboundary conservation of species like the Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis), Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Indian media reported...
Feb 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Rape cases up 79 pc in 2018: Insec
Rape cases up 79 pc in 2018: Insec
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: A report prepared by the Informal Sector Service Center (Insec), a non-governmental human rights organization, has said that rape of women has increased by 79 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year.
Feb 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Parents mull goat sacrifice as children keep fainting at school
Parents mull goat sacrifice as children keep fainting at sch...
ROLPA, Feb 20: After more children started falling ill, parents have deployed shamans at their school since the past two months.
Feb 20, 2019
POLITICS
CIAA starts probe against Pathak
CIAA starts probe against Pathak
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: A day after the Office of Attorney General (OAG) advised the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to go ahead with a probe into former commissioner at the anti-graft body Raj Narayan Pathak, a three-member probe committee has been formed.
Feb 20, 2019
POLITICS
Jobless, Justice Joshee finally quits
Jobless, Justice Joshee finally quits
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Supreme Court seniormost justice Deepak Raj Joshee on Tuesday resigned citing poor work environment at the apex court and the Judicial Council.
Feb 20, 2019