POLITICS
Holding local polls in fearless environment is govt's responsibility: Home Minister Sharma
Holding local polls in fearless environment is govt's respon...
BIRATNAGAR, June 22: Minister for Home Affairs, Janardan Sharma, has said that it was the responsibility of the government to hold the election in a fearless environment.
Jun 22, 2017
POLITICS
PM Deuba and RPP senior leader Rana hold meeting
PM Deuba and RPP senior leader Rana hold meeting
KATHMANDU, June 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupati Shumsher Rana, held meeting on Thursday.
Jun 22, 2017
WORLD
South Korea president calls on China's Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program
South Korea president calls on China's Xi to do more on Nort...
SEOUL, June 22: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear program and he would call on President Xi Jinping to 'lift all measures' against South Korean companies taken in retaliation against Seoul's decision to host a U.S. anti-missile...
Jun 22, 2017
WORLD
US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture
US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture
MUKALLA, June 22 :Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme — including the “grill,” in which the victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun in a circle of fire, an As...
Jun 22, 2017
WORLD
Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besieged town
Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besi...
PHILIPPINES, June 22: Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower is flagging, the military said on Thursday, as the five-week battle for control of Marawi City raged on.
Jun 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt official convicted of abduction sent to jail
Govt official convicted of abduction sent to jail
BANIYANI (Jhapa), June 22: A government official found guilty in the case of abduction and document forgery has been sent to jail.
Jun 22, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet approves fast track construction procedure
Cabinet approves fast track construction procedure
KATHMANDU, June 22: The meeting of the Council of the Ministers Thursday approved the procedure regarding the construction of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track in the stipulated time. The government earlier had decided to give the responsibility of constructing the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track to the Nepal A...
Jun 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Passengers hit as bad weather grounds flights at Lukla
Passengers hit as bad weather grounds flights at Lukla
SOLUKHUMBU, June 22: Bad weather has grounded regular flights at Lukla-based Tenzing Hillary Airport in the district.
Jun 22, 2017
SOCIETY
NC ward candidate of Letang Municipality passes away
NC ward candidate of Letang Municipality passes away
KATHMANDU, June 22: A ward candidate of Letang Municipality-6 has passed away on Thursday.
Jun 22, 2017
SPORTS
Former ANFA general secretary Shahi arrested on fraud charges
Former ANFA general secretary Shahi arrested on fraud charge...
KATHMANDU, June 22: Metropolitan Crime Division on Thursday arrested Lok Bahadur Shahi, the former general secretary of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), with the charge of obtaining money from numbers of people by telling a lie that he would send them to Canada through an organization called '...
Jun 22, 2017