SOCIETY
Blasting turned down along Narayangadh-Muglin road
Blasting turned down along Narayangadh-Muglin road
CHITWAN, April 20: The concerned consultant companies have ruled out the request to allow blasting rocks on the hillside along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section for the road widening purpose, citing environmental effects.
Apr 20, 2017
POLITICS
Tharuhat Tarai Party to merge with Gachchhadar-led Nepal Democratic Forum
Tharuhat Tarai Party to merge with Gachchhadar-led Nepal Dem...
KATHMANDU, April 20: Nepal Democratic Forum (NDF) led by Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar and Tharuhat Tarai (TTP) Party led by Bhanuram Chaudhary have decided to undergo merger at a time when the Tarai-centric parties are jumping on the unification bandwagon.
Apr 20, 2017
POLITICS
Government to serve as guarantor to purchase wide-body aircraft for NAC
Government to serve as guarantor to purchase wide-body aircr...
KATHMANDU, April 20: The government has decided to stand as a guarantor for the purchase of two wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).
Apr 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Worries over Trump policies cloud start of IMF, World Bank meetings
Worries over Trump policies cloud start of IMF, World Bank m...
WASHINGTON, April 20: World finance leaders are gathering on U.S. President Donald Trump's home turf on Thursday to try to nudge his still-evolving policies away from protectionism and show broad support for open trade and global integration.
Apr 20, 2017
WORLD
Young Syrian, fighting for home, joined Islamic State group
Young Syrian, fighting for home, joined Islamic State group
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — He was barely 20 when Islamic State group militants stormed his home city of Deir el-Zour in oil-rich eastern Syria. Mohammed had already been fighting government forces the past two years, so it was an easy decision for him: join the militants to keep up the battle against...
Apr 20, 2017
WORLD
China left as observer as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula
China left as observer as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula
BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister recently likened the U.S. and North Korea to two speeding trains hurtling toward each other, an analogy that would seem to place China in the role of helpless bystander. And indeed, while tensions have risen, Beijing has been frustrated by its declining influe...
Apr 20, 2017
WORLD
Venezuela's opposition seeks to keep pressure on Maduro
Venezuela's opposition seeks to keep pressure on Maduro
CARACAS, April 20: Venezuela's opposition is looking to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by taking to the streets again Thursday hours after at least two people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years.
Apr 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Opium plants on 70 bigha of land destroyed
Opium plants on 70 bigha of land destroyed
RUKUM, April 20: The District Police Office (DPHO) Rukum has destroyed opium plants cultivated on around 70 bigha of land in total in different parts of the district.
Apr 20, 2017
ELECTION
Speaker calls for disseminating poll-related information effectively
Speaker calls for disseminating poll-related information eff...
KATHMANDU, April 20: Speaker Onsari Gharti has urged the authorities concerned to relay the May 31 local level election-related information to the people effectively.
Apr 20, 2017
SPORTS
Dortmund suffer after another bus incident
Dortmund suffer after another bus incident
Eight days after their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco was postponed following an attack on their team bus, Borussia Dortmund's focus was again affected ahead of the return leg on Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2017