POLITICS
India, China congratulate Dahal
India, China congratulate Dahal
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: India and China have congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal for being elected as the new prime minister of Nepal on Wednesday and wished him success for his new term.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Dahal to be sworn in as new Prime Minister at 3pm Thursday
Dahal to be sworn in as new Prime Minister at 3pm Thursday
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Prime Minister-elect CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been scheduled to take oath of office and secrecy at 3 pm on Thursday.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Glimpses of prime minister's voting in Parliament (photo feature)
Glimpses of prime minister's voting in Parliament (photo fea...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected as the 39th Prime Minister of the country, securing 363 out of 573 votes.
Aug 03, 2016
WORLD
Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai
Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug 3: The Mideast's biggest airline Emirates says "an incident" has happened at Dubai's main airport as social media users are reporting smoke at the scene.
Aug 03, 2016
SPORTS
National cricket team announced for Netherlands tour
National cricket team announced for Netherlands tour
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A 15-member national cricket team of Nepal has been named for the ICC World Cricket League Championship match against the Netherlands on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Deuba spells out reasons for govt change
Deuba spells out reasons for govt change
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday said that he was optimistic of the constitution being widely-accepted as an agreement has been reached with the agitating Madhes-based parties.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Attorney General Phuyal resigns
Attorney General Phuyal resigns
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Attorney General Hari Phuyal has resigned from his post on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016
POLITICS
Dahal expresses commitment to move ahead on consensus
Dahal expresses commitment to move ahead on consensus
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal informed the Legislature-Parliament meeting on Wednesday about his candidature to the post of Prime Minister in accordance with the Article 298 (3) of the Constitution of Nepal and the Rule 49 (4) of the Legislature-Parliament Regu...
Aug 03, 2016
WORLD
N. Korea fires mid-range missile toward waters near Japan
N. Korea fires mid-range missile toward waters near Japan
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 3: A medium-range ballistic missile fired Wednesday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed near Japan's territorial waters, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, one of the longest flights by a North Korean missile.
Aug 03, 2016
WORLD
22 feared dead as bridge collapses in western India
22 feared dead as bridge collapses in western India
NEW DELHI, Aug 3: Two buses plunged into a flooded river after an old bridge collapsed in western India, leaving at least 22 people missing and feared dead, an official said Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016