POLITICS, Latest Updates
President Bhandari courts controversy again
President Bhandari courts controversy again
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been dragged into yet another controversy after she summoned influential ruling Nepal Communist Party leaders, ministers and advisors of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at her office to discuss about contemporary politics.
Dec 22, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NCP meeting prolonged as some leaders seek clarity on MCC grant
NCP meeting prolonged as some leaders seek clarity on MCC gr...
KATHMANDU, Dec22: The standing committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party has been prolonged after top leaders couldn’t make a clear position on whether to endorse the $500 million grant provided under the Millennium Challenge Corporation as agreed earlier.
Dec 22, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Vigilance upped on open border amid unrest over Indian citizenship law
Vigilance upped on open border amid unrest over Indian citiz...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Amid concern that new amendments to India’s citizenship-related laws and subsequent protests across that country could cause a mass exodus of people across the open border with Nepal, the authorities here have stepped up security vigilance and checks at major border crossing point...
Dec 22, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
China ready to purchase electricity from Nepal
China ready to purchase electricity from Nepal
RASUWA, Dec 22: The government of China has agreed to purchase electricity produced in Nepal. During a joint technical meeting between Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) on Saturday, the Chinese government has signed an agreement to purchase electricity from...
Dec 22, 2019
WORLD
Hundreds arrested in India during days of protests over citizenship law
Hundreds arrested in India during days of protests over citi...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Dec 21: More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in the past 10 days, officials said, as police try to quell sometimes violent demonstrations against a citizenship law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution.
Dec 21, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Kathmandu Golden Warriors defeats Biratnagar Titans by 36 runs
Kathmandu Golden Warriors defeats Biratnagar Titans by 36 ru...
POKHARA, Dec 21: Kathmandu Golden Warriors beat Biratnagar Titans by 36 runs in a match on Saturday under the second edition of Namaste Pokhara Premier League T20 cricket tournament underway in Pokhara.
Dec 21, 2019
WORLD
Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home
Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home
PERTH, Dec 21: Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said.
Dec 21, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Industries in Bhairahawa demand more power
Industries in Bhairahawa demand more power
BHAIRAHAWA, Dec 21: Despite its identity as an industrial region in the recent days, the supply of power in Bhairahawa-Butwal area is still insufficient, forcing the industries to install their own plants for power generation.
Dec 21, 2019
SPORTS
Montella sacked by Fiorentina after seven-match winless run
Montella sacked by Fiorentina after seven-match winless run
MILAN, Dec 21: Fiorentina sacked coach Vincenzo Montella on Saturday as the club’s new owners finally lost patience after a 4-1 home defeat by AS Roma the previous evening extended their winless league run to seven matches.
Dec 21, 2019
WORLD
Twitter suspends accounts linked to Saudi spying case
Twitter suspends accounts linked to Saudi spying case
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21: Weeks after U.S. authorities brought a spying case against three Saudi nationals for digging up dissidents’ personal data at Twitter, the company suspended tens of thousands of accounts that appear to be linked to one suspect’s company.
Dec 21, 2019