Kathmandu / November 1: The disputed issue of the demarcation of provincial boundary is being discussed in the talks between the government and the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF). The talks took a positive turn after both the sides presented in a flexible manner during the discussion held at the office of Federal Socialist Forum […]
Kathmandu / November 1: The football players accused of match fixing in various international games are to stay one more week in detention for further investigation. The Special Court issued an order to this effect on Sunday. Judges Mohan Raman Bhattarai, Narendra Shivakoti, and Bhupendra Rai issued the order. The Office of the Metropolitan Police […]
Kathmandu / November 1: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended the government to quickly resolve the ongoing problem in Tarai by holding dialogue in a responsible manner, and giving the civilians a sense of its determination to respect and protect human rights. At a programme held to make public a report prepared after monitoring of […]
Kathmandu: The Madhesh agitation has been crippling life across the country for nearly three months but it seems the agitators are confused about their demands and creating rumors rather than being serious about their agenda. The Madhesh agitation started expressing dissatisfaction over the new constitution but the agitators are not clear in which provision of […]
Rukum / November 1: A monument has been constructed in Rukum district headquarters in memory of 13 enforced disappeared from both the state and rebel sides during the decade-long armed conflict. The monument was unveiled on Saturday on the premises of Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) Rukum district chapter. The International Committee of Red Cross […]
Kathmandu / November 1: Ending the over four decade long monopoly of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to supply petroleum products to Nepal, three tankers loaded with petrol will arrive at Kathmandu from Kyirong of China today. Nepal has recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with China to purchase petroleum products after India imposed undeclared blockade to […]
Kathmandu / October 31: Top of former Maoist combatant Nanda Bahadur Pun ‘Pasang’, who is also the senior leader of the UCPN (Maoist) party has been elected as vice-president garnering 325 votes out of 547 vote cast during election held at Lhotse Hall of parliament on Saturday. After most of the political parties in the […]
Pabitra Guragai: Nepal’s recent political history has been marked by unprecedented achievements by two women with rural background who have risen to the two prestigious posts – President and Speaker- of the federal republic. As history is sometimes for making and breaking records, Bidya Devi Bhandari and Onsari Gharti Magar now hold the two coveted […]
Myagdi / October 31: Relatives of a missing Malaysian tourist have announced a prize of Rs 1 million to those who provide information regarding the tourist’s whereabouts. A Malaysian trekker named Dennis Lee Thian Poh, 47, has gone missing since April while trekking to Khopra Lekh in Shikha VDC of Myagdi district. A team of […]
Morang / October 31: Stakeholders and civil society members in Morang district have taken steps to run the academic institutions that have remained closed for long due to the ongoing agitations of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF). Different social organisations have made such efforts saying that it was linked to children’s right to education. […]