POLITICS
Foreign Minister Rana urges global community to assist in Bipin Joshi’s release
Foreign Minister Rana urges global community to assist in Bi...
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has called on the international community to assist in the safe release of Nepali youth Bipin Joshi. While addressing the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in New York on Monday, Rana requested the global community to take action...
Sep 24, 2024
SOCIETY
Police arrest all nine detainees who escaped from custody in Dhanusha
Police arrest all nine detainees who escaped from custody in...
JANAKPURDHAM, Sept 24: All nine detainees who escaped by breaking the ventilation of a detention cell at the Dhanusha District Police Office have been arrested.
Sep 24, 2024
SOCIETY
Vaccination campaign against poliovirus begins in Kathmandu Valley from today
Vaccination campaign against poliovirus begins in Kathmandu...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Mandatory polio vaccination campaign for children under five years old is commencing in the Kathmandu Valley from today. The campaign, which will run until July 27, aims to administer polio vaccines to children under five across all three districts of the valley.
Sep 23, 2024
SOCIETY
Bharatpur Cancer Hospital to expand services nationwide
Bharatpur Cancer Hospital to expand services nationwide
BHARATPUR, Aug 11: BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Chitwan, is set to extend its services across all provinces in Nepal starting mid-August. As part of a federal government initiative, the hospital will establish cancer treatment rooms with at least five beds in government hospital...
Sep 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Court extends Bechan Jha’s custody for four more days
Court extends Bechan Jha’s custody for four more days
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Kathmandu District Court has extended the custody of Bechan Jha by an additional four days to allow police more time to investigate his involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.
Aug 12, 2024
POLITICS
SAC summons home minister, chief secretary, and CIAA chief for discussion
SAC summons home minister, chief secretary, and CIAA chief f...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The State Affairs Committee (SAC) under the House of Representatives has summoned Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Chief Secretary Lila Devi Gadtaula, and the chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai, for a discussion.
Aug 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Over 275,000 Nepali children under 18 living abroad: NSO
Over 275,000 Nepali children under 18 living abroad: NSO
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The 2021 census indicates that as many as 2,190,592 Nepali citizens are residing abroad, with over 275,000 of them being children.
Aug 12, 2024
SOCIETY
SC issues show cause order for Chudamani Sharma's imprisonment
SC issues show cause order for Chudamani Sharma's imprisonme...
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order for the imprisonment of suspended Joint Secretary Chudamani Sharma.
Aug 11, 2024
WORLD
Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as experts work to identify...
Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paul...
SAO PAULO, Aug 11: Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident.
Aug 11, 2024
ECONOMY
22,000 taxpayers fail to pay tax in Janakpur
22,000 taxpayers fail to pay tax in Janakpur
JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 11: As many as 22,000 taxpayers who have been issued with the business PAN numbers failed to deposit tax at the Internal Revenue Office Janakpur.
Aug 11, 2024