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Nato plans huge upgrade in rapid reaction force

JUNE 28: The bloc's rapid reaction force currently has 40,000 troops at its disposal, with many of those based along the alliance's eastern flank. Secretary-General Jens S ...

Newly appointed ministers to be sworn in today

Newly appointed ministers to be sworn in today

KATHMANDU, June 27: The government on Sunday appointed five new ministers as the CPN (Unified Socialist) decided to recall its ministers from the government and send a new set of...
G7 summit opens amid lower expectations, protests

G7 summit opens amid lower expectations, protests

ELMAU, Germany, June 27: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) kicked off their three-day annual summit on Sunday in Schloss Elmau in south Germany's Bavarian Alps amid lower expectations...
Bangladesh's Padma Bridge opens to traffic

Bangladesh's Padma Bridge opens to traffic

DHAKA, June 26: The Padma Bridge built by a Chinese enterprise held an opening ceremony here on Saturday in Bangladesh. In her inauguration ceremony speech, Prime Minister Sheikh ...
Cholera detected in 12 people in Kathmandu

Cholera detected in 12 people in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, June 26: Cholera, a viral water-borne disease, has been detected in 12 people in Kathmandu. According to Dr. Chuman Lal Das, director of the Epidemiology and Disease Co...