India reports 2,067 new COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI, April 20: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,047,594 on Wednesday, as 2,067 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health...

IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

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WASHINGTON, April 20: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 0.8 percentage points lower than the January...

Know how the ruling alliance divide up leadership of metropolis and sub-metropolis

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, April 19: The members of the ruling alliance have finalized the distribution of seats at the metropolis and sub-metropolis across the country for the upcoming local level polls. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez announce death of baby boy

2 years ago

APRIL 20: The Portugal international, 37, and Rodriguez, 28, were expecting twins. Their baby girl survived, and they said her birth "gives us the strength to live this momen...

People representatives can file their nominations for upcoming local polls only after their resignation

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KATHMANDU, April 19: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday scrapped a writ petition filed by people representatives demanding to scrap the Election Commission’s decision to make it mandatory for the...

Ruling alliance agrees to field candidate of Maoist Center as a common candidate for post of mayor in Bharatpur metropolis

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KATHMANDU, April 19: The ruling alliance has agreed to field a candidate of CPN (Maoist Center) as a common candidate for the post of mayor in Bharatpur Metropolitan City in...

NC withdraws its claim in Pokhara Metropolitan City

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, April 19: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has withdrawn its claim for the post of mayor in Pokhara Metropolitan City in the upcoming local level polls. In the...

My Facebook account was hacked: Rajendra Mahato

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KATHMANDU, April 19: Senior leader of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Rajendra Mahato maintained that his Facebook account was hacked. Mahato’s statements come at the time when ...

Blast rocks Afghan capital of Kabul

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KABUL, April 19: Casualties were feared as a blast rocked the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, an eyewitness said. The eyewitness confirmed that the blast...

Pakistan: Death sentences over killing of Sri Lankan accused of blasphemy

2 years ago

APRIL 19: Priyantha Diyawadanage, 48, a factory manager in the city of Sialkot, was beaten to death and his body set alight last December. Of 88 people convicted, nine...

Nepal Army purchasing 6,000 sets of American weapons

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, April 19: The Nepal Army is purchasing as many as 6,000 sets of modern American weapons.  The Ministry of Finance has already provided the Nepal Army with Rs...

Hearing of writ petition filed against Governor Adhikari's suspension today

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, April 19: Hearing of the writ petition filed against the suspension of the Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Maha Prasad Adhikari is scheduled for Tuesday. Suspe...

Russian forces start battle for Donbas: Ukrainian president

2 years ago

KIEV, April 19: Russian forces have begun the battle for the Donbas region, but Ukraine will defend itself, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Monday. ...

Our elections, leaders and their same old promises

2 years ago

Immaculate promises and the punctual presence of politicians can only be witnessed on the doorstep of elections. Since the inception of democracy, political parties have been forced back to their...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Under fire Sri Lanka president appoints new cabinet

2 years ago

APRIL 18: Mr Rajapaksa had initially dismissed his cabinet of ministers and had called on opposition parties to help form a new government. But they had refused. He has...