Afghanistan: Taliban backtrack on reopening high schools for girls

2 years ago

MARCH 23: Schools were set to open nationwide after months of restrictions since the Taliban seized power in August. But the education ministry abruptly announced girls' secon ...

ANFA grants permission to conduct NSL

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 23: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has granted permission to conduct the Nepal Super League (NSL) to Nepal Sports and Event Management (NSEM). The even ...

Ahead of local polls, RPP and Bibeksheel Sajha Party prepares for unification

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 23: Ahead of local level polls, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)-led by Rajendra Lindden and the Bibeksheel Sajha Party-led by Rabindra Mishra are preparing to unite. ...

Kathmandu sixth most polluted city in the world

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 23: Capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu, has been ranked as the world’s sixth polluted city. As per the ...

DSPs of 10 districts transferred ( with list)

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 23: Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) of as many as 10 districts have been transferred. According to the Human Resource and Administrative Department of the ...

China Eastern plane crash rescuers find no survivors

2 years ago

MARCH 23: Crash investigators also had no information on why China Eastern flight MU5735 plummeted out of the sky on Monday. Recovery work at the site of the Boeing...

SC issues order not to implement EC’s decision to make it mandatory for people’s representatives to resign before filing nominations

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 21: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday issued a short-term interim order not to implement the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to make it mandatory for people’s representatives to...

Here is why Karishma chose UML

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 22: Actress Karishma Manandhar has given three major reasons for choosing the CPN-UML. Addressing an event organized to welcome her in the party on Tuesday, Manan ...

Rape case registered against actor Paul Shah at District Court of Tanahu demanding 14 years jail term

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 22: A case was registered against actor Paul Shah at the District Court of Tanahu on Tuesday accusing him of raping a minor. The District Attorney's Office&nb...

China plane crash: Rescuers search for survivors as families await news

2 years ago

MARCH 22: China Eastern Flight MU5735 was carrying 132 people when it crashed into hills in Guangxi province. The tragedy has sparked widespread grief in China. President Xi Jinpi...

Yearly 9,000 girls younger than 20 years go for abortion in Nepal

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, March 22: More than 10 percent of women undergoing safe abortion in Nepal are found to be aged below 20 years. According to the Family Welfare Division, as...

UN General Assembly to vote again on Ukraine: spokesperson

2 years ago

UNITED NATIONS, March 22: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution on Ukraine, the second such resolution since the start of Russia's special military operation...

Russia bans Facebook, Instagram for "extremism"

2 years ago

MOSCOW, March 22: A Moscow court ruled on Monday to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labeling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. "extremist." ...

Experts warn another uptick in COVID-19 cases due to new variant

2 years ago

LOS ANGELES, March 22: Experts warned that the United States may see another rise in COVID-19 cases in the next few weeks as the new Omicron subvariant continues to spread...

Mariupol: Four reasons the city matters so much to Russia

2 years ago

MARCH 22: There are four main reasons why taking the port city would be such a strategic win for Russia - and a major blow for Ukraine. 1. Securing...