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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sanctioned the upcoming Everest Premier League (EPL)—a city-based franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled for December 8-22 at the Tribhuvan University Stadium. Read Full Story »
Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) trio entered the men’s singles semi-finals of the eighth Pushpa Lal Memorial National Open Badminton Championships at the National Sports Council covered hall on Thursday. Read Full Story »
Claiming that dissemination of “immature” information had misled the people, the government has further tightened the publicity of Cabinet decisions. Starting Thursday, there will be weekly conferences to share major government decisions with the media. Read Full Story »
The National Reconstruction Authority has authorised the local level to build an integrated settlement for up to 99 households. The decision is in line with the Integrated Settlement Development Procedure-2018 approved by the NRA executive committee on Thursday. Read Full Story »
The government has appointed Anjan Shakya as the new Nepali Ambassador to Israel. He will replace Niranjan Thapa, who has been asked by the government to report back to the country within three weeks. Read Full Story »
In a bid to discuss safer labour migration and protect rights of migrant workers, the 5th Senior Officials Meeting of the Colombo Process has begun in Kathmandu on Thursday. Read Full Story »
The Gantantra Smarak or Republic Monument, a concrete structure nestled awkwardly over 35 ropanis of land on the eastern side of Narayanhiti Palace, has, as of yet, remained closed to the public. Though the construction began nearly five years ago, it continues to remain barren of any guests. Read Full Story »
The District Administration Office, Udayapur, is preparing to nullify the citizenship of a disabled woman married to an Indian citizen. Read Full Story »
The parents of teenage rape and murder victim, Nirmala Pant, have fallen ill in course of their protest. The couple, however, have refused to leave their sit-in camp, outside the Kanchanpur District Administration Office in Mahendranagar, for treatment. Read Full Story »
The upsurge of the Gender and Sexual Minorities’ (GSM) movement has continually posed challenges to rigid norms perpetuated by the gender binary.Read Full Story »
The Victoria Cross citation reads, ‘At Taungdaw, in Burma, on the west bank of the Irrawaddy, on the night of 12th/13th May, 1945, Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was manning the most forward post of his platoon. Read Full Story »
A team of second-rung leaders is flying to Bangkok on Swiss government funding in an initiative officials say could bring together major political parties on transitional justice. Read Full Story »
Less than four months after making the largest jet purchase in the history of Nepali aviation, Nepal Airlines Corporation, which was on a mission to reclaim its long-lost glory, said it is running out of cash and teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Read Full Story »
The government has recalled Nepali Ambassador to Israel Niranjan Thapa on Thursday. Read Full Story »
An Australian mountaineer died after being hit by a falling rock at Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipalilty-4 in Solukhumbu district on Thursday. Read Full Story »
A bomb disposal squad from Nepal Army has defused the improvised explosive device (IED) that was placed at Pushpalal Chok in Nepalgunj on Thursday. Read Full Story »
Parents of Niramal Pant, the 13-year-old girl from Kanchanpur who was raped and murdered some three and a half months ago, have fallen sick during their indefinite sit-in. Read Full Story »
Baitadi Dasharath Chand Municipality cricket ground once played a crucial role in producing many cricketers in the Sudurpaschim Province ever since it hosted the first Indo-Nepal cricket tournament in 1994. That tournament was pivotal in attracting numerous kids to what previously was an unknown game, ultimately contributing to Nepali cricket overall. Read Full Story »
Defending champion Ratnajit Tamang of Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) and Dipesh Dhami of Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club advanced to the men’s singles quarter-finals of the eighth Pushpa Lal Memorial National Open Badminton Championships on Wednesday. Read Full Story »
The World Bank on Wednesday provided financial assistance of $155.7 million to the government to invest in the construction and maintenance of safe, resilient and cost-effective bridges in Nepal and improving food security of vulnerable households and communities. Read Full Story »
Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has said that the government would accord priority for the promotion of Nepali handmade products that utilise local resources and generate jobs. Read Full Story »
The government has disregarded the courts and lied with regard to transitional justiceRead Full Story »
Vehicular movement along the Araniko Highway and the BP Highway was disrupted on Wednesday after the Nepal Student Union--the student wing of Nepali Congress (NC)--enforced a vehicular strike in Banepa demanding release of its leader Krishna Dhakal. Read Full Story »
The Government of Nepal is exploring possibilities to send its migrant workers to Japan through a government-to-government deal. Read Full Story »
Nepalis are the fifth largest foreign community to receive H-1B visa to the US between 2012 and May this year, according to an official report of the US government. Read Full Story »
Thirty five underage girls were rescued from two dance bars in Thamel, Kathmandu, on Wednesday. Read Full Story »
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has prepared a draft law to establish Provincial Public Service Commission (PSC) and set up a panel to prepare the principles of the provincial and local service Acts, a senior official has said. Read Full Story »
The much-anticipated report of Eminent Persons’ Group on Nepal-India Relations is unlikely to be submitted to the prime ministers of both countries ahead of the general elections in India next year. Read Full Story »
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Wednesday found 69 staffers of various departments absent during office hours when it conducted a surprise check. The KMC has asked the absent staffers to furnish clarifications within 24 hours. Read Full Story »
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Metropolitan Police Range, Boudha Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shyam Kumar Rai at the Special Court. Read Full Story »
Vehicular movement along the Araniko Highway and BP Highway was disrupted on Wednesday morning owing to a 'chakka jam' called by Nepal Student Union, the student wing of Nepali Congress (NC), demanding the release of its leader Krishna Dhakal. Read Full Story »
Chhath, the festival wherein rising and setting Sun God is worshipped, concluded on Wednesday morning. Read Full Story »
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