Kathmandu, Jan 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government would assist in constructing the cricket stadium of international standard which is being undertaken by Dhurmus Suntali Foundation in Bharatpur of Chitwan. During a programme organized here to sign the letter of agreement between the Foundation and Bharatpur Metropolis on the construction of […]
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NC says people’s trust on govt. declines with endorsement of Medical Education Bill
Kathmandu, Jan 25: The Nepali Congress has said it has serious concern over the endorsement of National Medical Education Bill by the House of Representatives. The HoR meeting on Friday passed the bill amidst the protest of the opposition party. Calling an emergency news conference Friday evening, NC accused the government of having the stand […]
NCP denounces US intervention in Venezuela
Kathmandu, Jan 25: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has strongly denounced the US intervention in Venezuela. Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda on Friday issued a press statement, stating that the US and its ally’s intervention in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was against the principle of sovereignty of Venezuela […]
Speaker’s role biased: NC President Deuba
Kathmandu, Jan 25: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has commented that Speaker of the House of Representatives failed to play a neutral role. Following the passage of the National Medical Education Bill from the parliament despite the protest of the major opposition, NC President Deuba expressed worry that forwarding the bill by the Speaker […]
361 women rescued from Krishnanagar border checkpoint
Krishnanagar, Jan 23: KI Nepal Kapilvastu an organisation working against human trafficking and gender-based violence – has rescued 361 women from border checkpoint of Krishnanagar during the period of three years. Launching the three-year report, the organisation shared that it had consulted with 12,467 people at the border checkpoint during the period. As many as […]
Philippine Social Representatives Seek Peacebuilding through Cultural Exchange with International NGO
February 2019 — On February 15th, a grand peace festival entitled “We are one for Peace to attain Sustainable Development” at the Philippine Sports Stadium, Bulacan, will be held to launch nationwide peace movement throughout the country’s State Universities and Colleges. This event is expected to have 30,000 participants including social representatives in the Philippines […]
Nepal, Japan agree to resume commercial flights
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left and Nepalese Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali sit during a bilateral meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Japan and Nepal agreed Wednesday to allow state-run Nepal Airlines to resume flights between the two Asian nations. The agreement was signed […]
Egypt kills 40 ‘terrorists’ in crackdown after Giza attack
GIZA, Egypt, Dec 29, 2018 – Egyptian police killed 40 alleged “terrorists” in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. The suspects were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt’s famed pyramids and the scene of […]
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN
DUBAI, Dec 29, 2018 – Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country’s key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said Saturday. The official, who requested anonymity, said that the Huthi rebels began to pull back from the Red Sea port at […]
Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate on Syria after US pullout
MOSCOW, Dec 29, 2018 – Russia and Turkey on Saturday agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria after last week’s shock announcement of a US military withdrawal, Moscow’s top diplomat said. “Of course we paid special attention to new circumstances which appeared in connection with the announced US military pullout,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov […]