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Kathmandu, Aug 22 , A national cricket team has been selected for the ACC U19 Asia Cup scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka on September 5-14. The 15-member team is led by Rohit Kumar Poudel. The team members include Rit Gautam, Paban Sarff, Mohammad Asif Sheikh, Sandip Jora, Bhim Sarki, Kishal Malla, Rashid Khan, […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has designated the responsibility of acting Prime Minister to Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Singapore for his health check-ups today. President Bhandari, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, entrusted DPM Pokharel with the responsibility of acting PM to look […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Singapore today for health check-ups at Singapore-based National University Hospital. Prime Minister Oli is accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, chief political advisor Bishnu Rimal, personal doctor Dr Divya Singh Shah and personal secretary Rajesh Bajracharya, among others. National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, Indian Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari today. During the meeting held at the Office of the President in Sheetal Niwas, they discussed on relations between Nepal and India, and their mutual welfare and interests, it is said. Ambassador of Nepal to […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, The National Assembly (NA) has unanimously passed the Police Adjustment Bill, 2076 and the Bill related to Work Execution, Supervision and Coordination of Nepal Police and Provincial Police, 2076. The bills were presented with a message from the House of Representatives in today’s NA meeting by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa. Responding […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, Bill related to Land (Eighth Amendment), 2075 has been tabled at the National Assembly today. NA Secretary Rajendra Phunyal tabled the bill along with a message from the House of Representatives. Demanding a special time in today’s NA meeting, NA member Chakra Prasad Sneahi demanded that the central government takes efforts soon […]

Chitwan, Aug 22, One hundred and six people have been found infected with dengue in Chitwan district in one month. According to the District Health Office, Chitwan, such number of dengue infected people was detected in course of carrying out blood tests of 453 people from July 17 to August 17. Vector Controller of the […]

Kathmandu, Aug 22, Lawmakers have expressed their concern about the transfer of civil servants on the basis of ‘political attachment’ instead of performance. Speaking in zero hour of today’s meeting of the National Assembly, lawmaker Binda Devi Ale Rana sought clarification from the government about the ‘random’ transfer and promotion of government employees. Likewise, Radhe […]

Parbat, Aug 22, An elderly person died when landslide buried his house at Kushma municipality-2 of Parbat district on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Rem Bahadur Chalise, 70. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Parbat, Shyamu Aryal, said that the landslide buried his house when he was sleeping. Security […]

Gorkha, Aug 22, Landslide following the heavy rainfall at Barpak Sulikot rural municipality-2 of Gorkha district on Wednesday night has swept away a house and put 29 houses at risk. The landslide has kept settlements of three villages at risk, said ward chair Lal Bahadur Gurung. A house belonging to a local Dev Gurung was […]