Kathmandu, Sept 10 . Former minister and Nepali Congress lawmaker, Bhimsen Das Pradhan, has reminded that BP Koirala was the nationalist leader. Lawmaker Pradhan was saying this at a programme organized in the capital city on the occasion 106th birth anniversary of BP Koirala, the first people elected prime minister of the country. “Country can […]
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Justice delivery challenged in lack of law and infrastructure
Ghodaghodi, Sept 10, The judicial committee formed under the deputy chief at local level is finding a hard time to dispense justice on the complaints registered at new mechanism. Though deputy chief of the local level is legally authorized to deliver justice it has become tough for them to discharge the responsibilities in lack of […]
New trekking route to connect Panchakot-Dhorpatan
Galkot, Sept 10, Khemraj Gautam A new trekking route connecting two tourism destinations, Panchakot and Dhorpatan, has been identified in Baglung. The trekking route is expected to explore and promote other tourism potentials of the region. In the first phase, sketch has been drawn to connect the area from Baglung municipality-6, Panchakot to Kathekhola rural […]
No bill incompatible with constitution unaccepted-NC
Kathmandu, Sept 10, Main opposition Nepali Congress party has drawn its attention over the government’s apathy to amendment proposals registered on some bills by lawmakers and differing views presented in different committees and sub-committees of the the parliament. Issuing a press release on Monday, NC parliamentary party office has said its attention was drawn on […]
Dengue poses growing threat to Kathmandu denizens
Kathmandu, Sept 10, As many as 1,350 people among the visitors to Teku-based Shukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) in the last nine days have been confirmed positive for dengue. According to the hospital sources, almost half of total 2,500 people who visited the hospital during the period were diagnosed with dengue virus infection. […]
Nadezhda Cup Women Football: Nepal defeated to Uzbekistan
Kathmandu, Sept 9 . Uzbekistan won today’s match held under the Nadezhda Women Football Tournament, edging Nepal by 2-0. The match was held at the Karakol-based Central Stadium in Kyrgyzstan. In the opening match held yesterday, Nepal beat the host Kyrgyzstan by 8-2. This is the second straight victory of Uzbekistan who altogether played two […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang visits Chandragiri
Kathmandu, Sept 9 . Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Chandragiri this morning. Minister Wang, who arrived Kathmandu on Sunday evening for foreign minister-level talks, has reached the southern top of the Kathmandu Valley for sight-seeing. Presently a cable car service is available to Chandragiri and he used the service to visit the site. […]
Five infected with dengue in Kanchanpur
Kanchanpur, Sept 9 . Five people have been found infected with dengue in Kanchanpur district. Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease and is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti species of mosquito. Vector control inspector at the Sudur Paschim State Health Directorate, Hemraj Joshi said three people have been found infected with dengue virus at Bedkot, one […]
Inquiry finds extremist group responsible for Rilwan’s murder
Five years after the disappearance of Maldivian journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, an independent inquiry found that he was killed by a local extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the findings of the inquiry and demand swift and immediate action to prosecute those responsible, including officials who impeded the investigations […]
Over 50 organisations call on government to guarantee media freedom
The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), together with over 50 journalist unions and leading freedom of expression organisations around the world, have today written to the Hong Kong government, urging it to give stronger assurances that press freedom is protected in Hong Kong. The letter also urged Hong Kong’s […]