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Month: July 2013

‘Further crisis in the country if CA election not conducted’

UCPN Maoist Haribol Gajurel

KATHMANDU: UCPN (Maoist) leader Haribol Gajurel has said the nation would be pushed into uncertainty if the upcoming Constituent Assembly election was not held on

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Japan’s top diplomat heads for China, seeking better ties

TOKYO: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki will visit China on Monday and Tuesday for talks with senior officials, the latest in a series of efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo

Wave of car bombings targets Iraqi Shi’ites, killing 44

BAGHDAD: Twelve car bombs exploded across Iraq early on Monday, killing at least 44 people in predominantly Shi’ite areas, police and medical sources said. At least 10 people were killed

China leaders play safe on reforms as growth sags

BEIJING: For all the strong rhetoric, China’s latest policy actions suggest a shift in focus on the economy to mix relatively pain-free reforms that burnish Beijing’s credentials for change with

At least 36 dead after coach plunges off viaduct in Italy

ROME: At least 36 people died after a coach plunged more than 15 meters (49 feet) off a viaduct in southern Italy on Sunday, a spokesman for the fire service

Court gives a farewell verdict to Keshav Sthapit

KATHMANDU: Commissioner of Kathmandu Valley Development Authority Keshab Sthapit has been relieved from his post. He was relieved from the post with the Supreme Court (SC) decision approving the government

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Father rapes daughter, 5-year-old raped in Udayapur

KATHMANDU: Four cases of rapes were reported across the country on Sunday. A girl in Rolpa has been allegedly raped by her father. The victim is a 12-year-old of Hwama

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Madhav Nepal arrives home from India visit

KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister and UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal today returned home after concluding his five-day-long visit to India. UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokhrel and leader Rajan Bhattarai

Driver dies after taxi falls off Dhobikhola

KATHMANDU: A taxi driver has died after his taxi fell off the Dhobi Khola near Bijulibazaar bridge this morning. The driver is Indra Bahadur Sarki, 29, of Bhirkot-5, Dolakha, according

Mali holds first vote since coup, French intervention

MALI: Here is a look at the last 16 months in Mali which is holding a presidential election on Sunday. The vote follows a French-led military intervention from January that