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Nepalis being rescued from Uttarakhand flooding

KATHMANDU: The government has urged the Indian government to rescue Nepalis stranded in monsoon flooding in Uttarakhand of India. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said

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Brazil protesters vent rage at govt corruption

SAO PAULO: A quarter-million Brazilians took to the streets in the latest a wave of sometimes-violent protests that are increasingly focusing on corruption and reforming a government system in which people have

U.S. seeks Snowden’s extradition, urges Hong Kong to act quickly

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it wants Hong Kong to extradite Edward Snowden and urged it to act quickly, paving the way for what could be a lengthy

Gunmen kill 11 foreign tourists in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen killed 11 foreign tourists before dawn Sunday as they were visiting one of the world’s highest mountains in a remote area of northern Pakistan, police said. The tourists

Two minors drown in Dhobikhola

KATHMANDU: Two minors have drowned in Dhobikhola near Om Hospital in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Six-year-old Lok Bahadur BK of Maijubahal, Chabahil and five-year-0ld Nabin BK of Gangahiti, Chabahil, died

Attacks kill NATO service member, 2 Afghan police

Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked local security checkpoints in a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing two policemen in a fight that also left 18 insurgents dead, Afghan officials said Saturday. NATO said a coalition

Monsoon flooding sweeps away micro hydro-power project in Syangja

SYANGJA: A canal of the Putpute-II Micro Hydropower Project based in Chitrebhanjyang VDC, the remote area in Syangja district, has been washed away by the recent monsoon flood that has

CPN UML Chairman Jhalnath Khanal
No general convention of party prior to term expiry, UML Chief Khanal says

KATHMANDU: At a time when a faction in the party led by senior leader KP Sharma Oli is demanding to conduct the General Convention sooner than later, the CPN (UML)

UCPN (Maoist) leader bats for timely CA election

SAPTARI: UCPN (Maoist) leader Janardan Sharma has said that the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election would be held in the slated date. The government has already announced the CA election

Couple killed in Khotang

KHOTANG: A group of gangsters murdered a couple in Khotang district. Chakra Bahadur Giri, 78, and his wife Lilamaya, 75, of Patheka VDC-4 were hacked to death with sharp weapons