KATHMANDU: A meeting of the high-level political committee ended inclusively after the leaders did not budge from their earlier stance on the conflicting issues. However, the
A fire at a poultry processing plant in China has killed at least 93 people, state media say. The fire broke out at a slaughterhouse in Dehui in Jilin province
BIRGUNJ: Election Commissioner Rambhakta PB Thakur has said that the Election Commission has all prepared to hold next CA election by the middle of December this year. Addressing a press
DOLAKHA: The Nepal Taraun Dal (NTD) has announced an indefinite Dolakha district shutdown today to protest the YCL attack on its leader. NTD leader Sanu Sherpa was attacked by the
KATHMANDU: In Nepalese society, where caste-based discrimination is all-too common, being a Dalit (“untouchable”) means facing a life without access to opportunity – educational, economic or political. Being female merely
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday that it has disciplined a group of female soldierswho posed for photos in underwear and combat gear and posted the images on Facebook. The
Three storm chasers were among 13 people killed by tornadoes that rampaged through central Oklahoma on Friday, underscoring the high risk of tracking tornadoes and forcing the media to rethink
RAJBIRAJ: A girl of Saptari who was burned while committing suicide, died this morning while undergoing treatment in a hospital. Fighting for life for the past eight days, the daughter
KATHMANDU: An influential leader of the UCPN-Maoist has said that the government should announce date for Constituent Assembly (CA) elections on the basis of 11 and 25-point agreement. Speaking at
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the northeast after an unspecified “accident,” the presidency reported, adding that he was unhurt. “The helicopter carrying