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Separate highway accidents kill 5 in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Five persons lost their lives in Nepal on separate road accidents on Saturday night and Sunday morning. In Bhojpur, three persons were killed and

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Nepal Election Commissioner Nilkantha Uprety
Nepal president appoints Election Commissioners

KATHMANDU: Amid friction from some political parties, Nepal’s President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday appointed Chief Election Commissioner and four election commissioners. The appointments were made by the President

France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid

PARIS: The death of a top al-Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it

Myanmar’s army patrols central city after violence

Myanmar: Myanmar’s army took control of a ruined central city on Saturday, imposing a tense calm after clashes between Buddhists and Muslims left piles of corpses in the streets and

Nepal New Prime Minister
CC unchanged on appointees’ name in election commission

KATHMANDU: The Constitutional Council (CC) on Saturday snubbed President Dr Ram Baran Yadav’s call to review the name of nominees at the Election Commission (EC). Earlier, the President had sent

CPN UML Chairman Jhalnath Khanal
UML chieftain Khanal hopes to win people’s heart from polls

KATHMANDU: Despite a large section of party leaders are quitting the CPN (UML) alleging it of not abiding by its own agreements on federalism and progressive agendas, the CPN (UML)

Sand mound collapse kills teenagers Deupur village in Parbat

PARBAT: Two teenagers died in a mound cave in at Deupur VDC-7, Parbat district. The girls were digging out the red clay for smearing houses. The deceased are Ishu Chhetri,

Ram Sharan Mahat
NC & UML leaders rule out fair elections unless controversial decisions scraped

KATHMANDU: Influential leaders from Nepali Congress and CPN UML have stressed on scrapping for all controversial decisions made by the erstwhile Baburam Bhattarai government which they claim could influence forthcoming

Motorcyclist dead in valley accident

KATHMANDU: A motorcyclist died while receiving treatment when the over speeding motorcycle met an accident last night. Police said Rajan Bahadur Sapkota, 43, of New Baneshwor died at Bir Hospital

Lebanese prime minister resigns amid infighting

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister resigned Friday due togovernment infighting that threatens to leave a void in the state’s highest ranks at a time of rising tensions and sporadic violence enflamed