BHAKTAPUR: Chickens at three more poultry farms in Bhaktapur district have been confirmed to be infected with bird flu (H5N1) virus. Bird flu was found
LONDON: Oscar-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has been awarded a major freedom-of-speech prize for his determination to “tell things as they are,” writers organization PEN said in a statement Wednesday. The
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras’ government has declared a state of emergency due to a dengue fever outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened 12,000. Health Minister Salvador Pineda says Tuesday’s
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lawmakers elected a textile businessman who briefly served as the governor of southern Sindh province as the country’s next president Tuesday, the election commission chief said, a result
BANEPA: The UCPN (Maoist) organized a condolence meeting in Banepa on demise of founder member of Communist Party of Nepal and UCPN (Maoist)’s patron Nar Bahadur Karmacharya. On the occasion,
USA: A Nepali Music School named as Premee Kala Kendra has been established in Fairfax City of Virginia near Washington DC of the USA. Famous Nepali singer Prem Raja Mahat
KATHMANDU: Veteran sociologist Dr Ganesh Gurung has been honored in the UK last week. Different organizations honored Dr Gurung for his contribution to Nepal’s economy, especially in the field of
KATHMANDU: CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalanath Khanal is flying to the USA tonight for a 10-day long visit. He will fly in a regular flight of the Qatar Airways at 11:00
KATHMANDU: The traffic system has come to a grinding halt from 10:00 am onwards around Singha Durbar after various Buddhist organizations staged an hour-long sit-in demanding they should be allowed
SYANGJA: Accusing the party of being individualistic and lacking far sightedness, over 50 cadres of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) quit the party in Syangja district. Issuing a press statement,