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Nepal comes to stand still as dissenting political setups call nationwide band

KATHMANDU: Nepal came to a standstill on Sunday after 42 dissenting political parties took to streets and log jammed transportation, industries and public utilities. CPN

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In Nepal, scholarships empower Dalit girls

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

Teen girls burns to death in Rajbiraj

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

Missing German Menichetti’s dead body found in Rolpa

KATHMANDU: Dead body of a missing German national, Mario Menichetti was found in a remote village of Rukum district on Sunday, local police said. The police was informed by locals

Snake bite kills one in Siraha

SIRAHA: An elderly died of snakebite at Chandrodayapur VDC in Siraha district last night. Nandit Tamang (65) of Chandrodayapur VDC-5 died on his way to hospital after a cobra bit

Aanandkuti puts Buddha relic on display in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: The relic of Lord Buddha has been displayed here in Swoyambhu based Aanandakuti monastery in the capital today. The relic (bodily remains) was displayed by the Sri Lankan Ambassador

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Free, fair polls can ensure sustainable democracy in Nepal: Bodde

KATHMANDU: The US Ambassador to Nepal Peter W. Bodde has stressed on the need to hold free and fair Constituent Assembly elections for ensuring sustainable growth of democracy. Speaking at

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Nepali on the heels of old Japanese to top Mt Everest

KATHMANDU: An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make

Leopard terrifies villagers on the outskirts of Nepal’s capital

BHAKTAPUR: Sirutar village in Bhaktapur district is in the grip of leopard terror these days. Locals are facing problem going about their daily activities especially in the early morning and

Sanders assumes office as Nepal’s UNHCR Chief

KATHMANDU: Steven Craig Sander joined as Representative of the the Nepal chapter of UNHCR in Kathmandu. On Wednesday Sander presented his Letter of Credentials to Minister for Foreign Affairs Madhav