JERUSALEM, Feb. 22. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Thursday, a day after a meeting between the two leaders in Moscow was canceled. “They agreed to hold a working meeting in Russia in the near future,” the Israeli office said in a statement, adding the two sides…
ISLAMABAD : Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption Monday, state media reported, the latest conviction in a series of allegations which saw him ousted from power last year. Sharif, a three-time prime minister, has denied all the charges against him and claims he is being targeted…
Kathmandu : The Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled for Sunday afternoon was postponed at the eleventh hour. The meeting summoned at 4:30 pm was postponed due to busy schedule of party chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, according to the party office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha. The next…
Sinja : A huge loss of property has incurred due to fire that broke out at Palata Rural Municipality-1, Khada village in Kalikot district on Sunday midnight. The fire occurred in Neupane settlement has not yet come under control. It is informed that the inferno has so far destroyed all 87 houses of the…
Kathmandu : The top leaders of the Nepali Congress have finally agreed on the number of the party office-bearers and their selection process following a long tug-of-war on the party’s draft statute. Party spokesman Bishwa Prakash Sharma said the top leaders have agreed on having one president, two vice-presidents, two general-secretaries, seven joint general-secretaries…
America : President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria has been met with strong criticism. Mr Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, asserting that the Islamic State (IS) group had been defeated. But major allies, including senior Republicans and foreign powers, have disputed the claim and say the move could lead…
Kathmandu : An agreement has been signed today with a Chinese company for preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of monorail to be built along the 27.5 kilometres long Ring Road in Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) signed the agreement with the China Railway’s 25th Bureau Group Co for the same. Mayor Bidya…
Kathmandu : Discussion was held on the political report in the third meeting of the standing committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) today. During the meeting held at Party Headquarters at Dhumrabarahi, Keshav Prasad Badal, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Yogesh Bhattarai, Shankar Pokhrel, Satya Narayan Mandal, Somnath Pyasi and Prithvi…
Kathmandu : Former Prime Minister Dr Tulasi Giri has passed away at his residence at Siddhartha Colony in Budhanilakantha this morning. He was 93. Former Prime Minister Giri, who has been under treatment for liver cancer, died at 6.00 am on Tuesday, informed his spouse Sarah Giri. He was also suffering from cardiac ailments…
Israel : While the country waits anxiously for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to call for early elections, the pollsters held their own virtual election on Sunday showing that the public is unhappy with the prime minister’s performance as defense minister and he cannot be assured of being returned to office. A poll published on…
