COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated Sunday, his party said, ending a 51-day crisis that had paralysed the island nation and pushed it towards debt default. The 69-year-old leader was sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena, who sacked him on October 26 and triggered a power struggle that brought…
Kathmandu : The Secretariat Meeting of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) today determined the main agenda for the party’s Standing Committee meeting. The secretariat meeting held at the Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar took decisions regarding promptly taking the organizational unification to a conclusion, making the works of the party and the…
Kathmandu : The closed session of the Nepali Congress mahasamiti meeting kicked off this morning. In the closed session, General Secretary has presented the organizational report while Treasurer Sitadevi Yadav the account report, and Joint General Secretary Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat the economic proposal. The mahasamiti members are to discuss thoroughly on these three…
Dang : Six persons including the parents of a newlywed boy died on the spot after the two vehicles collided head on at Rihar of Lamahi Municipality-9 in Dang district at 1:45 am today. According to police, a Scorpio Jeep (Ba 12 Cha 3122) heading to Shumshergunj of Banke district from Gitanagar in Chitwan and…
Kathmandu : IME Digital and Nepal Bangladesh Bank have inked an agreement to facilitate customers to avail various mobile financial services offered by IME Digital through its product IME Pay. Mr. Daniel D Shrestha, Chief Operating Officer, IME Digital and Mr. Suresh Devkota, Chief Operating Officer, Nepal Bangladesh Bank signed the agreement. Based on…
Dhanusha : Chief Minister of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, has arrived at Janakpur in Dhanusha district today to participate in the Vivaha Panchami celebrations. CM Adityanath disembarked from a private aeroplane at the Janakpur Airport. He was received by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, Chief…
Kathmandu : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers on the occasion of Binaha Panchami. In a message sent today, President Bhandari has said that our culture having diverse religious and cultural values is our priceless heritage. Our country Nepal is equipped with religious and cultural diversity,…
Peris : France has issued a maximum level of alert as police hunt a gunman who opened fire at a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg. Three people were killed and 13 wounded, eight of them seriously. The gunman, 29, known to authorities as a suspected extremist, escaped after reportedly being injured. Some…
Janakpurdham : Janakpurdham, the city in the historic Mithilanchal region, is all geared up for the celebrations of the Sitaram Vivah Mahotsav, the festival that is observed honouring the wedding of Hindu god Ram and goddess Sita. The people of Mithila observe the festival commemorating the Day when Sita, daughter of the then Mithila King…
Kathmandu : The National Railway Authority of China has submitted its preliminary study report of the Kerung-Kathmandu Railway to the government of Nepal on Monday, paving the way to furthering construction process of the Railway expected to increase connectivity and accessibility between Nepal and China. The National Railway Authority’s Vice-Administrator Aan Lu Tsung submitted the…
