Kathmandu : The secretariat meeting of ruling Communist Party of Nepal has called its standing committee meeting for December 15. The meeting held at Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today took this decision. According to the party general secretary Bishnu Poudel, the standing committee meeting will hold discussion on latest decisions taken by…
Italy : Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says it has been forced to end migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean carried out by the vessel Aquarius. The medical charity blamed “sustained attacks on search and rescue by European states”. Italy’s Interior Minister”Fewer sailings, fewer landings, fewer deaths. That’s good,” he tweeted. Aquarius has been stuck in…
America : It is hard to overstate the symbolism and significance of the arrest of Meng Wangzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and daughter of its founder. Huawei is the crown jewel of Chinese tech and Ms Meng is effectively its princess. On December 1, the same day as President Trump and President Xi sat down…
Canada : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was detained at Vancouver airport on a US extradition request. China has demanded her release, calling the arrest…
Dang : Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that the social security scheme unveiled by the government would be effective. At a programme organized to release a novel ‘Lucky Charm’ written by Sabin Priyasan in Ghorahi, Speaker Mahara also said that the 16-day campaign on violence against women need to be launched in a…
Kathmandu :The International Civil Aviation Day was observed in Nepal today, by organizing various programmes. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) held a morning procession to mark the Day. Minister for Culture; Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari; tourism secretary Krishna Prasad Devkota; and CAAN officials and employees and those from the ministry, Tribhuvan…
Kathmandu : Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said the journalists’ pen should flow the causes of good governance and development. Inaugurating the fourth convention of Nepal Economic Journalists’ Association (NEJA) amidst a ceremony here today, the Finance Minster called on journalists to write in favour of good governance and development issues. He…
Kathmandu : The government has decided to set up the ‘Prime Minister National Talent Award Fund’. The Cabinet meeting held recently decided to set up the fund to encourage the youths who make remarkable contribution to peace, good governance, innovation, scientific research, investigation and development sectors. Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Spokesperson…
Kathmandu, April 6, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has come up with a election campaign guideline to intensify its systematic polls publicity across the country. The guideline has incorporated local election preparation action plan along with strategy for mobilizing cadres of different levels to consolidate the party organizational base. RPP leader Raja Ram Shrestha shared…
Texas : At least 26 people have been killed and 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during Sunday service. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County. The victims’ ages ranged from five to 72. The suspected gunman was later…
