KUWAIT, July 4, (Xinhua) — Qatar has responded to a list of demands from the Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance which gave it an extra 48 hours to think twice in order to end their standoff, amid worldwide concerns. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Kuwait Monday, carrying a handwritten…
North Korea : North Korea has fired an intermediate range missile in the direction of Japan, US military officials said. The land-based missile was fired from near Panghyon airfield, and flew for 37 minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan, said the US Pacific Command. Japan has lodged a protest and PM Shinzo Abe…
Kathmandu, July 4: As many as 6,100 women and children were reportedly trafficked from the country during the fiscal year 2072-73 BS, a report reveals. The ‘Trafficking in persons’ National Report released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today showed that 98 % among the trafficked were women. The Report has projected that 13,600…
Kathmandu, July 4, Private airlines companies have decided to slash the fare for domestic flights, following a fall in the prices of air turbine fuel. The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) few days ago decreased the ATF prices. According to Airline Operators Association of Nepal’s spokesperson Ghanshyam Acharya, private airline operators decided to make some adjustments…
Dadeldhura : CPN (UML) has won the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Amargadhi Municipality in Dadeldhura district. CPN (UML) mayoral candidate Bisheshwor Prasad Ojha (Bipin) got victorious to the post with 3,768 votes while his nearest rival Dilliram Joshi of the Nepali Congress received 3,640 votes. Similarly, deputy-mayor candidate…
Kathmandu, June 29: Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded with the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) to conduct re-election in the total three polling centres from Bajhang and Achham. The NC has demanded the election claiming that CPN-UML attempted to rig in the election by commanding its cadres to take hold of those polling centres and…
Kathmandu, June 29: The vote counting of the second phase of local level elections held in 35 districts of Province no 1, 5 and 7 for 334 local levels, has started in 307 local levels. With this, the vote counting of the 25 local units has remained unaccounted, according to the Spokesperson at the Election…
Kathmandu : Voter turnout in the second phase local election held for 334 local levels in Provinces 1, 5 and 7 on Wednesday was 73.69 per cent. As per the information received at the Joint Election Operation Centre at the Election Commission, the voter turnout was 72.49 per cent in Province 1, 75.34…
Kathmandu : CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said tearing ballot papers would weaken democracy. During a programme organized by Madan Bhandari Foundation to mark the 66th birth anniversary of then General Secretary of CPN-ML, Chairman Oli said the people’s multi-party democracy propounded by Bhandari had finely incorporated the idea of empowering local governments. …
WASHINGTON,June 29 (AP) — The Zika virus may not seem as big a threat as last summer but don’t let your guard down — especially if you’re pregnant or trying to be. While cases of the birth defect-causing virus have dropped sharply from last year’s peak in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, Zika…
