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…
Baniyani : Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra said baseless comments and criticism would weaken the judiciary. Inaugurating a national conference on human rights organised by Nepal Bar Association here on Monday, CJ Mishra further said, “Vague allegation that anomalies and corruption are propping up in judiciary does not make sense. One should lodge complaint…
Katmandu : The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) under the Federal Parliament on Sunday unanimously endorsed the names of proposed ambassadors to four different countries. The meeting of the committee endorsed their names after studying their qualifications, action plans and vision required for the ambassadors, said committee chair Laxman Lal Karna. The meeting of the…
Peris : French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to “restore national unity” after violence broke out during a fourth consecutive weekend of protests. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets on Saturday – the latest day of “yellow vest” demonstrations against fuel tax rises and high living costs. Almost 1,000 people were taken into…
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…
