Kathmandu, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s personal physician Dr Divya Singh says Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be treated in Singapore with an objective of improving the function of his kidneys by decreasing antibodies. Amidst various speculations about Oli’s health, Dr Singh issued a press release a few minutes before Oli’s departure from the…
Kathmandu, Nepal Communist Party chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has authorised another chairman of his party Pushpa Kamal Dahal to convene party meetings in his absence. Oli is leaving for Singapore on a medical trip this afternoon. It is estimated that he will stay for around 10 days in Singapore. The party’s spokesperson…
Kathmandu : Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has announced airfare for its flights to Osaka of Japan. The one-way fare is Rs 36,999 including VAT for now, according to the national flag carrier. The introductory price for round trip is priced at Rs 72,814. The Nepal Airlines’ new wide body aircraft will take off for a…
Brazil : At least 57 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil which saw rival gangs battle for five hours, officials say. Gang members from one prison block invaded another part of Altamira jail in Pará state. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated and the remainder suffocated after part of the prison…
London : Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is expected to announce a clutch of senior cabinet posts,…
America : India has denied that PM Narendra Modi asked US President Donald Trump to mediate in the longstanding Kashmir conflict with Pakistan. The Indian foreign ministry said “no such request” had been made, adding that all issues with Pakistan were “discussed only bilaterally”. Mr Trump’s claim he had been asked came as he hosted…
Kathmandu : The Maoist party led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’, whose activities have been banned by the government, has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Dhangadhi of Kailali district in far western Nepal on Thursday evening. The party has also confirmed that Ram Bahadur Singh, who was killed in the incident was its cadre….
America : President Donald Trump has said the US Navy destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz. He said the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship “took defensive action” on Thursday after the drone came within about 1,000 yards (914m) of the vessel. Iran said it had no information about losing a drone. In…
Kyoto : At least 23 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday morning. Police say the suspect, a 41-year-old, sprayed petrol before…
Kathmandu : Nearly a thousand people have been killed by floods in Nepal, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam in India, and in Bangladesh. Almost all of southern and interior western India is grappling with water scarcity, with mega-city Chennai being supplied by water trains, one woman in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh killing another at…
