The 14th Samsung Digital Plaza opens in Butwal

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Butwal: The 14th Samsung Digital Plaza under the wings of Him Electronics Pvt. Ltd. started operation from today in the city of Butwal. Samsung Digital Plazas are exclusive Samsung showrooms where the brand’s latest digital products like TVs, Mobiles and other appliances are displayed and sold. Increasing demand in the market for high end Samsung…

Five killed in bus accident

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Dadeldhura : Five persons died in a road accident that took place near Saukharka of Dadeldhura this morning. The accident took place when a passenger bus (Na.6Kha.1831) was heading towards Bajhang from Dhangadi, according to District Police Office. Many others were injured in the accident that took place at 5:30 am. They are undergoing treatment…

Aftershock of Gorkha earthquake

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Kathmandu : An earthquake jolted the central region of the country including Kathmandu this morning. The aftershock of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake measured 5.2 in the Richter scale with its epicenter around Naubise of Dhading district, according to Deputy Head of the Seismological Centre, Mukunda Bhattarai. The quake occurred at 6.29 am. So far more…

Two cadres of Biplav-led group arrested

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Gorakha : Police have arrested two cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ group from Gorakha. Those arrested are Bishnu Rijal and Ishwar Pandey. Rijal is the group’s Gorakha district people’s council chief while Pandey is the central member of All Nepal National Independent Students Union (ANNISU) close to the Biplav-led group. Rijal was arrested…

Morocco protests: Thousands demand release of activists

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Rabat: Thousands of people have protested in Morocco’s capital Rabat, demanding the release of 42 activists who had rallied against corruption and unemployment. Sunday’s “march of the Moroccan people” was organised by political and civil rights groups, as well as the families of detainees. It comes weeks after a court upheld prison sentences for the…

NC President expresses grief over bomb blast in Sri Lanka

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Kathmandu : Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed profound grief over the incident of serial bomb explosions leaving hundreds of people dead and injured in Colombo of Sri Lanka. Issuing a press release, NC President and former Prime Minster Deuba has condemned the incident and note the incident has aggrieved and shocked the…

Sitaram Vivah Maotsav fervor grips Janakpurdham

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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…

President Bhandari urges all sector to ensure human rights

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Kathmandu : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has underscored the need for all sectors to be active and to manage resources prudently to guarantee human rights. In a message of best wishes on the occasion of 70th International Human Rights Day today, President Bandari said the new constitution had ensured the recognition, protection and promotion of…

Police and robber exchange fire; one Indian dacoit dead

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  Inruwa : An Indian dacoit died in an exchange of fire between Nepal Police and a gang of robbers at Musahari Tole in Koshi rural municipality of Sunsari last night. Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP) Gyanendra Prasad Fuyal informed that an Indian dacoit was killed in an exchange of firings between police team deputed…