Bangladeshi President arrives in Kathmandu

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Kathmandu : Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid has arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day tour to Nepal. President Hamid is paying a goodwill visit to Nepal upon an invitation from President Bidya Devi Bhandari. President Hamid leads a 52-member delegation which will stay in Nepal till November 15. During his time here, he will…

Sudurpaschim minister resigns after forgery charge

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Dhangadhi : The Sudurpaschim provincial state minister for industry, tourism and environment, Prakash Rawal, has resigned. Recently, the Kanchanpur District Court had registered a case against the ruling Nepal Communist Party leader among 16. The defendants have been accused of forging share transaction documents to embezzle property worth Rs 157 million belonging to Jana Jyoti…

Kalapani controversy: House committees invite PM and foreign minister for discussion

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Kathmandu : The state affairs and good governance committee of the federal parliament has asked Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to attend a committee meeting to discuss the issue regarding the newly publicised map of India. The committee secretariat asked the Prime Minister to attend the meeting scheduled for Monday. The committee wants to take…

Court decision on Mahara’s custody expected today

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Kathmandu : Kathmandu District Court will on Thursday decide if former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara needs to be further remanded in custody or not. Mahara, who has been charged with attempt to rape,  after an official complaint was filed against him by the victim, a parliament secretariat staffer. The district court has extended his custody…

Kapilvastu man killed in police firing for breaching curfew

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Kapilvastu : A civilian has died in Krishnanagar in Kapilvastu district after getting hit by a bullet fired by the police on Thursday afternoon. Police had opened fire at the locals who violated the curfew imposed by the local administration following clashes between two religious groups. The deceased has been identified as Suraj Kumar Pandey….

Himstar announces Ajab ko Gajab Dashain and Tihar offers

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  Kathmandu : Him Electronics Pvt. Ltd., sister concern of Golchha organization has announced “Ajab ko Gajab” Dashain and Tihar offer in Himstar Appliances with attractive gifts for this festive season. Under this offer, customers can get other attractive gifts on every purchase of Himstar products like Himstar TV, Refrigerator, Deep Freezer and AC during this…

Over 300 tourists stranded in Lukla as bad weather affects flights

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Solukhumbu : Over 300 tourists, mostly foreigners, have been stranded in Lukla of Solukhumbu district as the airline companies could not conduct flights from and to Tenzing Hilary Airport due to bad weather. Imanath Adhikari, chief of the Lukla office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, says the weather conditions have not favoured the…

Samajwadi Party will neither celebrate nor protest Constitution Day

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Kathmandu : The Samajwadi Party Nepal, which is also a member of the current ruling coalition, has decided not to participate in any events to be organised on the occasion of Constitution Day. The party has also clarified that it will not conduct any programme against the constitution on the day. The party is in…

27 suffering scrub typhus

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Amargadhi  : Twenty seven persons have been detected with scrub typhus here. Lab In-Charge at Dadeldhura Hospital, Ishwori Prasad Bhushal, informed that among 28 patients, 27 were founded suffering from the disease. They were found in ten days while checking the patients suffering fever. A total of 128 fever patients underwent treatment at the Hospital…

Nepal for peace, security: Minister Gyawali

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Kathmandu  : Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has said Nepal is in favour of peace, security and abidance of international laws in relation to the use of seas. Minister Gyawali said this while addressing the Fourth Indian Ocean Conference held in the Maldives on Tuesday under the theme of ‘Securing the Indian Ocean…