MYANMAR: Myanmar security forces fired gunshots as they carried out overnight raids in the main city Yangon after breaking up the latest protests against last month’s coup with teargas and stun grenades. The Southeast Asian country has been plunged into turmoil since the military overthrew and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. […]
KATHMANDU; In a recent letter to her G20 colleagues, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen argued that a truly global COVID-19 vaccination program “is the strongest stimulus we can provide to the global economy.” With rich countries vaccinating their populations while low-income countries have yet to receive even paid-for vaccine doses, the world seems […]
KATHMANDU : Center Fruit, Nepal’s largest selling gum brand from Perfetti Van Melle, has announced leading actress Swastima Khadka as its brand ambassador. Swastima will be seen in Center Fruit’s latest campaign that embodies the brand’s purpose of mood upliftment through its tagline Mood Ting Tong, according to a press release issued by Center Fruit. […]
NAWALPUR: General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party (CPN) Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ became public after the government lifted a ban on his party. He became public from Daldale of Nawalpur district early Friday morning. Chand went underground since the government imposed the ban on the group that he led two years back in March, 2019. […]
KATHMANDU: The acid attack survivor Muskan Khatun has been named for the US State Department’s International Women of Courage Award this year. US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry said Khatun is being awarded for her work to end acid attacks. She will be the first Nepali to win the prestigious award. US Ambassador Berry in a social media […]
KATHMANDU ; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently drafted Nepal’s new foreign policy. The document seems to be prepared in haste with little or no consultations with political parties and foreign policy experts, demonstrating the ownership crisis. The document fails to bring out the road map of Nepal’s foreign policy. Foreign policy is the face […]
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the people could stop him from entering Madhesh tagging him as an anti-Madhes leader but they should not stop the water to be supplied by the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project (SMDMP). Addressing a program after laying the foundation stone of the project at Kusumtar of […]
KATHMANDU : Tribhuvan University (TU) will now install closed circuit (CC) cameras at all its exam centers. Issuing a notice on Wednesday, TU directed all its exam centers to install CC cameras before April 2 this year. If any center fails to connect the security cameras as per the direction, they will not be allowed […]
MYANMAR : Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup. A U.N. official speaking from Switzerland said 38 people had been killed Wednesday, a figure consistent with other reports […]
TAPLEJUNG: Loss amounting to Rs 400 million has been reported in the fire incident that took place at Dovan Bazaar of Taplejung on Tuesday. A task force formed under the coordination of Chief Administrative Officer of Meringden Rural Municipality, Dambar Angdambe, for the collection of official details of the loss has disclosed that the inferno […]