Kathmandu Valley reports cases of looting in pretext of exchanging dollars

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20Cases of looting in the name of exchanging dollar are on the rise of late in the Kathmandu Valley.According to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, a racket...

Three people killed, 27 others injured in Bara bus-truck collision

BARA, DECEMBER 20Three people died and other 27 sustained injuries in a truck-bus collision in Bara.The accident took place when a passenger-ferrying bus (Ba 3-001 Kha 2587) en rou...

Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after he's convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 19Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a trial that he hoped would vindicate him and restore his status as an emerging...

BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea; Band seeks to reunite in 2025

SEOUL, DECEMBER 11Singers RM and V of the K-pop band BTS began their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management agency announced Monday. This came a day bef...

'Sense of hopelessness very dangerous for democracy'

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 6"The sense of hopelessness is very dangerous for democracy," said senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi who pleaded on behalf of the victims.Tripathi said the victim...

PM Dahal pledges to amend privacy laws

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 7Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has expressed his commitment to initiate amendments to privacy laws, with the aim of making personal de...

Govt, CIMMYT forge decade-long partnership to advance agricultural science

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 7The Government of Nepal and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that marks the next 1...

Environment minister Mahato calls for nature-based solutions to tackle climate challenges

DUBAI, DECEMBER 7Minister for Forests and Environment Dr Birendra Prasad Mahato has stressed the need for adopting measures of solutions based on the nature to address climate chan...