Republic of Korea pledges $300,000 to aid most vulnerable people affected by Earthquake in Karnali Province

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20In a demonstration of solidarity, the Government of the Republic of Korea has pledged a generous contribution of $300,000 to support earthquake relief efforts...

Vaccination campaign in quake-affected districts from tomorrow

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20The government is set to launch a vaccination campaign against measles-rubella and typhoid in the areas affected by the November 3 earthquake.According to Min...

Parliamentary Committee approves names of six for appointments as SC judges

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has endorsed the names of six as future judges of Supreme Court (SC). A meeting of the Committee today endorsed the recomm...

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...