US envoy condemns violence in the name of MCC

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 18 Ambassador of the United States to Nepal Randy Berry has condemned violence and incitement of violence in the name of protest against the Millennium Challenge Corporation deal. Ambassador Berry wrote on twitter: We...

Ruling allies make no headway on MCC deal

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 18 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held a meeting of the ruling coalition partners today as well to discuss the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Nepal Compact, but the meeting ended inconclusively. According to CPN-Maoist Centre...

20 crocodiles released in Rapti River

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 02:52 pm Feb 18, 2022 FILE - A gharial crocodile is seen resting at Crocodile Breeding Centre, in Chitwan National Park, on Friday. Photo: RSS CHITWAN, FEBRUARY 18 Twenty Gharial were released into...

Elliot Page memoir 'Pageboy' to be published in 2023

Entertainment By Associated Press Published: 01:14 pm Feb 18, 2022 FILE - Elliot Page attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on Sept. 13, 2021. Photo: AP NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18 Elliot Page...

'I hate this sport!': Rage, teen tears and Olympic collapse

BEIJING, February 18 The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word. After one of the most dramatic nights in their...

Gautam Buddha Int'l Airport to start commercial flights

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 17 The Gautam Buddha International Airport, a project of national pride in Bhairahawa (Rupandehi), is to commence commercial operation on May 16, the day of Buddha Purnima. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has...

WHO launches first ever Quit Tobacco App

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 17 The World Health Organisation today launched 'Quit Tobacco App' to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up use of tobacco in all forms - including smokeless and other newer products. "Tobacco...

Speakers concerned about non-implementation of law

POKHARA, FEBRUARY 17 Speakers at a programme in Pokhara have expressed concern about non-implementation of the constitutional system, which they argued, resulted in the increasing number of human rights violations. The speakers at a discussion and...