UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office, to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together on tackling climate change,...

President issues ordinance on Constitutional Council

KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has issued an ordinance on the Constitutional Council Act. As per the Office of the President, the first amendment ordinance on the task, responsibility, authority and work-process of the Council...

1 dead, 1 hurt as motorbike rear-ends tractor in Saptari

KATHMANDU: A person died and another sustained injuries after the motorcycle they were riding rammed a tractor from behind in Surunga Municipality-4 of Saptari district, on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as motorcycle rider...

Difficult to see Pogba leave Man Utd in January, says agent

France midfielder Paul Pogba is likely to remain at Manchester United until next summer as it would be difficult to organise such a high-profile transfer in January, his agent said. Mino Raiola had said last...

Gunmen kill 28, burn 800 houses in Niger attack blamed on Boko Haram

NIAMEY/NEW YORK: An attack blamed on Boko Haram killed 28 people and burned 800 homes in an attack in Niger’s Diffa region on Saturday, Nigerien authorities and the United Nations said. The Islamist militant group...

Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020: report

A record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said...

Seti Provincial Hospital treating neuro cases

DHANGADI, DECEMBER 14 Seti Provincial Hospital in Sudurpaschim Province has started providing treatment for neurological diseases for the first time in the province. Chief of Seti Provincial Hospital Dr Hem Raj Pandey said neuro patients had...

24-hour RTGS in India to benefit Nepali market

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 14 Stakeholders have stated that the 24-hour operation of Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) in India is going to benefit the Nepali market. India has started 24-hour service of RTGS starting from today....