India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food grain procurement and pricing rules by allowing private companies direct access to...

NCP Standing Committee meeting called this afternoon

KATHMANDU: The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been called this afternoon. The meeting is expected to take place at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. Prior to this, the...

Nearly 150 arrested at Paris protest over security bill

PARIS: Paris police took nearly 150 people into custody at what quickly became a tense and sometimes ill-tempered protest Saturday against proposed security laws, with officers wading into the crowds of several thousand to...

Karki wins trophy

KATHMANDU: Pavitra Karki won the title of the Social Golf Tournament here at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Played under stroke play full handicap format, Karki finished first with the score of five-under 67...

Constitutional Council meeting postponed in absence of quorum

KATHMANDU: The Constitutional Council meeting that was called today was postponed after the quorum for holding the meeting could not be achieved. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had called the Council meeting for 9:00 am...

Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll

The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the...

Nepal set to play

KATHMANDU: The International Cricket Council made public the qualifying process for the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2023. Nepal will participate in the Asian Qualifiers slated for September...

Prices of precious metals dip

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 12 The prices of precious metals slipped in the trading week between December 6 and 11, with investors’ sentiment mixed in the international markets. According to the rate list of Federation of Nepal Gold...