NC urges PM Oli to read TI report

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 The main opposition Nepali Congress has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to go through the recent report of Transparency International to see the real picture of corruption in the country. A press...

Chinese defence minister visits Nepal

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 The State Councillor and Defence Minister of China, Wei Fenghe, visited Nepal today. Wei paid courtesy calls on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. During her meeting with the...

Swoyambhu stakeholders against Ring Road expansion

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 Religious leaders, locals and activists around Swoyambhunath temple, one of the world heritage sites, have announced protest programmes against the soon-to-start Ring Road expansion project, saying the road expansion would demolish some...

Two-goal Cavani inspires United comeback win at Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON: Substitute Edinson Cavani produced a second-half masterclass, scoring twice and creating another goal as Manchester United hit back from a two-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-2 in a Premier League cracker on Sunday. Southampton had looked in...

Govt rejects report prepared by Transparency International

KATHMANDU: The government today rejected the recent report prepared by Transparency International (TI) accusing it of being politically motivated while drafting the document. Government Spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Technology Parbat Gurung said the...

Tourism entrepreneurs to launch ‘Visit Sauraha campaign’

CHITWAN: The tourism entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in Chitwan have decided to launch ‘Visit Sauraha campaign’ in order to revive the hospitality industry dented by the prevalent COVID-10 pandemic. District Coordination Committee, Ratnanagar Municipality, Regional...

FinMin says govt always supportive towards private sector

KATHMANDU: Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel today said that the government is moving ahead by bringing the private sectors into confidence. In an interaction programme with the representatives of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI),...

Indonesian volcano erupts, forcing residents to flee

JAKARTA: A volcano in Indonesia‘s East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Sunday, spewing ash and smoke as high as four kilometers into the sky and forcing more than 2,700 residents to seek refuge, the country’s...