RIYADH, Oct 18, 2013 (AFP) – Saudi Arabia rejected membership of the UN Security Council on Friday, a day after it was elected to the body, accusing it of “double-standards” in resolving world conflicts. “Work mechanisms and double-standards on the Security Council prevent it...
Kathmandu, Oct. 18: The sixth NRN Global Conference and Convention is kicking off here tomorrow with the theme ‘NRNs and Nepal: Partners in Prosperity’. The Non-Resident Nepalis Association’s international convention will take place from October 19 to 20 while the NRN global conference will...
Kathmandu, Oct. 18: The Unified CPN (Maoist) is all set to make the party’s election manifesto public amidst a function on Saturday. According to Spokesperson of the UCPN (Maoist), Agni Prasad Sapkota, the UCPN (Maoist) would make the election manifesto public organizing a function...
Pokhara, Oct. 18: Home Minister Madhav Ghimire has described Nepal Police as a very close and reliable friend of the people, who is on duty round the clock. Inaugurating the new building of District Police Office, Kaski at Gairapatan of Pokhara on Friday, he...
Kathmandu, Oct. 18: Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has suggested the CPN-Maoist leadership to not infringe the right of the people to vote. Speaking at a face-to-face programme held in the capital on Friday, he urged all the political forces opposing the election...
Kathmandu, Oct. 18: UCPN (Maoist) Constituent Assembly (CA) election candidate from the Kathmandu Constituency No. 2, Leelamani Pokhrel, has stressed the need of victory of his party to ensure the rights of Nepali people. Addressing a corner meeting after an election door-to-door programme at...
Baglung, Oct. 18: A Nepali youth, who was looted in Gorakhpur on last Saturday while returning to Nepal from Punjab of India, is now facing mental disorder. Iswor Sahani, 26, of Malma VDC-7, who reached Punjab in search for work some one-and-a-half month ago,...
Dhurkot, Oct. 18: At least 14 people were injured when a jeep carrying wedding attendants met with an accident in Bami of Gulmi on Thursday evening. The accident took place at around 8.00 last night when the jeep (Ga 1 Ja 5038) was on...
Myagdi, Oct. 18: Belgium national Palbhanda Martel has provided financial assistance of Rs 600,000 for the construction of a building of New Himalaya Youth Club at Dhar-2, Chitra of Myagdi. Martel, who had provided financial assistance for the construction of Shanti Medical Hall and...
Jumla, Oct. 18: Jumla district alone saw the transaction of cattle worth around Rs 3.5 million during Dashain festival this year. Every year lambs and mountain goats had been imported from Tibet for the purpose of meat consumption. But this time almost all cattle...
Bhaktapur, Oct. 18: The 33rd conference of Nepal Language and Literature Tamujya concluded on Thursday evening. The conference, organized with the objective of promoting progressive literature and culture, kicked off with the slogan of ‘Language thrives with the survival of the people’. On the...
Chitwan, Oct. 18: The Agriculture and Forest Science University is set to launch Bachelor’s Degree in Fishery Science from this year. The University has started teaching new courses after developing curriculums of different subjects despite the Tribhuvan University (TU);s delay in handing over the...