Baglung, Oct. 9: Local people have protested the government’s bid to mobilize army for the protection of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve. Locals of reserve-affected areas in Baglung and Rukum districts have called for withdrawing the government’s decision to mobilize army. Various organizations pitching for the...
Solukhumbu, Oct. 9: Bear rampage has now panicked farmers of upper area in the district. Local farmers are worrying much when the wild beast start eating up about-to-harvest grains and fruits. ‘We cultivate different crops spending whole nights in the farmland but the beast...
By Yi Whan-woo The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Korea’s economic growth outlook for next year to 3.7 percent, Tuesday, from its previous prediction of 3.9 percent. The IMF said the reduction reflects economic risks in Asia that has seen lower-than-expected growth this year...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 08:(AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its growth forecast for the global economy and warned the outlook could get bleaker if the US political standoff over finances drags on. The global economy is expected to grow 2.9 percent year-over-year...
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 08:(AFP) – Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for conceiving of the so-called “God particle” which confers mass. Higgs, 84, and Englert, 80, were honoured for theorising a particle — discovered...
Kathmandu, Oct. 8: As many as 176 leaders of different political parties have withdrawn their candidacies for the first-past-the-post election of the Constituent Assembly scheduled for November 19, said the Election Commission. The EC had given a day today for the leaders if they...
Kathmandu, Oct. 8: Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China and Vice-President of the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament Yan Junqi arrived here Tuesday on a five-day-long visit of Nepal. Briefly talking to RSS at Tribhuvan...
Kathmandu, Oct. 7: A total of 6,343 leaders of 120 political parties are contesting the first-past-the-post system of Constituent Assembly election scheduled for November 19. According to the Election Commission, the number is among those candidates who filed nomination in the district election offices...
Jajarkot, Oct.7: One person was killed and another seriously injured in a motorcycle accident at Maintada, Surkhet on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Manbir Pun, 55, of Punma-3. Injured Krishna Bahadur Thapa of the same locality is a Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Democratic)...
Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The CPN-Unified (Revolutionary) has been unified with the UCPN (Maoist). CPN-Unified (Revolutionary) coordinator Yamuna Bhusal announced the integration of party into the UCPN (M) at a programme at UCPN (M) central office, Parisdanda, on Monday. Addressing the programmme, UCPN (M) Chairman...
Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The dalit leaders and rights defenders have expressed concern over Nepali Congress’ failure to select any dalit candidate for the first-past-the-post election of the Constituent Assembly scheduled for November 19. At a news conference organized in the capital city on Monday,...
Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The Embassy of Israel in the capital Monday arranged zoo visit for the Sifal-based child reform home on the occasion of the World Volunteers’ Day. Similarly, the Embassy donated education materials, balloon, kite and rollers to them. Israeli Ambassador to Nepal...