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Opposition, ruling party lawmakers squabble in Nepal's lower house followi
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Lawmakers from the opposition and the ruling parties in Nepal's lower house, the House of Representatives, squabbled on Sunday over the issue of monarchy and the deposition of the electricity authority chief.
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Nepal celebrates "Ghode Jatra", traditional festival observed in Chaitra
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"Ghode Jatra," which in Nepali means "Fair of Horses," is a traditional festival observed in Chaitra. It is held in the last month of the Nepali Bikram Sambat and has deep historical and cultural significance.
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Nepal: KMC imposes NRs 793k fine on former King Gyanendra for property dam
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The KMC sent eight letters to King Gyanendra's private residence, Nirmal Niwas, demanding a fine for the damage caused to public property by the pro-monarchy rioters.
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Stuart Law appointed as new head coach of Nepal Senior Cricket Team
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Former Australian batter Stuart Law was appointed as the new head coach of the Nepal Senior Cricket Team on Saturday, following Monty Desai's departure in February earlier this year.
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Nepal's former PM Dahal accuses former King of inciting violence, urges go
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Dahal, who toured the vandalized office of the Socialist front on Saturday morning, called on the government to limit the freedom given to the former King.
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Nepal authorities arrest 51 people including top monarchist leaders; pro-k
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Nepal police arrested a total of 51 people, including the senior vice-chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rabindra Mishra, General Secretary Dhawal Sumsher Rana, pro-monarchy activists like Swagat Nepal, Shepherd Limbu and Santosh Tamang as well some other leaders for instigating
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Bangladesh Met Department says country at risk of tectonic activity after
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"Geographically we are at risk due to being surrounded by three lands with tectonic activities with the boundary of Bangladesh, it is about 100-150 kilometres. Even in north we have the Eurasian plate in Nepal, and we are standing in Indo-Australian plate, and on our eastern side in Myanm
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Nepali KIIT student's death: University's inaction led to suicide, says NH
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo said that an investigation revealed the university's inaction led to the suicide of a Nepalese student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT).
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Nepal police arrest two RPP leaders for inciting violence
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Nepal Police on Friday apprehended two senior leaders of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) for allegedly inciting violence during the clash between security personnel and pro-monarchy protesters.
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Curfew in Kathmandu extended till Saturday morning
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Kathmandu District Administration Office, Kathmandu, has extended the curfew imposed in various areas till Saturday morning.
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2 die in Nepal's pro-monarchy protest, curfew imposed as govt deploys army
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The violent clash which started with the ramming of vehicle, breaking a barrage of Police by Durga Prasai, a pro-monarch businessman resulted in arson, stone pelting and firing by police as it progressed. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a right-wing pro-monarchist, also the fifth la
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Nepal: Pro-monarchy protestors clash with police in Kathmandu
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs held an emergency meeting and the country's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, the Home Secretary, security chiefs, and senior officials reviewed the curfew order and devised security strategies, local media reported.
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