WORLD
India frees Kashmir separatist leader after four years
India frees Kashmir separatist leader after four years
SRINAGAR, India, Sept 23: The Indian government freed Kashmir's chief Muslim cleric and influential separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday after more than four years of house arrest.
Sep 23, 2023
WORLD
Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, officia...
Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegation...
TORONTO Sept. 23: The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally, a Canadian official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2023
ECONOMY
Boost in domestic tourists gives respite to Nepal’s tourism sector
Boost in domestic tourists gives respite to Nepal’s tourism...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Nepal's tourism sector has found respite through an influx of domestic tourists. In recent years, Nepali residents have increasingly embarked on trips with their families, friends, and relatives, contributing significantly to the promotion of domestic tourism.
Sep 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Precautions taken at border points to prevent spread of Panama disease in banana plantatio...
Precautions taken at border points to prevent spread of Pana...
BHAIRAHAWA, Sept 22: Government authorities have adopted precautions at the border areas to prevent the spread of panama disease in bananas, fearing that the disease might spread in the country with the import of bananas from India.
Sep 23, 2023
SPORTS
19th Asian Games: Nepal loses to Vietnam
19th Asian Games: Nepal loses to Vietnam
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Nepal lost an opening match of Group D in women's football to Vietnam in the 19th Asian Games. In the match held at Hangzhou of China on Friday, the Vietnamese squad emerged victorious against Nepal by 2-0. In the first half, both teams played a goalless draw.
Sep 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Information Technology is the only sector with competitive edge in the world: Minister Sha...
Information Technology is the only sector with competitive e...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said that all stakeholders should focus on the development of information technology as communications and information technology is the most competitive sector in the world.
Sep 23, 2023
POLITICS
Korean Ambassador pays courtesy call on Vice President Yadav
Korean Ambassador pays courtesy call on Vice President Yadav
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: South Korean Ambassador to Nepal, Park Tae-Young, paid a courtesy call on Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav on Friday. During the meeting held at the Vice President's Office, issues of bilateral interest were discussed.
Sep 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Police arrests fraudster swindling a man promising a lucrative job opportunity Malaysia
Police arrests fraudster swindling a man promising a lucrati...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Nepal Police has arrested a person on charge of cheating people on the pretext of sending a man to Malaysia for job placement.
Sep 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Fire guts eight houses in Gamgadhi
Fire guts eight houses in Gamgadhi
MUGU, Sept 23: A fire broke out in Gamgadhi Bazaar, the headquarters of Mugu district, last night. The fire started at the locality north of the Kalika Malika Temple in the town. Eight houses were reduced to ashes in the fire incident, police said.
Sep 23, 2023
OPINION
Post Prigozhin Wagner: What The Future Holds
Post Prigozhin Wagner: What The Future Holds
On August 23, 2023, reports emerged of a plane crash in the Tver Region of Russia; the plane was carrying the Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner’s Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his close aide Dmitry Utkin. The death of Prigozhin has sent ripples across the group and its loyalists and could have a l...
Sep 23, 2023