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Incumbent government will transfer responsibility through elections: Home Minister

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 1: Minister for Home Affairs Om Prakash Aryal said the incumbent government has already stepped up its preparations for elections with a mandate to transfer the responsibility by...

Three decades of Mahakali Treaty: Mahakali Irrigation Project's canal still runs dry

6 months ago

Mahendranagar, Jan 1: Nearly three decades have passed since the NepalIndia Mahakali Treaty was signed, yet there is still no sign of water flowing through the main canal of the...

Several dead as fire ravages bar in Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana: police

6 months ago

A fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans Montana on New Year's Eve, killing and injuring several people, police said early Thursday.As...

Border security units from Nepal and China take stock of border pillars at Bhotkhola

6 months ago

Kimathanka (Sankhuwasabha), Jan 1: The border security police from Nepal and China have conducted a joint inspection of the border pillars along the NepalChina border in Bhotkhola Rural Municipality-1, Kimathanka,...

N. Korea's Kim hails 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter

6 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops fighting abroad as forging an "invincible alliance" with Russia in a new year's message, state media said Thursday.Pyongyang has sent...

14 killed, 16 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab

6 months ago

At least 14 passengers were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a van in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, officials said.The bus...

Fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps left people dead and injured during New Year's celebrations

6 months ago

A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations, police said early Thursday.Multiple people were killed in the blaze and...

New Year tourists bring joy to tourism business from Ranikot to Nagarkot in Bhaktapur

6 months ago

Bhaktapur, Jan 1: Today is the first day of the English New Year 2026. Hotels from Nagarkot to Ranikot, considered the major tourist destinations of Bhaktapur, are filled with domestic...

Mud roof collapse kills 5 in western Afghanistan amid heavy rains

6 months ago

At least five people were killed, and one other was injured after the roof of a mud house collapsed amid heavy rainfall in western Afghanistan's Herat province, a local media...

Rasuwagadhi border crossing resumes around after six months

6 months ago

Rasuwa, Jan 1: The Rasuwagadhi checkpoint along the NepalChina border has resumed fully from today.According to Rasuwa’s Chief District Officer, Rajesh Panthi, operations at the checkpoint had come to a...

24 killed, 50 injured following Ukraine's drone strikes on Kherson region

6 months ago

At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 others injured after three Ukrainian drones hit a cafe and a hotel in Kherson on Wednesday night, local authorities said.The...

Afganistan sees 2.8 mln refugees return homeland in 2025: official

6 months ago

Around 2.8 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, in 2025, according to the country's Ministry of Economy."About 2.8 million refugees returned home in a year. The economy...

Sri Lanka's central bank closes public debt unit

6 months ago

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Thursday closed down its Public Debt Department (PDD) and transferred the department's LankaSecure Division to the bank's Payments and Settlements Department (PSD).The move...

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

6 months ago

The Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation falls way below target

6 months ago

Sri Lanka's inflation rose 2.1 percent last year, well below its target of five percent, the central bank said Thursday, but projected a "gradual acceleration" in 2026.While low inflation may...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's inflation falls way below target

6 months ago

Sri Lanka's inflation rose 2.1 percent last year, well below its target of five percent, the central bank said Thursday, but projected a "gradual acceleration" in 2026.While low inflation may...