WELLINGTON, New Zealand :- A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia on Wednesday, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami threat to nearby islands.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves of between 1 and 3 meters (3 and 10 feet)...
Kathmandu : Federal Parliament members have pointed out the need of formulating federal laws demanded by the constitution as soon as possible. In a meeting of the National Concern and Coordination Committee held today in Singha Durbar, the present members of the House of Representatives; and the...
Kathmandu : The 14th meeting of the Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) on Disaster Management concluded here today adopting a 4-point Declaration. The 150 delegates agreed to devise collective actions for coherence between Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SDRR);...
Kathmandu :Temperature in most of the parts of country dipped today as a result of partial cloudy skies due to impact of westerly winds.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there are changes of light snowfall at a few places of the high mountainous region today and isolated brief...
After tying the knot in the Christian tradition, Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas once again got married in a traditional Hindu ceremony on Sunday.
India : After tying the knot in the Christian tradition, Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas...
Surkhet : Karnali Province has launched the journalist health insurance programme in the province. The provincial government launched the programme by preparing a procedure for the same. The insurance will benefit journalists in the province when they are ill, injured and their families in case of...
Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has been working on preparedness regarding the disaster risk management along with national policy, learning from the devastating 2015 earthquake.
Inaugurating the 14th meeting of the Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Committee...
Doha : Qatar is to leave OPEC next month in order for the Gulf state to focus on gas production, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced on Monday. “Qatar has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC effective January 2019,” Kaabi said at a Doha press conference.
He added that...
Kathmandu : Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has instructed the staffers at the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) to be result-oriented and responsible for their organization. Addressing the 44th anniversary of the Corporation here today, Minister Yadav urged the...
Kathmandu : Despite the government mandatory provision to open a commercial bank at every local level, no commercial bank has yet reached at 76 levels. According to the latest details published by the Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, commercial banks have reached with their services...
