Kathmandu : The traditional festival, Indrajatra, is being observed today by worshipping the Devraj Indra, the God of rains and good harvest. This festival is celebrated especially in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley, and Dhulikhel and Dolakha. The annual traditional festival begins on...
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] : A woman from Saudi Arabia has created history by becoming the first female to deliver an evening news bulletin on television. Weam Al Dakheel, appearing alongside anchor Omar Al Nashwan, presented the news bulletin on the state-owned Saudi TV Channel 1, Khaleej Times...
New Delhi [India], : Rejecting allegations of a scam in the Rafale fighter plane deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Sunday said that whether the planes are bought at a higher rate or not is a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine. He asserted, irrespective of the...
New Delhi : India on Sunday launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some 500 million poor people. The programme, dubbed “Modicare”, promises health cover worth 500,000 rupees ($6,900) to every poor family to treat...
Paris : More than half of all countries will likely fail to hit the UN target of reducing premature deaths from a quartet of chronic diseases by a third before 2030, researchers said Friday. Cancers, heart and blood-vessel disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease combined to kill 12.5...
Kathmandu : The members in the National Assembly have demanded the government attention towards well management of public vehicles and control of price hike and artificial shortage during festivals. They advised the government not to repeat mistakes of the past governments.
They were airing their...
Kathmandu : Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra has stressed on promoting social harmony and integrated development in the nation. At a programme organized to extend greetings by Paschimanchal Bikas Manch (Western Development Forum) here in the capital today, CJ Mishra made the remarks.
He added that...
Tuxtla Gytierrez, Mexico : Gunmen shot and killed a Mexican journalist as he left his home in the southern state of Chiapas, his newspaper said Friday, at least the ninth reporter murdered in the country this year. Mario Gomez, a reporter with El Heraldo de Chiapas, is the latest victim in a wave...
Kathmandu : Decks have been cleared to develop the Upper Arun Hydropower Project of around 1,000 megawatt in the domestic investment. As per the system developed, commoners would be given 49 per cent in share while Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and other companies would invest the remaining...
Kathmandu : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokhrel has insisted on the need of identifying sectors capable of leading the nation towards economic development and prosperity. In his address to the Eighth General Assembly of Intellectual Circle Nepal here today, the Deputy...
