NAWALPARASI: Two section commanders of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at Jhyaltung Danda of Nawalparasi were arrested from separate places on Tuesday. The duo belongs to the Fourth Division of PLA.Police arrested Raju Basyal 'Ramesh', resident of Khadakchaur VDC-5, Gulmi after receiving a special tip-off in Butwal of Rupandehi. Ramesh was involved in a case of robbery in Gwagha, Gulmi.Police ...

SINDHUPALCHOWK: The relatives of 21 persons who went missing in a bus accident on Monday in Baseri, Sindhupalchowk, have approached the police in quest of their relatives.At least five persons were killed when the bus which was said to be carrying as many as 35 passengers plunged into the Bhotekoshi River yesterday.According to Herambha Sharma, Inspector, Area Police Office, Barhabise, ...

KATHMANDU: SpiceJet Ltd. said on Tuesday it will start flights between New Delhi and Kathmandu on Oct. 7, making it the first Indian budget carrier to fly internationally.Base price of tickets on the New Delhi-Kathmandu route will be INR 1,499. The airline appointed Zenith Travels as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Kathmandu. The airline added that there will be ...

KATHMANDU: The toll from the Tata Sumo jeep accident in Judechaur- 8, Pharping, went up to five as two victims more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment in hospital on Tuesday. Among the deceased, two were Indian nationals.Three persons were killed on the spot and seven others injured when the jeep they were travelling in skidded off the marshy ...

KATHMANDU: Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that it is high time that the national consensus was forged.Talking to the media at the Constituent Assemlby premises in New Baneshwor after the seventh round of dud voting, Nepal opined that the power-sharing issues including election of the country's executive head have become secondary now.He said the parties should get ...

KATHMANDU: Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that it is high time that the national consensus was forged.Talking to the media at the Constituent Assemlby premises in New Baneshwor after the seventh round of dud voting, Nepal opined that the power-sharing issues including election of the country's executive head have become secondary now.He said the parties should get ...

KATHMANDU: The twin proposals to elect UCPN-Maoist and Nepali Congress candidates the new prime minister were rejected for the seventh time by the House on Tuesday.In today's runoff which also ended in a standoff, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal could poll 252 votes, while 110 lawmakers voted against him. Out of total 521 attendance, 159 lawmakers stayed neutral towards the ...

KATHMANDU: The twin proposals to elect UCPN-Maoist and Nepali Congress candidates the new prime minister were rejected for the seventh time by the House on Tuesday.When Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's name was put to vote, he polled 252 votes, while 110 lawmakers voted against him. Out of total 521 attendance, 159 lawmakers stayed neutral towards the proposal to elect ...

KATHMANDU: UCPN-Maoist's prime ministerial candidate Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' failed to secure majority required to form a new government in the seventh round of voting held at the Constituent Assembly hall in New Baneshwor Tuesday afternoon.When Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang put the Maoist proposal to elect him the new prime minister, the Maoist chairman polled 252 votes, while 110 lawmakers ...

KATHMANDU: Nepal Congress leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe on Tuesday declared his candidacy for theparty's Central Working Committee (CWC) membership.Releasing a press statement, Angdembe said the party now cannot be led by the prevalent old school and argued that his candidacy aims at bringing changes in the traditional beliefs. The NC's General Convention slated for September 17-21 in Kathmandu will elect ...

KATHMANDU: The rainy season considered to begin from June 10 to mid September in Nepal and much anticipated by farmers has proved devastating for squatters, sheltering on the banks of various rivers in Kathmandu.Children try to cross the Manohara River putting their lives at risk to reach their homes on the bank of Manohara River which was affected by flooding ...

KATHMANDU: The UCPN-Maoist issued a whip to its lawmakers to be present at the Parliament that is set to convene the seventh prime ministerial runoff on Wednesday.The party has sought clarification from 10 of its lawmakers, including Hisila Yami, who did not take part in the voting in the sixth round of election on Sunday.

KATHMANDU: Civil Society members on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to CA chairperson Subas Nembang to defer the seventh round of prime ministerial election, slated for today until an investigation is conducted into theAccording to Tika Ram Bhattarai, civil society members Sushil Pyakurel, Kanak Mani Dixit, Shambhu Thapa, Bhimarjun Acharya, Dependra Jha and Subodh Pyakurel jointly submitted the memorandum, at Nembang ...

KATHMANDU: Civil Society members on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to CA chairperson Subas Nembang to put off the seventh round of PM election until an investigation is conducted into the audio tape scandal.Details to follow...

DOLAKHA: Two persons were killed when a fire broke out in a three storied house at Oharang VDC, in the northern part of Dolakha district. Three managed to escape safely from the blaze.According to a local teacher, Kailas Khadkha the deceased have been identified as Jang Bahadur Tamang, 60 and his spouse Bachuni Tamang, 60.It was reported that the blaze ...

GULMI: Police arrested three persons involved in gunpoint robbery from the district on Tuesday night.The arrestees are identified as Ramesh Bahadur Sarki and Rishi Ram Nepali, both residents of Righa VDC in Baglung and Man Bahadur Sarki, who hails from Harewa VDC in Gulmi.A team of police deployed from the Shantipur-based Area Police Office Police held the trio while they ...

KATHMANDU: The Legislature-Parliament is all set to restage its marathon prime ministerial election, a seventh runoff after Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned from the country's top executive post on June 30, on Tuesday afternoon.Notwithstanding Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal (MJF-N)'s potential support to the UCPN-Maoist, however it is likely that the today's voting also will end up with a standoff. The House ...

KATHMANDU: A cabinet meeting today mandated Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to take a final decision about reviewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal before the government writes to the United Nations Security Council requesting UNMIN term extension, most likely by another four months.UNMIN's fresh mandate is expiring on September 15."Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will take ...

SINDHUPALCHOWK: At least five persons were killed and more than 25 went missing after a commuter bus en route to Barhabise from Baseri skidded off the road and plunged into the Bhote-koshi River at the Baseri road section along the Araniko Highway today.Dhan Bahadur Shrestha (42), Kanchhimaya Shres-tha (35), Nima Pasang Sherpa (36), Thilen Sherpa (25) and Chandra Maya Lama ...

KATHMANDU: At least four persons were killed and six others injured when a jeep they were travelling in was swept away in the flood triggered by heavy rains on the outskirts of Kathmandu this evening.Three died on the spot and one succumbed to injuries at a local health post after the jeep heading from Hetauda to Kathmandu was swept away ...

KATHMANDU: In the wake of sixth round of prime ministerial poll fiasco, Constituent Assembly Chairman Subas Nembang issued a caveat to the political parties asking them either to elect a new prime minister through the ongoing election process, or by amending the interim constitution or the parliamentary regulations - that is withdrawing the candidature to pick a new executive head ...

KATHMANDU: Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal is likely to vote in favour of UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal during the seventh round of prime ministerial election. "None of our CA members is willing to vote NC candidate Ramchandra Paudel, so we will decide to vote in favour of Dahal. However, the decision will be taken on Tuesday," MJF-N Co-Chairman Jaya Prakash Prasad ...

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Monday decided not to attend the 65th United Nations General Assembly scheduled to begin from September 14 in New York. Minister for Information and Communications and government spokesperson Shankar Pokhrel said the prime minister decided to cancel his New York trip in view of political situation at home. But, a source close to ...

'Bus was flowing right behind me' Govinda Chalise (30) Ramche VDC-1, SindhupalchowkI left Tatopani yesterday and stayed a night at Sakhuwa of Gati VDC because a landslide had near Baseri had blocked the road, The next morning, I hopped onto the bus with registration number Ba 2 Kha 4013 that was on the way to Barhabise from Tatopani.I took a ...

BANKE: A woman from Nepalgunj, who had been missing since August 19, was found to have been killed at a hotel in Dehradun. The woman had allegedly vanished with properties worth three lakh rupees.According to Binod Gimire, Deputy Superintendent of Police in the district, preliminary investigation has proved that Sonu Halwai, a stationery supplier based in Phulteka, Nepalgunj, had taken ...