LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19:(AFP) – California officials in charge of workplace safety voted down Thursday a proposal that would have required porn actors to wear condoms, dental dams and goggles to prevent sexually transmitted infections. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted...
Kathmandu, Feb 19: The standing committee meeting of the UCPN (Maoist) has reviewed the performance of the government and has directed the Ministers representing from the party for their effective performance. The meeting held at the party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s residence at Lazimpat,...
ARTVIN, Turkey, Feb 17, 2016 (AFP) – Turkish police fired tear gas Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to prevent a gold mine from being built in an ecologically pristine area in the Black Sea region, an AFP photographer said. There has been...
ANKARA, Feb. 18:(AFP) – At least 28 people were killed and 61 wounded Wednesday by a car bomb targeting the Turkish military in the heart of the capital Ankara, the latest in a string of attacks to shake the country. The blast struck a...
Pokhara, Feb 18: Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai has said that the Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s official visit to India would be concentrated on removing misunderstanding and normalizing straining bilateral ties. At news conference here today, Minister Rai added that...
Pokhara (Kaski), Feb 18: Paragliding Pre-World Cup is scheduled to take place from February 27 in Pokhara. Organised by the Nepal Air Sports Association (NASA), Pokhara, the week-long competition aims at promoting tourism through entertaining and adventure sports, NASA chairman Sovit Baniya. He informed...
Bhaktapur, Feb 18: The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) is conducting the grade 12 examinations from May 2-14. According to HSEB Examination Controller Santosh Aryal, the 11th grade examination will take place from May 15 to 25. An arrangement has been made for the...
Kathmandu, Feb 17: The current session of the Legislature-Parliament has concluded today, with 139 working days. Speaker Onsari Gharti read out a letter to that connection received from the Office of the Prime Minister in the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today. The letter states...
Kathmandu, Feb 17: Japan has agreed to provide Rs. 3 billion (Japanese Yen 4 billion) as grant assistance for the implementation of ‘the Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Nepal Earthquake’. At a programme organised at the Finance Ministry here in the Capital today,...
Janakpur, Feb 17: Indian businessmen at the bordering trading towns are also reportedly bearing the brunt of the prolonged protest in the Tarai districts that ended recently after almost five months. According to the businessmen, there is a loss of more than Rs 2...
Gaighat, Udayapur, Feb 17: One person died on the spot and four others were injured when a Bolero jeep met with an accident at Beteni Rupatar road section of Sirise VDC-1 of the district last night. The jeep (Ga.1Ja. 4616) reportedly suffered a brake...
Kathmandu, Feb 16: Today’s meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has passed a condolence motion on the demise of the CPN (UML) former lawmaker, Sohan Prasad Chaudhary. The meeting also expressed deep sorrow over the death of former lawmaker Chaudhary. He was elected to the House...