NEW DELHI, Feb. 4:(Xinhua) — After the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy has said that it will soon allow women to serve on warships and as naval pilots. “Women will soon be on allowed to serve on warships and as pilots,” Indian Navy...
Kathmandu, Feb 4: The World Bank has agreed to provide total of USD 22.5 million as loan assistance to the Government of Nepal for the implementation of Power Sector Reform and Sustainable Hydropower Development Project. The loan assistance covers World Bank’s assistance of USD...
Bhaktapur, Feb 4: The Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur has started a campaign of apprehending school and college students bunking classes. Under this campaign, the police will arrest students if they are found frequenting at cinema halls, restaurants, lodges, snooker house, futsal centres and parks...
Melamchi, Feb 4: An elderly woman died and five others were injured when a truck met with an accident at Thakley of Melamchi Municipality-9, Sindhupalchok district, last night. The deceased is identified as 70-year-old Suku Maya Tamang, a resident of Melamchi Munuicipality-9. Critically injured...
Kathmandu, Feb 3: Noted Nepali film choreographer Basanta Jung Rayamajhi passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 81. Raymajhi who choreographed songs for over 100 movies including ‘Kanchhi’, ‘Kasam’, ‘Jwala’, ‘Prithvi’, ‘Yug Dekhi Yug Samma’ and ‘Trishna’, breathed his last in course of treatment...
SEOUL, Feb. 3:(AFP) – China on Wednesday joined the global chorus of anger and concern over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, while Japan vowed to shoot down any missile that threatened its territory. The reactions followed Tuesday’s confirmation by Pyongyang that it...
NANJING, Feb. 3: (Xinhua) Courts in east China’s Jiangsu Province on Wednesday sentenced 14 people to prison terms for various offenses related to an explosion at a factory in 2014 that left 146 dead. Sentences ranged from three to seven and half years for...
Tanahun, Feb 3: Police arrested three persons for allegedly involved in the black marketing of diesel in Tanahun. Police on Tuesday took under control three persons from Gachhepani of Shuklagandaki municipality. The arrested are Suraj Lalchan, 32, of Shuklagandaki municipality-1, Sunil KC, 38, of...
Kathmandu, Feb 2: A student died in a road accident at Koteshwor on Tuesday morning, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) said. The police have identified the deceased as Srijan Dhakal, 17, a student of Gems College. Dhakal was fatally crushed by the back wheel...
Kathmandu, Feb 2: Nepal will face the hosts Bangladesh in the quarter-finals of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Mirpur in Bangladesh on February 5. After being defeated by India in Monday’s match, Nepal is first runner-up of Group ‘D’. Likewise, with the...
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 shook northeastern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, although no tsunami warning was issued. According to the weather agency, on the Japanese seismic scale that peaks at...
Biratnagar (Morang), Feb 2: A fire broke out at a food processing factory in Biratnagar in Morang on Monday evening. Property worth around Rs 2.6 million were destroyed in the fire that broke out due to short-circuit, police said. The fire was doused with...