The first elections in Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown are going into a second day with indications of a high turnout in Cairo and other big cities. The first day of polling for a new parliament was mainly peaceful. Voting was extended to cope with long queues and few security problems were [...]

Journalist Bijayababu Khatri was killed in a road accident in Saljhandi of Rupandehi district on Monday. The accident took place after a car he was traveling in hit a bicycle. 35 years old Khatri was the news editor of Karobar business daily. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Lumbini zonal hospital in [...]

VP Parmananda Jha attends Shreemad Bhagbat held by Laxmi Narayan Kalash Trust in Bhaktapur at the premise of Padma Higher Secondary School, Bhaktapur.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued an interim order to the government asking it to stay in implementation of the Nepal-India Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) until it is passed by the majority of the legislature parliament. A three-member SC bench comprising justices Tahir Ali Ansari, Baidhya Nath Upadhya and Bharat Bahadur [...]

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, Maoist chairman Prachanda, and General secy Ram Bahadur Thap ‘Badal’ at a meet in Singhadurbar.

A Pakistani designer met Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and complained about the theft of her luggage worth Rs 50,000 at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu on Monday. Sayara Banu, a trend designer, complained the prime minister about the sudden disappearance of her goods from the TIA customes during the PM’s visit at 9th Handicraft Fair [...]

The 30th edition of the International Elephant Polo Competition has begun at Meghauli of Chitwan district, on Monday. The first game between WEPA Legend of Hong Kong and Tiger-Tops Tigris of Denmark is being held at Meghauli airport ground of the western Chitwan. Both the teams had made one goal each and the second half [...]

A technical team of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has returned from China after inspecting the aircraft that the carrier has proposed to buy and reported that they are fit for the Nepali skies. NAC plans to acquire five 19-seater Harbin Y-12 twin-engine STOLs and three 58-seater MA60 turboprops to strengthen its fleet. The government had [...]

Maoist fighters providing their details during the reclassification of Maoist 7th division camp at Talbandi of Kailali district. During the reclassification, most of the combatants opt for integration in Nepal army. Almost  8o percent of reclassification task has accomplished till Monday.

  Women heading towards tea farm in Ilam