The Kathmandu District Court on Sunday has remanded DIG Ranjan Koirala to a 10-day judicial custody over an alleged involvement in the murder of his wife Gita. Gita, DIG’s wife, was missing from her residence since January 11. DIG Koirala was produced to the Court Sunday where he confessed of murdering his wife over a [...]

Nepal’s fragile peace process has come to a standstill after progress towards end of 2011. Now Nepali Congress, the country’s oldest party, wants international intervention to put it back on track. In an interview with HT, Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala talked about the need for outside pressure on ruling Maoists to conclude peace and [...]

The 12th Bird Festival is going to be organised in Koshi Tappu Wildllife Reserve this year also with the slogan ‘Wetlands tourism: a unique experience’. Conservation Officer of the Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve, Ashok Ram said a four-day festival is being organised on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day on February 2. The [...]

At least 26 infants have died in the past five days in a state-run hospital in India’s West Bengal state, reports quoting authorities said on Sunday. The hospital in Malda, about 340 kilometres (211 miles) north of Kolkata, has come under attack for negligence while state health officials claim the babies were underweight and several [...]

The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is all set to carry out a ‘feasibility study’ for the construction of an international airport in Narayanpur of Dang District. Civil Aviation Minister Lokendra Bista Magar said the ministry is dispatching a team to Dang for carrying out the feasibility study. He said works on construction of [...]

The most creative advertisements and their creators were honoured in the 7th Crity Award held on Saturday at Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu. A total of 40 agencies contested for 23 award categories. Of the total participants, Business Advantage and Welcome Advertising and Marketing grabbed the limelight, scooping up three awards each. Business Advantage won [...]

The first female secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Dhiyana Saeed of the Maldives, has resigned after being dragged into a controversy after allegedly criticising her government’s move to arrest Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Abdulla Mohamed. This is the first time that any SAARC secretary general resigned from their [...]

Yeti Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) jumped to second spot defeating Nepal Army Club (NAC) 2-1 in their last match of the ongoing National ‘A’ Division Football League played at ANFA Technical Center in Butwal on Saturday. With the win, Sherpa accumulated 19 points to secure second spot from total nine matches played while Army have [...]

Yet again, two Nepalis have been looted at India’s Rupaidiya bazaar of Nepal-India border, RSS reports from Nepalgunj. Rs 45,000 of Prakash Regmi hailing from Surkhet district was looted at the Rupaidiya bazaar while returning Nepal from India. Two youths drugged him and looted the money he had collected for treatment of his mother. Similarly, [...]

Armed Police Force (APF) DIG Ranjan Koirala has murdered his wife after the abduction drama. Koirala disclosed during a police interrogation on Sunday noon. A joint team of Kathmandu Police Range and Metropolitan Police Crime Division on Sunday arrested Koirala from Nagdhunga on suspicion of his involvement in the murder. He was entering the Capital [...]