Sixty-five tourists from Nepal, who were stranded in Hazaribag town of India on Sunday night after an accident, left for their country on Monday. The bus had knocked down a two-wheeler near the civil court on Hazaribag-Patna Road (NH-33) on Sunday, after which one Bisni Devi, who was pillion riding fell and died on the [...]

As part of its plan of expanding services to various cities in India, Buddha Air (P) Limited, will launch its scheduled flights on the Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu sector from March 1 this year. According to Rupesh Joshi, chief of the marketing department of Buddha Air (P) Limited, the airline is going to operate four flights a week [...]

As the contract deadline for the tourist resorts inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) is nearing, the resort owners, employees as well as the tour operators are in a great dilemma. They fear that Nepal could lose her charm as a much sought-after wildlife tourism destination internationally if the resorts are closed. In 2009, various [...]

Nepali Congress cadre welcomes NC parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel amidst a programme in Nuwakot, Monday.

A villager passes through a make shift bridge at a village in Kanchanpur district, Tuesday.

India has stopped about 3,000 Nepali women illegally flying to Saudi Arabia last week upon the request of Nepal government. With the haltage at India the Gulf nation has threatened to stop hiring Nepali migrant workers, if the country will not provide safe excess to housemaid stopped in India. Flying from foreign airport for overseas [...]

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai paying tribute to the martyrs at their memorial in Lainchour, Kathmandu to mark the Martyr’s Day on Monday, January 30, 2012.  

The government and the Janatantrik Terai Madhes Mukti Party are preparing to hold peace talks within a week. A government team under Peace Minister Satya Pahadi will hold the talks with the underground outfit’s team comprising top leaders. The peace minister said that the two sides will work out the date for the dialogue at [...]

Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) has announced nationwide protest against government’s latest decision to keep different 140 information secret. A meeting of FNJ held at its central office in Sanchargram, Kathmandu on Monday announced three day protest against the government’s move. The FNJ will organise a protest gathering demonstrating black banner in front of the [...]

Three Nepali pilgrims were killed and four others critically injured when the jeep they were travelling in met with an accident in the Indian state of Bihar on Monday, news reports said. The accident occurred when the unidentified pilgrims from Janakpur of Dhanusha were returning home after offering prayers at the temple of Shiva at [...]