Government urges Nepalis stranded in Ukraine to go to border area

File Photo A child from Ukraine sleeps in a tent part of a humanitarian centre for refugees at the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, in Palalanca, Moldova, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: The government has urged Nepali nationals residing in Ukraine to come to the border areas of neighboring countries. Stating that the curfew has been eased in the capital Kiev, the Nepalese embassy in Germany has requested to come to the border areas of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania of Ukraine. According to the Nepali… Continue reading Government urges Nepalis stranded in Ukraine to go to border area

Private sector welcomes govt’s decision of approving MCC

Kathmandu: The country’s private sector has welcomed the government’s decision of approving the US aid project MCC. The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Confederation of Nepalese Industries (FNI), Independent Power Producers Association (IPPAN) and other organizations have issued a statement on Tuesday stating that the approval of MCC is a positive… Continue reading Private sector welcomes govt’s decision of approving MCC

NMA distributes relief materials to 3,125 tourism workers

Kathmandu: With the support of Nippon Foundation, Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has provided relief materials to the tourism workers. Relief materials were provided to 3,125 tourism workers in a program held at the premises of Nepal Mountaineering Association on Saturday. Distributing relief materials to the tourism workers affected by the corona virus, Nepal Mountaineering Association… Continue reading NMA distributes relief materials to 3,125 tourism workers

Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat

Cars are stopped at a roadblock set by civil defensemen at a road leading to central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Russian and Ukrainian officials met for talks Monday amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow ran into unexpectedly stiff resistance when it unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II. Outgunned Ukrainian forces managed to slow the Russian advance and Western sanctions began to… Continue reading Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat

Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia despite govt crackdown

Police officers detain a woman in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

MOSCOW (AP): As Russian troops were closing in on the Ukrainian capital, more and more Russians spoke out Saturday against the invasion, even as the government’s official rhetoric grew increasingly harsher. Street protests, albeit small, resumed in the Russian capital of Moscow, the second-largest city of St. Petersburg and other Russian cities for the third… Continue reading Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia despite govt crackdown

Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions

A women holds a child and a dog in a shelter inside a building in Mariupol, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. The order means Putin wants Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch and raises… Continue reading Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions

Khatri appointed Nepali ambassador to US

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Kathmandu: Shreedhar Khatri has been appointed as Nepali Ambassador to the US. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has appointed Khatri as ambassador on the recommendation of the government in accordance with Article 282 of the Constitution. The government had decided to recommend Khatri as ambassador in October last year and the parliamentary hearing committee had approved… Continue reading Khatri appointed Nepali ambassador to US

Buddha Air to begin Kathmandu-Banaras flight from April 1

Kathmandu: Private airlines company Buddha Air is resuming Kathmandu-Banaras direct flights. The comapny had operated regular flights on this route. However, it got suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic. Now the flight will resume from April 1. The company has not disclosed the details of the number of flights. The company was operating this route… Continue reading Buddha Air to begin Kathmandu-Banaras flight from April 1

Nepali parliament approves MCC

Kathmandu: The US aid project MCC has been approved by the House of Representatives. The second meeting of the House of Representatives held on Sunday approved the MCC agreement from the parliament. After the CPN-Maoist Center and the Unified Socialist Party insisted that the MCC could not be passed without amendment, the government approved the… Continue reading Nepali parliament approves MCC

Three arrested with red panda skin in Dang

Kathmandu: Police have arrested three people in Dang with the skin of a banned red panda. Police have arrested three persons with five pieces of skin of a banned red panda during a check on Bhaluwang-Pyuthan road section in Rapti Rural Municipality. The arrested are Ram Bahadur Thapa, 32, of Rolpa’s Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality,… Continue reading Three arrested with red panda skin in Dang