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Kathmandu: The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) has announced to organize its unity general convention in Kathmandu on May 3-5. The NRNA High-Level Committee shared this information by organizing a news conference in Kathmandu on Monday. Committee Coordinator Shesh Ghale said that the NRNA would be kept united by resolving the longstanding dispute. “The general convention… Continue reading NRNA to hold unity general convention on May 3-5

Kathmandu: Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Bidhya Bhattarai, has resigned from her position. According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Minister Bhattarai submitted her resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a meeting held at Baluwatar on Sunday. Her resignation comes at a time when teachers from across the country have been staging a… Continue reading Education Minister Bhattarai resigns amid ongoing teachers’ protest

Kathmandu: The Nepal Teachers Association (NTA) has called on private schools across the country to close in solidarity with the ongoing nationwide teachers’ protest. In a statement issued Saturday, the NTA appealed to institutional school operators to support the educational general strike by suspending all academic activities. “We request all concerned stakeholders to support this… Continue reading Nepal Teachers Association urges private schools to shut down amid ongoing protest

Kathmandu: Four Nepali nationals deported from the United States arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday, bringing the total number of deportations under the Donald Trump administration to 67, according to immigration and security officials. Airport authorities at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) said a chartered flight carrying three of the deportees landed at around 4 PM, while… Continue reading Four more Nepalis deported from US, total reaches 67 under Trump-era removals

Kathmandu: Leaders and supporters of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) gathered at Bijulibazar on Saturday to kick off what the party has termed a “decisive movement” demanding the restoration of the monarchy and Nepal’s status as a Hindu state. Hundreds of RPP cadres and royalist supporters joined the demonstration early in the day, with party… Continue reading RPP launches protest in Kathmandu demanding reinstatement of monarchy

Rampur (Palpa): The teachers’ ongoing protest has completely affected the enrollment campaign in community schools in Palpa.The educational activities in the community schools of the district have also been affected as most of the teachers of community schools here have gone to participate in the Kathmandu-centric protest. Parents are worried as the results of the… Continue reading Teachers’ protest affects community school admission drive

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu District Court has remanded Durga Prasai and his associate Deepak Bohara to judicial custody for 12 days for further investigation into their alleged involvement in the violent pro-monarchy protest held in Tinkune on March 28. According to court officials, a single bench of Judge Shishirraj Dhakal issued the order after police produced… Continue reading Durga Prasai remanded to 12-Day judicial custody for investigation into March 28 protest

Kathmandu: The CPN (Maoist Centre) has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to develop a common agenda and concept for the upcoming Sagarmatha Sambad, an international dialogue focused on the impacts of climate change, scheduled to be held from May 16 to 18. According to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), a delegation from the Maoist Centre’s… Continue reading Maoist centre urges PM Oli to prepare common agenda for Sagarmatha Sambad

Kathmandu: Police have confirmed that the decomposed body of an 11-year-old girl found in a water tank in Lalitpur was the result of a murder committed by her 15-year-old brother, driven by drug addiction. The victim, Durga Bohara of Surma Rural Municipality-4, Bajhang, had been missing since March 17 (Chaitra 4). Her mother filed a… Continue reading 11-year-old girl murdered by brother in Lalitpur, confirms police

Kathmandu: Former King Gyanendra Shah has spoken publicly for the first time about the deadly violence that occurred during a pro-monarchy demonstration in Tinkune on March 28. In a video message released on Sunday to mark the Nepali New Year 2082, Shah extended his condolences to those affected by the incident and expressed sorrow over… Continue reading Former King Gyanendra expresses grief over violence during Pro-Monarchy protest