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Harris rattles Trump in combative debate

By Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax, PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11: Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate with a

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Qatari ambassador invites Minister Bhandari to visit Qatar

KATHMANDU – Qatar’s ambassador to Nepal, Mishaal Bin Mohamed Ali Al-Ansari today paid a courtesy call on Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari.      During the meeting,

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PM Oli urges scientists to focus on useful inventions

KATHMANDU- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on scientists to focus on new inventions and research that can help develop and bring prosperity to Nepal. Speaking at the 47th

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Nepal-India issues can be settled through open dialogue: PM

KATHMANDU- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed his belief that the problems persisting between Nepal and India could be resolved through open dialogue with tolerance.      At a

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PM Oli calls for doubling agricultural output to boost economy

KATHMANDU- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for a significant increase in agricultural production. Speaking at the 13th General Assembly of the Agriculture and Forestry University in Baluwatar, he

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Harris rattles Trump in combative debate

By Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax, PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11: Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate with a

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Iran transfers ballistic missiles to Russia, sources say

CNN- Iran recently transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources familiar with the intelligence, completing a delivery that US and Western

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US Deputy Secretary Verma pays courtesy call on PM Oli

KATHMANDU – Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources of the United States, Richard Rahul Verma, paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday. As

Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line construction nears completion

 KATHMANDU- The construction of the Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line has reached the final phase of completion. This transmission line is considered as important in feeding the electricity generated from

Nepal’s Foreign Reserves Hit Rs 2.041 Trillion, Cover 13 Months of Imports

KAHMANDU- Nepal’s gross foreign currency reserves increased 32.6 percent to Rs 2.041 trillion as of mid-July this year compared to the same period last year. The report entitled ‘Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal’ unveiled by Nepal Rastra Bank

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China-US coordination key to global financial stability

The reported meeting of China-US Financial Working Group, which was widely expected to focus on topics such as macroeconomic and financial stability, governance of the IMF and capital markets issues, signaled that despite the trade tensions, both sides are still

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Fuel price down

KATHMANDU- Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has slashed the price of petroleum products. The meeting of the Board of Directors held on Thursday took a decision to cut down the petro price to be effective from next day.      As

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Ethnic violence in India’s Manipur escalates, six killed

By Tora Agarwala, GUWAHATI, India, Sept 7: Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur

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Prime Minister Oli: Election Process Should Meet People’s Expectations

KATHMANDU- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the election process needs to be made easy according to the wishes and expectations of the people.  Addressing the 12 conferences

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Sigdel appointed Chief of Army Staff

KATHMANDU- President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Ashok Raj Sigdel, as the Chief of the Army Staff to be effective from September 9.     

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PHC receives nine complaints against 17 proposed ambassadors

KATHMANDU- Nine complaints have been filed against 17 proposed ambassadors to different countries at the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC).  The information was shared in today’s meeting of the committee. Committee

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China striving in unity will benefit the world more: Global Times editorial

By Global Times  (23 Oct 2022 ) – The report delivered to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) further pointed out the direction of the

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HoR Special Hour: ‘Profit belongs to NOC, Consumers bear the brunt of loss’, rant parliamentarians

RSS (KATHMANDU, 7 August 2022) – Parliamentarians speaking in the Special Hour of the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting today voiced their concern about the ever-rising prices of petroleum products

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Nepal has robust press freedom compared to other countries: Communication Minister Gurung

KATHMANDU- Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has opined that the freedom of the press and of expression in Nepal is open and liberal as compared to

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Containment of China will only lead to US being isolated in the world: Kishore Mahbubani

In his book, The Asian 21st Century, Kishore Mahbubani, a former diplomat who served as Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council, pointed out

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‘Nepal is a piece of heaven,’ says veteran climber Messner

RSS Interview – Born in Italy in 1944, world’s famed mountaineer, researcher, filmmaker and travel writer Reinhold Messner was on a tour of Nepal recently. Messner has scaled all 14

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Biggest danger to Biden from Trump, not China: Kishore Mahbubani

Global Time (22 June 2021) – Washington today lacks “sophisticated, long-term thinking on geopolitical issues,” said Kishore Mahbubani, Singaporean political scientist and distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National