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Nearly 1 million people hit by Bihar floods; breach in embankments in two districts

11:09 pm July 24, 2020

Patna: Nearly one million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, where the Gandak river breached two embankments at three places, leaving several areas inundated, officials said on Friday. However, there was no report of loss of life or property in the deluge so far. According to the state disaster management department’s bulletin, a total […]

PM Oli’s remarks on Ayodhaya invites sharp criticism

8:13 pm July 14, 2020

Kathmandu: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s controversial remarks that Lord Ram was born in Thori near Birgunj and the real Ayodhya lies in Nepal on Tuesday invited sharp criticism, with a former premier saying it has “crossed the limit.” Several top Nepalese political leaders from different parties slammed Oli for making “senseless and irrelevant” remarks, and asked him to withdraw his controversial […]

Nepal partially lifts ban on Indian private news channels

11:32 pm July 13, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal‘s cable television operators on Monday partially lifted the ban imposed on Indian private news channels. A meeting of the cable operators decided to lift the ban on the Indian news channels with only a few news channels still banned in Nepal, Vice president of television operators’ association Dhurba Sharma told reporters. “A few news channels airing objectionable content are still […]

22 people killed in Nepal landslides

11:56 pm July 10, 2020

Kathmandu: The death toll in the multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains across Nepal in the past 24 hours has risen to 22, the home ministry said on Friday. Seven people, including three children, lost their lives due to landslides in Kaski district. Five of them were killed after a landslide swept away a house in Sarangkot area in Pokhara in […]

Nepalese lawmaker sacked for defying her party’s decision to endorse country’s new map

8:21 pm July 7, 2020

Kathmandu: A Nepalese lawmaker was sacked by her party on Tuesday for defying its decision to unanimously endorse the constitutional amendment to revise the country’s map to include three strategically key Indian territories, according to media reports. The Opposition Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) decided to sack Sarita Giri for breaching the party whip to withdraw […]