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Stronger safeguards needed as AI healthcare grows, WHO Europe warns

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- The growing use of artificial intelligence in healthcare necessitates stronger legal and ethical safeguards to protect patients and healthcare workers, the World Health Organizat... Read More


What former leader Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- This week's sentencing to death of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is seen by her opponents as a chance to move forward for... Read More


Bala Chaturdashi being observed today

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- The Bala Chaturdashi festival is being celebrated across the country by scattering Saatbij (seven different kinds of sacred grains) in temples across the country, including Pashu... Read More


World Toilet Day: Future-ready toilets essential

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- World Toilet Day is being observed today. The Day established by the World Toilet Organization in 2001 was later made official with the United Nations observation since 2013. Pu... Read More


Sunny Leone urges end to elephant abuse at Chitwan Elephant Festival

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Actress and animal-rights advocate Sunny Leone has called for an immediate end to the use of elephants in the Chitwan Elephant Festival, saying the event is built on "cruelty, su... Read More


All flights cancelled at Simara Airport after clash between UML cadres and GenZ protesters

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- All flights at Simara Airport have been cancelled following clashes between UML cadres and Gen Z protesters. Tribhuvan International Airport spokesperson Rinji Sherpa said both-... Read More


Nepal presses COP30 to institutionalize Mountain-Climate Discussion

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Nepal is pushing vigorously to establish "Mountains and Climate Change " as a permanent agenda item at the ongoing UN Climate Conference(COP30) in Belem. According to Nepali neg... Read More


Garbage disposal blocked again at Bancharedanda as ministerial commitments remain unfulfilled

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Garbage disposal at the Bancharedanda landfill has been disrupted again due to protests by local residents. Vehicles carrying waste from the Kathmandu Valley were turned back af... Read More


6th Nepal-US Land Forces Talk kicks off in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- The sixth edition of the Nepal-US Land Forces Talk (LFT), a three-day bilateral military dialogue aimed at enhancing cooperation between the armies of Nepal and the United States... Read More


Two held for attempting to lure NPL players into match fixing

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to manipulate matches in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) by offering financial incentives to participating pl... Read More