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RPP Chief Whip Gyanendra Shahi to PM: Don't let Bipin's release efforts be empty talk

Nepal, Aug. 18 -- Chief Whip and lawmaker of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Gyanendra Bahadur Shahi, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for initiating the swift release of Bipi... Read More


Ex-Awami League MP Shafiqul Islam arrested in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Shafiqul Islam Apu, a former lawmaker from Jhenaidah-2 and the district Awami League president, has been arrested by Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch. Police said h... Read More


Buniadpur-Kaliyaganj Rly link: Land acquisition process begins

Raiganj, Aug. 18 -- The Bengal government has officially initiated the land acquisition process for the much-anticipated Kaliyaganj-Buniadpur Railway link, reviving a project stalled for over 10 years... Read More


Use of children in crimes increasing in Chitwan

Nepal, Aug. 18 -- Police data show a disturbing rise in the use of children in criminal activities in Chitwan, with 86 minors aged 10 to 18 arrested over the past year in connection with eight types o... Read More


Climate change is crisis for human civilization: Minister Dr Rana

Nepal, Aug. 18 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has called for collective efforts at the global level to address a growing impact of climate change, a borderless phenomenon threateni... Read More


Krishak Dal leader Babul sent to jail in sabotage case

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court has sent Shohidul Islam Babul, secretary general of the BNP-affiliated Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, to prison over his conviction in a case dating back six years. Ba... Read More


Assam: Newborn dies after falling from bed in GMCH NICU; principal confirms probe, cites overcrowding

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- A newborn died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Assam on Monday morning after falling from a bed inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dr. Achyut Chand... Read More


Paddy plantation reaches 94.15% amid drought and erratic rains

Nepal, Aug. 18 -- Paddy plantation has been completed on 94.15 percent of rice fields across the country as of mid-August this year, down from 98.44 percent during the same period of the last Fiscal Y... Read More


Thai Embassy organizing "Journey to Thailand & Top Thai Brands 2025"

Nepal, Aug. 18 -- The Royal Thai Embassy in Kathmandu in collaboration with the Thai Trade Centre in New Delhi is organizing "Journey to Thailand & Top Thai Brands 2025." Related story Celebrating... Read More


Harunor, Nurul among 18 police officials suspended over absenteeism

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Eighteen police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch chief Harunor Rashid and former Dhaka Range deputy inspector general (DIG) Syed Nurul Isla... Read More