3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (422+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 16: One person has died, three people are missing and nine others have been injured after landslides triggered by continuous rainfall damaged houses and sheds in Risang, Bheri Municipality 2, Jajarkot. The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Kedar Karki…...

19+ hour, 54+ min ago   (690+ words) VIENNA, Aug 15: A Viennese woman is suing the city council for discrimination over access to public toilets, complaining that women must pay to use cubicles while men can use urinals for free. "I was in a park with a friend…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago   (644+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 15: The United States will allow private companies to hack foreign cybercriminal groups, a seemingly unprecedented measure that is dividing experts who say it has potential to succeed or spiral out of control. President Donald Trump signed a…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Police have arrested 11 people from various parts of the country on charges of possessing illegal drugs. According to the Central Police Newsroom, two people were arrested from Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan, while one each was arrested from Baglung…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (182+ words) BIRGUNJ, Aug 14: The High Court Janakpur’s Birgunj bench has issued an interim order to immediately halt the expansion of the main road in Birgunj. A single bench of Judge Nirmala Paudel Bhattarai issued the short-term interim order on Friday while…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (196+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered government authorities to produce journalist Kishor Shrestha before the court on Monday, along with materials seized from his office and home. The apex court issued the order in response to a habeas…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (276+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Supreme Court has ordered a written explanation from former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai, as well as the Special Court and the Attorney General's Office on land embezzlement case related to Lalita Niwas. Hearing…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (473+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The journalism sector has protested the arrest of Kishor Shrestha, editor of Jan Aastha Weekly and chairman of Aastha Media, over the publication of a news report. Shrestha was arrested from his residence in Nakkhu, Lalitpur, on Wednesday…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (160+ words) JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 12: A woman attempted to set herself on fire at the Dhanusha District Court premises in Janakpurdham on Wednesday morning while victims of loan-sharking were protesting outside the court. Police said around 55-year-old Phulkumari Rajak of Janakpurdham-3 attempted to…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (932+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has completed its investigation into the Smart Cell, or Smart Telecom, scam and recommended prosecution of 22 people, along with a claim for Rs 96 billion in damages. CIB spokesperson SSP Anupam…...