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Guests are seen seated in the front row of the stage at a programme organised by NATHM to facilitate Chef Santosh Shah in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 03, 2021. Photo: THT

NATHM facilitates Chef Santosh Shah

"I am very thrilled with the love that I am getting after landing in Nepal. It has exceeded my expectations and provided me extra motivation to work even harder," Chef Shah said.

Government holds second round of talks with representatives of Netra Bikram Chand Biplav-led Communist Party of Nepal. Photo Courtesy: Rajan Bhattarai/Twitter

Govt holds second round of talks with CPN's talk team

Government holds second round of talks with representatives of Netra Bikram Chand Biplav-led Communist Party of Nepal.

FILE - Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in a meeting, at Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Photo: Rajan Kafle/PM's Secretariat

Nepali Congress calls parliamentary party meeting before HoR session

The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has called its parliamentary party meeting for Friday to discuss contemporary political issues.

Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi took his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine at the vaccination booth in Civil Hospital, New Baneshwar, on Wednesday, March 03, 2021. Photo: RSS

Parliamentarians get their first jab of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday

Federal lawmakers, parliament secretariat staffers, ministers and senior leaders of Nepal took their first jab of the vaccine against Covid-19 at Minbhawan based Civil Hospital, on Wednesday.

The Government of Nepal holds talks with outlawed Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav'-led Communist Party of Nepal, on Wednesday.

Govt holds talks with representatives of Biplav-led CPN

The government has officially held their first level of talks with representatives of Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), on Wednesday morning.

Virtual museum tour inaugurated

Supreme Court lenient on pressing contempt charge against journalists

Reinstated HoR to meet on March 7

Former PM Bhattarai's neuroendocrine tumour benign, doctors advice immediate surgery

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Former NC lawmaker Dr Shankar Prasad Uprety no more

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The Election Commission Office at Kantipath in Kathmandu, as captured on Monday, May 8, 2017. Photo: RSS

80 million rupees already spent

The Election Commission has spent Rs 80 million on preparation for mid-term elections which won’t be held as the Supreme Court has invalidated the government’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.

File Photo - Pictured here is the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai. Photo Courtesy: CIAA

No one shall be tried based on vengeance and prejudice: CIAA Chief Commissioner

CIAA Chief Commissioner Prem Kumar Rai has expressed commitment to take action against anyone who is found misusing their authority, on the basis of truthful evidence.

A representative image depicting violence against women and girls.

Two held for trafficking woman, her daughter to Turkey

The Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau of Nepal Police, on Friday, arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in trafficking a woman and her daughter to Turkey.

Central committee member of Nepali Congress Nabindra Raj Joshi. Photo Courtesy: Twitter

NC leader Joshi in critical condition after stroke

Nepali Congress leader Nabindra Raj Joshi underwent a surgery after he had brain haemorrhage.

File Photo - Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli heads a meeting of his Cabinet in Baluwatar, Kathmandu. Courtesy: Rajan Kafle/PM's Secretariat

Removing Oli from PM's post easier said than done

The NCP faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal wants to remove KP Sharma Oli as prime minister, but it is easier said than done.

File Photo - The Federal Parliament Building, in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, as pictured on May 9, 2018. Photo: RSS

New Parliament session from March 7

The Council of Ministers on Friday decided to call the new session of the Parliament on March 7.

Interview with Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi in Kathmandu, in August, 2018. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

NC will have responsible role in House, says Nidhi

Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi has said that his party will play a responsible role in the Parliament.

Central committee member of Nepali Congress Nabindra Raj Joshi. Photo Courtesy: Twitter

NC's central member Nabindra Raj Joshi hospitalised

Central member of the Nepali Congress Nabindra Raj Joshi has been hospitalised after suffering complications in his health.

Chef Santosh Shah. Photo Courtesy: Chef Shah's Twitter

Chef Santosh Shah warmly welcomed home

Santosh Shah, originally from Siraha and living in the United Kingdom, is the chef celebrity who introduced popular Nepali cuisines to the global audience.

File Photo - NCP Vice-chair Bamdev Gautam speaks to media during a programme, in Kathmandu. Photo: RSS

NCP Vice-chair Bamdev Gautam meets Dahal

Vice-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bamdev Gautam has met with co-chair of NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Nepal Reconstruction Authority. Photo Courtesy: NRA/twitter

School reconstruction begins in Dakshinkali

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This image shows the eastern face of Pashupatinath temple on Mahashivaratri festival, on Monday, March 4, 2019. Photo: Suresh Chaudhary/THT

Prez inaugurates golden jalahari installation ceremony at Pashupati

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Dahal-Nepal meet NC President Deuba following SC verdict

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Guests are seen seated in the front row of the stage at a programme organised by NATHM to facilitate Chef Santosh Shah in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 03, 2021. Photo: THT

NATHM facilitates Chef Santosh Shah

"I am very thrilled with the love that I am getting after landing in Nepal. It has exceeded my expectations and provided me extra motivation to work even harder," Chef Shah said.

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NASA completes final test for James Webb Space Telescope – world's premier space science observatory

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Reproductive Health kits in addition to other medical supplies -- handed over by UNFPA to the Ministry of Health and Population -- are pictured here, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Photo Courtesy: UNFPA

UNFPA hands over PPE and Reproductive Health kits to Nepal Govt

MoHP today received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Reproductive Health kits in addition to other medical supplies through UNFPA.

FILE: Australia's Aaron Finch in action. Photo: Reuters

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People protest on the street against the military after Monday's coup, outside the Mandalay Medical University in Mandalay, Myanmar February 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters/File

Nine killed in Myanmar as police fire to break up protests

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FILE - Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in a meeting, at Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Photo: Rajan Kafle/PM's Secretariat

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