Government yet to file amendment proposal on penal code in Parliament Kathmandu, March 21 Government ministers publicly spoke about amending the provisions of the new penal code that restricted freedom of expression and criminalised defamation, but the government did not register a new bill at the Parliament... Horoscopes 22 Mar, 2019
Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka's prime minister as political crisis nears end Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM before Sirisena Sirisena had vowed not to appoint Wickremesinghe as PM Rajapaksa resigned as PM on Saturday as a govt shutdown loomed Rajapaksa had failed to secure parliamentary majority COLOMBO:... Women 16 Dec, 2018
Province 7 Chief Minister Bhatta inaugurates web-based IMS Dhangadi, September 15 Chief Minister of Province 7 Trilochan Bhatta today inaugurated web-based infrastructure management system and mobile application of Dhangadi sub-metropolis in Kailali. CM Bhatta inaugurated the IMS and mobile app at a... Travel 16 Sep, 2018
�Criminal Code and right to privacy bill curtail press and media freedom� Minendra Rijal, central working committee member of the Nepali Congress and a former minister, has criticised Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government’s key policies including its stance on the new Criminal Code saying it has curtailed press and media... Travel 03 Sep, 2018
Need for open government data stressed Kathmandu, March 23 A workshop on ‘Data for Development in Nepal’ was organised here today. During the programme, various government officials, information access experts and youth entrepreneurs talked about the importance of right to... Horoscopes 24 Mar, 2018
EDITORIAL: Cause for concern What is required now is to learn from the mistakes and move ahead resolutely to finish the reconstruction work Two years has just passed since the major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook the country, killing over nine thousand... 26 Apr, 2017
Sri Lanka wants to reduce China's stake in strategic port deal COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's government wants a Chinese company to agree to cut its stake in a strategic port project by up to a quarter, as part of a renegotiation aimed at blunting public and political opposition to the deal. After signing an... Women 27 Mar, 2017
FBI seeks to exempt biometrics database from Privacy Act WASHINGTON: Civil liberties groups are criticizing an FBI proposal that they say would make it harder for people to know if personal information about them such as fingerprints and iris scans is on file. The FBI is proposing to exempt a large... Mobile & Apps 02 Jun, 2016
Indonesia to hold regional talks after kidnappings at sea JAKARTA: Indonesia's president said Tuesday that his government will host talks with Malaysia and the Philippines this week to boost maritime security following the kidnappings at sea of Indonesians by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants. President Joko... Women 26 Apr, 2016
Beijing auditions foreign agencies to polish China brand SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Five global public relations firms have made pitches to the Chinese government for a potential new campaign, four sources said, as Beijing tries to communicate more effectively with the West. The competition by the leading... Women 22 Apr, 2016
Right to Information: For accountability Information Commissions of the region should not hesitate to punish public officials guilty of not providing information. Similarly any loss and victimization should be compensated to the citizens South Asian nations need to forge an alliance to... 29 Mar, 2016
US to withhold some Clinton emails with top secret information WASHINGTON: The US State Department conceded for the first time on Friday that intelligence officials were correct to say that at least 22 emails sent through Hillary Clinton's private server contain some of the government's most sensitive... Women 30 Jan, 2016