BIMSTEC members mull over common security strategies KATHMANDU: Member nations of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on Tuesday discussed developing common security strategies to combat common challenges. During the first meeting of the... Travel 22 Mar, 2017
India�s demonetisation could impact Nepal Kathmandu, January 11 The impact of the shock move by the Indian government to cease the legal tender of high value banknotes on November 8 could weigh on Nepal’s economy as well, a latest World Bank report says. Stating that the... 12 Jan, 2017
China says committed to peace as carrier passes near Taiwan BEIJING: China said Wednesday it was committed to promoting peace and stability in Asia, even as it sent an aircraft carrier battle group through the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island. The statement... Women 11 Jan, 2017
Water crisis Formidable challenges Ultimately, national leadership must be made fully aware that insensitivity towards national water management is a perfect recipe for security risk in the long term There are conflicting claims on whether humans can do anything about climate... 09 Jan, 2017
Metro police seek magisterial powers Kathmandu, November 16 Inspector General of Police Upendra Kant Aryal has stressed the urgent need to empower the Metropolitan Police Office with quasi-judicial authority as per the concept of ‘metro police’ practised in the world. Addressing... Horoscopes 17 Nov, 2016
Internal security issues: Ways to address them Nepal’s democracy faces internal security challenges by a messy political legacy and shortfalls in professionalism. Qualitative decision making capacity, courage, and patriotism cannot be expected from an unprofessional command A secure society... 24 Oct, 2016
US Defense Secretary arrives in Baghdad to assess Mosul offensive QAYYARA: US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived on an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday to get an assessment of the US-backed Iraqi campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State. "We will see the prime minister (Haider al-Abadi) and get... Women 22 Oct, 2016
Pentagon chief to stress Iraq sovereignty in Turkey talks ANKARA: US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he would stress the need to respect Iraq's sovereignty during a visit on Friday to Turkey, which has been locked in a dispute with Baghdad over who should participate in the campaign to retake Mosul from... Women 21 Oct, 2016
Defence Minister Bal Krishna Khand stresses security cooperation KATHMANDU: Minister for Defense, Bal Krishna Khand, has stressed the development of a standard on basis of cooperation and support to deal with the current security challenges facing the world. The Minister made the remarks during the Enhance... Travel 13 Oct, 2016
Pentagon chief calls US alliance with Philippines 'ironclad' The United States has an "ironclad" alliance with the Philippines, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday, countering statements by the southeast Asian nation's president that have thrown bilateral relations into deepening... Women 30 Sep, 2016
Police arrest New York bombing suspect following gunfight LINDEN: Police on Monday arrested an Afghanistan-born American who they suspect of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, capturing the 28-year-old in a dramatic gun battle that wounded him and two... Women 20 Sep, 2016
Clinton, Trump escalate fight in dramatic week on national security WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over national security again on Friday, with Trump calling his Democratic rival "trigger-happy" and Clinton arguing his proposals would make the world a more... Women 10 Sep, 2016
