How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats? Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other's top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. World 15 Oct, 2024
Authorities tighten restriction measures following surge in COVID-19 cases KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Home Affairs has revised the restriction measures following a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. On Tuesday alone, 83 cases were reported, which is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day,... Travel 14 May, 2020
Foreign Affairs Ministry to write to Kyrgyzstan about Agrawal�s arrest Withdraws certain facilities and privileges provided to honorary consuls in the country until further notice Kathmandu, April 9 After police arrested Nepali businessman Sulav Agrawal, who also happened to be the honorary consul of Kyrgyzstan in... Travel 10 Apr, 2020
Foreign firms flouting govt�s hiring policy Firms cannot hire over 5 per cent foreign workers Kathmandu, February 22 A majority of foreign companies operating in Nepal have been found to be violating the country’s labour laws, especially in terms of employing workers. As per the... 23 Feb, 2019
Lucky Sherpa resigns as Australian ambassador Kathmandu, February 1 Nepal’s Ambassador to Australia Lucky Sherpa who faces accusation of human trafficking by her former driver Wongchhu Sherpa has resigned from her post, expressing surprise over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ decision... Travel 02 Feb, 2019
Israel removes metal detectors from holy site entrance JERUSALEM: Israel began removing metal detectors from entrances to a major Jerusalem shrine early Tuesday morning to defuse a crisis over the site that angered the Muslim world and triggered some of the worst Israeli-Palestinian clashes in... Women 25 Jul, 2017
European cities scramble to stop Turkish referendum rallies ROTTERDAM/VIENNA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will not be allowed to campaign for votes among expat Turks during a visit to Rotterdam on Saturday, the mayor of the Dutch port said, joining a growing list of European cities that have... Women 11 Mar, 2017
Malaysian officials run into North Korean's diplomatic immunity TOKYO: Malaysian police investigating the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother believe they know somebody who might help them solve one of the most bizarre murder mysteries they have ever faced. They know his name,... Women 27 Feb, 2017
Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong Nam KUALA LUMPUR: VX nerve agent, a chemical on a UN list of weapons of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in last week's bizarre murder in a busy Kuala Lumpur airport, Malaysian police... Women 24 Feb, 2017
Malaysia requests Interpol alert on four NKoreans over airport murder KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has requested Interpol to put an alert out to apprehend four North Korean suspects in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Thursday. The estranged half brother of North Korean... Women 23 Feb, 2017
UN apologises for Haiti cholera spread, not for causing it UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologised Thursday for the UN not doing enough to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak in Haiti, but he stopped short of apologising for bringing the disease to the Caribbean nation. Ban made his... Women 02 Dec, 2016
UN judge under arrest in Turkey AMSTERDAM: A Turkish judge on the UN court trying crimes from the Yugoslav wars and the Rwandan genocide has been arrested in Turkey in connection with July's coup attempt, in violation of his diplomatic immunity, the court's president... Women 09 Nov, 2016
