Minister Gurung defends Social Media Bill amid severe backlash Amid severe backlashes of the Social Media Bill (SMB) presented by the government in the Upper House of Federal Parliament, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has defended it by expressing that it has been introduced with the aim of strengthening national unity. Nepal 03 Feb, 2025
Lamichhane, Joshi and other defendants get bail Kaski District Court set a bail of Rs 6.5 million for Rastriya Swatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane in the case of misappropriation of cooperative funds, organised crime and money laundering filed against him and 41 other individuals. Nepal 10 Jan, 2025
Rawal lambastes Oli for being autocratic Following the banishment from the party for being involved in activities detrimental to the party's interests, leader Bhim Rawal has lambasted CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli as intolerant, arrogant and autocratic. Kathmandu 02 Jan, 2025
Oli's modus operandi is stifling dissenting voices say experts Usha Kiran Timilsina was returning from an oath-taking ceremony for the Shivpuri Rural Municipality Committee, Nuwakot Constituency No. 1. She had just returned home after completing the programme Nepal 27 Dec, 2024
'NSU working on steering students movement in right direction' The Nepal Students Union (NSU), a sister organisation of the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the federal parliament, is working to steer the student movement in the right direction. Kathmandu 07 Dec, 2024
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. World 11 Nov, 2024
Purja denies any wrongdoing in Aussie climber's case Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, owned Elite Expeditions today denied that it had withheld the climbing certificates of Australian woman climber Rochelle Gilmore. Nepal 22 Sep, 2024
Top Aussie athlete gets summit certificates despite Nims Purja The Department of Tourism today issued copies of summit certificates to the Australian female climber for scaling Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in 2023. Nepal 20 Sep, 2024
CAAN imposes ban on Nims Purja's Mustang Helicopter The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has suspended operation of Mustang Helicopter, owned by celebrated mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, for not maintaining minimum safety level. Nepal 08 Aug, 2024
Sherpa entrepreneurs, climbers ask Govt to punish Nims Purja, Elite Exped Sherpa Tourism Entrepreneur Association of Nepal today asked the government to take immediate legal action against celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja for his alleged involvement in unethical mountaineering practices. Nepal 30 Jul, 2024
Nims Purja shuts down Thamel store, removes Everest video Facing a backlash from the world’s mountaineering community, celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja of Elite Exped has removed a controversial video of rope-slicing on Mt Everest from his social media accounts. Kathmandu 19 Jul, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. World 26 Jun, 2024
