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Intelligence, democracy and today’s Nepali Congress

This is a topic that warrants debate in today’s world. Furthermore, intelligence and conscience serve as the tools that maintain a balanced political landscape.

Everest records season's first summit as route opens from Nepal side

A team of rope-fixing climbers successfully scaled Mt Everest from Nepal side after they opened a climbing route to the summit point of the world's highest peak on Saturday afternoon.

Impeachment motion can't be a vindictive weapon: SC

The five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki delivered a landmark verdict on the Sunil Ranjan Singh and others versus the government case.

Kristin Harila among other climbers scales Makalu

Norwegian woman climber Kristin Harila has scaled Mt Makalu this morning completing her third mountain in a bid to scale all all 14 peaks above 8,000m in less than six months.

Racketeers providing citizenship to refugees busted

Police have identified 10 Tibetans who gained Nepali citizenship by providing fake information and forged documents.

resident disregards EC-imposed fines for local election candidates

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has, in the recommendation of the Council of Ministers on February 16, waived fines imposed by the Election Commission to the candidates of the local level election held on May 13 for not submitting election expenditure.

Home ministry for waiving off Chaudhary's jail term

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended that the Cabinet should waive off the sixmonth jail term imposed on Nagarik Unmukti Party lawmaker Arun Kumar Chaudhary in a criminal case adjudicated nine years ago in his home district of Kailali. Chaudhary was convicted for setting ablaze a tractor 13 years ago.

New voting law sought

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said a law should be made that allows voters to cast their ballot from where they live.

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens

Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his "condition has progressed."

Interim order against penalizing Mayor Shah

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order withholding the enforcement of the Election Commission's decision to impose a fine on the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra (Balen) Shah.

Preliminary report hints at engine malfunction

The preliminary accident investigation report of the Yeti Airlines flight that crashed in Pokhara on January 15 hints at engine malfunction behind the deadly accident, in which 72 lives, including that of four crew members, were lost.

Nepal T20 League spot-fixing: CIB concludes investigation, submits report to govt attorney

Following this, it submitted the report to the Kathmandu District Government Attorney’s Office to take forward the prosecution.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary Akhter arrives

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau, Afreen Akhter, arrived in Kathmandu today.

PM Dahal, special envoy of South Korean President hold meeting

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and a delegation led by the special envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea, Sung Min Jung,

Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary

Officials from India's Income Tax Department searched the BBC's offices in New Delhi on Tuesday, weeks after the British broadcaster released a controversial documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, three members of its staff said.

Transport workers' unions withdraw protest action

The transport workers' organisations have retracted their agitation.

Bivalent vaccine arrives in Nepal

Chief of Supply Management Division, Department of Health Services, said that the vaccine arrived at 9 am on Monday.

Proposed dry port will be constructed as per tri-national strategy: PM Dahal

"The dry port will be constructed as per the tri-national strategy. We are on the lookout to take advantage of development activities of India and China.

Chitwan-2 parliamentary constituency on April 23.

The Election Commission has announced byelection in Chitwan-2 parliamentary constituency on April 23.

DoI decision on German's visa overstay illegal: SC

The Supreme Court has ordered the Department of Immigration and Prison Office to release a German national who was jailed for overstaying visa.

Literacy is essential in all classes and levels on digital rights.

Of late, most people have access to digital, but most have not paid attention to how safe they are from it.

Bhakta B B has started an initiative to manage loose cows

Initiatives have been started for the management of cows at various places within the Mahendra Highway.

Preparing to announce and ensure full vaccination for Far West Province

reparations have been started to declare full vaccination coverage and sustainability in the Far Western Province.

The father was killed by an axe attack in Baitadi.

A son has killed his father by hitting a sharp weapon ax in Ward No. 5 Shera of Dilashaini Rural Municipality.