FirstUp: Voting for Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly polls, Indian Army chief to visit Nepal... Top news today

Voting for Assembly seats will take place across Maharashtra and some constituencies of Jharkhand today while the Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will embark on a four-day visit to Nepal. Bypolls will be held in Punjab, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh today …

CPA and post-conflict Nepal

It has been 18 years since the Government of Nepal and the then Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) signed the Comprehensive Peace Accord in 2006, ending the decade-long armed conflict which started in 1996. Like it or not, I cannot resist thinking back to …

Indian Army chief arrives in Nepal; to receive Honorary General rank from President Paudel

President Paudel highlights Nepal Sambat as national heritage

Kathmandu, November 19 — President Ramchandra Paudel acknowledged Nepal Sambat as a unique national heritage, noting its historical roots connected at various spheres such as religion, culture and social life.      Nepal Sambat is an indigenous calendar …

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi embarks on 4-day visit to Nepal

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi embarked on a four-day visit to Nepal on Wednesday to further ramp up the already close defence and strategic ties between the two countries against the backdrop of the evolving regional security situation. Gen Dwivedi will …

Forests Minister says Nepal's participation in COP29 has been effective

Kathmandu, Nov 19: Forests and Environment Minister Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri has said Nepal's participation is going in an effective manner in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) underway in Baku …

Nepal: Renewed protests planned in multiple cities from Nov. 23 over high-profile cooperative bank fraud case hearing

Authorities are responding to a fire at the Karangalan Village in Pasig City on late Nov. 19. Initial reports indicate the fire started at 18:35. The cause of the incident currently remains unclear; firefighters are still at the scene attempting to control …

Germany to provide Rs 1.46 billion grant to Nepal for power distribution project

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Finance (MoF), on behalf of Government of Nepal and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed a grant Agreement for the implementation of the Power …

CAN releases schedules for Nepal Premiere League T20 cricket 2024

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has released the full schedules for the Nepal Premiere League (NPL) T20 cricket competition starting this Saturday, November 20, 2024. The hotly-anticipated domestic cricket contest is expected to usher in a golden …

Nepal's abroad travel spending higher than tourism earnings in 1st quarter

KATHMANDU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nepal spent more for its nationals travelling abroad than it earned from foreign visitors during the first quarter of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, which began in mid-July, the central bank said on Tuesday. The South Asian …