October 28, 2023

SAARC Secretary-General Sarwar assumes office

Kathmandu: Newly-appointed Secretary-General of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Golam Sarwar has assumed the office.He took charge of his duties since last Tuesday upon the approval of SAARC Council of Ministers, informed Ka…

Preparations completed for UN Secretary-General’s visit

Kathmandu: Preparations for the visit of UN Secretary-General António Guterres have been completed.The UN Secretary-General is arriving Nepal tonight for his four-day-long visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.Spokesp…

President Paudel offers special worship at Nawadurga Temple

Bhaktapur: President Ramchandra Paudel has offered special workshop in the Bhaktapur-based Nawadurga Temple, and received Tika and Prasad on the occasion of the Kojagrat Poornima, the concluding day of Bada Dashain festival, today.President Paudel acco…

Nepal Bhasa literary conference concludes; four feted

Bhaktapur: The two-day 43rd Nepal Bhasa Literary Conference that kicked off at Lyasingkhel in Bhaktapur concluded today.Various cultural performances, including songs, dance, story-telling, poetry, and drama were presented on the occasion of the confer…

It’s very unlike Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan

DHAKA, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan lamented their poor batting performance, saying that the batting performance they demonstrated in the ICC Cricket World Cup is not Bangladesh-like.His comment came after Bangladesh’s crushing defeat to Netherla…

AL to hold peace rally across country tomorrow

DHAKA, The ruling Awami League will hold peace rally across the country tomorrow as the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader announced the programmes from its rally at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s south gate here today.Awami League (AL)’s Dhak…

US condemns violence in Dhaka

DHAKA, The United States has condemned the political violence in Dhaka today.”We call for calm and restraint on all sides and will review all violent incidents for possible visa restrictions,” said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central …

Lakshmi Puja celebrated

DHAKA, Lakshmi Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, was celebrated today with due religious fervor and enthusiasm.The Puja is arranged on the next full-moon night after the end of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country’…