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President Paudel calls for global adherence to Paris Agreement
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
President Ram Chandra Paudel KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel has stressed that all countries must honor their commitments under the Paris Agreement to combat climate change and contain the rise in global temperatures. Inaugurating a...
Q+A with Rotary district governor Lydia Wells
The Suffolk Times - New York
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August 18, 2025
Lydia Wells has traveled the world, seeing new places and meeting new faces, but also doing good along the way. Ms. Wells has served as the president of the Greenport Rotary Club for three terms, as well as secretary, club membership chair and...
Indian broadcasters staring at crores in unpaid license fees from Nepal, Bangladesh
The Hindu
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August 18, 2025
Representational file image. Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik TV broadcasters in India are due hundreds of crores in overdue license fee payments from distributors in Nepal and Bangladesh, a problem that has been getting worse over the last year,...
Nepal endorses Citizenship Bill allowing use of either parent’s name
OnlineKhabar
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu, August 18 The Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill, which ensures a mother’s equal right to pass on citizenship by descent, has been endorsed by the Legislation Management Committee of the National Assembly. Once the bill is...
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets Nepal PM to prepare for Oli's Mid-Sept India Visit
ETGovernment
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August 18, 2025
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday called on Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Ramchandra Paudel and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties across various sectors, as both countries seek to give a fresh impetus to ties...
Nepal’s President urges HKH countries to adopt people-centric, science-based policies
United News of Bangladesh
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President of Nepal Ramchandra Poudel on Monday said they, at the policy-making level, must formulate timely, people-centered and implementable policies on climate change, biodiversity, and air pollution, based on scientific facts and public...
India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month
The Print
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli first official visit to New Delhi next month since taking office over a year ago....
Edwin Bock, Syracuse political science professor and author, dies at 103
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 18, 2025
Edwin Bock owed his marriage to seasickness. In 1949, on a ship headed for Europe, he met a young woman named George Ann, who complained of feeling woozy. He offered her some Dramamine, and the rest is history. The pair soon got married and raised...
Minister Shahi for regional cooperation against climate change impacts
Enewspolar
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu, Aug 18: Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, has said regional cooperation is warranted to face challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and air pollution. During his address to an inaugural...
Durga Prasai announces plan to form political party
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has announced that he will be forming a new political party. He made the declaration on Monday at a press conference, stating that he and his family place the interests of Nepal and Nepalis...
MSF South Asia convenes 2025 Health and Humanity Summit in Kathmandu
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus directing authorities to expedite the investigation into the 2007 Gaur massacre, in which 27 individuals lost their lives. The order names 130 individuals, including Janata Samajwadi...
Nepal eliminates rubella, highly contagious viral disease: WHO
The Kathmandu Post
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Nepal has eliminated rubella, a highly contagious viral disease as a public health problem, the World Health Organisation, announced on Monday. The UN health body in its statement said that it is a remarkable achievement for a country making...
Proton launches Malaysian-made EV in Nepal
The Kathmandu Post
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Proton Malaysia, in partnership with Jagdamba Motors in Kathmandu, has launched its first electric vehicle in Nepal—the Proton e.MAS 7. The model is the first Malaysian-made EV to be introduced to the local market. The partnership between Proton...
Record number of fugitives arrested in Home Minister Lekhak’s first year
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Home Affairs under Ramesh Lekhak has set a record in the enforcement of court verdicts, with the highest-ever number of fugitive convicts arrested in a single year. Since assuming office, Home Minister Lekhak has...
PM Oli briefed on expansion of DNF and Nepal Telecom's progress
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, Aug 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has garnered information on the expansion of the Digital Nepal Framework (DNF) and the progress of Nepal Telecom. PM Oli sought a brief inquiry from Minister for Communications and Information...
PM Oli: Served 14 years in prison without committing any crime
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he served 14 years in prison without committing any crime or offense. He remarked that under the then Panchayat system, his only fault was to say that monarchy was not suitable for the...
Writ petition filed against Nepal Telecom’s ‘forced’ CRBT
NepaliTelecom
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August 18, 2025
Summary✨ A Supreme Court writ demands Nepal Telecom (NTC) cease unsolicited Caller Ring Back Tones (CRBT). The petition claims NTC plays CRBT without user consent, citing stress and service quality degradation. The petitioner argues that NTC's...
Foreign Minister: Nepal making continuous efforts for Bipin Joshi’s release
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba has stated that the Government of Nepal has been making continuous and tireless efforts for the early release of Nepali youth Bipin Joshi, who...
Pakistan, Nepal can broaden collaboration in gender equality, SDGs, climate change: Romina
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 18, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): Parliamentarians from Nepal and Pakistan on Monday vowed to boost synergies for joint efforts and experience sharing in areas of gender mainstreaming and climate...
Foreign Secretary concludes Nepal visit, invites PM Oli to India
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 18 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday concluded his two-day Nepal visit and returned home. During the visit, Misri also handed over a formal invitation to Nepal Prime Minister Oli for a visit to India....