U-13 football team off to Iran

KATHMANDU: Nepali U-13 national football team on Friday left for Tehran to participate in the AFC U-13 Football Festival slated for 18-24 May. Member Secretary of National Sports Council Jeeban Ram Shrestha and ANFA president Ganesh Thapa saw off the… बाँकी अंश »

Gurkha widow to remain in UK

KATHMANDU: The family of a Gurkha killed in Afghanistan this week will not be forced to leave Britain, it was confirmed Sunday. According to the Daily Mail, Corporal Kumar Pun’s widow was said to have been told she and their… बाँकी अंश »

Pak, Afghan agree for

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday agreed on a comprehensive “action plan” to flush out terrorism and check drug trafficking by strengthening border security management and maintaining close coordination. This was announced at a news conference jointly addressed by Interior Minister… बाँकी अंश »

UN to boost help for Pakistan

Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said Friday he received a positive response from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he sought, during a meeting with him, stepped up U.N.’s humanitarian help to the large number of people displaced by the military action… बाँकी अंश »

President Karzai to stand for re-election in Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai officially registered with the Election Commission Monday to stand for re-election in country’s presidential polls slated for Aug 20. The incumbent president appeared before the Election Commission Monday morning, naming current Vice President Karim Khalili as… बाँकी अंश »

40 killed in Afghan violence

Four civilians, including two children, were killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, while four Afghan army soldiers and 31 Taliban militants were killed elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. In the latest incident, an eight-year-old girl and… बाँकी अंश »

Gurkhas refused full settlement rights

LONDON, April 24 – The government refused to offer full settlement rights to all former Gurkhas Friday despite a High Court ruling last year, in a move slammed by the Nepalese ex-soldiers and their supporters. Settlement rights will be given… बाँकी अंश »