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Innovation partnership programmes in priority for strengthening federalism
Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, Chet Narayan Acharya, has laid emphasis on the effective implementation of the innovation partnership programme along with federalism strengthening. He said this in the meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee under the Province and Local Governance Strengthening Programme (PLGSP) held at Deukhuri on Thursday.
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U.S. court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Nepal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose Temporary Protected Status designations expired Aug. 5. The TPS designations and legal status of 51,000 Hondurans and 3,000 Nicaraguans are set to expire Sept. 8, at which point they will become eligible for removal.
Hurricane waves threaten North Carolina
There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: "One road on. One road off (sometimes)" — poking fun at the constant battle between Mother Nature and a thin ribbon of pavement connecting the narrow barrier island to the rest of the world.
TikTok partners with NTB
TikTok and the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) jointly announced a partnership with the aim of promoting Nepal’s extraordinary landscapes, cultural heritage, and adventure experiences to a global audience on Tuesday.
Communication Minister calls on Gurung community to preserve their mother language
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung emphasized the need for the Gurung community to initiate a campaign at home to preserve the Gurung language and pass it to the younger generations.
'Karnali province is born of people's sacrifices'
Chief of Karnali Province, Yagya Raj Joshi, has said Karnali Province was established through the dedication and sacrifices of the people. Addressing the major celebration of Karnali Province Establishment and Martyrs' Day 2082 BS held on Wednesday, he urged the province government to act in ways that promote the rights and interests of the people, by honouring the legacy of those who attained martyrdom for the province’s creation.
Deadly traffic accident in Afghanistan; death toll reaches 79
At least 79 people—most of them recently returned refugees from Iran—have died, and three others were injured in a traffic accident in western Herat province, local officials said Wednesday. Mufti Mohammad Yusuf Saeedi, spokesman for the Herat governor, said a 580-model passenger bus travelling from Islam Qala towards Kabul collided with a motorcycle and a Mazda lorry on the ring road, before catching fire.
Truck hits motorcyclist to death
A motorcyclist died after a truck hit him near Keraghari of Panchkhal municipality-5 along the Araniko Highway today.
Five arrested for fraud in networking business scam
Police have arrested five people who were working at the Universal Entrepreneurs Private Limited branch office in Kawasati Municipality-8 for falsely tempting various people with the idea that they could earn a lot of money through a networking business.
Geologists fail to measure Ventina glacier
Italy's Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year's ho
Yomari officially listed in intangible cultural heritage
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has officially listed Yomari, a traditional dish of the Newar community, as an intangible cultural heritage. This recognition follows the efforts of the
Heavy rains batter India's Mumbai: Santacruz tops with 151 mm downpour in 6 hours
Heavy rains pounded Mumbai on Tuesday, with Santacruz in the western suburbs recording the highest rainfall at 151.4 mm in just six hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
China, India agree to maintain momentum of bilateral ties
Jaishankar said that under the joint guidance of leaders of the two countries, bilateral relations have moved from the bottom and are continuously improving and developing, adding exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in all fields are moving toward normalization. He reaffirmed that Taiwan is a part of China.
