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PM proposes PSC to probe allegations against Ravi K.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday suggested the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to probe the allegations made by the Opposition against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake instead of the

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Dish Home office in Bhaisepati attacked

An unidentified gang hurled petrol bomb at Dish Home control unit office in Bhaisepati early Wednesday morning. Lalitpur SSP Pitambar Adhikari informed that the incident occurred at 6:15 am this

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Police baton charge protesters, fire several rounds of teargas (Update)

The Police baton charged and fired several rounds of teargas at the protesters in Janakpur on Wednesday as situation remains tense due to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s visit at the

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‘Nepal-India relations genuine’

Nepal and India enjoy centuries-old people-to-people relations, said speakers on Tuesday at an interaction organised by Nepal-India Friendship Association in the Capital on ‘Nepal-India Relations and Present Situation”. On the

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Bhutan offers sale of electricity to Bangladesh

Bhutan has offered to export hydroelectricity to Bangladesh at the cheapest price saying it country has the capacity to generate 30,000 MW of hydroelectricity. Minister for Economic Affairs Norbu Wangchuk,

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Bhutan supports Nepal with US $1m relief aid

In a magnanimous gesture of supporting the earthquake victims in Nepal, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay handed over Ngultrum 62 million, at par with US $1M, to Nepal’s PM Sushil

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DNC-D vice president Chhoejay resigns

Vice-president of the Druk National Congress –Democratic (DNC-D), Karma Chhoejay, has resigned quitting his position and even not sustaining his general membership. “After a lengthy verbal explanation in DNC-D exile

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Bhutanese refugees in hunger strike; BRRRC urged for repartition

Bhutanese Refugees languishing in Beldangi camp started hunger strike in response to the World Food Program’s (WFP) decision to curtailing the food commodities. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Pakistan protests reports on diplomat’s terror link

Pakistan today protested reports in Bangladeshi media on alleged involvement of one of its diplomats in financing terrorism here. A media release was issued from the Pakistan High Commission in

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Pentagon warns ISIS offshoot growing in Afghanistan, ‘operationally active’

The Pentagon delivered a warning Tuesday about the growth of the Islamic State offshoot in Afghanistan, saying the branch has become “more operationally active” there by carving out territory and

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