Kathmandu, Nov 13 (ANI): Cadres of the Unified CPN (Maoist) clashed with riot police while staging protest outside the country's administrative center, Singha Durbar, as part of their second -phase protests against President Ram Baran's move to overrule the erstwhile Maoists government's decision to sack the then army chief, General Rookmand Katawal.

Vancouver, Nov 12(ANI): The 76 Sri Lankans, detained on a migrant ship off the West Coast last month, may be the first wave of defeated LTTE fleeing to Canada, a terrorism expert has said.

Kathmandu, Nov 11 (ANI): The health of former Nepal Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala who has been kept under medical observation, is gradually improving, doctors said today.

Bariyapur (Nepal), Nov.4 (ANI): Plans by Hindu devotees to sacrifice over 500,000 animals during a two-day festival in Nepal this month has angered animal rights activists, who are demanding that the 300-year-old ritual to be banned.

Kathmandu, Nov 3 (ANI): CPN-UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal will arrive New Delhi on a weeklong visit today.

Kathmandu, Oct 28 (ANI): Nepal and India on Tuesday signed a Treaty of Trade and Agreement of Cooperation to control unauthorised trade.

Kathmandu, Oct. 18 (ANI): A shortage in UN funding may force thousands of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Nepal cut down on their meals.

Kathmandu, Oct 12 (ANI): Maoist Vice Chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai has slammed Defense Minister Bidhya Bhandari's recent statement at the parliament's State Affairs Committee that provisions in the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) had hindered the works of the Nepal Army and that the CPA should be reviewed.

Kathmandu, Oct 10 (ANI): Even as he was greeted by black flags by the Maoist cadres, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday said that he is still trying to end the current political impasse' through a consensus.

Kathmandu, Oct 6 (ANI): Maoist chairman Prachanda has dismissed news reports that he offered Prime Minister's post to Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala during a secret meeting held at former royal aide Lokman Singh Karki's house on Sunday.

Kathmandu, Sep 30 (ANI): The Unified CPN (Maoist) has constituted a five-member committee to hold talks with other parties in an effort to end the current political deadlock in Nepal.

Colombo, Sep.29 (ANI): An agreement was signed between Hayleys and the Akkaraipattu Seed Paddy Producers Society in Ampara on Monday.

Sydney, Sep 29(ANI): The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has said that SBS breached broadcasting rules when it aired two episodes of the Tamil Language Program biased in favour of Tamil Tiger rebels, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Kathmandu, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said his visit to the United States and participation in the United Nations General Assembly has been successful.

Kathmandu, Sep 24 (ANI): Maoist chairman Prachanda has said that his party would table 'no confidence' motion in the parliament against the UML-led government if there's no agreement to resolve the question of civilian supremacy.

Gorak shep (Nepal), Sep 23(ANI): Three skydivers, including one Indian and two British nationals, achieved an astounding feat on Tuesday when they jumped from an altitude of 6,154 metres (20,000 feet) to land at Gorak Shep, world's highest drop zone, near Mount Everest.The three, Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, Leo Dickinson and Ralph Mitchell, were excited with the successful jump, and expressed their delight at reaching the sandy plateau, which is 5,165 metres above sea level.

Kathmandu, Sep.22 (ANI): Almost three years after the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Nepal continues to remain a conflict zone with no respite in killings, abductions and serious rights violations.

Kathamandu, Sept 20 (ANI): Pushkar Shah from Nepal, who pedaled around the globe, has returned home after completing a 11-year old odyssey on cycle.

Kathmandu, Sep 19 (ANI): Maoist chairman Prachanda has threatened to launch a decisive revolt in Nepal if the Maoist-floated resolution motion on civilian supremacy were not debated in the Parliament.

Dhaka, Sep 18(ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has expressed concern over the rising oceans due to climate change, and warned that it could swallow one-third of the low-lying country.