Kathmandu, Sep 5 (ANI): Parliament in Nepal will vote for a sixth time on Sunday for the post of Prime Minister.ccording to Nepalnews, all political parties have remained firm on their stance and there hasn't been any progress an talks among parties.

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): India on Tuesday assured all kinds of assistance to Sri Lanka's war-displaced Tamils during the visit of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and their families to get an overview of the process of resettlement.

New Delhi, Aug.25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna on Wednesday said that India intends to see a settlement of all pending issues between the internally displaced Tamils of Sri Lanka and the Government of Sri Lanka.

Kathmandu, Aug 24 (ANI): A Nepalese passenger plane with fourteen people on board crashed in Makawanpur near Kathmandu this morning.

Kathmandu, Aug 24 (ANI): The fifth round of the prime ministerial election failed to deliver a result Monday, as both Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda and Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel could not garner sufficient votes to establish their right to occupy the coveted office.

Kathmandu, Aug 23 (ANI): Nepalese parliament will vote for a fifth time on Monday for the post of the Prime Minister.

Kathmandu, Aug.21 (ANI): The Nepal Army has told the government not to extend the term of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).

Colombo, Aug 20(ANI): A top Sri Lankan official has said that the resettlement of those displaced in the country's battle against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would be finished by September end.

Kathmandu, Aug 17 (ANI): Nepal has opened a honeymoon suite for two rare Asian one-horned rhinos in one of its zoos in an attempt to encourage the pair's matting.

Toronto/Colombo, Aug.17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has reportedly urged Canada to share more of its intelligence on human smuggling operation with ties to the Tamil Tigers.

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 (ANI): Three organizations in South Asia-Nepal Engineering College, South Asian Integrated Water Resources Management Consortium and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - will undertake a three-year research project on water security in Kathmandu, Hyderabad and Gurgaon and Khulna and how it will impact increasing urbanization, global climate change and allied issues.

Colombo, Aug.16 (ANI): Sri Lanka has opened a new seaport in southern Hambantota, which has been built with Chinese assistance as part of a six billion dollar drive to rebuild infrastructure after the war.

New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday extended its full support and cooperation to the central government, in its attempts to end the political stalemate in Nepal.

Canada, Aug 14 (ANI): Canada has been criticized for concluding that a boat entering the country on Friday with 490 suspected asylum seekers might include members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu), Aug 13 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko on Friday said the Central Government should take a firm stand on reports of shooting of Indian fishermen off the coast of Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan Navy.

Tehran, Aug 11 (ANI): The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is digging mass graves for American soldiers in anticipation of a war over its nuclear programme.

Kathmandu, Aug 11 (ANI): Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma has said his party chairman and prime ministerial candidate Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda is ready to withdraw his candidacy for the prime minister post if other parties agreed to amend the Interim Constitution.

Kathmandu, Aug 9 (ANI): To reduce social stigma and discrimination that leprosy patients in the society, Nepalese lepers are all set to climb Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world.

Kathmandu, Aug 8 (ANI): The Nepali Congress Party has decided to go ahead with party Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel's candidacy in the fifth round of election for the post of Prime Minister.

Dhaka, August 8 (ANI): Visiting Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has appreciated the effort of the Bangladesh Government in tackling the menace of extremism and terrorism in the region.