nepalnews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for nepalnews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page nepalnews.net http://www.nepalnews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:14:58 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:14:58 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[PM Modi's ensuing Bhutan visit to further strengthen bilateral ties]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179313/pm-modi-ensuing-bhutan-visit-to-further-strengthen-bilateral-ties Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:18:14 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179313/pm-modi-ensuing-bhutan-visit-to-further-strengthen-bilateral-ties <![CDATA[China's Hebei sees 14.7 pct foreign trade growth in Jan-Feb]]> SHIJIAZHUANG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Hebei Province in north China posted steady foreign trade growth in the first two months of 2024, according to local customs.

Hebei's total imports and exports grew 14.7 percent year on year to 97 billion yuan (about 13.66 billion U.S. dollars) in the period, said Shijiazhuang Customs.

In breakdown, exports hit 54.19 billion yuan, marking a 20.7 percent increase from the]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179309/china-hebei-sees-147-pct-foreign-trade-growth-in-jan-feb Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:18:05 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179309/china-hebei-sees-147-pct-foreign-trade-growth-in-jan-feb <![CDATA[White House urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to address differences through dialogue]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179228/white-house-urges-pakistan-afghanistan-to-address-differences-through-dialogue Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:55:07 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274179228/white-house-urges-pakistan-afghanistan-to-address-differences-through-dialogue <![CDATA[Recent Match Report - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2023-24 .com]]> https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1424212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:46:05 GMT https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1424212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Dilshan Madushanka to miss rest of Bangladesh tour and initial stages of IPL for Mumbai Indians]]> https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1425182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:46:00 GMT https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1425182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Recent Match Report - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 2023-24 .com]]> https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1424977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:46:00 GMT https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1424977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Taliban targets Pakistan's military posts after its airstrikes in Afghanistan]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178912/taliban-targets-pakistan-military-posts-after-its-airstrikes-in-afghanistan Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:55:04 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178912/taliban-targets-pakistan-military-posts-after-its-airstrikes-in-afghanistan <![CDATA[Wanindu Hasaranga takes back Test retirement ahead of two-match series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:11 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Nepal: Former house speaker Mahara remanded to four-day judicial custody in gold smuggling case]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178483/nepal-former-house-speaker-mahara-remanded-to-four-day-judicial-custody-in-gold-smuggling-case Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:55:55 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178483/nepal-former-house-speaker-mahara-remanded-to-four-day-judicial-custody-in-gold-smuggling-case <![CDATA[Bangladesh seal series win following Rishad's quickfire knock in 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:18:37 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[7 dead, 20 injured in Nepal's traffic accident]]> KATHMANDU, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A bus veered off a highway in Nepal's Baglung district on Monday, leaving seven people dead and 20 others injured.

The bus carrying at least 34 people to Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, fell down a cliff below 150 meters. A joint team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force rescued the victims.

"All the seven were killed on the spot," Madan KC, spokesperson for the district poli]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178337/7-dead-20-injured-in-nepal-traffic-accident Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:07 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178337/7-dead-20-injured-in-nepal-traffic-accident <![CDATA[Blinken Warns Democracy Summit of Dangers of Disinformation]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that in a year where more than half the world will be holding elections, new technologies including social media and artificial intelligence have made disinformation a greater threat than ever.

Speaking to the third Summit for Democracy in Seoul Monday, Blinken added that while those technologies have dramatically accelerated the already fast-changing information enviro]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178080/blinken-warns-democracy-summit-of-dangers-of-disinformation Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:05:12 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274178080/blinken-warns-democracy-summit-of-dangers-of-disinformation <![CDATA["It was freak injury": Hardik Pandya on getting injured during World Cup]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:18:48 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup <![CDATA[Nepal's former Speaker Krishna Mahara arrested in gold smuggling case]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274177240/nepal-former-speaker-krishna-mahara-arrested-in-gold-smuggling-case Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:27:13 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274177240/nepal-former-speaker-krishna-mahara-arrested-in-gold-smuggling-case <![CDATA[AirAsia Cambodia to launch daily domestic services on May 2]]> PHNOM PENH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- AirAsia's Cambodian unit will launch daily domestic flight operations on May 2, as the low-cost airline aims to boost air travel in the Southeast Asian country, it said in a news release on Monday.

The airline will start with three domestic flight destinations: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville, utilizing two A320 aircraft based at Phnom Penh International Airport, the new]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274176990/airasia-cambodia-to-launch-daily-domestic-services-on-may-2 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:49:01 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274176990/airasia-cambodia-to-launch-daily-domestic-services-on-may-2 <![CDATA[Blinken Arrives in South Korea to Attend Democracy Summit]]> Seoul, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies.

Blinken landed Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of U.S. President Joe Biden, which Seoul is hosting this week.

Before arriving in Se]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174858/blinken-arrives-in-south-korea-to-attend-democracy-summit Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:05:15 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174858/blinken-arrives-in-south-korea-to-attend-democracy-summit <![CDATA[Bangladesh's sea-land oil storage, transportation system operational]]> DHAKA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's first sea-land integrated oil storage and transportation system has been put into commercial operation.

The project started in 2019 and was completed in November 2023, with preferential loans provided by the Chinese government, financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and undertaken by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd.

The project will shorten oil u]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:49:01 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational <![CDATA[Tripura: One Bangladeshi smuggler killed in BSF firing]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174512/tripura-one-bangladeshi-smuggler-killed-in-bsf-firing Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:19:00 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174512/tripura-one-bangladeshi-smuggler-killed-in-bsf-firing <![CDATA[People from Sikh community criticise Delhi CM Kejriwal over his CAA remark]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174473/people-from-sikh-community-criticise-delhi-cm-kejriwal-over-his-caa-remark Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:19:05 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174473/people-from-sikh-community-criticise-delhi-cm-kejriwal-over-his-caa-remark <![CDATA[Landmine explosion kills 1 in NW Cambodia]]> PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A boy was killed and his two younger sisters seriously wounded in a landmine explosion in northwest Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on Sunday, a mine clearance chief said.

Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), said the blast occurred Sunday morning in Anlong Veng district when the three siblings followed their mother to a cassava farm and th]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174458/landmine-explosion-kills-1-in-nw-cambodia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174458/landmine-explosion-kills-1-in-nw-cambodia <![CDATA[Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib ruled out of final ODI clash against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:18:44 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 17]]> MANILA -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines in January and Febru]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Cambodia's total public debt reaches 11.24 bln USD as of 2023]]> PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government had a total public debt stock of 11.24 billion U.S. dollars as of 2023, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Sunday.

The public debt comprised 64 percent from bilateral development partners and 36 percent from multilateral development partners, the bulletin said.

The compositi]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174151/cambodia-total-public-debt-reaches-1124-bln-usd-as-of-2023 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:02 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174151/cambodia-total-public-debt-reaches-1124-bln-usd-as-of-2023 <![CDATA[Cambodia launches Visit Siem Reap 2024 campaign]]> SIEM REAP, Cambodia, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday launched the Visit Siem Reap 2024 campaign in the northwestern province, aiming to draw more visitors to its tourist attraction the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park.

Addressing the launching event with thousands of participants, which was held together with the official opening ceremony of the eighth River Festival, Prime Minister Hun Manet s]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174133/cambodia-launches-visit-siem-reap-2024-campaign Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174133/cambodia-launches-visit-siem-reap-2024-campaign <![CDATA[Chinese tourist arrivals in Philippines surge by 235 pct in Jan-Feb]]> MANILA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines i]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174132/chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-philippines-surge-by-235-pct-in-jan-feb Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274174132/chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-philippines-surge-by-235-pct-in-jan-feb <![CDATA[Noura Al Kaabi leads UAE's delegation to 68th session of UN Commission on Status of Women]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173976/noura-al-kaabi-leads-uae-delegation-to-68th-session-of-un-commission-on-status-of-women Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:08 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173976/noura-al-kaabi-leads-uae-delegation-to-68th-session-of-un-commission-on-status-of-women <![CDATA["Limited and misguided perspective": India tears into Pak for raising Ram Temple, CAA at UNGA]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173969/limited-and-misguided-perspective-india-tears-into-pak-for-raising-ram-temple-caa-at-unga Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:04 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173969/limited-and-misguided-perspective-india-tears-into-pak-for-raising-ram-temple-caa-at-unga <![CDATA[Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka sustains injury, ruled out of final ODI clash against Bangladesh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:24 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Nissanka's ton guides Sri Lanka to victory over Bangladesh by 3 wickets]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:37 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets <![CDATA[Former Vice President's son falls from grace, arrested for fraud]]> KATHMANDU, Nepal Dipesh Pun, the son of former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, was arrested Friday on charges of cooperative fraud and gold smuggling.

Dipesh was taken into custody in Dhapasi, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane.

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) interrogated Dipesh on September 5 last year for his suspected involvement in the smuggling o]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274171110/former-vice-president-son-falls-from-grace-arrested-for-fraud Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:10:58 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274171110/former-vice-president-son-falls-from-grace-arrested-for-fraud <![CDATA[What Makes People Happy California Lawmakers Want to Find Out]]> SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter at home near Los Angeles. Last weekend, he took her ice skating and afterward to an indoor playground, then let her get a donut after she agreed to ride her scooter on the way there.

"Those are the types of things that make me happy," he said this week in an int]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274170680/what-makes-people-happy-california-lawmakers-want-to-find-out Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:05:11 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274170680/what-makes-people-happy-california-lawmakers-want-to-find-out <![CDATA["This is a different India today": Jaishankar hails Centre's global outreach, says country now able to "seek own solutions"]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169612/this-is-a-different-india-today-jaishankar-hails-centre-global-outreach-says-country-now-able-to-seek-own-solutions Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:35:14 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169612/this-is-a-different-india-today-jaishankar-hails-centre-global-outreach-says-country-now-able-to-seek-own-solutions <![CDATA[Indian Embassy in Kathmandu celebrates Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169365/indian-embassy-in-kathmandu-celebrates-golden-jubilee-scholarship-day Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:01 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169365/indian-embassy-in-kathmandu-celebrates-golden-jubilee-scholarship-day <![CDATA[Nepal: Opposition obstructs house meeting, demands resignation of Home Minister]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274167424/nepal-opposition-obstructs-house-meeting-demands-resignation-of-home-minister Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:18:54 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274167424/nepal-opposition-obstructs-house-meeting-demands-resignation-of-home-minister <![CDATA[Bhutan PM Tobgay stresses upon need to enhance air connectivity with India]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165899/bhutan-pm-tobgay-stresses-upon-need-to-enhance-air-connectivity-with-india Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:55:44 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165899/bhutan-pm-tobgay-stresses-upon-need-to-enhance-air-connectivity-with-india <![CDATA[PM Modi accepts Bhutan counterpart's invitation, visit next week]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165856/pm-modi-accepts-bhutan-counterpart-invitation-visit-next-week Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:18:54 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165856/pm-modi-accepts-bhutan-counterpart-invitation-visit-next-week <![CDATA[Nepal: Hundreds of Muslims offer Namaz on first Friday of Ramzan]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165841/nepal-hundreds-of-muslims-offer-namaz-on-first-friday-of-ramzan Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:55:46 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165841/nepal-hundreds-of-muslims-offer-namaz-on-first-friday-of-ramzan <![CDATA[Nepal Police arrests son of former Vice President on gold smuggling case from China]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165818/nepal-police-arrests-son-of-former-vice-president-on-gold-smuggling-case-from-china Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:27:14 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165818/nepal-police-arrests-son-of-former-vice-president-on-gold-smuggling-case-from-china <![CDATA["This is where you can help...": Bhutan PM Tobgay invites Indian tourists to rebuild COVID-hit economy]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165817/this-is-where-you-can-help-bhutan-pm-tobgay-invites-indian-tourists-to-rebuild-covid-hit-economy Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:27:13 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165817/this-is-where-you-can-help-bhutan-pm-tobgay-invites-indian-tourists-to-rebuild-covid-hit-economy <![CDATA["We have been blessed with excellent relations with India": Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165813/we-have-been-blessed-with-excellent-relations-with-india-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:18:47 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165813/we-have-been-blessed-with-excellent-relations-with-india-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 15]]> SINGAPORE -- A crew member onboard the Liberia-flagged vessel Utopia was reported missing on Friday afternoon, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The vessel is in Singapore waters, the MPA added. (Singapore-Vessel Crew-Missing)

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NEW DELHI -- India strongly reacted on Friday to the U.S. State Department spokesman's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:58 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 <![CDATA[Indian Navy thwarts piracy attack on Bangladesh-flagged vessel off Somalia coast]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165377/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-somalia-coast Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:37:20 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165377/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-somalia-coast <![CDATA[Indian Navy thwarts piracy attack on Bangladesh-flagged vessel off Sonalia coast]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165364/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-sonalia-coast Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:18:37 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165364/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-sonalia-coast <![CDATA[We will never allow criminalization of politics: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165280/we-will-never-allow-criminalization-of-politics-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:55:34 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165280/we-will-never-allow-criminalization-of-politics-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath <![CDATA["Misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted": External Affairs Ministry on remarks by US, several others on Citizenship Amendment Act]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165259/misplaced-misinformed-and-unwarranted-external-affairs-ministry-on-remarks-by-us-several-others-on-citizenship-amendment-act Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:27:15 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165259/misplaced-misinformed-and-unwarranted-external-affairs-ministry-on-remarks-by-us-several-others-on-citizenship-amendment-act <![CDATA[CAA is a true act of democracy: US Singer Millben lauds PM Modi's "compassionate leadership"]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165186/caa-is-a-true-act-of-democracy-us-singer-millben-lauds-pm-modi-compassionate-leadership Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:03:09 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165186/caa-is-a-true-act-of-democracy-us-singer-millben-lauds-pm-modi-compassionate-leadership <![CDATA[Vietnam's ride-hailing market value to reach 880 mln USD in 2024]]> HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's ride-hailing market value is estimated to reach 880 million U.S. dollars in 2024, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday, citing India-based market research firm Mordor Intelligence.

By 2029, the market value will hit 21.6 billion dollars, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent, said the firm.

Consumers' increasing preference to private transportation f]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165183/vietnam-ride-hailing-market-value-to-reach-880-mln-usd-in-2024 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:57:02 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165183/vietnam-ride-hailing-market-value-to-reach-880-mln-usd-in-2024 <![CDATA[Grace Harris replaces Darcie Brown in Australia's ODI series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:42 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Bhutan PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165113/bhutan-pm-pays-tributes-to-mahatma-gandhi-at-rajghat Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:03:08 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165113/bhutan-pm-pays-tributes-to-mahatma-gandhi-at-rajghat <![CDATA[UP CM Yogi visits Balrampur, offers prayers at Devi Patan temple]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165112/up-cm-yogi-visits-balrampur-offers-prayers-at-devi-patan-temple Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:03:08 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165112/up-cm-yogi-visits-balrampur-offers-prayers-at-devi-patan-temple <![CDATA[India Activates Discriminatory Citizenship Law]]> This week, India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government began implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which parliament had enacted in 2019. The law fast-tracks citizenship requests from non-Muslims fleeing religious persecution from India's Muslim-majority neighbors - Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh - but excludes Muslim refugees from those countries.

Before the government enacted the law, ]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:11:35 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law <![CDATA[Leopard spotted in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, forest officials launch search ops]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165075/leopard-spotted-in-rajasthan-jodhpur-forest-officials-launch-search-ops Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:03:13 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165075/leopard-spotted-in-rajasthan-jodhpur-forest-officials-launch-search-ops <![CDATA[CAA: SC agrees to hear on March 19 pleas seeking stay on CAA Rules 2024]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164996/caa-sc-agrees-to-hear-on-march-19-pleas-seeking-stay-on-caa-rules-2024 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:27:16 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164996/caa-sc-agrees-to-hear-on-march-19-pleas-seeking-stay-on-caa-rules-2024 <![CDATA[PM Modi accepts invitation to visit Bhutan next week]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164974/pm-modi-accepts-invitation-to-visit-bhutan-next-week Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:55:31 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164974/pm-modi-accepts-invitation-to-visit-bhutan-next-week <![CDATA[Two criminals nabbed after encounter with Delhi Police in Dwarka]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164914/two-criminals-nabbed-after-encounter-with-delhi-police-in-dwarka Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164914/two-criminals-nabbed-after-encounter-with-delhi-police-in-dwarka <![CDATA[Singapore rounds out regional trip]]> Minister Winston Peters completed the final leg of his visit to South and South East Asia in Singapore today, where he focused on enhancing one of New Zealand's indispensable strategic partnerships.   

 

"Singapore is our most important defence partner in South East Asia, our fourth-largest trading partner and a critical transhipment hub for New Zealand goods," Mr Peters sa]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165137/singapore-rounds-out-regional-trip Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:47:44 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274165137/singapore-rounds-out-regional-trip <![CDATA[Centre approves infrastructure support for Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164829/centre-approves-infrastructure-support-for-central-institute-of-himalayan-culture-studies Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:55:15 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164829/centre-approves-infrastructure-support-for-central-institute-of-himalayan-culture-studies <![CDATA[China Positioning C919 Passenger Jet to Take On Boeing, Airbus]]> washington - China's state-owned plane manufacturer is facing industry skepticism over its claims that its newest passenger aircraft, the C919, can break the passenger-jet duopoly of Boeing and Airbus.

COMAC's promotional tour through the fast-growing aviation markets of Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia ended in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to China's official Xinghua news agency. At each stop]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164682/china-positioning-c919-passenger-jet-to-take-on-boeing-airbus Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:35:27 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164682/china-positioning-c919-passenger-jet-to-take-on-boeing-airbus <![CDATA[LS polls: SAD chief Badal denies speculations of tie-up with BJP in Punjab but says 'like-minded parties' welcome]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164671/ls-polls-sad-chief-badal-denies-speculations-of-tie-up-with-bjp-in-punjab-but-says-like-minded-parties-welcome Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:18:06 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164671/ls-polls-sad-chief-badal-denies-speculations-of-tie-up-with-bjp-in-punjab-but-says-like-minded-parties-welcome <![CDATA[Universities Accord fails to restore integrity to higher education]]> A report outlining recommendations for the future of tertiary education has missed the mark in several areas where reform is most needed, writes Dr Kim Sawyer.

FOR 30 YEARS, government funding of higher education has been emasculated. In the 1980s, the Federal Government provided at least 80% of university funding, but last ye]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164642/universities-accord-fails-to-restore-integrity-to-higher-education Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:52:12 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164642/universities-accord-fails-to-restore-integrity-to-higher-education <![CDATA[Video Shows Rohingya Forcibly Recruited Into Myanmar Military]]> washington - VOA has recently obtained video footage depicting Rohingya from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps being trained as soldiers in Rakhine state, the scene of heavy fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic armed groups.

The footage shows the young refugees armed with weapons and undergoing military training, revealing what appears to be forcible recruitment by the junta. Experts and wi]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164633/video-shows-rohingya-forcibly-recruited-into-myanmar-military Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:35:43 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164633/video-shows-rohingya-forcibly-recruited-into-myanmar-military <![CDATA[EAM Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, says he values his leadership in taking ties forward]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164418/eam-jaishankar-calls-on-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay-says-he-values-his-leadership-in-taking-ties-forward Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:18:04 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164418/eam-jaishankar-calls-on-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay-says-he-values-his-leadership-in-taking-ties-forward <![CDATA["Religion cannot be criteria for citizenship": CPI General Secretary questions timing of CAA implementation]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164387/religion-cannot-be-criteria-for-citizenship-cpi-general-secretary-questions-timing-of-caa-implementation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:48 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164387/religion-cannot-be-criteria-for-citizenship-cpi-general-secretary-questions-timing-of-caa-implementation <![CDATA[SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal claims AAP will be in fourth position in upcoming Lok Sabha elections]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164382/sad-president-sukhbir-singh-badal-claims-aap-will-be-in-fourth-position-in-upcoming-lok-sabha-elections Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:43 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164382/sad-president-sukhbir-singh-badal-claims-aap-will-be-in-fourth-position-in-upcoming-lok-sabha-elections <![CDATA[Seven more Nepali nationals working as mercenaries in Russia confirmed dead, official figure rises to 19]]> Kathmandu [Nepal], March 14 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday confirmed the death of seven Nepali nationals serving in the Russian Army, taking the official figure of the deceased to 19.

Issuing a press release on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death of Purna Bahadur Gurung from Dhading, Nabin Shahi from Jajarkot, Padam Bahadur Ghimire from Udayapur, Ganga Ram Adhikar]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164342/seven-more-nepali-nationals-working-as-mercenaries-in-russia-confirmed-dead-official-figure-rises-to-19 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:18:40 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164342/seven-more-nepali-nationals-working-as-mercenaries-in-russia-confirmed-dead-official-figure-rises-to-19 <![CDATA[Buddhists bring 140 Buddha statues to celebrate Samyak Mahadan festival in Kathmandu]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164311/buddhists-bring-140-buddha-statues-to-celebrate-samyak-mahadan-festival-in-kathmandu Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:03:19 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164311/buddhists-bring-140-buddha-statues-to-celebrate-samyak-mahadan-festival-in-kathmandu <![CDATA[PM Modi meets Bhutan counterpart Tshering Tobgay, holds 'productive discussions']]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164129/pm-modi-meets-bhutan-counterpart-tshering-tobgay-holds-productive-discussions Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:18:32 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164129/pm-modi-meets-bhutan-counterpart-tshering-tobgay-holds-productive-discussions <![CDATA[Bangladesh expands social service workforce by 40 pct in child protection]]> DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has hired more than 1,200 social workers in child protection services.

The initiative underscores the importance of ensuring the welfare of children and families across the nation, UNICEF said in a statement Thursday.

As a first step towards their integration in the child protection soc]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164112/bangladesh-expands-social-service-workforce-by-40-pct-in-child-protection Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:23 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164112/bangladesh-expands-social-service-workforce-by-40-pct-in-child-protection <![CDATA[Hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged ship anchors near Somalian port]]> DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship which was hijacked Tuesday has anchored 20 miles off the Somalian port of Garacad, an official said here Thursday.

Md Shakawat Hossain, general secretary of Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association, told reporters here, "We've come to know from a global shipping source that the ship as of 1:00 p.m. local time anchored at a place close to the ]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164110/hijacked-bangladeshi-flagged-ship-anchors-near-somalian-port Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:21 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164110/hijacked-bangladeshi-flagged-ship-anchors-near-somalian-port <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 14]]> TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Friday (local time), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The tremors were felt in central Tokyo. No tsunami warnings have been issued by the JMA. (Japan-Earthquake)

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JAKARTA -- Inactive Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan was sentenced to 13 years and eight mo]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164107/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-14 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:05:29 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164107/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-14 <![CDATA[JP Nadda meets Bhutan PM Tobgay, talks about BJP's ideology, initiatives]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164084/jp-nadda-meets-bhutan-pm-tobgay-talks-about-bjp-ideology-initiatives Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:37:33 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164084/jp-nadda-meets-bhutan-pm-tobgay-talks-about-bjp-ideology-initiatives <![CDATA["Muslim organisations have no fear regarding CAA," BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164082/muslim-organisations-have-no-fear-regarding-caa-bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:37:32 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164082/muslim-organisations-have-no-fear-regarding-caa-bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain <![CDATA["Good law": Sufi bodies hail implementation of citizenship act]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164076/good-law-sufi-bodies-hail-implementation-of-citizenship-act Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:18:32 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164076/good-law-sufi-bodies-hail-implementation-of-citizenship-act <![CDATA[Bhutan PM arrives in India for maiden overseas visit after assuming office]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274160581/bhutan-pm-arrives-in-india-for-maiden-overseas-visit-after-assuming-office Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:42 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274160581/bhutan-pm-arrives-in-india-for-maiden-overseas-visit-after-assuming-office <![CDATA[Former Thai PM Thaksin makes public appearance after release on parole]]> BANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made his first public appearance on Thursday since leaving detention on parole last month.

Thaksin visited the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine in the capital early Thursday morning before flying to his hometown in the country's northern Chiang Mai province for a three-day trip, local media reported.

Making his first journey back ]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274157445/former-thai-pm-thaksin-makes-public-appearance-after-release-on-parole Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:31:16 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274157445/former-thai-pm-thaksin-makes-public-appearance-after-release-on-parole <![CDATA[Lufthansa to build 2nd hangar in Philippines]]> MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa is looking to build a second hangar in the Philippines, as part of its expansion plans in the Southeast Asia region, said Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual on Thursday.

Pascual said the plan was discussed during a meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos and Lufthansa's managers in Berlin where Marcos was o]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156733/lufthansa-to-build-2nd-hangar-in-philippines Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:50:16 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156733/lufthansa-to-build-2nd-hangar-in-philippines <![CDATA[7 killed in traffic accident in Nepal]]> KATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Seven people including an infant died after a jeep veered off a highway in Nepal's Udayapur district on Thursday morning.

"We have rescued nine people alive who are receiving treatment at different hospitals," Roshan Thapa, police spokesperson of the district, told Xinhua.

Police suspected that overloading and the sloppy road could have led to the fatal accident.

The]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156681/7-killed-in-traffic-accident-in-nepal Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:19:20 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156681/7-killed-in-traffic-accident-in-nepal <![CDATA[Australia head coach Nitschke feels leaving Jonassen for upcoming tour was "tough decision"]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156632/australia-head-coach-nitschke-feels-leaving-jonassen-for-upcoming-tour-was-tough-decision Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:27:15 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156632/australia-head-coach-nitschke-feels-leaving-jonassen-for-upcoming-tour-was-tough-decision <![CDATA[Migration due to CAA will be higher than during Partition: Arvind Kejriwal]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156602/migration-due-to-caa-will-be-higher-than-during-partition-arvind-kejriwal Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:55:38 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156602/migration-due-to-caa-will-be-higher-than-during-partition-arvind-kejriwal <![CDATA["Amit Shah has been informing people about CAA": Anurag Thakur]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156543/amit-shah-has-been-informing-people-about-caa-anurag-thakur Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:55:35 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156543/amit-shah-has-been-informing-people-about-caa-anurag-thakur <![CDATA["What will happen to people living in PoK...": DMK questions Amit Shah on CAA]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156530/what-will-happen-to-people-living-in-pok-dmk-questions-amit-shah-on-caa Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:37:30 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156530/what-will-happen-to-people-living-in-pok-dmk-questions-amit-shah-on-caa <![CDATA[Vietnam's insurance premium revenue reaches 1.4 bln USD in first 2 months]]> HANOI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total insurance premium revenue in the first two months of 2024 was estimated at 33.9 trillion Vietnamese dong (1.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 1.6 percent year on year, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the Ministry of Finance.

Insurance enterprises reinjected investment worth 780.7 trillion dong (31.6 billion dollars), up 12.7 percent in the cited period, said th]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156484/vietnam-insurance-premium-revenue-reaches-14-bln-usd-in-first-2-months Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:45:08 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156484/vietnam-insurance-premium-revenue-reaches-14-bln-usd-in-first-2-months <![CDATA["Everyone will get equal rights" says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156452/everyone-will-get-equal-rights-says-amit-shah-asks-persecuted-refugees-to-have-faith-in-pm-modi-led-govt Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:55:21 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156452/everyone-will-get-equal-rights-says-amit-shah-asks-persecuted-refugees-to-have-faith-in-pm-modi-led-govt <![CDATA[IOM appeals for USD 119 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh]]> Geneva/Cox's Bazar, 14 March - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and the vulnerable community generously hosting them.

"The world today has many crises, but we cannot forget the urgent needs of the Roh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164723/iom-appeals-for-usd-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274164723/iom-appeals-for-usd-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh <![CDATA[IOM appeals for $119 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh]]> Geneva/Cox's Bazar, 14 March - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and the vulnerable community generously hosting them.

"The world today has many crises, but we cannot forget the urgent needs of the Roh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169708/iom-appeals-for-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274169708/iom-appeals-for-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh <![CDATA[Union govt notified CAA Rules one month before LS polls to polarise voters: Congress' Jairam Ramesh]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156443/union-govt-notified-caa-rules-one-month-before-ls-polls-to-polarise-voters-congress-jairam-ramesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156443/union-govt-notified-caa-rules-one-month-before-ls-polls-to-polarise-voters-congress-jairam-ramesh <![CDATA[Cambodia records 32 landmine, ERW casualties in 2023, down 22 pct]]> PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia reported 32 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2023, a 22 percent decline from 41 in 2022, according to an official report on Thursday.

"Four people were killed, 18 others were injured, and the 10 others were amputated in 2023," the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA)'s report said, adding that a total of 29 explosive ordna]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156437/cambodia-records-32-landmine-erw-casualties-in-2023-down-22-pct Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:31:09 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156437/cambodia-records-32-landmine-erw-casualties-in-2023-down-22-pct <![CDATA[Early visit to Indonesia strengthens ties]]> Foreign Minister Winston Peters held discussions in Jakarta today about the future of relations between New Zealand and South East Asia's most populous country.

 

"We are in Jakarta so early in our new government's term to reflect the huge importance we place on our relationship with Indonesia and South East Asia as a region," Mr Peters says. 

 

Mr Peters held talks w]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:19:50 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties <![CDATA[PM Modi has vision to make India a developed country: Amit Shah]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156430/pm-modi-has-vision-to-make-india-a-developed-country-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:20 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156430/pm-modi-has-vision-to-make-india-a-developed-country-amit-shah <![CDATA["Opposition parties are indulging in jhooth ki rajneeti...," Amit Shah on timing of bringing notification of CAA]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156428/opposition-parties-are-indulging-in-jhooth-ki-rajneeti-amit-shah-on-timing-of-bringing-notification-of-caa Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:19 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156428/opposition-parties-are-indulging-in-jhooth-ki-rajneeti-amit-shah-on-timing-of-bringing-notification-of-caa <![CDATA[Amit Shah questions Owaisi, Mamata for calling CAA an anti-Muslim law]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156419/amit-shah-questions-owaisi-mamata-for-calling-caa-an-anti-muslim-law Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:55:17 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156419/amit-shah-questions-owaisi-mamata-for-calling-caa-an-anti-muslim-law <![CDATA["Mamata does not understand difference between refugees and infiltrators": Amit Shah]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156407/mamata-does-not-understand-difference-between-refugees-and-infiltrators-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:37:16 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156407/mamata-does-not-understand-difference-between-refugees-and-infiltrators-amit-shah <![CDATA["Rahul Gandhi must publicly explain Congress stand on CAA", says Home Minister Amit Shah]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156395/rahul-gandhi-must-publicly-explain-congress-stand-on-caa-says-home-minister-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:14 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156395/rahul-gandhi-must-publicly-explain-congress-stand-on-caa-says-home-minister-amit-shah <![CDATA["Do they have right to refuse...citizenship is Centre's domain": Amit Shah slams Mamata, Stalin, Vijayan for opposing CAA implementation]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156394/do-they-have-right-to-refusecitizenship-is-centre-domain--amit-shah-slams-mamata-stalin-vijayan-for-opposing-caa-implementation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:13 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156394/do-they-have-right-to-refusecitizenship-is-centre-domain--amit-shah-slams-mamata-stalin-vijayan-for-opposing-caa-implementation <![CDATA["CAA will never be taken back", Home Minister Amit Shah makes categorical statement]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156393/caa-will-never-be-taken-back-home-minister-amit-shah-makes-categorical-statement Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:11 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274156393/caa-will-never-be-taken-back-home-minister-amit-shah-makes-categorical-statement <![CDATA[Red Sea attacks may have silver lining for Southeast Asia]]> The Houthi attacks on ships may offer the region a chance to reinvent how it deals with supply chain disruptions.

When the Yemen-based Houthis started attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the crisis brought to light the vulnerability of global trade chokepoints.

It re-emp]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274155275/red-sea-attacks-may-have-silver-lining-for-southeast-asia Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:35:07 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274155275/red-sea-attacks-may-have-silver-lining-for-southeast-asia <![CDATA[Minister MacAulay attends Seafood Expo North America in Boston to promote Canadian seafood]]> March 12, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Building on a successful mission to Southeast Asia where he officially opened Canada's first-ever trade office for agriculture and seafood in the Indo-Pacific region, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, travelled to Boston, Massachusetts this week to attend Seafood Expo North America, the largest seafoo]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154861/minister-macaulay-attends-seafood-expo-north-america-in-boston-to-promote-canadian-seafood Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:26:30 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154861/minister-macaulay-attends-seafood-expo-north-america-in-boston-to-promote-canadian-seafood <![CDATA[India implements controversial citizenship law ahead of general polls]]> The measure seeks to fast-track processes for undocumented migrants of ethnic minorities from neighboring nations

Protests have broken out in India after a controversial new citizenship law entered into force on Monday. The measure grants fast-tracked citizenship to undocumented migrants from the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154533/india-implements-controversial-citizenship-law-ahead-of-general-polls Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154533/india-implements-controversial-citizenship-law-ahead-of-general-polls <![CDATA[Protests break out over controversial Indian citizenship law]]> The measure seeks to fast-track processes for undocumented migrants of ethnic minorities from neighboring nations

Protests have broken out in India after a controversial new citizenship law entered into force on Monday. The measure grants fast-tracked citizenship to undocumented migrants from the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154325/protests-break-out-over-controversial-indian-citizenship-law Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154325/protests-break-out-over-controversial-indian-citizenship-law <![CDATA[Netherlands and Bangladesh sign new tax treaty in Dhaka]]> News item | 12-03-2024 | 12:31

Dutch State Secretary for Tax Affairs Van Rij and Minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali of Bangladesh put their signatures to a new bilateral tax treaty in Dhaka on 12 March. The aim of the treaty is to avoid double taxation and further Dutch and Bangladeshi economic interests.

Bangladesh is an important Dutch trading partner. The two countries have been p]]> http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:58:00 GMT http://www.nepalnews.net/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka