nepalnational.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for nepalnational.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page nepalnational.com http://www.nepalnational.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:49:58 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:49:58 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[White House urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to address differences through dialogue]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274179228/white-house-urges-pakistan-afghanistan-to-address-differences-through-dialogue 274179228 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:55:07 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274179228/white-house-urges-pakistan-afghanistan-to-address-differences-through-dialogue <![CDATA[Taliban targets Pakistan's military posts after its airstrikes in Afghanistan]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274178912/taliban-targets-pakistan-military-posts-after-its-airstrikes-in-afghanistan 274178912 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:55:04 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh 274178645 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:11 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274178483/nepal-former-house-speaker-mahara-remanded-to-four-day-judicial-custody-in-gold-smuggling-case 274178483 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:55:55 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka 274178440 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:18:37 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274178337/7-dead-20-injured-in-nepal-traffic-accident 274178337 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:07 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274178080/blinken-warns-democracy-summit-of-dangers-of-disinformation 274178080 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:05:12 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup 274177342 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:18:48 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274177240/nepal-former-speaker-krishna-mahara-arrested-in-gold-smuggling-case 274177240 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:27:13 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274176990/airasia-cambodia-to-launch-daily-domestic-services-on-may-2 274176990 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:49:01 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174858/blinken-arrives-in-south-korea-to-attend-democracy-summit 274174858 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:05:15 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational 274174749 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:49:01 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational <![CDATA[Tripura: One Bangladeshi smuggler killed in BSF firing]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274174512/tripura-one-bangladeshi-smuggler-killed-in-bsf-firing 274174512 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:19:00 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174473/people-from-sikh-community-criticise-delhi-cm-kejriwal-over-his-caa-remark 274174473 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:19:05 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174458/landmine-explosion-kills-1-in-nw-cambodia 274174458 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka 274174396 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:18:44 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 274174157 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174151/cambodia-total-public-debt-reaches-1124-bln-usd-as-of-2023 274174151 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:02 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174133/cambodia-launches-visit-siem-reap-2024-campaign 274174133 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274174132/chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-philippines-surge-by-235-pct-in-jan-feb 274174132 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274173976/noura-al-kaabi-leads-uae-delegation-to-68th-session-of-un-commission-on-status-of-women 274173976 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:08 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274173969/limited-and-misguided-perspective-india-tears-into-pak-for-raising-ram-temple-caa-at-unga 274173969 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:04 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh 274173893 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:24 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets 274173571 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:37 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets <![CDATA[Gold smuggling scandal: Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice President, arrested]]> 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.nepalnational.com/news/274171110/gold-smuggling-scandal-dipesh-pun-son-of-former-vice-president-arrested 274171110 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:10:58 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274171110/gold-smuggling-scandal-dipesh-pun-son-of-former-vice-president-arrested <![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.nepalnational.com/news/274170680/what-makes-people-happy-california-lawmakers-want-to-find-out 274170680 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:05:11 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274169612/this-is-a-different-india-today-jaishankar-hails-centre-global-outreach-says-country-now-able-to-seek-own-solutions 274169612 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:35:14 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274169365/indian-embassy-in-kathmandu-celebrates-golden-jubilee-scholarship-day 274169365 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:01 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274169365/indian-embassy-in-kathmandu-celebrates-golden-jubilee-scholarship-day <![CDATA[Nepal: Opposition obstructs house meeting, demands resignation of Home Minister]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274167424/nepal-opposition-obstructs-house-meeting-demands-resignation-of-home-minister 274167424 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:18:54 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165899/bhutan-pm-tobgay-stresses-upon-need-to-enhance-air-connectivity-with-india 274165899 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:55:44 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165856/pm-modi-accepts-bhutan-counterpart-invitation-visit-next-week 274165856 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:18:54 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165841/nepal-hundreds-of-muslims-offer-namaz-on-first-friday-of-ramzan 274165841 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:55:46 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165818/nepal-police-arrests-son-of-former-vice-president-on-gold-smuggling-case-from-china 274165818 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:27:14 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165817/this-is-where-you-can-help-bhutan-pm-tobgay-invites-indian-tourists-to-rebuild-covid-hit-economy 274165817 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:27:13 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165813/we-have-been-blessed-with-excellent-relations-with-india-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay 274165813 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:18:47 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 274165776 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:58 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165377/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-somalia-coast 274165377 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:37:20 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165364/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-sonalia-coast 274165364 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:18:37 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165280/we-will-never-allow-criminalization-of-politics-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath 274165280 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:55:34 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165259/misplaced-misinformed-and-unwarranted-external-affairs-ministry-on-remarks-by-us-several-others-on-citizenship-amendment-act 274165259 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:27:15 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165186/caa-is-a-true-act-of-democracy-us-singer-millben-lauds-pm-modi-compassionate-leadership 274165186 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:03:09 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165183/vietnam-ride-hailing-market-value-to-reach-880-mln-usd-in-2024 274165183 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:57:02 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh 274165180 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:42 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165113/bhutan-pm-pays-tributes-to-mahatma-gandhi-at-rajghat 274165113 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:03:08 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165112/up-cm-yogi-visits-balrampur-offers-prayers-at-devi-patan-temple 274165112 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:03:08 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law 274165709 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:11:35 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law <![CDATA[Leopard spotted in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, forest officials launch search ops]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274165075/leopard-spotted-in-rajasthan-jodhpur-forest-officials-launch-search-ops 274165075 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:03:13 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164996/caa-sc-agrees-to-hear-on-march-19-pleas-seeking-stay-on-caa-rules-2024 274164996 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:27:16 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164974/pm-modi-accepts-invitation-to-visit-bhutan-next-week 274164974 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:55:31 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274164974/pm-modi-accepts-invitation-to-visit-bhutan-next-week <![CDATA[Two criminals nabbed after encounter with Delhi Police in Dwarka]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274164914/two-criminals-nabbed-after-encounter-with-delhi-police-in-dwarka 274164914 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274165137/singapore-rounds-out-regional-trip 274165137 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:47:44 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274165137/singapore-rounds-out-regional-trip <![CDATA[Centre approves infrastructure support for Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274164829/centre-approves-infrastructure-support-for-central-institute-of-himalayan-culture-studies 274164829 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:55:15 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164682/china-positioning-c919-passenger-jet-to-take-on-boeing-airbus 274164682 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:35:27 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164671/ls-polls-sad-chief-badal-denies-speculations-of-tie-up-with-bjp-in-punjab-but-says-like-minded-parties-welcome 274164671 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:18:06 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164642/universities-accord-fails-to-restore-integrity-to-higher-education 274164642 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:52:12 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164633/video-shows-rohingya-forcibly-recruited-into-myanmar-military 274164633 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:35:43 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164418/eam-jaishankar-calls-on-bhutan-pm-tshering-tobgay-says-he-values-his-leadership-in-taking-ties-forward 274164418 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:18:04 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164387/religion-cannot-be-criteria-for-citizenship-cpi-general-secretary-questions-timing-of-caa-implementation 274164387 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:48 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164382/sad-president-sukhbir-singh-badal-claims-aap-will-be-in-fourth-position-in-upcoming-lok-sabha-elections 274164382 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:43 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164342/seven-more-nepali-nationals-working-as-mercenaries-in-russia-confirmed-dead-official-figure-rises-to-19 274164342 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:18:40 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164311/buddhists-bring-140-buddha-statues-to-celebrate-samyak-mahadan-festival-in-kathmandu 274164311 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:03:19 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164129/pm-modi-meets-bhutan-counterpart-tshering-tobgay-holds-productive-discussions 274164129 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:18:32 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164112/bangladesh-expands-social-service-workforce-by-40-pct-in-child-protection 274164112 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:23 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164110/hijacked-bangladeshi-flagged-ship-anchors-near-somalian-port 274164110 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:21 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164107/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-14 274164107 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:05:29 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164084/jp-nadda-meets-bhutan-pm-tobgay-talks-about-bjp-ideology-initiatives 274164084 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:37:33 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164082/muslim-organisations-have-no-fear-regarding-caa-bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain 274164082 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:37:32 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164076/good-law-sufi-bodies-hail-implementation-of-citizenship-act 274164076 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:18:32 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274160581/bhutan-pm-arrives-in-india-for-maiden-overseas-visit-after-assuming-office 274160581 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:42 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274157445/former-thai-pm-thaksin-makes-public-appearance-after-release-on-parole 274157445 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:31:16 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156733/lufthansa-to-build-2nd-hangar-in-philippines 274156733 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:50:16 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156681/7-killed-in-traffic-accident-in-nepal 274156681 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:19:20 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156632/australia-head-coach-nitschke-feels-leaving-jonassen-for-upcoming-tour-was-tough-decision 274156632 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:27:15 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156602/migration-due-to-caa-will-be-higher-than-during-partition-arvind-kejriwal 274156602 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:55:38 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156543/amit-shah-has-been-informing-people-about-caa-anurag-thakur 274156543 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:55:35 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156530/what-will-happen-to-people-living-in-pok-dmk-questions-amit-shah-on-caa 274156530 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:37:30 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156484/vietnam-insurance-premium-revenue-reaches-14-bln-usd-in-first-2-months 274156484 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:45:08 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156452/everyone-will-get-equal-rights-says-amit-shah-asks-persecuted-refugees-to-have-faith-in-pm-modi-led-govt 274156452 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:55:21 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274164723/iom-appeals-for-usd-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh 274164723 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274169708/iom-appeals-for-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh 274169708 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156443/union-govt-notified-caa-rules-one-month-before-ls-polls-to-polarise-voters-congress-jairam-ramesh 274156443 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156437/cambodia-records-32-landmine-erw-casualties-in-2023-down-22-pct 274156437 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:31:09 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties 274156749 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:19:50 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties <![CDATA[PM Modi has vision to make India a developed country: Amit Shah]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274156430/pm-modi-has-vision-to-make-india-a-developed-country-amit-shah 274156430 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:20 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156428/opposition-parties-are-indulging-in-jhooth-ki-rajneeti-amit-shah-on-timing-of-bringing-notification-of-caa 274156428 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:19 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156419/amit-shah-questions-owaisi-mamata-for-calling-caa-an-anti-muslim-law 274156419 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:55:17 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156407/mamata-does-not-understand-difference-between-refugees-and-infiltrators-amit-shah 274156407 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:37:16 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156395/rahul-gandhi-must-publicly-explain-congress-stand-on-caa-says-home-minister-amit-shah 274156395 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:14 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156394/do-they-have-right-to-refusecitizenship-is-centre-domain--amit-shah-slams-mamata-stalin-vijayan-for-opposing-caa-implementation 274156394 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:13 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274156393/caa-will-never-be-taken-back-home-minister-amit-shah-makes-categorical-statement 274156393 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:11 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274155275/red-sea-attacks-may-have-silver-lining-for-southeast-asia 274155275 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:35:07 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274154861/minister-macaulay-attends-seafood-expo-north-america-in-boston-to-promote-canadian-seafood 274154861 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:26:30 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274154533/india-implements-controversial-citizenship-law-ahead-of-general-polls 274154533 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274154325/protests-break-out-over-controversial-indian-citizenship-law 274154325 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/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.nepalnational.com/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka 274154432 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:58:00 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka <![CDATA[India's Civilizational Imagination of Southeast Asia]]> A substantial amount of India's international thought engages with the idea of the Indian civilization (Mawdsley, 2023). Statist perceptions and usage of civilization as a category need not overlap with the academic study of what constitutes a civilization. Rather statist imaginations of civilizations are contingent, constructed and deeply political. Civilizational imaginations are contingent as they change and evolve ]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274154205/india-civilizational-imagination-of-southeast-asia 274154205 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:00:31 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274154205/india-civilizational-imagination-of-southeast-asia <![CDATA[President of UAE receives written message from Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]> ABU DHABI 7th March, 2024 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a written message from Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on the bilateral relations between the two countries.

The message was received by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his meeting today with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Mohammed Hasan Mahmud.

Th]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274150948/president-of-uae-receives-written-message-from-prime-minister-of-bangladesh 274150948 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:30:54 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274150948/president-of-uae-receives-written-message-from-prime-minister-of-bangladesh <![CDATA[Singapore's Petrozo Energy sets up factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, targeting markets in Middle East, East Africa & Southeast Asia]]> SHARJAH, 27th February, 2024 (WAM) - Petrozo Energy, a leading Singapore-based oil and gas company, has announced an ambitious plan to establish a new manufacturing facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone, spanning over 430,000 square feet.
The strategic decision was unveiled following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), and Randhi]]>
http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274140099/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia 274140099 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:38:04 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274140099/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia
<![CDATA[Singapore's Petrozo Energy sets up factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, targeting markets in Middle East, East Africa, & Southeast Asia]]> SHARJAH, 27th February, 2024 (WAM) - Petrozo Energy, a leading Singapore-based oil and gas company, has announced an ambitious plan to establish a new manufacturing facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone, spanning over 430,000 square feet.
The strategic decision was unveiled following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), and Randhi]]>
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<![CDATA[Ducab Group, Dubai Cares join efforts to empower communities in Nepal through education]]> DUBAI, 26th February 2024 (WAM) -- Ducab Group, one of the biggest end-to-end energy solutions providers and manufacturing firms in the UAE, has announced its collaboration with Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI).

Ducab will support the UAE-based global philanthropic organisation's "Adopt a School" initiative in Nepal, as part of its new global corporate social respons]]> http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274139397/ducab-group-dubai-cares-join-efforts-to-empower-communities-in-nepal-through-education 274139397 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:38:34 GMT http://www.nepalnational.com/news/274139397/ducab-group-dubai-cares-join-efforts-to-empower-communities-in-nepal-through-education