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Global oil shock tests Nepal, but electric cooking cushions blow

Kathmandu, March 20 -- Raghu Basnet and his wife arrived at the Nepal Gas plant in Balaju Industrial Area with two empty cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Thursday afternoon. As there was ... Read More


Gram panchayat served notice for riverbed dumping at Loni Kalbhor

India, March 20 -- Authorities have formally flagged garbage dumping in the Mula-Mutha riverbed near Loni Kalbhor with the irrigation department serving notice to the local gram panchayat for dumping ... Read More


Fear, uncertainty grip Bangladeshis in Bahrain as war overshadows Eid

Dhaka, March 20 -- "We were living in peace. Now it feels like a major danger could strike at any time. Even on Eid day, we are praying for the war to stop." The words came from Nurul Amin, a Banglad... Read More


From free bus rides to petrol pumps, Telangana Budget puts women at centre

Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Congress government has proposed a whopping Rs 3,081.04 crore for the Department for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens for the Telangana Budget 2026-27. Out of ... Read More


MEA: Six Indians lost their lives in 'various incidents'

New Delhi, March 20 -- Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said six Indian nationals have lost their lives while one remains missing in "various in... Read More


Construction begins on 121 boarding schools in border communes

Hanoi, March 20 -- Dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony include General Secretary To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and leaders of relevant localities. These localities include Cao Bang, ... Read More


Assembly polls: Mamata unveils Trinamool's 10-pledge manifesto

Kolkata, March 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday unveiled her party's manifesto, 'Banglar Jonno Didir 10 Pratigya', outlining a broad welfare and development roadmap... Read More


Pune-Mumbai Expressway crash highlights hidden 'black spot'

India, March 20 -- PUNE The fatal accident near the Panvel exit on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway has turned the spotlight on a recurrent danger zone that continues to evade the list of officially designa... Read More


IRGC spokesperson Brigadier Gen Naeini killed in US-Israeli strikes

New Delhi, March 20 -- Iranian state media Press TV said on Friday that the spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini was killed in US-Israeli strike... Read More


The Jumla paradigm

Nepal, March 20 -- The narrative of Karnali was one of decades of deprivation. It was viewed through a lens of pity-a rugged landscape of isolation where the state's presence was felt only in the irre... Read More