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Who is Guru ? Why Guru Poornima so important ?
The True Guru: Awakening the Inner Consciousness Guru Purnima is not merely a festival of offering flowers, prayers, or respect to a spiritual teacher. It is a sacred reminder of the eternal relationship between the seeker and the Truth within. The word Guru means "the one who removes darkness (ignorance) and reveals light (wisdom)."...
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All-party meeting calls for social harmony in Siraha
Janakpurdham, July 30: An all-party meeting held at the Siraha District Administration Office on Wednesday decided to maintain social harmony in the community and take legal actions against those who vandalize public and private property in the name of protests. The meeting concluded that a mechanism would be established, regular meetings...
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Generally cloudy weather predicted nationwide
Kathmandu, July 30: The weather is likely to remain generally cloudy throughout the country today and there is a chance of light to moderate rain at some places in the Himalayan region, the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated. It stated that light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder...
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People-to-people engagement, connectivity stressed to realize BIMSTEC's vision
Kathmandu, July 30: The Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) on Wednesday organized a policy dialogue on "BIMSTEC at 30: Promoting, People-to-People Contact to Advance Regional Cooperation, Integration and Shared Prosperity". In his keynote address, Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and...
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1,500 e-passports printed daily, stabilization of system in three months
Kathmandu, July 29: The Department of Passport has augmented its production capacity to address the increasing demand of e-passports. Currently, it is printing about 1,500 passports every day. The Department said it saw growing pressure from service seekers, especially in the wake of increasing number of Nepalis going for employment in...
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SC for not live hearing on sensitive issues
Kathmandu, July 29: The Supreme Court has issued an order to not conduct live hearing on the sensitive issues which need protection of privacy. A division bench of Justices duo Binod Sharma and Shanti Singh Thapa issued such order on Tuesday. "The issues that require protection of privacy as per law, that need closed hearing, and are...
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PM Shah nominated as RSP's senior leader
Kathmandu, July 29: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been nominated as the senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). RSP's central committee meeting today decided to nominate Shah as the senior leader, party general secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya informed. In accordance with Clause 22(11)(J) of the party's statute,...
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Over 400 mln Africans lack access to basic drinking water: UN official
More than 400 million Africans still lack access to basic drinking water, while over 700 million people across the continent remain without safely managed sanitation, according to Claver Gatete, United Nations under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. While addressing the...
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Ukraine appeals against Russian return to Olympics
Ukraine said Wednesday that it had appealed against the International Olympic Committee's decision to ease restrictions on Russian athletes, arguing the move was premature and violated the Olympic Charter. The IOC lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee earlier this month, while simultaneously scrapping a range of...
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Govt, Nepal Medical Association reach agreement; Health service resumes
Kathmandu, July 29: The government and Nepal Medical Association have reached an agreement today. With the signing of the deal, doctors have withdrawn their ongoing protest programmes. In protest of the incident of misbehave and assault on doctors and health workers, the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) had shut OPD and other services in...
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Newly appointed Chief Minister Shahi takes oath
Karnali, July 29: Newly appointed Chief Minister of Karnali Province, Mangal Bahadur Shahi, took the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday. Chief of Province, Yagya Raj Joshi, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Minister Shahi in line with Article 172 of the Constitution of Nepal. The oath-taking ceremony was organized by the...
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Situation returning normal in Sunsari, all-party discussion pledge harmony, peace
Kathmandu, July 29: People facing trouble in Sunsari district following a clash between two groups last Sunday are witnessing a gradual return to normalcy. The situation is returning normal due to unrelenting efforts of the government, local administration, security agencies and political parties. Chief District Officer of the District...
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PM Shah receives security briefing on Sunsari incident
Kathmandu, July 29: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has received a thorough security briefing on recent incident in Sunsari. The chiefs of security agencies apprised PM Shah of the peace and security status. PM Shah had separate meetings with Inspector General of Nepal Police, Dan Bahadur Karki, and Inspector General of the Armed Police Force,...
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Sunsari incident: Two more members in investigation committee
Kathmandu, July 29: The government has incorporated two more members to the committee formed to investigate the Sunsari incident. The secretary-level decision at Home Ministry appointed Inspector of Police, Dipesh Awasthi, and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohan Singh Dhami, as the members so that they could also look after the...
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Malaysia says Myanmar to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees
Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya from Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday, in a rare repatriation push announced days after Malaysian authorities had detained dozens of refugees. Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UN refugee agency, including more than 126,000 members of...
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Speaker Aryal meets PM Shah
Kathmandu, July 29: In view of upcoming parliament session, Speaker DP Aryal has held a meeting with Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday. Speaker Aryal held a meeting also with parliamentary party leader of the CPN UML, Ram Bahadur Thapa. In this connection, Aryal had held separate meetings with parliamentary party leader of...
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NA Chair Dahal calls on President Paudel
Kathmandu, July 29: Chairperson of the National Assembly, Narayan Prasad Dahal, has called on President Ramchandra Paudel. Chair Dahal reached the President Building, Sheetal Niwas, today to call on President Paudel. According to the President's Secretariat, Chair Dahal apprised the President of recent political situation and...
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Vice President Yadav appeals to everyone for maintaining harmony
Kathmandu, July 29: Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has expressed concern over the recent incidents occurred in Sunsari and appealed to everyone to maintain peace and harmony. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, the Vice President expressed grief over the death of a person in the incident and extended condolences to the bereaved family...
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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism. The measures are likely to test relations with Beijing ahead of a planned U.S. visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
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Cabinet approves presentation of nine bills in parliament
Kathmandu, July 29: The government has granted approval for presenting various nine bills in the parliament. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today at Singha Durbar decided to give approval to present a bill to amend the Remuneration, Conditions of Service and Facilities of the Authorities of Constitutional Bodies Act, 2063 BS;...
