At least 55 people have been killed in a major fire engulfing public housing apartments in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, and more than 270 are still missing. Officials on...

The deep depression off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast has intensified into a cyclonic storm named Ditwa. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology announced that the system formed in the Bay of...

The Election Commission of Nepal has decided to extend the time for political parties to register for the March 5 election to the House of Representatives by another four days....

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on all Members of Parliament to return to their districts and step up relief efforts as severe weather is forecast to intensify...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck off the western coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, today. According to the United States Geological Survey, the island grapples with a natural disaster, along...

President Ram Chandra Paudel has authorized the deployment of the Nepali Army for the upcoming House of Representatives election. The approval follows a recommendation from the Council of Ministers, according...

A bilateral dialogue between the government and CPN-UML is underway at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagadish...

Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case, has been released on...

Nepal SBI Bank has proposed a 9 percent dividend from last fiscal year’s profits, including a 4 percent bonus share and a 5 percent cash dividend (inclusive of taxes). The...

  Roads Board Nepal has begun collecting road tolls directly through an electronic QR code payment system, ending the practice of outsourcing toll collection to private contractors. The system has...