Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced a series of emergency measures to safeguard the island’s economy and ensure energy security as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East disrupts global fuel supply chains and heightens domestic anxiety over essential goods and services.
In a special media post, Mr....
Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.
The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary...
The Bangladesh Army has initiated a formal investigation into the “unwanted incidents” that disrupted rescue efforts following Sunday’s deadly military jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate said the army is treating the matter...
In Nepal, granting permits for spring mountaineering has begun for this year. According to Nepal’s Department of Tourism, significant number of foreigners have turned up to climb the world’s 8000 m above summits this season. The spring season, from March to May, is considered an ideal time for climbing...
The House of Representatives of Nepal today held discussions on the government’s annual policy and programme for the upcoming fiscal year. In this connection, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tabled a proposal for discussion on the policies and programmes, which was presented by President Ramchandra Paudel before the joint...
Nepal has extended an economic aid of USD 200,000 for relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Sri Lanka, underlining that it stands firmly with the island nation in this difficult time.
Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure collapse triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, leaving several...
Nepal is all set to host an international conference to spotlight the escalating impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution in the Hindu Kush region
The two-day Hindu Kush Himalaya Parliamentarians’ Meet in Kathmandu, which will begin on Aug 18, aims to foster collaboration among over 100 parliamentarians,...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka received a first consignment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from neighboring India to help mitigate severe shortages caused by the country's worst economic crisis in recent memory.
Gopal Baglay, the Indian envoy to Sri Lanka, delivered the donation from the southern Indian state of Tamil...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday said it has shut down as many as 42 camps that had housed Afghan refugees for over 40 years.
Millions of Afghan refugees crossed into Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, being a bordering province, hosted the...
A group of human rights activists organised a protest outside White House in Washington DC to held Pakistan accountable for 1971 genocide. On May 20 1971, the Pakistani Army carried out the largest single-day massacre in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) with the active participation of some Bangladeshi-origin Islamists. The...
