Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impact

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLIOT SPAGAT, NEW YORK (AP):- The Trump administration pitched several other countries Thursday on its view that the global system for seeking asylum, in effect since World..

Ladakh violence: Uneasy calm, heavy police deployment in Leh; 50 detained

LEH, (PTI):- An uneasy calm prevailed in Ladakh on Thursday as police and paramilitary troops strictly enforced a curfew in Leh town, a day after clashes between security personnel and protesters..

Election Commission begins updating voters’ list

KATHMANDU:- The Election Commission (EC) has started updating voters' list from Thursday considering the election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5 next year. After the..

Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction Fund set up

KATHMANDU:- Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Kulman Ghising, has called on one and all to support the campaign of reconstruction of physical structures damaged during the Gen-Z..

US Ambassador pays courtesy call on Communications Minister Kharel

KATHMANDU:- Ambassador of the United States (US) Dean R Thompson has paid a courtesy call on Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel. At a meeting held at the..

Action will be taken against culprits of Gen Z movement: PM Karki

KATHMANDU:- Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that actions will be taken against the culprits of the Gen Z movement. PM Karki said so in her first ever address to the nation made..

Bodies of five migrants recovered in Libyan desert, says local aid groups

CAIRO (AP):- The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern Libya, local aid groups said. Recovery crews worked with local authorities to recover the remains which..

Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported by the US

MBABANE, Eswatini (AP):- A judge failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini on Thursday over the continued detention of four men deported by the United States to the southern..

Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

By MICHAEL CASEY, BOSTON (AP):- A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for..

Deadly shooting on Dallas ICE office reflects widely varying security levels

By TIM SULLIVAN, (AP):- Some U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities are heavily secured, closed off behind metal fences, hardened doors and armed guards. Many are in federal buildings..

Landslides ahead of Dashain festival threaten travel safety

KATHMANDU:- As Dashain festival nears, passenger movement across the country has surged, but landslides on major highways have intensified travel hazards, leaving many stranded en route to their..

Heavy rainfall likely in Koshi and Bagmati

KATHMANDU:- Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces today. With the weather remaining generally cloudy in the hilly areas and..

‘Dallas detention center attack was motivated by hatred for ICE’

LOS ANGLES:- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a statement regarding the shooting death of three people at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in..

Council of Ministers makes historic decision – ban on foreign travel except in urgency

KATHMANDU:- The government has made a decision, according to which, besides the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chairperson of..

Chinese ambassador calls on Minister Ghising

KATHMANDU:- China's ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, today paid a courtesy call on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Kulman Ghising, who also takes charge of the Ministry of..

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