Kathmandu. Mali's court on Friday sentenced Mali's former intelligence chief to 15 years in prison on charges of 'conspiracy against the government'. He had accused the ruling junta leadership of encouraging corruption during the 10-day trial. The country's former intelligence chief Colonel Kasum Goita was prosecuted on charges of destabilizing state institutions and attempting a coup. He has been convicted of criminal conspiracy and conspiracy against the government. During the trial, Goita denied the charges and openly accused the ruling officials of misusing state funds and torturing him. Goita is one of the army officers involved in the military coup...
Kathmandu. The number of displaced people has reached 135,000 due to the rapid spread of wildfires in France and Spain. According to the latest details released by the French Interior Minister, 110,000 people have been evacuated to safe places in the Gironde and Landes regions in the southwestern part of the country as the wildfire has become uncontrolled there. Similarly, in the neighboring country Spain, 25,000 more people have been relocated to safe places due to the wildfire in the western part of the capital Madrid, and more than 20,000 people have been instructed to stay indoors (in lockdown). The...
Kathmandu. International Criminal Court (ICC) member states have voted in favor of removing prosecutor Karim Khan from office. According to sources cited by Al Jazeera, and as reported by various news agencies, a majority of the ICC's 125 member states voted to remove Khan from office. This action comes nearly two years after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.This decision comes at a time when international pressure on the ICC is increasing. Under Prosecutor Khan's leadership, arrest warrants were issued against top Israeli officials over the Gaza war, and investigations were also advanced regarding US military officials in...
Kathmandu. As the wildfire crisis continues to escalate across the European continent, over 65,000 people have been evacuated to safe locations in Spain and France. According to the latest press briefing by government representative Francisco Martín in the Madrid community, approximately 25,000 people have been relocated to safe places in Spain alone, while over 20,000 more people are under lockdown. Firefighters are continuously struggling to control the wildfire that broke out in El Tiemblo village in Castile and León, Spain. Europe in the grip of wildfires: Thousands ordered to evacuate in Spain and FranceOn the other hand, over 44,000 people...
Kathmandu. The driver of an EV (electric) micro bus died and six others were injured in a traffic accident in front of the Maharajgunj Police Station in Kathmandu on Friday (today) evening.According to the District Police Range Kathmandu, at around 7:15 PM today, an EV micro with registration number Bagmati Province 03-001 Ja 0814, traveling from Basundhara Chowk towards Chabahil, rear-ended other vehicles moving in the same direction. Ramkrishna Hawal, 56, the micro driver who was seriously injured in the accident, a resident of Sindi Rural Municipality Ward No. 5, Lamjung, and currently residing in Kopan, Kathmandu, was rushed to...
नेपालमा पर्यटक तथा विभिन्न बहानामा भित्रिने विदेशी नागरिकहरूको गैरकानुनी बसोबास (ओभरस्टे) र गम्भीर आपराधिक क्रियाकलापमा संलग्नता तीव्र गतिमा बढेको पाइएको छ। अध्यागमन विभागको पछिल्लो प्रतिवेदन, विगत ६ वर्षको गैरकर राजस्व विवरण र निष्कासनसम्बन्धी तथ्याङ्कलाई विश्लेषण गर्दा नेपाल विदेशी नागरिकहरूका लागि अवैध बसाइ र गैरकानुनी गतिविधिको आश्रयस्थल बन्ने जोखिम बढेको देखिएको छ। सन् २०२६ को जनवरी […]