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Year: 2019

Today in History: July 20

Some of the significant events which took place on July 20 taken from the leaf

23 Indians on board the British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday seized one British tanker and stopped another in the Strait of Hormuz

US says that Hafiz Saeed’s arrest is “window dressing”, made no difference before

WASHINGTON: Hafiz Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist, was arrested on Wednesday – the seventh time since

US troops will station in Saudi Arabia to enhance regional security: Saudi King

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional

Four arrested for trying to foil PSC exams

KHOTANG: Police have arrested four persons on the charge of attempting to foil the Public

Heavy downpour forecast today: MFD

KATHMANDU: Monsoon is still active across the nation. Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has forecast heavy

Chhoki Sherpa chants from Everest summit; ‘Buddha was born in Nepal’

KATHMANDU: How do you introduce your country to the outer world, when you meet a

Woman stranded in Kuwait returns home

KATHMANDU: Anu Tamang, a resident of then Mahakali Village Development Committee in Nuwakot district has

Khurkot-Ghurmi road back to operation

SOLUKHUMBU: The Khurkot-Ghurmi road under the Mid-hill highway has come back to operation after a

Heatwaves take toll on US, Canada

WASHINGTON: Meteorologists said extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the United States,

Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN: Iran has seized a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf, British authorities said. The Stena

17,000 did not submit property details: NVC

KATHMANDU: A total of 17,000 government officials did not submit property details in the fiscal

Prachanda says he rejected NC-UML proposal for joint provincial govt

SURKHET: Nepali Communist Party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has

Nearly 600 cartons of electronic cigarettes seized in Mustang

MUSTANG: The Mustang Customs Office at Nhechung near the Nepal-China

Gold price drops by Rs 8,500 per tola in two days

KATHMANDU: The price of gold has continued to decline, falling

Kami Rita Sherpa summits Everest for record 32nd time

KATHMANDU: World record-holding climber Kami Rita Sherpa has summited Mount

Month-long Matsyanarayan fair begins

KATHMANDU: The month-long ‘Purushottam Mas’, also known as the ‘Adhik