KATHMANDU:- Water-induced landslide and flood have damages to the physical infrastructures worth Rs 260 million in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality in Myagdi district this monsoon. The landslide occurred on 9 and 10 July in the district damaged private residences, schools, road, drinking water..
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KATHMANDU:- Construction of the Mid-Hill Highway (MHH) has faced difficulty in keeping up with the deadline time due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of COVID-19 crisis, the project saw dismal physical progress in first three months of the current fiscal year 2020/21, said Chief of the..
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KATHMANDU:- A total of 444 persons lost their lives to natural disasters since April, 2020 to till date this year, according to Natural Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Altogether 101 persons have gone missing in such incidents over this course, stated the Authority, adding that..
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KATHMANDU:- The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) formally announced the withdrawal of this year’s monsoon in Nepal from Friday (October 16). Monsoon has withdrawn from all parts of the country from Friday, according to meteorologists at MFD under the Department of Hydrology and..
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KATHMANDU:- Temples and shrines will not be opened for devotees during the Bada Dashain festival in the country. The concerned priests will carry out the necessary nitya pooja and arati but not allow visitors in considering the increasing spread of Corona Virus across the country, including in the..
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KATHMANDU:- Education experts have highlighted the need for student supportive learning environments. They were speaking in a webinar on “Overcoming Pedagogical Barriers for Quality School Education”. The webinar was organized by Nepal Association of Humphrey Fellows (NAHF) with the support of..
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KATHMANDU:- The government's direction for public vehicles to switch to the old transport fare adjustment has yet to be implemented. A Cabinet meeting on October 12 decided that public vehicles could have passengers as per seat capacity and the transport fare has been retained as the fare..
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KATHMANDU:- In the last 24 hours, an additional 2,638 people have been infected with the corona virus. A total of 13,927 people tested positive for the corona virus. 1403 people have been found infected in Kathmandu Valley. Of them, 996 were found infected in Kathmandu district, 102 in Bhaktapur..
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KATHMANDU:- The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said it would take few more days for monsoon to end in the country. Issuing a special bulletin on Wednesday, the Department said although the monsoon has ended from Sudurpaschim and Karnali States since October 1, it was yet to go away..
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KATHMANDU:- In the last 24 hours, 3,556 people have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). A total of 15,577 samples were tested in laboratories across the country and the infection was confirmed in them. Of the added infected, 2139 are from Kathmandu. At the same time,..
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KATHMANDU:- The government has made preparations to establish trauma units in the hospitals along the major high ways in the country. For this, the government has allocated five million rupees to each 10 hospitals along the highways. According to the Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and..
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Birat Anupam, SUNSARI:- Hyacinth was a headache for wetland area of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR). Hyacinth would envelope water bodies of the only wildlife reserve in Nepal which is famous for migratory aquatic birds and rare animals like wild buffalo which is known as Bubulus Arnee in..
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KATHMANDU:- The renowned travel site Lonely Planet has included the Annapurna Circuit of Nepal in the list of its 10 must-visit destinations. The site has mentioned the golden temple, attractive hamlets, forests and a closer view of wildlife as some of the unique features of the Annapurna Circuit...
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SUNSARI:- Three persons died of COVID-19 here in the last twenty four hours. They were treated at the corona hospital at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan. The deceased include a 64-year-old man from Duhabi, Sunsari; a 61-year-old woman from Dhankuta and another woman of..
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NEPALGUNJ:- Two more people undergoing treatment at the Bheri hospital died last night. An 84-year-old man of Traffic Chowk in ward no. 10 of Nepal Sub-metropolis and 71-year-old woman of Kohalpur municipality ward no. 8 died in course of treatment, said corona focal person of Health Office, Banke..
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KATHMANDU:- The government has urged agitating Dr Govinda KC to break the fast. Issuing a press statement today, Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and coordinator of government talks team Gopi Nath Mainali has called KC to break the fast stating the country was reeling..
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KATHMANDU:- The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to adversely impact Nepal's aim to become self reliant on fish, meat and milk. Presenting a paper in the ongoing Second NRN Global Knowledge Convention organized by Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), Director at Livestock Department, Banshi Sharma,..
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KATHMANDU:- The number of coronavirus infected persons has crossed 100 thousand in the country on Friday. The PCR tests conducted in the last 24 hours showed 2,059 new cases of coronavirus infection reaching the total infection 1,00,676. Currently, there are 27,053 active cases of coronavirus in..
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Jeevan Khattri, SEOUL:- More than 1.5 million migrant workers in South Korea have been deprived of salary that was mentioned in the contract they have reached with the employers beforehand, according to data with the Ministry of Labour here. There are approximately 50,000 Nepali migrant workers in..
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KATHMANDU:- Discussion is being held between the government talks team and representatives of Prof Dr Govinda KC regarding his demands. The discussion is taking place at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, shared Chairperson of Nepal Medical Association, Dr Lochan Karki, who is..
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The US recovery is losing momentum. Job growth is slowing, the economy is still down 10.7 million jobs since February, and 36% of unemployed workers are now classified..
