GORKHA: Traffic along Gorkha-Aanbukhaireni road section has been obstructed due to landslide from this morning. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Gorkha, Basudev Khatiwada, said that the road section has been completely obstructed due to landslide occurred at two..
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GANDAKI: The Annapurna rural municipality in Kaski, the district in Gandaki state, is preparing to launch paragliding from Deurali to Aaaledanda of Ghandruk. Rural municipality chair Yubaraj Kunwar said the preparations for launching the service were on, targetting people having interests in..
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KATHMANDU: Nepal Red Cross has intensified the distribution of relief materials to the households which have suffered most in the monsoon caused disasters. As many as 225 families from 18 districts including Sindhupalchowk, Myagdi, Gulmi and Jajarkot which are worst hit in the landslide and floods..
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KATHMANDU:- Nepali Congress leaders have expressed concern over the removal of journalist from work. During a meeting held jointly by the COVID-19 pandemic monitoring committee of the NC and Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on Monday, monitoring committee coordinator Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat..
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KATHMANDU:- Nepal first public transport company Sajha Yatayat, a public transportation service with government’s investment, is to resume its services from Thursday observing precaution against COVID-19. The public transportation services had come to a halt all over the country after the..
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KATHMANDU:- The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has objected to the provisions of the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) bill registered at the National Assembly of the federal parliament on 11 July. The umbrella organization of the working journalists in the country has taken exception to..
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SYANAGJA:- Iman Singh Rana, 65, died in a landslide at Kaligandaki rural municipality-4, Khahare today. The landslide that occurred abruptly had buried five persons including Thapa while they were walking along. One of them had narrowly escaped the tragedy as he managed to run away before the..
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MELAMCHI: The Nepali Congress has provided relief materials to the 73 households of Bahrabise Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district which were worst hit by the recent landslide and flood. They have distributed foodstuffs on Sunday. The families from Jambu (34) and Khagdal, Sirire, and Rumta (39)..
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PYUTHAN:- The locust invasion has occurred again in the district. Swarms of locusts can be seen in almost all parts of the district. The people in the district began scaring locusts by beating plate and tin to save the maize crops. However, the farmers are worried much after their attempts to..
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CHITWAN:- As the road at Satrakilo along the Narayangadh-Mugling road section collapsed, the two-way vehicular movement has been affected. As the road collapsed this morning, the one-way traffic movement is resumed. Division Road Office, Chitwan, said that repairing works are underway to resume..
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SANKHUWASABHA:- As many as 73 families reeling under higher risk of landslides at Silichong rural municipality-1, Sisuwa Besinda in Sankhuwasabha district have been shifted to secured areas. District Police Office Sankhuwasabha in-charge DSP Nawaraj Malla shared a total of 73 families was taken to..
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JHAPA:- A person has died after being swept away by the flooded Biring river following continuous rainfall in the district. Rajesh Ganesh,35, of Jhapa rural municipality-5 drowned while bathing in the river, according to Nepal Red Cross Society Jhapa chair Lokraj Dhakal. Meanwhile, flood water..
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RUPANDEHI: Four members of the same family have taken ill after consuming wild mushroom at Rohini Rural Municipality- 1in Rupandehi. The family ate curry made of mushroom brought from the jungle on Friday evening. They are Sahanaj Khatun, 30, Masihus Nisa, 20, Sahida Khatun,16, and Samir..
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BIRTAMODE: The Arjundhara municipality of Jhapa has allocated a budget of Rs. 500,000 to purchase locust. The budget has been set aside in order to minimize the damage from the locust to the agriculture sector, said Mayor Hari Kumar Rana. Furthermore, the municipality will pay anyone collecting..
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KATHMANDU:- The nationwide torrential rainfall has disrupted the power generation of almost 500 megawatt from different hydropower projects. According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), some projects of the NEA and private sectors failed to produce energy due to floods in the rivers. It is..
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KATHMANDU:- The Federal Parliament Secretariat has published a public notice informing that Samajbadi Party leader Sarita Giri has been removed from member of the House of Representatives. The Secretariat acted on the decision of the Samajbadi Party to relieve Giri from the post of HoR member. The..
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BIRATNAGAR: A total of 17 new cases of coronavirus infection spotted in State 1 on Wednesday. The Social Development Ministry of the State said that Jhapa has seven new cases while three in Morang, two in Sunsari, two each in Taplejung and Ilam, and one in Tehrathum districts. With this, the total..
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KANCHANPUR: Border pillar number 207 along the Nepal-India border Baijudanda in Belauri Municipality-2, Kanchanpur, was found dislocated. Security personnel said that the border pillar in dilapidated condition was dislocated for lack of timely repair tasks. "We have informed the concerned..
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KATHMANDU:- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has recorded 804 monsoon-induced calamities since mid-April to till date. Three people have been missing in various incidents while 349 were injured. Lightning has accounted for 47 causalities from 154 places, the highest..
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KATHMANDU:- Two contingents the Nepal Army will leave for the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali on Tuesday, on a peacekeeping mission at the call of the United Nations. The peacekeeping mission by the NA to these countries slated three months ago was halted after the UN suspended..
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By Manoj Rijal, NEW YORK:- It may be shocking for many. But it’s true: Incumbent US President Donald Trump may repeat what he did in 2016 election. In 2016, all major..
