KATHMANDU:- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended congratulations and greetings to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the government of India, and the people of India on the happy occasion of the 74th Independence Day. In a tweet this morning, Prime Minister Oli expressed best wishes for..
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KATHMANDU:- Rainfall in almost all parts of the country has been predicted for the coming three days. A meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Raju Pradhanang, informed that the countrywide rainfall was forecasted in the wake of the monsoon low-pressure belt being near..
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RUPANDEHI:- An official working at Social Development Ministry of State-5 has tested positive for the coronavirus. Chief of Health Directorate Dr. Binod Kumar Giri confirmed that an official of the Health Division working in the containment of the virus was infected with the coronavirus. After the..
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TISTUNG:- The Tribhuvan highway that remained obstructed due to landslide has opened for traffic since Friday evening. The road opened for traffic after the debris of the landslide was cleared by the Department of Roads, according to Police Inspector Bikas Raj Tamang. As a result, vehicles along..
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BAGMATI:- Two trucks parked inside the industrial zone in Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati State, have caught fire today. Police said the trucks kept in front of the Vyalit Palette Feed Industry caught fire. The trucks with registration number plate Na 5 Pa 6503 and Na 6 Kha 7826 caught fire, it..
Read Full Story »KATHMANDU:- The Nepal office of the online portal Nepal Twenty Four Hours.com, based in California, USA, has come into operation. The Nepal office was inaugurated on Thursday. In the inaugural program, Nepali Congress leader Dr. Ramsharan Mahat, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party leader Dr...
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KATHMANDU:- Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) has demanded an investigation into the death of Assistant Editor of Kantipur daily, Balaram Baniya. Issuing a condolence message on Thursday evening, NTUC general secretary Yogendra Kunwar called for a fair investigation into the circumstances leading..
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By Kumar Negi, TISTUNG:- A person went missing and four vehicles were buried in a mound of landslide that occurred at Thaha municipality-12, Gairigaun in Makawanpur along the Tribhuvan Highway. Kale Moktan, 54, a local, went missing in the landslide, confirmed Police Inspector of the Area..
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KATHMANDU:- Tribhuvan University is not soon going to run its postponed and scheduled exams. According to Examination Controller Pushpa Raj Joshi, though University was preparing to conduct the semester-based exams from 1st September and annual based exams from mid-September, they were postponed..
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LALITPUR:- The Ratamate-Batase-Kavre road section in the western part of the district is still obstructed due to landslides. The road section at Mahankal Rural Municipality is obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall that occurred on July 20 and 21. According to rural..
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BAITADI:- An adolescent girl died of scrub typhus infection in the Baitadi district. The deceased has been identified as Puja Joshi, 14, of Dogadakedar rural municipality-3, Shreekot. Puja breathed her last on the way to the Kohalpur Medical College for treatment. The infected girl was taken to..
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KATHMANDU:- The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has expressed sorrow over the demise of former secretary of FNJ, Balram Baniya. A press release issued by FNJ on Wednesday reads, “Appreciating the incomparable contribution of journalist Baniya in favor of democracy, human rights, rule of..
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KATHMANDU:- Three people have been found infected with COVID-19 in Shankharapur municipality. Two persons at the municipality's ward number 9 and one person at ward number 7 have tested positive for coronavirus. Those infected in ward number 9 are a mother and her son, the ward chairman..
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KATHMANDU:- A Nepali woman who was allegedly subjected to flesh trade after being trafficked to India from Kathmandu a year ago has been rescued and sent back home. The rescue was possible with the help of the Rescue Foundation run by Afanta Nepal. It is revealed that she was forced into the sex..
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BANEPA: The Dhulikhel-based Kathmandu University (KU) in Kavrepalanchowk district has been closed for the next 15 days beginning from today, owing to the growing risk of coronavirus infection. Through a notice on Monday, University registrar Prof Dr. Subodh Sharma said all services (except most..
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BAITADI: A woman health worker has been severely beaten at Nakali Health Centre at Purchaudi Municipality-3 in Baitadi district. Twenty-five years old auxiliary nurse midwife Janaki Bhatta shared that she was beaten black and blue by two youths while treating the patients in the health center...
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SINDHUPALCHWOK: Jugal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district has halted its services after two teachers at Seti Secondary School and Ratna Rajya Secondary School in the rural municipality were found infected with the coronavirus. The teachers had reached Jugal Rural Municipality from Salyan..
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KATHMANDU: Indian Army has gifted ten ICU ventilators to Nepali Army in order to support its efforts to fight against the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal, presented the ventilators to Chief of Army Staff Purna Chnadra Thapa in a ceremony held at..
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BHAKTAPUR: A motorcycle rider has died in a road accident that took place last night. Suman Katwal Shrestha,29, of Kamal Binayak, died after the motorcycle (Ba. 66 Pa. 2810) was hit by a jeep (Ba. 19 Cha. 3384) heading towards Jagati from Chayamasingh of Bhaktapur municipality. Seriously injured..
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MUGLIN: A landslide that occurred on Friday evening disrupted the Mugling-NaraAyangadh road section at Chorkhola in Ichchhakamna Rural Municipality-6 of Chitwan district. With this, two-way traffic has come to a halt since last night. According to the Area Police Office Mugling, they were not..
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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..
