KATHMANDU:Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has collected 238 thousand 836 units blood and provided 321 thousand 776 unit blood and platelets to patients in fioscal year 2019/20. This is stated in a report published today on the occasion of NRCS's blood transfusion service centre completing 54 years..
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SUURUNGA: The International Jhapali Society has provided a financial assistance of Rs 2.5 million for purchasing a PCR machine for the coronavirus testing laboratory at Kotihom, Kankai municipality-4 in Jhapa district. The initiative for setting up the lab has been done from the people's level..
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BAJURA: Air service has resumed in Bajura district. Due to incessant rainfall, rural roads from Martadi to other parts of the district have been completely closed. The air companies that closed their domestic flight services in the district since 24 March 2020 have resumed the service. According..
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KHOTANG: Works to build a Kirant Museum goes on at Ribdung Maheshwori of Aiselukharkha rural municipality-5 in the district. To date, construction of a cemented roof on the first floor has been completed. The museum construction project aims to protect artifacts, attire and historic, religious..
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KARNALI: The UNDP has introduced a new plan to promote self-employment programme for those people affected by the COVID-19. A total of 150 such persons have been selected for the programme who would be encouraged and assisted for running small scale and cottage industries. Federation of Nepal..
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By Taranath Acharya, BALEWA: Burtibang, the second biggest market in Dhorpatan municipality in western part of Baglung district, is likely to have electricity from the National Transmission Grid within this fiscal year. Target was to connect the place with electricity last fiscal year which could..
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BAGMATI: One person died and another was injured in a road accident involving a truck at Makwanpur this morning. Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, who was riding the truck (Na. 4 Kha. 704), was injured while his 20-year-old son Raj travelling with him died. The accident took place at a place called..
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KATHMANDU: A total of 2,218 persons took their lives in the COVID-19 lockdown across the country. The suicide number was recorded from March 24 to July 19, according to Nepal Police Headquarters. Among those committing suicide, most are men (1,172), followed by women (811), boys (94) and girls..
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KATHMANDU: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said the ongoing monsoon rains will remain more active from coming 27 July (Monday). In this connection, meteorologist Ganga Nagarkoti shared the monsoon will be more active with the low pressure line coming nearer to the southern plan (Terai)..
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TANAHU: The Dumre road section in Damauli has been closed for all kinds of traffic today. The district administration had earlier allowed only light vehicles to ply on the road for Friday and Saturday but it has been withdrawn after the road faced problem. Though light vehicles were allowed..
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KATHMANDU:- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged for due compensation to the Chepang people whose houses were destroyed in Chitwan recently, forcing them to be displaced. Prodding for the probe into the incident, the human rights watchdog issued a statement on Friday. It has..
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KATHMANDU: The Airline Operators' Association of Nepal, an umbrella organization of airlines operators, has urged the government to permit non-schedule flight, considering the impact of natural disaster and COVID-19 pandemic. The Association Chair Captain Rameshwar Thapa issued a press statement..
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WALING: A rare species of python was witnessed in Chapakot Municipalityu-10 of Syangja district on Friday. The locals had informed the Division Forest Office and Police Post after the python was spotted in a tree. The python is around 10 ft long and weighs some 25-30 kgs, it is said. Chief of..
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KATHMANDU: Condolence has been offered to national luminary Bhimsen Thapa on his 245th Birth Anniversary today here. No public gathering has been organised this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, said the National Luminary Bhimsen Thapa Memorial Academy. Thapa was born in Borlang in Gorkha district on..
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PARASI: A person has gone missing in Narayani river in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta West) this morning. Radhe Shyam Koiri, 52, of Susta rural municipality went missing in Narayani river in course of collecting timber swept away by the river. Information Officer at the District Police Office,..
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TISTUNG: The Palung-Naubise road section along the Tribhuvan Highway has come to a halt. Police Inspector of Area Police Office Khanikhola Ruk Bahadur Khadka informed a landslide occurred at Satghumti along the road section since this morning disrupted the road traffic here. Hundreds of vehicles..
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CHITWAN: Landslide again took place at Ichhakamana rural municipality-6, Charkilo along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section this morning. According to the District Police Office Chitwan, landslide occurred at the same place immediately after resuming one-way traffic with the removal of debris off..
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JHAPA: Sixteen people have died in landslides and flooding in Jhapa district in the past one month. The latest victims of the disasters are three children who drowned on Wednesday. Ankus, 10-year-old son of Anil Tamang of Bhadrapur municipality-2--drowned. His body was found floating in a pond in..
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KIMATHANKA: As many as 104 households have been displaced after landslide at Silichong Rural Municipality-1 of Sankhuwasabha. Chief District Officer, Jivan Prasad Acharya, informed that 104 families from different villages including Chepchewa were posed to high risk of landslide in the district...
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GORKHA: The Gorkha-Aanbukhaireni road section which was halted since Tuesday has resumed today. According to Traffic Police Office Gorkha chief, Mitra Lal Dhakal, it came into operation from this morning as landslide debris deposited at about 25 places along the road section were cleared last..
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