Kathmandu: At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. At least 200 people were also injured in the explosion in north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was holding a meeting. Authorities have cordoned off the area and have warned the death toll… Continue reading At least 35 killed in Pakistan after explosion at Islamist political rally
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KMC begins market monitoring to demotivate use of plastic
Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to tighten the plastic prohibition campaign. In the budget of the financial year 2080/81 B.S, KMC announced to prohibit uses of polythene bags, plastic flowers and decorative materials. Accordingly, KMC has tighten market monitoring. In the budget, the KMC has mentioned that it will be prohibited to ‘bring,… Continue reading KMC begins market monitoring to demotivate use of plastic
13 families have been displaced by the flood and dozens of houses are at risk
Kathmandu: 13 families here have been displaced in separate incidents of floods and landslides. District Police Office Bajura has informed that 13 families have been displaced and dozens of houses are at risk in Himali and Gaumul Rural Municipality here due to floods and landslides that occurred on Friday. Deeplal Budha’s house has been completely… Continue reading 13 families have been displaced by the flood and dozens of houses are at risk
Nepal receives over 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines donated by France
Kathmandu: The Government of France has just delivered 702,720 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal through the COVAX Facility, offering a boost to the country’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive. This latest donation had been divided into separate shipments received across the months of June and July, with the final installment of the donation… Continue reading Nepal receives over 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines donated by France
‘Impossible satellite’ ready to fall to Earth
Kathmandu: A British-built spacecraft is expected to fall to Earth later on Friday, after completing a transformative mission to map the planet’s winds. The Aeolus satellite fired a laser down through the atmosphere to track the movement of air in any location, at every altitude, all around the world. Its success means replacements are already… Continue reading ‘Impossible satellite’ ready to fall to Earth
President Poudel visits Krishna Temple and Patam Museum
Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Poudel visited the Krishna temple in Patan, Lalitpur this Friday morning. His press adviser Kiran Pokharel informed that President Paudel also visited the Patan Museum including Sundari Chowk, Mool Chowk and Keshavnarayan Chowk. Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Chiribabu Maharjan paid courtesy to the President’s visit to Patan. (News Source: Rashtriya Samachar… Continue reading President Poudel visits Krishna Temple and Patam Museum
Norwegian mountaineer hold a record climbing 14 mountains in 92 days
Kathmandu: A new record has been set by successfully climbing 14 mountains in 92 days. Nepali climber Tenzing Sherpa and Norwegian mountaineer Christine Harila set a world record by completing the ascent of the 8,000-meter high mountain, including Everest, the world’s highest peak, on Thursday. With this, a record of Nirmal Purja, who had previously… Continue reading Norwegian mountaineer hold a record climbing 14 mountains in 92 days
Police arrests one more person involved in gold smuggling
Kathmandu: In the one quintal gold smuggling case, the Revenue Investigation Department has arrested Surendra Tamang, known as Naresh, who have been arranging warehouses for gold management. The department arrested Tamang on Wednesday. The department is currently investigating his contacts. With this, the number of people arrested in the gold smuggling case has reached 17.… Continue reading Police arrests one more person involved in gold smuggling
EPS Korea warned not to believe fake information on employment
Kathmandu: The Employment Permit System (EPS) Korea branch has recently warned that wrong information is being circulated through various channels. After a fake notification on the letter pad of EPS Korea branch saying ‘urgent information regarding immediate entry of no worker into Korea’ went viral on social media, EPS Korea branch has clarified that this… Continue reading EPS Korea warned not to believe fake information on employment
Finance Minister directs secretaries to implement budget on time
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has directed the Secretaries of the Government of Nepal to implement the budget for the new fiscal year 2080/81 within the stipulated time frame. Finance Minister Dr. Prakasharan Mahat gave this instruction to the secretaries of all the ministries of the Government of Nepal on Wednesday. He directed to give… Continue reading Finance Minister directs secretaries to implement budget on time