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Kathmandu: The number of forest fires has increased since April. According to the forest fire identification and monitoring system of the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation, fires are currently raging in 523 places in 56 districts. Forest fires are raging in 60 places in Parsa alone, 41 in Makwanpur, 27 in Chitwan and 26… Continue reading Forest fires in 523 places in 56 districts

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress leader Minendra Rijal has said that they cannot give a vote of confidence to the KP Oli-led government. In a discussion organized by the massive civil movement at Pragya Dabli on Saturday, Rijal said that he did not trust the incumbent Prime Minister Oli from the very beginning. Therefore, he clarified that… Continue reading Nepali Congress leader Rijal says Congress cannot give vote of confidence to KP Oli

Kathmandu: The Department of Tourism has issued an expedition permit for the spring season. Two groups of climbers have received the first permission to climb Mt. Everest this season.According to the department, a team including Bahraini Prince Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Mohammed Al Khalifa took permission to climb Mt Everest. A team of 16 people including… Continue reading Bahraini royal expedition team receives permit for Mt Everest

Kathmandu: The cabinet has approved the proposal to set up a fertilizer factory in the country. The proposal submitted by Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Padmakumari Aryal was approved by the cabinet meeting held on Thursday.Minister for Agriculture Aryal informed that the government is going to set up a fertilizer factory for the long-term solution… Continue reading Cabinet approves proposal to build fertilizer factory

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Health has requested not to go out of the house after air pollution was seen in the sky of Kathmandu.In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry said, “Let’s not sit in the open outside the house, let’s not play, let’s not go for morning walk or for any other physical… Continue reading Health ministry requests to stay inside due to hazy weather

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress leader Nabindra Raj Joshi has passed away. Joshi, who was undergoing treatment for a stroke at Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu, died at 8:24 pm on Friday. As per the hospital, even his heart had stopped working since Friday morning. He died while continuing all treatment efforts, reads a statement issued by the… Continue reading Congress leader Nabindra Raj Joshi passes away

Kathmandu: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has clarified that lockdown should not be used for the prevention of covid-19 infection. Minister Poudel said that health standards should be strictly adhered to but border checkpoints should not be closed. In a conversation with us on Thursday, Finance Minister Poudel said that the government has no plans… Continue reading Govt is not thinking of lockdown at this moment; says Finance Minister

Kathmandu (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): Universities of Nepal and Oman have agreed to cooperate. According to the Nepali Embassy in Muscat, Nepal’s Ambassador to Oman Sharmila Parajuli and Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University Dr. Fahad Alzulanda Al Saidi met in her office and agreed to start cooperation in the field of agriculture and tourism. It… Continue reading Agreement inked to cooperate between universities of Nepal and Oman

Chitwan (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): The District Administration Office has started the process of distributing national identity cards. Khemraj Poudel, Administrative Officer and Information Officer of the office informed that the identity card of the details collected by mid-July, 2016 has already been prepared and the distribution process has been started. According to him, 4,000 identity… Continue reading National identity card distribution begins in Chitwan

Kathmandu: The local administration has issued a directive to make masks compulsory in public places in Kathmandu Valley. On Wednesday, the three district administration offices in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur issued a notice urging people to wear masks in public places. Stating that there are indications that corona infection has increased in India and may… Continue reading Mask mandatory in Kathmandu Valley