SC starts hearing on habeas corpus cases

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana had scheduled benches to hear the habeas corpus cases. Six of them are division and two are single, according to SC Spokesperson Baburam Dahal.

Acting PM Khand inspects flood-hit areas in Dadeldhura

Ganyapdhura Rural Municipality chair Nawalpur Malla presented the details of the loss incurred due to the recent unseasonal rain-triggered landslide and flood and handed over memo for relocation of the human settlements at risk of natural disasters.

Health Minister inspects vaccination centres in Kathmandu

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada inspected various vaccination centres set up at gateways to the Kathmandu Valley today.

Tractor accident leaves three dead in Jajarkot

At last three persons died and one other was injured in a tractor accident in Jajarkot. The tractor en route to Sepukhola of Barekot rural municipality from Kalimati of Nalgad municipality met with the accident in Nalgad municipality-5, Jhulkedanda at 2.00 am this morning.

Govt committed to introduce more relief programmes: Minister Khand

Khand, who is also Acting Prime Minister, said that the government had already decided to provide Rs 200,000 to each household affected by landslides and floods. The compensation amount would be added by Rs 100,000 to the family who has lost members to the disaster.

Every house will get electricity facility within next two years: Minister Bhusal 

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal, has said that the government has set a goal to provide electricity facilities to all Nepalis within the next two years. 

Rajendra Kumar Rai appointed Province 1 CM

Rajendra Kumar Rai has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Province 1.

Over 1.3 million companies renew, taking benefit of concession

More than nearly 1.3 million companies have renewed their registration, taking benefit of the concession provision announced by the government.  

Dhanwantari Jayanti and Aarogyata Diwas being observed today

The Dhanwantari Jayanti and Aarogya Diwas (Day) is being observed throughout the country today by organizing various programmes. The Day is marked in commemoration of the birth of the Hindu deity Dhanwantari who is believed to have propounded the ayurveda.

Prajapati community in Bhaktapur finding hard to meet high demand for clay pots

Bhaktapur’s Prajapati community is finding it hard to meet the demand for traditional earthen lamps locally known as 'Pala' when the Tihar, the festival of lights, has already arrived. Pottery is the ancestral profession of the Prajapati community.