Fourth Mundum Trail Race to be held on May 1

Dozens of runners are expected to join this race, said Pabi Hang Rai, the pioneer of this race. ''This race is held in one of the Nepal Government-listed 100 destinations that is Mundum trail. That is another aspect for the glamour of this event,'' explained Rai.

Foreign Minister highlights usefulness of suggestions from scholars in policy making   

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said the research-based suggestions and study report from the scholarly class are useful in policy formulation and removing the development impediments.    

Fire at furniture industry destroys property worth over Rs 5 million   

Fire that broke out at a furniture industry here has destroyed furniture and other materials worth over Rs 5 million.

Corona patient dies in Narayani Hospital   

A patient of coronavirus infection died while receiving treatment at Birgunj-based Narayani Hospital early this morning.

Four dead, 18 injured in Dolakha road mishap  

Four persons died and 18 others were injured in a road mishap occurred last night at Bigu Rural Municipality-4 in Dolakha district, police confirmed.   

Opium farming destroyed in Jajarkot

Police in Nalgadh Municipality in Jajarkot district destroyed a large quantity of opium cultivated in almost 60 ropani of land.    

NHRC Chairman for senior citizens’ rights protection 

Speaking at an interaction programme organised with the stakeholder sat NHRC on Monday, Chairman Magar said that the hospitals across the country should be made geriatric-friendly and the NHRC was holding talks with the agencies to make this happen.    

Upgradation of Charikot-Jiri road section continues 

The upgradation job of Charikot-Jiri road section is taking place in a good pace with completion of blacktop upto Namdu bazaar. The construction company said that out of 55km, so far 22km has been blacktopped.    

Traffic Police launches awareness campaign against second wave of COVID-19

Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs chair Yogendra Nath Karmacharya urged transport sector workers to take safety measures against the virus. Federation general secretary Punya Prasad (Saroj) Sitaula suggested the uses of mask and sanitizer and the avoidance of over-crowding in public vehicles to break the chain for the virus spread.

Business Advisory Committee reshuffled

In the session, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Leelanath Shrestha presented the National Information Commission's annual report for the fiscal year 2076-77 BS (2019-20) on behalf of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.