FNJ turns 66 from today

Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organisation of working journalists across the country, is celebrating its 66th anniversary today.

NC condemns Baglung incident

In a press statement today, Party Spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma has demanded an investigation into the scuffle which ended in the tragic deaths of two youth. The party wants to be sure whether the incident was accidental or deliberate. 

Man killed in tusker attack in Dhanusha   

An elderly man was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Khaptari Tol in Mithila Municipality-7 in Dhanusha district on Sunday night.    Padam Bahadur Khaptari Magar, 80, was attacked to death by the elephant while he was sleeping at his home, said the police.

Smog to remain for few days more   

The smog seen at different places of the country including Kathmandu Valley for the past few days would persist for few more days.     Meteorologist Pratibha Manandhar said that wildfire is the main reason behind the smog.    

Jhapa records 553 cases of elephantiasis 

The District Health Office Jhapa said that the district has recorded as many as 553 cases of elephantiasis.  Kumarkhod of Jhapa rural municipality has the highest 32 elephantiasis cases in the district, according to the health office sources.  

Baglung murder case; postmortem of two bodies underway   

Police investigation team has moved to the incident site wherein two youths died in a scuffle at a fair organized on the occasion of Holi festival.    

Mayor's two dozers set ablaze  

An unidentified group put the dozers (Bhe 1 Ka 4636 and Bhe 1 Ka 1294) on fire in the forest between Jufal and Lahara in course of the construction of road linking wards 5 and 6, shared Police Inspector Hariram Dangi.  

NA defuses two bombs found in Thehe village 

A Nepal Army (NA) team has defused a sutali bomb planted in-between two houses at Simkot rural municipality-2, Thehegaun in Humla. House owner Log Bhandari had informed the Thehe police post once the bomb plantation was suspected between the houses of Bhandari and Tula Rawal.

India reports 62,714 new COVID-19 cases, 312 deaths in last 24 hours 

India reported 62,714 new COVID-19 cases, 28,739 discharges and 312 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.  

Holi less festive; valley’s security tightened 

The atmosphere during the Holi celebrations was less festive this time due to the increased risk of the Covid-19 pandemic.