NC President Deuba offers sorrow over demise of Thapa

Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba has offered sorrow over demise of former Vice President of the NC Gulmi, Laxman Singh Thapa.  Thapa died on Wednesday in his residence in Durbar Rural Municipality in Gulmi district. He was 72.

Weather: Thundershower forecast in some places of hilly region  

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy with the possibility of thundershower along with lightning in the hilly region of the country towards the afternoon today, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.   

250,000 plus pilgrims pay homage to Pashupatinath till late morning 

Despite the threat of coronavirus infection looms large, the devotees across the country are thronging the Shiva temples today on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri.

Only fresh election corrects derailed political course: DPM Pokharel  

Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel has said that the fresh election was the solution of derailed political course. 

Capital residents to get Melamchi water at their households  

    The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has made a plan to distribute drinking water from the fourth week of March. The ongoing tunnel test may take additional 2-3 months to complete the entire task.  

Karnali province government and Badi community ink five-point pact  

The Karnali province government and the Badi community people – who have been demanding land and shelter for the past two weeks – inked a five-point memorandum of understanding.    

Climate Kachahari to sensitize people on climate change risks  

A climate change town hall meeting (Kachahari) organized at Sarkegad rural municipality of Humla to educate the public on climate change issues recently concluded. 

Forest experts call for immediately bringing alternative to scientific forest management   

   At a talk programme ‘Forest management and challenge of timber supply’ organized by Nepal Forum for Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) on Wednesday, experts highlighted the urgency of alternative plan for the management of forestry. 

We will consider joining govt only if our demands are met – JSP leader Mahato

He said this while exiting from the meeting of the House of Representatives today. Leader Mahato reminded that they had withdrawn support to this government before this as it failed to fulfill the agreement reached with it with the condition that it would meet their demands. He said that now discussions would be held with all sides regarding those demands.

Disgruntled side would be treated respectfully: UML leader Nembang

Nembang, who is also the deputy leader of the parliamentary party, said that all those who return to the UML fold would be treated respectfully as the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) that was formed with the unification of the UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) now stands annulled by the Supreme Court's decision.