Influence of Westerly wind: Rainfall forecast till Wednesday  

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy with light rainfall occurring at most places due to the influence of Westerly wind in the coming three days, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.     

Human-wildlife conflict escalates in lack of wildlife friendly infrastructures 

Nandakala Thapa of Kailali district died in a tiger attack on January 1 (Friday) night while returning home from Nepalgunj. The wildlife bounced her along the East-West Highway within the boundary of Bardiya National Park. Her dead body was found scattered in a nearby forest on Saturday.    

Agro centre initiates distributing farmer ID cards   

Agro Centre Pvt Ltd has started providing farmer's identity cards so as to distribute fertilizer, seeds and agriculture inputs to the needy farmers at a subsidized price. 

Wildlife rescue centre established   

A wildlife rescue centre has been established in the district for the protection of wounded and helpless animals.  

Grande hospital provides services to 800,000 patients in eight years   

The Grande International Hospital based in Tokha, Kathmandu has so far provided services to over 785,000 patients in eight years of its operation.

Jumla village becoming self-reliant on electricity

The completed hydropower projects are Biureni (58 kilowatts), Lum (25 kilowatts), Talfi (25 kilowatts), Tribeni (45 kilowatts), Upper Lorpa (25 kilowatts), Rini (9 kilowatts), while 12 kilowatts project in Patamara, five kilowatts project in Tali Lorpa, nine kilowatts project in Lamri and six kilowatts project in Mahari.

Three more Nepalis die from COVID-19 in foreign land

Three more Nepalis have died from Covid-19 in the foreign land. One death from the infection has been reported in the United Kingdom this week and two in Portugal, according to the Non-Resident Nepali Association. As of Saturday evening, 53,385 Nepalis in various 50 countries contracted the deadly virus, said Sanjib Sapkota, coordinator of the health committee of the NRNA.

Ongoing protest to safeguard federalism: NCP leader Pokharel

Leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said they had to wage a protest to safeguard federalism. "We had to take to the streets against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) after quitting the position of ministers," he said talking to media persons here today.

Crusher industries excavating river products illegally 

Conservation of the environment has been difficult as the crusher industries continued illegal extraction of river products. The crushers and sand processing factories in Dhanusha are found avoiding tax.

Home Minister warns of action against those speaking indecent on President  

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has warned of action against those making indecent expression on the President, assassinating her character on the social networking sites.