1,857 new cases of COVID-19, 4,017 recoveries, 33 fatalities in 24 hours

In 7,130 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,857 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population during its regular press briefing.

China accomplishes building of moderately prosperous society in all respects: Xi

"This means that we have brought about a historic resolution to the problem of absolute poverty in China, and we are now marching in confident strides toward the second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects," Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said at a ceremony marking the CPC centenary.

Domestic flights resume from today (Photo Feature)

After almost two month's halt due to the second wave of COVID-19 domestic flights have resumed from today.

KMC proposes free education for children orphaned by COVID-19

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has proposed free education up to secondary level for the children orphaned by COVID-19 through its budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Water level in Rapti River rises, Sauraha at risk of inundation

The settlements and hotels around the river banks in Chitwan are at high risk of being inundated as the incessant rainfall has increased the water level of all rivers and streams in the district.

PADT to repair door of Pashupatinath Temple

The four silver doors and the roof of the centuries-old Hindu temple, Pashupatinath, damaged and broken in several parts by the 2015 earthquake will be repaired in the next few weeks.

Budhiganga erosion threatens surrounding settlements

More than a dozen settlements in Bajura have been displaced due to floods in the Budhiganga River. Although the river has eroded thousands of bighas of cultivated land, it has not yet been managed properly by the concerned authorities.

Govt appoints officials in various bodies

The government has declared martyr Bir Bhakti Thapa as national hero. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on June 28 decided to declare Thapa as national hero. Speaking at a press conference, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Basanta Nembang made the decisions public on Wednesday.

Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children

As more human remains emerged Wednesday from the rubble of the collapsed Florida condo tower, the dead this time included the first children, ages 4 and 10, a loss that the Miami-Dade mayor called “too great to bear.”

Landslide-hit Bajura people awaiting aid

As many as 124 households, including 27 families of the Himali Rural Municipality-4, in the northern Bajura district, and 97 households in Quidi village, in Ward No. 5, are having to live under tarpaulins after the incessant rains-triggered landslide swept through the entire villages on June 12 and 17.