Floods sweep away rural municipality office, police posts, banks and hotels in Manang

Bishnu Lamichhane, Chief District Officer of Manang, informed that the office building of Naso Rural Municipality was washed away as the flood entered the settlement with the Marsyangadi River swollen due to incessant rains for the last three days.

2,014 new cases of COVID-19, 3,082 recoveries, 52 deaths in 24 hours

In 8,687 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,014 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population in the regular press briefing.

Leader Khanal taken to India for medical treatment

The CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has been taken to India for further medical treatment. He left for the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, capital of India, on a Nepal Airlines Corporation plane at 12.30 pm today.   

Private, public houses of flood-hit areas to be insured

The government has decided to provide insurance schemes to all the government and private properties located in areas that are at high risk of being affected by rain-induced disasters.

Six Indian, Chinese nationals of Melamchi Drinking Water Project go missing

A total of six labourers, three Indian and Chinese nationals each, working at Melamchi Drinking Water Project have gone missing in the Melamchi River flood.

Alia Bhatt to resume shooting for SS Rajamouli’s RRR on July 1 in Hyderabad

Alia then moves to Hyderabad for the shooting of SS Rajamouli’s RRR. “Her shooting in Hyderabad begins from July 1. It is likely to continue for two weeks,” a source informs.

Salman Khan likely to announce Bhaijaan and drop first look in July

Actor Salman Khan is set to announce Bhaijaan, earlier titled Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali, on Bakri Eid. July 21.

Flood sweeps away 15 houses in Lamjung, 30 at high risk

Flooding in Dordi River caused by incessant rainfall since Monday has swept away 15 houses of Dordi Rural Municipality.

Sithi Nakha being celebrated in Bhaktapur (Photo Feature)

A religious and eco-friendly festival ‘Sithi Nakha’ is being celebrated in the Newar community by cleaning the water sources today.

Rapti River crosses danger level, high alert issued

Dozens of villages around the Rapti River are at risk of flooding after the river crossed the danger level due to the continuous rainfall from the past few days.