Two found dead, three still missing in rivers

Two persons have been found dead out of five who went missing after they were washed away by three different rivers in Dhading district.

Pokhara shopkeepers found using banned chemicals to ripen banana

A shop of the agricultural market at Prithvi Chowk in Pokhara has been found using banned chemicals to ripen banana and other fruit.

Megha Chaudhary rescues model, actress Nisha, admits to hospital

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All should work together to avert human-wildlife conflict: Rana

Minister for Forest and Environment Narad Muni Rana has said that the country is rich in biodiversity but needs to focus and discuss on plans and policies regarding the conservation. Speaking at a webinar organised by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) on ‘Conservation of Tiger with a Human Face in context of the

'Access to financial service to visually impaired is like fighting a battle'

Visually impaired people have physical, technological and informational constraints in accessing the banking, financial and stock market services. "Only a few of them have availed the banking and financial services after a long efforts and struggle with the respective company while many of us are deprived of the basic financial activities," Senior Vice-president of Nepal Association of the Blinds (NAB) Khom Raj Sharma said while speaking at an interaction on the issue organised by Nepali Association...

School textbooks available at JEMC regional offices

Janak Education Materials Centre has asked the booksellers to visit its regional offices across the country for the school textbooks of the upcoming academic session. Although the country is now under restriction orders to control COVID-19, the textbooks required for the academic session 2021/22 have already been printed and dispatched to provincial offices of the JEMC, informed Chitra Acharya, spokesperson for the JEMC.

Assess manpower needs before policy formulation: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed the concerned bodies to formulate education policy and regulation only after making a projection of required manpower for the country. He gave that instruction while addressing the 7th meeting of the Medical Education Commission at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Friday. Prime Minister Oli, who is also the chairperson of the commission, said before preparing education policy, the number of manpower the country needs should be...

Application opens for Glocal Teen Hero 2021

Glocal Pvt. Ltd. has announced the application opening of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero Nepal for 2021. The application for participation and nomination are both available online, said the company in a statement on Friday.

Alarming rise in cases of VAW during pandemic

At a time when the country is under the coronavirus pandemic-induced restriction, the cases of domestic and gender-based violence have continued to rise. The matter is so severe that even while staying in quarantine, some women have reported a range of abuses.

Paddy plantation begins in Bajhang

Farmers in Bajhang district have started planting paddy in the fields having irrigation facilities. Farmers of Thalara, Chhanna, Rayal, Bagathala, Bungal and surrounding areas of the district headquarters have started planting paddy since the second week of June. Those who had been to India for employment have also started returning home to plant paddy.