Religious sites likely to open next weekend

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai said Wednesday if things went as desired, religious shrines would open from next weekend for visitors. The government is planning to open the temples and religious sites for visit, observation and pilgrimage starting Saturday, October 17. "A proposal to open the religious sites from next Saturday will be presented at the Cabinet meeting," he told journalists at Suketar Airport in the district. The Tourism Ministry is making...

Cooperatives to bring down number

The National Cooperative Board (NCB) has prepared a 25-year Strategic Plan (2020/21 – 2045/46) for the sector with the aim of including 90 per cent households in cooperatives in either way. The plan, submitted to the Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal on Wednesday, includes projections to increase per cooperative members to 933 in the next 20 years from the current 175. Likewise, the total members of cooperatives would reach 14 million from current...

Water hyacinth causes headache to fishermen

Monsoon this year is almost over and the climate here in Pokhara, the city of lakes, is amazingly pleasant. It looks like this enticing weather is inviting the most joyous festivals. At a time when the people of the city are busy preparing for celebration of the greatest festival, Dashain, local fishermen are worried about their livelihood. Unabated growth of water hyacinths in Fewa and other lakes is posing to be a major hindrance to the livelihood of fishermen families. With a sharp decline...

Jajarkot accident update: six dead, body of ward chair recovered from stream

The ill-fated jeep with registration number Bhe 1 Ja  935 had left Khalanga, district headquarters of Jajarkot, for Junichade this morning and skidded off the road into the Majhkot stream some 500 meter below at Aulbhir, Junichade RM-1 at about 3:00 pm, according to the police.

Five dead, two missing in Jajarkot jeep accident

Kishor Kumar Shrestha, chief of Jajarkot district police office, said that the office had received the information that five were killed in the accident and person was injured.

141 modern wheelchairs distributed

With the financial support from Wheelchair Foundation, USA, and Tiny Share of Field Activity, USA, the Um Hong Gil Human Foundation (UHGHF) had brought altogether 240 wheelchairs to Kathmandu.

With 15 fatalities, Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 578

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday confirmed 15 COVID-19 related deaths. A total of 15 people, five females and 10 males, succumbed to the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, revealed the daily report released by the MoHP today.

Kathmandu Valley records highest single-day tally with 1,684 new cases

In 14,209 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 1,684 persons, 691 females and 993 males, were found with the novel coronavirus infection in the Valley itself, revealed the daily report released by the MoHP today.

3,439 new cases of COVID-19, highest in a single day, 25,007 active cases

In 14,209 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 3,439 persons were found to be infected with the novel coronavirus, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Beautiful Satkhaluwa Lake in Bardiya (Photo Feature)

Satkhaluwa is a natural lake located in the buffer zone of Bardiya National Park, five kilometers northeast of Baidi Chowk of the East-West Highway.