Landslide obstructs Prithvi highway   

The Prithvi highway has been obstructed due to landslide at Kurintar.     According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, the road section at Kurintar has been disrupted after landslide took place at Ichchhakamana rural municipality-4 at 9:00 am today.   

Flood flows through human settlements; four went missing   

Normal life in Kailali has been affected due to incessant rain occurred since Tuesday evening.     The downpour has left the eastern belt of the district waterlogged. Hundreds of houses have been submerged and four people went missing in the floods occurred in different rivers of the districts following the rainfalls. .     Police informed four people went missing from different areas of Bhajani municipality in the district.    

Increasing water level in Karnali poses threat to human settlements 

Local residents have become fearful with the rise in water level in the rivers and rivulets following the incessant rainfall.     Some parts of the district are at high risk of floods and landslides so fear is looming large among the locals due to torrential rain.    

Landslide displaces 25 families at Dhairing 

As many as 25 households of Jaljala rural municipality-7, Dhairing have been displaced due to landslide.     With the fear of landslide looming large, they were forced to abandon their own houses and shift to the secured place. 

First local COVID-19 death in state-1

The patient died at 4:45 pm today, said spokesperson of the BPKIHS Dr. Nidesh Sapkota. Sapkota said the deceased was referred to the BPKIHS from the COVID Hospital in Biratnagar and was on ventilator support in course of treatment.

Swab collected from 508 employees in Singh Durbar

The technical vehicle was introduced by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology with the support of Nepal Army. The vehicle is used for the protection of medical persons in the crisis. With the use of this vehicle, the swab was collected from the employees including the Attorney General.

Police in Saptari initiate 'Where is Your Mask?' campaign

Tilak Bharati, spokesperson of the Saptari District Police Office, said, "The campaign has been started by the district police office under the police community partnership programme with an aim to inform and aware the public rather than punish them.”

15 persons test COVID-19 positive in Kathmandu Valley

In 6,037 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests performed in the last 24 hours, as many as 15 persons were found with the virus infection in Kathmandu valley, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Mother, daughter buried by landslide in Dang  

A mother and her two-year-old daughter died after being buried by a landslide here this morning.     The deceased have been identified as Batuli Nepali, 24, of Sakine of Bangalachuli rural municipality-5 and her daughter Ayushma, said rural municipality chair Bhakta Bahadur Oli.     The landslide above from the house hit their house at around 3:00 am today, killing the two

Flood update: Over 150 houses inundated in Kailali

More than 150 houses have been inundated in Kailali due to flooding in various rivers triggered by incessant rainfall from Tuesday night.

Landslide disrupts road leading to Bhotkhola   

The monsoon rain-induced landslide has disrupted the road leading to Bhotkhola in Sankhuwasabha district.     North-South Road Office chief Engineer Gautam Kumar Shrestha informed the road section leading to Bhotkhola rural municipality from district headquarters Khandbari has been obstructed following landslides at Makalu rural municipality-3, Sammatar along the North-South road section.

42 persons including 3 children test positive for COVID-19 in Dhangadhi

Dilip Kumar Shrestha, information officer of the Provincial Hopsital, said, “42 out of total 134 swabs tested positive for COVID-19 in the testing that was conducted in the last 24 hours in Dhangadhi”. Meanwhile, 18 new cases including 3 women were confirmed for the virus infection in Godawari Municipality in Kailali district.

Five persons go missing as flood sweeps away a house

Of the missing are Jaya Bahadur, 50, his daughters Sangeeta, 15, and Kaushi, 12, son Nabin, 8, and his close relatives Ashmita Shahi, 15, of Raskot Municipality-1. The flooding occurred when the family members and relatives of Jaya Bahadur in the house were fast asleep.

Bajhang's 65-year old succumbs to COVID-19, death toll hits 49

A 65-year old male of Bungal Rural Municipality-3, Bajhang, who died on July 24 at home was found to be COVID-19 positive, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

53 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Kathmandu Valley in a single day

In 5,032 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests performed in the last 24 hours, 53 persons tested positive for the virus in the Kathmandu Valley, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, in the daily press briefing today.

Syangja district sealed off for 10 days after 21 police officials tested COVID-19 positive

The Syangja district has been sealed for 10 days after 21 security officials tested positive for COVID-19.

Monsoon becomes active again: rainfall likely for three days   

Rainfall is taking place in most places of the country with the monsoon becoming active again. Meteorologist Raju Pradhananga said the rainfall is occurring as the low pressure system is positioned close to the Tarai region of the country since Monday night.    

  Damauli-Dumre route reopens two-way after weeklong disruption   

The Damauli-Dumre road section along the Prithvi Highway has reopened for two-way traffic from Monday night following a week-long disruption.      The highway was closed for traffic after its part at the Damauli-Dumre section caved-in on July 21 due to incessant rains. Tanahu's Assistant Chief District Officer Chitrangat Baral said the route had been readied for the two-way operation with the completion of its restoration.

10 houses in Durlung at high risk: geologists   

Geologists have recommended the administration here to immediately shift 10 houses of Durlung village in the district to a safer location. The houses in the vicinity of the landslide occurred two weeks back are in high risk of further disaster, the geologists warned after holding field study.    

One dies, four sick after consuming wild mushroom   

A boy died while four others from the same family became sick after consuming wild mushroom in Dadeldhura district. An 8-year-old boy Lalit Dhami from Nawadurga Rural Municipality-3 died on the way to hospital after he became sick with the consumption of the toxic mushroom, police said.