With over 200 landslips along Prithvi Highway, two days needed to resume traffic 

More than 200 landslides- big and small- occurred in the section of Muglin-Naubise along the Prithvi Highway with the incessant rainfall for some days. The road is completely damaged at the bridge over Mauwakhola stream linking Chitwan and Dhading.  

Hanumante river inundates Bhaktapur settlements

The flood in Hanumante river submerged settlements in ward no. 1, 3 and 4 in Bhaktapur district. The hospitals, schools and dozens of houses from Hanumanghat to Sallaghari areas were affected from the flooding, ward chair Ram Krishna Gora said.

Downpour causes flooding, inundation in Sarlahi

Entire Bhadsar village in the district headquarters, Malangwa, has been submerged. Rain water has flown into government offices and private houses situated in the town area of the district headquarters due to the lack of proper drainage.

Marking first Monday of Shrawan, devotees worship Pashupatinath Temple from outside (Photo Feature)

Today being the first Monday of the holy month of Shrawan, many Hindu women marked it worshipping the Pashupatinath from outside the temple premises.

Dumre-Beshishahar road section obstructed   

The Dumre-Beshishahar road section is blocked due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall since last night.     The road section at Ghumtibhir near to Ridikhola of Bhanu Municipality-3 is blocked after a landslide decanted there leaving the road section blocked since this morning, Dumre Area Police Office said.     Police have further stated that it will take some hours to clear the debris deposited at the place to resume the transport.    

Flooded stream sweeps away concrete bridge in Bajura

With the collapse of the 25-meter long concrete bridge at Taprisera along the Sanphe-Martadi Road section, mobility of the locals has come to a halt. Hira Thapa, Chair of Budhiganga Municipality-2, said complete damage of the bridge had caused great difficulty for the locals even to reach their homes.

One killed due to landslide in Kathmandu 

A person has died after he was buried by landslide at Gagalphedi, Kageshwori Manohara municipality-1 in Kathmandu on Sunday. Police identified the deceased as 22-year-old Nawaraj Gurung. The landslide took pace at Satghatte in Gagalphedi.   

Incessant rain leaves government offices waterlogged   

Various government buildings along with dozens of private houses have been waterlogged in the district headquarters Malangwa due to rainfall continued since Sunday morning.     The incessant rain has left different parts of the district including its headquarters inundated. Local traders have said several areas including Bal Mandir, Nagarpalika Chowk and the Bus Park have remained waterlogged following continuous rain.   

Nepal-Korea Hospital launches free COVID-19 test for cancer, heart patients

According to Mayor and Hospital Management Committee Chair Madan Sundar Shrestha, the PCR test is available for up to seven patients (recommended for urgent surgery) from the Cancer Hospital and 10 from the National Heart Center on a daily basis. The Hospital has agreed to produce the test report within the 24 hours so as to ensure prompt treatment to the patients.

16 more Nepalis die of COVID-19 abroad

According to Non-Resident Nepali Association’s Health Committee, eight people lost their lives to this deadly infection in Qatar, five in the UAE and three in Kuwait.

Police punish 106 people walking without face mask in public places

The police in the district started taking action against people who move around without putting on face mask after the Home Ministry instructed to punish those who violate preventive measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

Divorce, rape cases on rise in Udaypur

The District Court's registrar Dhan Bahadur Karki said till the end of the last fiscal year (July 15) the court registered 218 cases relating to divorce.    

Divorce, rape cases on rise in Udaypur   

The cases of rape and divorce are growing each year in Udaypur, the district in State-1.     The District Court's registrar Dhan Bahadur Karki said till the end of the last fiscal year (July 15) the court registered 218 cases relating to divorce.    

Six cheetah killed, eight rescued in Tanahu 

Six cheetah including a cub died in different places of Tanahu in the fiscal year 2019/20. Of them, five were found dead in Bhanu municipality and one in Byas municipality, according to the Division Forest Office, Tanahu.    

NHRC urges government, media houses to ensure rights of journalists to employment

"People's fundamental right to have the right information will be affected due to failure to create environment conducive for journalists to collect right information. The Working Journalists Act also states that there will not be any changes in perks and facilities in a way that working journalists are affected," read a statement issued today by the Commission's secretary Bed Prasad Bhattarai.

Morang's Selife road gaining popularity (Photo Feature)

The 1,100-metre long blacktopped road located southwest of Sunjhoda Bridge along the East-West Highway is indeed beautiful.

Relief materials for landslide survivors dumped in the headquarters 

The relief materials collected for the survivors of landslides occurred at Dhaulagiri and Malika of Myagdi have been dumped at the district headquarters, Beni.     The daily lives of the survivors have become tougher in lack of life-saving food and other relief materials. However, the relief stuffs collected from different walks of lives have not been supplied to the indigent families.     It has been over a week since multiple landslides devastated the homes and food stuck of the local...

Tansen-Butwal road obstructed 

The Tansen-Butwal road section has come to a grinding halt after the rain-triggered landslide disrupted the Siddhartha Highway.     With the fall of landslide on the highway, the Tansen-Butwal road stretch has been obstructed since early this morning. Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP) of Palpa District Police Office, Madan Giri informed the highway traffic has been completely disrupted with the occurrence of landslide at Tansen-8, Gaundepool.    

CNAS to revive research activities

The former directors of CNAS and social science experts had come together to discourse on retaining the glorious history of CNAS.

Pakistan embassy provides as gift two ambulances to TU Teaching Hospital

Ambassador Javed said there was a large untapped potential existing between medical institutions in Pakistan and those in Nepal. He lauded the level of cooperation between the Nepali hospitals and Pakistani health infrastructure and wished this cooperation to grow further, especially with the Teaching Hospital.