Murder convict arrested from Saudi Arabia after 17 years

A murder convict who had been absconding for 17 years has been arrested from Saudi Arabia. Govinda Magar, 40, of Belaka municipality-6 of Udayapur has been brought back to the country from Saudi Arabia.

Langtang national park distributes relief amount of Rs 4.8 million 

The Langtang National Park has disclosed the amount it has provided to the wildlife attack survivors. The national park made public the relief amount provided as a compensation to those injured in wildlife attack and having loss and damage of their crops due to animal rampage.  

Meat of protected Himalayan Tahr seized

Police have handed over illegal seized meat of protected animal Himalayan Tahr (Jharal) killed after its hunting to the Division Forest Office for further investigation. The District Headquarters, Simkot-based Police Office submitted the seized meat to the Forest Office for further investigation to trace the hunters involved in its killing. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Herambh Sharma said that the police had recovered the meat from Jaini National Forest of Namkha Rural Municipality-4 and...

Syangja DAO gears up against Omicron variant of COVID-19

A meeting of the District COVID Management Committee and the District Administration Office directed the people to follow recommended health protocols against COVID-19. The meeting was held on Tuesday under the chair of Chief District Officer Raju Prasad Poudel urged people not to create a public gathering with more than 25 people, and not to organise any kind of fairs.

Devotees to be allowed to take holy dips only by adopting health safety protocols

Two days are left for the Makar Mela, the big religious fair that takes place every 12 years in the historic, religious-cultural, touristic town Panauti.     In normal times the religious fair draws hundreds of thousands of devotees from various parts of the country. But this year, the fair is going to be subdued due to the looming risk of a third wave of COVID-19 pandemic.   

Rukum Purba Hospital starts safe abortion service  

The Rukum Purba Hospital here has started providing safe abortion services and anti-rabies vaccines along with the health insurance services. The locals here are elated with the access to these three services in addition to other health services at the Hospital.  

Team searching Banke man-eater tiger

A technical team from Sauraha in Chitwan has reached Raptisonari, an area where the tigers are prowling, terrorizing the people in Raptipari of Banke every day. A three-member technical team led by Amir Sadaula, senior technician of the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NRNC), has reached Fattepur in Raptisonari and started searching for the man-eater, said Dadhi Lal Kandel, chief of Division One Office in Banke.

More skill enhancement trainings to journalists, employees in pipeline: GC Chair Subedi

He pointed at the need to reach out to the people and disseminate authentic news and views through digital means and platform in the changed context of news delivery and consumption.

Fire ravages three houses   

A fire ravaged three houses in Falelung rural municipality-6, Barbhanjyang on Wednesday evening. The fire that broke out from the house of Jeet Bahadur Meyongba destroyed the houses of Ramjeet Rai and Man Bahadur Rai.   

Banke activists call off sit-in after 41 days

A group of 16 activists from Banke district ended their sit-in which they were staging at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu, after 41 days on Tuesday evening after inking a four-point deal with the government. The agreement was reached between the government talk committee led by joint-secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) Pradeep Koirala and Ruby Khan, an activist leading the protest. All hailing from Banke, they were staging the sit-in from November 25 demanding justice for the murder of...

"Let’s use social network for social transformation"

"It is necessary to make social networking sites a tool for social transformation rather than capitalizing on the convenience gotten due to advancement in information technology for amassing wealth," he reiterated.

Removal of landslide debris begins in Rasuwa

Debris of landslide that blocked the Syafrubsi-Rasuwagadhi road section since last Tuesday is being removed now.    

Silwal assigned as Nepali Army spokesperson

The Nepali Army has assigned Brigadier General Narayan Silwal as its spokesperson. He will formally take charge of his office in the second week of this month. He is currently the Chief of the Nepali Army's No 1 Brigade based at local Balaju.

Embassy of Israel initiates environment conservation, cooperates with schools

“This activity is very much important in today’s time. Human activities are hampering themselves, flora, fauna and nature, as a whole. This initiative will definitely contribute to environmental protection, as batteries are something that is used in everything, ranging from mobile phones, computers to other electronic devices hence, it’s crucial to recycle them," the press release quoted the Minister as saying.

Schools closed in Humla due to cold   

The community and private schools in Humla district have closed for the winter vacation with the increase in cold.     The mountainous district Humla in the Karnali province has seven local levels. Schools in the district are closed for two months Poush and Magh (mid-December to mid-February).   

Bicycles distributed to school girls

The Ratnanagar Municipality-3 in Chitwan district has distributed bicycles to the girl students from the community schools.  

Generator installed in Humla District Hospital   

The Humla District Hospital has installed a power generator with capacity of 50 kilowatt, ensuring a regular power supply.     Prior to this, the service seekers and health professionals in the hospital were facing hardships due to irregular power supply in the district of Humla.  

Local levels closing schools following increase in cold

Three local levels in the district have already ordered schools in their area to close for a week following the fall in mercury caused by the rainfall four days back.

Those toppling own government can’t contribute for socialism: UML Chair Oli

CPN (UML) party Chair KP Sharma Oli has claimed that those responsible for toppling the government led by own party and supporting others to form the new one could not bring socialism in the nation.

Expecting mother airlifted   

Bhimadevi Rai, 26, of Dikuwa in Halesi Tuvachung Municipality-2 was airlifted on Saturday after she could not give birth at a health post in Dikuwa. The health post immediately referred her to Kathmandu after observing complications in the child birth.