Seasonal flu claims one in Humla 

A woman died of seasonal flu at Rayagaun in Kharpunath Rural Municipality, Humla. Chunda Buda, 36, died of the flu on Monday night, local resident Purna Bahadur Rokaya said.      A large number of villagers have also taken ill from the flu.  

NEGJA expo to promote Nepal jewels in global market

Nepal Gem and Jewellery Association (NEGJA) has planned the third ' Nepal Gems and Jewelry Expo' in the central capital next month.    

VNY 2020: Magar food festival on January 10

Tansen, the district headquarters of Palpa, is preparing to organise a food festival highlighting the local cuisine of Magar community.    

     Beni-Jomsom road resumes   

The Beni-Jomsom road that connects the trans-Himalayan district of Mustang with the rest of the country has been opened for traffic after four days of disruption.     The road was blocked after a dry landslide occurred at Guithebhir of Annapurna rural municipality-3 in Myagdi district.

Toddler killed in leopard attack  

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Narainapur now connected with Nepalgunj

Of the 44 kilometer long Katakuiya road of Nepalgunj, 29.5 kilometer was blacktopped.

Dhimal Homestay in Jhapa beckoning guests with its unique customs, cuisines

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a group of trained Dhimal homestay operators are running homestay programme at Dodhare Tole at Damak-3 in Jhapa district, the only one run by the Dhimal community in the district so far.    

Programme to promote Nepal's tourism taking place in UK

A promotional event targeting the Visit Nepal Year-2020 is to be organised in the United Kingdom.     The event will highlight introduction about Nepal, touristic destinations, its cultural life and so on, trying to encourage more and more people to visit Nepal, event coordinator Raghu Dahal said.    

Chand-led group's three cadres held  

The district police have arrested three cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led group from Morang district.     They also confiscated pamphlets and leaflets belonging to the party, a country-made pistol and its bullet from the arrestees who have been identified as Naresh Chaulagain of Sundarharaincha

Absence of health workers puts inmates' health at risk

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Bandipur occupied with 70 percent Chinese tourists 

Inflow of Chinese tourists has immoderately increased in Bandipur –a tourism site in Western Nepal which is popularly known as the queen of Himalayas.     With the advent of winter season, the trend of inflow of tourists from China was gradually increasing.

Warm clothes, nutritious foods distributed to Rautes

Rautes living in the forest of Gurash rural municipality in Dailekh district have been provided with warm clothes and nutritious food after the Rautes' chief called for humanitarian assistance.    

Schools shut down for five days  

All schools in Siraha municipality have been closed for five days, starting today due to the increasing cold. A continuous dip in the mercury following have cold wave has made daily life difficult in the tarai since the past few days.  

Man found dead 

A man has been found dead in the road at Bahaltole in ward no. 5 of Chaurideurali rural municipality. He has been identified as 48-year-old Prabir Oli, working as a daily wage labourer in the locality, according to police.  

Fair at Ason marks rich Newari culture

The festival is dedicated to exploring age-old tradition, culture and cuisine of Newari community residing at Asan. The visitors in the festival got to sample some glorious authentic Newari food.

CIAA nabs corrupt employees

Likewise, the CIAA arrested Raju Shrestha, policeman of Area Police Office, Urlabari for taking Rs. 8,000 bribe with a condition of managing the transport of furniture easily. The investigation into Shrestha is going on, the CIAA claimed.

State 5 preparing for Visit Year 2020 around theme of "Let's visit Bardiya" 

The State 5 government is all prepared to make a grand opening of the Visit Nepal Year 2020, making it a memorable one.     The Tourism Promotion Committee formed from the government level in view of the Visit Year is learnt to have made preparations for the inauguration with the theme of "Let’s Visit Bardiya" as it aims to establish Bardiya as the international touristic destination. Bardiya remains as the major touristic site in the state.    

Kanti lake regaining glory as a tourism spot 

'Kanti Lake' which is located in between ward 21 and 22 of Nepalgunj sub-metropolis is being reconstructed to revitalize its glory as a tourism hub.     The lake rejuvenation has started at the cost of around Rs 95 million under the aegis of the sub-metropolis, informed mayor Dr Dhawal Shumsher Rana. He shared the target is to complete lake reconstruction within one and a half years.    

NC CWC meeting deferred again

he meeting was deferred when the leaders failed to sort out the differences between the two factions in the party—one led by party president Sher Bahadur Dauba and another by senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel-- on formation of the Nepal Student Union (NSU).

Tiger found dead

A spotted adult tiger was found dead at a community forest under the Chitwan National Park here.     The endangered wild beast was found dead at Bedghari community forest in Thori rural municipality-3 in Parsa on Wednesday.