170 households provided free solar plants in Thulibheri- 9  

One hundred and seventy households at Thulibheri municipality-9 in Dolpa have been provided with free solar plants. The households of Motipur and Dangibada and other settlements got free solar plants under the Karnali Ujjyalo Programme (KAP).   

Man found dead in toilet belonging to ward office in Kathmandu   

A man was found dead inside a toilet belonging to ward office of Budhanilkantha Municipality-8 in Kathmandu.  

Muktinath temple opens for public  

The famous Muktinath Temple, a holy place of pilgrimage for Hindus and Buddhists in Mustang, has been opened from today.

VC Thapa's statue unveiled in UK  

A statue of Kulbir Thapamagar, the first Gurkha soldier to receive the Victoria Cross 9VC in the British Army, has been unveiled. The statue, unveiled at the Princess Garden in Aldershot, was unveiled on Saturday after carrying out pooja or worshiping as per Buddhist and Hindu traditions.  

UML CC meeting: Group-wise discussion on

Altogether 10 groups have been formed to discuss the contents of the reports. The documents and reports deliberated now would be presented in the party's legislative general convention scheduled from October 1-3 this year.

PM Deuba urges to participate in convention by adopting health safety protocols

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged leaders and cadres of the NC to participate in its village and municipal convention by adopting health safety protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leader Thapa sees need of amendment to MCC

Former Home Minister and CPN (UML) politburo member Ram Bahadur Thapa has viewed that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the US-aid project, should be passed with the amendment.

SDGs implementation not encouraging at local-level

During a media dialogue on the implementation of the SDGs (2015-2030) organised by the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), it was shared that the SDGs seemed a quite new topic for people’s representatives at the local level.

Health materials distributed to Doti schools  

A non-governmental organisation has distributed health materials worth Rs 450,000 to different schools that reopened after a long gap of the COVID-19 pandemic in Doti district.   

Kanti lake lures more tourists in Nepalgunj   

After its reconstruction, the Kanti lake in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has received more domestic tourists.

Alleged rhino poacher nabbed 

Police have arrested a person for his alleged involvement in rhino poaching in the Chitwan National Park. 

Thirteen persons arrested from gambling den   

Police have arrested 13 gamblers with one million 875 thousand 500 cash. A police team mobilized from the Metropolitan Police Sector Kadaghari made the arrests at the house of Kamal Dahal at Harmahadev, Kageshwori Manohara Municipality-7 this morning.  

HoR passes two bills

The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has passed, by a majority, the Appropriation Bill, 2021 and the Bill Related to Mobilizing Internal Loans, 2021.  

HoR meeting commences amid protest by main opposition party 

The meeting of the House of Representatives has commenced amid the protest by the main opposition CPN (UML).  

National Assembly passes Appropriation Bill-2021

Today's session of the National Assembly has passed by a majority the Appropriation Bill-2021 along with the message sent from the House of Representatives. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma had presented a proposal in the meeting, seeking passage of the Bill along with the message received from the House of Representatives.   

Woman travels from Pokhara to Jumla, Surkhet to help two sisters

Juna Gurung, 58, travelled all the way from Pokhara to Jumla and then to Surkhet with a clay money pot (Khutruke) containing Rs. 50,000. The reason – to provide financial support to sisters Bishnu Maya and Nirmala Budha of Guthichaur Rural Municipality–1 living with severe disability.

Bicycle trekkers' team reaches Damauli for tourism promotion

A team of bicycle trekkers has arrived Tanahun district headquarters, Damauli, as part of their campaign to revitalize coronavirus-battered tourism sector.    

Lumbini-Kapilvastu Global Campaign, Belgium, organizes peace workshops online to mark International Day of Peace

On the auspicious occasion of International Day of Peace, Lumbini-Kapilvastu Global Campaign, Belgium (LKGCB) organized various activities including a meeting with Leuven city councilor for Global Policy with a campaign

PCN awards journos

Lok Bahadur Chaudhary has been awarded 'Press Council Language Journalism Award' while Basudev Sharma, Madhav Nepal, Bindu Kanta Ghimire, Gobinda Prasad Chaulagain, Ramananda Gupta, Sushil Aryal and Ramesh Dhungel 'Press Council Active Journalism Award'. Strong

Mother and daughter hit by falling stone, die

A mother and her daughter died when they were struck by a falling stone from a cliff. They are 27-year-old Sangeeta Pun and her two-year-old daughter Kritika of Rolpa Municipality-9.