Redonda: The Caribbean island transformed into an eco haven

FFI's Dr Jenny Daltry says Redonda is "a model" for how other Caribbean islands where invasive species have devastated indigenous wildlife can be brought back to life.

Man dies of COVID-19 while under treatment in Birgunj

Dr. Saroj Roshan Das, COVID Coordinator of Narayani hospital, said that the man was undergoing treatment at Narayani Bayodha hospital since April 11. The man had returned from India a few days ago and was admitted to the hospital after he had complicated health problems.

Two rural municipalities in Tanahu come under electricity coverage 

The expansion of electricity to three wards of two local units in Tanahu district has brought cheers to the locals here who are hopeful that electrification would help change the face of their locality.

  Karnali Province assigns local levels for management of infected ones 

A meeting of provincial health emergency directive committee held today under the chair of Social Development Minister Bimala KC decided to give responsibility to the local levels for the management of the infected ones remaining in the border areas.  

Two including staff nurse succumbs to COVID-19

Two persons including a staff nurse died of COVID-19 in Banke district on Monday. A 20-year-old nurse from Tulsipur in Dang district died at 11:00 am today while receiving treatment at Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj, according to Hospital's Medical Superintendent Dr Prakash Thapa.

Reconstructed Dharahara all set to be inaugurated on April 24

Come April 24 and the 18-storey rebuilt tower shall be inaugurated on the eve of the day when the 7.6-magnitude Gorkha Earthquake had rattled the country in 2015.

Two ministers of Lumbini Province resign

Kul Prasad KC, minister for law and internal affairs, and Sudarshan Baral, minister for social development, both of whom represented the CPN (Maoist Center) resigned from their posts after their party withdrew its support to the government.

171 people with burn injuries receive free surgery service  

As many as 171 fire survivors of Tikapur have undergone surgery free of cost. The surgeries were carried out in a four-day burn injury treatment camp held at Tikapur Hospital.   

APF expands two BOPs in Kailali   

The Armed Police Force (APF) has established its two Border Outposts (BOPs) in Kailali on Sunday.    

Cases of snakebites increase with rising temperature

Apart from storm and rainfall in the last two days and an increase in the temperature, experts also consider a lack of awareness as being a major contributor to the rising instances of snakebites. People often travel by night through dense undergrowth without using torch lights, which increases the risk of stepping or even trampling snakes along the path.

Woman dies of COVID-19 while under treatment at Narayani Hospital

The woman was brought to the hospital as she was seriously ill with fever and coughing and pneumonia and she found infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the PCR test carried out on Saturday in the hospital. She was under treatment in the isolation ward of the hospital.

FNJ Baglung chapter plans to technically equip journalists

The Baglung chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has decided to technically equip the working journalists in the district.

Fire at goat farm causes loss of Rs 6 million 

Even the food grains for the goat turned into ashes. The fire broke out at the farm run solely by Jyoti Bimal. He had reared the goats of boer species, according to Information Officer at District Police Office, Rakesh Thapa.  

Day-long queue for allowance

Elderly citizens in the Rukum district are compelled to wait in a day-long queue to receive their social security allowance.

30 Rhinos die in 9 months   

Altogether 30 Rhinos have died in Chitwan National Park and adjoining area in the nine months of the current fiscal year. Of them, 26 died of natural causes while four were killed by poachers.    

Three local levels announced fully literate

At a function held at Mukli on Saturday, the Thulung Dudhkoshi rural municipality was announced fully literate, according to spokesperson Bhupal Singh Rai. A total of 98.5 per cent of the residents of the rural municipality have become literate. 

Chhabdi Barahi in Tanahun attracting thousands of visitors

The number of tourists visiting the Chhabdi Barahi Temple in Chhabdi, Vyas Municipality–14, Tanahun has increased exponentially in recent months. The Chhabdi Barahi Development Committee stated that exceptionally large numbers of people visited the temple on public holidays. Chairman of the committee Than Bahadur Thapa ‘Prem’ told The Rising Nepal that Saturdays were especially busy with too many people coming for the committee to be able to manage. Around 10,000 people visited the temple...

Kalyanpur municipality padlocked for five days  

The lockout at the Kalyanpur municipality in Siraha for the past five days is yet to be lifted.

Eight local bodies in Doti sans fire engines

Eight local governments in Doti district have not procured fire engines even after many years of the formation of the local bodies.

Denmark-Nepal ties to be further harmonized via tourism: Ambassador Svane

Denmark's ambassador to Nepal Freddy Svane has said that the government of Denmark was ready to work together with Nepal in the areas of environmental crisis surfaced particularly in the Himalayan region.