Minister Ale directs to provide treatment of the injured  

Minister for Forests and Environment Prem Bahadur Ale has directed the authorities concerned not to leave any stone unturned to provide treatment to the employees and enumerators who were injured in an attack of wild elephant 'Dhrube' during rhino census.

24 India returnees test positive   

Twenty-four people tested positive in the antigen test carried out to check for coronavirus among those returning home from India. The test was carried out at the Gaddachauki and Trinagar check posts on Friday.    

One killed by elephant

A man has died after being attacked by a wild elephant at Janaki rural municipality-6 of Kailali district.

Influx of tourists to Antu and Kanyam (Photo Feature)

The tourism business of Antu and Kanyam, which collapsed owing to the lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic, is now flourishing.

NY District Attorney’s Office hands over three lost antiquities to Nepal

The Consulate General of Nepal in New York received three lost Nepali antiquities from the New York County District Attorney’s Office on Friday. Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, executive district attorney of New York County, handed over the antiquities to Acting Consul General Bishnu Prasad Gautam at a ceremony organised by the District Attorney’s Office on its premises.

Stalled work of postal highway resumes

Work on the long-stalled Sarlahi section of the postal highway has finally started moving forward. According to Ramesh Kumar Goit, engineer at the Division Road Office (DRO), Chandranigahpur, the contractors started working after the DRO began a process of taking action against them.

Ferry operators charge unreasonable prices

Set up by the Nepal Army, the ferries operating along the Karnali Corridor have been collecting transportation charges. However, these ferries have been alleged of charging unreasonable prices much to the chagrin of vehicle drivers.

Teenaged victim leads to arrest of five sex traffickers

A 16-year-old girl had been living with her father, a daily wage worker. The duo hardly sustained their daily livelihood. However, when the father received a job proposal for her daughter Ramita (not real name) at a cloth shop in Kathmandu, he sent her to Kathmandu with a man thinking that his daughter could now lead a decent life.

Halted Beni-Jomsom road resumes 

The Beni-Jomsom road that links Mustang with the national highway has restarted today allowing vehicles.

Lawmakers urge to resolve telecom-related problems   

Lawmakers have suggested finding a long-term solution by carrying out a study of telecom problems seen in rural areas. 

Mustard crop production increases in Kailali sending happiness to farmers 

Mustard crop production has increased by almost double this year as compared to the previous year, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Kailali.   

Belahiya border point tightened to contain virus spread

With rising COVID-19 cases in India, security has been beefed up at several Nepal-India border points, especially at the Bhairahawa-Sunauli (Belahiya) border point.

Sugarcane farmers receive payments

Sugar mills have failed to pay hardworking sugarcane farmers their outstanding dues for two years. Farmers continuously resorted to protests demanding payments throughout the nation and even in Kathmandu.

Cheap tour packages for domestic tourists in Lumbini

With an aim to attract domestic tourists to Lumbini, budget-friendly packages have been rolled out by Lumbini Hotel Association for the target groups.

U.S. Handovers Antiquities to Nepal

The Acting Consul General of Nepal Bishnu Prasad Gautam has received three Nepali lost antiquities from Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, Executive District Attorney of New York County District Attorney's Office in New York.

Youth injured in explosion dies 

A youth who was injured seriously in a bomb blast at Badigad Rural Municipality of Baglung district died last night.    

Finance Minister Poudel for practicable budget

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has urged the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to propose the programmes for the coming budget which the ministry is capable to implement.    

Distribution of Melamchi water at Balaju area today 

The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL), water supply authority in Kathmandu Valley, has begun distributing Melamchi water at Balaju area. The drinking water is being supplied from 5:00am today.    

Close watch key to prevent drowning incidents

Twelve-year-old Kamlesh Kahar had left his home for a pond located in Ward No. 12 of Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality in Lumbini to cleanse the stains on his body and clothes left by the colours of Holi festival on Monday. But he never returned home. He got drowned in the pond. The boy was rescued right after he was spotted falling into the pond and then rushed to the Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital for treatment but died while undergoing treatment.

Minister vows access to information and technology to all 

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has underscored the need to ensure all Nepalis access to information and technology.