Tamakoshi corridor gets embroiled in controversy

Controversy has erupted over the Tamakoshi Corridor Project in Dolakha, the shortest north-south highway connecting the three countries – Nepal, India and China. The construction of the route running from Bhittamod of Mahottari near the India-Nepal border to China via Lamabagar in Dolakha is now shrouded in uncertainty as the project grinds to a halt following growing dispute among locals. The federal government has allocated Rs. 52 million this year for the Bhittamod-Jaleshwore-Bardibas-Khurkot-Manthali-Tamakoshi-Singati-Lamabagar-Lapchegaon...

Three annual reports presented before HoR

Annual reports of the fiscal year 2019/20 of the Judicial Council, Judicial Service Commission and Office of the Attorney General have been submitted at the House of Representatives today. 

Number of domestic tourists to Lumbini growing in wake of lift of lockdown 

The number of domestic tourists visiting Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam, is increasing lately, especially after the nation-wide lockdown was lifted last July.

Bagmati province government fails to do enough works in lack of adjustment of police 

Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Dormani Poudel, has said that the Bagmati province government has not been able to carry out enough works to meet the needs of police organisation due to the 'incomplete' adjustment of police.    

Weather: Possibility of rain with thunder and lightning at some places   

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in most parts of the country with chances of light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in some places of the hilly region today. This is due to the influence of the Westerly wind and the local wind as well, the Meteorological Forecasting Division stated.    

Umbrellas above the banks of Fewa lake

In Camping Chowk of Pokhara Metropolitan City - 6, umbrellas have been assembled neatly above the banks of Fewa Lake for aesthetic purposes.

NA Chairman Timilsina, Pakistani Envoy meet 

Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Syed Haider Shah on Monday paid a courtesy call on National Assembly (CA) Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina at the latter's office in Singha Durbar.     On the occasion, issues of bilateral relations and mutual interests were discussed, Chairman Timilsina's Secretariat said.  

House committee to probe expressway delay

The Development and Technology Committee of the Federal House of Representatives has formed a sub-committee to study the delay in the construction of Kathmandu-Terai/Madhes Fast Track Project (KTFT).

Number of missing children soars in Bara

The number of children going missing in Bara district has soared in recent years. Police cite trafficking, love affairs and elopement as main reasons behind that.

Police recover 331 stolen motorcycles, detain 45

Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, Ramshahpath has expedited the process of seizing stolen vehicles in the Kathmandu Valley, as well as taking action against those involved in it.

Four additional holidays in next fiscal year

The government has decided to add four more national holidays in the upcoming Nepali year. The decision to grant four more days off next fiscal year 2078 BS was taken by the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.

Bangladeshi PM calls on President Bhandari 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed of Bangladesh paid a courtesy call today on President Bidya Devi Bhandari who is on a two-day state visit to Bangladesh. The meeting was held at the Hotel InterContinental based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

National Frequency Policy to be introduced: Minister Gurung

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has said that ‘National Frequency Policy’ would be formulated and introduced to address the issues regarding radio frequency in the country

TU Central Library provides free digital readings of foreign publications

The Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) has launched software providing students access to foreign books and journals for free digital readings.

EIA of Brahmadev area under Mahakali corridor expansion approved after 12 yrs

Environmental impact assessment of zero point (Brahmadev area) along the Mahakali corridor has been approved after around a decade.    

President Bhandari arrives in Dhaka, important meetings scheduled   

President Bhandari is visiting the South Asian neighbour at the friendly invitation of her Bangladeshi counterpart Md Abdul Hamid on the occasion of special ceremony marking the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's Father of the Nation.

NA’s bomb disposal squad defuses socket bomb   

The Nepali Army (NA)’s bomb disposal squad defused a socket bomb planted at the go-down of the Nepal Food Corporation’s office at Tikapur Municipality-1 in Kailali district.  

Rhino Census begins (Photo Feature)

The one-horned Rhino Census has begun in Nepal from Chitwan National Park (CNP).  

TU organises new academic session 

The Tribhuvan University (TU) is going to organize the academic session in such a way as to minimize the loss of time of students which was halted midst the COVID-19 infection. The university has informed that the students studying in the annual system will have to bear some loss but the students studying in the semester system will have no loss.

Police organizational management top priority-CM Poudel  

  At a workshop ‘Review of Performance of the offices under Bagmati Province Police Office and future strategy’ held at Dhulikhel of Kavrepalanchowk on Sunday, he said that the government would keep this into consideration.