22 quake ravaged health posts being rebuilt

Twenty-two health institutions are to be rebuilt in Sindhupalchowk that had been destroyed by 2015 earthquake. An agreement has been reached between the District Planning Office (Building) and the concerned contractors for the reconstruction of the health institutions. The catastrophic earthquake of 2015 had destroyed more than 40 health facilities in Sindhupalchowk.

Help starts pouring in for children

Help started pouring in for three destitute children Sabita Nepali, 10, Sunita Nepali, 9, and Ramita Nepali, 5 from Sigas Rural Municiaplity-8, Nwadeu of Baitadi following Gorkhapatra's coverage on their trials and tribulations.

Bring culprit to justice, NHRC demands

The National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) has expressed grave concern over the incident of Guthichaur Rural Municipality in Jumla district, where a 13-year-old Padam Buda was allegedly beaten to death by the police.

Chand group open for talks with govt

The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ has said that it is positive to talks with the government and open for mainstream politics. In a statement issued on Saturday signed by the party’s General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’, CPN stated that their rebellion is a conscious effort towards progressive transformation and the welfare of the country, society and for the rights of the people.

COVAX vaccine against coronavirus arriving

The government is making its final preparation for importing the anti-coronavirus vaccine, Covishield, through COVAX facility within mid-March.

Boutique, deluxe hotels to be recognised as ‘star’ hotels   

The Department of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed symbols for such hotels after classification. Prior to this, only hotels with advanced facilities were recognised as ‘star’ hotels.    

Lalitpur metropolis aids Rs 2 million for cricket stadium construction

Lalitpur Metropolitan City has aided Rs 2 million for ongoing construction of Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium at Rampur in Chitwan.   

88 new cases of COVID-19, 136 recoveries in 24 hours

The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday confirmed 88 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation's novel coronavirus tally to 273,351.

Mid-term election for political stability

He was confident that the election would help establish political stability and such stability would take the country towards development and prosperity.    

Fine weather forecast for some days 

The weather will be fair in most parts of the country in the next three days. Meteorologist Barun Poudel said the weather will continue to be affected with the gradual increase in temperature for some days while remaining fair on some days.

Allowance Makes Single Man’s Life Easier

It has become easy for Bal Bahadur Ghale, a single man from Pyutar of Bagmati Rural Municipality-4, Lalitpur to manage his daily life with the single man allowance provided by the Rural Municipality.

Urban health centre comes into operation

An urban health centre has come into operation at Paanchkhal municipality-3 of Kavrepalanchowk on Friday. Mayor Mahesh Kharel inaugurated the centre established with the objective of reaching health services to the doorsteps of the people.    

National ID card distribution begins

The national identity card distribution is to begin in all the local levels of Taplejung district from second week of coming March.    

Preparation for elections in Makwanpur   

The District Election Office, Makwanpur has completed its preparation for the upcoming mid-term elections. The elections have been announced by the government for coming 30 April and 10 May.    

Falebas begins civic gratuity scheme   

The Falebas municipality has begun a workers welfare fund and civic gratuity scheme.          The pension programme has been launched to address the financial problems of the workers in the unorganized sector and to citizens above 60 years of age. Accordingly, the workers in the unorganized sector will deposit Rs. 500 monthly which will be matched by the municipality.         

Prachanda-Nepal faction collects citizenship certificates of CC members

The central committee meeting of the Prachanda-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) convened on Friday to hold discussion on the recent political situation and the political struggle the faction has been waging against the House dissolution.

Road being built to cross Parewabhir

Residents of Kailash and Rakshirang Rural Municipalities in Makwanpur district have been facing difficulty to commute during monsoon. Parewabhir of Rakshirang is infamous on national level for not having even a foot trail during rainy season. Many passersby have lost their lives by falling off the treacherous cliff into the swift Manahari River. Parewabhir lies on the path connecting Malekhu of Dhading with Manahari Bazaar of Makwanpur.

Theft of two-wheelers goes unabated

It was on the night of December 21, 2020 when Kishan Thapa’s motorcycle (Province 3-02-010 Pa 7141) got stolen from his house at Ward 8 of Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur. Similarly, a month later on January 21, Pemba Tamang’s motorcycle (Province 2-020 Pa 8827) also got stolen from the front of his rented room in Jagati, Bhaktapur. Thapa and Tamang had lodged complaints at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Jagati following which the authorities began their search. During the investigation,...

Relatives of Bhagarathi receive body, final rites performed

Relatives and family of Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Dogadakedar rural municipality-7 of Baitadi district, who was raped and murdered, received her body today.

Rajbanshi (Birat) to be included under indigenous nationalities: Minister Dhakal   

Minister for Culture, tourism and Civil aviation, Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said the Rajbanshi community (Birat) would be included in the list of indigenous nationalities and it would be the 128th such community to be included.