Two killed in road accident  

Two people have died after being hit by a truck at Masinekhola in Resunga municipality-13. The accident took place this morning.    

Private school teachers not given salary

Majority of the teachers working for private and boarding schools have not been paid on time. As a result, the Nepal Teachers' Federation is to make it the main agenda of the upcoming agitation.    

Migrant workers return home to find wife, money gone

A rough translation of a “vehicle poem” reads: Spend some days in the village, And then some days in the town. But don’t go abroad, Or else your wife will look around. This piece of “poetry” is lewd and objectionable, as “vehicle poems” often tend to be. But it hit too close to home for Bikas Nepali (name changed) of Galwubesi, Vyas Municipality – 1. Nepali toiled in the Gulf for 15 years to give his two children a good education and support his family. Work was hard and every...

Kathmandu Valley experiences coldest day of the season so far  

Kathmandu Valley experienced the coldest day so far this winter season with the minimum temperature recorded at 1.3 degrees Celsius.  

Fire raging in community forest in Pathibhara area 

The fire that broke out in the community forest in Pathibhara area has not still come under control.

Senior volley ball coach passes away

Senior volley ball coach Sudesh Kumar Rimal has passed away. He died during treatment at the Neuro Hospital in Bansbari, Kathmandu. He was 56.    

  Govt. needs to pay attention to law making  

Deputy Speaker of Karnali Province Pushpa Gharti has said that the government needs to give due attention towards law making.

Nepali peacekeepers thwart insurgent attack in Central African Republic

Nepali Army Peacekeepers have saved Bambari, one of the major cities in the Central African Republic (CAR), from falling into the rebels’ hands. The armed rebellion erupted after former President Francois Bozize was barred from contesting the upcoming election, slated for December 27. Alarmed by the escalating violence, the opposition parties have been requesting the government to postpone the election. Meanwhile, when the rebel groups tried to enter Bangui, the capital, Nepali Army Peacekeepers...

Traffic action taken against 342 loud noise bikes

The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has been cracking down on motorcyclists who have been producing loud noises since the last one month. Various branch offices of the traffic police division have taken action against 342 motorcycles for making loud noises during this period.

A community of Newar Christians living in Bihar

Banished over 250 years ago from their home country, the descendants of the Newar Christians of Nepal at Chuhari in North Bihar, still add the local touch of their ancestors to their celebrations. In the Spring of 1628, the then king Lakshmi Narasimha Malla is famously said to have presented a tamra patra, a copper plate, to a Portuguese Jesuit father Juan Cabral as a symbol of acceptance allowing him to preach Christianity. Author Cindy L Perry, recounts this episode in her book Nepali Around the...

Most rape cases perpetrated by acquaintances

The incidents of rape, a heinous crime, is on the rise in Nepali society. There are victims from children to young and grown up women. Even the people with physical disabilities haven’t been spared. Rape cases have seen an upsurge in Nepali society, as of late. From children to young adults to grown-women to the differently abled, the victims have been growing, as per Former Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Nepal Police Nawaraj Dhakal.

Naxal vegetable market applies QR code payment

Use of Quick Response (QR) code payment has been launched at the Naxal Vegetable and Fruit Market since Friday. Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Maha Prasad Adhikari inaugurated the news technology-enabled payment system at the market with a purchase of vegetable and scanning QR code for the payment. “The central bank will expand this facility across the country as a campaign. It will contribute to making the entire economy technology-friendly,” he said.

Forest in Pokhara metropolis to come under local community

Since the forest area is large, the two consumer committees -- Armala, Kalilek Sainidanda Community Forest Users Group and Maudhun, Chogoe and Armala Community Forest Users Group -- have been tasked with protecting and promoting the forest.

Chitwan reports 243 dengue, 286 scrub typhus infection cases

Of the dengue infected, 149 are from the district and 94 outside, said the health office, adding that the infected people are in normal condition.

NCP Prachanda-Nepal faction demonstrates against HoR dissolution   

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal Group has launched street agitation against the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR).  

South Korea to take 52 thousand workers from third countries in 2021   

South Korea will take 52 thousand workers from various 16 countries, including Nepal, in 2021. It has been said.  

Nepali Christians celebrating Christmas Day today 

The Nepali Christian community is celebrating Christmas Day today commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianism. Jesus Christ was born on December 25 in Bethlehem in Israel 2020 years ago.    

CIAA files corruption cases against 1,212 individuals in FY 2019/20   

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a total 441 cases against 1,212 individuals on corruption charges in the Fiscal Year 2019/20.     

NRA launches book on post-earthquake socio-economic restoration 

The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has published a book titled 'The Rising from the Ruins: Experiences in Livelihood Interventions'.  

108 wild animals killed in road accident in a year

Increasing wildlife deaths in road accident in national parks and conservation area has sounded alarm among the conservationists. As many as 108 wild animals died in road accidents in three major national parks -- Bardiaya, Parsa and Banke -- in the fiscal year 2019-20, according to the annual report of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.