Nepal, WB sign extra credit for housing  

The second additional financing will scale up EHRP’s support to the government’s HRP by financing reconstruction of an additional 86,680 houses in the 32 districts affected by the 2015 earthquakes.

Two Nepali and five Indian banks to invest Rs 100 billion in Arun-III

Financial closure for Arun III hydropower project has finally been managed as Everest Bank and NABIL Bank and five other Indian banks pledge to invest Rs 100 in the project to be developed by Sutlej Electricity Corporation of India. With the financial closure, the project is expected to take its momentum.    

Gandaki State Assembly passes 35 bills in two years

The Gandaki State Assembly has passed 35 bills along with four amendments in the past two years.    

Two-bed isolation for coronavirus patients in Hetauda

A two-bed isolation ward has been established at Hetauda Hospital for the treatment of novel corona virus affected patients.    

Lack of technology makes Kalanki underpass ambush of accidents

Even though the underpass, constructed from the aid of Chinese government, had made traffic management of the area easier, the traffic personnel themselves admit that the underpass, of late was being an accident prone area.

Two killed in road accident 

Two passengers were killed in a road accident at underpass at Kalanki road in the district.     The deceased are motorbike rider Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary, 19, of Kathariya Rural Municipality-4, Rautahat district and pillion rider Munna Chaudhary, 24, of the same place.

Butwal Hospital being expanded and upgraded 

The State -5 government has forwarded a plan to develop the Butwal State hospital as the sophisticated hospital.          For the purpose, the State government has started dismantling the haphazardly constructed business shutters in the hospital premises.         

Bagmati state to operate bus service on its own 

The Bagmati state government is also set to operate 'electric bus' on its own by establishing a separate independent agency.     The Bagmati state government has decided not to provide money to Sajha Yatayat to purchase buses and put forward preparation to operate the service on its own.    

'Connect technology and innovation with daily life'   

At a consultative seminar on innovations organized by Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) on Wednesday, participants claimed that the science and technological advancement would help attain economic prosperity.   

Legislation on acid attack inadequate

The provision fundamentally states that punishment would depend upon the nature of damage the victim has gone through.

Parliamentary committee directs govt to complete Karnali corridor soon

The parliamentary committee's meeting on Wednesday made this direction after taking stock of project progress from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army.

Case filed against 175 individuals including four former ministers

Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case at the Special Court against 175 people including four former government ministers and two secretaries involved in transferring the land of Lalita Niwas, Baluwatar, into private ownership.

Works done in tandem with all stakeholders for success of VNY 2020: Minister Bhattarai

Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal described tourism as the backbone for the country's economic development and suggested to the government to prepare programmes for the promotion of tourism in coordination with all three levels of government.

14 Nepalis stranded at Changa Bazar, Tibet, rescued

At least 14 Nepali nationals who had been stranded at Changa Bazar of Tibet, China, due to closure of the Nepal-China border point at Kimathanka in Shankhuwashabha district were rescued today.

'Senior Citizens Health Programme' in the offing in far-west

The Far Western State Government will be implementing the 'Chief Minister Senior Citizens Health Programme' from the current fiscal year.    

Ghorahi locals berate air and sound pollution from cement factory

Troubled by the heavy dust and smoke coming from the factory and the sound in addition, the locals have launched an agitation by forming a Factory-affected Environment Protection and Concerned Committee. The committee is relentlessly calling for controlling pollution caused by the cement factory in their area for the last six years.    

Senior journalist Sharma no more

According to Nepal Television (NTV), Shrma breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Manamohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center in Kathmandu.

Olangchungola checkpoint shut due to coronavirtus menace  

The operation of Taplejung-based Olangchungola border checkpoint has been shut for definite time at the request of local administration of China.     People's mobility through the border checkpoint has been restricted due to possible outbreak of coronavirus infection.    

HAN asks tourists not to panic saying Nepal is safe from coronavirus

At a news conference today in the capital, HAN said that tourists have not cancelled their hotel bookings in Nepal and ruled out the rumors spread about it.

Police arrest parents, bride and groom involved in child marriage

The police administration and local levels, of late, are going all out to end social evils and criminal conducts such as child marriage, dowry system, polygamy and gender based violence, which have rooted in the society since generations.