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Water crisis after flood blows away supply pipes; Hydropower burial puts village at dark

Morang / July 28: The flood-fed Teli Rivulet has blown away the drinking water supply pipes at Jante of Morang, keeping locals deprived of drinking water facility. The flood triggered by downpour swept away supply pipes of the drinking water project that has been in operation since 1982. With this, around 1,000 households of the […]


926 war-era complaints registered in Gorkha

Gorkha / July 28: Altogether 926 war-era complaints have been so far registered in Gorkha – one of the worst-affected district from a decade-long armed conflict. Complaints have been registered at the Local Peace Committee Office demanding investigation into the truths behind different war-time incidents carried out by the State side and then rebels. Among […]


Police clean up illegal marijuana farming

Bhojpur / July 28: The Bhojpur District Police Office has intensified clean-up of illegal marijuana farming this year as well. Police had destroyed marijuana illegally planted at nine Ropanis of land in Hasanpur VDC-2 on July 20. Likewise, the police squad had cleaned up illegally planted marijuana of around seven Ropanis of land at ward […]


Of impulsive leaders, erratic governance and an unstable Nepal

Manoj Karki / Kathmandu: Forms of governance was one of the major contentious issues in course of the almost six-year-long constitution making process that began in Nepal following the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections. The design of the federal units, the judiciary and the electoral system were other sticky points among the major political parties that […]


15 air quality monitoring equipment to be installed in Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu / July 27: The Department of Environment (DoE) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) is all set to install air quality monitoring equipment in various 15 places in the Kathmandu Valley, including Dhulikhel. Since there was no government body to acquire authentic information on the air pollution in the Valley yet, […]


Floods, landslides kill 38 in Pyuthan in two days alone

CT Pokhrel / Pyuthan, July 27: The death toll in the floods and landslides triggered by the torrential rainfall that occurred in the district in the past two days has reached 38, according to the District Administration Office, Pyuthan. Of the victims include central member of the CPN (Maoist-Centre) Hari Bahadur KC and his spouse […]


NRA gives authorisation for budget release for house rebuilding

Kathmandu / July 27: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has given authorization for budget release (Rs 20 billion) for providing the first installment of house rebuilding grants promised by the government to last year’s earthquake survivors. Some Rs 24 billion is necessary to deposit first installment of house rebuilding grants in the bank accounts of […]


CPN (Maoist Center)’s assistance to Sunsari flood victims

Inaruwa / July 27: The CPN (Maoist Center) has provided the flood victims of Sunsari with foodstuffs. The party Tuesday reached out to 130 families of Ghuski affected by the recent flooding in the district with beaten rice, salt and onion. Fifty-five Dalit and 80 Muslims families of Ghuski-2 locating on Nepal-India border were benefitted […]


28 die, 24 disappear after water-induced disasters across country

Kathmandu / July 26: The Home Ministry has updated the casualties, disappearance and damages caused by the water-induced disasters across the country. As per the latest update, 28 persons lost their lives while 24 have been missing, and 10 injured. Those killed by the landslide and flooding are six in Pyuthan, while five in Gulmi, […]


Sports glorifying Nepal in international arena: President Bhandari

Kathmandu / July 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the sports have glorified Nepal in the international arena. President Bhandari said this while extending best wishes to Nepali athletes who are going to participate in the Olympics in Brazil. “Sports are the best mediums to introduce Nepal in the international arena,” she said, adding […]




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