NC lawmakers demand investigation into death of Yukta Prasad Shrestha

Kathmandu, July 30,  Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers have demanded the government investigate the death of Yukta Prasad Shrestha who had been under the CIAA interrogation for his ‘alleged’ involvement in the Baluwatar land scam. In a meeting of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, the House of Representatives today, Devendra Raj Kandel dubbed the […]

Number of air passengers decreases

Chitwan, July 30, Number of air passengers has decreased after the completion of Narayangadh-Muglin road expansion. Passengers using air route have started travelling via road after completion of the road expansion drive along the road section. According to the Bharatpur office of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the number of air passengers has decreased in […]

Child injured in cheetah attack gets financial aid

Damauli, July 30, Bhanu municipality of Tanahun district has provided financial assistance for the treatment of the child injured in cheetah attack. A six-year-old Hemraj Sunuwar of Thulo Bagaincha of Bhanu municipality-2 was injured when cheetah attacked him on Sunday night. The municipality and ward no 2 provided Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000 financial assistance […]

Six forest groups awarded for good performance

Banepa, July 30,  The Division Forest Office Kavrepalanchowk has awarded three community forests and three leasehold forests in recognition of their best performances in the fiscal 2075/76 BS. Based on the performance evaluation, Ranikot Murali Khola community forest users group of Panauti municipality-1, Ryale stood first and bagged cash prize of Rs 6,000 with letter […]

Drugs trafficking on rise; 3,357 cases registered

Kathmandu, July 30,  The cases related to drugs trafficking have increased across the country. According to the information provided by Police Headquarters, the cases related to drugs trafficking have increased in the fiscal 2075/76 BS in comparison to the previous year. The fiscal year 2074/75 had witnessed total 3,088 cases while it was 3,357 in […]

One held with huge cache of silver jewelries

Ranjha, July 30,  A person was held in possession of huge cache of silver jewelries being unlawfully imported from India. Acting on a special tip-off, police arrested Subhash Gupta with five kilograms and 495 grams of silver jewelries from nearby Nepalgunj sub-metropolis-8, Tanga Station on Monday evening, shared Banke Police Chief SP Bir Bahadur Wali. […]

Local governments’ role stressed for promoting clean energy

Lalitpur, July 30,  Various speakers have stressed the need to expand people’s access to clean energy in rural area. At an interaction organized by Renewable Energy Confederation of Nepal (RECON) and Centre for Rural Technology (CRT) here on Monday, the speakers insisted the need of collaboration among local government, private sector and local community for […]