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Gaighat, March 28  The District Court Udayapur has convicted two teenage boys of rape and murder of a minor and slapped life imprisonment on them. The single bench of Judge Tejendra Prasad Sharma handed down the verdict against 16-year-old and 17-year-old boy culprits who had raped and murdered Aljina Khadka, 13, of Lafagaun in Rautamai […]

Gorkha, March 28  Three cadres of the group led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ have announced their disassociation with the group. Issuing a statement here Wednesday, the group’s district member Anil Kumal, youth member Gokul Kumal and area committee member Meghraj Kumal announced abandoning the group. In the statement, the three have stated that they […]

Inruwa, March 28  Loss worth amounting to Rs 2 million was incurred in a fire that occurred in Harinagar rural municipality-4 of Sunsari last night.According to District Police Office Sunsari, the fire broke out at the house of Bijaya Jain, a local resident, due to short circuit caused damages worth over Rs 2 million.  The […]

Kathmandu, March 28  Press Chautari Nepal’s ex-Chair Rajendra Aryal has been bereaved of his father.  His father Champa Bahadur Aryal, 73, passed away while undergoing treatment at Kathmandu-based Norvic Hospital this morning.  Aryal, a permanent resident of Malika rural municipality of Gulmi, has been afflicted from lungs cancer.  The late Aryal is survived by two […]

Beni, March 28  A health office under the domain of Gandaki State government was inaugurated in Myagdi district headquarters, Beni.  The district health office which was scrapped following the enforcement of federalism on last July has been reinstated as an entity under the Ministry of Social Development of the Gandaki State government. Minister for Social Development […]

Biratnagar, March 28  Stakeholders have insisted on the need for the concerned agencies to pay special attention on averting forest fire. Forest resource as natural heritage offers much benefits to human life so its proper care and conservation is a must, stakeholders stressed.   Morang district has a total of 55,500 hectares of forest land, including […]

Kathmandu, March 27  Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has sought the role of National Information Commission to inhibit the dissemination of information capable of damaging democracy.  Inaugurating the national conference on Right to Information ( RTI) organised by the NIC today, the Speaker said everyone has the right to seek and receive information relating to the […]

Chitwan, March 27  Police this morning arrested a leader of the banned Community Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand from Chitwan district. The identity of the arrestee is yet to be disclosed due to security reason, and investigations are ongoing, said Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Chitwan District Police, Durga Raj […]

Sarlahi, March 26  Three persons have lost their lives in separate accidents in Sarlahi district on Tuesday night. Shambhu Mahato,26, of Arnaha at Balara Municipality-5 was found lying dead below a tractor in the Mahalaxmi Sugar Industry of Bagadaha in Godaita Municipality-6. According to the District Police Office, Sarlahi, Mahato, who was sleeping below the tractor (Na […]

Kathmandu, March 27  The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has warned the Nepal Athletics Association (NAA) of its suspension, citing NAA’s violation of the IAAF statute by failing to hold its elections on time.  The warning was made through the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Nepal.”The NAA violated the IAAF statute by not […]