Janakpurdham, Sept 30, Nepali Congress parliamentary party chief whip Bal Krishna Khand has accused the government of becoming indifferent when it comes to strengthening the federal democratic system. Addressing a news conference organized by Nepal Press Union’s Dhanusha branch here today, he said the government has become centre-oriented rather than people-oriented. The chief whip of […]
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Himanikali becomes mother
Chitwan, Sept 30, Himanikali, a female elephant at the Elephant Breeding Center in Chitwan has given birth to a baby. The 14-year-old elephant gave birth to her first baby, a male, on September 23. Childbirth in elephant species is considered important. According to center’s chief Budhan Chaudhary, last fiscal year the center had welcomed five […]
Gandaki Chief Minister complains of lack of cooperation in development endeavours
Pokhara, Sept 30, Gandaki state chief minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has said lack of coordination among development planners and executors has hampered development plans. In a discussion and interaction programme organised today by a team under the House of Representatives after its field visit to the Pokhara-Beni-Jomsom-Korola section, the chief minister said a deficit of […]
31% population deprived of drinking water in Dadheldhura
Amargadhi, Sept 30, More than 31 per cent of the total population in Dadheldhura district is bereft of basic drinking water as of the last fiscal year. Of the 28,434 households in seven local units of the district, the number of households availing drinking water service stood at 19,669 in the district, according to the […]
12 from same family taken ill due to poisonous mushroom in Sarlahi
Sarlahi, Sept 30, A total of 12 members from the same family were taken ill after eating poisonous mushroom curry at Ishworpur-11 in Sarlahi district on Sunday night. All family members of Brij Kumar Majhi were grew sick, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Pratit Singh Rathor. DSP Rathor shared that the sick persons were […]
Shekhar Koirala sees need of holding NC general convention soon
Chitwan, Sept 30, Nepali Congress leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has said the party’s Jagaran (awareness) campaign has caused a further energy boost among the cadres. Talking to journalists here today, he spoke the need of organising the party’s general convention as soon as possible to take the level of restored energy to a new height. […]
4,500 km road to be constructed: Minister Pandit
Biratnagar, Sept 30, Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Lalbabu Pandit has informed that work has been forwarded to build a total of 4,500-km of road network linking towns and rural municipalities to the major highways of the country. At a festival greetings exchange progamme organized by the Biratnagar Buspark Management Committee at Biratnagar, […]
PM urges PAF to transform through policy change
Kathmandu, Sept 30, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) to transform itself from its past modality of grants into a ‘think tank’ for the Ministry and entities working in the poverty alleviation. He gave this directive in a meeting of the PAF held this morning at the Prime Minister’s […]
Heavy rainfall affects daily life
Lahan, Sept 30, Heavy rainfall since the past four days has affected public life in Siraha district. Regular daily activities have been hampered as a result. And the heavy downpour has also affected shopping for the Bada Dashain festival that began on Sunday. Daily rainfall coupled with cold wave has made life difficult. Roads have […]
Body of missing child found
Galeswar, Sept 30, The body of one of the two children who were swept away by the Kot river in Beni municipality-2 has been recovered. The two had been missing since being swept away by the flooded river on Saturday night. Ten-year-old Prabina Pariyar and eight-year-old Anuska Pariyar had gone missing after sudden heavy rain […]