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Khotang, Sept 19  All means of transport available for Khotang, an eastern hilly district in state 1 have come to a halt due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains.   Landslides hit Arkhaule-Halesi, Halesi-Hayaram, and Ghurmi-Khurkot sections along the Mid-hill Highway ( Pushpalal Highway) and  several parts of the Sagarmatha Highway, making […]

Kathmandu, Sept 19 The Department of Revenue Investigation has reached court, seeking actions against three companies charged of tax avoidance.     The Department has sought the court’s support to reclaim around Rs 362.4 million from the alleged perpetrators.   The companies facing the charge are SS Hardware, Kathmandu, Rukmini Industries Pvt Ltd, Battisputali, Kathmandu and […]

Bhadrapur, Sept 19  Five people were taken ill after consuming poisonous wild mushroom in Jhapa.   Meena Sarki, 50, of Kamal rural municipality-5 and her two sons–Ramesh Sarki, 29 and Kumar Sarki, 25,–who ate curry made of mushroom they collected from a jungle on Wednesday afternoon have been hospitalised, police said.   Their neighbours Durga […]

Syangja, Sept 19 The District Court Syangja on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old to ten years in prison for rape of a teenager.   He is Rahamad Alimiya also known as Phatte residing in Bhirkot municipality-2 and was convicted of rape against the 19-year-old girl on December 23, 2017, court registrar Nanda Prasad Acharya said.  The […]

Rupandehi, Sept 19 State 5 minister for internal affairs and law Kula Prasad KC has said those affected by the conflict at home had sacrificed much for change in the nation. In his address to a programme on the theme of ‘ break the silence; end impunity’ organised in Butwal Wednesday by the National Network […]

Bhaktapur, Sept 19 The cases of dengue fever are on the rise in Bhaktapur, indicating that it is gradually taking an epidemic turn. In the past two weeks, 197 people have been diagnosed with dengue in the district.   District Public Health Office, Bhaktapur’s officer Parthamani Neupane confirmed that till Wednesday, 197 were found with […]

Kathmandu, Sept 19 The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has urged all media houses to fully pay working journalists in view of the upcoming Dashain festival and ensure them the festival allowance. A meeting of the FNJ office bearers and members available in the central capital held here on Wednesday decided to urge media houses; […]

ISLAMABAD, Sept 18, 2019 (AFP) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned citizens Wednesday that anyone who goes to fight jihad in Kashmir will hurt the territory’s cause, as anger simmers between Islamabad and New Delhi over the disputed region. Indian authorities are waiting for “any excuse” to crack down in the Himalayan region, he […]

MADRID, Sept 18, 2019 (AFP) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday urged voters to give his Socialist party a clear majority in a repeat general election in November, so they could tackle the country’s economic and political challenges. Sanchez late on Tuesday announced that Spain would return to the polls on November […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 18, 2019 (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday named his pointman for hostage situations, Robert O’Brien, to replace his hawkish national security advisor sacked last week. “I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!” Trump tweeted Last week, Trump abruptly fired John Bolton, a vigorous proponent […]