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Kathmandu, Aug 23,  The National Assembly (NA) has unanimously passed a proposal to review ‘Environment Protection Bill, 2076’. Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet tabled the proposal alongside a message from the House of Representatives in today’s NA meeting. Responding to queries raised in the meeting by lawmakers on the proposal, minister Basnet […]

Kaski, Aug 23, Gandaki State chief minister Prithvi Subba Gurung left here today for the United Kingdom (UK). His UK visit is for participating in the Nepali festival that the UK-based Tamu Dhi (an organisation) has been organising since 2009. This year, the festival will start from coming Sunday with the theme of “Our culture; […]

Kathmandu, Aug 23,  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population Upendra Yadav today said the government has accorded high priority to save lives of mothers and infants. “All mechanisms under the health ministry prioritise improving the infant and maternal mortality rate. The government has ensured ‘Safe Motherhood Programme’ aiming to provide easy maternity […]

Kaski, Aug 23, The Kaski Police have arrested two people including a district in-charge of Netra Bikram Chand Group. District Police Office, Kaski chief and Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Karki confirmed the arrests of Krishna Wagle aka Rupesh, Group’s district in-charge, while the identity of other is yet to be ascertained. The two were […]

Kathmandu, Aug 23, Nine children–five girls and four boys–were rescued amidst highly vulnerable conditions from a shelter at Khwapato Tole in Sitapaila of Nagarjun municipality-4. A team led by the National Child Rights Council recently rescued them from the ‘ Namuna Pragatisheel Women Society and Youth Community Service Centre’. The rescue was assisted by Metropolitan […]

Myagdi, Aug 23, Beni bazaar, the district headquarters of Myagdi district, has been under the grip of diarrhoea for the past some days. Contaminated sources of water and unhygienic foods are to blame for the disease. Water sources are polluted during monsoon, resulting in the disease spreading, said Doctor Nabaraj Bastakoti, who works for Beni […]

Bhaktapur, Aug 23, Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his wife. Acting on a complaint of his wife Sabitri (name changed) registered at Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur, police arrested hubby Mohan (name changed) on Thursday. Rewati Raman Pokharel, Deputy Superintendant of Police, said the 30-year-old husband, who is currently residing in Changunarayan municipality-8, […]

Inaruwa, Aug 23,  As many as 18,773 tourists have observed the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve – a popular tourism destination to see wild buffalo – in a year. Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, Information Officer of the Reserve, shared that the tourists visited the Koshi Tappu, located at Paschimkushaha in Koshi rural municipality of Sunsari, in the […]

Waling, Aug 23, Waling municipality which has advanced the concept of smart city has started constructing corridor on both sides of Aandhikhola, a popular rivulet of Syangja district. Dilip Pratap Khand, mayor of the municipality, informed that the construction of corridors along the banks of Aandhikhola flowing through Waling has begun. “We have nurtured the […]

Pokhara, Aug 23, Police held two persons with brown sugar, a banned drug. The arrested are Rachana Giri, 26, and Bimal Lama, 38, of Pokhara Metropolitan City-2. A special investigation team deputed from Gandaki State Police Office arrested them with nine packets of drugs from Baglung Bus Park on Thursday. Police informed that investigation into […]