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New Delhi Aug 20,  Chandrayaan-2 was successfully placed in the moon’s orbit on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver which took a little over 28 minutes was completed at 9:02 am. “Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully today (August 20, 2019) at 0902 hrs IST […]

Kathmandu, Aug 20, The monsoon has continued in the country as the eastern low pressure belt, ranging from north Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi to West Bengal of India and having the origin in the Bay of Bangladesh, is at the average point, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Issuing a special bulletin today, the […]

Janakpurdham, Aug 20,  Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has spoken the need of sitting for dialogues with the Indian side strongly to seek a solution to the issues caused by river dams constructed by India along the Nepal-India border. In a discussion programme organised by the District Disaster Management Committee, Dhanusha […]

Damauli, Aug 20, A revolving fund has been established at Shiva Panchayan Secondary School at Vyas municipality-3 of Tanahun district. A local Krishna Kumar Shrestha established the revolving fund of Rs 111,111 established in the memory of his father late Resham Lal Shrestha and mother late Bishnu Maya Shrestha. Krishna Kumar said that the revolving […]

Kathmandu, Aug 20, Three matches have been scheduled under the ongoing Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Central Zone Senior Male Volleyball Tournament. The event has been organised for the first time in Nepal. Bangladesh and Afghanistan, both in the Group ‘B’, are meeting for the first match for today at the Lakhankhel-based Tribhuvan Army Club. In […]

  Tulasipur, Aug 20,  A Ncell tower has been torched at Shantinagar rural municipality in Dang district on Monday night. According to the District Police Office, an unidentified group had set the Ncell tower installed at Ragaicha of Shantinagar rural municipality-5 in fire.   Deputy Superintendent of Police, Binod Bikram Shah, said that the fire […]

Lalitpur, Aug 20, As many as 1,123 people have received disability identity cards from Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) in a month. According to LMC sources, 52 female and 60 male obtained the cards during the period since the metropolis announced the scheme. The scheme has been in effect since 10 July, informed Maheswori Bista, Chief […]

Solukhumbu, Aug 20, In keeping with the environmental protection and human health, the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality has decided to completely ban the use of plastic bags and bottles. The rural municipality endorsed the decision in line with the annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2076/77 BS, informed Ganesh Ghimire, Chief Administrative […]

Kanchanpur, Aug 20, In a bid to expedite planned development, two rural municipalities in Kanchanpur district have charted out their first five-year periodic development plans. Both Laljhadi and Beldandi rural municipalities developed their periodic plans with technical assistance from NLR, a social development organization. The plans were framed to guide the annual planning process, formulate […]

Brussels,19th August 2019- A cameraman embedded with the Somali National Army (SNA) was killed in a bomb attack targeting a military base on 14th August. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in calling for more security for journalists in the country. Cameraman Abdinasir Abdulle Ga’al, […]