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  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, […]

Kathmandu, Aug 19, The government has begun a process to appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Nepal Forest Corporation Limited constituted by merging The Timber Corporation of Nepal and Forest Products Development Board.  The Ministry of Forest and Environment on Sunday issued a 15-day notice, seeking application from the interested candidate(s) meeting required […]

Bhojpur, Aug 19, Police have arrested a woman on the charge of fleecing money from the murderer of her husband to shroud the murder case. Police arrested Meena Mijar Sarki of Siddeshwor Dawa in Bhojpur municipality-4 in Bhojpur district along with five others. Mohan Bahadur Ramtel has been accused of killing Purna Bahadur Suyal by […]

Kaski, Aug 19, A team left here for Jaipur of India to play the eighth Asian Youth Women Handball Championship 2019. The event is scheduled to kick off from coming Wednesday in Jaipur. The 20-member team comprising 16 players from 15-18 age group is captained by Monica Thapa. Ten countries are competing for the title. […]

Surunga, Aug 19, The ‘Third Jhapa Sports Award’ has been scheduled for the fourth week of September. Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSFJ), Jhapa is coordinating the event. According to Forum chair Himal Kharel, a person winning the title of the athlete of the year (male) will get a motorcycle and the athlete of the year […]

Galkot, Aug 19,  A girl died after being swept away in floodwaters here on Sunday evening. The District Police Office, Baglung identified the victim as Sharmila Pariyar, the eight-year-old daughter of Buddhi Bahadur Pariyar of Thamka of Badigad rural municipality-7. She suffered a tragedy while she was on the way to home after her school. […]