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 […]
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Woman arrested on charge of receiving money from her husband’s killer
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 […]
Nepal participating first time in Asian Youth Women Handball Championship
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. […]
‘Jhapa Sports Award’ in September
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 […]
Eight-year-old swept away by floodwater dies
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. […]
Banijya Bank’s branch catches fire
Chitwan, Aug 19, Fire engulfed a building of the Rastriya Banijya Bank based in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-10, Chaubiskothi this morning. Ek Narayan Koirala, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Chitwan District Police Office informed the inferno broke out in the building at 7.30am today was brought under control after one-and-a-half hours of the incident. The […]
Accident leaves husband dead, wife injured
Damauli, Aug 19, A person died and another sustained injuries in a road accident occurred at Byas municipality-12, Kamalabari in Tanahun on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Sudip Raj Poudel, 39, who is temporarily residing in Bhanu municipality-5, confirmed the District Police Office, Tanahun. Likewise, his wife Prema Neupane Poudel got injured in […]
CC camera getting effective: 9,000 drivers face actions in a year
Kathmandu, Aug 19, The Traffic Police have taken actions against drivers of 8,939 vehicles for breaching traffic rules with the help of CC camera. In the fiscal year 2075/76, the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division held the drivers violating traffic rules in different parts of Kathmandu Valley acting on CC camera footage. Action was taken against […]
Dengue fever spread in Terai area of Udeayapur
Gaighat, Aug 19, Dengue, a vector-borne viral infection, has spread in Terai area of Udyapaur district during the past couple of weeks. Dengue outbreak is visible in Belka Chaudandigadhi and Triyuga municipality in the eastern part of Udayapur while the viral is spreading in Katari in the west. According to the District Health Office, Udayapur, […]
Free lab services in all wards of Rambha
Bejhad, Aug 19, Rambha rural municipality has so far become the first-ever local government unit in Palpa district to initiate free lab services in its all health facilities. Lab service has been brought to operation in the health facilities of all five wards of the rural municipality in order to expand patients’ access to health […]