Phidim, Aug 14, An integrated settlement is to be developed here to provide permanent shelter for those displaced by a landslide at Yangwarak rural municipality-1 in Panchthar. Seventeen families at Chingma and Sepi were forced out of their homes by the July 10 monsoon-triggered landslide. According to rural municipality chair Lekhnath Ghimire, construction works for […]
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2,150 households in Myagdi at high risk of landslide and flood
Galeshwor, Aug 14, Altogether 2,150 households in Myagdi district are at high risk of landslide and flood. According to the Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Parbat, soil erosion was a teething problem in many places in the district. The Department said that 3,745,690 cubic meter fertile soil has been eroded from 2,297 square […]
Government serious about tourism development: Minister Bhattarai
Kathmandu, Aug 14, Kathmandu, Aug 14 (RSS): Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has said the government is working with various programmes aim to boost up the country’s tourism. During his interaction with a delegation from the Trade Associations Nepal reached his office today to congratulate the new minister, he described tourism […]
Performance contract signed between Minister Aryal and line Ministry
Kathmandu, Aug 14, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal signed the performance contract with the Secretary of Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Gopinath Mainali here today. The Ministry of Home Affair has made sure that all the ministries and their subordinate departments, agencies and offices to conclude […]
Man released from confinement
Bhojpur, Aug 14, A person arrested on the charge of his association with the Netra Bikram Chand-led Group has been freed from his confinement. He is Buddhiman Tamang of Madi municipality-5, Sankhuwasabha. His release followed his commitment in writing to detach himself from the Group. He was freed Monday. He had been taken under the […]
No human loss in floods after early warning system
Kanchanpur, Aug 13, With the early warning system in place, no human loss has been reported in floods in the district. The district emergency operation centre was set up with the initiative of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, which measured the water level in the major rivers and spread awareness on it. It contributed […]
State 5 PSC chair takes oath
Rupandehi, Aug 13 , State 5 PSC chair takes oath Rupandehi, Aug 13 (RSS): State 5 Public Service Commission (PSC)’s newly elected chair Dilaram Bhattarai took oath of office and secrecy today in accordance of the State PSC Act. High Court Tulsipur main judge Ramesh Pokhrel administered him oath on the witness of State Chief […]
13th SAG: 44 players selected for closed session from Far West
Bhimduttanagar, Aug 13, Nepal is hosting the 13th South Asian Games, third time since after 1984, in coming December. Preparations are going on in Kathmandu and Pokhara for the regional sports event and players selected to represent the country in the Games are in the closed sessions dispersed several areas. Forty-four players (women and men) […]
Peace Seminar for college students ‘Youth, be ambitious for peace!’ is held in Kathmandu
On 11th of August, a peace seminar titled “Voice of Youth: Youth, be Ambitious for Peace” was delivered to the students at Liberty College affiliated to Pokhara University in Kathmandu, Nepal by Mr. LaxmanDatt Pant, Chairperson of Media Action Nepal. The seminar was organized by international peace NGO Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light […]
Luxemburg honours Lamichhane
Kathmandu, Aug 13, The Luxembourg government has honoured former Chief Commissioner of Nepal Scout Sriram Lamichhane in recognition of his longstanding contributions to the strengthening of Luxembourg-Nepal relations. Lamichhane, also the honorary consulate of Luxembourg for Nepal, was feted with ‘The Order of the Oak Crown of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’, amidst a programme […]