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Kathmandu, Sept 13,  Sushil Darnal In the fiscal year 2075-76 BS (2018- 19), the National Child Rights Council (NCRC) recorded 654 cases about the violation of child rights. The finding of the Council is based on information it received from several districts and media reports in this period. A total of 1,080 children were affected […]

Kathmandu, Sept 13,  The government has decided not to increase the public transport fare before the Dashain festival. The Department of Transport Management said though it was time for a regular adjustment of fare, no decision will be taken before the Dashain. Department Director General Gogan Bahadur Hamal said the topic of immediate fare adjustment […]

Kathmandu, Sept 13, Nepal has put up a proposal to launch a worldwide campaign against soil erosion and desertification which has emerged as global challenge. The proposal was tabled in the global conference on desertification, land degradation and drought, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification held in New Delhi, India. Addressing the conference, Minister […]

Kathmandu, Sept 13, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokharel, has urged the civil society not to be engaged in politics in the name of civil society. The Education Minister said this while holding discussions with the newly-elected working committee of the National Campaign for Education (NCE), a network of educational organizations, at […]

Kathmandu, Sept 13, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said our cultural festivals like Indrajatra helped enrich the diversities among the Nepalis, and promote social and cultural solidarity, tolerance and mutual goodwill. In a message of best wishes today on the occasion of the Indrajatra festival, the Head-of-the- State expressed her hope that cultural festivals would […]

Banke, Sept 13 , Kamala Adhikari from Jajarkot who was admitted to the Bheri Hospital Nepalgunj after suffering from labour pain, gave birth to a girl child at 5 am today. Kamala’s husband Milan Adhikari was also at the hospital and the couple was happy about the child birth in normal condition. This was Kamala’s […]

Lumbini, Sept 13, A news festival will take place in Lumbini on November 17-19 coinciding with the Visit Lumbini Year 2076 and Visit Nepal Year 2020. A meeting of Lumbini Press Club, the festival organiser, held in Bangkok decided in this regard. The three-day event will be attended by representatives and editors of various national […]

palpa, Sept 13, A landslide hit a jeep in motion today, killing the driver near Siddhababa of Palpa-Butwal road section along the Siddhababa Highway in Palpa. The deceased has been identified as Kamal Sunar of Chhapchaur, Gulmi. The Scorpio jeep (2617) en route to Butwal from Palpa was buried by the landslide along with the […]

Bardiya, Rajapur, Sept 13,  The district in-charge of the Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ group, Meena Chalaune and the district president of All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary), ANNISU (R), Lokendra Joshi have been arrested from Bardiya. The government has banned the Communist Party Nepal led by Biplab after the group was found involved in […]

Mahottari, Sept 13,  A gang of four people raped a 16-year-old girl at Samsi rural municipality in Mahottari district. The rape took place one week ago, but it came to light later following a complaint lodged by the rape survivor’s family. The rape occurred in the evening when she was out for defecation in the […]