Kathmandu, Nov 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed concern over ‘the practice of seeking undue compensation’ in the works of development and construction. “The tendency to ask for excessive compensation from the government has become prevalent while harbouring the thinking that minimum revenue should be extracted by the state when selling their land […]
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Poorly-maintained illegal fences to ward off elephants kill 40 people in Jhapa
Surunga, Nov 18: The illegal electric fences and poorly-maintained sagging electric lines put in various places in Jhapa district to ward off the wild elephants has been a cause for major concern among the local authorities, as they continue to claim the lives of people as well as wildlife, including the elephants. An elderly was […]
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket -Bangladesh beats Nepal
Kathmandu, Nov 18: Nepal was defeated by host Bangladesh in today’s group match held under the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket. During the match held at the Dhaka-based Savar Ground, Bangladesh met the target of 139 runs posted by Nepal in 24 overs at the loss of two wickets. With this third straight victory, […]
12 injured in road accident in Banke
Ranjha, Nov 18: Twelve persons were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-1 in Banke district today morning. Among the injured ones, Asha Basnet of Dang and Janaki Pun of Kohalpur Municipality as well as assistant driver Bhim Bahadur Basnet of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality were brought to […]
Tourist Information Centre to be set up at Dhaulagiri Base Camp
Myagdi, Nov 18: A building has been constructed at the Base Camp of Dhaulagiri Mountain for operating a Tourist Information Centre. Mt Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world. It is 8,167 metres tall and is located in Myagdi. Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality is setting up the information centre to maintain the statistics of […]
Transit point to be closed
Baitadi, Nov 18: The Jhulaghat transit point in Baitadi district bordering India is to be shut for four days. The District Administration Office Baitadi said the transit point is to be closed from November 22 to 25. The checkpoint is to be shut in view of the security sensitivity related to Legislative Assembly elections taking […]
Export of medicinal herbs to India still on hold
Banke, Nov 18: The export of Nepali herbal (jadibuti), which has been put on hold for the past one year due to obstruction of Indian plant quarantine, has yet to resume. Publishing a notice in the gazette on 1 October 2019, the Government of India had issued a new list of herbals to be imported […]
Domestic tourists visiting Gaighat fall up
Baglung, Nov 18: As many as 7,000 domestic tourists have reached Gaighat fall during the festive season of Dashain and Tihar this time. Last year around 20,000 tourists had observed the fall. There is an increasing trend of tourists visiting the fall located at Tarakhola rural municipality-1 from the very befinning of the year. According […]
61 interested for Chair and members of transitional justice commissions
Kathmandu, Nov 18: Total 61 aspirants, including old and new have submitted their applications for the office-bearers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). The recommendation committee published the names of 61 aspirants including the new and old vying for the post of office-bearers and […]
Education material support distributed to jailbirds
Bajura, Nov 18: Educational materials were distributed to inmates languishing at the district prison with support from Badimalika municipality in coordination with Samarjeet Battalion. Organizing a programme at the prison premises on Sunday, the Samarjeet Battalion Thapathali Barrack handed educational materials, including copy, pen, marker and white board to the jailbirds. Battalion Commander Rabin Shrestha […]