Myagdi, Aug 18, Approximately Rs 1 million worth of sheep were killed after being struck by lightning at Khayar of Annapurna rural municipality-5 in Myagdi district, said the local people. The incident took place on Friday night when a flock of sheep took a shelter there, said ward member Rajesh Tilija Pun. Sheep farmers suffered […]
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Man arrested with pistols from Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Aug 18, The police have arrested a man with two automatic pistols and 20 bullets from Nagdhunga in Chandragiri municipality-2 in Kathmandu. Sulav Lama of Lalitpur was arrested on Saturday during a security check on a passenger bus (Ba 2 Kha 1980) heading to Kathmandu from Dhading, said the police headquarters. A binocular and […]
Heavy rainfall predicted in some places for three days
Kathmandu, Aug 16 : The monsoon has continued in the country as the eastern low pressure belt, ranging from north Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi to West Bengal of India and having the origin in the Bay of Bangladesh, is at the average point, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Issuing a special bulletin on […]
Taskforce studies NAC documents
Kathmandu, Aug 16 : The five-member task force formed to study status of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been studying the documents of the state-owned airlines and holding consultations with the experts to identify problems plaguing the state-owned air service provider. Coordinator of the task force, Sushil Ghimire, told the National News Agency that the […]
No more tax rates hereafter: Finance Minister Dr Khatiwada
Banepa, Aug 16 : Minister for Finance Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has assured that the tax rates could not be expanded more from the present limit. Inaugurating a newly constructed building of Inland Revenue Office in Dhulikhel on Friday, Minister Khatiwada made it clear that they had already decided to extend the rate and area of […]
Ward chair arrested on charge of recommending non-Nepali for citizenship
Kaski, Aug 16 : Police here have arrested three persons including a ward chair on the charge of making recommendation to a Tibetan national to acquire Nepali citizenship certificate. The arrestees are Pokhara metropolitan city’s ward 18 chair Rana Bahadur Thapa, ward member Gyan Bahadur Thapa and vital registration officer Rajendra Poudel, said Kaski police […]
Namita, Rejina to be conferred on Science Award
Kathmandu, Aug 16 : Nepal Astronomical Society has decided to provide Women in Science Award to Dr Namita Shrestha on the category of profession and to Rejina Jha under the category of studentship. Information to this was shared by Society chair Suresh Bhattarai. The awards would be provided on the occasion of Society’s establishment day […]
Govt won’t promote employees based on any favour: Minister Pandit
Parbat, Aug 16 : Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Lalbabu Pandit, has said that the government would not transfer and promote employees based on their favour. Speaking in a press meet organised by the Press Organisation at Kushma on Friday, Minister Pandit said that transfer and promotion of employees would be based on […]
19 petrol pumps face action
Rautahat, Aug 16 : The Regional Office of Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) at Rautahat has taken action against 19 petrol pumps in Bara, Parsa and Rauthat for cheating customers. Monitoring was conducted at 891 petrol pumps during the fiscal year 2018/2019 and 19 petrol pumps were found to have used software in […]
9,000 marijuana plants destroyed
Damauli, Aug 16 : Police have destroyed over 9,000 marijuana plants in Tanahu Shuklagandaki municipality in a week. According to Inspector at the local area police office, Saroj Giri, the police destroyed the plants in course of patrolling. Local Green Youth Club, Jasmin Muslim Youth Club and people’s representatives also participated in destroying marijuana.