Two-year rhino found dead; death tally reaches 25
The deaths of rhinos due to unchecked poaching and natural reasons have seen an ascending trend in the country. A two-year-old endangered female rhino was found dead. Chitwan National Park's information officer Lokendra Adhikari said the female rhino was...
COP-26 delegation calls on PM
A delegation headed by Coordinator of 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-26) organizing committee and British lawmaker, Alok Sharma, called on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The COP-26 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Youths bound to foreign countries for employment amidst COVID pandemic
The global pandemic of coronavirus is still highly prevalent. Some countries have continued tough lockdown measures against the virus. Though Nepal has recently placed COVID-19 vaccination drive, the fear psychology of the virus is still gripping the people. Against...
Integrated information system put in place for DRR
Biratnagar Metropolitan City has brought into operation a National Integrated Disaster Management Information System (disaster portal online) to help reduce disaster risks. The portal has documented the disaster incidents and also contained matters on the measures to be adopted...
Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers
Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, rolling out a cautious inoculation programme with just over five months until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Japan has so far approved only the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and started administering the...
At least 20 die during winter storms across U.S.
At least 20 people have died in a series of winter storms across the United States over the past few days, local media reported on Tuesday. As of late Tuesday, about 115 million people were in the path of...
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,937,320
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,937,320 on Wednesday as 11,610 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 155,913...
New PM Draghi to unveil plan to rescue Italy from virus crisis
Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi is due to unveil his rescue plan for the country on Wednesday, two weeks after he was called in to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The former head of the European Central Bank (ECB),...
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 240,000
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 240,000 on Tuesday, a day usually marked by boisterous Carnival celebrations that were canceled this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The country registered 1,167 COVID-19 deaths and 55,271 new cases in the...
KMC removing structures, construction materials kept at open theatre
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started removing the construction materials and the temporary structures from Khula Manch, the open-air-theatre in the heart of the city. Temporary sheds had been built and construction materials kept at the open-air-theatre, in...
Saurya Cement Industry starting production soon
Saurya Cement Industry has come into operation at Karjanha municipality of Siraha district. The industry using modern technology is established at the investment of around Rs 15 billion. It has started test production. The industry, established at joint investment...
FCAN demands motivation, security
A delegation from the Federation of Contractors' Associations of Nepal (FCAN) today called on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and apprised him of issues existing in the construction sector. The delegation led by...
Fair weather forecast throughout the country from Thursday
The weather will gradually start improving from Thursday. Most parts of the country saw partly to generally cloudy conditions with some places of the high-hilly and mountainous regions experiencing light snowfall due to the influence of the westerly wind...
Deer killed in road accident
A deer has died after a truck knocked it down at Ratnanagar on the East-West highway. The accident happened in front of Sinchaigot, Ratnanagar Municipality-9 at 4.35 am today, and the District police Office said. Information Officer at the...
Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road project sees 65 percent work progress
The much-awaited Galchhi-Trishuli-Mailung-Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road project has so far made 65 percent work progress. As the national pride project, the Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road widening drive is gradually gaining momentum. Project chief Narayan Dutta Bhandari shared that the task of breaking cliff...
NC CWC meeting today
A central working committee meeting of the Nepali Congress is taking place today. The meeting has been scheduled at the NC central office, Sanepa, at 2:00 pm. Discussion would be held on various issues including the party's upcoming 14th...
Defrauding through facebook comes under police surveillance
Police have arrested six individuals involved in defrauding a woman through electronic transactions. Acting on a complaint of Meena Budhamagar of Dhorpatan municiplaity-6, police held the defrauders on different dates after completing its investigation. Budhamagar resorted to register a...
Bagmati province assembly meeting put off
The 7th province assembly meeting of the Bagmati Province scheduled for Wednesday has been put off. The meeting that was set to take place at 2.00 pm today has been adjourned citing special reasons, said the province secretariat. The...
Agreement reached to reopen Mahendranagar Airport
Mahendranagar Airport in Kanchanpur which has remained closed for long is to be re-operated. The three-tier government has agreed to work on the extension and capacity enhancement project in regard with the airport. The federal, province and local governments...
Dharmashala to be constructed on temple premises
Foundation stone has been laid for the construction of a Dharmashala – a rest house of pilgrims – on the premises of Rajdevi Temple in Kalaiya submetropolis-1. The structure is under construction at the cost of Rs 1.8 million. ...
Context- 60 years of RSS: Three former communications ministers stress on enhancing country's only n...
Former information and communications ministers have stressed on the need of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the only official news agency of the country, to play additional significant role in the present context. The former ministers shared their views...
President attends Basanta Shrawan ceremony
President Bidya Devi Bhandari attended the Basanta Shrawan ritual organised at the Nasalchok of Hanumandhoka here today on the occasion of the Basanta Panchami. On the occasion, President Bhandari listened to the hymns and the melody played as per...
PM Oli submits written reply to Supreme Court
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli went to the Supreme Court today and submitted a written reply in response to a contempt of court case. The apex court had on January 28 ordered Prime Minister Oli to be physically present...
Rajbanshi (Birat) to be included under indigenous nationalities: Minister Dhakal
Minister for Culture, tourism and Civil aviation, Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said the Rajbanshi community (Birat) would be included in the list of indigenous nationalities and it would be the 128th such community to be included. Addressing the 14th extensive...
Weather forecast: possibility of rainfall beyond afternoon
The weather will be cloudy with light rainfall occurring at some places of the hilly region including in the Kathmandu Valley due to the influence of the Westerly today. The change in weather beyond the afternoon today is because...
Change not seen in people's life is meaningless: Chief Minister Poudel
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel has said the change which is not visible in people's life keeps no meaning. In his address to a special programme organised by the Province government today on the occasion of Democracy Day,...
Development and strengthening of democracy is a long process: Speaker
Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has said the development, expansion and consolidation of democracy is a long and continuous process. The Speaker stated this in a message of best wishes he gave on the occasion of the National Democracy Day...
RSS honours 12 of its staffers with ‘Long Service Award’
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) has honoured 12 of its staffers with ‘Long Service Award’ in recognition of their unrelenting service to RSS for over 20 years. At a special ceremony organized at the central office of the RSS on...
No politicization of crime: leader Saud
Nepali Congress leader and central member NP Saud has said no crime should be politicized. Leader Saud stressed the need of fair investigation on the accused one held in connection with the murder of Bhagirathi Bhatta. He said...
Last rites of Bhagirathi on 17th day of murder
The last rites of 17-year-old Bhagirathi Bhatta, who was killed after rape at Chadepani of Dogalakedar Rural Municipality-7 in the district, are being performed today- 17 days after her murder. Bhatta's family and relatives, who were demanding with...
Falgun 7 glorious day: Vice President
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said Falgun 7 is the glorious day in Nepal's history. It marks the establishment of democracy with the end of autocratic Rana regime in 2007 BS, he added. Giving a message of best...
Socio-economic transformation people's aspiration: NA Chairman Timilsina
Chairman of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina has said the socio-economic and cultural transformation along with democratic system is the aspiration of Nepali people. "Nepal achieves the socialism as envisioned by the constitution once the country maintains economic...
'Father of rubber plant farming' honoured
The Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation has honoured the first researcher of rubber plant farming in Nepal, Tilak Bahadur Bhandari. Former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson of Foundation Sujata Koirala honoured Bhandari by offering him a shawl and a...
Election in stipulated time at any cost: Minister Sah
Minister for Urban Development Prabhu Sah has said the fresh election to House of Representatives (HoR) would be held at any cost. Minister Sah said it during a programme organized to inaugurate a roadway at Gujara Municipality here Thursday....
Election will be held at any cost: Nembang
Leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Subas Nembang, has urged all to ready for election. At NCP cadres' gathering organised at the district headquarters today, leader Nembang said that he was confident that the election would take place. ...
Internet access to be extended to every home, school, local ward office
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Parbat Gurung has urged the bodies concerned to give suggestions on the topics to be included from the journalism sector in the government's upcoming policy and programmes, and the budget. In an interaction...
Pakistan to continue support to Bharatpur Eye Hospital: Ambassador Shah
Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Syed Haider Shah today pledged on behalf of Pakistani government to continue assistance to Bharatpur Eye Hospital. Pakistan would also provide assistances to construct a new building the hospital is scheduled to construct, he said...
Spain's Irene Montero: from anti-austerity agitator to minister
A protester-turned-politician, Spain's Equality Minister Irene Montero is an outspoken feminist and young mover-and-shaker in the leftwing government. A huge rainbow flag graces the front of her ministry, trailing the draft law on transgender rights that Montero -- the...
Osaka shatters Williams record bid to make Australian Open final
Naomi Osaka emphatically ended Serena Williams's latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown with a straight-sets demolition in the Australian Open semi-finals Thursday. The Japanese third seed swept past the American veteran 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver...
American Jennifer Brady edged Karolina Muchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a tense Australian Open
American Jennifer Brady edged Karolina Muchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a tense Australian Open semi-final on Thursday to set up a title match with Naomi Osaka. The big-serving 22nd seed secured her first Grand Slam final appearance on her...
Europe to meet US on Iran as nuclear deadline looms
Top diplomats from European powers and the United States will hold talks on Thursday to see how to revive the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear drive, days ahead of a deadline set by Tehran that could hinder the efforts...
U.S. to pay over 200 mln dollars to WHO
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States intends to pay over 200 million U.S. dollars in assessed and current obligations to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of this month. "This...
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,950,201
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,950,201 on Thursday, as 12,881 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 156,014...
Discussion on for establishment of fertilizer industry: Agriculture Minister
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Padma Kumari Aryal, has said that the government has been moving ahead in order to provide sufficient amount of fertilizer and seed to farmers. Talking to media persons here today, Minister Aryal shared...
4 children killed in Uganda grenade explosion
A grenade explosion killed four children and injured five others Thursday in Maaji II Refugee Settlement in the northwestern Ugandan district of Adjumani, police said. Local police in a statement said the children picked the explosive from bush and...
Exam of student making TikTok video during exam cancelled
The exam of a student has been cancelled in Dailekh as he was found making TikTok video during the examination. Exam of Roshan Shahi was cancelled after he uploaded a TikTok video incorporating the activities carried out during exam...
PM Oli urges disgruntled side to come in mainstream politics
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the disgruntled side to come in the mainstream through the medium of dialogue as there is no way other than peaceful politics after the establishment of republic. Addressing the programme organised at...
Zimbabwean president extends six-week lockdown by two weeks
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday extended the six-week nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks, citing the need to further reduce COVID-19 cases and deaths. He, however, increased business operating hours from seven to nine and a half...
Portuguese PM gets COVID-19 vaccine
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa received on Monday the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Lusa news agency. Minister of Health Marta Temido also confirmed that she had been vaccinated. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de...
House of Representatives dissolution is against nation, democracy: Leader Dahal
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal group Chair, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that the move of dissolving the House of Representatives was against the interest of the nation, people and democracy. Talking to journalists at Bharatpur Airport today,...