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Nationwide HPV vaccination drive kicks off

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- A nationwide immunisation campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) targeting girls between 11 and 14 years of age started on Tuesday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugura... Read More


Department refutes charges of unfair passport tender process

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- Amid concerns by various foreign bidders that the new bidding process for passport procurement lacks fairness, the Department of Passports on Tuesday said there are arrangements f... Read More


JSP-Nepal could tip the scales on ordinances

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The present government, which is often described as a strong administration having nearly two-thirds majority in Parliament, is in fact walking a tightrope even to pass bills with... Read More


Nepal bans solo expeditions on Everest and other 8000ers

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations. The Sixth Amendment was implemented on Tuesday foll... Read More


Substandard medicines recalled, but many may have already been sold

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The Department of Drug Administration has recalled four medicines manufactured by three Nepali pharmaceutical companies after they were found substandard in laboratory testing. T... Read More


Efforts fail to douse fires raging in three mountain districts

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- A wildfire that started raging in the higher reaches of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality under Gaurishankar Conservation Area in Dolakha district on Friday has gone out of control. The... Read More


Rabi Lamichhane sent to police custody in Sahara Multipurpose Cooperative fraud case

Chitwan, Feb. 5 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair and former home minister Rabi Lamichhane has been sent to police custody following a hearing at the Chitwan District Court on Wednesday. The hea... Read More


Two workers go missing in Bheri river during bridge maintenance

Surkhet, Feb. 5 -- Two workers have gone missing after falling into the Bheri river while carrying out repair work on a suspension bridge in Surkhet. The incident occurred during the maintenance of th... Read More


Netherlands secure dominant 10-wicket win over Nepal in T20 Series

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The Netherlands bagged a commanding 10-wicket win against Nepal in the Women's T20I Tri-Series on Wednesday at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Following a reco... Read More


One found dead in Palpa

Palpa, Feb. 5 -- year-old man, a resident of Rampur Municipality-3 in Palpa, was found dead at Bagnaskali Rural Municipality-2, Pokharathok. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Malla, ... Read More