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Cement, plywood makers secure BIS. Others still waiting

Kathmandu, April 5 -- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standard body of India, has begun issuing certificates to cement and plywood manufacturers, a year after they applied for quali... Read More


Government asked to respond to the plight of victims of Nepal conflict-era sexual violence

Kathmandu, April 5 -- As the process to select office bearers in the transitional justice (TJ) bodies begins, various rights groups have demanded that the government pay due attention to insurgency-er... Read More


Wildfires kill three people, injure four in Panchthar and Palpa

Panchthar/palpa, April 5 -- Three people died, and four others were injured in separate incidents of wildfires in Panchthar and Palpa districts. According to police, two women died in Panchthar. Ush... Read More


Ghising says state power was used to remove him

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Former managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghising on Friday claimed that the state apparatus was mobilised to remove him from the position. Speaki... Read More


Prime Minister Oli at Bimstec stresses regional connectivity

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed regional connectivity among the Bimstec member states as an important pillar for prosperity. "Connectivity of markets as well as minds,... Read More


Rabi Lamichhane arrested following high court order

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Police arrested Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane on Friday evening from his residence in Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu following an order from the Butwal bench o... Read More


Today's weather: April 5, 2025

Kathmandu, April 5 -- The weather will remain partly cloudy in the hilly areas and mainly clear in the rest of the country. There is also possibility of light rainfall and snowfall at one or two plac... Read More


Oli, Modi break ice in Bangkok

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi met for almost 45 minutes on Friday in Bangkok on the sidelines of the sixth Bimstec summit and thus cleared the lo... Read More


Body of missing Chinese trekker found dead after avalanche near Annapurna Base Camp

Kaski, April 5 -- A Chinese trekker, missing since March 24 due to an avalanche while returning from Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), has been found dead. The body of the 28-year-old trekker was discovered ... Read More


Five days of wildfires rage in Palpa's forests, one death reported

Palpa, April 5 -- Wildfires have been blazing for the past five days in various forest areas of Palpa, with local authorities and residents struggling to bring them under control. The fires have affec... Read More