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Nepal hospitals report spike in seasonal illnesses

Kathmandu, April 4 -- As winter gives way to summer, cases of fever, water-borne disease and respiratory illness are rising in major hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley. Also, air pollution has spiked i... Read More


KMC top officer back at work amid mayor's opposition

Kathmandu, April 4 -- People witnessed dramatic scenes at Kathmandu Metropolitan City on Thursday as tensions erupted over the return of suspended Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain. Mayor B... Read More


Sixth Bimstec summit kicks off in Bangkok today. Oli-Modi meeting set

Kathmandu, April 4 -- The sixth Bimstec summit will open on Friday as foreign ministers of all seven member states have readied the summit declaration and other instruments to be signed in Bangkok. O... Read More


House panel directs government to investigate March 28 pro-monarchy protests

Kathmandu, April 4 -- The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives has instructed the government to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the March 28 pro-monar... Read More


Fire damages home, kills livestock in Nawalparasi East

Parasi, April 4 -- A fire broke out on Friday in the two-storey house of local Naveen Pun in ward 2 of Vinaya Triveni Rural Municipality, Nawalparasi East. The blaze resulted in the deaths of three go... Read More


Madhesh provincial assembly deadlock resolved

Janakpur, April 4 -- The deadlock in the Madhesh Provincial Assembly ended following a Friday cross-party meeting mediated by Speaker Ramchandra Mandal. The dispute stemmed from allegations that provi... Read More


Seven arrested over murder in Hetauda

Hetauda, April 4 -- Police on Thursday arrested seven individuals, including four women, in connection with the murder of 37-year-old Milan Dangal from ward 16 of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City. The s... Read More


Oli, Modi hold talks on Bimstec sidelines

Kathmandu, April 4 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on the sidelines of the Sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Econom... Read More


Three killed, four injured in separate wildfires in Panchthar and Palpa

Panchthar/palpa, April 4 -- 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


Kulman Ghising says entire state power was used to remove him

Kathmandu, April 4 -- 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