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Dashain exodus gathers pace, nearly 57,000 leave Valley in a day

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- The number of passengers leaving the Kathmandu Valley has surged as Dashain approaches, with 56,809 people departing in the 24 hours between Monday morning and Tuesday morning. Peop... Read More


Police arrest 98 in Kathmandu Valley sweep operation

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Police have arrested 98 people during a sweep operation in the Kathmandu Valley aimed at preventing crime and maintaining public order. According to the District Police Range, Kathm... Read More


Can Rs 20 a day buy students a nutritious school day meal?

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Nepal's government-sponsored day meal program at schools aims to improve children's nutrition, boost attendance and keep students in school. But despite increased government investme... Read More


Over 109,000 people leave Kathmandu Valley in first three days of Dashain

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- More than 109,000 people have left the Kathmandu Valley so far to celebrate Dashain with their families, as the number of people returning to their hometowns continues to rise ahead ... Read More


Budhi Gandaki flood cuts off road to Jagat village in Gorkha

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Flooding in the Budhi Gandaki River on Sunday morning has blocked the road connecting Dharche Rural Municipality to Jagat village in Chumnubri Rural Municipality, disrupting local mo... Read More


Parliamentary committee urges relocation of settlements at risk along rivers

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Krishna Prasad Poudel, chair of the National Assembly's special parliamentary committee studying and monitoring disasters along the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki corridors, has said dis... Read More


Scrub typhus detected on 234 people in Chitwan in three months

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- The number of people suffering from scrub typhus has reached 234 in the first three months of the current fiscal year in Chitwan. As per the data released by the Public Health Offic... Read More


75-yr-old man killed in Mugu

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- A 75-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Chhayanath Rara Municipality-5 of Mugu district on Tuesday morning. The victim, identified as Dhanbir Kami of ... Read More


DoI expands foreign nationals management system nationwide

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- The Department of Immigration (DoI) has expanded the Foreign Nationals Management Information System (FNMIS) nationwide to track foreign nationals' movements, improve security and fa... Read More


IMF projects Nepal's economic growth at 3.6 percent amid rising oil prices

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Nepal's economy is projected to grow by 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2026/27, remaining below the 4 percent mark for the second consecutive year, as rising international oil prices and... Read More