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Two arrested for setting fire to community forest in Parbat

PARBAT, Feb. 13 -- Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly setting fire to a community forest in Parbat district during the dry season. According to the Parbat District Police Office, the ... Read More


Two Indian nationals arrested along with 318 gram of gold

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Police have arrested two Indian nationals along with illegal gold from Nagdhunga. The arrested individuals have been identified as Mahesh Amrit Mani, 27, and Rahul Khadu Sarkala... Read More


Shankharapur bus accident: 27 injured people discharged from hospital

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- A bus carrying students met with an accident on Sankhu-Nagarkot road section of Shankharapur Municipality-5 in Kathmandu, resulting in the death of three people. Twenty-seven of ... Read More


NEA begins repairing water pipe that burst in Babarmahal

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started repairing the bulk distribution system (BDS) pipe at Babarmahal which was burst on Wednesday while carrying out horizontal drill... Read More


New DGs appointed in Customs and IRD

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Minister of Finance Bishnu Paudel has made changes in the leadership of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the Department of Customs. In a reshuffle involving 14 joint-secre... Read More


Makuna elephant death: Task Force completes on-site study

CHITWAN, Feb. 13 -- A Task Force formed to investigate the death of the wild elephant, Makuna, in the Lamital area of Chitwan National Park's Kumroj Buffer Zone has completed its on-site study. The ... Read More


Banks keep interest rates unchanged amid low loan demand

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Most commercial banks in Nepal have kept their interest rates unchanged for Falgun (mid-February to mid-March), with 18 out of 20 banks maintaining the same rates as last month. ... Read More


Nepal-India agree to finalize Pancheshwar DPR

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Nepal and India have agreed to finalize the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project at the earliest. The agreement was reached during a meeting betw... Read More


Home Minister directs concerned bodies to improve pre, post-disaster information system

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak directed the concerned bodies to make the pre-disaster and post-disaster information systems more effective. He issued this directive during a discus... Read More


Janamat, Nagarik Unmukti parties close to merger deal

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- Dr. Chandra Kant (CK) Raut-led Janamat Party (JP) and Ranjeeta Shrestha Chaudhary-led Nagrik Unmukti Party (NUP) have confirmed the unification of the two parties. Currently, th... Read More