Kathmandu, Aug. 15 -- Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (August 15, 2019).

Construction of cobblestone path around Jagadishpur Lake raises concern of biodiversity loss

The Department of Tourism has started to construct a path around Jagadishpur Lake in Kapilvastu in order to boost tourism activities. The construction project, however, was approved without conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA), according to Badganga Irrigation Division Office.

The contract was issued by the Department of Tourism to Kalpabriksya/Jalukeni JV Kathmandu and the work began on July 6.

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City office and traffic police raise millions in fines as parking problem continues to grow

At around 2:30pm on Tuesday, nea...