Nepal makes significant progress in reducing child marriage
KATHMANDU:- Nepal has made significant progress in reducing child marriage over the past decade, but the country remains off track…
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10:26 am determined as auspicious hour for receiving Dashain tika
KATHMANDU:- The auspicious hour for receiving Dashain tika this year is 10:26 am on October 21, according to Nepal Panchanga…
Cruise stuck at Narayani Bridge, movement of large and cargo vehicles banned
NAWALPARSI:- The movement of large and cargo-carrying vehicles has been prohibited after the ‘Rhino Cruise’ vessel became lodged against a pillar…
Floodwaters from Narayani River enter the settlement, most of houses in Susta submerged
NAWALPARASI:- Due to flooding in the Narayani River caused by continuous, heavy rainfall, the majority of the 311 households in Susta—located…
Seven foreign tourists rescued after snowfall in Khumbu region
SOLUKHUMBU:- Heavy snowfall in the Khumbu region of Solukhumbu has disrupted the movement of tourists in the high-altitude areas. Snowfall began…
Bhotekoshi flood: Three representatives from Rasuwa still unaccounted for
RASUWA:- It has been a month since the devastating Bhotekoshi flood struck the district. Three people’s representatives of Gosainkunda Rural…
Kathmandu set to celebrate Indra Jatra today
KATHMANDU:- Kathmandu is set to come alive on Friday as devotees and visitors gather at Basantapur to celebrate Indra Jatra,…
Government on high alert to prevent loss of life, property
KATHMANDU:- The government has been placed on high alert and is fully mobilised to protect citizens and property from potential…
Youths stage fast-unto-death at Mt. Manaslu basecamp demanding Govt step for flood warning system
By Guna Bahadur Roka, GORKHA:- Ten youths of Sama Village, Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1, have started fast-unto death at the Mt.…
Bhote Koshi Flood: Search and Rescue Underway
RASUWA:- A joint rescue team searching for those missing inside the tunnel of the Chilime Hydropower Project in Rasuwa—following the Bhote…
Three high-risk villages in Limi to be relocated
By Rajan Rawat, HUMLA:- The three settlements in Limi, a trans-Himalayan area of Namkha Rural Municipality-6, are to be relocated…
Haritalika Teej begins; Nepali women are partaking in the ‘Dar’ feast this evening
KATHMANDU:- On the occasion of Haritalika (Teej)—a major festival for Nepali Hindu women—women are partaking in the *Dar* feast this Sunday…
Bhotekoshi flood: A phone call from Bir Bahadur helps save 30 lives
NUWAKOT:- The devastating floods of August 26 struck the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems, ravaging settlements, killing over 1,300 and…
10 days since Bhotekoshi floods, woman rescued alive from house wreckage at Betrawati
KATHMANDU:- It is the eleventh day of the deadly flood that struck Nepal from the northern border of Rasuwa. The flash…
Family overjoyed as Sanjay Sah beats death
RAJBIRAJ:- Until 9:29 am on Friday, hope was fading at the home of the Sah family in Kushaha, Tilathi Koiladi…