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Landslide buries shed in Arghakhanchi, claims life of 1 person
KATHMANDU: A landslide in Bhangala, Sitganga Municipality, Arghakhanchi, has resulted in the death of a person today. The victim, Bishnu Thapa, was buried when the landslide triggered by rec...
Nepal government considering lifting ban on TikTok
KATHMANDU: The ban on the social media site TikTok is presently being considered by the Nepali government. Talks about possibly lifting the ban are taking place at the Prime Minister's Secre...
India's SC orders national task force on doctor safety following trainee's rape and murder
KATHMANDU: India's Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of a national task force of doctors to recommend measures for improving safety in their workplaces. This directive follows wide...
UN Ad Hoc Committee adopts historic cybercrime convention
KATHMANDU: A cybercrime convention that the UN Ad Hoc Committee adopted will be introduced to the UN General Assembly later this year. After three years of planning, this is the first intern...
Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit Ukraine
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. A month before Modi met Putin again, Zelenskyy had criticized a Russian missile a...
4 athletes to participate in Wado Ryu Karate Do International Championship in Tokyo
KATHMANDU: Four Nepali athletes are set to compete in the ninth Wado Ryu Karate Do International Championship 2024, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, starting on August 24. The team compri...
Birgunj customs office revenue collection and trade statistics
KATHMANDU: During the Nepali month of Shrawan, which runs from mid-July to mid-August, the Birgunj Customs Office got Rs 12.16 billion in income. This is 27.89% less than the Rs 16.86 billio...
Cholera cases update: Reported cases reaches 58 nationwide
KATHMANDU: The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division reports that three additional cases of cholera have been confirmed in Kathmandu, bringing the total number of infections to 58 across...
Domestic air flights disrupted due to inclement weather
KATHMANDU: Today's terrible weather is seriously disrupting domestic aircraft operations. Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has reported that flights to Pokhara and Bharatpur have been s...
Vice Chairman of Sarkegad Rural Municipality dies in road accident
KATHMANDU: The Sarkegad Rural Municipality's vice chairman, Chandra Singh Karki, sadly passed away in a car accident. While driving from Surkhet to Nepalgunj, Karki, who was chosen as the CP...
Gaijatra festival being celebrated across the nation today
KATHMANDU: Today marks the start of the traditional Gaijatra holiday in the Kathmandu Valley and numerous other parts of Nepal. The festival lasts for a week and is observed on the first day...
UNICEF reports alarming surge in child malnutrition in Yemen's government-controlled areas
In Yemen's government-controlled areas, the prevalence of child malnutrition is rapidly rising, according to a new UNICEF and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) program research. A...
