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Bardiya National Park now home to 125 Royal Bengal Tigers

Bardiya National Park now home to 125 Royal Bengal Tigers

KATHMANDU: Bardiya National Park in Bardiya district has seen its Royal Bengal Tiger population rise to approximately 125, making it Nepal’s second-largest sanctuary for these majestic creat...

Public transport services halt in Gandaki Province amid ride-sharing protest

Public transport services halt in Gandaki Province amid ride-sharing protest

KATHMANDU: Public transport services in Gandaki Province have come to a halt as transport entrepreneurs protest the provincial government's decision to permit ride-sharing. The protest is in...

Landslide in Gorkha leaves 5 missing and 2 injured

Landslide in Gorkha leaves 5 missing and 2 injured

KATHMANDU: A landslide in Dharche Rural Municipality of Gorkha has led to five people going missing and two others being injured. The disaster occurred around 3:00 AM, destroying a house in...

NRB introduces collateral-free loans for foreign employment workers

NRB introduces collateral-free loans for foreign employment workers

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has recently put into practice a new regulation regarding collateral-free loans for Nepalese citizens with working permits from foreign countries. As part of the monetary po...

Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, Rajkumar Nakarmi, passes away

Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, Rajkumar Nakarmi, passes away

KATHMANDU: Rajkumar Nakarmi, the Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, has passed away. According to Madhav Prasad Dhakal, the Chief Administrative Officer of the municipality, Nakarmi died last n...

6-hour power outage in Matatirtha area of Kathmandu today

6-hour power outage in Matatirtha area of Kathmandu today

KATHMANDU: The Matatirtha area of Kathmandu will experience a 6-hour power outage today. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) announced that the power cut will occur from 10 am to 4 pm in r...

Police seize 2 trucks and goods worth Rs 20 million for customs evasion

Police seize 2 trucks and goods worth Rs 20 million for customs evasion

KATHMANDU: Police have seized two trucks carrying goods valued at approximately Rs 20 million, which were imported illegally by evading customs duties. The trucks were intercepted at Dry Por...

Couple found dead in Hetauda, police suspect murder-suicide

Couple found dead in Hetauda, police suspect murder-suicide

KATHMANDU: On Wednesday, there was a tragic event in Latinath of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City. Keshav Bhandari, 62, and his wife Ambika, 56, were discovered dead in their home. Keshav was f...

Legal action initiated against 38 industries for producing substandard food and beverages

Legal action initiated against 38 industries for producing substandard food and beverages

KATHMANDU: The Food Technology and Quality Control Division Office has taken legal action against 38 industries for producing substandard food and beverages. These proceedings, initiated und...

Saurya Airlines crash sole survivor pilot Manish Shakya undergoes surgery at KMC Hospital

Saurya Airlines crash sole survivor pilot Manish Shakya undergoes surgery at KMC Hospital

KATHMANDU: The surgery for Manish Shakya, the injured pilot from the Saurya Airlines crash, has commenced at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal. Dr. Suman Shrestha, the hospital director, confirmed...

2 sisters die of asphyxiation in Jumla after smoke inhalation

2 sisters die of asphyxiation in Jumla after smoke inhalation

KATHMANDU: Two individuals tragically died of asphyxiation in Patarasi Rural Municipality, Jumla district, on Tuesday. Twenty-two-year-old Maya Laxmi Mahatara and her 19-year-old sister, Jun...

Bloodstained ax recovered near crime scene in Former Minister Ram Chandra Rai's murder

Bloodstained ax recovered near crime scene in Former Minister Ram Chandra Rai's murder

KATHMANDU: Near the scene of the murder of former State Minister Ram Chandra Rai, Sarlahi police have found a handcrafted ax soaked with blood. The ax was found 50 meters northwest of the cr...