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Kathmandu Valley rivers nearing alert levels amid heavy rainfall
KATHMANDU: After intense overnight rains, the Weather Forecast Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has issued a warning due to rising river levels in the Kathmandu Valley...
Shyam Bahadur Pandey, founder of Hotel Shangri-La, passes away at 88
KATHMANDU: The 88-year-old founder and chairman of the prestigious five-star Hotel Shangri-La in Lazimpat, Shyam Bahadur Pandey, passed suddenly. He died on Monday at Grande International Ho...
76 wild animals die in CNP in FY 2080/81
KATHMANDU: Chitwan National Park (CNP) stated that 76 wild animals from 15 different species died in the fiscal year 2080/81 BS, with spotted deer accounting for the majority of these deaths...
PM KP Oli pledges strict action against corruption
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has committed to investigating and prosecuting corruption scandals and irregularities from any period. During a session of the House of Representative...
Deputy Speaker Indira Rana denies requesting visas from US Embassy
KATHMANDU: Deputy Speaker Indira Rana has denied allegations that she requested visas from the US Embassy in Kathmandu. In a press statement released on Friday, Rana clarified that her corre...
Residents block footpath expansion in New Road
KATHMANDU: Local residents blocked the expansion of the footpath at New Road in Kathmandu on Friday. This expansion project, which began on Wednesday, was authorized by the Patan High Court...
Man dies after falling from 3rd floor at Chitwan Medical College
KATHMANDU: At Chitwan Medical College (CMC) in Bharatpur, Bal Bahadur Khamcha Magar, 76, of Hupsekot Rural Municipality-9 in Nawalparasi, unfortunately, died after falling from the third sto...
Alert in Jhapa as Nindakhola water level exceeds danger mark
KATHMANDU: The water level in Nindakhola, located along the East-West Highway in Jhapa, has risen above the danger mark as of Thursday morning, reaching 125.786 cusecs, according to the Floo...
KMC resumes footpath expansion in New Road following Court order
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started to expand the pathway along New Road in response to a Patan High Court decision. The extension project, which would extend from J...
Nepal's Public Procurement Office blacklists 4 construction firms for project delays
KATHMANDU: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office, operating under the Prime Minister’s Office, has taken strict measures against four construction companies from different districts, blac...
3.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Mugu district
KATHMANDU: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 struck near Darma in the Mugu district early this morning, according to the National Earthquake Measurement and Research Center in Lainchaur....
Landslide in Sankhuwasabha claims 2 lives, injures another
KATHMANDU: A landslide in Silichong Rural Municipality-1 of Sankhuwasabha district resulted in the deaths of two family members and severe injuries to another. The deceased have been identif...