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Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak promises temporary reopening of BP Highway within a week
KATHMANDU: Plans to reopen the BP Highway, which has been closed owing to recent natural disasters like floods and landslides, have been announced by Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. He promised...
Polish trekker Agnieszka Sowinska dies in Suryakunda
KATHMANDU: Sowinska Agnieszka, a 23-year-old from Poland, tragically died while trekking in the Suryakunda area, located at the border of Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, last night. Her death...
Melamchi water diversion to Kathmandu begins following successful talks
KATHMANDU: The Water Treatment Center in Sundarijal in Kathmandu will receive water from the Melamchi River as of right now. Following talks between the Melamchi Struggle Committee and Prade...
Husband arrested for murder after wife found dead in Dakshinkali
KATHMANDU: Dolma Sherpa, a 45-year-old resident of Nuwakot's Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality-7, was discovered deceased in her Dakshinkali Municipality-6 room on October 5. Local officials ha...
Drones deliver food relief to flood-hit village in Kavre amid road blockages
KATHMANDU: Drones are being used to deliver food and necessities to Magargaun, a village in Panauti Municipality-12 of Kavre, in response to the disruption of rural roads brought on by nonst...
Private power producers urge government to expedite electricity export processes
KATHMANDU: To optimize the profits from electricity exports, private-sector power producers in Nepal have pushed the government to address concerns about procedural hold-ups and give transmi...
Flash floods and landslides claim 77 lives and injure 75 in Kavre
KATHMANDU: Over 75 people have been injured and 77 people have tragically died as a result of recent flash floods and landslides in Kavrepalanchowk. One of the victims was a foreign national...
Home Minister urges swift relief and compensation for flood and landslide victims in Lalitpur
KATHMANDU: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has ordered the Lalitpur District Security Committee and the District Administration Office to expeditiously submit the list of qualified recipients fo...
Kathmandu sees surge in departures as thousands head home for Dashain festival
KATHMANDU: Bus tickets are being bought in advance, and the New Bus Park in Gongabu is growing incredibly packed as people depart Kathmandu to celebrate Dashain.
As Dashain,...
Flooding of Bhotekoshi River sweeps away key bridge, disrupting access to Nepal-China border
KATHMANDU: A Bailey bridge at Larcha in Sindhupalchowk was washed away by the Bhotekoshi River lately, causing serious damage and obstructing road access to the Tatopani point on the border...
Birgunj customs checkpoints remain operational amid heavy rains and floods
KATHMANDU: Despite heavy rains, floods, and landslides impacting major highways across Nepal, the customs checkpoints at Birgunj, a vital trade route, continue to operate without interruptio...
Government urges Nepali citizens in Lebanon to stay vigilant amid escalating Middle East conflict
Nepalese nationals living in Lebanon have received a warning from their government, asking them to exercise caution and remain vigilant in the face of the increasing violence in the Middle East. In...
