KATHMANDU, July 18: Devotees visited Pashupatinath temple today to observe the first Monday of the Nepali month of Shrawan for this year.

Manandhar appointed KMC spokesperson

Published On: July 18, 2022 12:07 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has appointed Ward 17 Chairperson Nabin Manandhar as its spokesperson.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The accused in most corruption cases registered at the Special Court have been acquitted due to weak evidence and investigation by the Commision for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). Last year, out of 331 cases decided by the Special Court in Kathmandu, 268 accused were given a clean chit. As many as 41 cases were adjudicated, 25 cases were partially adjudicated and one case has been adjourned. According to the Special Court, the accused were acquitted in most cases registered due to poor investigation and prosecution.

KATHMANDU, July 18:  From today, children from five to 12 years of age are being given the second dose of vaccines against COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the second dose is going to be given to children in 27 districts who received the first dose of Pfizer vaccine.

Drought leaves Sarlahi and Rautahat farmers high and dry

Published On: July 17, 2022 03:59 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, JULY 17: Farmers of Sarlahi and Rautahat have been left high and dry due to the lack of irrigation in the paddy planting season. Due to the lack of rainfall even in July, paddy saplings have started to dry up in the bed and paddy fields are also drying up.

22-day-old baby rhino dies of pneumonia

Published On: July 17, 2022 03:42 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, July 17: A baby rhino (Keto) rescued from Amaltari sector of Nawalparasi under Chitwan National Park has died. The rhino baby, which was rescued from Amaltari a week ago and taken to the National Trust for Nature Conservation at Sauraha, died of pneumonia.

Five arrested for human trafficking

Published On: July 17, 2022 02:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 17: Police have arrested five people on the charge of selling kidneys of street children.

480 kg of gold recovered from TIA in 7 months

Published On: July 17, 2022 02:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 17: Tribhuvan International Airport Customs office seized 480 kg of illegal gold from international air passengers in 7 months of the last fiscal year.

Arson at Thakur Ram Multiple Campus

Published On: July 17, 2022 12:24 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 17: A group set fire to the Thakur Ram Multipurpose Campus in Adarsh Nagar, Birgunj on Saturday. Protesting against the shifting of the examination center, some students of the campus set fire to the campus on Friday.

Two more bridges to link Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces

Published On: July 17, 2022 12:21 PM NPT By: Republica

TIKAPUR, July 17: Two motorable bridges over the Karnali River have been constructed to link the Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, benefiting thousands of people from both the provinces.