Omicron subspecies ‘BA Five’ found in Nepal

Published On: July 3, 2022 04:38 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 3: A new subspecies of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, BA Five, has been confirmed in Nepal. A genetic test conducted at Dhulikhel Hospital has found a subspecies of Omicron, BA Five.

KATHMANDU, July 3: A company that has signed an agreement with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) to manage the garbage in the Putalisadak area of Kathmandu, has been piling it up on the sidewalk.

Water records will be kept across the country

Published On: July 3, 2022 03:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 3: The Water and Energy Commission (WEC) Secretariat is going to keep records of water across the country. The commission will maintain an integrated record of how much water has been used in which regions of the country.

ROLPA, JULY 3: Kali (name changed) from Rolpa fell into the trap of government security personnel who had entered her village in 2059 BS looking for the Maoists.

Seven arrested for trying to rob tourist

Published On: July 3, 2022 02:58 PM NPT By: Republica

SIMIKOT, July 3: Seven people were arrested by the police after they tried to rob a foreign tourists in North Namkha Rural Municipality of Humla District. They tried to rob a German national Matthias Ikma, 38, who was traveling on the Great Himalaya Trail.

Flood destroys under-construction embankment

Published On: July 3, 2022 02:55 PM NPT By: Republica

UDAYAPUR, July 3: Heavy rains Friday night wrecked an embankment being built along the Triyuga River. The flood at Behala in Chaudandigadhi Municipality-5 during night wrecked the embankment under construction on both banks of the Triyuga.

KMC school staff found dead, school in stress

Published On: July 3, 2022 02:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 3: An employee of the hostel of KMC School in Buddhanagar of Kathmandu has been found dead.

KALIKOT, July 3: Parvati Singh ( Sanjyal ), the newly-elected vice chairperson of Sanitriveni Rural Municipality, Kalikot, has been visiting the eligible people in the rural municipality at their homes for the distribution of the social security allowance. She said she is visiting homes not only to distribute the allowance but also to thank the voters and also to plan for the coming year.

Four tigers released back into the wild

Published On: July 3, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Republica

NAWALPUR, July 3: The Chitwan National Park has released four tigers to their natural habitat this year. The tigers were captured after they were reported to be involved in attacking humans.

Weather: Light to moderate rain forecast for today

Published On: July 3, 2022 01:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 3: The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in many places due to the influence of the monsoon wind, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.