Young social worker killed in road accident

Published On: October 2, 2021 12:49 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 2: A young social worker, Sonalal Chaudhary of Chandrapur Municipality-2, Rautahat, has died in a road accident in the district

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Former Crown Princess Himani Shah has said that it is time to think about how to move the nation forward.

ILLAM, Oct 2: Former district in-charge of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav), Pushpa Koirala has been taken under control by the police after his release from the court. He was released on Rs 500,000 bail.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Nepal recorded 1,066 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday along with 938 recoveries and 13 deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Forest guard fire aerial shots to disperse timber smugglers

Published On: October 1, 2021 02:52 PM NPT By: Republica

ILAM,Oct 1:  An unexpected encounter between armed forest guards and smugglers saw shots being fired in air at the Gaide Community Forest along the border of Ilam and Jhapa. When a team of forest guards from the Chulachuli Forest Subdivision saw some smugglers floating the Sakhuwa timber in a river in the forest, they fired shots in the air.

Woman dies in tractor accident

Published On: October 1, 2021 02:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: A woman who was injured in a tractor-hit died on Thursday night while undergoing treatment.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: As many as 1,749 bighas of land of ‘Nepal Government Railway’ has been encroached upon. The land designated for the Raxaul-Amlekhgunj railway has been encroached upon by people and industries. ‘Nepal Government Railway’ was established by the then Prime Minister Chandra Sumsher Rana in 1927.

NEA proposes increasing demand charge

Published On: October 1, 2021 01:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has proposed increasing the demand charge for industrial customers by Rs 100 per kV per month. At a public hearing organized by the Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday, NEA Managing Director Kulman Ghising said that NEA is planning to increase the demand charges for industrial and commercial sectors.

Infant mortality rate rises in Baitadi

Published On: October 1, 2021 12:23 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 1: Infant mortality rate is increasing in Baitadi district. According to the District Health Office, 48 newborns died in Baitadi in the last fiscal year. According to chief of the office, Yogesh Prasad Bhat, the number of infant deaths has increased from 42 in fiscal year 2019/20 to 48 in the last fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Passengers without masks will not be allowed to travel in public transport in the Kathmandu Valley. The decision was taken at a meeting with the chief district officers of three districts of the Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur) with effect from Friday morning.