KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The full court meeting of the Supreme Court has decided to hold hearings on cases of habeas corpus that require immediate hearing during the near-coming Dashain festival.

Man who went to funeral missing in river

Published On: October 5, 2021 05:30 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 5: Gangaram Baitha, 50, of Madhopur in Madhavnarayan Municipality-6 of Rautahat, who had gone to a neighbor's funeral, has gone missing in the Bagmati River.

Teenager killed in Nepalgunj

Published On: October 5, 2021 04:22 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 5: A teenager named Rohit Tharu, 19, of Bardiya, Rajapur, has been killed near Gayatri Temple in Dhamboji of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolis-1.

Sankhuwasabha mass murder accused remanded in judicial custody

Published On: October 5, 2021 03:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KIMATHANKA, Oct 5: The four persons accused in the mass killing at Madi Municipality-1 in Sankhuwasabha district have been remanded in judicial custody for further investigation into the case.

AWC urges govt to make judiciary free from political influence

Published On: October 5, 2021 03:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) has urged the Nepal government and the Supreme Court to free the judiciary from the influence of politics.

Seven construction companies blacklisted

Published On: October 5, 2021 02:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has blacklisted seven construction companies. The PPMO issued a notice informing that the companies were blacklisted because they had failed to complete development projects on time as per contracts.

Six drug stores fined in Chitwan

Published On: October 5, 2021 01:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The local administration has taken action against six drug stores at Bharatpur in Chitwan district. The six medicine shops have been charged with fines ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 300,000 by the local authorities for not following the regulations and not meeting the required criterias.

Weather Alert: Chances of Rainy Dashain

Published On: October 5, 2021 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: There is a possibility of light to moderate rain in the country this Dashain, according to meteorologists.

One killed, three injured in lightning strike

Published On: October 5, 2021 12:40 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 4: Mahesh Luhar, 27, of Khalipata in Dilasani Rural Municipality-5 died after being struck by lightning in Baitadi on Monday evening.

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The next hearing on the Lalita Niwas land scam case against former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai has been scheduled for November 1.