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‘Bhagarathi raped and choked to death’

Published On: February 8, 2021 08:02 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Feb 8: Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Chadepani of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7, was raped and then choked to death on Wednesday, according to reports.

Kathmandu’s air clears after Saturday’s rainfall, worst AQI on Sunday recorded between 8 and 9 AM

Published On: February 7, 2021 07:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu Valley witnessed slight improvement in the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday influenced by the first spell of rainfall of this winter that occurred on Saturday.

886 Indian nationals in various Nepali prisons

Published On: February 7, 2021 03:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Altogether 886 Indian nationals are currently doing time in various prisons across Nepal as of December 31, 2020, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Nepal, India jointly inaugurate road to improve border connectivity

Published On: February 7, 2021 03:31 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal and India have jointly inaugurated a blacktopped road from Indian bordering town Laxmipur-Balara to Gadhaiya in Nepal's Sarlahi district built with the Government of India’s financial assistance of Rs 44.48 million.

Weather improving from today

Published On: February 7, 2021 02:50 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The weather which was influenced by the impact of westerly wind from Thursday is improving from today.

PHOTOS: Seven mesmerizing pictures capture Helambu’s first snow of this season

Published On: February 7, 2021 12:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, which is located some 80 kilometers away from the federal capital of the country, looks alluring and mesmerizing as it is currently blanketed in heavy snowfall.

NSU demands action against the murderers of Bhatta

Published On: February 7, 2021 11:55 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Nepal Students Union (NSU), the sister organization of Nepali Congress, has demanded stringent action against the murderers of Bhagirathi Bhatta.

A teenage girl murdered after rape in Baitadi

Published On: February 7, 2021 10:35 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL/BIRA GADAL

*A postmortem conducted at the District Hospital of Baitadi on Saturday indicated that it could be a case of rape and subsequent murder

184,857 frontline workers in Nepal receive Covishield in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive

Published On: February 7, 2021 08:53 AM NPT By: Republica

Govt fails to meet the target of inoculating 450,000 people in the first phase

Kathmandu’s air quality deteriorates despite first winter rain, AQI docks at 191.72 μg/m³

Published On: February 6, 2021 07:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Air quality index (AQI) of the country’s capital city, Kathmandu, further worsened on Saturday despite the fact that most businesses remained shut and the city received the first rain of winter this year. The highest AQI on Saturday was measured at 191.72 μg/m³.