Police constable arrested with bribe

Published On: January 22, 2020 01:58 PM NPT By: RSS

SIRAHA, Jan 22: A team of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Bardibas, has arrested a police constable with bribe money this morning. The team arrested police constable Raj Kumar Yadav, posted at Area Police Office, Sukhipur of Siraha district, with Rs 5,000 bribe.

Banke becoming centre for medicinal herb farming

Published On: January 22, 2020 01:50 PM NPT By: RSS

BANKE, Jan 22: Banke district is seeing the sprouting of commercial farming of medicinal herbs with the government proposing the district for commercial farming of medicinal herbs. Of 30 types of medicinal herb species prioritised by the government, 12 types are recommended for commercial farming in Banke.

Nepal Army Hospital starts free hemodialysis services

Published On: January 22, 2020 01:28 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City and the Nepal Army have collaborated in starting free hemodialysis services at the Chhauni-based Birendra Military Hospital. Sixty-four years old Chandra Devi Maharjan of KMC-15 became the first beneficiary of the service on Tuesday.

Bicycle and laptops distributed to girl students

Published On: January 22, 2020 01:01 PM NPT By: RSS

SURUNGA, Jan 22: Gaurigunj rural municipality has distributed bicycles to girl students of Korobari secondary school. The rural municipality handed over bicycles to 28 girl students of grade 11 and 12. Ward-2 secretary Govinda Rajbamshi informed that the bicycles were distributed to girl students from the annual budget so as to support their access to school education.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Ambassador of Japan to Nepal SAIGO Masamichi on Wednesday signed a grant contract with Nona Koirala Smriti Pratisthan to build a health training center and emergency shelter in Biratnagar metropolitan city.

BAITADI, Jan 22: An unidentified group has set ablaze the contact office of Dilashaini rural municipality in Baitadi. The administrative section of the contact office based in rural municipality-3, Pansera was set on fire at 3.00 am on Wednesday.

Protest in KU likely to go long

Published On: January 22, 2020 11:54 AM NPT By: RSS

KAVREPALANCHOWK, Jan 22: Padlock slapped by an agitating side at Dhulikhel-based Kathmandu University is not likely to be lifted. The agitating side has padlocked the dean office, office of examination control, technical training centre, administrative building and other major service points in the KU since January 1 lately.

Narayangarh-Mugling road resumes operation

Published On: January 22, 2020 11:31 AM NPT By: RSS

CHITWAN, Jan 22: Traffic operation has resumed on the Narayangarh-Muglin road section after removal of debris brought out by dry landslide.

SC summons govt for giving public holiday on Prithivi Jayanti

Published On: January 22, 2020 09:31 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned government authorities over giving public holiday on Poush 27 to mark Prithivi Jayanti in memory of late king Prithvi Narayan Shah who unified the princely states of Nepal into one strong nation.

Reconstruction progress in Sindhuli 55% as time running out

Published On: January 22, 2020 08:53 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Jan 22: It has been 56 months since the devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit the country in 2015. In Sindhuli, not more than 55 percent of reconstruction works have completed, as per the data of the National Reconstruction Authority.