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One dead, five hurt in accident

Published On: January 7, 2020 12:33 PM NPT By: RSS

HARIWAN, Jan 7: A Scorpio jeep met with an accident at Laxmipur of Haripur municipality-6 in Sarlahi along the Nawalpur-Malangawa road section this morning, killing one on the spot and leaving five others injured.

Tourism Minister Bhattarai's ill-timed visit to Australia

Published On: January 7, 2020 12:32 PM NPT By: Agencies

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has faced harsh criticism on social media for his ongoing visit to Australia to promote the Visit Nepal Year 2020 at a time when the country is reeling under the worst bushfire emergency in history.

SC directs JMC to admit students absent in entrance exam

Published On: January 7, 2020 09:51 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Janaki Medical College (JMC) to admit even those students who were absent in the entrance examinations for the BDS course.

Poor families in Rolpa struggling to spend winter

Published On: January 7, 2020 09:43 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 7: The luxury of warm blankets in cold winter nights is a distant dream for those who are struggling to make ends meet.

Lack of prey behind increasing leopard attacks in Tanahun

Published On: January 7, 2020 09:35 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel / Shree Hari Poudel

POKHARA/TANAHUN, Jan 7: On Sunday, an eight-year-old boy Pujan Sinjali was attacked by a leopard in Aanbu Khaireni Rural Municipality-8 in Tanahun district. The boy was attacked by the leopard when he was returning home from his maternal uncle's house.

Residents of Pyuthan village forced to spend hours to fetch water

Published On: January 7, 2020 09:26 AM NPT By: SHUMSHER BIKRAM GC

PYUTHAN, Jan 7: Numi Devi Nagarkoti, 60, a resident of Jhimruk Rural Municipality-6, Phyuthan, goes to a public tap to fetch water everyday before sunrise. After waking up at four in the morning, her first job is to go to the nearby tap to fetch water.

3 newborns die within 24 hrs at Saptarishi Hospital

Published On: January 7, 2020 08:03 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Jan 7: Three newborns died at a Lahan-based private hospital on a single day, it has been learnt. The babies born on Friday at Saptarishi Hospital, Lahan were declared dead one after another within 24 hours.

Consultations to be held in all 7 provinces to expedite TJ process

Published On: January 7, 2020 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: In a bid to restart the long-stalled transitional justice (TJ) process, the government is holding consultations with conflict victims and other stakeholders in all seven provinces from January 13.

Internet service providers open to criminal liability under new IT bill

Published On: January 7, 2020 07:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: A provision in the Information Technology bill awaiting parliamentary endorsement makes internet service providers (ISPs) open to ‘criminal liability’ if they fail to comply with the order of any public institution or court of law to remove any information stored in their system and deemed illegal.

MPs demand court nod for tapping personal phone calls

Published On: January 7, 2020 07:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Lawmakers have demanded mandatory court permission before the national intelligence agency can intercept phone calls, messages or other communications by Nepali citizens.