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Sindhuli jeep mishap: Dream to bulild quake-resistant houses remains unfulfilled

Published On: November 6, 2017 02:15 PM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Nov 6: Four people have lost their lives when they were returning home with the second installment of their housing grant after a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Tarkibesi in Fikal Rural Municipali-4.

Sindhuli jeep accident: 4 killed, 7 injured

Published On: November 6, 2017 08:50 AM NPT By: Bipana Thapa

KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Four persons were killed and seven were injured in the accident that took place at Fikkal Rural Municipality Ward-4, Turkibesi in Sindhuli district.

Many in Baitadi refuse to turn in arms

Published On: November 6, 2017 07:10 AM NPT By: Republica

BAITADI, Nov 6: The members of the general public in Baitadi district have shown disinclination to the appeal of the District Administration Office to turn in the legal firearms with them in view of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections taking place in the district on November 26.

Transport office installs CCTV to discourage corruption

Published On: November 6, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Tekendra Basyal

KOHALPUR, Nov 6: In its attempt to minimize corruption, the Transport Management Office (TMO), Nepalganj has kept its officials and service seekers under the surveillance of 11 CCTV cameras.

Flood victims to vote for those who'd provide 'safe housing'

Published On: November 6, 2017 04:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

BANKE, Nov 6: Hime Khatri, an elderly woman of Raptisonari Rural Municipality-2 in Banke district, has been living under tarpaulins for the past two and a half years.

E-rickshaw drivers stage protest in Tikapur

Published On: November 6, 2017 04:00 AM NPT By: Yogesh Rawal

TIKAPUR, Nov 6: A large number of e-rickshaw drivers and entrepreneurs in Tikapur Municipality staged a protest on Sunday by shunning their service for the whole day.

Stakeholders join hands to clean garbage from CNP

Published On: November 6, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel

CHITWAN, Nov 56: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha. Since the area is home to wild animals like rhino and elephants and many aquatic animals, the garbage is posing risk to their health.

Gorkha Museum sees rise in visitor footfall

Published On: November 6, 2017 02:45 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 6: The number of visitors to the historical Gorkha Museum is on the rise. According to Suchana Bhadel, the spokesperson of the museum, more than 16,000 people have already visited the museum in the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared to 11,000 tourists in the same period of the last fiscal year.

“IME ChhakkaPanja” offer 6th-week lucky draw winner collects winning amount

Published On: November 5, 2017 07:07 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 5: IME Limited has handed over Rs one million cash to the 1st sixth-week winner’s wife Ms. Ambika Neupane on behalf of the winner Thaneshwor Neupane under IME’s ChakkaPanja Offer. The prize money was handed over by IME’s Chief Sales Officer Rudra Raj Poudel and Accounts Manager. Krishna Prasad Acharya amid a special program held at IME Head Office.

Arrest of Dhungel fulfills octogenarians' wish

Published On: November 5, 2017 07:30 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, Nov 5: The recent arrest of absconding Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel, after eight years of being convicted of murdering Ujjan Kumar Shrestha of Okhaldhunga, brought tears to the eyes of the octogenarian parents of the deceased.