Electronic crematorium nonfunctional since four days

Published On: June 24, 2016 02:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 23: The electronic crematorium, which started its service in January at Pashupati area, has gone nonfunctional for the last four days due to technical problems.

Helvetas celebrates 60 yrs of establishment in Nepal

Published On: June 24, 2016 02:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June23: Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation has celebrated its 60 years of establishment in Nepal by organizing a special program.

Denmark to close embassy by 2017-end

Published On: June 24, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 25:Denmark has decided to phase out the Danish development support to Nepal and to close the Embassy by the end of 2017.

Nepali women trafficked via Andaman and Nicobar also

Published On: June 24, 2016 01:45 AM NPT By: Siromani Dhungana

REPUBLICA, June 24: Human traffickers have been using the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal as a new route for trafficking Nepali women abroad.

UN Secretary General condemns Kabul attack

Published On: June 24, 2016 01:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 22: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital on Monday that killed 12 Nepalis en route to the Canadian Embassy, where they had been working as security guards.

HIV rate on the rise in Palpa

Published On: June 24, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Mukti Prasad Nyaupane

PALPA, June 24:Although the government has set a target to bring down the rate of HIV/AIDS transmission to zero within 2016, the rate of transmission of the virus in Palpa district has been on the rise instead.

Lions Cardiac Treatment Center at Pokhara hospital

Published On: June 24, 2016 12:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 24:Lions Cardiac Treatment Center has been established at Western Regional Hospital Pokhara. Deputy Prime Minister CP Mainali inaugurated the centre amid a function on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, June 23: The major streets, thoroughfares and road sections in the Kathmandu Valley will be illuminated by the solar street lamps in a year and a half, according to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC).

Man dies after being hit by boulder

Published On: June 23, 2016 06:26 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, June 23: Janey Badd, 50, a resident of Rudreshwor-7, of the district has died after being hit by stone.

Two die in separate incidents

Published On: June 23, 2016 06:16 PM NPT By: Republica

ITAHARI, June 23: Two died in the district in different incidents.