Rupandehi sees rise in tourist arrival

Published On: September 10, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

RUPANDEHI, Sept 10: Arrival of international tourists in Nepal through Belahiya customs point has increased remarkably over the past eight months.

Notorious foreign criminals have Nepali citizenships

Published On: September 10, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Jitendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Sept 10: Despite being an Indian national, notorious criminal Mohammad Mastakim Hussein aka Rais Miyan, who has been accused of seven murders in Saptari and Sunsari districts, had been issued with a Nepali citizenship and three different passports.

Ministry asks suppliers to ensure water safety

Published On: September 10, 2016 12:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged all public and private water supplying agencies to ensure safety of drinking water. The ministry issued a press statement after a strain of cholera was detected in drinking water supplied in Kathmandu valley.

Higher education now more accessible for rural women

Published On: September 10, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Barun Paneru

DADELDHURA, Sept 10: Married women in Dadeldhura district are getting easy access to higher education of late after the higher secondary schools (HSS) started operating in many villages of the district.

Most municipalities have no fire engines

Published On: September 10, 2016 12:10 AM NPT By: Gyanu Sapkota

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The government is working on a plan to ensure all 217 municipalities across the country have fire engines.

Senior-level vacancies under education ministry filled

Published On: September 10, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Various high-ranking positions at the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its departments, which were vacant for several months, have been filled.

India lifts ban on Nepali ginger

Published On: September 9, 2016 05:05 PM NPT By: Raju Adhikari

JHAPA, Sept 9: The ban placed on imports of Nepali ginger by India has been lifted from Friday, with the Indian authorities now informing that lab tests on the ginger samples confirm there is no harmful pesticide residue.

Man arrested for kidnapping a teen girl for sacrifice

Published On: September 9, 2016 04:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested a man for his alleged involvement in kidnapping a teenage girl with an intention of sacrificing her to a god.

Leopard with three new-born cubs terrorizing villagers

Published On: September 9, 2016 03:57 PM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, Sept 9: A leopard that gave birth to three cubs at an abandoned house inside a human settlement has terrorized the locals in Anantalingeswar municipality-8.

Treatment of scrub typhus to be free

Published On: September 9, 2016 01:41 PM NPT By: Republica

RATNANAGAR (Chitwan), Sept 9: The treatment of 'Scrub Typhus' will be cost-free in government run hospitals of Chitwan after 200 treatment kits were made available for the Bharatpur Hospital by Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control Division.