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Prez Bhandari honors youths on International Youth Day

Published On: August 12, 2016 03:03 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has felicitated the youth and organizations making notable contribution nation building with the National Youth Award.

Two killed, nine injured in Kailali bus accident

Published On: August 12, 2016 02:41 PM NPT By: Republica

DHANGADHI (Kailali), Aug 12: Two persons were killed and nine others injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell some 100 meters down along Sahajpur road of the Dhangadhi-Dadeldhura Highway at around 1 am on Friday.

Woman found dead in mysterious condition

Published On: August 12, 2016 01:13 PM NPT By: Republica

BUTWAL, Aug 12: A mysterious murder incident occurred at Kalikanagar of Butwal on Thursday night.

Poaching of Red Pandas sans reason

Published On: August 12, 2016 12:30 PM NPT By: Deepak Kharel

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Last Wednesday the police arrested 4 people with 9 Red Panda hides. It is the most number of arrests in a day but not the first time people were arrested for illegal possession of these hides.

Sunkoshi power centre to generate electricity soon

Published On: August 12, 2016 10:57 AM NPT By: Republica

CHAUTARA, Aug 12: The 10.05 MW Sunkoshi Hydropower, which has remained shut after the flood-fed Bhotekoshi River caused damages to the project on July 15, is to resume its operation within some days.

Local dialects on verge of extinction in lack of utility

Published On: August 12, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: At a time schools and colleges are happy teaching foreign languages, fueling massive brain drain from the country, no attention is being paid to preserve local dialects that are central to the survival of various ethnic cultures.

Stock up on essentials for emergencies: NVC to govt

Published On: August 12, 2016 12:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The National Vigilance Centre (NVC) has asked the government to stock up essential relief materials for emergency purpose to ensure that disaster victims can get relief in time.

Bodies of missing youths found in Fewa

Published On: August 11, 2016 09:43 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, Aug 11: Police on Thursday morning recovered bodies of the two youths who had gone missing when their boat capsized in Fewa Lake four days ago.

Snakebites kill two in Udayapur

Published On: August 11, 2016 08:53 PM NPT By: Republica

UDAYAPUR, Augt 11: Two people of Tapeshwari-1 in Udaypur district have died from snakebites on Thursday.

Ganga Maya resumes fast-unto-death

Published On: August 11, 2016 07:03 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Ganga Maya Adhikari, who has been struggling since long demanding justice to her son murdered during the Maoist insurgency in the country, has resumed fast-unto-death.