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Siblings drown in pond

Published On: August 9, 2023 01:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KRISHNANAGAR, Aug 9: Two siblings of the same family drowned in a pond at Bagahi, Krishnanagar Municipality-5 in Kapilvastu district. The Bagahi settlement is in grief following the death of the two brothers. The deceased are seven-year-old Sajan and five-year-old Rajan, the two sons of Ram Avatar Yadav of the locality.

Online service of DoFE disrupted

Published On: August 9, 2023 01:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The online service of the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has been disrupted. Information officer and director of the DoFE Kabiraj Upreti said that the service has been disrupted since Tuesday due to the migration process of the file server of the DoFE's Foreign Employment Information Management System (FEIMS).

Statue of Nepal’s first martyr unveiled in Gorkha

Published On: August 9, 2023 01:12 PM NPT By: Republica

GORKHA, Aug 9: A life-size statue of the first known martyr of Nepal, Lakhan Thapa Magar, has been installed at the main checkpoint of Gorkha district adjoining the Entrance Gate.

Education ministry invites applications for TU Service Commission Chairman

Published On: August 9, 2023 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has issued a call for applications for the post of the Chairman of the Service Commission in Tribhuvan University (TU), which has remained vacant for a year. The committee formed to recommend the right candidate to the post has invited the interested persons who have worked at least in the post of associate professor to submit their applications with personal details by August 11.

National Soil Conservation Day being marked today

Published On: August 9, 2023 12:12 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The National Soil Conservation Day is being marked by hosting different programs today.

Makwanpur landslide update: Two bodies recovered, three still missing

Published On: August 9, 2023 12:09 PM NPT By: Republica

MAKWANPUR, Aug 9: The dead bodies of two persons who had gone missing in a landslide at Sikredobhan, Bagmati Rural Municipality-5, Makwanpur, were found this morning.

Two killed in Sarlahi flooding; 72 rescued

Published On: August 9, 2023 11:07 AM NPT By: Republica

MALANGWA, Aug 9: At least two people have been reported killed in floods triggered by incessant rains in Sarlahi district.

Nepal’s project wins UNDP’s Equator Prize for 2023

Published On: August 9, 2023 11:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: UNDP has announced the winners of the 14th Equator Prize, recognizing ten Indigenous peoples and local communities from ten countries including Nepal on the occasion of the International Day of World’s Indigenous People. Nepal’s Tergar Charity Nepal (TCN) has won the prestigious prize.

Heavy rainfall with thunderstorm likely in four provinces

Published On: August 9, 2023 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal is currently experiencing the influence of Monsoon wind as well as the low-pressure system developed in and around the northern part of Bangladesh. Monsoon low pressure is also located to the northern area closer to Nepal.