KAILALI, March 21: The Indian government has started building an embankment along the Mahakali River unilaterally in the Nepal-India bordering district of Darchula. Despite continuous protests from the locals, the Indian side has started constructing embankments to push the flow of the Mahakali River toward Nepal.

MORANG, March 21: The Morang administration has issued a curfew order in some places of Letang Municipality since Monday morning after the situation became tense following a controversy over a teacher abusing a student during Holi. A female police personnel was killed in a clash between police and locals at a local school on Sunday evening.

Four arrested with red panda skin

Published On: March 21, 2022 09:25 AM NPT By: RSS

RANJHA, March 21: Police have arrested four people in possession of the skin of a rare red panda. They were arrested from Anjana Hotel in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolis-12, Banke on Sunday.

Minister Ale and actor Salman Khan to hold virtual meeting

Published On: March 20, 2022 04:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prem Bahadur Ale and Bollywood actor Salman Khan will have a virtual meeting where they will discuss Salman's Dabang reloaded tour and tourism promotion to be held on May 29 at Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, March 20: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel has urged the authorities concerned to pay attention to the strengthening of the campuses affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU).

GALKOT, March 20: The Baglung Municipality has launched Public Service Commission ( PSC) preparation classes  for Dalits and women. Altogether 52 people from the target groups will join the three-month-long courses, the local government said.

Govt forms committee to monitor unauthorized calendars

Published On: March 20, 2022 02:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has formed a committee to  monitor the calendars in the market that have been published without the approval of Nepal Calendar Determination Committee and take necessary action.

KATHMANDU, March 20: With the impact of the Westerly low pressure system, there is a possibility of light rain coupled with thunderstorm and lightning in some of the hilly areas in the country today, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

As many as 414,481 students to sit for SEE this year

Published On: March 20, 2022 12:55 PM NPT By: Ruby Rauniyar

KATHMANDU, March 20: The local governments have started making preparations for this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE) set to commence from April 22.

93 percent of target group vaccinated against COVID-19

Published On: March 20, 2022 11:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has successfully vaccinated 93 percent of the target groups against COVID-19. Of the total population over 18 years of age, 18,498,160 people have been given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.