Locals in Jajarkot still using tuin to cross river for years

Published On: September 25, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Locals in Shiwalaya Rural Municipality in the western part of Jajarkot district have no other choices except for making a perilous journey in tuin (rope bridge) over the Chedgada River to travel to nearby village Karki Gaun at Chedgaad Municipality in the district for years.

One killed, six injured in bus accident caused by landslide

Published On: September 25, 2020 12:59 PM NPT By: Republica

NAWALPARASI, September 25: A person was killed while six others were injured after a bus fell off a hill due to landslide in Nawalparasi. The incident occurred in Binayi Triveni Rural Municipality-7 where the bus fell off the road above Bishwakarma Temple in Daunne village.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Nepal, the present chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), has urged all SAARC member states to explore all viable options to hold the 19th SAARC Summit at an early date so as to generate a new momentum and dynamism in the regional body.

Indian farmers block roads, railways as protests mount over farm bills

Published On: September 25, 2020 12:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Sept 25: Farmers in India blocked roads and railway tracks on Friday in a protest against new legislation that they say could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is proposing a two-day holiday a week plan for the promotion of domestic tourism in the country. The ministry will make the proposal to the Council of Ministers.

Energy minister directs NEA to address power outage problem

Published On: September 25, 2020 11:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun has directed Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to immediately address the problem in power supply. Of late, frequent power outages have been reported in different places of the country due to bad weather.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: President Bidya Devi Bhandari held a telephone conversation with her Swiss counterpart Simonetta Sommaruga on Thursday evening.

COVID-19 recovery tally goes past 50,000

Republica Morning Brief: Sept 25

Published On: September 25, 2020 06:02 AM NPT By: Republica

Pillar number 11 erected in the Lalung area in Namkha Rural Municipality-6 of Humla along the Nepal-China border which was said to have been missing for several years was recovered on Thursday.

UNITED STATE, Sept 24: The Nov. 3 contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden has generated an unprecedented wave of election-related litigation, as both sides seek to shape the rules governing how votes are tallied in key states.