Lightning kills four in Saptari and two in Makwanpur

Published On: June 25, 2020 02:16 PM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, June 25: Lightning has killed six people -four in Saptari and two in Makwanpur district on Thursday.

LIVE: NA Meeting underway

Published On: June 25, 2020 01:36 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 25: A meeting of the National Assembly is underway at the New Baneshwor-based federal parliament.

RASUWA, June 25: The Rasuwagadhi Bridge where transportation had been halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic will come back into operation within this week. As agreed during the meeting between the border security committees of the two countries on Wednesday, the bridge will come into operation following a few conditions set by the two sides.

SC seeks PM's reply over order violation charges

Published On: June 25, 2020 10:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 25: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday sought a reply from Prime Minister KP Oli over the failure of the government to implement the order of the apex court issued in relation to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

One more succumbs to Covid-19 in Syangja

Published On: June 25, 2020 09:07 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 25: One more person has died of Covid-19 infection in Syangja.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Wednesday afternoon.

Nepal and World Bank sign DPC of 100 million USD

Published On: June 24, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, June 24: Government of Nepal and the World Bank Board signed a Development Policy Credit of 100 million US dollars today to improve the financial viability and governance of the energy sector and recover from the Covid-19 crisis. The agreement was signed by Finance Secretary, Sishir Kumar Dhungana and World Bank Country Manager for Nepal, Faris Hadad-Zervos.

KATHMANDU, June 24: With less than a month for the current fiscal year to come to an end, the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) has still 3% of its infrastructure construction work to be completed. This has once again posed challenges to the government's new deadline to complete the project that has already taken three decades.

1,002 Nepalis brought home from six destinations

Published On: June 24, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 24: A total of 1,002 Nepalis were brought home from six different destinations on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU/ JAJARKOT, June 24: Wrapped in a dull white shawl and faded blue petticoat, Sunita Sunar, 19, looked rather emotionless when surrounded by a bunch of media persons and human rights activists at her home in Jajarkot in the afternoon of June 9. Unaware of the gloomy air around, her daughter Eliza tried to draw the attention of her mother every now and then. Eliza, 2, has been told that her father is going to come back soon. Tikaram Sunar won’t be back to meet his family again; he is one among six to lose life in the barbaric Rukum incident.