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163 women, girls at risk of trafficking rescued from Birgunj...

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Maiti Nepal rescued 163 women and girls at risk of human trafficking from the Birgunj checkpoint in 2025, including 40 minors, as part of intensified surveillance and awareness efforts.
2 hours ago
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Vehicular movement through Friendship Bridge resumed in Rasu...

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Trucks have started heading towards Kerung from the Nepal side since 7:00 this morning. Chief District Officer of Rasuwa, Rajesh Panthi, said that the Bailey bridge being constructed over the Lhende River on the border between Nepal and China has been completed. 
2 hours ago
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Two killed, nine injured in fire incidents across Nepal

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According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), most of the incidents occurred while people were warming themselves near fire, causing their clothes to catch fire.
2 hours ago
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Police open fire to arrest cannabis traffickers in Morang

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Police fired warning shots to control cannabis traffickers near the border area of Jahada Rural Municipality in Morang district on Saturday night.
9 hours ago
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Fire kills two, injures 9 in past 24 hours

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Most of fire-related accidents occurred when clothing caught fire while people were warming themselves, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Spokesperson Shanti Mahat noted that such fire incidents are happening on a daily basis.  
10 hours ago
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From foreign employment to nutrition entrepreneurship

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What began with concern over her child’s food turned into a mission. Phoolmaya’s journey from foreign employment to safe nutrition entrepreneurship reflects a mother’s resolve.
12 hours ago
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Entertainment or exploitation? Nepal’s elephant festival put...

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The 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Sauraha has drawn praise from tourism promoters while facing strong criticism from animal rights activists, who label it outdated and inhumane.
22 hours ago
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EC publishes final voter roll, total eligible voters stand a...

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Election Commission has published the final voter roll for the March 5 House of Representatives election, confirming 18.9 million eligible voters nationwide—an increase of over 915,000 since the 2022 polls.
1 day ago
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Manav Ashram Jhapa rescues 121 street people

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The ashram has been rescuing street people surviving a difficult life on the roads and in public places. It has provided them with care and treatment and integrated them with their dissociated families, shared branch Coordinator Khagendra Biswokarma. 
1 day ago
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Prisoner who escaped during Gen-Z protests dies in India

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A prisoner who escaped Kathmandu’s Central Jail during the Gen-Z protests in September has died in India, his body brought back to Nepal on Saturday.
1 day ago