Seismic survey under petroleum exploration begins

Published On: January 23, 2020 01:11 PM NPT By: RSS

DAILEKH, Jan 23: The seismic survey has begun under the petroleum exploration underway in Dailekh district. With the petroleum exploration coming near to success, the seminal task of seismic survey has been stepped up.

Police seize 634 units of smuggled smartphones

Published On: January 23, 2020 09:01 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Police have arrested two persons with a huge number of smartphones from Naghdhunga checkpoint in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. Police said the smartphones were being smuggled into Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: A team led by Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Parbat Gurung has reached Dailekh to inspect the government campaign against Chhaupadi tradition [banishing menstruating women to a shed] on Tuesday.

ILAM, Jan 23: The new fast track between Ilam and Jhapa will cut short the distance between the two places by almost half, once the road comes into operation.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Nepal and China have agreed to hand over each other’s citizens illegally crossing the international border to the authorities concerned in their respective countries within seven days of being detained.

‘Army might stop search operation today’

Published On: January 23, 2020 07:36 AM NPT By: Ashim Neupane

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Though the Nepal Army has started searching for the trekkers missing in the avalanche-hit area of Annapurna Rural Municipality, it might stop the operation from Thursday as rescue equipment has traced what are possibly bodies of the trekkers in a deep gorge, it has been learnt.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal signed a grant contract for digging a deep well for drinking water in Pathivara Community of Budhanilkantha Municipality, Kathmandu today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Chairperson of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Kaski Milan Gurung on Wednesday lodged a complaint against the Provincial Assembly Member Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange to District Police Office, Kaski.

Karnali Province five districts suffering telecommunication disconnect

Published On: January 22, 2020 06:35 PM NPT By: RSS

SURKHET, Jan 22: Five districts of Karnali Province - Kalikot, Humla, Dolpa, Mugu and Jumla - are left without telecommunication for the past three days after a telephone tower at Bharta in Kalikot broke down, said the Nepal Telecom, Surkhet.

POKHARA, Jan 22: Nepal Army has started rescue and search operation in Annapurna region where four South Koreans and three Nepali have gone missing since last week.