Air pollution kills 37,399 people per year in Nepal: Study

Published On: November 23, 2019 07:16 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Kathmandu sees a sharp rise in air pollution levels during winter months. The city is enveloped in dust and smoke. The seven Air Quality Monitoring Stations, spread across the Valley, have already begun showing “unhealthy” Air Quality Index (AQI) readings, as evident in the data of the last seven days.

Nov 22: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: November 22, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

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Senior journalist Gurubacharya passes away

Published On: November 22, 2019 04:36 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Nov 22 : Senior journalist Binaya Gurubacharya passed away today.

SIRAHA, Nov 22: Chief of District Land Revenue Office Ram Babu Mandal has been caught red-handed while receiving a bribe of Rs 500, 000 from a service seeker on Friday.

Police arrest bike smuggler impersonating police officer

Published On: November 22, 2019 10:47 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya

SURKHET, Nov 22: Police have arrested a person on the charge of being involved in fraud impersonating police officer in Surkhet. The arrestee was found being involved in smuggling of motorcycles impersonating police officer.

FM Gyawali inaugurates Secretariat of Sagarmatha Sambaad

Published On: November 22, 2019 08:28 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: As many as 200 distinguished delegates including 20 heads of state or government are expected to participate in the first edition of Sagarmatha Sambaad being hosted by Nepal in Kathmandu in the first week of April next year to hold a multi-stakeholder dialogue on climate change issues.

Govt forms committee for border inspection

Published On: November 22, 2019 08:26 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The government has formed a committee to inspect Nepal’s borders with India and China, following the controversy in the country after India released a new political map which shows a piece of Nepali land in Kalapani inside the Indian territory.

Elected representatives protest in front of DAOs

Published On: November 22, 2019 08:22 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 22: Locals and elected representatives staged protests in front of the Dhading and Gorkha district administration offices (DAOs) on Thursday, demanding that the compensation for the land to be acquired for the construction of the Budhigandadki Hydropower Project be determined at the earliest.

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Making public the full text of its judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday said Ncell, the private sector telecom service provider, has a remaining capital gains tax (CGT) liability of only Rs 21.10 billion.

Nov 21: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: November 21, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

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